Zisko

I'm moving to the Bay Area [preferably San Francisco], and am going to be making about $100k. If I am 21 years old and at the start of my career, how much rent can I afford? What is my ideal budget after taxes? Where in San Francisco should I live (or not, since I will be commuting to one of the big tech companies)?

I've been using Node.js for quite a while and have become pretty invested. But I can't help but have a "grass is greener" feeling about python and Django. Python is just so much prettier than Javascript, but I feel like I'd be jumping off of the fast- moving node train! I am currently a senior CS student, so I'll also be looking for a job soon. Should I focus my time on python? or stay with node?

I do lots of freelance iOS work, and I've noticed that people approach me with "Ideas" that they would like implemented, but they are not fleshed out at all. For example, I get a request for a "textbook sales app which acts as a marketplace for students to buy and sell textbooks", with no business plan or specs whatsoever. How do I encourage more thought out plans, and what tools do I point the prospective clients to? in terms of user interaction/ stories/ design?

Why does anyone still use eclipse? It's the most tedious, slow, unusable piece of software that makes java a pain to use.