In 1999 I was living in Orlando, Fl, of all places. I was a warm-body "consultant" for a "software company" whose business was really selling my time to customi

In 1999 I was living in Orlando, Fl, of all places. I was a warm-body "consultant" for a "software company" whose business was really selling my time to customize their crappy website software at $275/hr (out of which I was paid $30/hr... not bad for a 19-year-old dropout, which is the point I guess). My stock options were priced at $280/share if I recall. This time around sure does feel bubbly in San Francisco, but as you say it's only like that in a few areas which happen to overlap with concentrations of journalists.