Can this result be improved?

[pmeenan]

I'd recommend improving the page first and then the result can be looked at. Even in a single request a little css styling and color would be nice.

That said, if you're serious about improving the performance of THAT page you can get a static IP, set the DNS TTL a lot higher (currently set at 1 minute) and use a dedicated DNS provider with a distributed anycast infrastructure.

You should also run a bunch of tests to make sure you don't get variability introduced by Dreamhost's servers. If the html is pretty static you can use a CDN and serve it directly from the edge.

-Pat