On Windows XP SP2, while visiting slashdot.org
(http://www.slashdot.org), was unable to use the firehose function.
The Firehose updates are having rendering problems. The menu items for the '+' selection in the firehose are rendered to the left side of the article (offscreen, basically, only the grey nearly invisible line remains).
See attached .PNG file for details
.PNG image of slashdot problem