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Crossposted.
(Beat you, Foxxinnia) ;)

There has to be one or two guys who have yet to see this:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1299854/posts

How To Speed Up Firefox (Helpful Vanity)

Posted on 12/12/2004 12:45:50 PM PST by KoRn

Here's something for broadband people that will really speed Firefox up:

1.Type "about:config" into the address bar and hit return. Scroll down and look for the following entries:

network.http.pipelining
network.http.proxy.pipelining
network.http.pipelining.maxrequests

Normally the browser will make one request to a web page at a time. When you enable pipelining it will make several at once, which really speeds up page loading.

2. Alter the entries as follows:

Set "network.http.pipelining" to "true"

Set "network.http.proxy.pipelining" to "true"

Set "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" to some number like 30. This means it will make 30 requests at once.

3. Lastly right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it "nglayout.initialpaint.delay" and set its value to "0". This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it recieves.

If you're using a broadband connection you'll load pages MUCH faster now!

Works in Mozilla, too. This loaded quite quick now! AWESOME!

IT WORKS :)
Wow, that is cool

I have my max about, tinkering with it, at 5000 right now. Haha. This owns.

One problem with firefox:

Free Download
for Windows, English (4.7MB)
Free Download
for Windows, English (British) (4.7MB)

I have my max about, tinkering with it, at 5000 right now. Haha. This owns.

I have 5000000

One problem with firefox:

Free Download
for Windows, English (4.7MB)
Free Download
for Windows, English (British) (4.7MB)


Why is that a problem?

Because (British) english is the pure form.
(American) english is the degenerate retarded form.

Because (British) english is the pure form.
(American) english is the degenerate retarded form.
I know that.

I think I am completely missing your point. It is a bad thing their is a version of it with American English. Or is it because [British] isn't the default one?

Because the way they said it, it suggests that the American one is pure and original. If british were first, then why the hell use it as if its the off shoot?

Because (British) english is the pure form.
(American) english is the degenerate retarded form.

(Is British)

Actually, the American spellings are the correct middle english spellings. The British added things like the 'u' in colour. Center is also the original form. Technically, that makes British english the dengenerate form.

(Is British)

Actually, the American spellings are the correct middle english spellings. The British added things like the 'u' in colour. Center is also the original form. Technically, that makes British english the dengenerate form.
Surely these words are derived from French, which spells things like 'theatre' (rather then 'theater'),

But I'm no etymologist and have no idea

If I recall correctly, french was the language used for some time in britain around the middle ages.

Very cool. :D

Though on a down side starting to see java based popups that are taking advantage of firefox now (though they have an extension popup blocker) it makes me sad

as soon as my lap top comes back from the shop i think i will havt to try this firefox i keep hereing about, but fot now is there any thing like that that i can do for ie

as soon as my lap top comes back from the shop i think i will havt to try this firefox i keep hereing about, but fot now is there any thing like that that i can do for ie
Naw … windows file transfer yes there are some tweaks but IE itself no (well not that I ran across anyways)

Firefox has other great features that make it a must have

Though I don’t mind opera either as a browser … they had some of the cool mouse movement controls first (extension in firefox)

(Is British)

Actually, the American spellings are the correct middle english spellings. The British added things like the 'u' in colour. Center is also the original form. Technically, that makes British english the dengenerate form.

Never mind the fact that words have survived in American English which have not been commonly used in British English for centuries, such as 'the fall' or 'skillet'.

(Is British)

Actually, the American spellings are the correct middle english spellings. The British added things like the 'u' in colour. Center is also the original form. Technically, that makes British english the dengenerate form.

Nope this is not what happened. An american went through the english language removing letters he considered unnecessary, like the u in colour and the e off the end of axe.

Also, this entire argument is a non-argument because it didn't say english (american) and english (british). It said english and english (british). Which means picky pedantic british twats can get the british spellings if they like, and everyone else that uses english including america, canada, australia, 6% of india, an awful lot of malaysia, british guyana, lots of pacific islands, a majority of south africans, some other parts of africa, ireland etc etc can get the other one if they want.

Never mind the fact that words have survived in American English which have not been commonly used in British English for centuries, such as 'the fall' or 'skillet'.

Skillet is still a commonly used word in england. Without it, what would I call my skillet? Furthermore at the time of the mayflower pilgrims, english wasn't a language but a collection of dialects. In the late 17th century, working people from different counties could have a deal of difficulty understanding each other. I'd like to know which dialects "fall" was used in.

Nope this is not what happened. An american went through the english language removing letters he considered unnecessary, like the u in colour and the e off the end of axe.

Also, this entire argument is a non-argument because it didn't say english (american) and english (british). It said english and english (british). Which means picky pedantic british twats can get the british spellings if they like, and everyone else that uses english including america, canada, australia, 6% of india, an awful lot of malaysia, british guyana, lots of pacific islands, a majority of south africans, some other parts of africa, ireland etc etc can get the other one if they want.

Idiot. Australia uses British english - The TRUE english. None of this raped and savaged crap like donut (doughnut - made from dough).

*sigh* damn n00bs :P

This trick is about a year old.

I'm hoping that 90% of Internet users switch to Firefox. Then I can use an obscure browser like IE safe in the knowledge that virus writers and hackers won't bother with it anymore :D.

working people from different counties could have a deal of difficulty understanding each other.

That ever changed? :confused:

Idiot. Australia uses British english - The TRUE english. None of this raped and savaged crap like donut (doughnut - made from dough).

Ignoramus. Australia uses english. You will find spellings in Australian english that are more common in britain and spellings that are more common in america. You will find mistakes too, and spellings that are unique to australia. There is no true english. It's a language and it is used the way it is used.

