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Meanwhile, the Thinkpad T42p from 2004 which I type this message on still works without a hitch. OK, it has been upgraded with an SSD (through a PATA-SATA conve

Meanwhile, the Thinkpad T42p from 2004 which I type this message on still works without a hitch. OK, it has been upgraded with an SSD (through a PATA-SATA converter) and the battery only lasts for 2 hours instead of 6 but that's basically it. The 1.8GHz Pentium M does just fine with Debian, the only 'slow' moments are when visiting some Javascript-infested site which insists on doing senseless things to a perfectly functional browser. As an added advantage, software developed on this older system really flies on more modern hardware. Or it can fly, if not hindered by the OS gobbling up all extra cycles for its own nefarious purposes (the solution to that problem lies in using something like what powers this machine...) Just get out of the habit of regularly upgrading perfectly functional hardware just because the manufacturer wants to increase their cash flow. Use your mind for what it is meant for: conscious thought. Use it to look through the group think, think different!

digi_owl 11y ago
the only 'slow' moments are when visiting some Javascript-infested site which insists on doing senseless things to a perfectly functional browser. If you happen to be using Firefox, look into the Noscript extension.
- Yetanfou 11y ago
  Well, mostly Seamonkey actually but yes, NoScript is installed. However, since some sites just don't work at all without Javascript this is not a panacea. Sometimes I just need to access something which is only available on one of those sites, turning the browser into treacle.
  - anthk 11y ago
    Use cpulimit and limit the process to a 60% of CPU usage. It will crawl, but it wont hang your whole desktop. Also, https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/suspend-tab/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/suspend-tab/
    - Yetanfou 11y ago
      The browser never hangs my desktop, everything stays fluid. It is only the browser itself which slows down to a crawl. That the desktop stays functional probably is due to it being rather minimalistic - Xmonad, dzen2/dmenu, conky and trayer. It does all it needs to do, no more.
      - digi_owl 11y ago
        I suspect once Mozilla finalizes their multiprocess rework, all that will hang is that specific tab.

digi_owl 11y ago

the only 'slow' moments are when visiting some Javascript-infested site which insists on doing senseless things to a perfectly functional browser. If you happen to be using Firefox, look into the Noscript extension.

Yetanfou 11y ago
Well, mostly Seamonkey actually but yes, NoScript is installed. However, since some sites just don't work at all without Javascript this is not a panacea. Sometimes I just need to access something which is only available on one of those sites, turning the browser into treacle.
- anthk 11y ago
  Use cpulimit and limit the process to a 60% of CPU usage. It will crawl, but it wont hang your whole desktop. Also, https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/suspend-tab/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/suspend-tab/
  - Yetanfou 11y ago
    The browser never hangs my desktop, everything stays fluid. It is only the browser itself which slows down to a crawl. That the desktop stays functional probably is due to it being rather minimalistic - Xmonad, dzen2/dmenu, conky and trayer. It does all it needs to do, no more.
    - digi_owl 11y ago
      I suspect once Mozilla finalizes their multiprocess rework, all that will hang is that specific tab.