Thread: Browser

I actually have the statistics on page loads for the various browsers that people use (the real data that google measures on the actual usage).


The problem isn't the data (well actually I need to set up one more thing that probably isn't captured currently), but rather that over the last two months there's a big underlying factor which may be masking the real problems.
I already have some idea how much google's ad server slows down things, I also have some idea of the specifics in their implementation that are responsible for it, and even have some ideas how to improve some of it.
There are many things that could be done from working around some of google's poor design, to running our own ad server, to switching hosting, to embedding the ads in the page (then to block them you'd have to reprogram your browser specifically for it, not just download a popular extension). I could do any or all of those, but as some of them require significant investment on my part or would have significant consequences, I prefer to first understand the actual issues, and then figure out what would be the most appropriate way to address them.

Originally Posted by Jimbo

Then of course sometimes the SRP server is actually slow due to technical operations like Gugi spilling his vodka and orange on the RAID array

Hey get your facts straight instead of being insulting - it's ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-champagne and ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-chambord!!!
Hmm, I swear there was another ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch- thing in there too, but after so many who cares....