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  1. hiking: magellan map 330 - got it as the Meridians were coming out, so $125 at REI, connects w/ PC and laptop for caches and waypoint tracking.

     

    car: just ordered a bluetooth 12v unit from deluo.com to put in my trunk/decklid - this'll run macgpspro.com's software on my powerbook.

  2. Warm.Fuzz said: "...Pet peeve: "devolved" doesn't mean what you think it means..."

     

    Using your handy-online resource,

     

    devolve: to degenerate through a gradual change or evolution

     

    - or, in my mind, trading a movie DVD for a music CD is a trade down (content type) and someone taking DVDs and trading-in 15 year old VHSs is also a trade-down (media type)... and successive trades have degenerated the "Arlington Movie Cache" into the "Arlingoton Media Cache"

     

    [degenerate: 1 a : having declined (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state b : having sunk to a condition below that which is normal to a type; especially : having sunk to a lower and usually corrupt and vicious state c : DEGRADED]

     

    it was degraded over time, it devolved.

  3. quote:
    Originally posted by Bonnie & Clyde:

    I just wanted to say I am kinda disappointed in how this thread ended up. ... In many, many threads I read about how the find counts don’t matter and how many caches you place makes no difference, then I come hear to the first place any newbie would go and this is what they read. How can this be of any help to this hobby? It hasn’t turned me off but what about the next guy?


     

    I read/post at: diyaudio.com, soundillusions.net, carsound.com, germanshepherds.com, rotweiller.net, diamondtalk.com, and countless usenet.groups.... and the tone in this joint is poor by comparison. (well, maybe except rec.backcountry)

     

    Funny, a poll on the site showed most of the geocachers as over 30 (?), and many of the participants at the forums above (ie: the audio/stereo sites) are teens/college- yet I've never read anyone say: "...oh yeah!?!? well your posts to RMS WATTAGE ratio is below N so you're not an authority on this subject...."

     

    sheesh

  4. 1) they may not 'get it'

    2) if they get it, they may now be better at trading since they know someone's noticing....

     

    i visited my first cache today (noooob)

     

    It's called 'Arlington Movie Cache'. It began 40/60 dvd's and vhs... it's devolved into an vhs-only, 60min audio cassette, cd-single (music) cache.

     

    I still left the DVD i brought with me, and took Road Warrior VHS.... another DVD woulda been nice [since we no longer have a vhs in the living room icon_frown.gif ]

     

    it's not earth shattering, and we'll keep going to others, I just can't imagine being the people who traded short...

  5. 1) they may not 'get it'

    2) if they get it, they may now be better at trading since they know someone's noticing....

     

    i visited my first cache today (noooob)

     

    It's called 'Arlington Movie Cache'. It began 40/60 dvd's and vhs... it's devolved into an vhs-only, 60min audio cassette, cd-single (music) cache.

     

    I still left the DVD i brought with me, and took Road Warrior VHS.... another DVD woulda been nice [since we no longer have a vhs in the living room icon_frown.gif ]

     

    it's not earth shattering, and we'll keep going to others, I just can't imagine being the people who traded short...

  6. quote:
    Originally posted by Marc G.:

    I read a post recently where a guy didn't get good longevity out of his new rechargables until he cycled them several times. I need to check these things in my III+ and read the voltage meter.


     

    not sure if you were asking me...

     

    but yep, they're fully charged and been cycled about a dozen times (they are /or were/ in our digital camera we bought at christmas...

  7. Found this at REI:

     

    They seem to have only Garmins in the display case (and in stock) the remaining Magellans were the 3xx series.

     

    The Map 300 was marked down from $250 to $139.99. There was a sticker on the box "free MapSend CD coupon inside" and sure enough- not a rebate, but just a "mail copy of receipt and UPC" and get the CD back from them.....

     

    then you got the $30 rebate until June 30 from Magellan...

     

    If your in the market, check out your local REI

     

    (I was shopping for a MeriGold/Plat... but for the money- this'll be my 'starter' one)

     

    Got our first cache 1 hour later! (GC29F8 21' feet away from coord's provided) icon_biggrin.gif

  8. Found this at REI:

     

    They seem to have only Garmins in the display case (and in stock) the remaining Magellans were the 3xx series.

