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  1. Re:Bugs solved from RC2 on Mozilla Firefox 1.5 RC3 Released · · Score: 1

    The first bug listed forced me to rewrite a substantial portion of my current web application, because I didn't really have much hope they would fix it in 1.5. Well, embedded tags are invalid HTML, anyway, so this probably was a good thing.

  2. Sony is the patent killer! on Five Linux Companies Buy Software Patents · · Score: 1

    Sony is the patent killer!

    *Gets some chips and coffee, preparing to watch Sony committing suicide*

    But, seriously, I also wonder what the requirements for membership in this group is. This is a "if you don't sue me, then I won't sue you" club. But what if a corporation wants to join without holding any patents? They would get a lot out of joining, but not really have anything to contribute. Would they still be allowed to join?

  3. Possible application? on Glass In Spaaaaace · · Score: 1

    I wonder, how much time does it take to cool glass properly. Would it be possible to use a huge vertical pipe (possibly attached to a tower building) with magnetic stopper on the ground of the pipe to cause near-zero gravity with a portable cooling device with the glass sample falling free through the pipe?

  4. Re: In Solviet Russia... on Nanotech Trojan Horse That Kills Cancer · · Score: 1
    nanotech trojan horses kill you.

    Judging by your name, you know nothing of Soviet Russia. It's a highly abstract, yet subtle concept, designed by Americans for Americans exclusively.
    So, let me get this correct.

    In Soviet Russia, cancer kills YOU!

    Oh, wait...

  5. But... on Mouse Uses RFID Instead of Batteries · · Score: 1

    ... does it RUN Linux?

  6. Deer Park on Mozilla Extending Javascript? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Damn, doesn't it sound familiar to embrace-and-ex...

    Well, let's see. Netscape invented JavaScript, Microsoft did its best to break it. But, not without the help from the Mozilla Foundation, the proprietary plot has been demolished and by now everyone, except the most lazy and ignorant, seems to know that you can't trust Microsoft's innovations to lead you to the light.

    But isn't it about the time to make another step forward? And who would YOU choose to bring you there? As for me - I, for one, welcome our new stag-headed lizard overlords!

  7. PasswordMaker on Write Down Your Passwords · · Score: 1
    I was more than surprised to find out that none of the [4+ rated] comments mentioned the PasswordMaker Firefox extension. I have been using it quite happily for 2 or 3 months now in conjunction with FF's built-in ability to store the forms data, encrypted with the master password.

    So what one has to do in order to get rid of the complex meaningless passwords is define a single master password for both PasswordMaker and Firefox and with the help of their encryption capabilities use it to respectively generate and auto-fill distinct passwords for all the sites he/she is registered on.

    The need to enter the master password into PasswordMaker is slightly unpleasant, considering that you already enter it once for FF's session, but, hopefully, this will be dealt with in the future PM's versions.

    Highly recommended stuff.

  8. A quick search on KeyKOS makes one wonder: on Behind the Scenes At Google · · Score: 1

    Does it have anything in common with GNU's microkernel efforts?

    Anyone cares to post a brief overview of KeyKOS, possibly in connection and/or comparison to Mach/HURD?

  9. Re:Dont bother on Objectively Comparing Competing Search Engines? · · Score: 1
    And with the help of Remove It Permanently Firefox extension, you can get rid of these ads for all your subsequent visits - until a major site design change.
    For example, I have just configured RIP for the Experts-exchange site as follows:
    Name: Experts-exchange question
    URL: http://www.experts-exchange.com/*/Q_*.html
    XPath #1: /html/body/table[2]/tbody/tr[1]/td[2]/div/table[p osition()=3 or position()=4 or position()>5]
    XPath #2: /html/body/table[2]/tbody/tr[1]/td[2]/div/table[2 ]/tbody/tr[3]/td/div