In the SST forum, users are free to discuss philosophy, music, art, religion, sock colour, whatever. It's a haven from the madness of Bulldrek; alternately intellectual and mundane, this is where the controversy takes place.
I've had Thunderbird installed for a while now (and I've been defaulted to Firefox since 0., but for some reason I never use it. Something about it must be funky to me, but I don't remember what it is. Maybe I'll try it again.