Sat.Nov 09, 2013 - Fri.Nov 15, 2013

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AWS re:Invent 2013

All Things Distributed

'Today we are kicking off AWS re:Invent 2013. Over the course of the next three days, we will host more than 200 sessions, training bootcamps, and hands on labs taught by expert AWS staff as well as dozens of our customers. This year’s conference kicks off with a keynote address by AWS Senior Vice President Andy Jassy, followed by my keynote on Thursday morning.

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Why we need responsive images: part deux

Tim Kadlec

* Big fat disclaimer: The stats below come from tests on Chrome and IE11, because their developer tools expose this sort of information. The impact on other browsers may be less…or more.*. Way back in June, I wrote a post about the need for responsive images. The post discussed the topic from the typical point of view: the impact on page weight.

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Who's In Charge Here?

Tim Kadlec

I tried to resist writing this post. I really, really did. I’ve ranted once about the standards process as it related to responsive images. I had no interest in going there again. I’d prefer not to be known as “that ranty Wisconsin dude who sounds slightly Canadian when he talks”. Besides, I hesitated to post a condemnation of the current state of affairs when I didn’t have a solution to offer up.

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