Year: 2018
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Einstein's theory still passes the test: weak and strong gravity objects fall the same way
AstronNL (YouTube)
Fabulous explanation of the Strong Equivalence Principle coupled with a nice bit of recent research to prove that it holds true even in extreme gravitational fields (and therefore disproving a few interesting fringe theories). It's hard science made to enjoy like pop science: yay! Plus a Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy reference, … -
How To Play - Carcassonne
https://youtu.be/DJ2Si2sjHNY (youtu.be)
The Dragon's Tomb (YouTube)
This is not your typical How To Play. I'll bet you never knew the real rules for Carcassonne... -
The Insane Story In The Background Of Arrested Development
The Insane Story In The Background Of Arrested Development (Cracked.com) The day that Mitchell Hurwitz starts making shallow humor is the day that we rip the mask off of Mitchell Hurwitz and find the real Mitchell Hurwitz bound in his own cellar. Throughout the first three seasons of Arrested Development, we were treated to some …
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Leak in Comic Chameleon (app API hacking)
Not for the first time, Dan becomes an "accidental hacker" when he finds a bug in a comic-reader app that lets him read not-yet-published episodes of a webcomic he follows.
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Performed maintenance for GC7Q9FF Oxford's Wild Wolf Two
This checkin to GC7Q9FF Oxford's Wild Wolf Two reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. You think when you chain a container to an abandoned concrete block that's been "just standing there" fire years that it'll be safe, don't you? Turns out: not necessarily! Looks like a super-heavy vehicle managed to …
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Digest for June 2018
Summary
This month I attended The Lead Developer conference and used my lunch break (and my journey back to the station) to find a reasonable number of central London geocaches, as listed below. I also reshared an announcement by Garrett Coakley that IndieWeb Oxford was to go ahead in September.
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Lateral: Game 1 with Kat Arney, Helen Arney, Simon Clark, and Sally Le Page
https://youtu.be/_xS-BIcu4ew (youtu.be)
Tom Scott (YouTube)
Tom Scott's new YouTube game show, Lateral, has just finished it's first series. Start watching from here, if you're at all interested... and you should be, it's funny and clever (albeit in a very different way to Citation Needed). -
Unbreakable smart lock devastated to discover screwdrivers exist
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/06/15/taplock_broken_screwdriver/ (theregister.co.uk) It's never easy to crack into a market with an innovative new product but makers of the "world's first smart fingerprint padlock" have made one critical error: they forgot about the existence of screwdrivers.
Tapplock raised $320,000 in 2016 for their product that would allow you to use just your finger to open the … -
REPORT: Cards Against Humanity officially surpasses acoustic guitars as the most annoying thing you can bring to a party - The Beaverton
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2018/06/report-cards-against-humanity-officially-surpasses-acoustic-guitars-as-the-most-annoying-thing-you-can-bring-to-a-party/ (thebeaverton.com) VICTORIA, BC – After data collection from thousands of parties across the country, reports are coming in that the annoying person who brings an acoustic guitar to a party is now officially less hated than the person who expects everyone to sit down and play Cards Against Humanity.
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Found GLW6DXB2 Moor or Less
This checkin to GLW6DXB2 Moor or Less reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Lunch break from a conference in the Barbican Centre gave me an excuse to introduce a colleague to geocaching. Couldn't have done it without the hint! TFTC.
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Found GLW6FZ7G Bone house
This checkin to GLW6FZ7G Bone house reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. The only thing I love as much as a cache that teaches me some interesting history is one whose container is perfectly suited to its hiding place. Here, you've achieved both, and it's great. TFTC!
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Found GLW6FRYF St Etheldreda's (Central London)
This checkin to GLW6FRYF St Etheldreda's (Central London) reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Hurrah! Patience paid off! I hung around for a while and the muggles dispersed for long enough that I could get in and sign the log. TFTC. Great hide, and fab location: FP awarded.
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Found GLW6FJQ9 A Meating place for Martyrs
This checkin to GLW6FJQ9 A Meating place for Martyrs reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. An easy find although as I approached the GZ I was concerned that some roadworks that are underway might have prevented me from getting to find the Wills and Bill, but they turned out not …
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Couldn't find GC7CDW3 BT Tower
This checkin to GC7CDW3 BT Tower reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Definitely in the right place but too short to have a chance of hunting for it. CO says sending a photo to them will do, but I can't even see it to take a picture! :-(
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Couldn't find GC4201 St Etheldreda's (Central London)
This checkin to GC4201 St Etheldreda's (Central London) reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Sometimes the muggles just aren't on your side... I can SEE the cache but four people are just sitting around right next to it so I can't get close. Ah well... another time perhaps!