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David Bellin aka “ToFu Dave”

Licensed contractor. Cohousing developer.
Radio DJ. Author of seven books. Book editor & design. Computer scientist.
One person, many trades.

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A renovated two-story house with a porch

Contracting

The Blue Collar Buddha

Licensed general contractor and licensed real estate broker. New construction, whole-house renovations, and an honest second opinion on somebody else’s bid.

Building and property ›

A studio condenser microphone

On the air

103.5 FM

since day one

Volunteer DJ and commentator at WCOM-LP in Chapel Hill and Carrboro. Before that: WBAI in New York, “Doctor Dave” on WNCU, fill-in shifts at WXDU.

Radio and commentary ›

A wood-panelled library filled with old books

Writing & editing

Seven books. Hundreds of articles

The CRC Card Book is still selling after all these years. Computers in Battle was a Computer Press Association runner-up. Editing and book design work welcome.

The bookshelf ›

Source code on a computer screen

Computer science

Professor

Faculty at NC A&T State, Pratt Institute and William Paterson. Research on program metrics and software quality. Editor for social implications at ACM Computing Reviews.

Academic work ›

A directional amateur radio antenna against a blue sky

KE4YRA

Ham radio, and a locksmith kit

Amateur radio aimed at emergency services and disaster relief, including several days as a “First Responder” below the line in New York after September 11, 2001.

Also a certified locksmith — strictly a hobby.

Radio and rescue ›

An open laptop on a wooden desk

Websites

Small sites, plainly built

Websites for people and organizations who would rather not think about websites — and who want to be able to change a paragraph themselves afterwards.

Website assistance ›

Let’s talk.

Cohousing consulting, a contractor bid that needs a second pair of eyes, an editing job — or just to say hello.

dbellin@davidbellin.com

BUDDHA LLC — “Blue Collar Insight”