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What position do you have to be in at Google to be able to upload your side projects to "google.com/X"? This seems to have been a year ago at most judging comm

by meibo 5y ago

What position do you have to be in at Google to be able to upload your side projects to "google.com/X"? This seems to have been a year ago at most judging commits, so can't be something that's been there for ages.

kccqzy 5y ago
There's actual plenty of interesting (usually old) content that's obviously not an official project hosted at this kind of URLs. It's a bummer you can't use Google the search engine to discover them. http://google.com/googledance2004 http://google.com/googledance2004 http://google.com/moon http://google.com/moon http://google.com/googlegulp http://google.com/googlegulp http://google.com/heart http://google.com/heart
- mustacheemperor 5y ago
  This would be a good example of the true definition of the "dark web", right? Websites that exist but are not accessible from any standard search engine or hosted directory.
  - thefunnyman 5y ago
    No, this is the deep web. Dark web requires TOR.
- Cthulhu_ 5y ago
  Pretty sure Google Gulp is an old april fools joke they kept up. Google Moon makes sense, unfortunately it looks like it hasn't been kept up to date and the resolution if you zoom in isn't the best.
  - deleted 5y ago
    [deleted]
- throwaways885 5y ago
  http://mars.google.com http://mars.google.com is fun, too!
  - bradfitz 5y ago
    Fun fact: search mars.google.com for "Jezero Crater", where Perseverance landed. "No results." I'm told that that's because who knows how that site works is still with the company.
    - throwaways885 5y ago
      It's not indexed for some reason. Even in the provided list of craters.
- koolba 5y ago
  > It's a bummer you can't use Google the search engine to discover them. So Google blocks it’s own content from being indexed?
  - completeMistake 5y ago
    I don't think it's a block necessarily - just that it's unlisted or not caught by the indexing?
arthurcolle 5y ago
Pretty sure I heard on HN relatively recently that your contract with Google basically explicitly states that any code you write while you work there is considered theirs and they don't distinguish between personal and professional projects. I was surprised to hear this as well (so I'm not asserting that I know this for a fact) but the person who posted this was very explicit that it was true. So if it is true, then maybe any software engineer that writes some interesting web app trinket who works for Google could have this happen to them. I'm sure the coder who made the above app will show up in these comments in the next couple hours or so lol. EDIT: Omg it's the cartoonist guy!
- jimmy2020 5y ago
  is it just Google that owns any code you write while working there or it's just the usual requirement for FAANG
  - KETpXDDzR 5y ago
    It's the same in most companies. It's mostly hidden in some company rule book you agree to when signing your contract.
    - Stratoscope 5y ago
      > It's mostly hidden in some company rule book In every employment contract I've ever seen, IP assignment is right there in the dozen or so pages of the contract. It is far too critical to just hide it away in "some company rule book" that the contract references. The contract itself will spell it out in great detail.
- iamcreasy 5y ago
  Just to double check, if you are developing a project in the evening at your own - Google still owns it(How does it work under CA law)? How about other FAANGs?
  - mjg59 5y ago
quantumofalpha 5y ago
> What position do you have to be in at Google to be able to upload your side projects to "google.com/X"? Software Engineer. You just need to pass code review to make such a change - convincing people reviewing it would be the tricky part but not impossible. You could brand it a "20% project" or something.

by meibo 5y ago

kccqzy 5y ago

There's actual plenty of interesting (usually old) content that's obviously not an official project hosted at this kind of URLs. It's a bummer you can't use Google the search engine to discover them. http://google.com/googledance2004 http://google.com/googledance2004 http://google.com/moon http://google.com/moon http://google.com/googlegulp http://google.com/googlegulp http://google.com/heart http://google.com/heart

mustacheemperor 5y ago
This would be a good example of the true definition of the "dark web", right? Websites that exist but are not accessible from any standard search engine or hosted directory.
- thefunnyman 5y ago
  No, this is the deep web. Dark web requires TOR.
Cthulhu_ 5y ago
Pretty sure Google Gulp is an old april fools joke they kept up. Google Moon makes sense, unfortunately it looks like it hasn't been kept up to date and the resolution if you zoom in isn't the best.
- deleted 5y ago
  [deleted]
throwaways885 5y ago
http://mars.google.com http://mars.google.com is fun, too!
- bradfitz 5y ago
  Fun fact: search mars.google.com for "Jezero Crater", where Perseverance landed. "No results." I'm told that that's because who knows how that site works is still with the company.
  - throwaways885 5y ago
    It's not indexed for some reason. Even in the provided list of craters.
koolba 5y ago
> It's a bummer you can't use Google the search engine to discover them. So Google blocks it’s own content from being indexed?
- completeMistake 5y ago
  I don't think it's a block necessarily - just that it's unlisted or not caught by the indexing?

arthurcolle 5y ago

Pretty sure I heard on HN relatively recently that your contract with Google basically explicitly states that any code you write while you work there is considered theirs and they don't distinguish between personal and professional projects. I was surprised to hear this as well (so I'm not asserting that I know this for a fact) but the person who posted this was very explicit that it was true. So if it is true, then maybe any software engineer that writes some interesting web app trinket who works for Google could have this happen to them. I'm sure the coder who made the above app will show up in these comments in the next couple hours or so lol. EDIT: Omg it's the cartoonist guy!

jimmy2020 5y ago
is it just Google that owns any code you write while working there or it's just the usual requirement for FAANG
- KETpXDDzR 5y ago
  It's the same in most companies. It's mostly hidden in some company rule book you agree to when signing your contract.
  - Stratoscope 5y ago
    > It's mostly hidden in some company rule book In every employment contract I've ever seen, IP assignment is right there in the dozen or so pages of the contract. It is far too critical to just hide it away in "some company rule book" that the contract references. The contract itself will spell it out in great detail.
iamcreasy 5y ago
Just to double check, if you are developing a project in the evening at your own - Google still owns it(How does it work under CA law)? How about other FAANGs?
- mjg59 5y ago

quantumofalpha 5y ago

> What position do you have to be in at Google to be able to upload your side projects to "google.com/X"? Software Engineer. You just need to pass code review to make such a change - convincing people reviewing it would be the tricky part but not impossible. You could brand it a "20% project" or something.