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Charlie McHenry

It’s that time of year when the big, black carpenter bees are out looking for suitable places to burrow into to make nests. There’s a reason they’re called carpenter bees. And they’re loud, buzzing around looking big, bad and ominous. But YSK, you don’t have to worry. They are by nature docile, and very focused on their task at hand, so they’re gonna take their time and look at every nook and cranny. They may even buzz around your head momentarily, but don’t be alarmed, they’re just checking you out and will soon fly away. Whatever you do, don’t try to swat them away; that’s one of the few things that might make them aggressive. #spring #bees #insects #CountryLife #FarmLife #RuralLife #YSK #Advice

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RationizedInsanity🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱🇵🇸

You should learn to be resourceful.

It saved me from being #homeless again today. If I wasn't well versed in how to protect myself, and use what is available to me, I would have been much worse off.

As sad as it is, the #usa is absolutely brutal to you if you suddenly find yourself in a crisis.

You need to be ready, and know what options are available to you. If you don't and a sudden crisis happens, you'll suffer much more.

Especially with how the US is going now.

#advice#writing
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lilalexei

I was out in pretty direct sunlight for most of 8 hours yesterday. Wearing a hat with a brim plus sunscreen that wore off part way into the day means I have the weirdest little sunburn on my lower cheeks and chin. It doesn't hurt or feel weird, just a lil pink. I'm higher in melanin than most of my friends. If I get pink from that you will crispify. Always remember your sunblock and (unlike my dumbass) reapply regularly. #Advice #DailyLife #ChaoticQueer #GeekCrafts

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“I’m delighted to announce #PeterThiel is joining #YC as one of the (now 10!) part-time partners.

In addition to founding #PayPal and #Palantir and being the first investor in #Facebook, Peter has been involved with many of the most important #technology companies of the last 15 years, both personally and through #FoundersFund, and the founders of those companies will generally tell you he has been their best source of #strategic #advice.” — Sam Altman, 2015.

Compare the sign on blog post (Altman) to the tweet (pg as shown).

When you take capital from #Thiel, then only realise a decade later it wasn’t a good idea. At the time when this was announced I thought, “Oh shit #PG, don’t do it”. Then history.

It’s the lure of capital. You get covered in the deeds of these shitty founders (Thiel) and you have to back track, knowing it was blood money.

#Startups / #YCombinator / #pg / #SamAltman / #BloodMoney / #tech / #technology / #merica <ycombinator.com/blog/welcome-p>

A tweet by Paul Graham, co-founder of YCombinator telling young people to not work with Palantir Technologies. source https://x.com/paulg/status/1913338841068404903
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