Gunpowder Chronicle posted on August 16, 2007 7:25 PM | Rating:
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Runaround Sue is now claiming that someone is trying to hack his site, and they are tracking down the IP addresses as they speak. Hmm... so did they issue subpoenas for that information yet?
The reality is that his site is slow because he is a complete and utter moron who does not know how to scale and optimize images -- or use tools like Picasa or Flickr -- to do it for him.
I ran a profiler against his page (using Firebug, a plug-in for Firefox) to see what elements were being downloaded when he page was being accessed.
His complete page weight is a staggering and stupid 1.4 MB! That means every time someone with a web browser downloads his page, they have to download a total of 1.4 mbs of images, text, etc. That is outrageous. That strains his providers bandwidth, and yours too. At peak times, it is even worse.
So, Runaround Sue, you can claim that your problem is hackers all you want. But the technologically intelligent among us are fully aware that you are a walking colostomy bag. The problem is really that you are an idiot. Learn how to optimize your crappy photography, and your page will perform much better.
And stop with the scare tactics.