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The Firefox cache displaying images from amazon.com that the browser cached
(type “about:cache” in the address bar in Firefox to view this feature).
When you combine that with the fact that internet speeds are higher on
average today than they were when this technique was first expounded
upon in 2003-2004, then there may be little reason to use the mega sprite
method. And just to be clear, as already mentioned, I'm not saying sprites
should never be used; I'm saying they should not be
overused
to attain
limited benefits.
