Comments on: how long does it take to load? http://kikuyumoja.com/2007/07/23/how-long-does-it-take-to-load/ Mon, 14 May 2012 09:37:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: E-Nyce http://kikuyumoja.com/2007/07/23/how-long-does-it-take-to-load/comment-page-1/#comment-14423 E-Nyce Thu, 26 Jul 2007 23:44:15 +0000 http://kikuyumoja.com/2007/07/23/how-long-does-it-take-to-load/#comment-14423 Danke. I think his statement became viral for future cons, as I'm sure my event happened last year, and not in 2005 as I thought. I found one 'viral' reference --<a HREF="http://www.fotothing.com/uwp/photo/d79e249479a4f49f89910c45bcbb62c6/" rel="nofollow">here</A>. Danke. I think his statement became viral for future cons, as I’m sure my event happened last year, and not in 2005 as I thought. I found one ‘viral’ reference –here.

]]> By: kikuyumoja http://kikuyumoja.com/2007/07/23/how-long-does-it-take-to-load/comment-page-1/#comment-14422 kikuyumoja Thu, 26 Jul 2007 23:14:02 +0000 http://kikuyumoja.com/2007/07/23/how-long-does-it-take-to-load/#comment-14422 <p>Yeah, you're right. It must have been the <a href="http://events.ccc.de/congress/2005/" rel="nofollow"> 22nd Chaos Communication Congress</a> then and Tim Pritlove who said that "we're having a better connection to the net than Africa".</p> Yeah, you’re right. It must have been the 22nd Chaos Communication Congress then and Tim Pritlove who said that “we’re having a better connection to the net than Africa”.

]]> By: E-Nyce http://kikuyumoja.com/2007/07/23/how-long-does-it-take-to-load/comment-page-1/#comment-14421 E-Nyce Thu, 26 Jul 2007 22:34:58 +0000 http://kikuyumoja.com/2007/07/23/how-long-does-it-take-to-load/#comment-14421 Can't have been: the Camp last was held in 2003, and the event I described happened either Q1-2007, last year, or no later than 2005. I'll get back to ya when I find out more. Can’t have been: the Camp last was held in 2003, and the event I described happened either Q1-2007, last year, or no later than 2005. I’ll get back to ya when I find out more.

]]> By: kikuyumoja http://kikuyumoja.com/2007/07/23/how-long-does-it-take-to-load/comment-page-1/#comment-14419 kikuyumoja Thu, 26 Jul 2007 21:58:39 +0000 http://kikuyumoja.com/2007/07/23/how-long-does-it-take-to-load/#comment-14419 That was the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_Communication_Camp" rel="nofollow">Chaos Communication Camp</a>, organised by the (German) Chaos Computer Club, if I remember it well. That was the Chaos Communication Camp, organised by the (German) Chaos Computer Club, if I remember it well.

]]> By: E-Nyce http://kikuyumoja.com/2007/07/23/how-long-does-it-take-to-load/comment-page-1/#comment-14418 E-Nyce Thu, 26 Jul 2007 21:08:05 +0000 http://kikuyumoja.com/2007/07/23/how-long-does-it-take-to-load/#comment-14418 Speaking of slow Internet access, or lack thereof, I've been searching for this info: last year (or 2005?) there was a hackers' conference in Europe where it was noted that they had more bandwidth available in that one building than in all of Africa. When this factoid was presented to one of the conf. organizer, he was visibly very embarassed by it. Anyone know which conference this was? Speaking of slow Internet access, or lack thereof, I’ve been searching for this info: last year (or 2005?) there was a hackers’ conference in Europe where it was noted that they had more bandwidth available in that one building than in all of Africa. When this factoid was presented to one of the conf. organizer, he was visibly very embarassed by it. Anyone know which conference this was?

