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@infomom: List acetone (not sure about non-acetone nail polish remover) under "stuff that'll mess up your glasses". First they cloud over, then they CRACK!

Ah yes, the old optician's trick. Having done it a few hundred times myself, I can assure you that it really works.

Maybe that "top 25" will be amended to "top 1000" and I'll get in. Maybe.

@metalhaze: Regarding point #5, yes it does. Opera calls it "User Javascript" and, unfortunately, some FF-specific scripts won't work. You can enable it by going to Tools>Preferences>Advanced>Content>Javascript Options. At the bottom of the window, you need to specify a "User JS" directory. %programs%\Opera\JS (or

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Bravo to LH for publicizing this little-known gem of a browser!

Opera deserves an honorable mention at least, if only to remind people that it is now, and has been for some time (two years?) free. FF is much more widely used, but Opera's very nearly as extensible and comes out of the box with a ton of features that FF can get, but you need to download/install a variety of

Is it possible to make photos that you email to 'flickr' go into a set?

Speaking as an optical professional with long experience in fitting sunglasses, this is generally good advice. However, you're hardly an objective observer once you've put something that is literally coloring your vision. The color of the frame may look great through the lenses, but can totally wash out (or redden)