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Show HN: WebGL Sprites Benchmark 11 years ago

On my Mint Desktop:

    Firefox 40.0: 1000 Bunnies at 12 FPS
    Firefox 40.0: 10000 Bunnies at 12 FPS
    Firefox 40.0: 20000 Bunnies at 12 FPS
    Firefox 40.0: 30000 Bunnies at 12 FPS
    
    Chrome 44.0: 1000 Bunnies at 60 FPS
    Chrome 44.0: 10000 Bunnies at 60 FPS
    Chrome 44.0: 30000 Bunnies at 30 FPS
Why this extreme difference between Chrome and Firefox?

about:config in Firefox says "GPU Accelerated Windows: 0/3" so I guess it is somehow not using the GPU. Although then Im surprised it can render 30k bunnies at 12 FPS. On the other hand, it says "WebGL Renderer: NVIDIA Corporation -- GeForce GT 630/PCIe/SSE2". So I guess it's using the GPU. Also I would expect this WebGL demo to not even run without FF using the GPU. Strange. Any ideas?

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Is our usability test library useful/fun/interesting? 11 years ago
    it is not a service intended for repeat use
Yet you say on your site "Peek is always free, and you can run 3 Peek tests every month.".

That is exactly what I mean with "leaves a bad taste in my mouth". Advertising a service with false promises. I am happy to pay for webservices, but not if I have been tricked into using them in the first place.

You should be straight about it right on the frontpage. Like "First test is free, additional tests are $X".

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Is our usability test library useful/fun/interesting? 11 years ago

Usertesting once had a useful service called "peek". Simple website testing without much fuss. Their other services are too complex for my needs. Lately I tried to use peek again and they said a test would arrive soon. It never did. i mailed the support and they replied with a note like "yeah, we don't offer that service anymore". The signup page for peek is still open though. That left a bad taste in my mouth.

Funny, the link they posted here goes exactly to the peek service. When you put in a url, you get a text "it wont be long". Well, last time it took forever. A better user experience would be "you are nr ... in the queue. bookmark this link to check your position later".

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