Year: 2019
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Found GC840T0 Georassic Parasaurolophus
This checkin to GC840T0 Georassic Parasaurolophus reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Some fellow volunteers and I are on an "away weekend" in the forest; this morning before our first meeting I lead a quick expedition of both established and first-timer geocachers around a few of the local caches.
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Found GC3JG92 Georassic - Spinosaurus
This checkin to GC3JG92 Georassic - Spinosaurus reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Some fellow volunteers and I are on an "away weekend" in the forest; this morning before our first meeting I lead a quick expedition of both established and first-timer geocachers around a few of the local caches.
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Prior to the invention of nose-picking by Dr. Edwin Snotter in 1893, a variety of less-effective techniques for the removal of dried nasal mucus were widely practised.
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Watch UK's Natural Land Diminish in 100 Seconds
If the different land uses of the UK were divided up into their percentage-ratio blocks, what would a 100-second tour of the country (with each second covering a single percent of the land usage) look like?
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Posted a note for GC86MTH Yarnton Lane
This checkin to GC86MTH Yarnton Lane reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Checked-in on this cache. All is well, although the pencil is blunt; I'll try to get out here with a sharpener if nobody beats me to it first.
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Posted a note for GC86MHH Top of the Footpath
This checkin to GC86MHH Top of the Footpath reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Checked-in on this cache. Cache is findable/signable, though the hiding place isn't as good as it once was, and there's no pencil right now.
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Can we fix it it? Yes we can! Yet more unusual work by the @BodleianLibs web/digital team (featuring @olearyalice).
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When Experienced Women Engineers Look for New Jobs, They Prioritize Trust and Growth
Excellent research courtesy of my soon-to-be new employer about the driving factors affecting women who are experienced software engineers.
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Counting Down
I wasn't sure that my whiteboard at the Bodleian, which reminds my co-workers exactly how many days I've got left in the office, was attracting as much attention as it needed to. If I don't know what my colleagues don't know about how I do my job, I can't write it into my handover notes.
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"One of the best things about working at The Bodleian... Pretending to be a PhD student..."
Dan's boss posted pictures to her LinkedIn of her pretending to be a PhD student, so Dan shares the ones he was in (and some social media featuring his kids).
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Found GC55HCZ Take a break!!
Dan finds a geocache at Warwick Services on the M40 while waiting for a car to recharge.
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These three explanations collectively describe quite well what @3RingsCIC and I are doing at @FairlawnsHotel today. 😊
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Performed maintenance for GC7QG1Z Oxford’s Wild Wolf Three
This checkin to GC7QG1Z Oxford’s Wild Wolf Three reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Replaced the vandalised note in Waypoint #1. Anybody who logged its absence in the meantime is welcome to message me and I'll reply with a description of what it says so they don't have to revisit …
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Automattic Recruitment (days -179 to -51)
Dan reflects on the last 128 days since he applied to work at Automattic, and looks forward to the remaining 50 until he starts.
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The Real Dark Web
An analogy between dark matter and the huge crowd of web developers who are using such "boring" technology stacks.