The site is definitely too slow. Thanks for the tip! I'm going to reduce the number of posts downloaded and then also lazy load the images.. hopefully that will help.
It's main purpose is to get feedback on what you're working on as you're working on it. I realize now that I never mention that on the site. Thanks for pointing that out!
I learned everything I know about design by constantly sharing screenshots in the ##design freenode irc channel. This feedback driven learning means a lot to me personally.
Our little niche is we get the hackers signed up when they signup for hackathons. Big university hackathons need a lot of value to keep the cash rollin' in from sponsors.