On Wed, Dec 11, 2024 at 22:14:20 +0000, Eric S Fraga wrote: > However, what depresses me is the number of responses suggesting > increasing memory etc. It's a sad state of affairs we have reached > where simple web browsing (and it *should* be simple) requires such > significant resources.
Sure, but there's nothing we can do about that. Thus, we can only recommend workarounds that are within our power. > Even banking should not lead to lag in window > management. Banking and government web sites are the *worst* offenders. They make extremely heavy use of all the bad practices they can find. And you can't just say "I won't use this web site", because it's your *bank* or your *government*. (Yes, in theory, you could find a different bank, but the other bank's web site is just going to be the same.)