if youre a validator, most of you likely have already done this but make sure you have backups in multiple hosting providers and regions ...

solana has been under a colossal DDoS attack for at least over a week now btwthe fact that you havent experienced it is a big testament to the level of engineering present here ...

didnt expect this to go viral lol, I've been shittalking London for yearsidc where the event will be— maybe ill go, maybe notjust saw someone mention say they want Tokyo and told them they can just do thingsMy main point is that you do not need SF to do grand thingsmert | helius.dev (@0xMert_):I am not kidding btw, you guys know that you are the guests of the conference and have this power rightBreakpoint 2026 is now in Tokyo, not London, if you psyop well enoughWhat better proof that Solana has grown beyon ...

startup advice is often generic and useless"Get users", "find PMF", or "get good cofounders"yeah, no shitthe most important piece of advice i dont hear often is: aim for exponentials over linearscompanies often fall into the illusion of success because they generate revenue profitably, but what matters is the growth ratei.e instead of 1, 2, 3, 5, 5.1, 6M MRR, you need 0, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16M otherwise you eventually die from silent stagnation, it becomes harder to recruit and motivate and eventually you exitmost ...

this is my next startup ...

RT Josh Swihart 🛡 (@jswihart)https://t.co/9xd5GrjiwS ...

bring back seasteading as a concept https://t.co/AalNDoPuT0 ...

if you ever think you're hot shit, recall that within a cosmic blink you will die and vanish into eternal nothingness ...

RT Kyle Samani (@KyleSamani)Reflecting on my time in the UAETLDR - I'm very impressedThere are two things that really stand out to me about UAE1) They want to build the future. I love the ambitionBurj KhalifaThe PalmIndoor skiingDeepest pool in the world (epic for diving)Burj Al ArabYas IslandW hotel *inside of the Marina circuit*Fastest rollercoaster in the worldVegetation on the sides of the highways and in the median (wow! attention to detail)etcI grew up in the USA, and man the NIMBYism is so clear in c ...

RT mert | helius.dev (@0xMert_)wow chamath is zec pilled!"The great thing about the US dollar is the physical bill in your pocket is fungible. We have to find a way to replicate that digitally to preserve privacy. If you transact all day and theres no way to shield some privacy, that's a scary outcome." https://t.co/tGAp2QzQw1 ...