Or install extension.fm :)

Head's up: You probably shouldn't have a testimonial from a guy who hasn't used your site in months (Prakash)

Why the condescension? The user's name is clickable and his profile shows he hasn't used the site since March. Instead of being rude, perhaps consider why his experience wasn't sticky.

My guess is they've all got their heads down trying to hit that deadline.

Also my thought, but then I got thinking: how long does it take to pump out a single blog post with an update?

A well-worded and thoughtful blog post takes time and effort. It also interrupts other development work, which the context switching makes doubly costly. So I don't think it's a "15 minutes over lunch" affair exactly.

It's also a good time to take stock of where you are in a project, and where you are heading. making yourself put your progress into words forces you to think about the overall view. We started an internal blog/status report page for our projects, and simply writing a post - even if it's basically to myself - is helpful.

15 minutes that would be better spent writing code? :)

don't get your panties in a bunch. chill out. leave them alone and let them work.

Mongoengine is pretty tight for python/mongo

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=lab... offers significant protection to employees in California. There is nothing in NY law that offers similar protection.

That is actually a great point. When was this law made?

Also, this only protects people who are aware of it and willing to fight for it

I do not know when the law was made. But the text of section 2872 at the bottom of that page suggests it was somewhere around 1980.

Interestingly, I met many people in SF who had signed contracts that disagree with this law.

I was alarmed to discover the same a few times -- the contract had wide claims on IP, and then there was a separate part which said "of course, these are the enforceable limits according to this particular California law."

It seemed like they were pulling a fast one, but basically they were compartmentalizing so they could claim the maximum rights should the law be struck down or repealed (or the business moved outside California, I guess).

That's OK, the law takes priority anyways.

Both Bay Area companies I've worked for include California 2870-2872 with their new employment packs, right behind the NDA.

That is required by 2872.

One anecdote for another. I'll take it.

I couldn't watch the video on my iPad. They should rethink that.

To me, this behavior solidifies further Google's transition into the Microsoft of the 90's role. I guess that puts them at 2020 for being virtually completely removed from innovation and fully in the role of a differentiation defeater.

Microsoft could turn around and so could Google, but it's very hard when they're so established that short-term risk to profits becomes a major concern.

Tornado, MongoDB and using Emacs to do it.

Aren't you going to be sued, like everyone else that has tried this?

We have agreements with the artists and labels.

Nick B? Is that you?