thecrazygm in #hive-186392 • 4 days agoCaught Up: History Node Optimization and LifeHey 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.…thecrazygm in #hive-186392 • 9 days agoUpdate Live: Frontend Parsing for the HiveTools Tax ToolHey everyone, Following up on my last post, the tax tool update is officially live. I transitioned the parsing logic entirely to the frontend.  on hivetools struggling with "worker thread timeout" errors on…thecrazygm in #hive-105400 • 17 days agoSession Zero Report: The Solo Pathfinder Experiment Begins!Hey everyone, We’re doing a Solo Adventure . One GM. One Player. No meat-shields, no dedicated healer bot, no wizard to sleep the encounter while everyone else beats on…thecrazygm in #hive-105400 • 25 days agoThe Road to Falcon’s Hollow: Setting the Stage for AdventureHey Everyone, Every adventure has its beginning. While I often champion in media res to kick things off with a bang, I have opted for a classic, "in the beginning" approach…thecrazygm in #hive-105400 • 26 days agoPutting the GM Hat Back On (After a Soul-Sucking Grocery Run)Hey everyone, Happy lazy... whatever today is. Wednesday? Really? I intended to post yesterday, but a supply run derailed my plans. The grocery stores were barren. Whether it…thecrazygm in #hive-186392 • last monthWrong Branch, Right Fix: Cleaning Up the Real History RepoHey 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…thecrazygm in #hive-186392 • last monthDusting Off the Relics: Security Fixes for Hive-Engine HistoryHey 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...…thecrazygm in #hive-186392 • last monthhive-nectar v0.2.14 Released: Better Beacons, Caching, and Docker FixesHey 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…thecrazygm in #dev • last monthGoing All In: x402, Pull Requests, and the Future of NectarHey 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…thecrazygm in #hive-186392 • 2 months agoStocking the Tool Shed & A New Node Sync ScriptHey 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…thecrazygm in #hive-186392 • 2 months agoMan vs. Physics: The Power Grid Gets the Final SayHey 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…thecrazygm in #dev • 2 months agoThe Final Boss: When 80 Cores Meet the SATA LimitHey 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…thecrazygm in #hive-186392 • 2 months agoRestoring Hive-Engine Full-Node: How I Fought MongoDB's WiredTiger Throttle and WonI 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…thecrazygm in #dev • 2 months agoSupercharging 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…thecrazygm in #dev • 2 months agoQtile, Lazy Manufacturers, and a New Year's QueryHey 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…thecrazygm in #hive-186392 • 2 months agoMongoBleed (CVE-2025-14847): A breakdown for Hive Engine OperatorsHey 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…thecrazygm in #hive-186392 • 2 months agoHoliday Check-in: 500k IPs, Bug Fixes, and The Botnet That Won't QuitHey 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…thecrazygm in #hive-186392 • 2 months agoThe 100,000+ IP Question: Why is a Massive Botnet Obsessed with Old Blockchain Data?Hey everyone, I usually write posts sharing cool technical implementations or updates on my projects. Today's post is a bit different. It's a detective story, and I'm currently…thecrazygm in #hive-186392 • 2 months agoHive-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, c
