Update the screenshot and Emacs startup time in README.md (based on the latest benchmarks)

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The **minimal-emacs.d** repository offers a starter kit with improved Emacs defaults and optimized startup, designed to serve as a robust foundation for your vanilla Emacs configuration and enhance your overall Emacs experience. The **minimal-emacs.d** repository offers a starter kit with improved Emacs defaults and optimized startup, designed to serve as a robust foundation for your vanilla Emacs configuration and enhance your overall Emacs experience.
The author is using **[minimal-emacs.d](https://github.com/jamescherti/minimal-emacs.d)** as his `early-init.el` and `init.el`. He is using 152 packages and his Emacs configuration starts in 0.44 seconds: The author is using **[minimal-emacs.d](https://github.com/jamescherti/minimal-emacs.d)** as his `early-init.el` and `init.el`. He is using 146 packages and his Emacs configuration starts in 0.22 seconds:
![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jamescherti/minimal-emacs.d/main/.images/emacs-startup.png) ![](https://www.jamescherti.com/wp-content/uploads/minimal-emacs-startup-time.png)
(The optimizations in `minimal-emacs.d` significantly contribute to speeding up Emacs startup. Additional factors include deferring package loading when not necessary on startup by using `:defer t` with `use-package`, and byte-compiling and native-compiling all `.el` files. The author also regularly uses `M-x list-timers` and `M-x describe-mode` for each file type to ensure only essential modes and timers are active, which helps optimize Emacs' performance.) (The optimizations in `minimal-emacs.d` significantly contribute to speeding up Emacs startup. Additional factors include deferring package loading when not necessary on startup by using `:defer t` with `use-package`, and byte-compiling and native-compiling all `.el` files. The author also regularly uses `M-x list-timers` and `M-x describe-mode` for each file type to ensure only essential modes and timers are active, which helps optimize Emacs' performance.)