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Anecdotally, I sometimes notice my computer fan spinning ferociously... it's almost always because I have left a firefox tab with linkedin open somewhere. Are
by LAC-Tech 8mo ago
Anecdotally, I sometimes notice my computer fan spinning ferociously... it's almost always because I have left a firefox tab with linkedin open somewhere.
Are they bit coin mining or are they just incompetent?
- techpression 8mo agoConsidering the app was a battery catastrophe I’m confident in the latter, even if your question could be read as rhetorical.
- kijin 8mo agoJudging from GP's description of how extension IDs work in Firefox, I wouldn't be surprised if LinkedIn were trying to brute-force those UUIDs!
- farhanhubble 8mo agoIf the two are indeed "Linked", I see a case for users-first browsers to show system metrics right along the page.
- rob74 8mo agoMaybe it's trying (and failing) to access your browser extensions? In a loop?
- veyh 8mo agoI've noticed similar issues with the web version of MS Teams. You can actually see what tabs are hogging CPU by pressing SHIFT-ESC to open the task manager (about:processes) inside Firefox.
- Bluecobra 8mo agoIt’s probably some feature they sell to recruiters to grab your attention. :)