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    Warning...Ammo boxes and trouble with the police.

    in General geocaching topics

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    Would the charge be for planting a fascimile ("fake") bomb?

     

    But yeah, I see where you and other police are coming from here. Was this cache in an open, public area, or in a woodland area? Also, were there any specific markings, or was it a blank ammo can, or a can with the standard millitary markings?

     

    Still, I think that Geocachers need to find, or employ a company to create, a new standard box for geocaching.

     

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    Funnel Webs

    in Australia

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    Steve Erwin will want to disagree, with crocs, but only up north of course icon_wink.gif. Anyone else watch rove live last week?, "apparently eric the crocodile" from the reptile park has bitten the heads off 4 potential mates since captivity! icon_redface.gif

     

    OY! He's a grumpy one he is!

     

    ROFL... god I love Steve Irwin. My family sits around watching his show on Animal planets and laughs like mad at the combination of his general insanity combined with his Aussie-isms. He is absolutely in-freakin-sane!

     

    The thing is too, he'll never get killed by an animal. He'll probably die in some bizzare toaster accident.

     

    (Steve digs around toaster with metal knife) "Bloody piece of toast, he's a mean little bug..." BHHZZZZTTTTTTT!!! (A few seconds later, Steve regains consciousness on the floor.) "Oy! He's a grumpy one!" (Goes back to dig around in the toaster with knife.)

     

    I'm more frightened of Chironex Fleckeri then any spider out there, to be totally honest.

     

    CODENAME: ALPHA OPERATOR

    daedalus://govlink/secure/majestic/12.12.12/ops/throne/AO

    MAJESTIC-12: THRONE G6 LEVEL AGENT

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    OFF TOPIC- Australian Citizenship

    in Australia

    Posted

    Hey, I've got a question for the Aussies out there.

     

    I grew up in Pennsylvania, in the United States, but I've been thinking about moving to, and living in Australia. It's a beautiful country, neat people, and politically stable, plus there were a lot of other good things I've heard about it.

     

    But, I heard that the immigration restrictions are rather tight, and it's difficult to get citizenship or immigrate there. Is this true? Any information or suggestions would be great.

     

    Thanks,

    -AO

    night vision devices...

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    A word of warning:

     

    Some of the really low-end (read: CHEAP) Night Vision devices, ones that cost less then $200 are pretty much total junk.

     

    I got one of the low end Gen-0/1 tubes and it worked very poorly. It wasn't much better then what the naked eye would see on a dark night.

     

    CODENAME: ALPHA OPERATOR

    daedalus://govlink/secure/majestic/12.12.12/ops/throne/AO

    MAJESTIC-12: THRONE G6 LEVEL AGENT

    http://www.forumplanet.com/gamespy

    Augmented Reality Navigation - Future GPS Concept

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    I've got an idea that has been floating in my head- a commercially available Augmented Reality (AR) GPS system.

     

    What is AR? AR is like VR (Virtual Reality) but in a real environment. Imagine looking in a crowd wearing a translucent AR display and a person is highlighted and a name and information pops up. Or as you are walking down the street, the address you are looking for is pointed out. That's AR- Augmented Reality.

     

    THE LAYOUT

     

    A more modern AR system would not be terribly goofy-looking or obtrustive. Over one (or both?) eyes would be a translucent color LCD display. Along the attachment for the display would be a GPS antenna. On both sides of the head there would be mounted two small digital video cameras. (The diameter of a Sharpie and half the length.) In either a backpack or holdster would be a power supply (lithium-Ion/Polymer battery or a fuel cell) and specialized computer.

     

    INPUT

     

    There would be four different types of input into the device. First, would be the GPS antenna for position. Second, would be the two side cameras. Third, would be an attached microphone close to the display(s). Forth, would be a cellular telephone link.

     

    OUTPUT

     

    There would be three different types of output from the device. First would be the one or two "over-eye" displays. Second would be a small speaker. Third would be a cellular telephone link.

     

    PROCESSING

     

    Processing data is key for the AR system. There are a few things the unit could do. First, it could take GPS data and give the user's position on a standard overlay map. Second, it could take a combination of the camera input, and the GPS location, and on-board data and create a "virtualized" area. Using the stereo image from the two cameras, the computer could isolate and gather the information about the dimensions of an object the user is looking at. Comparing that information to an onboard database, it could identify various objects, locations, and even people.

     

    There are many possible applications for this kind of technology, from the Millitary Land Warrior system (a prototype AR) to a high-end hands-free GPS unit. The possibilities and applications are endless with AR, and when combined with GPS would be a powerful tool.

     

    CODENAME: ALPHA OPERATOR

    daedalus://govlink/secure/majestic/12.12.12/ops/throne/AO

    MAJESTIC-12: THRONE G6 LEVEL AGENT

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    Bad latencies on the site, anyone else notice this?

    in Website

    Posted

    Hmmm...

     

    BTW, does it take a little while for things to update when you change your prefrences? I added a picture to my signature, and it hasn't shown up yet... I did use that UBB coding with the capital "IMG" inside brackets, followed by the "/IMG" and the URL inside... lemme check that again.

     

    CODENAME: ALPHA OPERATOR

    daedalus://govlink/secure/majestic/12.12.12/ops/throne/AO

    MAJESTIC-12: THRONE G6 LEVEL AGENT

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    Inappropriate travel bug???

    in Trackables

    Posted

    quote:
    Originally posted by flask:

    and as for anatomically correct, there is no species on this planet that had genitalia that large in proportion to its total body size.

     

    From a purely scientific standpoint, the Bonobo chimp, or Pan paniscus, has the largest genetalia to total-body-size ratio for any mammal.

     

    But yeah, this is definately anatomically incorrect. I wouldn't reccomend using something like this as a travel bug.

    the new secret sign

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    quote:

    I recommend the sign can be displayed by ether right or left hand. (Gun is optional, and only in Texas and other states that allow concealed guns) icon_wink.gif

     

    I like the "either way" option. I mean, if you have the GPS/handgun in one hand, are you going to switch hands just to get the signal across?

     

    (Of course, I'd keep a handgun in the small of my back, and have a HK-MP5 slung over my shoulder... for... self-defence, of course. You never know when you'll be out caching, and some Al-Quaeda or Mujahadeem fighters will pop out of nowhere... or if you run into one of those forest-monsters like from the X-files and stuff...)

     

    That's why I propose that all Geocachers carry high-powered assault rifles or submachineguns with them at all times. But, that's an entierly different topic.

    Noticing the Shrooms'

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    Ah yes, the giant puffballs are quite edible. As for those bolettes... what did they look like on the under-side?

     

    I'm actually planning to use a GPS system for a mushroom-hunting project this spring. I want to map the locations where I find mushrooms, and chart these on a computer, looking for areas of higher rates of occourance. Then I want to overlay that information on a topographical map to show the "hot" areas and look for patterns in the terrain.

     

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