links for 2006-11-02

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  1. Posted November 3, 2006 at 15:21 | Permalink

    Hey, I read that article about optimizing page load times. It prompted a renewed interest in something I’d never found a good solution to - analyzing page load times as seen by modem users. You wouldn’t believe the hacks I’ve tried in the past. Well, here’s one that works well: It’s a java webstart based proxy server (it runs locally) that throttles your connection to whatever speed you like. It munges the URLs too, so you don’t benefit from having a local cache of the site’s static content. http://www.dallaway.com/sloppy/ Sloppy - the slow proxy.

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  1. By Planet GNOME on November 3, 2006 at 03:00

    November 02, 2006 10:21 PM

  2. By Armadillo Reticence on November 7, 2006 at 13:46

    , because the absence of the dingoes allows introduced predators upon- and/or competitors to- the prey animals to thrive.Various useful things that one can do server-side to improve page load times. (via eighty-eight miles per hour)A perspective on the changing characteristics of a company through its “lifetime”. Slightly dated article about the limitations of Java generics. (thanks to Jon for the link) The North Atlantic conveyor shut-down scenario (and consequent severe