Not a tech guy in any way... but this caught my eye...
The new shared-db architecture in Steem 0.16 keeps blockchain database in a memory-mapped file (previous versions kept the database in memory)
I thought I'd previously read that the need to host the entire blockchain in memory was the primary limiting factor in length of time for post payouts as well as other technical bottlenecks.
Is this a big deal that opens up some of the new avenues being discussed regarding altering the rewards system now that inflation has been addressed? Either way, I'm still excited for the future.