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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Standing up for developers: youtube-dl is back
As they bring back the youtube-dl repository, GitHub announce a new set of standards by which they'll assess DMCA claims. Dan approves, and explains why.
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Dan replies to Jeremy's note about blood donation to observe that there's an underdeveloped IndieWeb post type that might one day be useful for this kind of content.
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Endpoint Encabulator
Dan shares his latest digital project, the Endpoint Encabulator, with an explanatory video.
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<blink> and <marquee>
Dan explores the history of two (much-maligned) HTML tags of the yesterweb. With blinking marquees!
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Performed maintenance for GC90RH3 Tiny Log Book
This checkin to GC90RH3 Tiny Log Book reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Repaired and reinforced container.
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Watched the pilot of Webbed Briefs by @heydonworks (of Every Layout fame). It's a sarcastic independent vlog about web technologies, so I immediately fell in love and subscribed to the feed...
Just kidding. It doesn't have a feed! (Yet?)
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Why using Google VPN is a terrible idea
Google are launching a VPN service. The Proton team say why that's bad, and Dan takes a more-sarcastic look at the issue.
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Thames Path 2
Dan's partner Ruth and her brother Robin are walking the Thames Path over many instalments, and Dan suggests you read-along!
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Performed maintenance for GC86MHH Top of the Footpath
This checkin to GC86MHH Top of the Footpath reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Checked up following a recent DNF. Cache had been re-hidden in a slightly different spot but is otherwise okay. Returned to the correct location. Good to go!
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Performed maintenance for GC7QG1Z Oxford’s Wild Wolf Three
This checkin to GC7QG1Z Oxford’s Wild Wolf Three reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Checked up on this cache as it's been a long time without a find. All stages and the final cache are intact and well! Final stage easier to reach than during the summer, but long trousers …
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Couldn't find GC6K31Q Thames Path - Picnic
This checkin to GC6K31Q Thames Path - Picnic reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Like the previous logger, I find evidence of the cache (see photo) but no cache. Unlike the previous logger, I'm not going to claim that as a "find". Which it clearly isn't, and claiming that it …
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Reported GC6K31Q Thames Path - Picnic needs maintenance
This checkin to GC6K31Q Thames Path - Picnic reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Cache seems to be missing; only evidence of its hiding place remains. Made a search nearby to try to find the container but no luck.
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Found GC8G8EC Church Micro 13044...Cricklade - St Mary's
This checkin to GC8G8EC Church Micro 13044...Cricklade - St Mary's reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. A quick and easy find while dropping off my partner (fleeblewidget) and her brother for the second leg of their walk down the Thames. TFTC.
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Performed maintenance for GC86MTH Yarnton Lane
This checkin to GC86MTH Yarnton Lane reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Checked on cache, added a second roll of paper ready for when it's needed.
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Performed maintenance for 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. Checked up following a recent DNF. Cache was easy to find and was intact and okay! Lid had been left open so I closed it and rehid the container.