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Checking the same zip code with weather.gov and weather.com yielded 122KB / 1.6s (weather.gov) and 1.1MB / 18s (weather.com).
by saalweachter 9y ago
Checking the same zip code with weather.gov and weather.com yielded 122KB / 1.6s (weather.gov) and 1.1MB / 18s (weather.com).
- ivm 9y agoSo we entered the era where government sites are lightweight and responsive while commercial sites are bloated and slow.
- whipoodle 9y agoIn my experience government sites aren't usually slow or bloated, they just look shitty.
- ivm 9y agoI wouldn't call "shitty" something with a nice layout and readability. "Not trendy" – yes.
- mulmen 9y agoI wouldn't call the stereotypical government site a "nice layout". It seems like more often than not my experience with government sites is that I have no idea how to find the data I need. Try finding a campground in Washington in the early spring. Is it open? Do they take reservations? Are they required? Good luck. Agreed that trendy and usable are unrelated.
- brudgers 9y agoI've used https://www.recreation.gov/ https://www.recreation.gov/
- whipoodle 9y ago> I wouldn't call "shitty" something with a nice layout and readability. Yeah, me neither.
- irickt 9y agoEven better, get a custom two-day chart as a 26KB PNG: http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=33&lon=-84&FcstType=graphical http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=33&lon=-84&Fcst...