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Submission + - Average web page is now almost 1MB (extremetech.com)

MrSeb writes: "According to new research from HTTP Archive, which regularly scans the internet’s most popular destinations, the average size of a single web page is now 965 kilobytes (KB), up more than 30% from last year’s average of 702KB. This rapid growth is fairly normal for the internet — the average web page was 14KB in 1995, 93KB by 2003, and 300KB in 2008 — but by burrowing a little deeper into HTTP Archive’s recent data, we can discern some interesting trends. Between 2010 and 2011, the average amount of Flash content downloaded stayed exactly the same — 90KB — but JavaScript experienced massive growth from 113KB to 172KB. The amount of HTML, CSS, and images on websites also showed a significant increase year over year. There is absolutely no doubt that these trends are attributable to the death throes of Flash and emergence of HTML5 and its open web cohorts."

Submission + - Why The NTSB Is Wrong About Cellphones (popularmechanics.com)

YIAAL writes: After a multi-car pileup involving two school buses, the NTSB is urging states to ban all cellphones and personal electronic devices in cars, even hands-free phones. But on looking at the NTSB report, it appears that the big problem was a school bus driver who was following too closely, and another school bus driver who wasn't watching the road. Why is the NTSB targeting gadgets instead of bad drivers?
HP

Submission + - HP moves to slash dot logotype (designweek.co.uk)

rasmuswikman writes: "Moving Brands has overhauled the HP brand and drawn a new identity positioning the computing giant as a company founded on the belief that technology improves peoples lives."

The new logotype looks a lot like a slash dot slash dot.

Submission + - The Rise of Developeronomics (forbes.com)

rasmuswikman writes: "The one absolutely solid place to store your capital today — if you know how to do it — is in software developers' wallets. If the world survives looming financial apocalypse dangers at all, this is the one investment that will weather the storms. It doesn't matter whether you are an individual or a corporation, or what corner of the world you inhabit. You need to find a way to invest in software developers."

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