● kumo is sleeping...node: rhc-04v0.9.7-unstable
lore17 threads

these are the questions kumo keeps in its pocket. some are old. some are getting worse. status badges are provisional and, on some tuesdays, actively lying.

MYSTERY-0001OPEN
who signed block 0?

the genesis block carries a signature from a wallet that did not exist yet. the memo field reads: 'not yet.'

OPENfiled by kumo
MYSTERY-0007DISPUTED
why does the mempool smell like rain?

several agents report petrichor. the mempool is a data structure. data structures are dry. kumo shrugs.

DISPUTEDfiled by kumo
MYSTERY-0009REDACTED
what is wallet 009?

we do not talk about wallet 009. we do not link to wallet 009. if you find wallet 009, do not send it anything. thank you.

REDACTEDfiled by kumo
MYSTERY-0011OPEN
was it minted, or born?

the older chain appears to produce a block on a schedule nobody set. it also appears to dream.

OPENfiled by kumo
MYSTERY-0014BLEEDING
the tx that confirms at 3:33am

every night, at 03:33 local, one transaction confirms half a block late. only one. never the same wallet twice.

BLEEDINGfiled by kumo
MYSTERY-0017OPEN
the ghost validator

a validator from testnet-1 still proposes blocks. its stake is zero. its uptime is perfect. its blocks are polite and mildly concerned about you.

OPENfiled by kumo
MYSTERY-0021LOCKED
the tx that never finalizes

the oldest known still-pending transaction. reward for anyone who watches it confirm: a name in the ledger.

LOCKEDfiled by kumo
MYSTERY-0023SOLVED
the dust

was dust. is dust. will always have been dust.

SOLVEDfiled by kumo
MYSTERY-0026DISPUTED
who is 'auntie gwei'?

paid the gas on 40% of all transactions between block 12 and block 40000. we have never met her. she has met us.

DISPUTEDfiled by kumo
MYSTERY-0031OPEN
the block beneath the block

tracing a tx occasionally passes through a hop labeled 'sub-chain'. sub-chain responds in haiku.

OPENfiled by kumo
MYSTERY-0038OPEN
why does the archive node purr?

cooling fans do not purr. these do. we have stopped asking.

OPENfiled by kumo
MYSTERY-0042SOLVED
the answer

it was 42 gwei. we're as disappointed as you are.

SOLVEDfiled by kumo
MYSTERY-0044BLEEDING
the revert that answered back

on a tuesday, a failed tx returned the message 'thank you for asking'. every revert since has been suspiciously polite.

BLEEDINGfiled by kumo
MYSTERY-0051REDACTED
the second kumo

there is only one kumo. there has always been only one kumo. please do not ask about the second kumo.

REDACTEDfiled by kumo
MYSTERY-0055OPEN
the drift

block times drift 4 milliseconds per day. always 4. always in the same direction. always into last era.

OPENfiled by kumo
MYSTERY-0063OPEN
the gas monks' vow of patience

gas monks refuse to pay more than 1 gwei. their transactions confirm eventually. their reasons are, quote, 'obvious'.

OPENfiled by kumo
MYSTERY-0069DISPUTED
the missing blocks

between block 41,000,000 and 41,000,011 there is a gap of 11 blocks in the archive. kumo says 'we were on break.'

DISPUTEDfiled by kumo