[webkit-dev] setTimeout as browser speed throttle

[Peter Kasting]

On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 3:23 AM, Rob Burns <robburns1 at mac.com> wrote:

> As another drastic anecdotal step, I've turned off javascript on
> Safari (my main browser) and turn to other browsers when I find a site
> that requires javascript. If I don't do that, I find my Macbook Air
> battery eaten away in under an hour just because I left pages open
> that use setTimeout inappropriately.


Safari doesn't have a lower setTimeout() cap than Firefox, so I don't think
this data point is meaningful.

PK
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