if we were expandsing beyond the 45% requirement, we would do the averaging. with the two adjacent residents. in this particular case, because it's not going beyond that point, it wouldn't necessarily be required to be measured in that manner? and we do try to come up with an average based off of the appropriate -- the appropriate footprint of the adjacent homes. >> so i hear you saying is that if you took that, you would -- the extension of the third floor would go back halfway between the two adjacent houses? >> that is probably accurate -- >> it pares to be 6', i don't know. >> >> you are just talking about the third floor? >> i'm talking about the third floor. >> the floor is between 465 and 461 back wall. >> so a 6'? >> 6' 3" yes, that is correct. >> 6'3". >> thank you. commissioner moore, do you have further comments? >> i would like the commission to have mr. washington explain that and consider that in terms of how we modify the building? i think in order to come to some level of compromise of where not only a large vertical, but horizontal expansion c

amazon is expandsing. they don't pay a dividend. google, same thing. from that standpoint ibm has to let people in the finance side go to the back and basically bring the technology forward. main problem ibm has is buying companies, obviously, it's more expensive. granted, they are not buying uber. that's a $40 billion valuation. look at the other companies out there in the technology space, whether it's dropbox, fox, prices of the companies are up because the stock market is stronger. >> how many times can you bring something back from the dead? had to do it once, and paul did it. is it possible? how many times can you do it? three strikes you're out? >> at ibm, it's possible. they have the largest patent portfolio in technology. >> don't you hate, andrew, when people talk about patents worth a lot? >> they had to stay with blackberry. they had patents. david, we appreciate it. happy new year. >> happy new year thanks. >> what about you? buy ibm? >> not individual stocks. >> who says you can't? qma? who is that? >> financial, financial, yeah. >> anywa