Selfishly, I like the feature as is because it reminds me I just spent a lot of time on the front page--which could be good or bad depending on the situation.
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=190537
Yep, I suggested that a few years ago.
this problem is happening all the time for me now.
Why does it happen?
I'm having it happen to me more and more often recently. There are situations.also, where it can be a huge hassle. I was reading over GPRS a couple of weeks ago and could barely get beyond the first page without hitting the error.