On Tue, 29 Oct 2013 20:29:11 +1100 Andrew McGlashan <[email protected]> wrote:
... > Don't get me started on website efficiency. These days a lot of > websites collect resources from lots of locations and have heavy RequestPolicy is good for that (in addition to the privacy advantage). I find that most websites need just one or two additional locations (a CDN, static image server, etc.) enabled to get usable, attractive rendering. > javascript usage. So, lots of URI locations, lots of code, lots of > pretty pictures and flash as well. There was a time when surfing on a > 512/128 connection was fine, but now you need much faster just for the > bloated webpages AND the CPU power to process all the scripts that you > almost always need at least some if not all to get a working webpage! That's a pretty serious exaggeration. YMMV, I suppose, but I find that most pages (excluding ones that require login, or involve a/v, etc.) work perfectly well with JavaScript disabled. [The one area I often have trouble with is comment systems.] Celejar -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
