title: Lightweight JQuery ajax request for seamless page refresh
body: <p>I have a web application that sends a get request to a local server every 5 seconds (once the user is inactive) to reload the data on the current page.</p>
  
  <p>I'm using the JQuery load() method in a very simple way like this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>$('#outer').load('index.php #inner');
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Firebug is telling me each request is completing in ~ 14-50ms so I don't think the requests are stacking. </p>
  
  <p>My problem is after about 20-30 requests the pulled data gets a bit 'choppy' such that it disappears then reappears a few milliseconds later.</p>
  
  <p>This 'choppiness' also cycles in and out every few minutes or so.</p>
  
  <p>Since I am using the load method purely to page refresh in a seemless manner, are there any optins I can use to reduce the stress on the browser? Could I optimize the $.ajax() method in some way?</p>