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The PermaTab Web Browser

30 points by leephillips 2y ago

cobbal 2y ago
Great news. I look forward to Microsoft installing this on my computer for me.
SanjayMehta 2y ago
The major design flaw is the monitor stand. Instead may I suggest an infinitely long flexible screen cleverly arranged in a Möbius loop? This will give you twice as many infinite screens. Patent pending. I’ll take royalties in the form of 10% of all open tabs.
defrost 2y ago
Looks good, take my money .. but wait .. © User Hostile Industries. All rights reserved. We’re warning you. Should I be concerned?
- throwup238 2y ago
  At least they’re upfront about it.
nextcaller 2y ago
I solve this problem by adding warnings to different types of close actions https://i.imgur.com/JfUmijA.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/JfUmijA.jpeg https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/grasshopper-urls/ https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/grasshopper-urls/
user_7832 2y ago
As someone who frequently has hundreds of tabs, I would unironically use such a browser. Arc comes close with its auto tab close but I really wish there was a better hybrid option. Something between bookmarks (losing "live" data - a bookmark of HN/Reddit doesn't have the same links every time) and keeping the full-fat page open, all JS & extensions running unnecessarily even when it's buried 10 windows deep.
- xnx 2y ago
  I thought Chrome started selectively hibernating background tabs to free memory.
  - cassianoleal 2y ago
    I use Auto Tab Discard [0] on Firefox for that. [0] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/auto-tab-discard/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/auto-tab-disc...
  - user_7832 2y ago
    It does, but it only reduces resources some percent. Having hundreds of hibernated tabs open still slows down the device a lot (especially when using a laptop unplugged).
lylejantzi3rd 2y ago
Has anybody ever considered making a web browser that restricts you to 1 tab and 1 window? I think that would be an interesting experiment. I think the history navigation would have to be a lot better and a lot faster than it is now for that to work.
- cassianoleal 2y ago
  Firefox Focus on mobile. Not sure on desktop but also not sure how useful it would be.

30 points by leephillips 2y ago

Great news. I look forward to Microsoft installing this on my computer for me.

The major design flaw is the monitor stand. Instead may I suggest an infinitely long flexible screen cleverly arranged in a Möbius loop? This will give you twice as many infinite screens. Patent pending. I’ll take royalties in the form of 10% of all open tabs.

defrost 2y ago

throwup238 2y ago
At least they’re upfront about it.

nextcaller 2y ago

I solve this problem by adding warnings to different types of close actions https://i.imgur.com/JfUmijA.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/JfUmijA.jpeg https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/grasshopper-urls/ https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/grasshopper-urls/

user_7832 2y ago

As someone who frequently has hundreds of tabs, I would unironically use such a browser. Arc comes close with its auto tab close but I really wish there was a better hybrid option. Something between bookmarks (losing "live" data - a bookmark of HN/Reddit doesn't have the same links every time) and keeping the full-fat page open, all JS & extensions running unnecessarily even when it's buried 10 windows deep.

xnx 2y ago
I thought Chrome started selectively hibernating background tabs to free memory.
- cassianoleal 2y ago
  I use Auto Tab Discard [0] on Firefox for that. [0] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/auto-tab-discard/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/auto-tab-disc...
- user_7832 2y ago
  It does, but it only reduces resources some percent. Having hundreds of hibernated tabs open still slows down the device a lot (especially when using a laptop unplugged).

lylejantzi3rd 2y ago

Has anybody ever considered making a web browser that restricts you to 1 tab and 1 window? I think that would be an interesting experiment. I think the history navigation would have to be a lot better and a lot faster than it is now for that to work.

cassianoleal 2y ago
Firefox Focus on mobile. Not sure on desktop but also not sure how useful it would be.