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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Found GC8Q7ZB Freeland Circular Walk - Geocache 1
This checkin to GC8Q7ZB Freeland Circular Walk - Geocache 1 reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Found easily. Strange choice of container; not what I expected! TFTC.
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Found GC8Q3X3 Final cache of series
This checkin to GC8Q3X3 Final cache of series reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. This one was a challenge. Finding myself on a path alongside a wooden fence, I propped my bike up against the fence to search what seemed to be the obvious candidates, but no look. I returned …
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Found GC35ZN6 AZKABAN
This checkin to GC35ZN6 AZKABAN reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Good sized cache! My GPSr pointed me into the field at first and I had to double back. Log dry, but has clearly gotten wet in the past as done pages have begun to moulder. Okay to sign still, …
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Found GC6FEXP Octocache
This checkin to GC6FEXP Octocache reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Came near here on an evening's cycle from Stanton Harcourt and, seeing that the path wasn't too muddy, decided to come and explore the woods. Lots of birdsong tonight! Was glad of the hint which saved me poking in …
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Y100K
Reassuring to see that @Firefox's datetime-local implementation is year 100,000 compliant. #Y100K
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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.
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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 …