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Peter Thiel's CS183: Startup - Class 1 Notes Essay

Here is an essay version of my class notes from Class 1 of CS183: Startup. Errors and omissions are my own. Credit for good stuff is Peter’s entirely.

CS183: Startup—Notes Essay—The Challenge of the Future

Purpose and Preamble

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#!/usr/bin/env emacs -Q --script

;; Sandbox
(setq
 user-emacs-directory (concat (file-name-directory load-file-name) ".emacs/")
 package-user-dir (concat user-emacs-directory "elpa/")
 use-package-always-ensure t
 inhibit-message t) ; if there are errors, remove this.
 ; debug-on-error t) ; if there are errors, add this.

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sftp user

So you want to configure an sftp only user?

Setup a group for sftp only users

groupadd sftponly

Make chroot jail directory

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/*
large google docs comments
add this to a user stylesheet
like https://github.com/openstyles/stylus
*/

/* make comment boxes large */
@media only screen and (min-width: 1400px) {
    .docos-layout-anchored
    .docos-anchoreddocoview {

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IPFS Tooling for datasets

Background

We need some tooling for a certain set of use cases around archival and dataset management. This tooling is for fitting how people work with large files and large datasets.

Grounding Assumptions

Basic grounding assumptions here:

• datasets are "large" (From GB to EB in size)

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instructions to install dig's riot-web theme

(Option 1) Mac Binary built by @dignifiedquire

probably owned, yo.

1. Download https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmWS4FFFwLrzDfzMwAc2JNzKqKnQKFSJEVpEeLQhX6WbEA/DigRiot.dmg
2. Install the app in the dmg.
3. Follow the using the theme section below.
4. Profit.

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// The MIT License
//
// Copyright (c) 2010 Juan Batiz-Benet
//
// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
// in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
// to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
// copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

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import "context"

type Key interface {}
// concrete type likely a []byte or string

type Record interface {}
// concrete type is a struct
// (in libp2p, will be ipld -- see iprs)
// mitting here for clairty and avoiding distraction
// for now, let's assume it's an opaque value.

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Keybase proof

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• I am jbenet on github.
• I am jbenet (https://keybase.io/jbenet) on keybase.
• I have a public key ASAEBwJK1_z8s2R5Pxgl1wteFS85Kaz748RvCh3h8Y9WjQo

To claim this, I am signing this object:

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package main

import (
	"encoding/json"
	"errors"
	"flag"
	"fmt"
	"io/ioutil"
	"os"
	"os/user"