schizoidman@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 months agoModern web bloat means some pages load 21MB of data - entry-level phones can't run some simple web pages, and some sites are harder to render than PUBGwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkModern web bloat means some pages load 21MB of data - entry-level phones can't run some simple web pages, and some sites are harder to render than PUBGwww.tomshardware.comschizoidman@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square3fedilink
minus-squareturkishdelight@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoBrowsing the internet without uBlockbOrigin is bad for your health.
minus-squareherrvogel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoAd blockers don’t protect you against dumbass frontend devs who serve 5mb png files to be stuffed into 600x400 boxes.
minus-squareTheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-27 months agoYou can set a limit in uBO settings to prevent loading of files/elements above x KB in size. You will just see a red dotted blank space for elements comically large, and they will load if you click them, if needed. Edit: here is what you need to change
Browsing the internet without uBlockbOrigin is bad for your health.
Ad blockers don’t protect you against dumbass frontend devs who serve 5mb png files to be stuffed into 600x400 boxes.
You can set a limit in uBO settings to prevent loading of files/elements above x KB in size. You will just see a red dotted blank space for elements comically large, and they will load if you click them, if needed.
Edit: here is what you need to change