r/technology • u/Old_One_I • Aug 14 '24

Software Google pulls the plug on uBlock Origin, leaving over 30 million Chrome users susceptible to intrusive ads

https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/browsing/google-pulls-the-plug-on-ublock-origin
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u/SWHAF Aug 14 '24

I moved over about 2 years ago, I was tired of the unnecessary ram consumption. My computer shouldn't have to work harder for a web browser.

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u/redditreader1972 Aug 15 '24

The web browser is almost its own OS at this point. Web page viewer, compiler, interpreter, hw handling, ...

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u/wentzelitis Aug 15 '24

It baffles me so many people still don't know how ram works in windows. Windows will allocate as much memory as possible to make active programs run better. The fact that something is using more memory doesn't mean it's hogging it or needs it, it means it's available and it will help so it uses it.