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willb

Kind of starting to wonder what concentration of coffee grounds is sufficient to render the whole compost bin completely toxic. 37 minutes ago via Twittelator Neue
I'm currently listening to Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau performing BWV 82. What a gift that his whole career was within the recording era. about 6 hours ago via Twitter for Mac
@GregHJones Awesome. about 6 hours ago via Twitter for Mac in reply to GregHJones
@MZHemingway @esgetology I wonder about the outliers: “Oh, of all Americans? I thought you said ‘what percentage of Hüsker Dü?’” 8:57 AM May 17th via Twitter for Mac in reply to esgetology
@Jose_Galvan I've often wondered if anything could be more rebellious. 8:23 AM May 17th via Twitter for Mac in reply to Jose_Galvan
Just heard all of Guns & Roses's “Patience” on the Sirius “indie rock” station, and I've got to say: I liked that one before it was cool. 10:19 AM May 16th via Twitter for Mac
“Would you like a small bag?” “Well, I'm wearing road cycling kit and buying Pull-Ups — there's really no way to sugarcoat it, is there?” 6:48 PM May 15th via Twittelator Neue
baconmeteor Sometimes I worry there may be friends of mine living a 'paleo lifestyle' without telling me about it in rich, satisfying detail 8:01 PM May 14th via YoruFukurou Retweeted by willb and 89 others
@kernelslacker Thanks for the link; I liked it. 10:38 AM May 14th via Twitter for Mac in reply to kernelslacker
@crbassett Congratulations and best wishes for many more. 8:29 AM May 14th via Twittelator Neue in reply to crbassett
Most East Asian gangsters should have seen enough movies to know the quiet loner they're picking on is almost certainly ex-special forces. 9:33 PM May 12th via Twitter for Mac
MZHemingway The Horror of Time’s Breastfeeding Cover bit.ly/IYPgLR 12:27 PM May 11th via TweetDeck Retweeted by willb and 4 others
@kernelslacker Not quite “unplugged,” but I liked it: disquiet.com/2012/05/03/aut… (I realize that you may have meant “absence of Autechre.”) 9:19 AM May 11th via Twitter for Mac in reply to kernelslacker
@summitbeer Thanks! 3:11 PM May 10th via Twitter for Mac in reply to summitbeer
@bdunbar Thanks. (I only rarely read HN, but am not surprised to find the sentiment you're replying to there.) 2:43 PM May 10th via Twitter for Mac in reply to bdunbar
@bdunbar Can you send a link? (And good luck....) 2:36 PM May 10th via Twitter for Mac in reply to bdunbar
@summitbeer Do you know of any retailers that stock Dunkel Weizen (or Hefeweizen) in Madison? I've not been able to find either here. 2:21 PM May 10th via Twitter for Mac in reply to summitbeer
@ayjay (I didn't see your initial tumblr post until after I saw the tweet that I replied to; sorry to contribute to the chaff.) 2:32 PM May 9th via Twitter for Mac in reply to ayjay
@ayjay Indeed! 1:57 PM May 9th via Twitter for Mac in reply to ayjay
@ayjay Yeah, it's one thing to say "this monograph by associate prof X is bogus" and yet another to slam ABDs for bogus proposed topics. 1:31 PM May 9th via Twitter for Mac in reply to ayjay

Name Will Benton
Location Madison, WI
Web http://willbenton...
Bio computer scientist, husband, dad, confessional Lutheran, photographer, enthusiastic but mediocre cyclist, hit at parties.