Author: Dan Q
Dan Q is a software engineer, a director of a voluntary organisation, a trainee counsellor, a keen geocacher, and an amateur magician. He lives with his partner and her husband in a polyamorous triad, and occasionally finds time to blog.
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The Page With No Code
View Source shows nothing, but the page has content. The Page With No Code is the kind of puzzle that makes web developers unhappy.
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Ideal #2 (SMBC)
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
The SMBC comic that came out this weekend was perhaps the best birthday present the Internet could provide. -
Found GC4ZAJ2 HMS Belfast
This checkin to GC4ZAJ2 HMS Belfast reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. A quick find by the eldest child on our way to visit the HMS Belfast. TFTC!
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Found GC4ZMV4 Tower Bridge TB HOTEL
This checkin to GC4ZMV4 Tower Bridge TB HOTEL reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. A quick morning expedition with the kids on the way to visit HMS Belfast. Took the ghost TB (didn't see any others); we'll find it somewhere to live in Oxfordshire next week! TFTC.
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Found GC88YXD Sky Garden
This checkin to GC88YXD Sky Garden reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. My 6-year-old is obsessed with skyscrapers right now, so we added to the itinerary of our visit to London a trip up to the Sky Garden. The weather wasn't good enough to get out onto the open-air terrace, …
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I'd Like to Change my Mother's Maiden Name
LastPass users are having to cycle their passwords in the light of a recent security incident. That might well include their "security question" answers, which necessarily leads to some amusing conversations.
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Geohashing expedition 2023-01-02 51 -1
Taking a dog for a walk up a hill: couldn't be simpler, right? What if there were a flood in the way?
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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.