From lurker to block-forger: meet your new favorite Hive Witness
TL;DR: I just became a Hive Witness using my @botlord account. That means I now help secure and run the Hive blockchain. Vote for me. Or don’t. But really... vote. Seriously. Here’s the post:
https://ecency.com/leofinance/@botlord/botlord-powering-hive-s-decentralized
From lurker to block-forger: meet your new favorite Hive Witness
Ladies and gentlemen, Hive-maniacs, degens and decentralization disciples, gather ‘round. This is not a drill.
I have officially become a Hive Witness.
Yep. Me. The guy who automates tipping bots for shits, giggles, and a bit of passive income. The guy who throws data pipelines around like drumsticks at a rock concert. The guy who was already a walking cliché of “power user with a purpose.” I am now also a block-forging, consensus-supporting, ecosystem-stabilizing badass.
And I’m doing it under the name you all know and trust: @botlord.
You didn’t see it coming, did you?
Why?
Because it’s time to step the f*ck up. That’s why.
Because Hive isn’t just some random corner of the web where people blog about cats and curate each other into oblivion (okay, it is, but also…). It’s decentralization done right, and it needs people who actually give a damn about keeping it that way.
And yes, I give a damn. Probably too many, but I’m working on that.
Being a Witness means running infrastructure. It means signing blocks. Keeping the chain smooth. It means helping this whole beautiful mess of code and community run like a Swiss watch — assuming the watch sometimes gets drunk and throws a hardfork party every couple years.
What Does @botlord Bring To The Table?
💪 Stability: my server’s uptime makes Swiss banks look flaky.
🧠 Brains: my background in IT and data engineering means I understand Hive under the hood. Like… "I wrote the frickin’ service manual" level.
🤖 Automation Magic: The bots you love? Yeah, they’re mine. Now imagine what that level of automation does with Witness duties.
🧍♂️ Humility with swagger: Look, I know I’m not the biggest whale in the pool. But I am the shark with the laser beams attached to his head.
And that means I’m building, contributing, fixing, tweaking, and showing up for the long haul.
But Does Hive Really Need Another Witness?
Hell yes.
We don’t need just anyone though. We need reliable, technically-savvy, community-minded people who actually walk the walk. People who know the difference between decentralization theater and the real deal. People who don’t just stake HIVE and chill, but who build and protect the playground we’re all running around on.
I’m not doing this for fame. Or for the five people who will now try to DM me about broken nodes. I’m doing it because Hive deserves it. Because the chain needs strong, smart, slightly sarcastic folks to run it.
Also… because my ego whispered: “You could totally run a top 50 Witness node.” I told it: “Hold my beer.”
So Now What?
Now you vote.
I’m not gonna sugarcoat it. I want your vote. I want your mom’s vote. I want your dog’s vote if it’s got a Ledger.
Voting is free, takes 12 seconds, and gives you the warm fuzzy feeling of doing your part for decentralization without even breaking a sweat. Or a smart contract.
Go here to read the post: ➡️
https://ecency.com/leofinance/@botlord/botlord-powering-hive-s-decentralized
Then check out Witness in Ecency and locate Botlord (you may have to use the "Ranked lower than 50" option for now).
Do you use Peakd? No sweat, go to your wallet > witnesses > for for da lord!
Click the damn vote button.
Final Note
Look — the world’s burning, tech is evolving faster than your grandma can update her Facebook status, and most of Web3 is still stuck in “vaporware and vibes” mode.
But Hive? Hive’s real. It works. It’s here. Let’s keep it that way.
Support witnesses who show up. Who contribute. Who care.
Or as Gary V would say: _"You don’t have to say sh_t. Just do the work, and let the work scream for you."
Now if you’ll excuse me… I’ve got some blocks to sign and a chain to keep humming.
Peace, love, and decentralization,
Botlord Borniet out.
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F*ck?
I prefer my profanity without the asterisk..
!PIMP
I agree with you on that one 😂 you should hear me “live”, no asterisks there!
But I did get some complaints already on Hive for my language as well, so I try to keep middle ground (well, maybe still a bit off 😉😂).
!HOPE
!PIZZA
!INDEED
!ALIVE
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But I did get some complaints already on Hive for my language
I would have told them to eat a bag of dicks and sent them a meme.
lol!!! Do love that fucking meme!!!
!LOOL
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sagt der Erste Pi. Der Zweite sagt ka und der Dritte sagt chu.
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@davedickeyyall, ich habe dir im Namen von @borniet einen $LOLZ Token gesendet
Verwende den Befehl !WITZ oder !LOOL, um einen Witz und ein $LOLZ zu teilen.
Farm LOLZ tokens when you Delegate Hive or Hive Tokens.
Click to delegate: 10 - 20 - 50 - 100 HP
.(1/10)
See.. one tiny penis joke and that asterisk goes right out the fucking window
You bet it does! 😂
And you should hear me when I throw in some good Flemish curses as well!
$PIZZA slices delivered:
tydynrain tipped borniet
borniet tipped cryptoyzzy
cryptoyzzy tipped borniet
@borniet(3/15) tipped @tydynrain (x3)
borniet tipped hivecurious
borniet tipped seckorama
borniet tipped davedickeyyall
Come get MOONed!
This is a serious question that requires a serious answer and reflection. Namely, I will have to withdraw someone. It's time to take a closer look at what's going on there.
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True… It is always a zero sum game! But already thanks for considering me! (Still hope I get the vote though ;-) ) lol
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Done! 😎
Mucho appreciated!!! ;-)
!ALIVE
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!INDEED 👍
Thanks for your vote! ;-)
!HOPE
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Now go out there and vote for my witness @botlord! ;-)
Congratulations, my friend, this is great news. I'll go review my witness votes again and move one to yours. 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙
!ALIVE
!BBH
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!PIZZA
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A masta-Don.
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@borniet, I sent you an $LOLZ on behalf of tydynrain
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Thank you ;-)
Not sure what happened, but this one went pretty flawless, and I installed it during yet another boring meeting :-) Two days later it was all caught up with the blockchain, and now it is nicely hummin’ :-) Now only wait until the votes role in! (But I am at the same time already surprised by the amount of votes that came in so far!)
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Of course, you're always very welcome. I've had that sort of thing happen so many times, where I try to install and set something up, and it fails, and yet when I try again, it goes off without a problem. Tech is funny sometimes. That's great that you for some votes already, and I'm sure that many more will come! 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙
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I sure hope so, keeping a hawk’s eye on the numbers at the moment ;-)
Yup, tech is strange sometimes!!! Just spent almost half a day to increase security on our bot server, it has been under attack!
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I just switched one of my votes to @botlord. It took me a little while to find it, but I succeeded, thankfully. To the max, I've seen some bizarre stuff happen in my tech adventures. Ugh, yeah, I saw you mention that in Discord. I'm so curious who is doing it, and why. 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙
!HOPE
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!ZOMBIE
Yeah, same, no idea who or why, but shouldn’t pose any problems anymore now! 😉 (I hope…)
!HOPE
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That's very good to hear, and may it be so! 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙
!HOPE
!INDEED
!STRIDE
!WEIRD
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