It's rather telling that he gets to work on DDG on his own terms from Pennsylvania.
(I'm a coder that pines for mudding and visible stars, so the fact that my career choices are NYC/SF is disheartening at times.)
(I'm a coder that pines for mudding and visible stars, so the fact that my career choices are NYC/SF is disheartening at times.)
In California, if you work in Silicon Valley you can always live down in the Santa Cruz mountains. If you work in SF you can live in Marin. It is often faster to go from Marin to SOMA than it is to go from the Sunset or Richmond to SOMA. I can't say it's a quick commute from the SC mountains to anywhere, but the option is there. I know Apple has a shuttle bus from Santa Cruz to Cupertino, maybe other firms do, too.
NYC metro is not great for stargazing but I was surprised that there are nice places for hiking upstate, and in NJ and CT. Even Vermont and the Berkshires are accessible for weekend trips.