https://www.drmhse.com/tags/performance-debugging/Recent content in Performance-Debugging on DRM HSEHugoenSun, 07 Jun 2026 16:05:39 +0300https://www.drmhse.com/posts/the-laptop-wasnt-slow-the-screen-was-lying/Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000https://www.drmhse.com/posts/the-laptop-wasnt-slow-the-screen-was-lying/<p>A new Ubuntu install should not feel like a remote desktop session over bad Wi-Fi.</p> <p>This machine had no excuse and no dignity.</p> <p>It was a Dell Latitude 7430 with a 12th Gen Intel Core i7, 30 GB of RAM, NVMe storage, and Intel Iris Xe graphics. More than enough laptop for a browser, terminal, editor, and whatever else a normal workday throws at it.</p> <p>Yet the UI felt awful. Windows dragged like they were moving through syrup. Menus opened late. Pointer motion felt detached from the hand. The machine was not crashing. It was not swapping. It was not overheating. It was simply insulting.</p>