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    Just moved to Seattle

    OP here. I drove to Seattle today from Redmond. Took 520 West, drove through the city, saw a few things, then took 90 East back to Bellevue and then 405 to 520 to Redmond. Nice short drives. The traffic was quite light (except for 520 East in the opposite direction I was going). Is this typical...
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    Why is it that only less affluent people blast their music?

    It's true, less affluent people do tend to blast their music, but it's only a correlation. The real culprit is lack of education and lack of manners. Generally speaking, less affluent people tend to be (unfortunately) less educated, which just generally means more ignorance and less...
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    What OS are ATOTers using?

    I don't think "posterity" means what you think it means. I think you meant "variety."
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    Torn in making a career decision - 8/6 Update

    I was looking for a job as well back in February and March. I'm a sr. software engineer. When you go for a startup, you are basically playing the lottery. Do you think this company will succeed? It's hard to say. I've met people who worked at 4 or 5 startups during their career. All that time...
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    Top movies with the top twists

    No Way Out (with Kevin Costner) - mind-bending resolution
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    Just moved to Seattle

    Thanks for the list. Which library are you referring to? The one on 4th Ave? What's unique about it?
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    Just moved to Seattle

    I have no kids. I don't like nature hiking very much, but I do like walking through the city, just as I used to like walking through most of downtown San Francisco. Looking for architecture and street scenes to take pictures of. I've previously been to the Space Needle and Alki Beach (?)...
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    Just moved to Seattle

    I've been to the Space Needle three times as a tourist already before I came to Seattle.
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    Top movies with the top twists

    The 13th Floor Angel Heart The Game Jacob's Ladder The Sixth Sense
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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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    space battles

    That was extremely cool.
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    Recommend me a motivational book..

    If you're almost 30, watch Garden State. It really help me out at the time.
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    space battles

    Uh, WOLF 359, anyone??
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    What are "expiring" stock options?

    The stock did not split. You are right. If the current price is below the strike price, then I might as well buy at the current price (if I do want to buy).
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    How do I declare residency in my new state of WA?

    I think I really need to consult a professional for this. What kind of person should I look for? A CPA? A financial advisor at my online broker (ameritrade)? A lawyer? The cheaper the better, of course.
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    What are "expiring" stock options?

    Thanks for the info. I may immediatley lose money know, but I am weighing that against the possibility that the stock price goes back above what I paid right? Why the hell do they have to impose this expiration date to make my life so stressed? :(
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    How do I declare residency in my new state of WA?

    This is good information. I know I will probably have to file some form, but do I have to actually PAY state income tax is my question.
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    What are "expiring" stock options?

    But if I buy them now at the strike price, which is above the current price, I will have immediately lost money, right?
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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 am actually losing some money from renting it out. My mortgage + HOA fees + property tax + property manager fee = X, but I am taking in only 0.8X in rent. Would this rent money just be just like a losing investment to be deducted on itemised deductions on my 1040? But back to my main...
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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?

    That's one of the things that's making me a bit sad. I didn't give it my best. I didn't realise the signficance of the opporunity, and I let lethargy and procrastination get the best of me at that time. It bugs me and saddens me.
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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?

    Good grief, is that in the downtown part of Seattle, like near the Space Needle? I plan to live in the Redmond area so I can bike to work.
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    What is Seattle like?

    But I'm NOT an outdoors person. I'll be working around the Redmond area largely in a semi-private office if/when I take this job. As a point of reference, here is what I do in the Bay Area for amusement. Go to a movie. Go to downtown San Francisco and walk around the non-homosexual areas...
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    What is Seattle like?

    The job opportunity is too good to pass up. If the job were in an Iowa cornfield, then I would definitely have second thoughts. But Seattle seems like a good area; I just need more detail on the region.
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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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    Jeez gas masks are expensive

    What the hell is a coal filter? Look, I just want a simple but bad-ass gas mask. It doesn't even have to work. I just want it to look like this: http://forums.facepunchstudios...howthread.php?t=508555 I want to wear something like this to work.
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    Jeez gas masks are expensive

    What's with the huge canister sticking out the side? Do they have one without that? I'm looking to make a fashion statement.
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    No more stock options for new engineers?

    Did this change affect the giving out of options within the last year? I did get options in 2006.
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    No more stock options for new engineers?

    Yes, I got RSUs, but no options.
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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?

    Take a look at their jobs page. The software engineering jobs are in line with other places like Google. http://www.facebook.com/jobs/
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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!

    Yahoo was turning into the next AOL already. This generation's Yahoo fans are only getting older, and Google is attracting far more younger folk than Yahoo. Google = for 20-somethings Yahoo = for 30-somethings AOL = for 40-somethings and older
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    Set sail for fail!

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/200..._PFKRBs.EtrtnYxQeb.HQA