Month: July 2016
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Review of Power Banks RAVPower 26800mAh Portable Charger
This review originally appeared on Amazon. See more reviews by Dan. Power Banks RAVPower 26800mAh Portable Charger 3-Port 5.5A iSmart - Black Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Powerful, heavyweight battery: great, but wish the ports were labelled!
Big, powerful battery, but still (barely) small enough to fit in large jeans pockets alongside a phone, for charging-on-the-go. Never seen … -
Review of Pierre Calvini Luxury Stripe Cotton Rich Sock
This review originally appeared on Amazon. See more reviews by Dan. 6 Pk Mens Pierre Calvini Luxury Stripe Cotton Rich Sock 6-11 UK, 6-11 UK, Multicoloured Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good value socks
Perfectly fine socks at a fair price. Because losing or wearing holes in socks is sort-of my superpower, I stocked up (or should that … -
The Illusion Of Truth
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Couldn't find GC6NWBN Pansy's Cache
This checkin to GC6NWBN Pansy's Cache reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Nope, no luck this morning. Thought I'd be in with a chance of an FTF for sure, but I can't find the cache.
Both my GPSr and my phone seem to think that the posted coordinates are about 18m … -
Posted a note for GC6NWBN Pansy's Cache
This checkin to GC6NWBN Pansy's Cache reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Having difficulty getting closer than 18m away (according to my devices): looks like it's in someone's garden! Gonna assume that the coordinates are off (or the satellites hate me today) and just start searching in a wide area...
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McDonalds Let the Internet Create Their Own Burgers and Guess What Happened
McDonalds had to know what they were doing. The New Zealand branch of the franchise launched its "Create Your Taste" campaign with a special promotion: Design your own burger and get free fries and a soft drink for your trouble. Not a bad idea in theory, but then there's the part where they let everyone … -
Doing IPv6 arithmetic by hand isn't normally my idea of a fun night in, I swear. In other news, 128 bits is a LOT. https://t.co/JCAZ0Al9Wi
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"Jump Man" from Footprints Tours Oxford making people jump around outside the Bodleian Library
If you're a tourist on one of "Jump Man" of Footprints Tours' tours, I'm sure that the obligatory "jump for a photograph" moment at the end is a fun novelty. However, the novelty quickly wears off when you work in one of the library offices right next to their usual spot, and the call of … -
Okay @oxfordgeeks, I think we're ready for #ogn45 now. Any talks yet?
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Found GLNEB6EN Horsey horsey
This checkin to GLNEB6EN Horsey horsey reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Found with tajasel and a toddler in tow. Cache was empty apart from the log, so we left a puzzle toy and a bouncy ball for future trades.
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Reported GC4D9F2 Chloe, Laura and Amys Thames view cache 3 needs maintenance
This checkin to GC4D9F2 Chloe, Laura and Amys Thames view cache 3 reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Suspected missing, based on long string of DNFs and a good bit today finding no trace of it. :-(
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Couldn't find GC4D9F2 Chloe, Laura and Amys Thames view cache 3
This checkin to GC4D9F2 Chloe, Laura and Amys Thames view cache 3 reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Spent some time hunting for this, but no luck. Strongly suspect it's gone missing, given recent logs.