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Dan (wearing a rainbow bandana) waves at the camera; behind him are four work colleagues, and behind that the Colosseum in Rome.

[Bloganuary] Dream Job

I might already be doing my dream job. It's not perfect, but it more than makes up for its imperfections by allowing me to pay my mortgage. If money was no object, I'd still do my voluntary work with Three Rings... so maybe THAT'S my dream job??

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posted 20 January, 2024

Found GC5F425 Lovers Walk

This checkin to GC5F425 Lovers Walk reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. My GPSr dropped me next to a far older bit of architecture than the one that hosts the cache, but found after a short search. I'm staying nearby as part of a charity hackathon for a nonprofit I'm …

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posted 1 April, 2023

Found GC97WKD 2 BH

This checkin to GC97WKD 2 BH reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. A nonprofit I volunteer with has, years ago, held our Christmas bash at the nearby Fairlawns Hotel. We haven't been in several years and - even though we missed Christmas itself by a full month! - decided to …

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posted 29 January, 2023

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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posted 18 October, 2022

Screenshot of log output, reading: finding 'sexuality', shuffling 'value'.

The output of this data anonymisation/scrambling script makes me feel seen. 🏳️‍🌈

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posted 9 October, 2022

Dan and Jacob look at a piece of code together; Dan is smiling but Jacob looks disgusted.

Wonder Syndrome

Ruth writes about "Wonder Syndrome" as a counterpoint to "imposter syndrome", an Dan reflects on how and why he's adopting the term too.

Found GC8QB2K INWT #11: Myddelton Lodge

This checkin to GC8QB2K INWT #11: Myddelton Lodge reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. This cache is closest to where we're staying, and was the third (and final, because our littlest party member had had enough for now) of our expedition. Nice container and a lovely spot. TFTC.

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posted 10 April, 2022

Found GC8QB2N INWT #12: Cleverest Crow?

This checkin to GC8QB2N INWT #12: Cleverest Crow? reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Continuing our reverse-order explore of some of these caches closest to our accommodation for the week. Little 5-year-old John found this one and came proudly out from its hiding place with it in hand. TFTC.

Logbook very …

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posted 10 April, 2022

Dan and John stand on a two-plank footbridge over a stream alongside Dan's fellow Three Rings volunteer Paul, looking uphill towards the camera. The stream runs through moderately-dense deciduous woodland and the forest floor is covered with greenery.

Found GC8QB3G INWT #13: Scalewra Settlement

This checkin to GC8QB3G INWT #13: Scalewra Settlement reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Some fellow volunteers from a nonprofit I help run and I are staying at nearby Myddelton Lodge and came out to find a couple of local caches on our lunch break. This was the first, and …

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posted 10 April, 2022

Found GC7RECF The Faces of Ilkley.....

This checkin to GC7RECF The Faces of Ilkley..... reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Thanks for the excuse to go snooping around the architecture of this church while waiting for my friend's train to arrive!

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posted 9 April, 2022

Found GC7D4FG Canker Well - Magic Waters No More

This checkin to GC7D4FG Canker Well - Magic Waters No More reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. I'm staying not far outside Ilkley this week doing voluntary work, and needed to come down into town to pick up a teammate from the station (and charge the batteries on the car!). …

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posted 9 April, 2022

Found GC1E9YX Uninhabited Island

This checkin to GC1E9YX Uninhabited Island reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Geosense sent me straight to this one during a short visit to Stratford. Some fellow volunteers and I stayed at the hotel last night for our AGM and Christmas party and I couldn't resist coming out to find …

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posted 5 December, 2021

Flowchart showing how the pronouns used by Three Rings for a volunteer are contingent on what properties their org records, whether the volunteer has specified pronouns, failing that whether they've specified a gender, falling back to "singular they" pronouns.

Pronouns in Three Rings

Via a quick linguistics lesson, Dan explains how Three Rings handles volunteers' pronouns, and how it might need to improve in future.

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posted 17 November, 2021

Two clocks, both showing the same time. One has a sign reading "LONDON", the other "DUBLIN, I GUESS?"

Ireland and the UK Aren't In The Same Timezone!

Dan is surprised to find that Ireland isn't actually in the same timezone as the UK, and looks into how any why this is.

Found GC4PV7E BFG #3– The Black Hairstreak

This checkin to GC4PV7E BFG #3– The Black Hairstreak reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. I first came to this series in 2014 - seems like a lifetime ago! - but got called away by something (a problem with the beta of Three Rings' Milestone: Promethium) before I could find …

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posted 17 May, 2020