bflentje
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I have to agree with the rule.. eh hem.. guideline.. even if I think is ridiculous. We're encouraged to run power trails but for some reason events are controlled with what I believe to be a draconian fist. Shrug.
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On 4/26/2023 at 2:49 PM, TriciaG said:
It's his right to find caches first. It's his right to not log it online. There are no rules or guidelines against it. There is no law that says a find must be logged online.
Pedantically, those who log it first online aren't the FTF, if their name isn't first in the log. But since FTF is a side game without HQ policing, they can claim FTF online if they want to.
Personally, I wouldn't let the guy get under my skin.
THIS.
And I suspect the claims that the individual was getting nasty probably had something to do with those that weren't first shooting their mouths off.
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On 4/21/2023 at 9:42 AM, Keystone said:
For example, in 2020 the Italian team led the way as the first region to confront the impact of COVID-19 on new geocache placements and event caches.
Confront the impact? ROTFLOL.
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I too received an invite. I've built many custom Wherigo cartridges from scratch and have extended some cartridges that others have created and made available for reuse. And by trade I am a software engineer specializing in the Microsoft stack (predominantly back-end services using c# .NET). I am interested in seeing where this is headed and would love to see it evolve. The problem with me being a part of it is that I fear I would let everyone down. When I am not actually working for "the man", I have very little time of my own and like to spend that time with my family or out caching. At the very least I think it would be sweet to be a spectator on the project if allowed. And if I see a point at which I have time and can add value I would drop in and do what I can.
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On 2/23/2021 at 4:35 PM, Team Geofrog said:
I've never gotten a chirp to work with a Montana.
Me either. And I've attempted a bunch. Thankfully my Android app works all the time.
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On 3/1/2022 at 3:35 PM, rustynails. said:
Nope, nothing.
Sad HQ doesn't consider someone with 3000 favorite points worthy of a virtual. A lot of time and work goes into creating interesting hides.
I am pretty sure Groundspeak explicitly said rustynails doesn't get a virtual reward.
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On 2/20/2022 at 6:51 PM, barefootjeff said:
The remote location I'm thinking of using if I get one doesn't have any signage, but at one of the waypoints where there is a large pothole in the creek, a question might be to use a stick to estimate its width and depth (a well-prepared cacher might even bring a tape measure)...
It's tempting to require a photo of the cacher actually in the pothole but, well, perhaps not, that water can get rather cold in winter.
At another waypoint there's a nice view across the bay to the ridge on the far side where there's a prominent man-made structure. For that, the question might be What is it?
At the final location with the view and unusual rock formation that I posted earlier in this thread, the requirement will be a photo of yourself or something of yours there, but there's also some century-old rock engravings that could also be used in a question.
Seriously. Groundspeak should send you a bill for disk space usage.
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Being triggered or offended by a simple icon seems to be a waste of time.
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On 1/4/2022 at 7:49 PM, niraD said:
YYYY-MM-DD is unambiguous everywhere, plus filenames that include YYYY-MM-DD format dates will sort chronologically.
You beat me to it.
As a software engineer this is ideal.
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On 1/18/2022 at 6:05 PM, Rock Chalk said:
Three certainties in life:
- Death
- Taxes
- Forum regulars mocking (and/or ascribing sinister intentions to) well-meaning suggestions of a light-hearted blog post without offering any well-meaning suggestions of their own
THIS. The reason why I only check in every couple of months now. Same old folks saying the same old things.
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On 11/16/2021 at 4:31 AM, scothy1976 said:
Replacing full logs, picking up trash, putting cache containers back in possible spot and notifying CO…… These are just a few actions a good cacher will follow and display as a role model in our game.Heres another example I witnessed in “Live Action”.
My wife and I were on a trail and noticed on our return another cacher. He had just found a cache that we had previously found. After he left, I checked the cache log and read the name below ours. It was signed 2 names. Interesting. Upon returning home, I checked the logs of some of the many caches hidden on this trail. Wow! It appears to me that 2 cachers hit the trail and split up. One did half and the other did the other half and then both cachers logged them all! This is a FTF for me!!
I know there is no geocache police but I find this perplexing. If one claims a 100k finds in a lifetime, knowing they never found them all, seems like an empty milestone with little value.
Do the work! Be a geocaching leader for those around you known and unknown!
So when it comes to GI(geocaching integrity), I hope you don’t DNF it!!!How do you know there weren't two cachers that were indeed independent of one another that had just crossed paths at different times.. both right after you? Unless you were out on the flat plains of Oklahoma and could see for miles around there's always the possibility. But then again, it could be that team 100k+. LOL.
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22 hours ago, CheekyBrit said:
I know that is far from what you're talking about with skirt lifters being rated 5T, but I had to confess to building geocaches with grid filling in mind.