]]> By: kikuyumoja http://kikuyumoja.com/2007/07/23/how-long-does-it-take-to-load/comment-page-1/#comment-14397 kikuyumoja Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:19:26 +0000 http://kikuyumoja.com/2007/07/23/how-long-does-it-take-to-load/#comment-14397 Rateng, thx, isn't this the article Hash mentioned the other day? As for speeding up the blog, now what I did so far was to cut out all javascript counters (google analytics, gmaps, etc.) from the header and pasting them into the footer section. This should speed up the site loading process, although i guess this also depends on the used browser. Also, I've made sure to relocate the banners and logos exclusively to kikuyumoja.com so that there's almost only one server request. Afrigator, for instance - i am using their invisible gif with zero width and height to add the counter functionality and the logo is loaded extra from my site (whereas it would normally serve to track traffic). And I didn't do this for David Kobia's mashada logo as I didn't know if he's using any script on his site to analyze that traffic (you hear me, bro? :-). Rateng, thx, isn’t this the article Hash mentioned the other day?

As for speeding up the blog, now what I did so far was to cut out all javascript counters (google analytics, gmaps, etc.) from the header and pasting them into the footer section. This should speed up the site loading process, although i guess this also depends on the used browser. Also, I’ve made sure to relocate the banners and logos exclusively to kikuyumoja.com so that there’s almost only one server request.
Afrigator, for instance – i am using their invisible gif with zero width and height to add the counter functionality and the logo is loaded extra from my site (whereas it would normally serve to track traffic). And I didn’t do this for David Kobia’s mashada logo as I didn’t know if he’s using any script on his site to analyze that traffic (you hear me, bro? :-).

]]> By: rateng http://kikuyumoja.com/2007/07/23/how-long-does-it-take-to-load/comment-page-1/#comment-14389 rateng Thu, 26 Jul 2007 01:17:52 +0000 http://kikuyumoja.com/2007/07/23/how-long-does-it-take-to-load/#comment-14389 i *hear* that virtually every website takes forever to load in KE. Take a look at this link on things that affect internet access in African countries: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/22/business/yourmoney/22rwanda.html i *hear* that virtually every website takes forever to load in KE. Take a look at this link on things that affect internet access in African countries: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/22/business/yourmoney/22rwanda.html

]]> By: aegeus http://kikuyumoja.com/2007/07/23/how-long-does-it-take-to-load/comment-page-1/#comment-14334 aegeus Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:18:39 +0000 http://kikuyumoja.com/2007/07/23/how-long-does-it-take-to-load/#comment-14334 It does take a while, but i thought that was because my connections suck! It does take a while, but i thought that was because my connections suck!

]]> By: Christoph http://kikuyumoja.com/2007/07/23/how-long-does-it-take-to-load/comment-page-1/#comment-14333 Christoph Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:22:56 +0000 http://kikuyumoja.com/2007/07/23/how-long-does-it-take-to-load/#comment-14333 Yeah, I figured. That's why I used Christoph with the 3rd try - which went through. Good to know. Yeah, I figured. That’s why I used Christoph with the 3rd try – which went through. Good to know.

]]> By: kikuyumoja http://kikuyumoja.com/2007/07/23/how-long-does-it-take-to-load/comment-page-1/#comment-14332 kikuyumoja Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:16:37 +0000 http://kikuyumoja.com/2007/07/23/how-long-does-it-take-to-load/#comment-14332 Hey guys, thx for the feedback!! Now I think the database powering this blog is already optimized, but I guess the delay happens due to javascripts that are running here and there. Damn it. Maybe I should move them to the footer section? 58/Chris: the spam classification is due to your use of "58". I am only using Akismet, so these guys over at WP apparently don't like you??? :-) Hey guys, thx for the feedback!!

Now I think the database powering this blog is already optimized, but I guess the delay happens due to javascripts that are running here and there. Damn it. Maybe I should move them to the footer section?

58/Chris: the spam classification is due to your use of “58″. I am only using Akismet, so these guys over at WP apparently don’t like you??? :-)

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