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#! /bin/bash
# by @neonelectro on github (Ariel Kirkwood)

DEST_DIR="" # put a file path for the copied files in the quotes
NOW=$(date +%Y-%m-%d\ %H:%M:%S)

cd # put the file path to your downloads folder after cd (and the space)

echo "$NOW Copying $TR_TORRENT_NAME to $DEST_DIR" >> $DEST_DIR/copying.log
echo "====================================================" >> $DEST_DIR/copying.log

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Building a Startup Team

A lot of people have a lot of ideas. People have to figure out which idea they want to commit to. You want to eliminate all of the roadblocks and potential reasons for someone saying 'No'. Address them in order of importance.

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Guidelines on finding a co-founder

1. Get along!
2. They should be someone who complements you. Figure out what your business needs, and you will have a better idea of who your cofounder should be.
3. You're more likely to find a co-founder at a conference either on startups/entrepreneurs or at a conference about your market/industry/field

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Startup Legal 101

If you're building a million-dollar business, what's a few hundred bucks? (on finding early legal assistance)

LLCs can convert to C corporations pretty easily, but not the other way around.

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Protecting Intellectual Property

Locking up IP is important early on

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background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,#93826b), color-stop(100%,#cabda7), color-stop(100%,#e0eff9)); /* Chrome,Safari4+ */
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top,  #93826b 0%,#cabda7 100%,#e0eff9 100%); /* Chrome10+,Safari5.1+ */
background: -o-linear-gradient(top,  #93826b 0%,#cabda7 100%,#e0eff9 100%); /* Opera 11.10+ */
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background: linear-gradient(top,  #93826b 0%,#cabda7 100%,#e0eff9 100%); /* W3C */
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#93826b', endColorstr='#e0eff9',GradientType=0 ); /* IE6-9 */

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RuntimeError in UsersController#show

Permission code payments.accept does not exist
Rails.root: /Users/arielkirkwood/plas

Application Trace | Framework Trace | Full Trace
app/models/user.rb:62:in `can'
app/controllers/users_controller.rb:31:in `show'
actionpack (3.0.7) lib/action_controller/metal/implicit_render.rb:5:in `send_action'
actionpack (3.0.7) lib/abstract_controller/base.rb:150:in `process_action'

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source 'http://rubygems.org'

gem 'rails', '3.0.7'
gem 'ffi'

# Bundle edge Rails instead:
# gem 'rails', :git => 'git://github.com/rails/rails.git'

gem 'sqlite3'

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n2-194-128:test_site arielkirkwood$ bundle install
Fetching source index for http://rubygems.org/
Using rake (0.9.0) 
Using abstract (1.0.0) 
Using activesupport (3.0.7) 
Using builder (2.1.2) 
Using i18n (0.5.0) 
Using activemodel (3.0.7) 
Using erubis (2.6.6) 
Installing rack (1.2.3) 

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Installing ffi (1.0.7) with native extensions /Users/arielkirkwood/.rvm/rubies/ruby-head/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/installer.rb:533:in `rescue in block in build_extensions': ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension. (Gem::Installer::ExtensionBuildError)

        /Users/arielkirkwood/.rvm/rubies/ruby-head/bin/ruby extconf.rb 
checking for ffi.h in /usr/local/include... no
checking for rb_thread_blocking_region()... yes
checking for ruby_thread_has_gvl_p()... yes
checking for ruby_native_thread_p()... yes
checking for rb_thread_call_with_gvl()... yes
creating extconf.h
creating Makefile

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n2-194-128:plas arielkirkwood$ rails s
/Users/arielkirkwood/.rvm/gems/ruby-head/gems/bundler-1.0.13/lib/bundler/spec_set.rb:87:in `block in materialize': Could not find ffi-1.0.7 in any of the sources (Bundler::GemNotFound)
	from /Users/arielkirkwood/.rvm/gems/ruby-head/gems/bundler-1.0.13/lib/bundler/spec_set.rb:81:in `map!'
	from /Users/arielkirkwood/.rvm/gems/ruby-head/gems/bundler-1.0.13/lib/bundler/spec_set.rb:81:in `materialize'
	from /Users/arielkirkwood/.rvm/gems/ruby-head/gems/bundler-1.0.13/lib/bundler/definition.rb:90:in `specs'
	from /Users/arielkirkwood/.rvm/gems/ruby-head/gems/bundler-1.0.13/lib/bundler/definition.rb:135:in `specs_for'
	from /Users/arielkirkwood/.rvm/gems/ruby-head/gems/bundler-1.0.13/lib/bundler/definition.rb:124:in `requested_specs'
	from /Users/arielkirkwood/.rvm/gems/ruby-head/gems/bundler-1.0.13/lib/bundler/environment.rb:23:in `requested_specs'
	from /Users/arielkirkwood/.rvm/gems/ruby-head/gems/bundler-1.0.13/lib/bundler/runtime.rb:11:in `setup'
	from /Users/arielkirkwood

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n2-194-128:plas arielkirkwood$ rails s
/Users/arielkirkwood/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180@plas/gems/json-1.5.1/lib/json/common.rb:66: [BUG] unknown type 0x22 (0xc given)
ruby 1.9.2p180 (2011-02-18 revision 30909) [x86_64-darwin10.7.0]

-- control frame ----------
c:0089 p:---- s:0279 b:0279 l:000278 d:000278 CFUNC  :initialize
c:0088 p:---- s:0277 b:0277 l:000276 d:000276 CFUNC  :new
c:0087 p:0099 s:0274 b:0272 l:000271 d:000271 METHOD /Users/arielkirkwood/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180@plas/gems/json-1.5.1/lib/json/common.rb:66
c:0086 p:0208 s:0263 b:0262 l:000261 d:000261 CLASS  /Users/arielkirkwood/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180@plas/gems/json-1.5.1/lib/json/ext.rb:24
c:0085 p:0011 s:0260 b:0260 l:000259 d:000259 CLASS  /Users/arielkirkwood/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p180@plas/gems/json-1.5.1/lib/json/ext.rb:6