sea_dragon

testing to see if the sig line has updated. ...the early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese...

Why hasn't my new sig line updated yet? I changed it yesterday? Maybe it has, lets see.... ...the early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese...

Ok, fifth or so attempt to get my sig to work after changing it repetedly. It doesn't seem to want to load. ...the early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese...

looks sharp! ...the early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese...

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let's try this again, shall we? ><(((°> ...the early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese...

testing, testing, is this thing on? ...the early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese...

Testing tagline... ...the early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese...

Ah, Sweet beer. How's about some misc. beer quotes I've collected? CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE BEER DRINKER Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drink I feel ashamed. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and all of their hopes and dreams. If I didn't drink this beer, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. Then I say to myself, "It is better that I drink this beer and let their dreams come true, than be selfish and worry about my liver." --by Jack Handy I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day. --Frank Sinatra An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with fools. --Ernest Hemingway A woman drove me to drink and I didn't even have the decency to thank her. --W.C. Fields When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading. --Henny Youngman 24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case. Coincidence? --Stephen Wright When we drink, we get drunk. When we get drunk, we fall asleep. When we fall asleep, we commit no sin. When we commit no sin, we go to heaven. Sooooo, let's all get drunk and go to heaven! -- Brian O'Rourke Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. --Benjamin Franklin Then there's been my personal favorite ... "beer, breakfast of cahmpions, necter of the gods" ...the early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese...

Another lesson to be attempted.... ...the early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese...

Trying to figure out how to do this.... UCSC Bio ...the early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese...

There seems to be a lot of talk by relativly few people about different types of caches: micros, virtuals, locationless, etc, etc, etc. My question is, what's the big deal? You don't like doing a type of cache, so it should be banned? What gives? Why eliminate a part of the game that some people may enjoy just because you don't like them? If nobody liked a specific type of cache, they wouldn't get any posts, would they? Sure, if a micro is in a spot where a traditional could go, it could be changed. But why? Maybe there's a reason why the cache owner put the thing there in the first place. Maybe there's some grand scheme that has not yet come to fruitation. One set of caches that I've been eyeing is a scale model of the solar system. The individual planets are all micros, but they each have a component number that is used to calculate the bonus cache. The distances from the designated "sun" are all scaled to the real thing, but could this be done with the caches? No way. It'd be too easy to find a cache that's got a 12m diameter. Every type of cache is a part of the game. Maybe not as the game originated, but hey, things change. Look at the computer industry. Would you like to be using punch cards today, or would you like a pentium that you can hold in one hand? Change is inevitable, and there's no way to stop it, so to suggest that something that is not pat of the original game, before it spread out to the masses and is therefore evil is insane. Which do you prefer, a phonograph or an mp3 player? Change happens. Also, I always thought that micro refered to size rather than type. Is micro a type? Is a size a type? I don't think that a medium shirt is a different type than an extra large, but maybe that's just me. In my own opinion, I like all of the caches that I've found thus far, and I plan on finding all the ones that I can, regular, micro, multi, virtual, and locationless. I like this game, and that's just what it is, a GAME. Maybe if TPTB want to know what people really think, rather than the relative few that speak up on the forums, there should be a designated poll. Maybe on the personal profile, or the edit profile, or something like that. Set a time limit on voting, count users rather than accounts(thus eliminating dummy accounts and thus multiple votes per player), and let the masses decide what direction the game takes. Ok, that's probably a bit of an excessive rant. If anyone was offended it is not my intent to attack or offend anone, rather I just wanted to add another voice with another point of view. If one feels as though they were attacked, feel free to bring it up, or just flame me relentlessly. Either way. 'non thumpum equis mortum'....don't beat a dead horse ...the early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese...

