Opera 10.0 Alpha 1 (and presumably releases after this) does/do too.

Boring point: there's a difference between firefox plugins (e.g. Flash, Quicktime, Java, etc.) and Firefox add-ons, which are written in XUL (Firebug, Foxmarks, AdBlockPlus, etc.).

Doubt it. No-one (non-technical) cares at all about whether a product is open-source; they care about having something that works. And the iPhone works very well. Microsoft seems to be doing quite well anyway, despite open-source.

Doesn't look like it to me from that video.

*agrees*

The seperate science modules (BCP 7) are a bit better, but not by far. OCR C21 is just far too full of whishy-washy content (ALARA Principle, Ethics and all sorts on top).

Out of interest, have you ever taught at A-level? I'd be interested to hear if there's any 'touchy feely' stuff there.

Your suspicions are correct! Doing AS just this year (Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Geography). I agree with the huge gap thing: everyone has mentioned it at some point. For me personally, I haven't felt awash in a sea of 'Oh noes, this is hard' too much (not trying to be arrogant here); perhaps I'm naive. The only exception is Further Maths: it is quite deep (but interesting!). Nevertheless, I get through.

With regard to the pressing of 'Exam technique', 'A little better' is unfair: on the whole, the teaching is a lot better: more subject-based rather than exam-based, but there are still mentions here and there. Geography makes a fuss about it (I don't write consisely enough, apparently). Maths recommends looking at past papers a lot (but then again, it is good practice).

Anyone can get through a GCSE. You need to be able to comprehend and generate bullshit. A-levels need actual work and understanding. I think the difference in candidate's attitudes (i.e. they actually give a shit about the subject) makes a huge difference too. Don't worry too much.

GCSE is certainly of low standards. It's not just chemistry, either: the new science scheme is shit all across the board. An example: in a physics exam, instead of 'Calculate the speed of this', you get three multiple choices, one of which must be ringed (one will be D/T, another T/D, and the other DT). From TFA:

"[...] teachers are being compelled to 'teach to the test' [...which] draws mainly on the recalling of facts, with no reference to logic or mathematics."

It's referred to as 'Exam Technique' and is total bullshit. But hey, I did it, and got 11A*s, so who am I to complain? Anyway, things seem a little better at A- (AS-) Level, from what I've seen so far.

Because the world isn't comprised only of rms.