I finally updated my Linux machine to Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron.
Jumped online with Firefox 3 and the speed difference is insane! I'm not sure if it's a combination of the new Ubuntu under the hood or just the upgrade from Firefox 2 to Firefox 3 but complex sites that used to take maybe 8 seconds to load every element and javascript or flash are popping into existence in 2 or 3 seconds.
So it WASN'T a crappy internet connection after all!
I don't expect to really be affected too much by the Ubuntu update but if anything does make me take notice, I'll post it here. Because I should probably start using this site for something....