A very strict javascript lint (verifier).

Hack for getting python scripts to run like cmd files - including the ability to redirect stdio (I can't believe this bug in windows cmd processor - Windows really sucks for command line types).

Quoted: On Windows NT, the steps taken by the installer as described above allow you to run a script with 'foo.py', but a longtime bug in the NT command processor prevents you from redirecting the input or output of any script executed in this way. This is often important.
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The incantation for making a Python script executable under WinNT is to give the file an extension of .cmd and add the following as the first line:
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@setlocal enableextensions & python -x %~f0 %* & goto :EOF

JavaScript minifier - available as MS-DOS exe, but also in C, C#, JavaScript(!), and Python!

Facebook data storage

I had problems with Subversion 1.5 (used against a 1.4.6 repository). E.g, my process would completely freeze up on doing a "svl log" command.

I reverted to 1.4.6 on the client and all is well again. So - even though Collabnet claims compatability with an uplevel client - I don't believe it.

You can download the 1.4.6 version from this page.

Quoted: CollabNet Consulting Services cover a wide range of business and technology topics designed to accelerate the roll-out and adoption of CollabNet. Services include subversion services, community services, open source consulting, Collaboration and Program Management.

The Faves.com Add-on version history page.

You can get older versions of Firebug here. I recommend NOT using 1.20b6 as it has a serious performance impact on using GMail. Grab 1.20b4 which is a much more stable release and works fine with GMail.

GMail is severely degraded when running Firebug 1.2.0b6 (for Firefox 3). It's much more confusing as to how to disable Firebug completely for particular domains. I'm using Google Apps for domains, and editing a mail message is just about unusable if I have Firebug enabled in the browser.

Great article on the dangers of hiring "unpaid interns". Besides not being "fair" - it's also illegal. Employers should not be asking their employees to work for less than minimum wage if they are producing valuable work product for them.

About the only safe thing is to have interns shadow an employee to watch them work. You could also offer them training, and have them work on independent projects that are non-commercial.

Any non-founder employee at a startup also needs to be paid at least minimum wage (though this may be able to be paid in equity - check with your lawyer).

Quoted: "All it takes is one disgruntled intern, or their parent or spouse or friend, to call the U.S. Department of Labor, and the company who follows this type of exploitative advice is toast,"