Saving the Planet, One Unoptimized Website at a Timecalendar.perfplanet.com1 points·by aberforth123·hace 7 años·0 comments
Show HN: A website speed test tool to compare uBlock Origin with plain Chromewebtest.app192 points·by aberforth123·hace 7 años·57 comments
aberforth123·hace 6 años·discussLoading New York Times on Brave vs uBlock Origin vs Chrome on Webtest.app: https://webtest.app/?url=https://nytimes.com
aberforth123·hace 6 años·discussOr we stop promoting flights at all, cheap or expensive, just an idea to keep CO2 levels down.
aberforth123·hace 7 años·discussWhat a shitty website is searchenginejournal, full with spyware: https://webtest.app/?url=https://www.searchenginejournal.com...
aberforth123·hace 7 años·discussPff, what can we do to break the ad industry? It sucks on so many levels.
aberforth123·hace 7 años·discussYes, and use https://webtest.app to show the world we can speed up the web by blocking ads.
aberforth123·hace 7 años·discussGood idea. Where do we start this shaming? I don't have the resources.
aberforth123·hace 7 años·discussThat'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!
aberforth123·hace 7 años·discussA small part of the solution: Let's block ads! Proof: https://webtest.app/?url=https://www.wowhead.com
aberforth123·hace 7 años·discussNice 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.
aberforth123·hace 7 años·discussGreat project! The energy footprint of the internet is huge and should be addressed.For example: https://webtest.app/?url=https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/
aberforth123·hace 7 años·discussHackernews is a great example, or this one: https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/about.html
aberforth123·hace 7 años·discussIt's also just one test, and not hundreds. I just reran it, the result is now the other way around.
aberforth123·hace 7 años·discussYeah I agree, but I have no idea where to get or even measure any metrics.
aberforth123·hace 7 años·discussIt's because there is more room in your browser for loading thumbnails..
aberforth123·hace 7 años·discussNobody cares, everybody just wants to monetize, while not even knowing which of those requests result in revenue. Just load everything and see what happens!