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Month: November 2022

  • Performed maintenance for GC9GTV3 Drive Slowly; Fox Crossing

    This checkin to GC9GTV3 Drive Slowly; Fox Crossing reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Dropped by on the way back from the school run to check in on this cache. All is well. Also deposited travel bug TB831BW on the next leg of its intergalactic adventure.

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    • Checkin
    • to GC9GTV3
    • posted 14 November, 2022
  • Found GC6J5MV Church Micro 9613...West Hanney

    This checkin to GC6J5MV Church Micro 9613...West Hanney reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Had to stand around looking inconspicuous for a while before the geopup and I could retrieve this cache from its hiding place. There's a lot going on this morning, presumably in anticipation of a Remembrance Sunday โ€ฆ

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    • Checkin
    • to GC6J5MV
    • posted 13 November, 2022
  • Panorama showing flat autumn fields, fallow, on the other side of a ditch. A distant tree line and farm buildings mark the far end of the field.

    Found GC8XMQ8 Rocky Road

    This checkin to GC8XMQ8 Rocky Road reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. QEF for the geopup and I while out on a morning walk, although I did get somewhat prickled retrieving the cache from its hiding place. SL, TFTC.

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    • Checkin
    • to GC8XMQ8
    • posted 13 November, 2022
  • A French Bulldog in a blue jacket stands on a muddy riverbank amongst fallen trees and leaf litter. There are many canine footprints in the mud.

    Couldn't find GC8XMQN Coming to an end

    This checkin to GC8XMQN Coming to an end reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Found the GZ without difficulty and a plethora of great hiding spots, but no luck for me nor the geopup here this morning. The hound enjoyed a quick paddle in the stream at this lovely spot, โ€ฆ

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    • Checkin
    • to GC8XMQN
    • posted 13 November, 2022
  • Demmy, a small French Bulldog wearing a blue jacket, licks her nose at the base of a tree amonst leaf litter. In the bottom corner of the picture, the corner of a green plastic box can be seen hiding behind the tree.

    Found GC14QCA TJB Speed Cache

    This checkin to GC14QCA TJB Speed Cache reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Found with the geopup on a morning walk through the woods. Always appreciate a good-sized container. Took travel bug. TFTC.

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    • Checkin
    • to GC14QCA
    • posted 13 November, 2022
  • Photo showing fragile dewey spiderwebs on blades of grass.

    Wake Me Up When September Ends

    Inspired by Hugh Rundle's post about Mastodon's imminent "Eternal September", Dan muses on what he can best do to help as the fediverse faces its biggest expansion surge yet.

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    • Article
    • 5 comments
    • posted 9 November, 2022
  • Debugging Mysteries

    Just wanted to share with you something I found ages ago but only just got around to mentioning - Julia Evans' (of Wizard Zines fame) Debugging Mysteries:

    There are five mysteries here right now:
    The Case of the Slow Websites
    The Case of the Connection Timeout
    The Case of the DNS Update that Didn't Work
    The Case โ€ฆ

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    • Repost
    • of this original
    • posted 9 November, 2022
  • Unable to sleep, I found myself wondering whether anybody with a retro-hipster vibe had built a smart pocketwatch. All your smartwatch features, but in pocketwatch format.


    Then I realised I was describing a mobile phone on a keychain.

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    • Note
    • posted 8 November, 2022
  • Matching a target ENF series with a section of a reference series

    How to date a recording using background electrical noise

    Robert Heaton shares some specifics of EMF forensics, and Dan reconsiders an idea he had years ago for a hardware spoofer.

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    • Reply
    • 1 comment
    • posted 7 November, 2022
  • Just when I thought I'd seen every conceivable XML data format with an approved MIME type (!) I discover @mamund's Maze+XML, a format for describing orthoganally-connected squares of a maze.

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    • Note
    • 7 comments
    • posted 7 November, 2022
  • Reply to OpenID for WP

    Dan replies to Matt's ancient repost of his original OpenID for WordPress implementation.

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    • Reply
    • posted 6 November, 2022

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