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Re:Bitcoin has died 166 times, so far by matt-attack on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @04:25AM (#15291699)
But in either case the browser has to be running I’m assuming? Seems kinda flawed.
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Re:Bitcoin has died 166 times, so far by spoiler on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @04:41AM (#15291763)
JS service workers allow a JavaScript thread to run in the background while the browser chrome (the window) is closed. So, in theory, the browser doesn't need to be open. Also, notifications can be useful with an open browser too (or, multiple tabs with a tab in the background for example)
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Re:Bitcoin has died 166 times, so far by rowyourboat on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @12:32PM (#15295629)
That depends on the browser implementation. The protocol does not require the user to have the site open.
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