ClayJar
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Originally posted by Warm Fuzzies - Fuzzy:Well, which is it, and or or?
It's and, just like I typed.
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Notice how I expressly avoided making it look *too* inviting, not to mention anything that would tell anyone to open it. I tried to make it look non-threatening, but also to make it so that someone that finds it and wants to know more can find out more. There's no way to prevent the wackos from being, well, wackos, but at least those who haven't completely lost their heads will have something to go on.
They'll see that there's a number on it, and they'll see that there's a website about it. If they look closer, they'll see mention of a logbook inside, and something that refers to it as a game. A thoroughly inquisitive yet somewhat aprehensive person stands a good chance of having this settle them enough to look into it, and hopefully, to join in with us. There's enough there that they don't have to panic straight up, which would likely be the first reaction if it were a standard ammo can.
If, perchance, they do open it, right there on the top, folded so the top paragraph can be read right there and the bottom can be read if you pick it up and flip the snack-size ziploc over, is the cache explanation doc. I've seen too many caches with the doc slid in on the side of the can where it can only be found by a thorough search. One snack-size ziploc and a few folds are all it takes to make it stay on top.
Anyway, considering I know some people who would panic if they saw a thermos that fell out of a disc golfer's bag, there's no way to calm them all down, but it's hidden well enough that they shouldn't run across it, so I think we're safe for now.
(You know what? I referred to a selection of non-cachers as "wackos"... I wonder how they'd refer to us...
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Notice how I expressly avoided making it look *too* inviting, not to mention anything that would tell anyone to open it. I tried to make it look non-threatening, but also to make it so that someone that finds it and wants to know more can find out more. There's no way to prevent the wackos from being, well, wackos, but at least those who haven't completely lost their heads will have something to go on.
They'll see that there's a number on it, and they'll see that there's a website about it. If they look closer, they'll see mention of a logbook inside, and something that refers to it as a game. A thoroughly inquisitive yet somewhat aprehensive person stands a good chance of having this settle them enough to look into it, and hopefully, to join in with us. There's enough there that they don't have to panic straight up, which would likely be the first reaction if it were a standard ammo can.
If, perchance, they do open it, right there on the top, folded so the top paragraph can be read right there and the bottom can be read if you pick it up and flip the snack-size ziploc over, is the cache explanation doc. I've seen too many caches with the doc slid in on the side of the can where it can only be found by a thorough search. One snack-size ziploc and a few folds are all it takes to make it stay on top.
Anyway, considering I know some people who would panic if they saw a thermos that fell out of a disc golfer's bag, there's no way to calm them all down, but it's hidden well enough that they shouldn't run across it, so I think we're safe for now.
(You know what? I referred to a selection of non-cachers as "wackos"... I wonder how they'd refer to us...
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Originally posted by ClayJar:... with too many lawyers and too few geeks).
L = Number of lawyersLid = Ideal number of lawyersG = Number of geeksGid = Ideal number of geeks((L > Lid) && (G < Gid)) == TRUE
This says nothing about whether any element of the set of lawyers is or isn't an element of the set of geeks.[b]L[/b] = Set of all lawyers[b]G[/b] = Set of all geeksThe intersection of sets [b]L[/b] and [b]G[/b]is not necessarily the empty set.
(I wish I could specify a symbol font so I could actually write the upside-down U for "intersection" and the phi for "empty set", but oh well.)[This message was edited by ClayJar on July 19, 2002 at 10:09 PM.]
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Originally posted by ClayJar:... with too many lawyers and too few geeks).
L = Number of lawyersLid = Ideal number of lawyersG = Number of geeksGid = Ideal number of geeks((L > Lid) && (G < Gid)) == TRUE
This says nothing about whether any element of the set of lawyers is or isn't an element of the set of geeks.[b]L[/b] = Set of all lawyers[b]G[/b] = Set of all geeksThe intersection of sets [b]L[/b] and [b]G[/b]is not necessarily the empty set.
(I wish I could specify a symbol font so I could actually write the upside-down U for "intersection" and the phi for "empty set", but oh well.)[This message was edited by ClayJar on July 19, 2002 at 10:09 PM.]
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We recently had LAGG-2 down here in Louisiana, and everybody brought something to add to a "memorial cache" to be placed in the park. Since there is a strong rodent presence in the park (it's full of rubber squirrels -- they don't run, they bounce everywhere they go), I wanted to use an ammo can. However, since it's a suburban park (and one of the best disc golf courses in the region), I didn't want it to look threatening, lest it scare someone (or get "blowed up").
