Month: April 2011
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Manifold Greatness
Dan visits Manifold Greatness, an exhibition on the history of the translation of the King James Bible hosted by his new employer.
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Deliciously Silly Password Restrictions
After being reminded that social bookmarking service del.icio.us exists, Dan logs in and gives it a go. His first experience with its new version... isn't terribly promising.
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Bank Security
Dan tries to tell a bank that their website is insecure. You'd think it'd be easier than this.
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The Murder Mystery Where Nobody Was Murdered
After weeks of procrastination, Dan (finally!) gets around to writing about Earth's last Murder Mystery Night - Murder... Way Out West!
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A Small World Conspiracy
Dan is contacted by somebody he met many years ago in a chance meeting, which quickly goes on to lead to an even more bizarre coincidence...
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With The Bod
Dan gets close to the end of his first week working for the Bodleian Libraries, and looks back on his experience so far.
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Found GL5E1C9N University Challenge 7 (Sizzle Sizzle)
This checkin to GL5E1C9N University Challenge 7 (Sizzle Sizzle) reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Nice idea for a virtual. TFTC. (email will be on it's way in a moment)
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Found GL5E1BYW Spies Like Us - Recruitment
This checkin to GL5E1BYW Spies Like Us - Recruitment reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Easy find alongside fellow cacher fleeblewidget. Good hiding place!
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Couldn't find GC1Q1TW SideTracked - Oxford
This checkin to GC1Q1TW SideTracked - Oxford reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. It's not been my day! With the help of the co-ordinates, the clue, and confirmation from another cacher, I'm pretty-much certain that I was in the right place, but it looks like it had been removed. Will …
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Couldn't find GC25WGX The ox-stream caching series - Osney Stream
This checkin to GC25WGX The ox-stream caching series - Osney Stream reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Lots of muggles around which prevented me from mounting a more thorough search. My job will put me in this area from time to time, so I'm sure to mount a proper hunt …
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Found GL5E1BGT Charming Little Grotto
This checkin to GL5E1BGT Charming Little Grotto reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Found after a short hunt. TFTC.
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Couldn't find GC1ZMCQ Tramway Teaser
This checkin to GC1ZMCQ Tramway Teaser reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. After an extended hunt with two fellow cachers, no sign. We've since found out that it was apparently missing. :-(
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The Final Hours
It's Dan's final day working for SmartData: on Monday, he starts his new job at the Bodleian Library. As I'm sure you might have guessed, he has a nice, relaxing weekend planned between the two...
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The Crack
Dan defines esotericism for a man who's repairing his floorboards. That is all.
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Best April Fools Pranks 2011
Dan points out some of his favourites among the April Fools' pranks from around the web this year.