Wrong Branch, Right Fix: Cleaning Up the Real History Repo
Hey everyone, Well, that was a false start. After my post yesterday about fixing up the master branch of the ssc_tokens_history repo, @forkyishere kindly pointed out that I was…
Michael Garcia
@thecrazygm
Solving IT puzzles and crafting Python solutions. When not coding, I'm rolling dice in RPGs, navigating Linux (MCMXCVI), and keeping a keen eye on the Crypto...
Dusting Off the Relics: Security Fixes for Hive-Engine History
Hey everyone, Sometimes, the infrastructure we rely on works so well that it effectively becomes invisible. It sits in the background, churning away, doing its job perfectly...…
hive-nectar v0.2.14 Released: Better Beacons, Caching, and Docker Fixes
Hey everyone, It’s time for another update! I’ve just pushed hive-nectar v0.2.14 to PyPI. This release focuses on stability, reducing load on our beacons, and smoothing out the…
Going All In: x402, Pull Requests, and the Future of Nectar
Hey everyone, It’s been a busy few weeks over here, even if my posting schedule says otherwise. If you follow along with my random updates, you know I’ve been spending a lot of…
Stocking the Tool Shed & A New Node Sync Script
Hey everyone, While adding a new script to the Project Builder section of my tools site, I noticed I had fallen behind on archiving the miscellaneous scripts I've shared here…
Man vs. Physics: The Power Grid Gets the Final Say
Hey everyone, I know when to admit defeat. For the last week, I have been fighting the good fight. I threw 80 CPU cores at a MongoDB restore. I wrote custom scripts to track…
The Final Boss: When 80 Cores Meet the SATA Limit
Hey everyone, For those following along with my Hive-Engine restore adventures, here is the Monday morning status report. We threw everything at this problem to bypass the…
Restoring Hive-Engine Full-Node: How I Fought MongoDB's WiredTiger Throttle and Won
I thought this would be easy. I’m upgrading my Hive Engine node from "Lite" to "Full." I have the hardware to make this trivial: a Dual Xeon Gold server boasting 80 logical…
Supercharging Debian: Moving /var to SSD (and Fixing My Own Screw-ups)
Hey everyone, I finally upgraded my server with a dedicated SSD for /var. The goal was simple: production databases need room to breathe, and I wanted the magic of Btrfs…
Qtile, Lazy Manufacturers, and a New Year's Query
Hey everyone, I was planning to drop a post today about my new Engine Watchdog script, but I’ll save that for 2026 (tomorrow). I got sidetracked fixing an annoyance in my daily…