Anecdotally, I sometimes notice my computer fan spinning ferociously... it's alm...

kijin · 2026-02-06T05:17:11 1770355031

Judging from GP's description of how extension IDs work in Firefox, I wouldn't be surprised if LinkedIn were trying to brute-force those UUIDs!

farhanhubble · 2026-02-06T05:47:57 1770356877

If the two are indeed "Linked", I see a case for users-first browsers to show system metrics right along the page.

veyh · 2026-02-06T13:56:54 1770386214

I've noticed similar issues with the web version of MS Teams.

You can actually see what tabs are hogging CPU by pressing SHIFT-ESC to open the task manager (about:processes) inside Firefox.

techpression · 2026-02-06T04:14:01 1770351241

Considering the app was a battery catastrophe I’m confident in the latter, even if your question could be read as rhetorical.

Bluecobra · 2026-02-06T14:00:21 1770386421

It’s probably some feature they sell to recruiters to grab your attention. :)

rob74 · 2026-02-06T09:41:57 1770370917

Maybe it's trying (and failing) to access your browser extensions? In a loop?