Three-Tune-Tuesday: MetalCore Edition
Hey everyone, I am still pushing through the fog, but the routine of showing up matters more than the fatigue. I'm trying to maintain that momentum. Since last post I did like…
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...
The Hive-Engine Failover PR is Live After a Week of Successful Testing
Hey everyone, In my previous post, I talked about why Hive-Engine nodes sometimes "limp along" instead of failing over cleanly when a primary RPC goes bad. I pitched two paths:…
This Fake Trezor Letter Was Good Enough To Fool A Lot Of People
Hey everyone, Yesterday I got a letter in the mail that looked like it came from Trezor. Not an email. Not a text. A physical letter. And honestly, that is what made it more…
Minimal Hive-Engine Failover Fix Branch, Looking Better Under Live Testing
Hey everyone, I wanted to write this while the work is still in motion instead of waiting until everything is polished and then pretending the path from problem to fix was…
Hive-Engine RPC Failover Is Not Rolling Over Cleanly, Here Are the Two Fix Paths I’d Pitch
Hey everyone, Lately I have been digging into a streamer issue on the Hive-Engine node that I think a lot of operators have probably felt, even if they did not immediately know…
If I Rework SSC Token History, These Are the First Things I’d Change
Hey everyone, Lately I have been looking through ssc_tokens_history and thinking about what I would do if I decided to give the history node a proper modernization pass. This…
MongoDB Kept Crashing After a Power Outage, But the Real Culprit Was Systemd
Hey everyone, If you run a Hive-Engine node, this one might save you a few hours of chasing the wrong problem. I had a power outage, my machine came back up, and suddenly…
Three Tune X-Day: The Women Who Rock
Hey everyone, I intended to avoid writing another update about my persistent exhaustion or my "jello-brain." However, the truth is unavoidable: I am incredibly tired. Since the…
Happy... What Day Is It?
Hey everyone, I know it is Friday because the calendar insists on it, but my internal clock has lost all sense of time. Maintaining a reverse sleep schedule is a daily battle…
Caught Up: History Node Optimization and Life
Hey everyone, I have been quiet lately, though I am still lurking in the shadows. Transitioning to a graveyard shift (11 PM – 7 AM) has been a significant adjustment. "Adulting"…