The problem appears to be the flash adverts on the page. The CPU load increases and hence gets hot. Some solution would be to use a firefox add-on like Flashblock. That way you can choose not use view the adverts and your CPU can idle happily.
** Changed in: flashplugin-nonfree (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: None => flashplugin-nonfree Status: New => Confirmed -- Ubuntu 8.04 -- Firefox 3.0 -- CPU temperatur too high https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/241165 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs