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I've noticed if I have this website open my computer's fan starts running more. I looked at Task Manager and opening Poal in a Firefox tab makes the CPU usage jump from 3-4% to 18-23%, and my GPU jumps up from 0-1% to 18-21%. This is just from opening the front page, not loading vidoes or doing anything else. For context, I'm using a decent laptop from 2019 with a dedicated graphics card, 16GB RAM, 4-core i7 CPU, etc. What the hell kind of scripts are running on Poal that it's using so much computing power? Is this happening to anyone else's computer?

EDIT: I tried turning the snow off, and that made some difference but it's still using too much power. CPU goes up by about 14% and GPU goes up by about 7% from opening this website and it doesn't drop until I close the tab. What is the GPU working on with an unchanging webpage?

EDIT 2: I tried this with another browser (Chrome). Same thing happens-- the CPU and GPU jump up and don't drop for as long as the tab is open.

I've noticed if I have this website open my computer's fan starts running more. I looked at Task Manager and opening Poal in a Firefox tab makes the CPU usage jump from 3-4% to 18-23%, and my GPU jumps up from 0-1% to 18-21%. This is just from opening the front page, not loading vidoes or doing anything else. For context, I'm using a decent laptop from 2019 with a dedicated graphics card, 16GB RAM, 4-core i7 CPU, etc. What the hell kind of scripts are running on Poal that it's using so much computing power? Is this happening to anyone else's computer? EDIT: I tried turning the snow off, and that made some difference but it's still using too much power. CPU goes up by about 14% and GPU goes up by about 7% from opening this website and it doesn't drop until I close the tab. What is the GPU working on with an unchanging webpage? EDIT 2: I tried this with another browser (Chrome). Same thing happens-- the CPU and GPU jump up and don't drop for as long as the tab is open.

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[–] • 6 pts

Because it is watching you, and monitoring all your activity

[–] [deleted] • 4 pts

I thought that was you watching us, though. Does peering through vents require scripts?

[–] • 2 pts

You know people can watch you through a computer, while another, unrelated person, could be watching you through your vents?

[–] • 2 pts

I have a voyeur fetish where I get off using a computer to watch someone watching someone else through a vent.

[–] • 1 pt

This is the correct response. And "it" is Mossad.

[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

yeah but that never takes up as much resources

[–] • 1 pt

And running Bitcoin mining scripts in the background. Thanks for the free shekels, goy!