     

    The Map 300 was marked down from $250 to $139.99. There was a sticker on the box "free MapSend CD coupon inside" and sure enough- not a rebate, but just a "mail copy of receipt and UPC" and get the CD back from them.....

     

    then you got the $30 rebate until June 30 from Magellan...

     

    If your in the market, check out your local REI

     

    (I was shopping for a MeriGold/Plat... but for the money- this'll be my 'starter' one)

     

    Got our first cache 1 hour later! (GC29F8 21' feet away from coord's provided) icon_biggrin.gif

  9. where do you think the name "hakalugi" came from? icon_smile.gif (http://www.ibiscycles.com/products/bikes/road/hakkalugi/photos/)

     

    but i shortened it to 8 characters for simplicity...

     

    i bought it in '97/98 for my tour of italy... since then, i've sold my last Klein (F/S) my Ibis Alibi hardtail with amp fork, and even my carbon-fiber road bike.

     

    this one does it all.

     

    (it does have a flexstem though icon_wink.gif

     

    i'm looking forward to marking my caches with: "bike friendly (or not)" icons so that riders can know if they can get there or not.

  10. where do you think the name "hakalugi" came from? icon_smile.gif (http://www.ibiscycles.com/products/bikes/road/hakkalugi/photos/)

     

    but i shortened it to 8 characters for simplicity...

     

    i bought it in '97/98 for my tour of italy... since then, i've sold my last Klein (F/S) my Ibis Alibi hardtail with amp fork, and even my carbon-fiber road bike.

     

    this one does it all.

     

    (it does have a flexstem though icon_wink.gif

     

    i'm looking forward to marking my caches with: "bike friendly (or not)" icons so that riders can know if they can get there or not.

  11. quote:
    Originally posted by cliffy:

    Honestly I don't think that pic is a fraud. As one who goofs around alot making spoof pics to amuse friends I can spot a "pasted" pic...... The camera is simply focused towards a distant point. Seems like the flash might of lit up his hand a tad......As for the camera date, hell my digital constantly defaults to '98 due to a broken/loose battery hatch........Nope... This pic's real.

     


     

    apart from the folks who know him, and can attest to him... the following is just an examination of the photo b/c i'm bored...

     

    nofake.jpg

     

    you'll notice that the black blob is a car shadow. as noted above, it's darker b/c it on asphalt below, and darker to the right b/c it's a wider object (all umbra, no penumbra)

     

    further, notice the 'parallel red lines' for the shadow casting... they match.

     

    it's out of focus and brighter thanks to the flash saturation and being macro-distance with what is likely a stock lens...

     

    wrong date: back-up batt. is dead, so when changing batts, it resets to bios default date...

  12. quote:
    ....It's a good idea, but I don't think it will catch on as widely with custom-made logos as it would if it was a "standard" part of cache entry.

     

    quote:

    true


     

    quote:

    Possibilities that come to mind:

     

    Bikes OK

    Strollers OK

    Horses OK

    Dogs OK

     

    Now that I come to think of it... that is quite a lot of little logos when you include "prohibited" (Not OK) logos (with slashes through them).


     

    If the fist idea doesn't happen (making it part of the cache-server) icons could work.

     

    Although it'd be silly to propose the existing 18k caches are 'updated' with the system of icons... it'd be nice to use the icons, b/c if one sees the icons you know the following:

     

    ASSUMPTION: since this is a 'family' sport for (usually walking) humans during daylight hours ...

     

    1) if no icons- only 2-footed creatures are welcome, both adults and kids, from dusk to dawn

     

    2) If there are limitations (like not kid safe, limited hours of operation, water, etc) say so

     

    3) If there are additional 'features' (like it's wheel chair accessible, dog friendly [on/off leash], bike-friendly [road-hybrid/mountain-bike]) say so

     

    I've contacted ScooterJ about how he feels about me linking to his icons and using his javascript... save some time and may become more standardized.

  13. Anders,

     

    thankx for clarifying.

     

    quote:
    Originally posted by infosponge:

    The most recent Magellan firmware upgrade also allows the Meridians to store/retrieve an unlimited (for all practical purposes) number of waypoints/routes/tracks to and from the onboard SD data card.

    I was recently traveling to three different cities and had geocaching waypoint files on the SD card for each and was able to save each day's detailed track files to the card for uploading to my PC when I got back home. If you're away from your PC with all of your GPS software for any length of time, this is an incredibly handy feature.


