Month: April 2025
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Rarely seen nowadays, these UK road signs were eventually declared "too impolite" and "brusque" and have now almost entirely been replaced with the ones that Brits are familiar with today, which read "Terribly sorry for the inconvenience, I hope it's no bother, it's all our fault really, so sorry, really sorry, sorry, I'll put the kettle on shall I?"
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On a grassy roadside verge, next to a temporary wire fence, a yellow-and-black metal sign reads 'Sorry for any inconvenience'.
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Found GC3PP3Q LOL #2 – Swimming
Second time lucky! As the pup and I approached the GZ we found a strange handwritten more on the ground, and, having not seen it on the way up, figured that it must belong to a woman we'd passed a little while ago. So we doubled back and returned it to her - turns out it was her shopping list - and chatted about tree beautiful bluebells (which is what she'd come out to see) before parting ways and returning to this cache.
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Found GCB4774 LOL #5 – Shooting (revived)
This checkin to GCB4774 LOL #5 – Shooting (revived) reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Success on the second attempt. The geohound "guarded" the buggy-trapping ruts while I searched three different hosts before finding the container. TFTC!
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Wrote note for GCB4774 LOL #5 – Shooting (revived)
I let the man with the kids and the dog ahead of me so I'd be able to mount searches without having to stop and separate dogs, but I caught up with him literally at this cache! His buggy (which carried two of the kids - the third was strapped to his chest) had gotten stuck in a rut and he was busy extracting it.
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Did not find GCB476P LOL #4 – Weightlifting (revived)
Coordinates seemed solid, hint item seemed clear, but a good feel around didn't reveal anything to me except an alarming sign I had to walk past! (pictured)nnThen a man with kids and a dog came along and we needed to keep moving. Not sure where this could be hidden that I didn't already check!
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Found GC3PP47 LOL #3 – Wrestling
An excellent container in a picturesque spot. FP awarded. The geopup didn't want to come exploring off the path so I had to find this one by myself. SL, TFTC.
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Wrote note for GC3PP3Q LOL #2 – Swimming
Kids playing in the garden overlooking the GZ were watching, so I opted to give this one a miss. Maybe on the way back.
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Found GC3PP1Z LOL #1 - Athletics
Being between jobs, I decided to offer the geohound a longer then usual walk this morning and clear my head before an application form I need to fill out. We opted for the first leg of this series: let's see how far the little pooch's legs will carry her! Cache found easily, SL, TFTC.
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Reply to: Rant about claims that LLMs will make you lose your programming skills
Sérgio Isidoro said:
Ok, I'm NOT an immediate fan of "vibe coding" and overusing LLMs in programming. I have a healthy amount of skepticism about the use of these tools, mostly related to the maintainability of the code, security, privacy, and a dozen other more factors.
But some arguments I've seen from developers … -
LayoffBot - eliminating the human in human resources
In a perfect example of gallows humour, a friend shared with me a satirical (I hope?) website about an AI service for performing bulk redundancies. Alarmingly, compared to my recent experience, it doesn't sound completely bad...
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The call is coming from inside the house
Kellie Peterson, in response to Automattic's mass layoffs and the drama that's followed, lays into Matt Mullenweg and others in company leadership.
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8-year-old, looking like a haystack: "Why do I have to brush my hair? I did it yesterday!"
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Why is there a "small house" in IBM's Code page 437?
There's a small house ( ⌂ ) in the middle of IBM's infamous character set Code Page 437. "Small house"—that's the official IBM name given to the glyph at code position 0x7F, where a control character for "Delete" (DEL) should logically exist. It's cute, but a little strange. I wonder, how did it … -
Did not find GC2WTXD JOIN UP THE NUDDSY'S~Pumping Station
This checkin to GC2WTXD JOIN UP THE NUDDSY'S~Pumping Station reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Might be here, or quite possibly was shaken loose by last season's trimming and pollarding and it's now who knows where. Too many disappointing DNFs in this series which, coupled with the increasing rain, feels …
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Found GC2WTZE JOIN UP THE NUDDSY'S~Forest View
This checkin to GC2WTZE JOIN UP THE NUDDSY'S~Forest View reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Huge thanks (and a big thumbs up) to Saintsalive1 for the replacement cache container; what a great hiding spot. Rain is starting, I'd better pick up the pace if I'm going to stay dry. TFTC! …