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This afternoon I was sent out to a distant corner of Oxford University, to which I’d never been before, in order to deliver a lecture on information and computer security. I just wanted to share the exchange that happened when I arrived, because it’s so delightfully ironic:
Dan walks into the building and, seeing the security gates, walks up to the reception desk. Papers left loose on the reception desk indicate that a lecture on security is happening today.
Dan: [pointing at his name on the papers] That’s me. I’m here to deliver the presentation on security. Where should I go?
Receptionist: I’ll buzz you through the gate – go down the stairs, and to the end of the corridor. There’ll be swipe-locked doors you can’t get through, but just hang around for a minute or so and you’ll be able to follow somebody else through.
That’s right – I turned up at a building in order to teach the people there about security, and – without identifying myself any more than pointing at a piece of paper and saying “that’s me” – was given a temporary ID card and encouraged to piggyback my way through their checkpoints. I guess they needed me more than they thought!
This checkin to OK0044 Swing Lower reflects an opencache.uk log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
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After my visit the other day, I went home, read some of the logs, and thought about this cache. Boards? Boards are something that people worry about when they’re not Batman. A cache that’s placed in the middle of dead space? That’s not a problem Batman would have. I can be Batman, sure. I AM BATMAN!
So today, I finished work, changed into a set of loose clothing (that I could comfortably climb in and wouldn’t mind having to swim in if I had to), rallied my coworker and fellow ‘cacher kateevery to act as my eyes-on-land – and my photographer – and set out to the bridge.
The boards on the side I opted to start my expedition from were a little more-troublesome – stretching farther out over the water – than the one I’d taken on before, but that hardly mattered: today, I was Batman. A grab and a leap, and I was on the other side. Next came the tough bit – the crossing: no Bat-Belt; no Batarang… but I still had my pure Batmanosity. Leaping up and bracing myself against the beams, I began shuffling across. Just as I began to tire, kateevery – my very own Robin – called out, “just four more steps”, exactly the motivation I needed to complete my crossing and grab the cache.
Totally great location. Totally Batman expedition. Totally adding this cache to my favourites.
EDIT: I’ve now written a blog post about the experience – http://www.scatmania.org/2014/05/18/batman-geocaching/
This checkin to GLE7G2HV It's a trap! reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
Never knew this place existed! Nice wall, and a nice easy find. Baggie torn and log slightly damp. TFTC!
This checkin to GLE7H2JG Swing Lower (Historic Site) reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
After my visit the other day, I went home, read some of the logs, and thought about this cache. Boards? Boards are something that people worry about when they’re not Batman. A cache that’s placed in the middle of dead space? That’s not a problem Batman would have. I can be Batman, sure. I AM BATMAN!
So today, I finished work, changed into a set of loose clothing (that I could comfortably climb in and wouldn’t mind having to swim in if I had to), rallied my coworker and fellow ‘cacher kateevery to act as my eyes-on-land – and my photographer – and set out to the bridge.
The boards on the side I opted to start my expedition from were a little more-troublesome – stretching farther out over the water – than the one I’d taken on before, but that hardly mattered: today, I was Batman. A grab and a leap, and I was on the other side. Next came the tough bit – the crossing: no Bat-Belt; no Batarang… but I still had my pure Batmanosity. Leaping up and bracing myself against the beams, I began shuffling across. Just as I began to tire, kateevery – my very own Robin – called out, “just four more steps”, exactly the motivation I needed to complete my crossing and grab the cache.
Totally great location. Totally Batman expedition. Totally adding this cache to my favourites.
EDIT: I’ve now written a blog post about the experience – https://danq.me/2014/05/18/batman-geocaching/
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This checkin to GLE74KJ2 Swing Low reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
Found while (optimistically) looking at what it would take to log the nearby non-virtual cache GC13WZQ (I’m now convinced that the “correct” way to log that one is the only one). Amazing to see the remains of such a spectacular old swing bridge: I took a nice photo but I can’t share it here because to do so would answer one of the challenge questions! TFT(V)C!
This checkin to GC54F7J Oxford Steganography #3 - X-Ray reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
Added “KIPLING”, a travel bug, to this cache.
This checkin to GC13WZQ Swing Lower (Historic Site) reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
Ha! I agree – the boards are irrelevant!
I got within a few metres of the cache through some creative climbing, but couldn’t get close enough to reach it. I’m pretty sure that I could manage it with some ropes and a belayer, but I’m not as young as I used to be and I think I’ll instead attempt this cache in the way that the owner intended. Nice location: I look forward to logging it someday!
This checkin to GLE707N0 The compass is wrong! reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
I cycle right by here virtually every day, but every time I think to look this way it’s late afternoon and the muggles are out in force. Today, though, I left for work a little earlier than normal and so managed to get here before the place was crawling with them. Lid of the cache was very tight, but got there in the end. TFTC!
This checkin to GLE6VCX6 Breehy-hinny-brinny-hoohy-hah reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
Wonderful cache in what is also one of my favourite of Oxford’s parks. I spent a long time counting the kangaroos before I was sure I’d got it right!
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Probably a stupid question, but I almost never use iPlayer. This time last year, I had to dig out my (small-but-digital-capable) television from the attic and hook it up, at the last minute, rather than watching on the large-but-not-digital television attached to my computer.
So what I’m asking is: is iPlayer going to work, or should I start trying to dig through the boxes in my attic to find the television that’s up there?
This checkin to GLE5Z925 Route Canal - Norfolk reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
Found while our for a walk with fleeblewidget and her baby. No pen, so took a photo of the cache in my hand. TFTC!
This checkin to GLE5N89V Mansfield Matters reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
A nice easy find while on my lunch break . Log book only has about 3 pages left. TFTC!
This checkin to GLE5N8A0 Alleyways of Oxford - Lamb and Flag Passage reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs.
After some pestering by KateEvery, I came up here on my lunch break. Between hordes of muggles a reasonably easy find. TFTC.
