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		craigyk on Jan 6, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Meltdown and Spectre Linux kernel status It also consumes lots of CPU to scan memory this way, so just be on the lookout for webpages consuming lots of unexpected CPU.

nxc18 on Jan 6, 2018 | [–]

In the age of fancy JavaScript webapps, this seems laughable. 2 or 3 tabs in Chrome is enough to turn my laptop into a space heater.

khedoros1 on Jan 6, 2018 | [–]

That describes most websites. I guess noscript might help, but it's a pain to manage the whitelist for that.

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