     

    really? cool.

     

    so you're saying that the 20/30/2000 (tracks/waypoints-per-track/total-tracklog-points) is gone?

     

    ie1: you can have 40 'routes' if your SD card has the space?

     

    ie2: you can have 78 waypoints in a long route/track?

     

    ie3: you can have 4532 tracklog points (if you tracked once per second on a hike that lasted just over 1 hour and 15 minutes) associated with one route/track if your SD card has the space?

     

    any idea what happens as you approach the 'capacity'? (does it just stop recording, or provide warning)

  14. Anders,

     

    thankx for clarifying.

     

    quote:
    Originally posted by infosponge:

    The most recent Magellan firmware upgrade also allows the Meridians to store/retrieve an unlimited (for all practical purposes) number of waypoints/routes/tracks to and from the onboard SD data card.

    I was recently traveling to three different cities and had geocaching waypoint files on the SD card for each and was able to save each day's detailed track files to the card for uploading to my PC when I got back home. If you're away from your PC with all of your GPS software for any length of time, this is an incredibly handy feature.


     

    really? cool.

     

    so you're saying that the 20/30/2000 (tracks/waypoints-per-track/total-tracklog-points) is gone?

     

    ie1: you can have 40 'routes' if your SD card has the space?

     

    ie2: you can have 78 waypoints in a long route/track?

     

    ie3: you can have 4532 tracklog points (if you tracked once per second on a hike that lasted just over 1 hour and 15 minutes) associated with one route/track if your SD card has the space?

     

    any idea what happens as you approach the 'capacity'? (does it just stop recording, or provide warning)

  15. quote:
    Originally posted by Team GPSaxophone:

    In California (and other wierd places) it is called "soda" or "coke" (yes, even Pepsi is called coke in Cali).


     

    pop is also a Pennsylvania thing (when we go 1.5 hrs north to ski, it hits you speaking to the caf.workers who offer "soda-water" when you ask for which 'sodas' they have)

  16. but he's linking to the http info of the pic... (http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/archive/images/dilbert2002365680530.gif)

     

    i thought the supreme court was hearing a case about "direct linking" soon- basically, since the image is still hosted at 'dilbert.com' and is an 'open' page (ie: being viewed by visiting...)

     

    can it be linked to/shown by link

     

    i think the 'jury' is still out (ie: does it bypass ad-revenues that allow it to be 'shown' for free)

     

    fwiw- if dilbert.com cared, they can "turn-off" remote linking.

  17. I don't think a cache location 'tivializes' the location (RD), and do think that it could be educational (TD), but don't like the idea of death scenes giving anymore attention to killers (who often strive for recognition), and I'm generally against the idea proposed in the poster's question.

     

    Although ignoring it won't "make it go away" - there are plenty of other (better) things to see (and thus better candidates for a cache) than the site of a body's dumping.

     

    Anyways, is it a moot point? Rock Creek is part of the Nat'l Park Service... (i'm new at this- waiting for next paycheck to buy my GPSr, in fact) but didn't I read that no caches can be placed in Nat'l Parkland?

  18. quote:
    Originally posted by Geo Quest:

    Never cached by bike but I would if the opportunity presented itself. As an aside I ride a rigid mt. bike with toe straps (much cheaper than clipless). I have always wondered why people who extol the virtues of clipless pedals (i.e. no wasted motion, more efficient etc.) will install them on full suspension mountain bikes. They make more sense on road bikes or rigid mountain bikes where their advantage can be used to it's fullest. But then the biking world has never been about functionality.

     

    i've worked in 2 bike shops over 7 years, raced Cat4 Road (crits mostly), Expert-MTB-racer, former bike courier in DC, toured the east coast, and Italy solo by bike...

     

    and going clipless- regardless of your bike's suspension or your terrain is the primary upgrade, in my opinion.

     

    Even before front forx were std. equipment, I'd recommend clip-less pedals before susp. upgrades/add-ons.

     

    Like G said: if your clip/straps are tight enough to do any real good- you cannot get out of them quickly.

     

    Clipless (whether one of the many mechanical/tension based models or the position based-release- like the Speedplay frogs- that I use) are much safer: both so that

     

    1) your feet stay on the pedal when you want

    2) your feet come off the pedal when you want

     

    something mutually exclusive with clips/straps.

