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    Chris Maunder
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    ...has inexplicably and suddenly become my new browser of choice. Just like that. Sorry Chrome. It was good while it lasted. Except for the bits where you used up all my RAM and then kept crashing.

    cheers Chris Maunder

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      ...has inexplicably and suddenly become my new browser of choice. Just like that. Sorry Chrome. It was good while it lasted. Except for the bits where you used up all my RAM and then kept crashing.

      cheers Chris Maunder

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      Marc Clifton
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      Chris Maunder wrote:

      Except for the bits where you used up all my RAM and then kept crashing.

      I thought that's what people were complaining about regarding the new FF. :rolleyes:

      Latest Article - Class-less Coding - Minimalist C# and Why F# and Function Programming Has Some Advantages Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802

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        ...has inexplicably and suddenly become my new browser of choice. Just like that. Sorry Chrome. It was good while it lasted. Except for the bits where you used up all my RAM and then kept crashing.

        cheers Chris Maunder

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        Mike Hankey
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        There Web development environment is pretty awesome!

        Someone's therapist knows all about you!

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          ...has inexplicably and suddenly become my new browser of choice. Just like that. Sorry Chrome. It was good while it lasted. Except for the bits where you used up all my RAM and then kept crashing.

          cheers Chris Maunder

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          Mehdi Gholam
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          I've always used Firefox on a daily basis as my main browser (although their resent change in the add-ins was a problem but its getting better and the plugins I use are being updated). For web development/debugging I like to use Chrome. Opera is really good too, and I use it's built in VPN.

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            Chris Maunder wrote:

            Except for the bits where you used up all my RAM and then kept crashing.

            I thought that's what people were complaining about regarding the new FF. :rolleyes:

            Latest Article - Class-less Coding - Minimalist C# and Why F# and Function Programming Has Some Advantages Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802

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            dandy72
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            They each take turns at this on alternating weeks.

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            • C Chris Maunder

              ...has inexplicably and suddenly become my new browser of choice. Just like that. Sorry Chrome. It was good while it lasted. Except for the bits where you used up all my RAM and then kept crashing.

              cheers Chris Maunder

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              Maximilien
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              Yep. Transferring passwords and bookmarks; will see how it works.

              I'd rather be phishing!

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                ...has inexplicably and suddenly become my new browser of choice. Just like that. Sorry Chrome. It was good while it lasted. Except for the bits where you used up all my RAM and then kept crashing.

                cheers Chris Maunder

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                Brisingr Aerowing
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                Chrome loved to OOM my 24GB system. Yes, it took up all 24GB in about 10 minutes after launching it.

                What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question? The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism. Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???

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                  Chrome loved to OOM my 24GB system. Yes, it took up all 24GB in about 10 minutes after launching it.

                  What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question? The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism. Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???

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                  Ehsan Sajjad
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                  just wondering how many tabs were there openend?

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                    ...has inexplicably and suddenly become my new browser of choice. Just like that. Sorry Chrome. It was good while it lasted. Except for the bits where you used up all my RAM and then kept crashing.

                    cheers Chris Maunder

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                    Slacker007
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                    For about a month now, Chrome has been crashing on me with "Aw. snap" screens on random pages at will. I have not used FF in over 2 year's now as a personal browser. Might be taking a look now. :sigh:

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                      Chris Maunder wrote:

                      Except for the bits where you used up all my RAM and then kept crashing.

                      I thought that's what people were complaining about regarding the new FF. :rolleyes:

                      Latest Article - Class-less Coding - Minimalist C# and Why F# and Function Programming Has Some Advantages Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802

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                      Chris Maunder
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                      :doh:

                      cheers Chris Maunder

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                      • C Chris Maunder

                        ...has inexplicably and suddenly become my new browser of choice. Just like that. Sorry Chrome. It was good while it lasted. Except for the bits where you used up all my RAM and then kept crashing.

                        cheers Chris Maunder

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                        Lost User
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                        Have you tried a decent browser? Something that is safe, regardless of the ads served? Something operated by keyboard-shortcuts, instead of a mouse? Lynx remains the ultimate; IIRC, you already aknowledged that CP registers these browsers. How about you giving us some insight on the browsers used, as well as average screen-resolutions?

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                        • C Chris Maunder

                          ...has inexplicably and suddenly become my new browser of choice. Just like that. Sorry Chrome. It was good while it lasted. Except for the bits where you used up all my RAM and then kept crashing.

                          cheers Chris Maunder

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                          raddevus
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                          Very interesting on two accounts: 1) I've recently tried the new FireFox and thought it was quite good too. I was able to post articles to CP using it with no addt'l challenges.

                          Chris Maunder wrote:

                          you used up all my RAM and then kept crashing

                          1. I keep thinking this is related to PWAs (Progressive Web Apps) and Service Workers. I've been really nervous about them. Sometimes I go to a valid site and suddenly my CPU just starts going crazy. PWA / Service Workers are so new I was trying to figure out how to determine if someone is mining bitcoins on my machine. I found this for Chrome: chrome://serviceworker-internals/ it will display all the service workers and their current state. :thumbsup: Now we need that for firefox. (hint, anyone?, anyone?)
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                            Very interesting on two accounts: 1) I've recently tried the new FireFox and thought it was quite good too. I was able to post articles to CP using it with no addt'l challenges.

