Month: May 2022
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Mathematics of Mid-Journey Refuelling
Dan uses the Secretary Problem to work out which filling station to pull over at for the cheapest fuel on a long journey.
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Almost nerdsniped myself when I discovered several #WordPress plugins that didn't quite do what I needed. Considered writing an overarching one to "solve" the problem. Then I remembered @xkcd comic 927...
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Time is an illusion. School drop-off time doubly so. #towelday
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Archived 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. This has been muggled hard. I no longer live very close, so I'm removing the cache: I've extracted the remnants of the container from the GZ.
Shame to lose such a beautiful container, but it had a good … -
Will swapping out electric car batteries catch on?
Dan comments on news of a car battery "coaching station" that's opened in Oslo.
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Found GC49ERR #5 Billy Wynt - Up Top
This checkin to GC49ERR #5 Billy Wynt - Up Top reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Wow, definitely had to go off the beaten track for this one. I took a route up and tightly alongside the fence, and only after getting to the GZ did I discover the easier …
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Found GC49ERC #4 Billy Wynt - Take a Seat
This checkin to GC49ERC #4 Billy Wynt - Take a Seat reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Found after a brief search, but not in the (pretty obvious) hint location. Looks like it had been found by muggles and just "thrown" back. Log was blank. SL, TFTC. Great view!
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Couldn't find GC49EQW #3 Billy Wynt - Feeling Peckish
This checkin to GC49EQW #3 Billy Wynt - Feeling Peckish reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Had to give up on this one. 😢
Between a great fix, a clear clue, and CO maintenance only last week I figured this was a sure thing. But somehow it wasn't to be, no … -
Found GC49EQA #2 Billy Wynt - Little Home
This checkin to GC49EQA #2 Billy Wynt - Little Home reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. A brief shower gave me cause for concern - I didn't come dressed for weather - but I pressed on and was rewarded with this cool hide. TFTC.
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Found GC49AEB #1 Billy Wynt - Cattle Grid
This checkin to GC49AEB #1 Billy Wynt - Cattle Grid reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Woke earlier than my friends who'd been to a wedding last night, and used that as an excuse for a quick walk up the hill. Easy find: second place I looked! TFTC. Greetings from …
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"Walking" the dog
Brought Demmy out on the school run for her first "walk", this morning.