Yahoo! requires all new hires to sign an 'assignment of inventions agreement' which, as a part of it, says I need to make a list of all my current inventions to protect them from inclusion under the agreement.

All my inventions? That's gona be a fun list, especially since invention is defined in the agreement as: "designs, trademarks, discoveries, formulae, processes, manufacturing techniques, trade secrets, inventions, improvements, ideas, business plans or strategies, or copyrightable works."

In essence, I'll be writing up the 100 or so ideas on my list of 'utilities to write if I had a year off' as well as a list of my current sites, projects, and writings. You can bet fury.com will be at the top of the list.

So does this mean I've made a decision on my future? Not yet. There are still a few wrinkles to iron out, but Yahoo's chances look good right now.