Comment Re:Annoying but expected (Score 1) 653
AdBlock Plus has the benefit of blocking by URL including regexp-based patterns, and is not limited to SWF - it will block any kind of content (HTML/JS/CSS, etc.) The default block list is quite good. Last I checked it was the most-downloaded extension from addons.mozilla.org.
Comment Re:We can only hope (Score 1) 139
At this point, RAM is in my opinion one of the larger potential bottlenecks for web apps.
Browsers can eat up a lot of memory while running JS-heavy "web apps", and leaks can result in hundreds of MB being used over time, causing excessive disk swapping etc.
On a laptop with WinXP and 512 MB of RAM, even Firefox using 200 MB of RAM (not an unrealistic number if you have a few tabs with mail, maps and other big sites open,) can start to hurt the overall system performance.
Submission + - Processing Visualization Language Ported To JS 1
Manfre writes: "On his birthday, John Resig (creator of jQuery) has given a present to developers by releasing Processing.js. This is a Javascript port of the Processing Visualization Language. This is a first step towards Javascript being a rival to flash for online graphics content. His blog post contains an excellent write up with many demos."
Submission + - 700MB of MediaDefender internal emails leaked (torrentfreak.com) 2
qubezz writes: The company MediaDefender which works with the RIAA and MPAA against piracy (setting up fake torrents and trackers and disrupting p2p) had earlier set up a fake internet video download site designed to catch and bust users. They denied the entrapment charges. Now 700MB of internal emails from the company from the last 6 months leaked onto BitTorrent trackers detail their entire plan, how they intended to distance themselves from the fake company they set up, future strategies, and reveal other company information such as logins and passwords, wage negotiations, and numerous other aspect of their internal business! torrentfreak.com details some of the jems!
