i'm currently syncing a full node and it feels like my computer is about to explode! cpu is running hot! hot! Hot!
Nice, that you finally come from theory to practice... but let me guess, you won't still see a problem downloading and verifying 8x the current amount of data...
It should be noted, that I'm not categorically against bigger blocks forever. But these changes must be done in a much more careful and restrictive manner than done by BIP101 and the corresponding altcoin. Proposing max-blocksize increases as the preferred solution for scaling Bitcoin shows a lack of engineering capability imho.
ya.ya.yo!