Yes I am as bad as you are with tabs, possibly worse cause I have hit 800s once in a while.
Just like you said, for me tabs are my "volatile" bookmarks and a TODO list. The upside is that it automatically records the history of the browsing session a call/cc if you will. It is also in my face, reminding me about it. It has a tiny cost associated with keeping it open forcing me to not procrastinate on it for ever. Many a open tab graduate into being genuine bookmarks.
I have tried FF4 and without add-ons it does not do everything that I do with 3.6 with add-ons. The critical part is unloading the content of the tabs when it has not been viewed in a while. The other feature I like is the ability to search through the content of the tabs.
With the add-on set that I have, I leave my FF open for months on a 512Mb box with no issues. So I assume all the leaks have been iron out of 3.6 by now or the memory fox add-on does a good job of garbage collection.
Just like you said, for me tabs are my "volatile" bookmarks and a TODO list. The upside is that it automatically records the history of the browsing session a call/cc if you will. It is also in my face, reminding me about it. It has a tiny cost associated with keeping it open forcing me to not procrastinate on it for ever. Many a open tab graduate into being genuine bookmarks.
I have tried FF4 and without add-ons it does not do everything that I do with 3.6 with add-ons. The critical part is unloading the content of the tabs when it has not been viewed in a while. The other feature I like is the ability to search through the content of the tabs.
With the add-on set that I have, I leave my FF open for months on a 512Mb box with no issues. So I assume all the leaks have been iron out of 3.6 by now or the memory fox add-on does a good job of garbage collection.