Webkit's resource tracker shows that most of the static content is taking anywhere from 10-14 seconds to be requested, and then loading with a 304 not modified.

Webkit's resource tracker shows that most of the static content is taking anywhere from 10-14 seconds to be requested, and then loading with a 304 not modified. The page, from the news.ycombinator subdomain is loading quick, as is the tracking code. (180ms latency) Firefox works the best for me, as it seems to just time out and not request anything.