Which browser?
Goal: Clear, Concise and Witty
Laugh it off, everybody
Firefox.
I spread my wings and I learn how to fly....
This is your ISP using a "web accelerator" to dick with these pre-compressed images. This is a not-smart web accelerator. If you can turn it off, you should do so.
edited 17th Oct '10 12:48:48 PM by FastEddie
Goal: Clear, Concise and Witty
I see the Awesomeness.
How does a web accelerator work?
Fight smart, not fair.
Opera has "Opera turbo" feature: It downloads data to Opera's server first, compresses it, then download to your browser. It faster if have slow connection.
Helpful Scripts and Stylesheets here.
This is also how an ISP's accelerator works. They sit in the middle of the conversation between the wiki and your browser and perform compression on the stuff you have requested from the wiki, whether it needs it or not, in the case of your ISP.
edited 17th Oct '10 2:21:02 PM by FastEddie
Goal: Clear, Concise and Witty
Laugh it off, everybody
Okay.
How does one turn this off? Also note that I am cartoonishly computer/internet un-savvy, so...small words if you would.
I spread my wings and I learn how to fly....
That is between you and your ISP. Ask them.
Goal: Clear, Concise and Witty
"In distress", my ass.
And good luck on getting through to someone with Clue(tm).
Okay, that's enough of a derail. I'll be moving on now... 
When I try to post an emoticon, I get this message instead, about half of the time.
Is this an issue with my computer, or the site itself?
Also, I apologize if this doesn't go here, I'm not in this sector of the forums often.
I spread my wings and I learn how to fly....