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Re:As New Zealand Courts Tech Talent, Isolation Becomes a Draw by nostrademons on Friday April 14, 2017 @05:09PM (#14117406)
You can get the ~5 minutes from biking/hiking/outdoors and ~10 minutes to work in Silicon Valley. I used to live in Mountain View and bike into my job at Google; it took 12 minutes. 5 minute walk and I was on the trail; 15 minute bike ride and I could be at the bayshore; 20 minute drive and I'd be in the mountains; hour drive and I'd be at the beach. I work from home now, but those numbers would be the same from my current place to any one of several hundred tech employers here.

Forget about having a house with a shop/garage unless you're willing to spend a million and a half, though.

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Re:As New Zealand Courts Tech Talent, Isolation Becomes a Draw by llukas on Friday April 14, 2017 @06:40PM (#14117978)
C'mon. Which exactly "trail" you mean? Trails around bay are not exactly same as other outdoor trails.

Closest "real" hiking trails start along Skyline Boulevard - there's plenty of them but it is not close.

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Re:As New Zealand Courts Tech Talent, Isolation Becomes a Draw by nostrademons on Friday April 14, 2017 @07:17PM (#14118160)
Stevens Creek Trail for the one that's 5 minutes away. You're right, it's basically a green belt, but it's awfully handy for biking to work or just getting out. You can walk all the way down to the Bay, and then on to Palo Alto Baylands, for a close to 10-mile round trip.

20 minute driving time includes Rancho San Antonio, Stevens Creek County Park, Villa Montalvo, and Lexington Reservoir, all of which are perfectly adequate half-day hikes. Make it 30-40 and you also get the Los Trancos/Montebello/Russian Ridge area, Castle Rock, Almaden, Calero, Garin/Dry Creek, and Don Edwards.

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Re:As New Zealand Courts Tech Talent, Isolation Becomes a Draw by hkmurakami on Friday April 14, 2017 @09:42PM (#14118856)
Don't forget Windy Hill, which has a trailhead that starts at flatground rather than up an additional 20 minute drive up Page Mill Road. :)
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Re:As New Zealand Courts Tech Talent, Isolation Becomes a Draw by fapjacks on Saturday April 15, 2017 @02:13AM (#14119645)
There are techshops and maker/hackerspaces that provide a shop/garage, though. They're very often too expensive for my taste, but it's an option.
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