speeding up framerate

this is a stream of concisouness list of what I did while working to increase my frame rate. the theory is that by testing before and after each change, I will know which change had the most bang for the buck.
FPS is being measured by ctrl-R (later by fubar or who knows)

1. started in dalaran. road around for a while
2. all video is already set to LOW except for particle density
3. FPS: 6.5 - 8.2, lat 40 - crappy (used moveanything to move the FPS to better location)
4. turned carbonite off (certainly dont need it to raid) - no difference (didnt really expect one)
5. pallypower? on my druid? why does this even load if you are not on a pally? wait, can non-pallies config the raid now? interesting
6. turned off a bunch of addons (domines buff and cast), epgp (not lootmaster), fubar (but pretty sure that wasnt it), loggerhead
7. FPS: 10 - 22, lat 35 - what ??? great, now I have no IDEA which one made the difference

buggy whips - dead and dying categories

we are seeing huge numbers of dead and dying in our lifetime.
walkmans
cd players
video tape
nylons
film cameras

there are things which are dying and might be gone soon
home phones

there are things which are the reverse, EVERYWHERE
cell/smart phones
internet/computer at home (people dont really think about having a computer

I love advice threads. I'm going to sum up every single advice thread Fark has ever had.

I stole this from someone.
Ready?

Submitter: "Help! HELP! I'm stuck in a well!!!"
Farkers1-4: "Climb! Climb up and take our hands!"
Submitter: "I'm thinking I should dig... should I dig?"
Farker5: "NO! I was trapped in a well, and digging is a bad idea! Climb out!"
Farkers6-8: "We're lowering ropes! Take hold of a rope!"
Farker9: "I've even tied a harness to the end of this one!"
Submitter: "I can feel the ropes, but I don't want to hold onto them... should I dig?"
Farker10: "No! If you dig, you'll hit water, and then you'll be proper hosed. I should know, I almost drowned."
Submitter: "I dug a little bit just now, and I haven't hit water. I'm gonna keep digging..."
Farkers11-18: "No! Climb! Climb out!"
Submitter: "Guys, I'm seriously stuck in this well! Help! HELP!!!"
Farker19: "I was trapped in a well once. It took me two years, but I managed to build a climbing machine that pulled me to safety out of a well bucket and a pocket watch. I'm dropping the blueprints, extra buckets, and an assortment of pocket watches."
Farker20: "I've engineered a jet-pack that will rocket you to safety. Stay where you are and we'll lower it down!""
Submitter: "Thanks for your help, guys. I'm gonna keep digging. I'll find the Mines of Moria and I'll just walk to the surface."
**Farkers1-20 piss in the well**
Farker21: "Guys, seriously... stop peeing in the well."