+Markwell Posted March 12, 2003 Share Posted March 12, 2003 Bitbrain and Mopar have it right - kinda. If you look at caches placed per day from January first through today, and extrapolate the ratio out, it comes to about 4:15 in the morning on May 3. However, given that the weather is getting nicer in the US (55°F/13°C on Friday in Chicago!), I also think that logically, cache placement frequency will increase. So, put me down for Friday, May 2, 2003. Plus - for the best markwell on the subject, there's this thread. Markwell Chicago Geocaching Quote Link to comment
+VentureForth Posted March 12, 2003 Share Posted March 12, 2003 This whole numbering scheme is hexed! Why not GCFFFF0 thru GCFFFFF? In the Markwell'd thread mentioned above, Jeremy says he'll just remove the "C" to take it up to GFFFFF. He also stated that by the time it comes to that, most GPSs will be able to handle more than 6 character waypoint ID's. Anyone out there still restricted to 6 characters? An interesting side note: Markwell predicted that we wouldn't hit GCFFFF until 7/10/2005! That was at the rate of expansion in October of 2001. --------------- Go! And don't be afraid to get a little wet! Quote Link to comment
+Allen_L Posted March 12, 2003 Share Posted March 12, 2003 The how and why was covered in this topic. The big question is when does GCG000 appear. Quote Link to comment
+Beagle Posted March 12, 2003 Share Posted March 12, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Treasure Hunters Inc.: quote:Originally posted by tylosaurus:can anyone explain the great renumbering to me? Is there some reason why they can;t list them all the way to GCZZZZ? And, do we know what the new scheme will be? OH Boy! are you asking for it. Now you're going to get a Hexidecimal math lesson or two. I have quite a bit of code running in our office that uses base-32 numbers to keep track of a large amount of files that date back to the world of DOS and 8 character filenames. Piece of cake once you've got the converters correctly coded. The only problem we have with it as you can sometimes get some interesting 4-letters words as part of the filenames! Try explaining that to an angry customer! Beagle As soon as you idiot proof something, they go and make a better idiot! Quote Link to comment
+Team Boogidy Posted March 12, 2003 Share Posted March 12, 2003 April 23, my oldests birthday. Also was W. Shakespears birthday and death day. (from trivial minds...) ...Running over the same old ground, what have we found?... Quote Link to comment
SiClops Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 How about this for a numbering idea? Break out the different types by different names, like: VCxxxx = Virtual cache MCxxxx = Multi cache LCxxxx = Locationless cache etc. That way if you d/l a bunch to your GPS, you won't spend lots of time looking for a container at a Virtual cache. ************************* Put me down for May 19 ************************* Quote Link to comment
+georgeandmary Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Team SiClops:How about this for a numbering idea? Break out the different types by different names, like: VCxxxx = Virtual cache MCxxxx = Multi cache LCxxxx = Locationless cache etc. That way if you d/l a bunch to your GPS, you won't spend lots of time looking for a container at a Virtual cache. Or you can let the spinner do it for you. george Pedal until your legs cramp up and then pedal some more. Quote Link to comment
South_Cache Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 Go all the way to 26... GCZZZZ Capn Skully "To live only for some future goal is shallow. It's the sides of the mountain that sustain life, not the tops." Robert M. Persig Quote Link to comment
+pdxmarathonman Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 I'll take 5/7/03. All three numbers are prime - so it's the prime choice. And it hasn't been claimed yet (probably because it is a Wednesday). Quote Link to comment
South_Cache Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 The date I pick is May 5th... Daughters b-day Some one else asked and I ask again why not ZZZZ? The puters can't handle it? Capn Skully "To live only for some future goal is shallow. It's the sides of the mountain that sustain life, not the tops." Robert M. Persig Quote Link to comment
+Scout Master Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 I pick March 30 As of this date its only 135 to go so i figure two nice weekends we'll See ya on the Trail Quote Link to comment
+Markwell Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 135? How do you figure? I submitted a cache this afternoon (still pending in the queue) and the ID number was 58470, a far cry from the 65K that will cause the great rollover. Markwell Chicago Geocaching Quote Link to comment
+Alan2 Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 I was going to pick May 7th but it's picked already so how about May 8th. Alan Quote Link to comment
