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by ben0x539 2440 days ago
> so analyzing a cold load is a bit misleading to say the least. Moreover, as other commentators have mentioned, they optimized more for the subsequent images than the initial pageloads (they'd prefetch the next N images).

I've been opening imgur links on my phone and watched it do nothing for like ten seconds, and I just assumed it was intentionally slow/broken so I'd install the app or something. I'm flabbergasted that it's actually the outcome of a deliberate optimization.