The Workman layout sounds interesting, though I don't have the brain-cycles to try switching. The Shift + Capslock = Escape seemed interesting though (especially for a vim user).
If you want to use it with KeyRemap4MacBook this should save you a bit of time:
I wholly agree with what you're saying. It seems too many people think of Soylet as a "total food replacement" which is pretty extreme. Your "taking a road trip versus driving to work" comparison is right on!
I don't mean to be a yes-man, but just to offset some of the other comments: The site is clearly an early (but totally functional) version. It will get better + prettier + more ajaxy as time goes on. Bravo on your launch!
I recall trying to use this in 2003 to automatically click on some car website to collect points so I could get a free flatscreen TV.
I ended up using AppleScript when Sikuli didn't work to automatically click the mouse every X number of seconds and only ended up with a free T-shirt. :(