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…
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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…
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…
My System is now patched - MongoBleed (CVE-2025-14847)
I want to share a critical update regarding server security. Recently, a major vulnerability known as MongoBleed…
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…
MongoBleed (CVE-2025-14847): A breakdown for Hive Engine Operators
Hey everyone, A new Critical Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) is making the rounds in the database world. Dubbed MongoBleed (CVE-2025-14847), this exploit allows attackers to siphon…
Holiday Check-in: 500k IPs, Bug Fixes, and The Botnet That Won't Quit
Hey everyone, A couple of things before I disappear for a few days (Maybe??) re: The 100K IP Botnet (Update: It's Worse) Maybe they read this blog? Because ever since I…
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[ENG/ITA] Rebuilding My HIVE/SWAP.HIVE Python Script
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Hive-Nectar & Nectarengine v0.2.x Released!
Hey everyone, Today I want to officially announce that the v0.2.x series of hive-nectar and nectarengine are live! After much testing…
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