why do i always end up having 30 super important open tabs that i can't close

teh b0lly!!1 · 10-31-2016, 11:32 AM

surely there is a cutting psychological observation to be made about this. forever endless open tabs until there comes an inevitable crash that resets it all back to nothing. repeat ad nauseam.

inability to let go?
illusion of control?
clenching the past, instead of embracing the future?
electra complex?

LaBelle · 10-31-2016, 11:53 AM

Worst part is trying to figure out which tab is the ad coming from?

redbreegull · 10-31-2016, 02:27 PM

I have over 100 tabs open right now. They aren't all loaded up because this causes firefox to crash intermittently. I always just click restore previous session so I can keep the tabs like bookmarks until I eventually look at them, which is never going to happen. It's almost all news articles and shit about science.

I developed this problem in 2013 and it has just gotten worse since then. Sometime in the last year firefox crashed for cereal and I was unable to recover my old tabs... but the oldest one I had open, I wanted to read it so bad, I looked it up and now it is once again the first out of 100+ tabs. It's from September '13.

redbreegull · 10-31-2016, 02:28 PM

it's an article about camgirls if you wanted to know

ohnoitsbonnie · 10-31-2016, 03:16 PM

Why is it when I wake up I feel overwhelmed by tasks and accomplishments I must do and make and I can't bring myself to start and end up doing nothing

reprise85 · 10-31-2016, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by teh b0lly!!1

surely there is a cutting psychological observation to be made about this. forever endless open tabs until there comes an inevitable crash that resets it all back to nothing. repeat ad nauseam.

inability to let go?
illusion of control?
clenching the past, instead of embracing the future?
electra complex?

i do the same thing but it's gotten a bit better recently. i dont have enough time to go down wikipedia or tvtropes rabbit holes so i generally don't get started. but yeah, like you and unlike redbreegul, when they are gone after a crash i usually don't try to re-open them

reprise85 · 10-31-2016, 08:24 PM

i have 21 tabs open right now but half of them are netphoria and gmail. the others are a wikipedia page on a shark tank thing i watched last night, the AAA website, a couple of misc google searches, some election articles and this reddit thread https://www.reddit.com/r/WTF/comment...ound_with_131/

teh b0lly!!1 · 10-31-2016, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LaBelle

Worst part is trying to figure out which tab is the ad coming from?

what browser are you using?

i know that with (at least, my version of) chrome, there is a small black speaker symbol next to tab names that are playing sound.

yo soy el mejor · 10-31-2016, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by teh b0lly!!1

surely there is a cutting psychological observation to be made about this. forever endless open tabs until there comes an inevitable crash that resets it all back to nothing. repeat ad nauseam.

inability to let go?
illusion of control?
clenching the past, instead of embracing the future?
electra complex?

it's fascinating, really!

LaBelle · 11-01-2016, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by teh b0lly!!1

what browser are you using?

i know that with (at least, my version of) chrome, there is a small black speaker symbol next to tab names that are playing sound.

Chrome. it does show. But I get so annoyed about the thing yelling at me that I just go furiously closing tab after tab. It's a dumb reaction, I know.

myosis · 11-01-2016, 11:42 AM

that's reason enough to stop piling on tabs

Elphenor · 11-01-2016, 06:52 PM

Having more than 3 tabs open is too much

redbreegull · 11-01-2016, 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elphenor

Having more than 3 tabs open is too much

there are no rules

Elphenor · 11-01-2016, 06:58 PM

There should be some rules

Disco King · 11-01-2016, 07:06 PM

42 tabs in Chrome
11 tabs in Firefox
38 tabs in mobile Chrome

Kill me

Elphenor · 11-01-2016, 07:09 PM

The internet is becoming like TV there's never anything good on I'm just flipping through the channels

dreams of glass · 11-01-2016, 07:15 PM

I don't have the open tab problem, but I do tend to collect a lot of bullshit on my Desktop. Every few months I might go and delete a bunch of things, but I feel very reluctant doing so.

10-31-2016, 11:32 AM	#1
teh b0lly!!1 Braindead Location: PROWLING THE BADLANDS Posts: 17,399	why do i always end up having 30 super important open tabs that i can't close surely there is a cutting psychological observation to be made about this. forever endless open tabs until there comes an inevitable crash that resets it all back to nothing. repeat ad nauseam. inability to let go? illusion of control? clenching the past, instead of embracing the future? electra complex?

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LaBelle Socialphobic Location: Away Posts: 11,398	Worst part is trying to figure out which tab is the ad coming from?

10-31-2016, 02:27 PM	#3
redbreegull Just Hook it to My Veins! Location: N3t4Euh Haus Posts: 32,752	I have over 100 tabs open right now. They aren't all loaded up because this causes firefox to crash intermittently. I always just click restore previous session so I can keep the tabs like bookmarks until I eventually look at them, which is never going to happen. It's almost all news articles and shit about science. I developed this problem in 2013 and it has just gotten worse since then. Sometime in the last year firefox crashed for cereal and I was unable to recover my old tabs... but the oldest one I had open, I wanted to read it so bad, I looked it up and now it is once again the first out of 100+ tabs. It's from September '13.

10-31-2016, 02:28 PM	#4
redbreegull Just Hook it to My Veins! Location: N3t4Euh Haus Posts: 32,752	it's an article about camgirls if you wanted to know

10-31-2016, 03:16 PM	#5
ohnoitsbonnie Banned Location: somerville, nj Posts: 23,382	Why is it when I wake up I feel overwhelmed by tasks and accomplishments I must do and make and I can't bring myself to start and end up doing nothing

10-31-2016, 08:24 PM	#7
reprise85 BOTTLEG ILLEGAL Location: I'm faced with so many changes that I just might change my face Posts: 32,800	i have 21 tabs open right now but half of them are netphoria and gmail. the others are a wikipedia page on a shark tank thing i watched last night, the AAA website, a couple of misc google searches, some election articles and this reddit thread https://www.reddit.com/r/WTF/comment...ound_with_131/

11-01-2016, 11:42 AM	#11
myosis Minion of Satan Location: the institute Posts: 6,421	that's reason enough to stop piling on tabs

11-01-2016, 06:52 PM	#12
Elphenor Braindead Location: TX Posts: 16,289	Having more than 3 tabs open is too much

11-01-2016, 06:58 PM	#14
Elphenor Braindead Location: TX Posts: 16,289	There should be some rules

11-01-2016, 07:06 PM	#15
Disco King Minion of Satan Location: Banned Posts: 8,874	42 tabs in Chrome 11 tabs in Firefox 38 tabs in mobile Chrome Kill me

11-01-2016, 07:09 PM	#16
Elphenor Braindead Location: TX Posts: 16,289	The internet is becoming like TV there's never anything good on I'm just flipping through the channels

11-01-2016, 07:15 PM	#17
dreams of glass Apocalyptic Poster Location: The Bay Area, CA Posts: 2,226	I don't have the open tab problem, but I do tend to collect a lot of bullshit on my Desktop. Every few months I might go and delete a bunch of things, but I feel very reluctant doing so.