You should notice the site is a bit faster.  We're toying with a new implementation.  It may have unattended side effects so if you see something acting strange please report it here.

Before I get ahead of myself, the implementation is still in the works. You may notice some "server error" screens from time to time but if you give it a minute or two and try again it will go away. We won't let it keep the site down for more than a couple minutes at a time. But sometimes "trying" something temporarily takes the site down. Trial and error...

Now that the essay contest voting is over we've implemented the speeding up process again. You should note that most of the site is much faster. If there any any queertrons please post them here. Thanks!

And we took the speed enhancements off again. Need to tweak a few things before trying again.

We are attempting the compression on the site again. You will likely notice some strange side effects as we tweak it. Please post here or email us any issues you find to help the cause. The forums will not be affected. Thanks for the help.

Ok the speed should be faster now...

thanks the site runs great now...