Well the average Joe to be honest doesn't. In fact I find it rather hard to believe you do, especially with you mouthing off like a child. Generally the sort of people that have access to resources like that are incredibly intelligent. You would also have the skill to make enough money to hire a proper developer rather than post here like you did.

Yes it can be traced, but to DDoS you would need to know it constantly. Also, to trace it in the first place you would have to get hold of it.
I can change it in a couple of minutes, putting you back to square one. I also if needs be can set up forwarding through a considerable network which is constantly under attack, so will have far greater security than I would ever bother to set up personally.
No, its not hard to penetrate the average machine, but mine is a little better set up than the average.

I have no idea who you are or what you can do, so I have to use my instincts. I was pretty much the only person who defended you're initial post and yet you make a personal attack on me based around a one liner joke? Grow up.

I do not claim to be anywhere near an expert but I think I know more than you! If I really cared what you thought I have plenty of credentials to prove it.
Saying that, who knows eh! Lets say you're telling the truth! Reckon you can attack my system? Bring it on! We'll see how good this bot net of yours is soon enough!
*Edit. Rather comically I stumbled across this 5 minutes just now http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7174760.stm *