When is a good time to stop by? I would love to help out on electronics projects and any DIY tutorials. Also, I have an Oscilloscope (a Chinese brand but it works) that I can bring to events and let others use.

Ahaha I'm glad to know I didn't get banned and that everyone had some lulz from that. LOL I actually think Nagucon is something that I was a part of ...but they haven't emailed me in ages...so I'm honestly not sure what's going on @_@ I'll prob go to the 2013 one though. :)

oh hey, i learned on burn notice that you can use a tv tube to build an xray machine!

If you're trying to use SOAP i'll be convincing you with a stapler to the forehead. Everyone thinks "hey i'll use SOAP like the cool kids" and then everyone that goes near it ends up hating themselves. REST is where it's at unless you've pushed it to the very limits and have no other choice but to use SOAP.

Flarg! My brain is rotting due to the lack of hacking. I gotta go back, man! Get the blowtorch!

Love your last lines "Sleep is for the weak of heart. I don't have to teach tomorrow, so I'll program through most of tonight." My son things I am strange when I do things like that.
I knew that I liked you. How did the programing go?

Within these areas, each state is divided into an average of 10 smaller geographical areas, identified by the second and third digits. These digits, in conjunction with the first digit, represent a sectional center facility or a mail processing facility area. The fourth and fifth digits identify a post office, station, branch or local delivery area.

U.S. ZIP Code Areas (Five-Digit) represents five-digit ZIP Code areas used by the U.S. Postal Service to deliver mail more effectively. The first digit of a five-digit ZIP Code divides the United States into 10 large groups of states numbered from 0 in the Northeast to 9 in the far West.

I was able to make a table of the populations in each zip code. Let me know how to get it to you.

Thanks for the invite. If I can find my way to Helena for a meetup I'll try and do that. In the mean time I'm hoping to fins folks in Missoula with similar interests - will go to the holiday party here. Cheers!