     

    whether you want

     

    1) circles/triangle/just-pulling-up in your pedal stroke;

    2) for your bike to 'come with you' when you jump (assuming you don't have BMX pedal-tension skills and bear-trap pedals) whether it's a log or an unseen storm grate with the 'grooves' parallel to your travel path...

     

    clipless is the answer.

     

    yes not cheap, but your interface with your bike (pedals/shoes, saddle, grips/gloves) are real important in my eyes...

     

    oh, and regarding FullSusp. (FS) bikes and clipless- i'd say the average FS user would need 'em more:

     

    1) b/c of where they'll try and go with their 'bad-***' FS bike

    2) when jumping an obstacle in a FS bike, one must 'preload' the susp. (by jumping up then DOWN) before jumping over your object- this exaggerated action to move a heavier/less rigid bike would take more pedal/shoe control than a lighter/stiffer hard-tail over the same object.

     

    I've got 2 caches laid out in my head- both accessible by bike, and I'll note it on the description page...

     

    edit: an addition that i forgot to mention: i've taken 2 friends to the hospital who, on different occaisions, got messed up b/c of the distraction of getting into their clipless pedals. They weren't even running them 'tight'- had one foot in, and were trying to get the other in when.... ooops. Very bad. Never seen anyone break a collar-bone, or get face-stiches and almost loose an eye whiel trying to get into clipless pedals- if they're in the right spot, you just press down 'extra' on your first downstroke, and go (the position/Frogs take foot rotation - for 'going in thru the out door', but same idea)

  19. quote:
    Originally posted by Geo Quest:

    Never cached by bike but I would if the opportunity presented itself. As an aside I ride a rigid mt. bike with toe straps (much cheaper than clipless). I have always wondered why people who extol the virtues of clipless pedals (i.e. no wasted motion, more efficient etc.) will install them on full suspension mountain bikes. They make more sense on road bikes or rigid mountain bikes where their advantage can be used to it's fullest. But then the biking world has never been about functionality.

     

    i've worked in 2 bike shops over 7 years, raced Cat4 Road (crits mostly), Expert-MTB-racer, former bike courier in DC, toured the east coast, and Italy solo by bike...

     

    and going clipless- regardless of your bike's suspension or your terrain is the primary upgrade, in my opinion.

     

    Even before front forx were std. equipment, I'd recommend clip-less pedals before susp. upgrades/add-ons.

     

    Like G said: if your clip/straps are tight enough to do any real good- you cannot get out of them quickly.

     

    Clipless (whether one of the many mechanical/tension based models or the position based-release- like the Speedplay frogs- that I use) are much safer: both so that

     

    1) your feet stay on the pedal when you want

    2) your feet come off the pedal when you want

     

    something mutually exclusive with clips/straps.

     

    whether you want

     

    1) circles/triangle/just-pulling-up in your pedal stroke;

    2) for your bike to 'come with you' when you jump (assuming you don't have BMX pedal-tension skills and bear-trap pedals) whether it's a log or an unseen storm grate with the 'grooves' parallel to your travel path...

     

    clipless is the answer.

     

    yes not cheap, but your interface with your bike (pedals/shoes, saddle, grips/gloves) are real important in my eyes...

     

    oh, and regarding FullSusp. (FS) bikes and clipless- i'd say the average FS user would need 'em more:

     

    1) b/c of where they'll try and go with their 'bad-***' FS bike

    2) when jumping an obstacle in a FS bike, one must 'preload' the susp. (by jumping up then DOWN) before jumping over your object- this exaggerated action to move a heavier/less rigid bike would take more pedal/shoe control than a lighter/stiffer hard-tail over the same object.

     

    I've got 2 caches laid out in my head- both accessible by bike, and I'll note it on the description page...

     

    edit: an addition that i forgot to mention: i've taken 2 friends to the hospital who, on different occaisions, got messed up b/c of the distraction of getting into their clipless pedals. They weren't even running them 'tight'- had one foot in, and were trying to get the other in when.... ooops. Very bad. Never seen anyone break a collar-bone, or get face-stiches and almost loose an eye whiel trying to get into clipless pedals- if they're in the right spot, you just press down 'extra' on your first downstroke, and go (the position/Frogs take foot rotation - for 'going in thru the out door', but same idea)

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