quote:Originally posted by Mark 42:I'd like to find out how to make my own coins in my Laboratory (aka shop) at home. So far all I've found is http://newmarch.org/mmg/, but if any of y'all know of or find information on making coins at home, either casting them (maybe lead-free solder?) or pressing them (I have a hydraulic bottle jack I could use as part of a press with some I-Beams and such to make a frame), please post the links! Thanks, -Mark Mark42: I've got a little hobby of doing metal design(mostly jewlery and stuff) so maybe I can give you some info. As far as using the jack, I think that if you use a plastic blank that should work, if you use copper sheet, say 18 gauge or so, you can use that, but it won't make a cool coin. If you want to cast the coins yourself, I recomend checking out jewlery supply shops if there's one near you. You can get wax to carve and many of the shops will make a mold. From the mold you can duplicate the wax, invest it, put in a kiln to melt the wax and make a mold which you use to mke the metal coin. It's a pretty involved process. Oxyacetal. torches, centerfuge casting machine, and the time and metal. The equipment is pretty expensive, but an inexpensive way is to take a casting class at a comunity college and learning the how-to. Or the cheaper(?) or easier rout is to make the wax, take it to the jewlery supply shop and order a number of casts. Drop me an e-mail if you want more info. ...the early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese...

I love to hate to love micros. It's an interesting thing. They can be drive-bys or treks into highly public areas, and you can have interesting interactions with the local law enforcement "Well officer, I'm looking for something the size of a film can that this website said was hiden at thes coordinates. Hav you seen it? No sir, this is not a cell phone. No sir, I haven't been drinking. It's a game. Really! No sir, I have no information on terrorist plots. Thank you, have a nice day." It seems that most of the caches I've found have been micros, and they provide an interesting challenge. Mostly trying to figure out how to look for the cache, yet alone get it without seeming too freakish in public. Great fun! Heck, I even like the challenge of "ok, I know what the container is, I know I'm in the right area, now HOW did they hide this thing!!!" I haven't been subjected to the micro in the woods but once, but that one was hard due to the lack of sat reception, once found, I think it's one of my favorites. Micros are fun because they can be so horribly frustrating, and how they are hidden can show you just how twisted the owners mind is. I find its nice to know that I'm not the only sickly creative one out there. ...the early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese...

quote:Originally posted by carleenp: quote: but I don't have cable or a car to rebuild. Is there anything to help me doc? Well, first you must get cable and then watch lots of sports. .... You can also always try more beer (please make it good beer). Well Carleenp, its always good beer. As for the cable, I can't get it at my place, heck, I don't even get any TV reception AT ALL!!! A sad existance, I know. That's probably why I owe my soul and/or my first born to all the local bookstores and video places. Sigh, maybe I should take my beer drinking to the sports bars..... ...the early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese...

quote:Originally posted by Bloencustoms:There are a few things I forgot to add to my list. Have you ever talked about circuit components (transistors, diodes, capacitors, etc.) at a party? Yes, if dive computers count Have you ever carried more than one personal item in a belt pouch as opposed to your pocket? (multi tool, cell phone, pager, etc.) Yes Have you ever owned a calculator watch? Yes Have you ever built a homemade antenna for any purpose? (Aluminum foil and coat hangers don't count.) Yes Do you own more than one comic book that is newer that six months old? No Do your friends consider you the "go to guy" when they need to hook up that new VCR, stereo, or surround sound? Yes Do you have more than 3 remote controls to operate your home entertainment system? No Have you ever intentionally chosen a seat at the front of a classroom? Yes Have you ever waited more than 30 minutes in line to get movie tickets? Yes Have you ever been recognized as a regular customer at a coffee shop? Double yes!!! Just a few more to keep things going. By the way, I failed the test miserably. While I can't answer yes to all of the questions, I'm pretty sure I qualify for geek status. [This message was edited by Bloencustoms on March 32, 1999 at 25:60 PM] Oh, it' worse than I thought...previously I just thought that I was a science nerd. The online test has me thinking otherwise: 47.14004% - Super Geek I already drink the suggested amount of beer, but I don't have cable or a car to rebuild. Is there anything to help me doc? Oh well, I'm an outdoorsy geek, I guess I've gotten used to it. ...the early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese...

