Year: 2011
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Beware: Necrophiliac Paramedics!
If Dan is killed on his way to work and his lifeless body is raped by a necrophiliac paramedic, it's JTA's fault. You read it here first.
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Cinco de Mayo
By dressing as a Mexican, Dan gets free beer and free burritos on Cinco de Mayo.
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Well-Wishes
Dan says thanks to everybody who, upon hearing about his dad's injury, passed on their "get well soon" wishes.
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The Race
In the style of a middle class, suburban Max Max, Dan fights for his honour on the tough streets of Oxford.
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Found GL5HNCDH Carfax Tower
This checkin to GL5HNCDH Carfax Tower reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Found pretty easily this lunchtime... but my pen didn't work! So instead I took a photo of the cache while I hid in a nearby phone box (attached).
Nice re-use of a hard disk drive magnet on this cache! … -
Found GL5HJDRG University Challenge 11 (The High)
This checkin to GL5HJDRG University Challenge 11 (The High) reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. A quick lunchtime cache-and-dash around my workplace. Easy to find exactly where it'll be, but very hard to find the right moment to snatch it (and return it!) without being spotted by the muggles who'd …
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Found GL5HJDQ2 University Challenge 2 (New College's Rear)
This checkin to GL5HJDQ2 University Challenge 2 (New College's Rear) reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. A quick lunchtime cache-and-dash around my workplace. An easy find (but a great hiding place); I'm glad I wore laced shoes! Looked at the hint after I found it, though, and I've no idea …
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Apples To Alternative Vote
The Earthlings invent a new and topical variant on board game Apples To Apples, to commemorate the upcoming Alternative Vote referendum.
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What I Learned About Democracy, Injury, Packing & Friendship
Dan has a busy weekend of packing boxes, promoting better democracy, fretting about his dad, and socialising with a new-found friend. There was a royal wedding in there and a trip down the river to a pub, too, but those aren't mentioned in this blog post. Except right here.
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The Board Games Are Breeding
While taking a break from coding to pack boxes in anticipation of the Earthlings' upcoming house move, Dan realises that his board games must be breeding.
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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...