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"The solution to worrying about JS lib/framework size: include one less .jpg on your site." - https://twitter.com/paul_irish/status/227203681462927361

also, https://twitter.com/trek/status/227082154109186049 and http://fourkitchens.com/blog/2013/04/24/one-less-jpg/

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Doesn't that ignore the increased parsing time of the larger JavaScript library compared to image rendering and the fact that loading & parsing JavaScript blocks page rendering? Seems like the arguments linked only focus on the network.

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