Optimization in action!

After fine-tuning core layers in MocaccinoOS (with selective -O3, clang, LTO, and --gc-sections), Geekbench scores improved significantly on my Ryzen 5 5600:

Single-core: +7.1%
Multi-core: +7.6%

From 2026 → 2169
From 8877 → 9552

Not bad for just smarter builds!
#Linux #Gentoo #MocaccinoOS #Optimization #Geekbench #clang #LTO

And I'm not done yet.

Can Linux survive in a space smaller than your thumbnail?

Dmitry Grinberg explains the challenge—and the art of cramming a full OS onto an 8-pin MCU.

Tune in to the our latest episode : https://embedded.fm/episodes/506

Here's an excerpt from the show:

Thank you to Mouser Electronics for sponsoring the show!

New blog post on the inspiration for a new Julia package I am writing.

The package will address the optimization based design of heat exchanger networks for process integration (energy use reduction). The optimization will be based on decision variables defined on the basis of visualisation of hot and cold streams in a process.

The blog post illustrates the concepts using gnuplot src blocks in org mode in Emacs and highlights a nice feature of code reuse in org mode. There is also a small example of the use of Emacs Calc to do some algebra.

The plan is to have a series of blog posts as the code is developed. This is the first in the series.

#HeatExchangerNetworkDesign #HeatExchangerNetworkSynthesis #HENS #Optimization #ProcessOptimization #ProcessIntegration #visualization #Emacs #Calc #EmacsCalc #orgmode #gnuplot #JuliaLang #blog

https://www.homepages.ucl.ac.uk/~ucecesf/blog/20250730.html

Ever wondered if you could cram Linux onto a tiny 8-pin microcontroller?
Dmitry Grinberg did, and got it to work!

Tune in to episode 506 for all the details: https://embedded.fm/episodes/506

Here's Dmitry’s must-know tip:

Dmitry Grinberg joined Elecia( @logicalelegance ) and Chris( @stoneymonster ) to talk about running Linux on small microprocessors (physically small and/or 4-bit).

The transcript( https://embedded.fm/transcripts/506 ) from the show is also available now!

You're invited to share your favorite quotes.

Thank you to Mouser Electronics for sponsoring us!

Dmitry Grinberg joined Chris ( @stoneymonster ) and Elecia( @logicalelegance ) to talk about running Linux on small microprocessors (physically small and/or 4-bit). Boot times vary between minutes and days, depending on the processor.

Listen to another insightful show( https://embedded.fm/episodes/506 )

Thank you to Mouser for sponsoring us!
#electronics #processors #microcontrollers #optimization #linux #embedded #engineering

Why and How to Write Minimal and Valid HTML, a Link Guide:

On using all of HTML’s features and ensuring that HTML code is error-free—two surprisingly underused and unpopular approaches to writing HTML.

https://meiert.com/blog/minimal-and-valid-html/

https://www.europesays.com/uk/280500/ More Than One-Quarter of Surveyed Business Leaders Expect Quantum Optimization to Deliver $5M or Higher ROI Within First Year of Adoption #BusinessLeaders #Computing #optimization #QuantumComputing #QuantumTechnologies #Technology #UK #UnitedKingdom #WakefieldResearch

New article published today in the Computers & Chemical Engineering journal: *A multi-agent system for hybrid optimization*. This paper is based on the work presented last year at the European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering (ESCAPE 34) conference.

One key lesson I took away from this work: how easy it is to write efficient and effective multiprocessing code in Julia. And how much fun it is actually.

#MultiAgentSystem #Agents #Optimization #HybridOptimization #ProcessSystemsEngineering #CAPE #PSE #JuliaLang

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compchemeng.2025.109258

HTML Minifier Next (a Maintained Fork of HTML Minifier):

On providing an alternative version of HTML Minifier, critical web tooling that cannot remain unmaintained.

https://meiert.com/blog/html-minifier-next/