monsieur sock puppet

And then you'll find out who the pirate is!!! PS I would never EVER use this in the manner described. Ever. ANyone who doesn't need to be acquainted with the word "trust".

I just thought of what i think would be a good feature for premium members only. the new format lets you go to your cache page and see the following Watchlist | Geocaches (Mine) | Travel Bugs | Benchmarks | Member Features Well i think we should add to that the catagory of favorite cachers. Just like when you click on geocaches you see your recent finds for the last 30 days, when you click on "favorite cachers" you'd see what your friends (or enemies) have been up to. all at one glance.

I agree!!!!

If I dont win best avatar, is there any contest for best name? or best signature???

I try to keep quiet. nobody understands me. >sniff<

Nah.......Too many bad things are associated with NJ: McGreevey Traffic Circles Toxic Waste NJAdmin don't forget aobut sock puppets. we got lots of them in NJ. not that I know anything about that....

Sounds like there'll be some flood control at the bay back ribs event....

I'll be there. but I'll be in disguise...

holy locationless finds batman! that was truly useful and impressive. nice job. maybe you could have this thread put somewhere with a sticky so it stays at the top of the catagory. i'd ask jeremy. maybe someone should ask jeremy to make the site searchable this way? oh wait, probably not since LC are going away (well maybe not away, but no new ones are coming) Monsieur Sock Puppet The name is French. It is pronounced Poo-Pay, not like the silly childrens toy.

quote:Originally posted by GeoTeam Maggi:Well some things are for sure: + I will always open my Coke with a clear view of the sky LOL! I did a search for this topic and didn't find it (the search for terms timed out 2c) so I made my own thread, then jeremy pointed me here, so I'll repost what i said there... I recently received this editorial in a newsletter I receive daily.... *********************** Editor's Perspective Pop Goes GPS Jason Ankeny Oct 1 2003 On the Air has already spent considerable time and space discussing the advertising war waged by Nextel and Verizon Communications over their rival push-to-talk services, but the deeper question worth posing is this: Just what is Madison Avenue smoking these days, anyway? First there's the controversial new Quizno's sub sandwich commercial featuring a guy nursing at the teat of a mother wolf--an image so disgusting, it could make Dom DeLuise lose his appetite--and now Coca-Cola is proposing to launch the most misguided campaign since Burger King set that "Herb" dweeb loose on America some years back. And believe it or not, Coke's plans could negatively impact the wireless industry. In the summer of 2004, to coincide with its sponsorship of the Summer Olympics, Coke will launch a contest by equipping special cans with GPS transponders that the company will use to pinpoint the location of prizewinners. Details are still sketchy, but it sounds like if you chance your way into purchasing one of the random cans, Coke representatives will then triangulate your location via satellite, hunt you down like a pack of wild dogs, corner you at home, your office or in some dark alleyway, and hand you the keys to a brand new Hummer sport-utility vehicle. Coke calls it "advertising." Most people call it "invasion of privacy." That sound you hear is George Orwell spinning in his grave. I don't care that there are prizes involved: under no circumstances should companies be randomly inserting GPS transponders in their products, nor should they be using them to track the movements of their customers. There are many sensible applications for GPS technology--E-911 services, for example--but consumers should at least understand the implications of satellite tracking and have a choice in whether or not they want their coordinates beamed to that proverbial eye in the sky. For the wireless industry, the problem with Coke's plans is that by provoking reasonable concerns over basic privacy rights, some genuinely worthwhile and potentially life-saving GPS applications could suffer from guilt by association. More than any other wireless technology, GPS needs established limits and boundaries, and shameless corporate marketing ploys fall nowhere within those parameters. But once that genie is out of the bottle (or in this case, the can), it's not going back in. ********************** personally I don't think its that far removed from Publishers Clearinghouse knocking on your door, or Aquafina catching you with their bottled water and giving you a prize. as long as its clearly marked or displayed, you have a choice. a) Like the game? buy the can of coke Don't like the game? buy a **bottle** of coke instead c) REALLY don't like the game? buy a pepsi. I dont think this is that big a deal. Those who want to "play", will. Those who don't, won't, and therefore have nothing to fear, altghough I do agree with that editors point about "the genie out of the bottle". I've heard that somebody is woreking on little receivers the size of a grain of salt which can track lots of things including movement. Tracking for game purposes? sure. tracking me for marketing purposes (especially without telling me) hell no. I really think the editor is a wee bit overboard in his reaction though. I think he gives folks too much credit for "gittin it", and not enough credit for going paranoid about all gps technology. PS not to get off topic but I have a great sense of humor and even I was wondering about those quiznos ads. Yeesh! Monsieur Sock Puppet The name is French. It is pronounced Poo-Pay, not like the silly childrens toy.

