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Re: BankSimple moves to Portland

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Post by mosburger » Thu, Aug 25, 2011, 1:14 PM UTC

fuzionmonkey wrote: post #89

mosburger wrote: post #61

As someone from Portland, Maine, I always get a little miffed when people don't specify that this is Portland, Oregon. Yeah, Portland, Oregon's metro area is about 4x the size of that of Maine's largest city, but it's not like it's an order of magnitude or anything. Maybe I'm just jealous that there's more going on there than here. :(

It's like somebody in Moscow, Idaho getting upset that people don't refer to it as Moscow, Russia. Face it, Portland, Oregon is the real Portland.

Nope. I won't. 500,000 people live in this area. We're the cultural center of the state. We aren't small potatoes. Face it, Portland, OR is bigger, but it certainly doesn't dwarf Portland, ME.

Moscow, Russia has 11 million people. Moscow, Idaho has 23,000. I know you're probably being flippant, but I hardly think that's a fair analogy.

Besides, we had the name first. :)

Re: BankSimple moves to Portland

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Post by mosburger » Thu, Aug 25, 2011, 1:17 PM UTC

blackguardx wrote: post #87

mosburger wrote: post #61

As someone from Portland, Maine, I always get a little miffed when people don't specify that this is Portland, Oregon. Yeah, Portland, Oregon's metro area is about 4x the size of that of Maine's largest city, but it's not like it's an order of magnitude or anything. Maybe I'm just jealous that there's more going on there than here. :(

Should everyone in California have to specify that they live in California the state, rather than this place: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California,_Pennsylvania

36,000,000 people live in California. 6,259 people live in California, PA. I don't think that's a fair analogy.

Re: BankSimple moves to Portland

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Post by cancelbubble » Thu, Aug 25, 2011, 1:59 PM UTC

Awesome to see so much Portland activity here on HN! If anyone is looking for a front-end developer, hit me up, I'll be leaving my cushy Enterprise-land gig soon (bored).

cancelbubble "at" that gmail place.

Re: BankSimple moves to Portland

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Post by bfe » Fri, Aug 26, 2011, 5:54 PM UTC

MrVitaliy wrote: post #76

m0nastic wrote: post #70

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When I was out in California, my company closed up our Santa Cruz office very suddenly. A large contingent of people working there decided to move to just outside of Portland (Vancouver Washington) mainly because of the fact that by living in Washington you wouldn't pay any income tax, and by adjoining Portland, you could do all your shopping and avoid paying sales tax. I opted not to relocate there with everyone els…

With average traffic/distance and ~25mpg, it takes about $6 for a round trip from Vancouver, WA to Portland, OR. Which would save you ~$4 on a $100 item. However, for some reason, lots of people in general were fleeing CA at the peak of housing bubble.

That was a "~" too far for HN. It's a 19.8 mile round trip, and gas was $3.71 yesterday in Vancouver, Washington, so making the trip in your 25 mpg vehicle would cost $2.94 in gas.

Re: BankSimple moves to Portland

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Post by fuzionmonkey » Sun, Aug 28, 2011, 8:29 AM UTC

pnathan wrote: post #93

fuzionmonkey wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's like somebody in Moscow, Idaho getting upset that people don't refer to it as Moscow, Russia. Face it, Portland, Oregon is the real Portland.

Woah, someone actually knows Moscow, Idaho exists. +1, sir.

I've been there, haha.

Re: BankSimple moves to Portland

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Post by geeksam » Mon, Aug 29, 2011, 11:06 PM UTC

m0nastic wrote: post #70

bfe wrote: post #63

Portland is one of my favorite American cities. But if you're freely choosing somewhere to relocate to, I would think Seattle would be a tough competitor. It's nearby, has a bigger tech community, and has Washington's zero state income tax versus Oregon with the highest state income tax in the country at 11% for the top bracket.

When I was out in California, my company closed up our Santa Cruz office very suddenly. A large contingent of people working there decided to move to just outside of Portland (Vancouver Washington) mainly because of the fact that by living in Washington you wouldn't pay any income tax, and by adjoining Portland, you could do all your shopping and avoid paying sales tax. I opted not to relocate there with everyone els…

There seem to be enough of them to clog up I-5 on a daily basis.