Year: 2011
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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.
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World Backup Day
Dan encourages you to make backups, or to check that your existing backups are working, as part of your celebration of World Backup Day. Stop procrastinating and go do it.
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Passwords
This repost was published in hindsight, on 11 March 2019.
Fiona wrote:
I have been uneasy for a while about my passwords, but being dyslexic and a bit lazy there was not an obvious solution to make it more secure and not lock me out. The problem that I have is anything that requires memorising a … -
Poly and the Census - Part Two
Still no reply from the Office of National Statistics... but somebody's put in a Freedom of Information request now asking a very similar question.
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Disapora Invites
Dan has spare invitations to the alpha test version of Diaspora, a new distributed social networking service platform. Want one?
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Passwords - The Least You Should Do
If you're reading this, there is at least a 95% chance that your passwords aren't good enough. You should fix them. Today.