timwhit
Hairy Aussie
Is there a x86_64 version of Firefox for Windows?
Is there a x86_64 version of Firefox for Windows?
I was about to ask why a 64-bit browser is needed.
http://www.mozilla-x86-64.com/
http://wiki.mozilla-x86-64.com/Firefox: Download
But be aware that most plug-ins don't work either... So forget flash, etc...
I'll just stick with the x86 version on Windows.
I've been running the x86_64 version of Firefox in Linux since August, never had a problem installing any extensions.
Sorry I meant binary plug-ins don't work, like java, flash, etc. (The important ones for most people). However normal add-ins available from mozilla's website all tend to work fine.
The only advantage to running x86 over x64, is that pointers are 32bit on x86, while they are 64bit on x64 platforms, which means less space is needed for the same memory based instructions. (You can fit more code in L1/L2/L3 caches).I'm still not buying the argument that the x86 version is "good enough," because it won't ever use >4GB of memory anyways. When you get mainstream software that is compiled x86 for Windows, it's probably i386 compatible. I believe most x86 software is still not compiled i686. I have to believe there have been a few instructions added since 1985 that would benefit you. Even i686 is the same instruction set used since the Pentium Pro came out in 1995.
Did you tell the sheriff it was the first positive experience you've had with law enforcement? I would (well, I think, since it never happened to me).This is the first positive experience I've had with any Sheriff, so I thought I'd post it.
Back in the day at the pistol club, it was alarmed and no guns or ammo were stored but sometimes a few young bogans would try to get in for the grog (had to keep adding bars to windows). When the alarm went off the monitoring company would call the police and one other lucky chap, usually it was a guy that lived closer in. There's a big boom gate and a lesser gate that had to be unlocked for the cops to drive in.
So picture it: 2AM, and I'm going in with the .45, cops are hanging back in no rush. Fair enough, I knew the building layout. Fortunately there was no need for a discharge They were long gone.
Given the state of mind of many criminals in the US (I'm never going back to jail, you'll never take me alive), venturing forth unarmed was probably a little high risk. Now if you were driving down in one of the Caterpillars.....just imagine you were in a tank or demo derby.
I realize my life was in danger from a ricochet or a large caliber bullet and a thin wall, but in all the time I was in that "dangerous" situation, I never saw any reason to own or use a firearm.
Gun nuts like to talk about all the times a firearm could have saved somebody's life, but for every story like that, there's a story about some idiot who left his gun out for his five year old to play with, or having a gun stolen that was later used in a crime.
I can understand wanting to be able to protect your home. Fine. Get a shotgun or a rifle. From my time in one of the rougher places that a person might live in this country, it is my informed opinion that handguns turn morons into bigger morons, escalate violent situations and cause far more problems than they solve.
Blah blah, NRA responsible gun owner blah blah. Don't care. Even if you're the guy who keeps a lock on his gun and only takes it sport shooting on Sundays, you still understand that for every person like you there are 10 idiots who think they're Charles Bronson or Clint Eastwood, and they're walking around with a penis substitute just waiting for the confirmation of their paranoid delusions to start blowing away whomever it is they think are undesirable.
I had a student last month that I asked not to ever come back to classes because he kept pulling out the Glock he kept tucked in his waistband and showing it to other students, cocking and uncocking it and demonstrating how quickly he could draw his gun. He also said he thought there were guys who were going to jump him in our parking lot (my office is in a wooded area around two miles from anything like civilization, in a cul de sac, and the only cars in our parking lot belonged to the people in class that night). I felt less safe just knowing that this jerkass was allowed to have a gun in the first place, let alone a loaded weapon that he kept taking out to place with, and a concealed carry permit.
Anyway, fuck handguns and the people who have them.
Do you think the criminals (say felons who are already prohibited by law from possessing any firearm) will follow any new laws regarding gun laws?
So your concern is for the tens of millions of CCW permit holders that live in almost every State? Don't you think it's odd that there is so very few stories of a permit holder going berserk with a pistol?
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Nice subtle way to stop the gun/vs anti gun debate. :rotfl: I'm not getting involved in this one.
Well, why wouldn't the person getting mugged use the handgun on the perpetrator you might wonder? That's simple, these were crimes of surprise. The people targeted were not paying any attention. They either had headphones on, were texting, or were drunk. Either way, they had no chance to defend themselves. Especially, when there are 3 or 4 people beating and robbing you.
If you are carrying concealed you need to maintain situational awareness. Wearing headphones or being drunk would be two things where you would be being reckless to carry. Just leave it in the safe at home if you are out for drinks. That's the law. Just like you can't carry into an establishment that sells liqour, schools, post offices etc.
No one has even stooped to name calling or invoking Godwin's Law yet.
strong indirect insinuations that gun owners are idiots, etc.
But yet the people you call to protect you from criminals when a crime is being perpetrated against you have guns. Why is it ok for the police to use and possess guns as a deterrent, but not everyday citizens?I don't support ownership of handguns to begin with, but then there's this special class of people who deserve as much scorn and disgust as I can possibly communicate.
I'll be direct: I think people who carry handguns in public are largely some combination of stupid and/or paranoid.
Those are not characteristics I want to associate with people who are allowed legal access to deadly weapons.
Even without the gun, situational awareness would have likely kept you safe on it's own.
There was some mention of "fuck handguns and the people who have them." among other various strong indirect insinuations that gun owners are idiots, etc.
Handruin said:I would hope the argument for police is that they go through training and a more rigorous background screening before being allowed to carry such weapon. I know there are lots of news and videos of police screwing up but the hope is that they are trained and recognized to be carrying. If they screw up, they are no longer allowed.