It was the only part of the GP's post.

Luckily, I didn't advise him to update his web browser today. I advised him to update his web browser on the 20th of December i.e. around about when Firefox 9 will be released.

Yes. When you mouse over a link the URL pops up at the bottom of the window. This page may help you: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/what-happened-status-bar. Your complaint isn't a valid one.

No. Comparing Firefox 9 to Firefox 7.0.1 on my system the SunSpider benchmark isn't much changed but Firefox 9 runs the V8 benchmark about 40% faster and the Kraken benchmark about 100% faster. Very much more than 5 nanoseconds. Broadway.js (an H.264 video decoder implemented in JavaScript) runs about 130% faster on my system in Firefox 9. Try the Broadway.js demo. It's interesting to consider that implementing video codecs in JavaScript may be practical sooner rather than later.

It could be that enough has been said, but it's unclear what you're saying. The latest version of Firefox runs faster and is more capable than Firefox 3.6. There's no downside. You really should try Firefox 8. If you're still too fearful of Firefox 8, then wait until Firefox 9 is released and try it. Firefox 9 brings big improvements to the JavaScript engine.

Congratulations. You've conceded my point.

I wasn't comparing it to coal. The original claim that "nuclear is safer, by far, than any other power source" is difficult to reconcile in comparison to hydro or solar power. As for the timeframe, parts of Fukushima will be affected for decades. I don't consider a quarter or a third of a lifetime a small timeframe.

Yet tens of thousands of people from Fukushima are unable to return to their homes. The problem with nuclear power is that when it goes wrong it tends to go very wrong. The economic and human cost of nuclear power failures can be huge. 80,000 people have been displaced as a result of the Fukushima meltdowns: http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2011/s3343819.htm

With regard to GPUs, I currently have a (aged) Nvidia GPU but my next GPU will be the top end Intel Ivy Bridge. I'll be going Intel because I want a newer and faster CPU, the Ivy Bridge GPU will be fast enough for me, and most of all because the open source Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge support from Intel is strong now and improving. Intel seem like they'll hit the ground running for Linux support when Ivy Bridge is released. I want strong, out-of-the-box, open source GPU drivers for Linux and that's what Intel will deliver.

Here's a recent article from Phoronix which bencmarks Intel's progress with its Sandy Bridge\Ivy Bridge drivers for Linux: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=intel_sna_maturing

I know dozens out of dozens of people that like the direction firefox is going in. I've found the latest versions of Firefox to be faster with more capability than previous versions. It's why I use the new releases and not the old releases.