Britons are a minority of english users, like most identifiable groups of anglophones. So you can't point to majority as a basis for claiming that british english is the true english. Nor is originality a basis. As BWO pointed out, many words that have survived better in american usage were current in britain a few hundred years ago but are no longer current. Nor is logic any justification since it may be logical to say that a doughnut is made out of dough, but why does dough rhyme with go but not through? Even british english is not logical.

All right, guys. Last I checked, even in America, where I've lived all of my life, axe has an 'e', through has an 'o gh', and doughnut has a 'ugh'. Just because people are lazy doesn't mean that the language is inferior.

I realise that came out a little harsh, and I apologise, but as a resident of Australia, I know that there are few/none typically Australian spellings. Origionality IS a basis. If I've got 2 cars, and one is a different version of the first one, I can point at the first one and say "that's the origional".

Nope this is not what happened. An american went through the english language removing letters he considered unnecessary, like the u in colour and the e off the end of axe.

Also, this entire argument is a non-argument because it didn't say english (american) and english (british). It said english and english (british). Which means picky pedantic british twats can get the british spellings if they like, and everyone else that uses english including america, canada, australia, 6% of india, an awful lot of malaysia, british guyana, lots of pacific islands, a majority of south africans, some other parts of africa, ireland etc etc can get the other one if they want.
not sure about the others but Ireland doesn't use american english we use british spellings, with a few added important words like feck and arse. ;)

el cid the hero tag

I realise that came out a little harsh, and I apologise, but as a resident of Australia, I know that there are few/none typically Australian spellings. Origionality IS a basis. If I've got 2 cars, and one is a different version of the first one, I can point at the first one and say "that's the origional".

orientate
maroon (pronunciation)

Those two leap to mind.

I realise that came out a little harsh, and I apologise, but as a resident of Australia, I know that there are few/none typically Australian spellings. Origionality IS a basis. If I've got 2 cars, and one is a different version of the first one, I can point at the first one and say "that's the origional".

You could say that, but if the second one is a different version of the first one, but contains some original parts, whereas the first one has had some of its parts replaced with newer parts that aren't original, is it still original? And how does your ability to point at cars prove that the differences between american english and british english are all differences in which american english words are newer or changed? It can't prove that because it isn't true.

Just clocked this thead, this rocks!

I live in Australia, and I'm not even sure which english we use. I think were kind of in transition though. In primary school I learnt to spell color "Colour" but am now told the correct spelling is "color". Oh well...

I live in Australia, and I'm not even sure which english we use. I think were kind of in transition though. In primary school I learnt to spell color "Colour" but am now told the correct spelling is "color". Oh well...

Australians spelling "color" and americans spelling "axe"? Just goes to show what a fluid, constantly developing thing language is.

I live in Australia, and I'm not even sure which english we use. I think were kind of in transition though. In primary school I learnt to spell color "Colour" but am now told the correct spelling is "color". Oh well...

Rebel against the corrupting usa influence - it's still colour.

:confused: :confused: :confused:
:confused: :confused: :confused:

It's split off into 2 branches now. I'm told that either way is fine, but colour is better. Just like an s in most words instead of z

:confused:

sweet lovin

Australians spelling "color" and americans spelling "axe"? Just goes to show what a fluid, constantly developing thing language is.
How else is axe spelled? Ax?

How else is axe spelled? Ax?
The only time I've seen it spelled ax is if it was a hand ax. For all the rest or if it's alone I've seen it spelled axe.

yeah, it can be ax or axe. just like it can be donut or doughnut, and donut is a lot faster to spell. as long as we're on this language thing, is it grEy or grAy?

yeah, it can be ax or axe. just like it can be donut or doughnut, and donut is a lot faster to spell. as long as we're on this language thing, is it grEy or grAy?
It's either one, unless you're talking about Gray codes.... (seeing if we can hijack this thread again)

Firefox is the best browser available, hands down. I love it, and I just wish I had switched from Internet Explorer sooner.

working people from different counties could have a deal of difficulty understanding each other.
That ever changed? :confused:
s/he said counties (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=counties) not countries.
and thanks for the firefox tip :) hadn't seen that before.

While there were great differences in local dialects, the American spellings were the ones used by the 'proper english' (i.e. londoners) at the time of their departure. The Pilgrims were also above average literacy.

The changes to the spelling (addition of the 'u') were around the same time as the Inkhorn controversy, where large amounts of latin and some french words were imported into english. This never happened to such an extent in America, and the Americans admitted far fewer new words to the language than their British comtempories, though some latin was taken for political terminology. The language was also influenced by the large number of German settlers (one-third of Pennsylvania was german by 1750). Dislike of the English aristocracy following the revolution also influenced the language e.g. the emphasis of poly-syllables as opposed to the clipped vowel.

My personal opinion is that no form of english is superior, and I would encourage the development of dialects. The people who feared change were usually just afraid for the longevity of their works (such as Swift)

Firefox Rocks.

For the record, Canadians use 'British' spellings too - unless what their writing is destined for an American market. For example, my employer expects me to use American spellings in the technical documents I write, as 90% of our customers are American.

It still hurts though... ;)

Because (British) english is the pure form.
(American) english is the degenerate retarded form.
I like the thought that what we speak in the US is the _evolved_ form. Y'all.

Crossposted.
(Beat you, Foxxinnia) ;) Yeah, whatever.

Wait, who are you on OCR?

Thank you! I mean, I already had a very nice connection, but wow! Firefox is the browser.

You don't have to like it just because it's Open Source and not Microsoft, but you do have to love it cause it is the best browser. Period.

My floormates and I give the endorsement of Baker Hall to this modification!

Because (British) english is the pure form.
(American) english is the degenerate retarded form.

As an American, I represent... wait... ummm. resent that remark. (So we can't speak properly, I know)

*sigh*

U-s-a! U-s-a!