I can not find anything about this on the net to link you to, but I recently received this editorial in a newsletter I receive daily.... *********************** Editor's Perspective Pop Goes GPS Jason Ankeny Oct 1 2003 On the Air has already spent considerable time and space discussing the advertising war waged by Nextel and Verizon Communications over their rival push-to-talk services, but the deeper question worth posing is this: Just what is Madison Avenue smoking these days, anyway? First there's the controversial new Quizno's sub sandwich commercial featuring a guy nursing at the teat of a mother wolf--an image so disgusting, it could make Dom DeLuise lose his appetite--and now Coca-Cola is proposing to launch the most misguided campaign since Burger King set that "Herb" dweeb loose on America some years back. And believe it or not, Coke's plans could negatively impact the wireless industry. In the summer of 2004, to coincide with its sponsorship of the Summer Olympics, Coke will launch a contest by equipping special cans with GPS transponders that the company will use to pinpoint the location of prizewinners. Details are still sketchy, but it sounds like if you chance your way into purchasing one of the random cans, Coke representatives will then triangulate your location via satellite, hunt you down like a pack of wild dogs, corner you at home, your office or in some dark alleyway, and hand you the keys to a brand new Hummer sport-utility vehicle. Coke calls it "advertising." Most people call it "invasion of privacy." That sound you hear is George Orwell spinning in his grave. I don't care that there are prizes involved: under no circumstances should companies be randomly inserting GPS transponders in their products, nor should they be using them to track the movements of their customers. There are many sensible applications for GPS technology--E-911 services, for example--but consumers should at least understand the implications of satellite tracking and have a choice in whether or not they want their coordinates beamed to that proverbial eye in the sky. For the wireless industry, the problem with Coke's plans is that by provoking reasonable concerns over basic privacy rights, some genuinely worthwhile and potentially life-saving GPS applications could suffer from guilt by association. More than any other wireless technology, GPS needs established limits and boundaries, and shameless corporate marketing ploys fall nowhere within those parameters. But once that genie is out of the bottle (or in this case, the can), it's not going back in. ********************** so what do you all think? is a coke can with the mark of the beast next? Is this the worst thing that could happen? is this an invasion of privacy? or is this not that far removed from Publishers Clearinghouse knocking on your door, or Evian catching you with their bottled water and giving you a prize? (I know its not evian btw, I just can't remember who it is... shows how well the ad worked on me I guess) My .02: as long as its clearly marked or displayed, and as long as you have non-game cans available (should you want a coke and not wish to participate) I dont think this is that big a deal. Those who want to "play", will. Those who don't, won't, and therefore have nothing to fear. If there are no non-game cans, well... then it sucks to be you then if you like coke and feel this is horrible. Whadaya all think? Monsieur Sock Puppet The name is French. It is pronounced Poo-Pay, not like the silly childrens toy.

nice job sir! Monsieur Sock Puppet The name is French. It is pronounced Poo-Pay, not like the silly childrens toy.

quote:Originally posted by jonboy:You are offering to receive small items from people you don't know and hand them off to other people you don't know, assuming because they contacted you through geocaching.com, they are okay. the alternative is to let the TB go thru regular screening, but under the new system, they'd be deemed a color code RED and therefore a terrorist because TB's generally don't have identification (and I dont think the TBID tag counts) they dont have an established history, or even any credit, and they generally would be buying their tickets the same day with cash and come without luggage. The name is French. It is pronounced Poo-Pay, not like the silly childrens toy.