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