On Friday 10 February 2012 02:29, Chester A. Arthur conveyed the 

following to alt.os.linux.mint...

> On Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:05:41 -0600, Mysterious Traveler wrote:

> 

>> Mint 9

>> Newest kernel 2.6.32-38-generic

>> 

>> Every browser that runs Java script uses so much processing power it

>> makes the computer run like a one legged dog. Disabling Java script

>> makes web pages not load but I do get processing power back. This

>> just started after the last Kernel update. I hope they update again

>> soon.

>> 

>> Any suggestions?

> 

> Multi-core CPUs are now cheap. Seriously, I know that isn't what you

> wanted to hear, but it's the only real solution. No matter how fast

> your single-core box may be, it still has to context-switch to run a

> JVM. Once you go multi-core, you'll never go back.

Just for the record, the OP is talking of Javascript, not of Java.  In 

order to run Java you need a Java Virtual Machine.  In order to run 

Javascript you only need a browser that supports it.  Javascript is 

executed within the browser only.

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= Aragorn =

(registered GNU/Linux user #223157)