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aberforth123
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Comment #22126973
I could make this list better? https://webtest.app/worst.html
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Comment #22126943
Loading New York Times on Brave vs uBlock Origin vs Chrome on Webtest.app: https://webtest.app/?url=https://nytimes.com
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Comment #22102319
Or we stop promoting flights at all, cheap or expensive, just an idea to keep CO2 levels down.
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Comment #22033504
What a shitty website is searchenginejournal, full with spyware: https://webtest.app/?url=https://www.searchenginejournal.com...
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Comment #21756965
Pff, what can we do to break the ad industry? It sucks on so many levels.
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Comment #21716157
Yes, and use https://webtest.app to show the world we can speed up the web by blocking ads.
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Comment #21652149
Good idea. Where do we start this shaming? I don't have the resources.
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Comment #21652104
Cool, let's do this!
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Comment #21652096
That's because there is more room for thumbnails in the right column because there is no ad on top. Weird right :). We have to block more!
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Comment #21648995
A small part of the solution: Let's block ads! Proof: https://webtest.app/?url=https://www.wowhead.com
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Comment #21620292
Nice write-up. What is your opinion on the following: Ads make people buy stuff they don't need. So if we would stop with ads everywhere, we can save the planet.
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Comment #21620273
Ok, so how to we kill the ad industry? This is ridiculous.
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Comment #21620009
Great project! The energy footprint of the internet is huge and should be addressed. For example: https://webtest.app/?url=https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/
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Comment #21436322
Hackernews is a great example, or this one: https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/about.html
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Comment #21436303
It's also just one test, and not hundreds. I just reran it, the result is now the other way around.
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Comment #21436291
Yeah I agree, but I have no idea where to get or even measure any metrics.
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Comment #21435018
It's because there is more room in your browser for loading thumbnails..
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Comment #21434885
Brave browser tries this right?
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Comment #21434731
Nobody cares, everybody just wants to monetize, while not even knowing which of those requests result in revenue. Just load everything and see what happens!
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Comment #21434563
The goal is both!
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Comment #21069020
Regarding: "Also I never realized it was SO BAD without adblock". That's part of the problem. We techies have no idea what's happening without an ad blocker because we all use one.…
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Comment #21069006
I reran it: https://webtest.app/?url=https://www.lavozdegalicia.es
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Comment #21064836
The screenshots didn't even load because the my tiny server ran out of memory when testing Reddit.
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Comment #21064799
Check this service, it proofs you wrong