Anyway, the cache is Remains of the Day (LAGG-2). It is hidden in a spot where I cannot imagine anyone but a cacher or maybe a watcher (one who observes a cacher and goes to check out what they were doing) would go. The paint job I ended up with is here:
Note the nice dark navy satin enamel finish, accented with a light speckling of silver paint. I stenciled Louisiana in silver on the sides, and then I labelled it in black paint pen. (I would have liked to give it a couple coats of clear-coat enamel, but I had none on hand and I ran out of time.)
I wrote the GCID and the www.geocaching.com address on the Louisiana stencils on each side, and on the bottom is the cache name, address, and "DO NOT REMOVE (Please)". On the top and sides are written "Logbook Inside" and "Join the Game".
Anyway, so how do you think I did with regards to non-threatening-ness?
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Since at least a few people seem to need reminding (hehe, you know who you are), here's the weekly reminder bump-up.
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Since at least a few people seem to need reminding (hehe, you know who you are), here's the weekly reminder bump-up.
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Don't worry about trying to get the super-ultimate 35,000,000 mAh cells.
Basically, if you get decent cells (I'd say about 1600 mAh for AA), you'll be fine. The best thing you can do is to get one more set than you think you'll ever need, and just don't worry about the little differences. Get a good charger (like the newer Rayovac PS-4 1-hour charger or whatever), and you don't have to bother with much.
Basically, I've got about 5 sets of 1600 +/- 100 mAh AA cells, and when my Meridian says it wants new batteries, I just drop the next set in there. Eventually I get around to recharging them, but I can go at least a month without charging if I get really preoccupied. (Of course, with a good 1-hour charger and a 12V adapter, I can have two dead sets charged before I get to the next cache anyway.)
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I just keep one scanning while I'm on the hunt. One day I hope to actually catch some cachers with it, but so far I've only caught some vacation caravans and a two-truck moving day.
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I just keep one scanning while I'm on the hunt. One day I hope to actually catch some cachers with it, but so far I've only caught some vacation caravans and a two-truck moving day.
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Welcome to my little mini-rant of the day. This one's really simple: "There is *NO* *SUCH* *THING* as "deep linking." Why?
The way the web was designed, there is no functional or logical difference between "http://www.geocaching.com/" and "http://www.geocaching.com/[whatever]". They both have a protocol identifier ("http:"), a hostname ("//www.geocaching.com"), and a path to a resource ("/" and "[whatever]", respectively).
While media companies that do not understand the Internet may attempt to create a separate classification for links to their sites' root indices ("homepages") and links to other resources on their sites, this is merely an attempt to create an arbitrary rule for personal gain (at the cost of the Internet community as a whole). "Deep linking" is a false term based completely on a mistaken misinterpretation of reality, and it should die a quick and painful death.
Now, it is perfectly acceptable for a site admin to restrict links to thier site. A simple check of the referrer tag or checking a cookie dropped on viewing the homepage are two simple ways of restricting which pages may be linked to. In fact, there are several sites that block any link from Slashdot in order to prevent overloads.
If Jeremy wants to block access to all the pages but the homepage, he has the technical capabilities to do so. Barring that, there is nothing to say that you cannot link to whatever resources you would like to link to (excepting, of course, the perverse imaginations of deluded old-media companies with too many lawyers and too few geeks).
(There. Much better now.
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Welcome to my little mini-rant of the day. This one's really simple: "There is *NO* *SUCH* *THING* as "deep linking." Why?
The way the web was designed, there is no functional or logical difference between "http://www.geocaching.com/" and "http://www.geocaching.com/[whatever]". They both have a protocol identifier ("http:"), a hostname ("//www.geocaching.com"), and a path to a resource ("/" and "[whatever]", respectively).
While media companies that do not understand the Internet may attempt to create a separate classification for links to their sites' root indices ("homepages") and links to other resources on their sites, this is merely an attempt to create an arbitrary rule for personal gain (at the cost of the Internet community as a whole). "Deep linking" is a false term based completely on a mistaken misinterpretation of reality, and it should die a quick and painful death.
Now, it is perfectly acceptable for a site admin to restrict links to thier site. A simple check of the referrer tag or checking a cookie dropped on viewing the homepage are two simple ways of restricting which pages may be linked to. In fact, there are several sites that block any link from Slashdot in order to prevent overloads.
