[dorkbotpdx-blabber] Who is NOT going to make it to the TechShop meetup?

[dan p]

ARGH!



"Their 'cheaper' location is more expensive for everybody else."



everybody else. So nobody lives in the suburbs? Good to know.



The Phoenix cardinals play in Tempe, not Phoenix.
(I'm not a sports guy, but lived in Tempe.)

Common to use the bigger more familar city.

On 2/12/08, Mykle Hansen <mykle at mykle.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Feb 12, 2008, at 1:04 PM, Alexis Turner wrote:
>
> > I imagine it is a hell of a lot more expensive to aquire space in
> > the middle of
> > town than it is to acquire space in the middle of nowhere.
>
> While I think some people in Hillsboro might be offended by
> the 'middle of nowhere' reference, I think I know what you mean. =)
>
> Consider, though, that when any business/employer/store/shop
> locates in the 'burbs because it's cheaper, what they're really
> doing is shifting their costs onto their workers/customers.
> Their 'cheaper' location is more expensive for everybody else.
>
> On the other hand, there is a lot of engineering talent in
> Hillsboro that's probably interested in TechShop.  TechShop
> may do very well in Hillsboro.
>
> But for them to say they're coming to Portland, and then to
> locate in Hillsboro, is very disappointing.  I would strongly
> object to them calling that TechShop Portland.
>
> I hope that someone can make this point to the organizers
> at the meeting tonight, in a way that's polite and respectful
> to them and to the locals.  Coming from the Bay Area, they
> probably have different attitudes about commuting than your
> average NE Portland commie. =)
>
> -m-
>
> p.s.  And who knows?  We might be misreading this whole Hillsboro thing.
> Maybe they want to demo an experimental condo-removing device for us!
>
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