quote:Originally posted by Bloencustoms:How to tell if you're a geek. Have you ever played a role playing game? (D&D, Shadowrun, etc.) Have you ever memorized lines from a Sci Fi series? (Any of the Star Treks, Sliders, SG1, X Files, etc.) Have you ever dressed up as character from any Sci Fi movie or series, and it wasn't Halloween? Have you ever attended an event ending in the suffix "con"? Have you ever collected, or made your own medeival armor, then actually put it on? Have you ever completed any of the Final Fantasy video games, and consider it to be a feat worth boasting of at parties? Have you ever written a letter in a language that was never used by humans? Have you ever wished you'd go to sleep, and wake up in Middle Earth? If you answered yes to more than one of theese questions, it is higly recommended that you immediately consume at least 32 ounces of beer, watch ESPN for 3 hours, then rebuild the engine on a thirty year old American muscle car. [This message was edited by Bloencustoms on March 32, 1999 at 25:60 PM] Oh boy! I got 4.5(the armor isn't done- it takes a long time to weave chain mail by hand), so I guess I'm officialy a geek. And here I'd always just thought that I was a science nerd. But as to the original definition of a geek, I can say that I'm not one. I have never bitten the head off a chicken in a circus. Marshamallo peeps? That's another thing. ...the early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese...

Let me see, let me see, lemmesee... Some new SCUBA gear *A boat that's not held together with duct tape *An acctual motor for said boat *A few more hours in the day *4WD truck *New parts for my mountian bike *Diving trip to Seal Island, South Africa(Great White sharks that leap from the water! Can you say Air Jaws?!? ) Ok, that's enough for the wish list. What I'm going to get? Probably some beef jerky and a sweater from my grandma that I'll never end up wearing. Maybe if I'm luck I'll get some books and a new pair of gloves. ...the early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese...

quote:Originally posted by BrianSnat:I read somewhere that Crazy Glue is decent for emergency "stitching". I keep one in my 1st aid kit just in case, but never had the opportunity to try it out. _ quote: Yep superglue and duct tape, they're not just for gear repair. I've used superglue for moderatly big cuts, say on the order of a box cutter slashing a finger just about down to the bone. No problems here. If nothing else you can use the glue to secure other bandages in questionable conditions, so long as the glue will adhere. And duct tape? the possibilities are endless!!! ...the early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese...

Those are really good ideas. Piggy-backing on the pen idea, what would induce some super stokage would be a pen small enough to fit easily into a micro. Maybe altoids tin sized or something like that? Hows about some of the clothing that's a little more subdued? Personaly I like to do the total incognito thing since I've done mostly urban/semi-urban caches thus far and like to keep from drawing attention to myself. Who know what others will come up with? Let's see some creative ideas like in cache design, eh? ...the early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese...

Well thank you all for your advice, opinions, and links to similar caches. I'm thinking that this may be something that is definitly possible. Now just to find a place to locate the cache. This may take awhile, so feel free to keep sounding off, all imput is greatly appriciated. HDF: Thanks for the compliment! ...the early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese...

sorry...finger slipped

Wow, it looks like I'm more of a minimalist than I thought! Since there are caches on and around campus my backpack's got my GPSr, trade items and a small notebook with cache info. Oh, and class notes every now and then The cars decked when the packs in it, and the boots are always on. ...the early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese...

Thanks for weighing in! I'd figured that I'd have to keep a copy of the key/coords, but releasing multiples is a good idea. Touchstone, do you know which SJ area caches are like this? I'd like to check them out and see what the posts have said. ...the early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese...

I'm in the process of designing a cache with a bit of a twist, and was hoping to get some opinions before I move forward at full steam. Basicly what I'm thinking is that it would be a multi-cache, where the coords are on a TB that would open the cache, say a key or the like. The TB would have to be repalced the same day, and would have to stay in the general area, maybe within x amount of miles from the cache, etc. Like I said above, I'd like to know what people think, so feel free to sound off. Thanks, I appriciate the help. ...the early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse get's the cheese...