The Decentralized Web

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Explains problems of the current web (centralization, data loss, and dependency on connectivity) and shows how a decentralized web uses Merkle trees and peer-to-peer replication—like git—to keep identical data distributed and resilient. Describes technologies such as DAT and IPFS and demonstrates how to publish a simple website (including CDN-like distribution and a blackjack example) on these systems.

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" chapters (14)

1. 0:00Decentralized web intro
2. 3:34Myths about decentralized web
3. 7:05Surveillance business model
4. 12:01Internet scalability limits
5. 16:49Decentralized vs blockchain
6. 21:31Internet spacetime limits
7. 26:17Distributed systems basics
8. 32:36Data storage vs ISPs
9. 37:13Merkle trees in decentralization
10. 42:33First 90% of development
11. 46:11How the Web was built
12. 50:24Google's decentralization
13. 52:37Current projects outlook
14. 55:15Q&A

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