http://www.yesh.com/blog Artist, Technologist, Entrepreneur Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:43:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Great editorial from the Carrboro Citizen that sums up my frustration with low voter turn out in local elections. This is my favorite part: Small wonder that we have such a high percentage of cranky, ill-mannered and woefully under-informed non-participants. For more than two decades, they’ve been spoon-fed Ronald Reagan’s toxic ... http://www.yesh.com/blog/2009/10/29/vote/ Part Two I had a lot of specific requirements for my choice of diesel vehicle. I'm sure most people will too. Affordable As I mentioned earlier we don't have a bunch money right now. So I had to find a way to sell my truck and use the money for another vehicle. It ... http://www.yesh.com/blog/2009/10/07/my-local-energy-journey-2/ http://www.yesh.com/blog/2009/10/05/1981-mercedes-240d/ Intro I want to change not just the quantity of energy I consume but the kind. Both where it comes from and how it effects our planet. Most of the oil we consume in the United States is imported. These assets are controlled by multi-national corporations. Their primary concern is profit. They ... http://www.yesh.com/blog/2009/10/05/my-local-energy-journey/ When I was doing my original business market research for CCC I discovered that place is very important. This is the case for most physical businesses with public space. (ex. retail) Experienced business people express this with the refrain, "Location, Location, Location" As I got into the day to day of ... http://www.yesh.com/blog/2009/07/29/location-location-location/ http://www.yesh.com/blog/2009/07/15/subscape-annex-plays-theremin/ One of the biggest reasons this blog has been dormant recently is my work on Carrboro Creative Coworking. You can help workers and entrepreneurs all over the Triangle by filling out this form. Help make more coworking spaces happen. Thanks! var host = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://secure." : "http://");document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" ... http://www.yesh.com/blog/2009/06/26/coworking-in-north-carolina/ The delivery was really awful. Ikea promised that our furniture would be delivered up to the second floor. When the delivery company arrived the said they wouldn't do it. Despite our contract saying in writing that this service was offered. I made sure to show the delivery person. He didn't ... http://www.yesh.com/blog/2009/06/19/bad-ikea-experience/ Last night and today I fixed the blog. Some funky stuff was going on. So if it looks a bit different, and you give a damn, you'll know why. I really need to create my own theme... http://www.yesh.com/blog/2009/03/31/fixed/ "When I die don't you bury me at all/ Just nail my bones upon the wall/ Beneath these bones let these words be seen/ 'This is the bloody gears of a boppin' machine'" http://www.yesh.com/blog/2009/02/05/rip-lux-interior/