Two thumbs up.
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On 10/13/2021 at 2:18 PM, ChriBli said:
So Groundspeak uses IE for their website testing? That would explain a lot...
I would assume any viable implementation would include testing every major browser, even IE. So if something is wrong I wouldn't jump to conclusions.
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On 9/30/2021 at 10:37 AM, Max and 99 said:
1. MY cache changed, so I updated T and get NASTY emails complaining that I've wrecked someone's DT grid. To them, their grid is more important than my cache having an accurate D/T rating. Stats are everything to some people.
I am not sure what is worse. The nasty emails we get upon DT change or the intentionally falsely rated caches so someone can accommodate their friend's stats.
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On 10/17/2021 at 5:16 PM, GeoElmo6000 said:
There is some controversy to his numbers because in the interview (around the 57 minute mark) he does mention working in teams that split up and claim finds as a group. I don't believe that's a big number of caches and it's done as part of these multi-geocacher adventures he's part of. But if you're interested, here's the interview I did.
I cannot confirm with 100% certainty but mondou2 and almogul have been accused of tag-team caching.. while on opposite sides of the country. I HAVE NO IDEA IF ITS TRUE OR NOT. Nor do I care about someone's find count. Though I would hope that honesty should be the best policy.
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10 hours ago, mustakorppi said:
Funny how a thread with this title is full of stories of geocaching while white.
Why is it funny? If there is no one here to offer legitimate non-white experiences then others have filled the void with their own stories. Your baiting isn't necessary.
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On 7/20/2021 at 1:54 PM, thebruce0 said:
Can we not agree that the middle ground is generally the best position for people to be in for the sake of this community, self, and hobby?
No. Humans instinctively take the path of least resistance, even when the choice is unethical or immoral (watch the news lately). Not that geocaching is at this same level.. but you're either good or your bad. If you're good then stand proud and loud. If you're bad, well then, pay the consequences even if that's just karma.
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17 hours ago, G0ldNugget said:
I came across this article about an African American geocacher. He has been stopped by the police while geocaching seven times in the last six months.
The article says nothing about where he or his family descended from.
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Dear Mac and Linux users.. there is more than one Windows emulator available out on the Internets for your platforms. ;-)
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On 7/10/2021 at 5:42 PM, lee737 said:
Do you think it actually was private property, or locals over-extending? I might even have added a Needs Archived, simply to alert a reviewer to take a close look sooner rather than later…
Looks like private property to me. Owned by some kind of family trust.
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On 7/4/2021 at 9:30 AM, chooknchunk said:
Following on this topic (and apologies if it has been discussed before, but I have trawled the threads) ...
I own a Wherigo cartridge that was originally programmed on Urwigo.
I have lost the original .urwigo file.
I need to change some text that is displayed in the Wherigo and alter one waypoint point coordinate.
I have the GWZ file.
I have unzipped it and I have tried to read the .lua file in notepad (I am no programmer - I think this may be obvious now).
I think I have managed to change the coordinates.
It looks like the various text/description boxes are coded with numbers.
eg: 014\072\102\037\022\033\037\022\033\037\059\122\033\060\055\006\033\056\034\033\059\102\006\033
Is there an easier way to edit the GWZ file?
Or is there a way I can read text descriptions in the .lua file?
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There should be a byte palette in that same file. Consider that "palette" a zero-based array. Use your above string as a sequence of indexes to the palette array. Lookup in the palette the transformation. \014 is the 14th item in the palette. I might be over simplifying it, but that's the general idea. I have software that does the job for me.
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13 hours ago, Max and 99 said:
Looks like after today we might have a new round of adventure lab credits.
It would be fun to be awarded another. @Groundspeak I know a large group of people in my home area are sitting on credits and never plan to utilize them. I wonder if that is factored into whatever algorithm is being used at Groundspeak? Does no deadline mean they NEVER expire, ever?
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False finds don't change my life one iota except for the fact that I don't want to be knowingly associated with anything deemed to be based on a lie or phoney or of poor character or taste. I find it amazing that people will go out of their way to make themselves look good based on fake finds but then don't give a rip at how lame they look when it is revealed (and proven) that they've cheated.
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On 2/10/2021 at 1:54 PM, Ranger Fox said:
I know you're playing around. I still want to reply to that.
As a cache owner, your responsibility is to craft an experience that is more valuable than the number people get for signing the log.
I was just playing around. You've likely seen my profile and know I've hidden a Wherigo or two in my day. So I feel the pain of cheating and coordinate sharing. You and I know it is impossible to stop cheaters. So focusing energy on the Wherigo experience so one doesn't want to cheat in the first place is THE best course of action.
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Interesting use of language. I would have thought it was just another way to solve a mystery cache.