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    Just moved to Seattle

    Moved here to Seattle last week from CA. Beatiful weather, even by Northern California standards. No friends or family here, so if someone can suggest some things to do or check out, that would be great. I'm a photography buff, so places to take some pictures would be cool too.
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    What are "expiring" stock options?

    I was given 500 stock options from my company when I joined last year. They are set to "expire" in a few weeks. What does this mean? My strike price was $40, but the stock is now at $31. What can I do?
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    How do I declare residency in my new state of WA?

    I just moved from California to Washington state. I would like to declare residency here (no state tax here in WA!). An issue is that I still own a condo in California and am renting it out. Do I need to do some paperwork to declare that I am a WA resident now? Is it a matter of getting a...
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    How do you handle missed opportunities?

    I'm packing up my stuff to move from CA to WA, and I came across some old business cards for a small business that my friend I had in early 2007. We got one small gig, but nothing else came out of it. We both moved on with our day jobs. Missed opportunities and broken dreams really sadden me...
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    How do I recover a deleted FAT32 partition (on USB stick)

    I have a Sandisk USB stick with the stupid U3 software. I had the U3 program delete itself off my USB stick, but it deleted its entire partition and all my files too. What's the best way to recover the partition and my files? The partition is FAT32. I'm on Windows Vista. I don't mind paying...
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    What is Seattle like?

    I'm a life-long Californian, but I got a job offer in the Redmond area. What is the region like? I've been to Seattle 5 times, but most of those were for job interviews, and I never had a chance to look around. Aside from the WEATHER, what will shock me the most as a Californian? Any other...
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    tax rebate (stimulus check)

    What's up with this stimulus tax rebate? My understanding is that once you are past $75K, your $600 check starts getting reduced. Is that right? According to an online calculator, I get nothing?? What's up with that? Why are there going to be lots of people enjoying their new iPods but not...
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    Please recommend a NAS

    I want to buy a NAS box. I'd like it to do data mirroring, be able to stream MP3s to Winamp, and be VERY quiet. Any opinions on the following products? Thecus N2100 http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822102008 D-Link DNS-323 (supposedly loud)...
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    No more stock options for new engineers?

    I've received offers from two huge computer companies in the Seattle area for a software engineer position. In neither position did they offer stock options, just very large salaries. But back in 2006 I received an offer with stock options, and this was from one of the same companies I'm...
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    Job searching: Google or Facebook?

    I'm wondering about the chief merits between working at Google or Facebook as a software engineer? You're not going to get rich through Google stock options anymore, and I know for a fact from my friends there that they don't pay very high salaries. Facebook is still private, growing, and will...
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    Set sail for fail!

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/200..._PFKRBs.EtrtnYxQeb.HQA
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    Moving to Seattle, "for a few years"

    I've been in California my entire life (up through grad school and now a few jobs here in Silicon Valley). However, now I've been receiving offers from large computer companies in the Seattle area and am interested in moving there. I have a condo here in the Bay Area that I can rent out. What...
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    Can't get a startup company job to save my life

    I'm working in silicon valley as a software engineer, and I can't seem to get a job with a startup at all. I've worked at huge-ass Fortune-100 companies in the past and even have some offers from other huge-ass Fortune-100 companies right now, but for some reason, small companies keep turning me...
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    How do I tell my parents that I love them?

    I'm not close to my parents at all (who live in the same city), and I haven't spoken to them in awhile. I'm a miserable son. I'm 29ish and have a life of my own. How can I tell them how much I love them and how much I appreciate all they've done for me? What can I do? I would rather not say...
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    How long do I need to fast before a blood test?

    I have to take a blood test tomorrow for "hepatic function and lipids." For how long do I have to fast before the test?
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    Data center services with multiple compute paths?

    Anyone here work in a data center or in network operations? I'm looking to set up a system that provides fault tolerance and scalability through replicated services that have different servers. For example, suppose some "service" can be run through (1) a web server, an SQL server, and a...
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    Data center services with multiple compute paths?

    Anyone here work in a data center or in network operations? I'm looking to set up a system that provides fault tolerance and scalability through replicated services. For example, suppose some "service" can be run through a web server, an SQL server, and a compute node in serial fashion. I...
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    Looking for a cheap pre-built box for running Linux as a workstation

    I want to buy an inexpensive pre-built box for running Linux as a workstation (I don't mind buying it with windows and installing Linux on it). I'll be using it for C++ applications development. I'd like to be able to run the latest wiz-bang graphics that KDE/Gnome have to offer. Can someone...
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    How do I negotiate a salary where the cost-of-living is lower?

    I'm considering a move from Silicon Valley to Seattle. The recruiters have already told me that the cost-of-living in Seattle is about 15% less, which I've kind of confirmed on various websites. However, I'm not willing to accept a 15% less salary. What kind of reasoning can I provide to push...
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    Anyone here been laid off in Silicon Valley?

    I just got laid off from a large company this week in Silicon Valley along with many others. I worked there for almost two years. This was my first "real job" after having graduated from grad school. Please, I am going crazy right now. My manager told me I was canned. I asked him...
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    My build , please comment

    What do you think? $1280 seems a little for my own build. I might as well buy a Dell XPS 420. Alternatively, where can I cut some costs? I'm largely interested in gaming, Photoshop with 4GB RAM, and VMWare running Linux. Prices are from Newegg. I'm driving a Dell 2407. Antec P182...
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    Case that looks like the Apple Mac Pro?

    Does anyone know of a case that looks like the Mac Pro? http://images.apple.com/macpro...esign_hero20080108.png
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    Should I include this line in my resume?

    Seriously, should I include line #4 in the "Education" section of my resume? - Ph.D. in Computer Science, university of blah blah, 2005 - M.S. in Computer Science, University of blah blah, 2001 - B.S. in Computer Science, University of blah blah, 1998 - A.A. in Photography, blah blah...
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    Which is higher for you: GRE score or Credit rating?

    Which of these has a higher score for you: GRE (any of the tests) or your credit rating? All my GRE scores (verbal, math, analytical -- when I took them way back) are just a shade lower than my credit score. All are in the 700s.
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    How do job recruiters know where I work??

    I got some emails from recruiters asking if I want to apply for a job. One email said "based on your current position at AAAA, we'd like to contact you..." and so forth. My current employment is not available to the public. My last resume I posted online (Monster.com) did not have my current...
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    questions on 64-bit XP/Vista and Linux

    I am thinking of building/buying two new systems, one running 64-bit Windows on a desktop motherboard and the other running 64-bit Linux (probably Fedora) on a server motherboard. I tried searching for some answers, but I could not find anything specific. 1. If I had 4GB of RAM (or...
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    Guide for choosing fonts for magazine or webpage?

    Can someone with a good background (in graphic design or webpage design) point me to an online reference for how to choose fonts for a magazine or webpage? I would like fonts based on the content (e.g. humour, business, entertainment, or news) and the intended audience. I googled for info but...
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    Anyone subscribe to Motley Fool newsletters?

    Anyone here subscribe to the Motley Fool newsletters, like Hidden Gems or Stock Investor? Are they any good? I'm looking to invest in stocks since I rolled over an old 401k from funds to my own broker.
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    Any math/stats gurus?

    Suppose I have a bunch of coins, all of which have some type of biased or unbiased weighting. For instance, a coin could come up heads 75% of the time, 50%, 25%, 5%, 0%, etc. I am given a target heads bias. (e.g. 45%). I want to classify the coins into either one of two classes: those...