Made mah day.

[braix]

I use Chrome and I don't see anything wrong with it.

[Maelstrom]

Chrome's a memory hog. But most other browsers are too, so there's not too much you can complain about there.

[BlackDragonSlayer]

What makes it worse than any other browser around?

That's quite the loaded question you have there, sir!

[FierceDeity]

Chrome's a memory hog. But most other browsers are too, so there's not too much you can complain about there.

It's like you guys don't even fully read through the multiple-page articles I link on a frequent basis

nine tab test
Chrome: 775MB (14 processes)
IE: 714 MB (7 processes)
Firefox: 510MB (1 process)
Safari: 115 MB (1 process)

Again, I use chrome, but saying that "most other browsers also use a lot memory" still doesn't change the fact that chrome uses the most.

[KefkaticFanatic]

http://lifehacker.com/why-chrome-uses-so-much-freaking-ram-1702537477

Edjumacate yoself

Also Safari is a shite browser so I don't think it's really fair to put it (or IE) in an actual comparison.

[FierceDeity]

Neat.

Though I don't actually have a problem with the memory usage, hence why I still use it without alterations lol

And I mean, it becomes more fair when the comparison also includes some of those other things that make Safari as shitty as it is (though it did kinda underplay/simplify them to "it's just kinda slower"). But it also kinda makes sense that Safari is the default for Macs considering their depressingly low RAM/price ratio

[DrP]

I use Chrome on one of those new Macbooks with a very basic processor and it doesnt start to do funky things until after I have 9 tabs open and stuff.
I rarely have more than 5 open at any given time.

Also. Big news.
I have an interview with the Japan firm in my firm's global network (note, we are not one firm for legal purposes). If I get the job, it means I permanently move to Tokyo!
I'm still completely on the fence because it means I have to quit my current firm and start working in an entirely different expertise area (something I know very little about), but JAPAN.
And I may have a slight hard time adjusting to the culture because I am a loud, noisy American and Japanese naturally are dismissive of gaijin (i.e. I will have a very hard time finding an apartment)
BUT
I would love to live in Japan and travel away for some weekends to places in Asia where I can get cheap flights (Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei, Seoul, etc...)

So Many Pros and Cons!

[Nebbles]

This sounds like one hell of an opportunity, though.

[DrP]

Yeah. And now would be the best time to go!! I have nothing tying me down, so it's the perfect time.

I still have quite a few questions for the recruiter, but if all goes well... Sayonara California!

[Nebbles]

You should go! It's the perfect time as you said, plus dude, all that delicious food and sake you're gonna get? Hell yeah.

[mikey]

I can't really tell you guys what the problem is but I welcome you to try and do a simple internet search in less than a minute without the screen going all wonky

I couldn't even use NSM in chrome

and FYI I use comodo IceDragon, NOT internet explorer

[FierceDeity]

I can't really tell you guys what the problem is but I welcome you to try and do a simple internet search in less than a minute without the screen going all wonky

challenge accepted
*0.5 seconds later*
challenge completed

I couldn't even use NSM in chrome

I see two possibilities here:

1. You are trying to access the internet on something with the processing power of a TI-82.
2. Your computer is literally haunted.

[DrP]

You should go! It's the perfect time as you said, plus dude, all that delicious food and sake you're gonna get? Hell yeah.

I know.

But aside from personal reasons, I also need to take into account professional reasons.

If I ever want to come back to the US, what I will be doing in Japan won't help me advance in what I am doing now. So its either doing expat and individual tax or focus on corporate tax (which is much easier when you don't have to do with FinCEN and FACTA and all that crap)

[mikey]

2. Your computer is literally haunted.

+1

[FierceDeity]

Oh also shit DrP that's awesome. As someone who potentially wants to work in Japan myself, I've definitely thought of what a difficult decision that would be (even if the possibility isn't as near-to-present for me).