Decreasing network latency by tweaking routers/developing new software:
Well that just happened with "bufferbloat". I had just learned about this word on the book "alrogithms to live by". And now, here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRJ5cCP0ZPE
"The more you drive, the less intelligent you are."
BTW, Jim Gettys is the cofounder of the Bufferbloat group! He's an extremely smart and nice guy, and it's a great and important cause to support and contribute to. So much has changed since the original TCP/IP protocols were designed... All that cheap memory is a double edged sword when widely deployed in routers running protocols designed in the 70's.