Category: Personal
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Found GC93W4C Twelve Days of Caching
This checkin to GC93W4C Twelve Days of Caching reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Having "solved" all the puzzles some time ago I'm picking away at finding the caches in this series a few at a time, starting the other week, every time I happen to be passing nearby. I …
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What's wrong with what3words?
Andrew's latest video criticises what3words. Dan piles on, too.
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Found GC6H7HD Zoology
This checkin to GC6H7HD Zoology reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Having succeeded at my primary goal for the evening of finding the challenging sibling of this cache, Herbology, I realised I probably had just enough time left before sunset to find this one, too, if I got a move …
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Found GC6H7JG Herbology
This checkin to GC6H7JG Herbology reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. I get precious little time for geocaching lately: between work, childcare, household and volunteering commitments it's a challenge to squeeze in a quick expedition here and there. That's doubly-true as the days get shorter: after finishing work, feeding the …
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Chrome is the new Safari. And so are Edge and Firefox.
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I am not saying Apple’s approach is wrong. What Apple is doing is important too, and I applaud the work Apple has been doing in improving privacy on the web.
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Found GC6FD6N Cumnor Minions - Norbert
This checkin to GC6FD6N Cumnor Minions - Norbert reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. A quick almost-CnD on the school run. I'd love to come back and do the series someday! Found easily (although the hint object is nowhere in sight!), but container was challenging to open! Luckily the edge …
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Found GC93T66 Mistletoe and Wine
This checkin to GC93T66 Mistletoe and Wine reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. "Solved" all the puzzles some time ago, then came out to find this cache as a drive-by (on the minor, not the major, nearby road, of course!) while in-between other errands nearby. Was looking for something smaller …
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When do I #blog? A breakdown of my top four #indieweb content types - articles, reposts, checkins and notes - by month.
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Can I use HTTP Basic Auth in URLs?
Dan dives into HTTP Basic Authentication, its history, and how modern browsers support it, with a focus on URL-based credential passing.
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Get Lost on the Web
Dan looks at phallic buildings, researches baby monitors, and gets nostalgic for the diverse Web of yesteryear.
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Found GC6H7G2 Geology
This checkin to GC6H7G2 Geology reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. A quick and easy find in spite of the growing dark, significantly helped by my having correctly interpreted the name of the cache and knew exactly at I was looking for TFTC.
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Found GC98N4G Tar Lakes/South Leigh Loop #9 Speed
This checkin to GC98N4G Tar Lakes/South Leigh Loop #9 Speed reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Third time was the charm for me with this elusive cache! On this and my last visit the coords kept pointing me to the centre of the road, giving me a pretty big search …
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Found GC2549F Motorway Mayhem M6 Junction 19
This checkin to GC2549F Motorway Mayhem M6 Junction 19 reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. I was heading South on the M6 when my phone beeped to warn me that the road was blocked, ahead. Turns out there had been some sort of crash, and traffic was being directed into …
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Found GC9FJ8P Nuts & Bolts
This checkin to GC9FJ8P Nuts & Bolts reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. The M6 Southbound got blocked by a crash this afternoon so I diverted to Knutsford Services and took a walk out to the local caches while I waited for it to clear. I had a feeling what …
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Found GC6WAB0 Church Micro 10221...Winwick
This checkin to GC6WAB0 Church Micro 10221...Winwick reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. I was in the vicinity of this cache while taking a rest break on a long journey South down the M6. Coordinates seemed off by about 8m but the hint quickly set me straight and after that …