>>/7328/
> However, as my computer is an utter potato when it comes to its performance, any browser tends to consume most of its power. Whenever I reach a certain number of pages loaded on Deviantart (we are talking about a lengthy tag that surpasses the 200 pages), my PC slows down hard, to the point that it freezes at some points. 
I wonder if Deviantart's new UI would work with a real lightweight browser like Netsurf?

http://www.netsurf-browser.org/  

This web browser doesn't have full Javascript support, or html5, but I am able to log in to ponybooru and view stuff (though not post).

> 181 images uploaded that have DA links on the source and I believe that checking out a sample of that amount of images could be more than enough for getting a decent number of pictures that either appear or disappear from the algorithm for each visit. So, I will focus only on the pictures which have been recently uploaded for these last couple of months.
Do that, sounds easier than full blown. 

> I have set up 3 columns for each visit for now but I have a dilemma if I should increase the number of attempts up to 5 or 6 for gathering more reliable data.
Don't overwork yourself, this is just a test run for a very niche subject...  unless this means more work down the line if you don't 

 >>/7329/
>  wasn´t liked by the artist but it got featured on EQD years later,right after Derpi´s upload. It also holds a pretty decent score on Derpi as well. 
I would honestly love to point it out  if it could be done stealthy 

PoLSeapony as well.