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Found GC20GBC Neptune - The Mystic
This checkin to GC20GBC Neptune - The Mystic reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Super quick find on lunch break during a day coworking in Cheltenham. Love the hiding spot which seems pretty much made for a cache of this shape and size! TFTC!
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Geohashing expedition 2022-10-24 51 -1
In search of a geohashpoint, Dan explores the Wharf Stream Way Meadow near Eynsham.
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Found GC2192B Improvisado #2 Montjuïc- Rincón de paz
This checkin to GC2192B Improvisado #2 Montjuïc- Rincón de paz reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Found during a visit to the castillo with fleeblewidget. Second place we looked. Greetings from Oxford, UK. TFTC!
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Found GC88Z3D SANT PAU DEL CAMP
This checkin to GC88Z3D SANT PAU DEL CAMP reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Found with fleeblewidget during a meander around the city. She saw it ahead and remarked on the beautiful building before I'd even told her that was where we were heading. Greetings from Oxford, UK. Gracias por …
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How Chinese citizens use puns to get past internet censors
With commentary, Dan shares an article he enjoyed about specific examples of censor-evading wordplay from Chinese social media.
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Bisect your Priority of Constituencies
Can you rank the priorities of an organisation or system you're part of? Dan challenges you to go one step further and bisect each rank.
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The output of this data anonymisation/scrambling script makes me feel seen. 🏳️🌈
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Performed maintenance for GC88ZY9 The Devil's Quoits
This checkin to GC88ZY9 The Devil's Quoits reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. A fringe benefit to being CO to a virtual is that it doesn't require much maintenance, save for ensuring that all logs are accompanied by a valid solution message and no spoilers are posted. But it's still …
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Kids: We want porridge for breakfast.
Me: How do you want it?
Kids: Surprise us.
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Temporarily disabled 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. Found on floor by passers-by, logbook missing. Temporarily removing to repair.
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My First MP3
I ripped my first MP3 file back in 1995. Where could it be now? I'd recognise it if I found it!
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XPath Scraping with FreshRSS
The latest version of FreshRSS's killer feature is XPath scraping. Dan demonstrates how to use it.
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Was a 10th century speaker of Old Saxon a "Saxophone"? 🤔
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All the game descriptions from the sale
Because he thinks they're hilariously funny, Dan reposts Claire Hummel's art for and notes on fake games for the Steam Summer Sale.
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Covid Brain
After keeping it at bay for years, Dan finally catches Covid and it makes his brain go wonky.