                            Chris Maunder wrote:

                            you used up all my RAM and then kept crashing

                            1. I keep thinking this is related to PWAs (Progressive Web Apps) and Service Workers. I've been really nervous about them. Sometimes I go to a valid site and suddenly my CPU just starts going crazy. PWA / Service Workers are so new I was trying to figure out how to determine if someone is mining bitcoins on my machine. I found this for Chrome: chrome://serviceworker-internals/ it will display all the service workers and their current state. :thumbsup: Now we need that for firefox. (hint, anyone?, anyone?)
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                            Richard Deeming
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                            raddevus wrote:

                            Now we need that for firefox. (hint, anyone?, anyone?)

                            about:debugging#workers looks close. :) Debugging Service Workers and Push with Firefox DevTools – Mozilla Hacks – the Web developer blog[^]


                            "These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer

                            "These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined" - Homer

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                              raddevus wrote:

                              Now we need that for firefox. (hint, anyone?, anyone?)

                              about:debugging#workers looks close. :) Debugging Service Workers and Push with Firefox DevTools – Mozilla Hacks – the Web developer blog[^]


                              "These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer

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                              raddevus
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                              Just tried it and it looks good to me. Seems to list them and their state. :thumbsup:

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                              • C Chris Maunder

                                ...has inexplicably and suddenly become my new browser of choice. Just like that. Sorry Chrome. It was good while it lasted. Except for the bits where you used up all my RAM and then kept crashing.

                                cheers Chris Maunder

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                                Mladen Jankovic
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                                [Think](https://sircmpwn.github.io/2017/12/16/Firefox-is-on-a-slippery-slope.html) [again](https://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/74yo19/cliqz\_and\_mozilla\_as\_i\_understand\_it\_and\_metadrama/)! I'm not implying Chrome is any better

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                                  just wondering how many tabs were there openend?

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                                  Brisingr Aerowing
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                                  Didn't matter. Even if there was only one tab, Chrome would OOM. I also hate how the tabs get smaller and smaller instead of scrolling like every other browser.

                                  What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question? The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism. Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???

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                                    ...has inexplicably and suddenly become my new browser of choice. Just like that. Sorry Chrome. It was good while it lasted. Except for the bits where you used up all my RAM and then kept crashing.

                                    cheers Chris Maunder

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                                    DaveAuld
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                                    Not as if you were using that RAM for anything else, so it was fair game. Did you get you experience the free Mr Robot plugin that FF deployed with the update?

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                                      Yep. Transferring passwords and bookmarks; will see how it works.

                                      I'd rather be phishing!

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                                      Johnny J
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                                      It works perfectly. But that's not new, they've had that for a loooong time... :doh:

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                                        I've always used Firefox on a daily basis as my main browser (although their resent change in the add-ins was a problem but its getting better and the plugins I use are being updated). For web development/debugging I like to use Chrome. Opera is really good too, and I use it's built in VPN.

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                                        I really like Opera but the inevitable problem is that so many sites only support the "big 3" and therein lies the problem. Microsoft have completely lost the plot with the IE/Edge development path. Chrome used to be great but now just eats memory. Firefox, which also used to be great, is now just bloatware. But because they established the big market shares back in the days when they were better, they're the ones that get supported - it's a Catch 22. A quick glance at [browser market share stats](https://www.netmarketshare.com/browser-market-share.aspx?options={"filter"%3A{"%24and"%3A[{"deviceType"%3A{"%24in"%3A["Desktop%2Flaptop"]}}]}%2C"dateLabel"%3A"Trend"%2C"attributes"%3A"share"%2C"group"%3A"browser"%2C"sort"%3A{"share"%3A-1}%2C"id"%3A"browsersDesktop"%2C"dateInterval"%3A"Monthly"%2C"dateStart"%3A"2016-12"%2C"dateEnd"%3A"2017-11"%2C"segments"%3A"-1000"}) shows how valuable what I would call "legacy popularity" is. It's a similar situation to Android - Android used to be cool, now it gets progressively worse due to the pointless tinkering that comes with every "upgrade" but because it was good for long enough for it to have become the only phone/tab OS in town, it's difficult to see how it will ever get dislodged.

                                        98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.

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                                        • C Chris Maunder

                                          ...has inexplicably and suddenly become my new browser of choice. Just like that. Sorry Chrome. It was good while it lasted. Except for the bits where you used up all my RAM and then kept crashing.

                                          cheers Chris Maunder

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                                          weky59
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                                          Chris Maunder wrote:

                                          Except for the bits where you used up all my RAM and then kept crashing.

                                          *khm* (granted it was running for a few days, but seeing this more and more often after upgrading to FF57)

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