[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] chasmodo:
cm-10.1-20121217-chasmodo-n7000.zip posted in the OP.

ActivityTrigger: New class to invoke when activity starts/resumes
Merged on Dec 17th at 12:26:52 in android_frameworks_base
Fix airplane mode
Merged on Dec 17th at 04:08:57 in android_frameworks_base
6.0.2.3
Merged on Dec 17th at 03:13:25 in android_bootable_recovery
QuickSettings : Option to dismiss on toggle
Merged on Dec 17th at 00:55:53 in android_packages_apps_Settings
QuickSettings : Dismiss notification panel upon toggle
Merged on Dec 17th at 00:48:31 in android_frameworks_base
Status bar brightness control from CM10 (2/2)
Merged on Dec 16th at 23:42:59 in android_packages_apps_Settings
Merge "Status bar brightness control from CM10 (1/2)" into cm-10.1
Merged on Dec 16th at 23:34:03 in android_frameworks_base
Status bar brightness control from CM10 (1/2)
Merged on Dec 16th at 22:02:57 in android_frameworks_base
PagedView: Vertical scroll indicator
Merged on Dec 16th at 21:34:51 in android_packages_apps_Trebuchet
QuickSettings : Auto-rotate toggle fixes
Merged on Dec 16th at 21:30:21 in android_frameworks_base
AppsCustomizePagedView: Flip transition effect camera distance
Merged on Dec 16th at 21:12:20 in android_packages_apps_Trebuchet
PagedView: Don't force draw children without checking whether they should be drawn
Merged on Dec 16th at 21:11:54 in android_packages_apps_Trebuchet
Merge ""Clear all" button on recent apps" into cm-10.1
Merged on Dec 16th at 20:29:10 in android_frameworks_base
"Clear all" button on recent apps
Merged on Dec 16th at 19:50:13 in android_frameworks_base
Phone: Forward port Add national data roaming and make it optional (2/2)
Merged on Dec 16th at 18:13:10 in android_packages_apps_Phone
Merge "Fix build warnings" into cm-10.1
Merged on Dec 16th at 18:08:38 in android_packages_inputmethods_LatinIME
Merge "Add Colemak keyboard layout" into cm-10.1
Merged on Dec 16th at 18:04:20 in android_frameworks_base
Fix switching running/cached apps with memory bar
Merged on Dec 16th at 18:03:45 in android_packages_apps_Settings
Merge "Make sed in-place more portable" into cm-10.1
Merged on Dec 16th at 17:57:54 in android_build
Merge "Add AT&T broadband apn" into cm-10.1
Merged on Dec 16th at 17:57:45 in android_vendor_cm
Workspace: Stretch screens
Merged on Dec 16th at 17:23:58 in android_packages_apps_Trebuchet
Port wimax support changes from CM9.
Merged on Dec 16th at 17:17:56 in android_frameworks_base
Merge "Add Dock USB Audio Support for Samsung Car / Desk Docks 1 of 2." into cm-10.1
Merged on Dec 16th at 17:17:48 in android_frameworks_base
Merge "backuptool: only restore from same major.minor version" into cm-10.1
Merged on Dec 16th at 17:17:19 in android_vendor_cm
Merge "Quick Settings : Fix Sound tile" into cm-10.1
Merged on Dec 16th at 16:53:49 in android_frameworks_base
Settings: Do not show the Quick pulldown option on Tablets
Merged on Dec 16th at 16:51:17 in android_packages_apps_Settings
Preferences: Use correct default padding values
Merged on Dec 16th at 16:30:01 in android_packages_apps_Trebuchet
Quick Settings : Fix Sound tile
Merged on Dec 16th at 16:29:31 in android_frameworks_base
Workspace: Fix wallpaper offset on recents list
Merged on Dec 16th at 16:22:05 in android_packages_apps_Trebuchet
Merge "Fix profile broadcast" into cm-10.1
Merged on Dec 16th at 14:56:17 in android_frameworks_base
Smooth Spinners: Makes the loading "spinner" animation smoother in non-holo apps
Merged on Dec 16th at 14:02:18 in android_frameworks_base
AppsCustomizePagedView: Orientation
Merged on Dec 16th at 13:05:32 in android_packages_apps_Trebuchet
PagedView: Vertical
Merged on Dec 16th at 13:05:21 in android_packages_apps_Trebuchet
Revert "Workspace: Don't set wallpaper visibility with hack"
Merged on Dec 16th at 13:04:38 in android_packages_apps_Trebuchet

These are listed at BBQ log.

However, my repo sync pulled several more that were merged at the time, the most important of which should be these two kernel realted ones:

http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/28479/

http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/28480/

I don't know if it's a placebo, but I get the impression that my CM10.1 is smoother than yesterday.