bjdixon

This exactly. Really tough and often thankless job. As shown in Rialto everybody wins when the police wear cameras. Complaints down 88%, use of force down 60% http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/04/california-poli...

Because I can still make a lot of money as an employee, participate in the company stock purchase plan (shares that have an actual $ value), take advantage of the generous medical/dental benefits package and work on my own business on evenings and weekends. Mmmm. Having cake and eating it. Or maybe I'm wrong and the only way to be successful these days is to be self employed? I mean absolutely no disrespect to entrepreneurs, it certainly is an awesome path to success, but it's not the only one.

Taken in isolation this could sound scary, but as zalew says here[1] it's needed for them to operate. Seriously, think about what would happen if google suddenly started publishing your (private) content. They'd lose all trust from the wider population. For them to publish or publicly display your content in a way that would violate your privacy would be an absolutely stupid move. Google hasn't gotten to where they are now by being absolutely stupid. [1]http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3582421

It looks pretty standard to me. Tech companies have their IP stolen and (imho) it's hard to not be inspired in your private works by the job you're doing 40+ hours per week.

If you don't like it talk with them. It's not set in stone. Sometimes people can be reasonable =) Just don't sign it if you're not certain you'll abide by it.

Sorry, just re-read your post. Did you already sign this? I don't know if anyone else has another experience, but I'd say your 2 choices are abide by it, or look for another job. Read the contracts before you sign them.

It actually sounds pretty reasonable. The article says they've been operating since 2009, have 300 programmers paying $100 per month and the city wants them to have a fire alarm, sprinklers and compliant washrooms. There are pretty good reasons for these codes to exist and for them to be enforced.

I saw this earlier and thought it was pretty cool. I like the idea of sending stuff into the atmosphere. I'm curious as to what the repercussions of something like this are though. I'd guess that there are laws or international conventions on controlling air traffic.

I'm sure you're right, but I thought it was a worthwhile lesson on being prepared. It's a quick read and gives actionable advice.