Ask HN: Does Clicking on 'Dead' Comments Freeze your Browser Too?

4 pointsaragonite5 comments

I've been experiencing an issue where clicking on 'dead' comments on HackerNews causes my browser to freeze for about 5-10 seconds, and my CPU fan turns noticeably louder during this time. This happens consistently and I've tested it across multiple browsers with the same result.

For example (assuming it's not a problem peculiar to my machine) you should be able to see this behavior for yourself by going to this link:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40222213

and trying to expand the comment by "Brian_K_White" by clicking the ”[17 more]” link.

Is anyone else experiencing this issue, or is it just on my end?

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