Re: site loading slowly, interface appears late
The one thing I noticed so far is that the job that adds the timed bonus puzzle points is (over)loading the system.
It runs from 1.10am until about 1.25am.
(which is 7.10pm - 7.25pm ET)
I'll look into improving that script.
For the adventurous: if this happens again, you could press Ctrl + Shift + i,
which shows the "developer tools". Then select "Network", and send me a screenshot
of that bit after the page has fully loaded
(note: changed the thread subject from "Site issues" to "site loading slowly, interface appears late")