Ask HN: Why is the Khanacademy website so power-hungry?
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I recognize this effect with a lot of websites, namely google maps, most fancy/designed web 2.0 startup websites (those that like to display a lot layers using CSS that change their position when scrolling... don't know how this is called)
My guess would be inappropriate or too much JavaScript or other stuff that blocks execution of JavaScript, maybe some kind of plugin that is beeing initialized.
My guess would be inappropriate or too much JavaScript or other stuff that blocks execution of JavaScript, maybe some kind of plugin that is beeing initialized.
I think you might be using flash to play the videos. I've used the site on a 5yr old macbook with Chrome and haven't noticed issues.
I don't have Flash installed so it can't be that. Hm, maybe a browser issue.
If you have chrome can you open up its task manager and print screen it?
What are they doing in there that causes it to consume so much computing power? I feel bad for anyone who uses the site and isn't fortunate enough to have a powerful computer like I do, because if it's annoying to me it must ruin the experience for them.