Day 34: Fully synced reth Sepolia node. 1.2 terabytes. I synced from genesis and it took ~24 hours. I didn’t expect it to be this finicky. I burned through two smaller Hetzner boxes before landing on the right size. I kept running out of NVMe because I assumed Sepolia wouldn’t clear 800 GB. Should’ve checked the docs sooner. Note to self: don’t take LLM advice at face value.
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Day 33: Accountability can’t be replicated by machines. Not yet. If software can be prompted into existence in a fraction of the time, what value are you providing? I’ve been thinking about this lately. Most employers want their hires to take responsibility, taking a task from the idea to prod while being held accountable for outcomes. Finding engineers who did this used to be a cherry on top for employers, but if you’re an engineer now and you’re not taking responsibility or driving a project from start to finish, the value you think you’re providing through your git commits is probably smaller than you assume.
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Day 32: Today reminded me of when @hamdi and I built our own @ethereum validators. For @cloaked, I spun up a Hetzner box for sepolia and completely underestimated how much memory and disk Reth chews through during sync. Why full-sync a testnet? Just use a snapshot. https://x.com/blainemalone/status/1881090320802472400
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