giddeanx
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Fixed! Now its on topic.
Copyright infringement anyone? I don't remember allowing anyone to use/change my photograph.
You think a guy with that signature line would recognize parody.
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Fixed! Now its on topic.
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You know, I might believe "at least three infractions". When I'm in a cynical mood, I might even believe "at least three misdemeanors". But "at least three felonies" is just silly.I've recently read that every one of us commits at least three felonies every day without even knowing it.infraction examples - not wearing seatbelt, minor speeding, littering, running a red light
misdemeanor examples - petty theft, driving without a license, vandalism, reckless driving
felony examples - murder, robbery, rape
Maybe in the dark corners of one's mind...?
In real action, though...yeah, I'm not buying it. Unless we're talking about some country with weird laws where wearing short shorts is punishable by death or something.
The line is referring to this book.
Though I have read that there isn't much inside the book illustrating it. It is more about pointing out the books and books of cloudy Federal Laws in the US and how they have been used against people.
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I have to agree that the wording in the Apple Store for the Intro App is misleading or at least unclear. I am not new to caching. I have been in the game for 5 yrs, but mostly have used a GPSr. I had a Windows Phone for the past two or so years and the Windows Geocaching App was free and worked to fill in the gaps when I did not have a GPSr loaded and ready to go. I just purchase an iPhone and was looking at the Apple Store for the Geocaching APP. I saw the free one and the wording that for $29.99 you could get premium memborship, which made it sound like you would also get the "premium app". I came here before doing anything as I already have a premium membership and wanted to see if that would qualify me for the upgraded app from the free one. That is how I found this thread which straightens out the ambiguity of GS description in the Apple Store. I know I am an old guy with fewer brain cells than others, but the clarity of what they are doing needs to be spelled out in a better way.
I think my approach is going to be that I hope I have the GPSr with me so I can plug the coordinates in to new caches when I get the text notification on the phone. It's too bad they feel they have to charge $9.99 for the improved app, when the Windows Phone APP is free. (I know this is beating a dead horse too.)
Resurrecting this thread from the dead because it's still an issue. I was waiting around for my car to get fixed and thought, "I wonder if that whole geocaching thing is still around." Plugged the search in my iPhone, and viola! Found the app. I was super excited and downloaded it, saw all the grey circles, and then started down this rabbit hole.
Long story short, their pricing/subscription strategy is way out of wack for such a niche market, and all this drama talked me out of getting the app or getting a subscription or anything. A subscription seems way way out of place in today's market. I'd pay $10 for an app, I've done it with many apps that I use constantly and are useful. I'd even pay for a subscription if the service was worth it. But both? This company needs to shake up its marketing department a bit, do they have the same guys that have been working there for the last 15 years? They also need to clarify what they are charging for on the app (and without having to go to this website, where I ultimately found my answer). At best they'll be refunding a lot of money, at worst they could be sued with a class-action lawsuit for deceptive practices.
tl;dr: I was going to get into geocaching today, but Groundspeak, Inc. turned me off to it in short order.
Here is a good description of the differences:
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Heinous.
Indeed. Unrolling a log is such a huge burden on the next cacher.
I can't believe the game has survived.
It's worse than putting a pencil in a ziplock bag.
It's worse than logging your cache on the wrong day because you forgot to change the date when you were typing the log!
Who do these people think they are?
Next thing you know, we'll have complaints because the coordinates were off by a foot (0.3 meters).
We are all one action away from being heretics.
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In my experience: It will only load caches you haven't already loaded in the current selected database. It will not change or add a center. You'll need to find a new center to use and add it manually. You could also create a new database, select it, then reload the pq. This would make everything in the new db in the pq.
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Are you standing in the middle of the street? Or about 20 ft from the center? Also there is error to consider as well.
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The Premium Membership is not connected to any of the apps at all. It is a completely different thing. If the price is "per year" or "for 3 months", then it's the Premium Membership.
Just to add more confusion and clarification. The free app on the android now mutates when a user gets a premium membership. So yes if you pay for premium on the site you will have more access on the free app.
• Find all easy Traditional geocaches
• Message other players for tips, hints and more
• “Live Search” continuously updates nearby geocaches as you move
Unlock more adventures with Geocaching Premium:
• Discover more of the geocaching universe with Mystery Caches and Multi-Caches
• Challenge yourself to find geocaches with higher Difficulty and Terrain ratings
• Add filters like size and geocache type to your search and then sort results by favorite points, distance and more
• Gain access to all Premium features on Geocaching.com
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Have a question about a cache changing.
I'm new to this, have seen this for a long time but didn't get into it. Sorry I didn't start sooner.
