Sphks@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Weird News - Things that make you go 'hmmm'@real.lemmy.fanEnglish · 6 months agoFirefox user loses 7,470 opened tabs saved over two years after they can’t restore browsing sessionlockwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up173arrow-down16file-textcross-posted to: offbeat@lemmy.ca
arrow-up167arrow-down1external-linkFirefox user loses 7,470 opened tabs saved over two years after they can’t restore browsing sessionlockwww.tomshardware.comSphks@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Weird News - Things that make you go 'hmmm'@real.lemmy.fanEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square66fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: offbeat@lemmy.ca
minus-squarerdri@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down4·6 months agoIt’s not stupid if it works (also user is satisfied). But it’s just another bug that can wipe user data, so it better gets fixed.
minus-squareTreczoks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·6 months agoJust because it works it is not “not stupid”. I can accellerate my car to about 100km/h and drive it into a wall - yes, that works, but it would not exactly be smart. Having >100 tabs open in a browser is in the same category.
It’s not stupid if it works (also user is satisfied). But it’s just another bug that can wipe user data, so it better gets fixed.
Just because it works it is not “not stupid”. I can accellerate my car to about 100km/h and drive it into a wall - yes, that works, but it would not exactly be smart. Having >100 tabs open in a browser is in the same category.