OT: Firefox and while(1) sync(); [was: Radeon: random bits...]

[Juliusz Chroboczek]

>> (Off topic rant: Firefox is forcing me to do more work with fine-
>>  tuning my system than any other piece of software I use.  Since it
>>  syncs its config directory every fraction of a second, it forced me to
>>  move my home off NFS, now it forced me to spend some time checking the
>>  EXA options.  If you know any Firefox developers, please let them know
>>  that some users are actively looking for alternatives.)

> http://shaver.off.net/diary/2008/05/25/fsyncers-and-curveballs/

Bollocks.

They're using a full-fledged SQL database with strong integrity
guarantees for my browsing *history*.  No amount of fancy blogging can
disguise how utterly brain-damaged that is.

                                        Juliusz