Anyway, using the app on my android phone. Just the regular free app. Found a spot I wanted to search, searched for a good hour but couldn't find the cache. Marked it as a DNF. Left. About an hour later I decided I had one more place I wanted to look for it, but now it has disappeared from the map. Now shows as an advanced cache. I could go back and still search for it as I know what the description was and where the area is but I wouldn't be able to log it if I do find it so I decided to just let it lay for now.
Any reason why it went from being on the map to changing status? I guess it could be possible an owner just so happened to switch it at that particular time but that is odd.
Also is the upgraded Iphone app the same price as the android app? Android app is 9.99 for 3 months and 29.99 for a year. My brother swears to me he got a year on Iphone for $9.99. I think he clicked the wrong button(or his kid did).
What probably happened is that your DNF made the cache an advanced cache. Then the free app wouldn't show it anymore without a premium membership.
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I bought three 10s to use with Boy Scouts, and the units work really well. I even took one on a run to do 20 or so caches in a park to try 'em out. I'd say it depends on what kind of caching you do. I think it holds something like 200 caches, which isn't a lot, but probably more than you'd do in a day. The other problem is the lack of maps, yes. But if you check out where you plan to go (I always do, anyway), it isn't a huge issue. I will say that even in the little park, I got out my phone at least twice just to see where the trails went and which I should head for next...but I do that with my Delorme that has good maps, so.
The thing that annoys me most (which may also be a problem with the 20) is that I have to hit a lot of buttons! "Where To" "Geocaches" *select cache* then back to the main menu, then "Compass" to actually navigate. That may not sound terrible, but for example on my Delorme, there's a page button that toggles the map view vs. the compass view, and I don't have to get myself back to the main menu between every darn thing I want to do. I used the 10s for a geocaching program (not scouts) last weekend, and I just gave up and selected the caches myself and then handed it back over on the compass screen, because it was too complicated to tell each person how to select and view the next cache. (We also had like 300 people come through, so it was a lot faster than I normally teach geocaching.)
The 10 does have a dashboard for Geocaching which includes the compass over the current track/course (I wont call it a map) so you don't have to flip back and forth. I will agree with you on everything else the interface is over complicated and the lack of maps was disappointing. I would also appreciate the 3 axis compass that you don't see until the 30. However, I only spent 50 dollars on the etrex 10 and it points me to caches so win/win.
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It seems that all points about the app are becoming moot. It looks like they are turning the intro(free) app into the main app and the paid app into an option if you want to use your phone where you don't have reliable access.
Geocaching Backcountry (Formerly the paid app)
At least for Android Devices.
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I have been away from the forums for a couple of months, and now that I'm back, I'm absolutely delighted to see that the "speaking thread" is alive and well. It's always good to speak.
Long live the speaking thread!
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No, I they do that so that finders can write their full name, the date, and a few words about their experience on the nano scroll.
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I saw a log where someone wrote a paragraph down the entire nano scroll.
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Here are a couple of the ones I found.
You can keep playing with the numbers.
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I don't own a pair of gaiters and to be honest I just had to google them. If you are wearing long pants and long socks you can tuck the cuffs of your pants into your socks for just one more obstacle. I have had several ticks bites but never had any complications, and I live in Lyme disease territory.
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I've been told since this is post #3500 for me, I should say something profound, so here goes:
We have limited time on this earth. One day, possibly sooner than you think, you will die.
Stop getting wrapped up in who's right and who's wrong. 1000 years from now, they'll still be trying to figure it out.
Think of something you've always wanted to do and go do it.
Go out and live!
That would make a boring forum.
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"Everyone is doing it"
Geocaching: That's some freaky-deaky @!#?@!
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Geocaching: Teaching nerds about poisonous plants for over 14 years.
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I am able to see em, I think. I have spend more time on a three star puzzle. Maybe a geochecker would be nice in case someone becomes the victim of pareidolia.
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These guys!
They are so rude. They love to make unannounced visits.
Can't they see I'm caching here?
What do they think this is? Their home!?
Their eight-legged brethren like to make surprise appearances as well.
A picture of you is on their forum.
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This is a very cool hack. It worked perfectly for me with "top:-418px".
Or maybe not so perfectly...
Where is the profile picture? What browsing environment are you using?
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The video is pretty good, nice production. I just wasn't aware of the fact that 80% of caches in Scotland were nano's.
I thought they were called "wee caches" in Scotland.
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Here is a Link Its not really a feature its a clever use of HTML.
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I wonder if they were using a tool like GSAK and had unpublished logs.
Signing logs in random places
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Wow you can really suck the fun out of something.