When I write relatively large pieces of *new* code, I work in distinct phases. One phase is thinking, planning and generally percolating ideas. This can go on for weeks as I work out the the design. I might not physically interact with a computer much, preferring pads of paper and office toys. At some point I hit a point where things "click" and I can envision the full system's operation in sufficient detail. The next phase is typing. This can on for some time too depending on the size of the system. At this point, I generally listen to loud techno, industrial, etc and my "coding" task essentially *is* data entry, whether I am typing in unit tests or actual implementation code. There are of course other phases, but the point of calling out these two is that there are processes whereby subby's typing speed might not affect his/her final quality. Typing speed does matter here, and generally does not affect the quality of the finished product.

Well said. Agree most commenters have not looked at the article or related material.
Some facts:

1. The current rebuild plan *does* add new HOV/Bus lanes and *does not* add any new general travel lanes.
2. A related set of highway improvements (that was already approved by voters) restructures the HOV lanes for the entire length of this highway (SR520) to favor bus and HOV traffic by detangling the carpool lanes from the on/off ramps.
3. There already is a plan to add light rail service across the lake to the connect the east side. It just doesn't go across this bridge; it uses the other bridge (I-90) instead.

As a citizen who's lived in Redmond, Bellevue and Seattle over the past 16+ years, I've watched our transit system stagnating because we spend all our time changing our minds about what to do. Each time we seem to be gathering momentum for a public transit improvement, someone comes along and says "but we could do this other thing instead..." and then we lose another 5 years starting over from scratch and re-debating the issue.

• In line with points 1&2 above, I do not feel that favoring staying on track with the current bridge upgrade makes me anti-public-transit.
• In line with point 3 above, I do not feel staying on track would be somehow blocking or delaying light rail expansion across the lake.

Overall I feel frustrated by our lack of progress.

The current light rail to east-side plan uses the other bridge across the lake (I-90) with a route from the International District to Bellevue (and beyond). Redesigning this bridge to also be "light rail capable" will not speed up implementing light rail to the east side. (...unless you're advocating scrapping the existing East-Link light rail plan?)

I agree with the sentiments from other posters that knowing about what you guys LIKE would be more helful than knowing some dislikes, but I'll also venture a couple thoughts. 1) If you're determined to stick to your laptop, definitely grab a copy of Soul Reaver on eBay (go for the FIRST version). This game had the benefit of some great story writing and an incredibly ambitious scope. I liken it to "Tomb Raider with Vampires, plus harder puzzles". It is a bit over the top and melodramatic, but that can be kinda fun with a vampire story :) Follow-on games were more shaky. Soul Reaver II being okish (get it if you get sucked into the story), Blood Omen II sucking (get it if you are ADDICTED to the story) and Defiance being pretty decent (get it cuz it's fun). 2) If you do end up picking up a USED/OLD console then I'd definitly suggest PS2 and: - Soul Reaver I (see above about rest of Legacy of Kain series too). - The first three games in the Ratchet & Clank series. - (I know this is getting close to stated dislikes but) Kingdom Hearts was a pretty fun/whimsical experience.