Firefox memory usage and memory leak news

21/09/2007 at 4:15 PM (whatnot)

“Many Mozilla community members, including both volunteers and Mozilla Corporation employees, have been helping to reduce Firefox’s memory usage and fix memory leak bugs lately. Hopefully, the result of this effort will be that Firefox 3 uses less memory than Firefox 2 did, especially after it has been used for several hours.” Finally!

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Bush: Don’t Ask Me About The Economy, I Got A ‘B In Econ 101′

21/09/2007 at 4:48 AM (whatnot)

Responding to concerns over a possible recession, Bush said this morning, “You know, you need to talk to economists. I think I got a B in Econ 101. I got an A, however, in keeping taxes low and being fiscally responsible with the people’s money.”

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Canadian dollar hits parity with greenback: report

21/09/2007 at 4:47 AM (whatnot)

The Canadian dollar reached parity Thursday morning with the U.S. currency for the first time in 31 years.

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Philanthropist Has Given Away an Estimated $4 Billion

21/09/2007 at 4:47 AM (whatnot)

He wears a $15 watch, flies economy class and does not own a house or car. For years few guessed that Chuck Feeney was one of the world’s biggest philanthropists, secretly giving away his billionaire fortune. He liked making money but not having it, and gave it away for years in strict secrecy.

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