
hoovman
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Originally posted by Dekaner of Team KKF2A:Consider the legality of 'ripping' these sermons. Do the individuals who own the copyright to the material allow free distribution?
- Dekaner of Team KKF2A
What kind of Christian would be concerned about copytight when someone is trying to spread the Word in a non-commercial scenario like this? A good Christian ought to be happy that his/her sermons are reaching a larger audience
To add my 0.02 about religious material in caches, some religious lit is what I would call "friendly" (offering someone a chance to learn Good News) and some is what I call "heavy-handed" (hellfire and damnation).
I think most people aren't offended by friendly lit, but many are offended by the heavy-handed kind. To anyone considering placing religious material in a cache: please be considerate. Think about how someone who is not of your faith might react to your message. If it might be offending or upsetting, consider not placing it or revising it.
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There seems to be two extremes regarding appropriateness of existing caches
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a) We have to worry about our reputation as an activity and be sure nobody gets hurt because of a cache or else more places will prohibit geocaching. So let's do something (post, email, whatever) whenever we are unsure whether a cache is appropriate
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leave all caches unquestioned (especially those that you don't go to yourself) and don't waste space on the forums with questions about their appropriateness unless you are really, really certain that a cache is dangerous or in a prohibited area
It's just my opinion, but I don't think either extreme is the best way. Jeremy, do you have any time/interest in adding "What should I do if I'm concerned about the safety or placement of a cache?" to the FAQ?
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Check it out here.
Basically, m515 has 16MB of regular memory, 8 MB of flash memory.
m130, OTOH, has 8MB of regular memory and no flash memory.
Flash memory will not be erased if your batteries die.
Does more memory = more maps? Do you keep maps in the PDA? I've never connected mine to my GPSr.
[This message was edited by hoovman on January 23, 2003 at 07:12 PM.]
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[This message was edited by hoovman on January 21, 2003 at 07:01 AM.]
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Originally posted by kevman42:For those who don't read slashdot...
http://computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,77702,00.html
Mentions a build it at home jammer...
And here's the actual article of how to do it.
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Unless the property you are going to is tiny, you could probably do a live demo after your spoken presentation.
If you want, you could even expand this idea to be a multi, then several students could each take the GPSr for one leg.
As to the presentation proper, I'd just summarize a few points from one of the many "What is Geocaching" FAQs available. Personally, I would emphasize responsible land use, cache-in/trash-out, searching more creatively than just a straight-line bushwack, *fun*, family, low cost.
I wouldn't go into the how of GPS technology, except to briefly explain that the GPSr receives signals from several sattelites and that those multiple signals allow the receiver to "triangulate" a position on the earth.
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Originally posted by sbukosky:''stepping on my soap box'', I see ALL land as public land. God didn't deed it to individuals or families. If someone purchases the right to hoard a parcel of the earth to themselves from the collective public, they must fence it off or otherwise make it clear by signs that its their own piece of earth...
Sbukosky, you must know this excellent song from the Five Man Electrical Band in 1971:
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...And the sign said anybody caught trespassin' would be shot on sightSo I jumped on the fence and-a yelled at the house, "Hey! What gives you the right?"
"To put up a fence to keep me out or to keep mother nature in"
"If God was here he'd tell you to your face, Man, you're some kinda sinner"
Sign, sign, everywhere a sign
Blockin' out the scenery, breakin' my mind
Do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign?
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but I seem to recall the few stories about lost people that start out: "they were able to report their lat/lon with a GPSr..." usually end with ".. and rescuers were able to home in on their position quickly"
Nonetheless, volunteering to help search is a good idea. And if you get lost while searching, you can call in your position from your GPSr
(or I suppose follow your traces back or go to your parking waypoint)
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but I bet Runaround was concerned from a public safety standpoint.
Try to imagine the Geomuggle point of view: "oh look, a military-looking box. Hmmm - I wonder what TeamGPS means. Maybe I shouldn't, but I'll look inside. Oh, it's locked.
Hello, 911?"
Now, if the cacher laminated the usual intro sheet to the outside of the container, I'd be less concerned. Still, it's not as simple to me as: "What's the big deal? Of course it's OK!"
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Briefly thought about trading it in on a new Passat W8! That was a great test drive!
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I haven't looked there much, but it seems to be a "modern Passat owners" group. As I recall, the 97 was b3 or b4.
Originally posted by Cache'N'Carry:Have you ever checked out http://www.clubb5.com -- Passat owners' website?
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http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=32672
Anyone else dislike the fact that (as best I can tell) first find has 2 meanings:
a) The first cache I located
The first person ever to locate a cache?
I guess it's almost always clear from context, so it's not a big deal. I just don't like it.
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Actually, he's a Coton de Tulear, but they look similar.
Originally posted by PlatRick:quote:
Originally posted by hoovman:Finally figured out a way to host the image
http://img.Groundspeak.com/benchmark/lg/13534_100.jpg
Is that the only Geocaching Maltese?
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Actually, all modern receivers have a small transmitter in them (see this thread for a discussion of why). That's why TVs and radios are banned, even though they are just "receivers".
Originally posted by Shadowraven:Why would airlines NOT allow a GPS?
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When people here say "yellow Garmin", they usually mean this one.I have one. It's perfectly fine for 'caching, but it basically has no special features - no memory, no maps, no electronic compass.
Originally posted by trustylizard:... The one I have now is a venture. What's yours?
[This message was edited by hoovman on January 03, 2003 at 09:03 AM.]
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