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Month: March 2022

  • Image representing post: Say... "Cheese?"

    Say... "Cheese?"

    Dan films himself trying five vegan cheese substitutes for your... let's say "enjoyment".

    Read more - about 4 minutes (775 words)

    • Article
    • 6 comments
    • posted 23 March, 2022
  • How WordPress and Tumblr are keeping the internet weird

    The Verge interviews Matt Mullenweg, and Dan says nice things about it.

    Read more (176 words)

    • Repost
    • of this original
    • posted 18 March, 2022
  • Five year old boy on a footpath with two thumbs up.

    Found GC98HTF Walk by the Firehouse #2.0

    This checkin to GC98HTF Walk by the Firehouse #2.0 reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. The geokid asked to go find a cache this morning while his big sister went off to a playdate. We opted to tackle this one, which I'd failed to find a long while ago when โ€ฆ

    Read more (65 words)

    • Checkin
    • to GC98HTF
    • posted 13 March, 2022
  • Posted a note for GC531M9 Walk by the Firehouse #1

    This checkin to GC531M9 Walk by the Firehouse #1 reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Out for a walk with the 5-y/o geokid we decided to check up on this cache to ensure it was still accessible in spite of the ongoing work to rearrange the footpaths around here. Yup, โ€ฆ

    Read more (44 words)

    • Checkin
    • to GC531M9
    • posted 13 March, 2022
  • Image representing post: Nginx Caching for Passenger Applications

    Nginx Caching for Passenger Applications

    Adding Nginx microcaching to a Passenger application requires a little thought. Let's save you from thinking about it.

    Read more (451 words)

    • Article
    • posted 11 March, 2022
  • Couldn't find GC6FD5Y Cumnor Minions - Bob

    This checkin to GC6FD5Y Cumnor Minions - Bob reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. 0/2 for the geokids and I this morning. Hunted a long while on and around the obvious place, later reassured by the hint, but eventually expanded our search based on recent logs (which suggest the hint โ€ฆ

    Read more (60 words)

    • Checkin
    • to GC6FD5Y
    • posted 6 March, 2022
  • Couldn't find GC8336W Cumnor Minions - Gru

    This checkin to GC8336W Cumnor Minions - Gru reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. An extended hunt here with the geokids found nothing, sadly.

    Read more - about 1 minutes (10 words)

    • Checkin
    • to GC8336W
    • posted 6 March, 2022
  • Found GC8ZNAC puffulled-platypus laughing-Laura

    This checkin to GC8ZNAC puffulled-platypus laughing-Laura reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. The 5-year old and I found this pretty quickly. TFTC!

    Read more - about 1 minutes (10 words)

    • Checkin
    • to GC8ZNAC
    • posted 5 March, 2022
  • Found GC9258Q The Cotswold Cache

    This checkin to GC9258Q The Cotswold Cache reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Quick find with the 5 year old while in Chipping Norton for a choir concert.

    Read more - about 1 minutes (14 words)

    • Checkin
    • to GC9258Q
    • posted 5 March, 2022
  • Screenshot showing a cavern map in Gimp, with the Export Image dialog open and PDF selected as the output format.

    Printing Maps from Dungeondraft

    Tips on using Dungeondraft to make RPG maps you can print for tabletop use.

    Read more - about 4 minutes (944 words)

    • Article
    • 1 comment
    • posted 4 March, 2022
  • Image representing post: The Revenge of the Hot Water Bottle

    The Revenge of the Hot Water Bottle

    Hot water bottles are great, but did you know that they're almost unheard-of outside of a handful of island nations?

    Read more (249 words)

    • Repost
    • of this original
    • 1 comment
    • posted 3 March, 2022

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