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On 16/04/2021 14:41, WaltS48 wrote:
> On 4/16/21 9:36 AM, Rich wrote:
>> Wilf <wilf@postingx.uk> wrote:
>>> On 15/04/2021 23:50, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
>>>> I use NoScript to control what javascript I allow, like the rest of
>>>> you.  When I get a runaway script, it takes a while to get notified,
>>>> sometimes minutes.  Sometimes the script is due to another
>>>> extension.
>>>>
>>>> I've got about:restartrequired bookmarked on the toolbar but that
>>>> won't immediately stop the script and restart until there's some
>>>> sort of break in the script.
>>>>
>>>> Short of rebooting the computer, what do you guys do to figure out
>>>> what script has run away and to stop it immediately?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Could someone please explain why I would want to disable javascript?
>>
>> Why would you want to allow others to automaticallly run arbitrary,
>> turing complete, programs inside *your* browser?
>>
>> Couple that with the fact that 90+% of those arbitrary, turing
>> complete, programs are present on the pages for the sole purpose of
>> shoving advertising in your face, and you'll understand why many of us
>> refuse to let JS run on most sites.
>>
> 
> What advertising?
> 
> What is a turing complete, program?
> 
> I have uBlock Origin and Privacy Badger installed and don't see any.
> 
> I'm 99.9% sure I have JavaScript enabled on all sites I visit.
> 

THanks for clarifying.  I didn't understand the Turing thing either.  I 
have uBlock Origin and also Kaspersky Protection and feel reasonably 
confident.  But of course, no-one can ever be 100% sure.

-- 
Wilf

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