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billmelvin

  1. Speaking of signal-to-noise: I do realize that, when I'm on Twitter, I contribute mostly noise. :}~ 4:04 AM May 25th via web
  2. Don't know if signal/noise is actually worse here than a month ago or if it's just that the type of noise is changing. 4:02 AM May 25th via web
  3. The nice thing about being lame is that you can disappear and nobody pesters you. 8:09 PM May 24th via web
  4. Sorry. I haven't tweeted in over a month and that's the best I could do. Apparently I am lame. 8:06 PM May 24th via web
  5. Where you're sitting feel underneath the nearby flat surfaces, Are there any dried boogers? 8:02 PM May 24th via web
  6. I suppose it's natural that I like the band analogy. scripting.com/stories/2012/0… 6:48 AM Apr 21st via web
  7. Looks like a great day for a cookout - if you like actually chillin' while you're grillin'. A coat, a beer, it'll be fine. 6:39 AM Apr 21st via web
  8. I was listening to the intro of a podcast and my wife says "Did he say 'Rotten-Ass Radio?'" :}~ @richcampbell 7:07 PM Apr 12th via web
  9. Apparently I've lost interest. 5:55 PM Apr 1st via web
  10. @MethodDan Hope you HAD a good recording session. If you're reading this before finishing your session... focus, man! :}~ 6:43 AM Feb 25th via web in reply to MethodDan
  11. Ha. The metalpecker is out there hitting the gutters again. 6:07 AM Feb 25th via web
  12. I just said something that sounded clever but when I typed it here it just looked stupid in print. So nevermind. 8:06 PM Feb 15th via web
  13. Oh, I guess that was yesterday actually. Way past time to stop thinking about work. 9:03 PM Feb 10th via web
  14. Found out today that nested IIFs piss me off an order of magnitude more for each level they're nested. 9:02 PM Feb 10th via web
  15. @Andrea10TV So it's a 'meditation room' and I suppose that was a mantra, not snoring, I heard coming from in there. :}~ 8:27 PM Feb 8th via web in reply to Andrea10TV
  16. So Facebook wants to replace the Internet. I keep hoping the Internet will come up with something to replace Facebook. 8:22 PM Feb 8th via web
  • Name Bill Melvin
  • Location Delaware, Ohio, USA
  • Web http://www.blueco...
  • Bio Programmer by day, guitarist by night (some nights, others I'm still programming), so-so gardener, unconvincing in the starving artist role.
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