blumf@hotspammail.com wrote :

> Occasionally get an issue where a certain web site crashes FF repeatedly
> and suddenly starts working a while later, presumably some ad on the
> site that upsets things.

I can recommend an Firefox extension named Flashblock.

By default all flash is blocked and replaced by an icon, if you click
here the flash is played, and if you rightclick you can whitelist the
sites you use the most so you don't have to start the flash here.
--
Thomas O.

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