claraNov 29, 2022

@slightlyflightyone firefox is mostly fine but eventually slows to a crawl when im watching any streaming service or twitch livestream for a long enough time.

its especially noticeable when i close the offending tab; if its been running for long enough then firefox will become unresponsive for upwards of 15 seconds

Show threadclaraNov 29, 2022
@slightlyflightyone also youtube livestreams buffer every 10 seconds on firefox, even at 144p, but dont on edge.
Show threadAphrodite (recharging)Nov 30, 2022

@claracupcakes @slightlyflightyone

Do you use adblocking?

Several years ago, I demo’d the power of adblock on Core2Duo CPUs. Without adblock, stuttering 480i, full CPU load on YouTube on Firefox on Ubuntu.

After adblock, 1080p played smoothly and the overhead was so low the fans didn’t turn on.

Show threadclaraNov 30, 2022
@Aphrodite yeah ive always used ublock origin
Show threadKai Klostermann 
@claracupcakes @Aphrodite Try https://adnauseam.io/ It's far better.
AdNauseam - Clicking Ads So You Don't Have To

A browser extension that clicks on every blocked ad to fight advertising surveillance.

Nov 30, 2022 at 6:22amWeb