Thanks for that suggestion - I will be sure to read it.

I wonder why the question received so little feedback :\

In any case, I will try that read and hopefully my questions regarding framework based apps will be addressed.

Moving from gmail to my own email hosting, I discovered that horde had really nice notes/calendar/etc. modules (horde-webmail has them integrated).

The only problem is that it is somewhat of a pain to set up, but if you want a complete self-hosted solution, it's great.

I also discovered recently that the next version (rc now) has syncml support so you can sync with your mobile phone.

Choose a different forum system then! There are plenty to go around.

There's a greasemonkey script called UnFuck Facebook, which does exactly that - It hides all app things and auto ignores apps sent to you, hides all Facebook ads and makes it look very clean in general.

I couldn't disagree more. Just because a method "works", does not mean a rigorous approach isn't required. It seems you are also forgetting that most science was started as "intuition" but at some point point a rigorous approach was required to actually turn it into science.

From the field of mathematics, set theory comes to mind.

You forget that you are not teaching it to kids who are supposed to have fun with it - you are teaching it to people who will presumably use that info in a few years, and most won't have another chance to learn it again.

I also don't know exactly how it is taught in the US, but here (Israel) there are calculus courses which deal with with the practical side for physics students and such, and there are courses which deal with rigorous theory and proofs for match students and the like.

I have to add I'm taking my third calculus course this semester, and so far the second one was my favorite subject (Math major).

I think we have a false dichotomy here. What we call 'intuition' and 'rigor' are not necessarily opposed. I think the problem with math classes is not any lack or excess of rigor, but that they focus too much on details instead of the general principles from which those details are derived. Complicated formulas and procedures are presented for students to memorize without any understanding of their origin. It's mostly 'how,' a little 'what,' and never 'why.'

Oh, on that part I agree in principle. Maybe these things are taught differently here, but there is a strong enough focus on the "why" part for me to feel comfortable with it...

I would like to be able to delete an account

Which is problematic when to have the market in the first place, huge investment in infrastructure has to be made.