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  1. Re:Google hosted homepage on Firefox 1.0 Released · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Hmmm.. a couple of theories..

    8 million firefox users (as of spreadfirefox.com) all hitting mozilla.org as their default start page must generate quite a lot of traffic, and the start page wasn't that useful other than telling you what you just downloaded and installed.

    The other theory is that Google donated quite a bit, but I prefer the first ;)

  2. Re:Mirrors on Firefox 1.0 Released · · Score: 4, Informative

    Obviously just switch the 0.10 to 1.0 in the mirror urls... we can't have everything now can we :)

  3. Mirrors on Firefox 1.0 Released · · Score: 4, Informative

    Mozilla.org is really getting hammered. Try waiting a few hours for the mirrors to update.

    Here is a Google cache of the Firefox Mirror List.

  4. Timing.. on Novell Linux Desktop Released · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Hmm... Nicely timed with Chris Stone leaving...

    *tinfoil beanie on*

  5. Re:I decided to be a web server this year on Working iPod Halloween Costume · · Score: 1

    lmfao.

    Mod parent up.

  6. Re:why iPod costume? on Working iPod Halloween Costume · · Score: 1

    I noticed that.. She's.. quite fit..

  7. The power of the US on Dell Teams Up With SUSE · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I'm not really suprised. Now that Novell has bought SUSE, they are dealing with a nice big US corporation which must be very familiar to them.

    Before Novell bought them, SUSE was seen as this oddball German company who probably seemed a world apart from a US Corp like Dell.

  8. Re:Should I just wait? on Mozilla Releases Firefox 1.0 RC1 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Correct url without space and clicky for lazy people is here

  9. Re:same level of security? on Australian Government Agency Moves Towards Linux · · Score: 1

    I thought Novell Open Enterprise server WAS a commercial product...

  10. MathML ? on Greatest Equations Ever · · Score: 1

    Cookie to the first person who uses MathML" to show their favourite equation :)

  11. Re:In other news... on Yahoo Shuts Down Their PayPal Competitor · · Score: 3, Funny

    ..so paypal now accepts monopoly money ?

  12. Bonfire night on Wanna Buy a Reusable Rocket for 19k USD? · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well, bonfire night in the UK is less than a month away. I wonder what the shipping time is on these. :)

  13. Backlight on Media Center Bathroom Extender · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Would the high voltage needed to run an LCD backlight be a potential hazard in a bathroom ?

  14. No networking.. on Microsoft To Sell Win XP Starter Edition In Russia · · Score: 4, Funny

    With the current surge of spyware, viruses (don't get into the virii / viruses battle) and other malware, this may be the best feature yet :)

  15. Re:PSone + PStwo = ? on Smaller Networked Sony "PStwo" Officially Announced · · Score: 4, Informative

    This BBC article says that it has been reduced by 75% and has pictures.

    It does look a _lot_thinner. I guess this would reduce manufacturing costs, for sony. It might mean what you bought 3 years ago is old and out of date now, but hey, thats the tech industry for you.

  16. Re:Registered Domains Don't Mean Much on Will Google Launch A Browser? · · Score: 1

    I like how google.com was registered 2 years after gmail.com. I wonder who used to own it ?

  17. Encryption? on Why You Should Never Lose Your Digital Media · · Score: 1

    Are there no cameras out there that encrypt the images on the fly and require a passcode to view them ?
    Maybe that could be a useful feature in the future to stop this kind of thing from happening..

  18. Hardly suprising on Firefox Browser On An Upward Trend · · Score: -1, Redundant

    With less bugs, more features, a simpler installation routine, a smaller download, lots of features people want in IE already implemented as well as plenty of positive press coverage, its hardly suprising people are starting to use it more and more.

    Add to that the recent spate of security holes in IE, and I would expect usage to grow even more when 1.0 is released.

  19. Re:Hmmm... on Miguel de Icaza Debates Avalon with an Avalon Designer · · Score: 1

    I thought penguins had fur, not feathers...

  20. Re:BT? on VoIP Receives Warm Reception From UK Regulators · · Score: 2, Informative
  21. Re:Yes but... on VoIP Receives Warm Reception From UK Regulators · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hopefully he'll just turn a blind eye...

    I'll get my coat..

  22. Re:BT? on VoIP Receives Warm Reception From UK Regulators · · Score: 2

    How long did it take them to unbundle the local loop again ?

  23. BT? on VoIP Receives Warm Reception From UK Regulators · · Score: 4, Insightful

    "Our first task as regulator is to keep out of the way."

    Lets hope they don't stay out of the way for too long, like they did with BT, especially given how quickly businesses get a foothold in these kinds of markets.

  24. Re:Yet more good reasons to switch from IE on Exploring Firefox Extensions · · Score: 1

    The DOM inspector is also quite useful...

  25. Re:YRO? on Make Money Fast · · Score: 1

    Monopoly money might do just as well though :)"

    Isn't that the stuff Microsoft uses ?