Hardening the Gopher Hole: A Security Audit of Go4Hive
Hey everyone, If you caught my last post about Go4Hive, you know I’ve been building a ultra-minimalist, text-centric reader for the Hive blockchain. It’s all about that retro…
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 Kimchi Premium Returns: Analyzing the 50% Hive Spike
Hey everyone, I've never done one of these, but I was fascinated by what happened in the last few days. So, I investigated, and had Gemini help me with the data. The Hive…
Go4Hive: Bringing the Gopher Spirit back to the Blockchain
Hey everyone, If you’ve been following me for a while, you know I have a massive soft spot for the terminal and the "terminal" aesthetic. There is just something about…
Modernizing MagnetBank: From legacy bloat to a lean, Neon-Powered Monorepo
Hey everyone, If you've been following my work for a really, really long time, you might remember MagnetBank. It was my attempt at a decentralized, non-custodial torrent…
The Hive-Engine Failover Fix Is in Main
This one feels good. The Hive-Engine failover fix I have been testing is now merged into main. PR: #134 Merge commit: f53f023 There were a couple of…
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…
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…