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Year: 2020

  • Endpoint Encabulator

    Endpoint Encabulator

    Dan shares his latest digital project, the Endpoint Encabulator, with an explanatory video.

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    • Article
    • 14 comments
    • posted 13 November, 2020
  • Opera 5 showing no blinking nor marquee text.

    <blink> and <marquee>

    Dan explores the history of two (much-maligned) HTML tags of the yesterweb. With blinking marquees!

    Read more - about 5 minutes (1115 words)

    • Article
    • 12 comments
    • posted 11 November, 2020
  • Performed maintenance for GC90RH3 Tiny Log Book

    This checkin to GC90RH3 Tiny Log Book reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Repaired and reinforced container.

    Read more - about 1 minutes (4 words)

    • Checkin
    • to GC90RH3
    • posted 8 November, 2020
  • Webbed Briefs logo

    Watched the pilot of Webbed Briefs by @heydonworks (of Every Layout fame). It's a sarcastic independent vlog about web technologies, so I immediately fell in love and subscribed to the feed...
    Just kidding. It doesn't have a feed! (Yet?)

    Read more (39 words)

    • Note
    • 3 comments
    • posted 6 November, 2020
  • Google One VPN announcement, featuring the words "US Only"

    Why using Google VPN is a terrible idea

    Google are launching a VPN service. The Proton team say why that's bad, and Dan takes a more-sarcastic look at the issue.

    Read more (451 words)

    • Repost
    • 1 comment
    • posted 3 November, 2020
  • Image representing post: Thames Path 2

    Thames Path 2

    Dan's partner Ruth and her brother Robin are walking the Thames Path over many instalments, and Dan suggests you read-along!

    Read more (234 words)

    • Repost
    • 1 comment
    • posted 2 November, 2020
  • 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!

    Read more (27 words)

    • Checkin
    • to GC86MHH
    • posted 31 October, 2020
  • Dan with Wild Wolf Three's logbook

    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 …

    Read more (52 words)

    • Checkin
    • to GC7QG1Z
    • posted 31 October, 2020
  • Presumed former site of geocache GC6K31Q - rings on a tree

    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 …

    Read more (56 words)

    • Checkin
    • to GC6K31Q
    • posted 28 October, 2020
  • 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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    • Checkin
    • to GC6K31Q
    • posted 28 October, 2020
  • 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.

    Read more (25 words)

    • Checkin
    • to GC8G8EC
    • posted 28 October, 2020
  • 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.

    Read more - about 1 minutes (14 words)

    • Checkin
    • to GC86MTH
    • posted 17 October, 2020
  • 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.

    Read more (29 words)

    • Checkin
    • to GC7Q96B
    • posted 17 October, 2020
  • Keyboard with Pride rainbow function keys



    With thanks to @wasdkeyboards, my new #keyboard can show some #Pride. πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

    Read more - about 1 minutes (11 words)

    • Note
    • 1 comment
    • posted 15 October, 2020
  • Mouth Dreams

    Mouth Dreams is so stupid and so good

    AV Club explains why Mouth Dreams is amazing.

    Read more (225 words)

    • Repost
    • posted 14 October, 2020

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