Posts tagged: performance

5.2 MB to 169 KB — Performance Auditing a Static Blog

My blog's homepage was 5.2 MB. The fix was a 5-line template change. Here's the audit, the fix, and the general lesson about static site performance.

Solana vs. Bitcoin SV: Two Approaches to Monolithic L1 Scaling

A deep systems engineering comparison of monolithic L1 scaling: dissecting Solana's account-based parallel execution (Sealevel) against Bitcoin SV's UTXO parallelism and database state designs.

Local vs. Cloud Inference: Keeping Your Laptop Cool and Quiet Under Load

How to diagnose thermal profiles, understand the difference between local vs. cloud AI inference on hardware, and configure Linux power profiles to reduce laptop fan noise during heavy tasks.