In summary, dead sticks through fuel exhaustion simply shouldn't happen at all, and are the consequence of poor airmanship and a lack of planning or situational awareness.
That's funny, on my planes with a good glide ratio, I frequently dead stick because there ain't nothing but fumes left. Guess having fun defines "poor airmanship" in some parts. Too bad, I thought I was doing fine.
Maybe you should take some of the fuel left after landing and drown that bug up your... never mind....