• heavy@sh.itjust.works
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      7 hours ago

      That’s not really how it works. Instead it’s more, the browser gets to ask the kernel to use your GPU and download assets. Your browser is a VM and the kernel is a hypervisor to it, if that makes sense.

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        Yeah that helps, thanks. I guess I was taking the opportunity to commentate on browsers becoming sort of a bloated mess in general. But it might not be relevant this time. I appreciate the insight.