If Jeremy wants to block access to all the pages but the homepage, he has the technical capabilities to do so. Barring that, there is nothing to say that you cannot link to whatever resources you would like to link to (excepting, of course, the perverse imaginations of deluded old-media companies with too many lawyers and too few geeks).
(There. Much better now.
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Originally posted by SteelRat:I think I remember seeing the name ClayJar around some local cache site postings, so one the cemetary cache sites that the originator of this discussion was talking about is probably mine.
Um, nope. I haven't been down there yet. (It's a bit far to drive, even for me.)
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Come on in... the water's fine... I think...
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Come on in... the water's fine... I think...
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By the way, I made it back yesterday evening (in time to go set off fireworks with J.). It was a fun trip, and if anyone wants to know about it, come to the chat on Monday and ask.
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By the way, I made it back yesterday evening (in time to go set off fireworks with J.). It was a fun trip, and if anyone wants to know about it, come to the chat on Monday and ask.
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Originally posted by ApK:My eMap also has a patch antenna, and so far it has performed as well or better (in getting a signal) than either our Meridian or our GPS V.
The eMap's patch antenna is (apparently) much more substantial than the eTrex patch antenna. There are still the reception characteristics* to think about, but a substantial patch antenna can get reasonable reception (but the eTrexes don't have a very substantial antenna).
*(A quadrifilar antenna has its best reception in the plane perpendicular to its axis -- i.e. hold it pointing up and it'll have its best reception toward the horizon. A patch antenna has its best reception perpendicular to the plane of the antenna -- i.e. hold it with the antenna horizontal, and the best reception will be straight up. In some cases, a patch can be better, but in most, the reception characteristics of a quadrifilar are more appropriate.)
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Flood the market.
The problem with the golden dollars is that there aren't enough of them. People see these new, shiny, unusual coins and naturally want to save them. The solution is to flood the market with them in order to devalue them in the perception of John Q. Public. Once they're just stinkin' everywhere, the grab-and-hold problem will wane and people will start spending them.
The easiest way I can think of to handle this (although it'll take a few *illion dollars) is to not send tax rebate checks or direct deposits next year, but rather, send everyone their rebates in golden dollars. It'll incur a *large* cost to count and move them all, but enough people will have enough cash in the form of golden dollars that it'll absolutely kick-start the spending.
(It'll never happen, but if you want to drive adoption of a new style of money, you simply *have* to force enough of it into circulation to prime the pump. It's just a simple psychological problem.
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Flood the market.
The problem with the golden dollars is that there aren't enough of them. People see these new, shiny, unusual coins and naturally want to save them. The solution is to flood the market with them in order to devalue them in the perception of John Q. Public. Once they're just stinkin' everywhere, the grab-and-hold problem will wane and people will start spending them.
The easiest way I can think of to handle this (although it'll take a few *illion dollars) is to not send tax rebate checks or direct deposits next year, but rather, send everyone their rebates in golden dollars. It'll incur a *large* cost to count and move them all, but enough people will have enough cash in the form of golden dollars that it'll absolutely kick-start the spending.
(It'll never happen, but if you want to drive adoption of a new style of money, you simply *have* to force enough of it into circulation to prime the pump. It's just a simple psychological problem.
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Originally posted by Alan2:Well, not exactly. At one point the stewardess rushed back to my seat, grabbed my GPS, ran up to the cockpit and came back about 10 minutes later appologizing for being so abrupt. The said the captain was very impressed with it's accuracy and the stewardess for one was glad we were back on course.
what do you make of that?
How about something like this...
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Stewardess: Here's your coffee, captain. You know, I didn't know we fly over West Virginia.
Captain: We don't fly over West Virginia.
Stewardess: We don't? Well, this guy back there has one of those mappy things and it shows an arrow over West Virginia.
Captain: What?!? Bring it to me.
later...
Captain: I can't believe we ended up over West Virginia!
Co-pilot: Hey, *I* didn't set the course.
Captain: Are you saying that *I* put the numbers in backwards?
Co-pilot: Of course not, sir.
Stewardess: Um, excuse me, but do you think I should give that thing back to the guy now?
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I know of one cache in a National Park, placed there with the express and well-informed permission of that park's land managers. Just so you know, there are (almost) always exceptions to (almost) any rule, and even the NPS cache prohibition has at least one. (I'm not going to post a link, as I don't want to start a war or anything, but trust me, it's there; I know the hider.)
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I've heard of at least one place that apparently use work crews of prisoners to do some trail maintenance. The park managers at such a location may have reservations about having knives in caches on their land. Just a thought.
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It's and, just like I typed.