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1) extremely reproducible. Happens virtually 99.9% of the time (except for periods of time like the past several days, when it ceased happening at all, but has now resumed happening, since approximately 24 hours ago. The earlier posts in this thread document when it was happening, when it stopped, and when it resumed).
2) To make it occur, simply enable javascript in Safari and visit Head-fi forums. It's that simple. It ONLY seems to happen in Head-fi, not in other websites that use javascript. If I disable javascript, I can navigate Head-fi without Safari/OSX slowing down but of course there is some reduction in functionality. If I use Opera, it doesn't seem to slow down with javascript enabled, when visiting Head-fi, but Opera has some formatting issues when quoting people in replies, so it's a PITA to use (Opera 10.63, build 8450).
3) I expected Safari to load a Head-fi forum page, but instead it took several minutes to load the page, during which time the entire system (not just the browser) ground to a complete halt, with the hard-drive being furiously-accessed, as though some kind of 'swap-file' was struggling to keep up with demand.
4) additional information - nothing other than that it only seems to occur in Safari, and there is probably a major clue if you look at the timeline, in this thread, of when it began, when it stopped, and when it resumed. If it is a piece of malicious code on my machine, then I wonder why it only seems to pose a problem with Head-fi, and not other javascript-heavy websites. I have looked for a checker/removal tool for malicious code but my older version of OSX does not seem to be supported (I welcome a link to something which will work with OSX 10.4.11). I still suspect the issue lies with something specific in the javascript code of Head-fi, though.
5) URL - it happens with ANY page on Head-fi forums - take your pick.
6) Screenshot - this isn't relevant for this particular bug - the system just slows to a halt, there's nothing visual on the screen that's out of the ordinary.