Month: December 2022
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Performed maintenance for GC9GKJA A Fine Pair # 1625 ~ Eynsham
This checkin to GC9GKJA A Fine Pair # 1625 ~ Eynsham reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Dropped by while cycling in the vicinity to replace the log book in the cache container. Hopefully this one will survive a little longer!
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Email newsletters via RSS
No, I won't subscribe to your newsletter... except by using my RSS reader (and a clever feature of OpenTrashMail)!
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Why Did Media Players Look Like That?
As MP3s took off, early player software looked... weird and ugly. To this day, I can't understand why.
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Posted a note for GC9GKJA A Fine Pair # 1625 ~ Eynsham
This checkin to GC9GKJA A Fine Pair # 1625 ~ Eynsham reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Visited today after the recent log suggesting the container had been removed and the log dumped. Couldn't find the log hidden anywhere, but the cache container is intact and in place (just missing …
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Transferring to a new phone network, 2022 edition
Stuart shared his experience of changing mobile network. I have only one tip to add...
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Geohashing expedition 2022-12-05 51 -1
A cycle in the dark leads to a hashpoint on a bridleway and the opportunity to improve OpenStreetMap.
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Reply to The ethics of syndicating comments using WebMentions
In reply to Terence Eden, Dan says that he considers it's morally-acceptable for a personal website to take a reactive approach to the moderation of comments syndicated via WebMentions, and explains why.
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Geohashing expedition 2022-12-02 51 -1
This hashpoint looked like it'd be a walk in the park, but it nearly ended up as a battle with bullocks.
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Announcers and Automation
A friend of mine used to do railway station announcements and was so good that he could do it from memory. That job now belongs to a computer. And that's fine.