Month: October 2020
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Performed maintenance 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 up following a recent DNF. Cache had been re-hidden in a slightly different spot but is otherwise okay. Returned to the correct location. Good to go!
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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. Checked up on this cache as it's been a long time without a find. All stages and the final cache are intact and well! Final stage easier to reach than during the summer, but long trousers …
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Couldn't find GC6K31Q Thames Path - Picnic
This checkin to GC6K31Q Thames Path - Picnic reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Like the previous logger, I find evidence of the cache (see photo) but no cache. Unlike the previous logger, I'm not going to claim that as a "find". Which it clearly isn't, and claiming that it …
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Reported GC6K31Q Thames Path - Picnic needs maintenance
This checkin to GC6K31Q Thames Path - Picnic reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Cache seems to be missing; only evidence of its hiding place remains. Made a search nearby to try to find the container but no luck.
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Found GC8G8EC Church Micro 13044...Cricklade - St Mary's
This checkin to GC8G8EC Church Micro 13044...Cricklade - St Mary's reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. A quick and easy find while dropping off my partner (fleeblewidget) and her brother for the second leg of their walk down the Thames. TFTC.
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Performed maintenance for GC86MTH Yarnton Lane
This checkin to GC86MTH Yarnton Lane reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Checked on cache, added a second roll of paper ready for when it's needed.
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Performed maintenance for GC7Q96B Oxford's Long-Lost Zoo
This checkin to GC7Q96B Oxford's Long-Lost Zoo reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Checked up following a recent DNF. Cache was easy to find and was intact and okay! Lid had been left open so I closed it and rehid the container.
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Mouth Dreams is so stupid and so good
AV Club explains why Mouth Dreams is amazing.
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COVID-19 and Acedia
Security expert Bruce Schneier finds a word to describe what many us have been left feeling by the current pandemic.
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Accidental Geohashing
Dan mines his own geoposition data of the last decade to ask: did I ever accidentally visit a geohashpoint? Turns out... maybe. Ish.
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Automattic Retrospective (days 207 to 334)
The fourth in Dan's series of blog posts about his experience of working at Automattic comes as he approaches the end of his first year with the company.
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Displaying ProtonMail Encryption Status in Thunderbird
Dan releases his first Thunderbird plugin, for improving integration with ProtonMail Bridge.
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Tiled Slackmoji
Dan suggests a creative/stupid way to abuse Slack custom emoji.
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An Intense Day On Crib Goch
"Brave Dave" shares a video from an accident he attended on Crib Goch, and Dan draws parallels to his dad's death (and talks about jet-suits!).