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Destructoid user avatar upgrade tonight! Expect breakage
Niero | 10:44 PM on 03.03.2009 49 comments


A little overdue housekeeping! We're changing the way Dtoid's avatar system works tonight by importing a copy of your avatar to our server, resizing 2 different sizes of it (a big one and a small one) to increase site speed (so we're not pinging 25 different web hosts when we show your blogs). We're saving a larger icons (animated GIF is ok) which will eventually appear on your sidebar and a tiny static JPG 32px one that will appear on the sidebar of the home page. We currently squish raw icons right now which is a problem -- when some guy decides to hotlink a hot girl with big tits jumping around as their avatar (thank you!) that's an extra 500-2000k you're downloading even if it looks like a small graphic (no thank you!). So this will fix that and make the site load faster. In the coming days all the weird image toolbars will be translated to real CSS and will display their proper state as well. Lots of little 5 minute fixes add up; just wanted to let you know we're picking them off one by one as best we can! If there are any problems with your avatars by tomorrow please let me know. Sanks!



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Steel Squirrel's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/03/2009 23:24
Steel Squirrel
Yay efficiency!
garison's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/03/2009 23:43
garison
Dtoid already loads really fast for me, but I guess I could always do with more speed! Thanks for being so awesome, Niero!
CWal37's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/03/2009 23:44
CWal37
Awesome stuff, love being updated on things like this :D
Diverse's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/03/2009 23:46
Diverse
AAAAAVAAAAAAATAAAAAAAAARS

I don't know what to say. Posting in a Niero blog.
JohnnyViral's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/03/2009 23:53
JohnnyViral
Keep up the good work Neiro. Thanks for informing us of the possible breakage.
seigfreid's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2009 00:00
seigfreid
This site will soon be 2 kool 4 the universe.
Atlas's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2009 00:10
Atlas
I think my Hamza is Fontaine avatar would be done justice only if everyone was forced to use it. Conformity for the win. China + 1
bluexy's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2009 00:11
bluexy
I want 3d avatars like in that shit town Playstation Home.
RiotMonster's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2009 00:12
RiotMonster
Woohoo =]
Gantz's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2009 00:17
Gantz
lol, Teta's avatar rapes dtoid.

Niero's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2009 00:22
Niero
Teta's avatar is only 43k. Win! The guy with the 250k hotel dusk avatar, not so much :) but still way cool, just gotta fix it so it doesn't slow down the home page
CelicaCrazed's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2009 00:27
CelicaCrazed
I was thinking of another set of bouncing boobs. The chick makes them dance...by dancing side to side!! Sorry who ever you are that I can't remember your username :(
Dimly's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2009 00:35
Dimly
Do I have an avatar?
ZekeThePlumber's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2009 00:58
ZekeThePlumber
1861.69 KB

AM I WINNING?
aborto thefetus's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2009 01:04
aborto thefetus
What if my avatar picture is really big to begin with? Does this mean it will break stuff?
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2009 01:05
mix
Mine probably like....big, as I assume it knows people.
CypherVR's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2009 01:13
CypherVR
by avatar pic (for now..) only 2 frames, it's gotta be huge XD
CypherVR's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2009 01:13
CypherVR
MY^^
Teta's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2009 01:17
Teta
My boobs are killing the destructoids? :(
Bob Muir's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2009 01:24
Bob Muir
Mine works for me, but I'll keep in mind if it starts fucking up.
MechaMonkey's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2009 01:34
MechaMonkey
Destructoid hates boobs CONFIRMED
Mekanikles's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2009 01:41
Mekanikles
*clap, clap*
Justice's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2009 01:58
Justice
Atlas what the fuuuuu----!
Technophile's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2009 02:59
Technophile
I assume mine is ok.
Aziel13's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2009 03:04
Aziel13
MOAR! POWER!
RonBurgandy2010's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2009 06:34
RonBurgandy2010
I'm going to find a GIF so big it will crash the universe, brb.
Altair78's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2009 07:18
Altair78
Wow, I make a small comeback and not only did my first blog back make a small notice in the cblod recaps (thank you!), it's raping DToid's load time (no thank ... wait... screw that!).

I think I'm making good first reimpressions!
Takeshi's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2009 07:31
Takeshi
Sounds like an improvement to me. Yay!
RestingSound's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2009 07:52
RestingSound
Bring back destructoid mobile. You are killing my iPhone.
PappaDukes's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2009 09:21
PappaDukes
While your under the hood, can you tweak (read fix) the rank system?? ;-)
Shin Oni's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2009 10:05
Shin Oni
*pokes laughing avatar*

Higurashi Approves.
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2009 10:21
mix
@Niero

I just found out my Avatar is all wonky now :(
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2009 10:50
Holyetheline
Aw look at MIX. His avatar is so sad.
VGMari's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2009 11:10
VGMari
Sweet! Anything that loads faster is alright in my book.
elsteveo's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2009 12:12
elsteveo
I like candy.
falinter's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2009 12:21
falinter
[i]Here he comes, here comes Destructoid Racer - he’s a demon on wheels
He’s a demon and he’s gonna be chasin’ after someone (read: Crecente's Hair Palace)

He’s gainin’ on you so you better look alive
He’s busy revvin’ up a powerful Mach 5 (read: Elephant publishing software)
And when the odds are against him
And there’s dangerous work to do

You bet your life Destructoid Racer will see it through.
Go Destructoid Racer! Go Destructoid Racer! Go Destructoid Racer, Go!

He’s off and flyin’ as he guns the car (read: website) around the track (read: interwebs)
He’s jammin’ down the pedal like he’s never comin’ back
Adventure’s waitin’ just ahead.
Go Destructoid Racer! Go Destructoid Racer! Go Destructoid Racer, Gooooooo![/i]
RICHARD BLOCKER's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2009 12:51
RICHARD BLOCKER
Now Niero's playing with power.
RAB's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2009 13:20
RAB
yaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!
Niero's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2009 13:51
Niero
Atlas ... not cool.
fetusmilk's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2009 13:59
fetusmilk
yeah i wonder how much bandwidth is being pulled from my site linking to my avatar on my site.
F Whipple's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2009 14:04
F Whipple
rawr need moar speed
Atlas's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2009 19:33
Atlas
What's a bit of comedy worth, meng?
Niero's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/04/2009 23:05
Niero
Sacrilege I can stomach. Photoshopping a guy's girlfriend with shit like that is a fast recipe to get your head kicked in. That's a free life lesson, no charge.
Atlas's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/05/2009 17:17
Atlas
That was definitely a surprising reaction I didn't intend.
PappaDukes's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/06/2009 16:35
PappaDukes
Why are some of the animated gifs (like mine for example) suddenly not working correctly? Will this be fixed or should I start hunting for a new avy?
RAB's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/17/2009 22:39
RAB
NIERO I FUCKIN LOVE YOU!
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