A software model of the actual hardware should be sufficient to prove the validity of the idea.
Good point. Especially that in the real brain there are structures that would be very difficult to simulate using hardware - like the influence of neuromodulators (e.g. substance P and other tachykinins) and hormones on neurons. Most of the engineers seem to forget that the brain is a system composed of neurons, glial cells and substances circulating in cerebrospinal fluid and blood, all interacting with each other.
You missed Opera (which is IMO the best browser ever made). According to Secunia (http://secunia.com/product/4932/): "0 out of 7 Secunia advisories, is marked as "Unpatched" in the Secunia database", while for Firefox there is: "3 out of 22 Secunia advisories, is marked as "Unpatched" in the Secunia database."
You missed Opera (which is IMO the best browser ever made). According to Secunia (http://secunia.com/product/4932/): "0 out of 7 Secunia advisories, is marked as "Unpatched" in the Secunia database", while for Firefox there is: "3 out of 22 Secunia advisories, is marked as "Unpatched" in the Secunia database."
Here it is: http://mersenne.org/prime7.htm