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OT, but wow, that site is sure using CPU. I'm seeing my CPU usage go to a consistent 70-99% just sitting on that page (Mac Pro with one quad core Xeon). It looks like it is their Javascript, as it drops to nearly nothing when I disable Javascript and refresh. (I've got Flash disabled, so it isn't their Flash ads). Anyone else have the Javascript go crazy there?

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Using Win7+Firefox 4 on a core i7 930: 1% cpu usage without ads, 5% with ads. Think it's just you / your software.

What browser are you using? That's a critical piece of information.

Safari

The site uses a lot of CPU when loading, then settles down for me. Safari's CPU usage spikes up to 30% or so with Flash enabled, but I notice when I have Flash disabled, it spikes up to 105%. That's pretty backwards, hmm? But no, I see no sustained CPU usage with Safari on my Mac.

I did some profiling, and it looks like it is some Javascript that is trying to check to see if one of the Flash ads has loaded. It's being called thousands of times in a few seconds.

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