Ask HN: What recent UX changes make no sense to you?

Re:Ask HN: What recent UX changes make no sense to you? by onetokeoverthe on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @04:55PM (#46787528)

thnx for the report.

Still don't understand why most web pages (including with forms!) are not static like here on HN. But instead, reload every time one tabs back to it.

The energy and time wasted...

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Re:Ask HN: What recent UX changes make no sense to you? by jml7c5 on Tuesday January 27, 2026 @09:28PM (#46790276)

Are you sure your browser isn't unloading tabs to save memory? I think Chrome enabled automatic unloading a while ago, and it's been standard on mobile browsers for ages.

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Re:Ask HN: What recent UX changes make no sense to you? by dlcarrier on Wednesday January 28, 2026 @12:08AM (#46791307)

Hacker News uses very little memory. The other tabs are likely being closed at a higher priority, once your RAAM is used up.

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