+Jennifer&Dean Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 Just noticed we had hit # 61699 as a cache Id (GCF0E5). Does that mean we are getting close? -Jennifer ************************************ According to his or her personal experience, each person must decide by himself or herself where they have been. Always for me the most important thing is not where the others have gone but the experience lived through.-Reinhold Messner Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 It means I'm out. Today was my day. Wherever you go there you are. Quote Link to comment
+fizzymagic Posted April 9, 2003 Author Share Posted April 9, 2003 Well, folks, here's the plot of caches as of today. Looks like those picking the beginning of May are looking pretty good. Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 Give me another week or two and then I'll guess. I don't want to go out on a limb just yet. "You can only protect your liberties in this world, by protecting the other man's freedom. "You can only be free if I am" -Clarence Darrow Quote Link to comment
flat_lander Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 Solution 1 Do archived caches keep their GC#'s? If so, numbers could just reclaimed when a cache is archived? Does an archived cache need a GC#?? Solution 2 heptadecimal baby Solution 3 Wipe out all of Team Jedi's caches Estimate on GC# critical mass.... May 2 "No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible." -George Burns Quote Link to comment
Micqn Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 I like Solution #3. Go Ahead TJ, Take It Personally, As You Do Everything Else. Where you all at? Quote Link to comment
+Marky Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 quote:Originally posted by fizzymagic:Well, folks, here's the plot of caches as of today. Looks like those picking the beginning of May are looking pretty good. Man, my 5/4/03 pick is looking better and better. --Marky "All of us get lost in the darkness, dreamers learn to steer with a backlit GPSr" Quote Link to comment
+Team Mumu Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 I'll pick May 17 because it will be our 20th wedding aniversary as well. Quote Link to comment
swanlakers Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 OK, OK, I gotta vote too. drum roll please: April 25 2003 Quote Link to comment
+trippy1976 Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 June 18th. -------- trippy1976 - Team KKF2A Saving geocaches - one golf ball at a time. Quote Link to comment
+georgeandmary Posted April 14, 2003 Share Posted April 14, 2003 ooops... meant to bump this one george Pedal until your legs cramp up and then pedal some more. Quote Link to comment
+georgeandmary Posted April 14, 2003 Share Posted April 14, 2003 ooops... meant to bump this one george Pedal until your legs cramp up and then pedal some more. Quote Link to comment
+Brian - Team A.I. Posted April 14, 2003 Share Posted April 14, 2003 May 21st Brian Team A.I. Quote Link to comment
+Search1128 Posted April 15, 2003 Share Posted April 15, 2003 Given the spring weather and Easter Weekend break, April 25th is the date I pick. By the way do we know what the numbering scheme is going to be after date of critical mass? Will it be GCZZZZ or will it be LC####, VC####, ..., or will it be something else? I am curious to know what plans are being made. Search1128 Quote Link to comment
+Bill D (wwh) Posted April 15, 2003 Share Posted April 15, 2003 quote: Search1128 wrote: By the way do we know what the numbering scheme is going to be after date of critical mass It's going to be GCGxxx, then GCHxxx, etc. For more details see this thread. Scroll down just over halfway for Elias's post, then more further down. Bill Quote Link to comment
+georgeandmary Posted April 16, 2003 Share Posted April 16, 2003 GCFA4C is the lastest cache, it's getting close. I picked May 18th but it looks like I'm going to fall short. Unless a bunch of you can hide about 1400 caches in the next 2 days. george Pedal until your legs cramp up and then pedal some more. Quote Link to comment
+Bill D (wwh) Posted April 20, 2003 Share Posted April 20, 2003 Bump. GCFD75. Bill Quote Link to comment
+georgeandmary Posted April 21, 2003 Share Posted April 21, 2003 It's getting closer GCFE50 george Wanna go for a ride? Quote Link to comment
+pdxmarathonman Posted April 21, 2003 Share Posted April 21, 2003 I was getting ready to look for this thread, and george beat me to it. Looks like it might not even last until the weekend.... Quote Link to comment
+RobAGD Posted April 21, 2003 Share Posted April 21, 2003 Welp my cache hidden and approved last night was gcFE26 = 65062 I see George has teh count to 6508x This is going to be intresting. Getting closer. -Robert Quote Link to comment
+Bill D (wwh) Posted April 21, 2003 Share Posted April 21, 2003 GCFEAD. 65197. 338 to go! Bill Quote Link to comment
+SimonG Posted April 21, 2003 Share Posted April 21, 2003 quote:Originally posted by sigJ:5/24/03? I assume you mean 4/24/03 (or '24/4/03' to us Brits)? Anyway, it looks like it will be the 23rd now. 1100+ in the last 5 days, 338 to go... you do the math (or 'maths' to us Brits)! SimonG.org - now with added blog! Quote Link to comment
+fizzymagic Posted April 22, 2003 Author Share Posted April 22, 2003 Here's the current graph: I think we'll reach the point in a couple of days. In fact, I think I'll go place one to try to get it for myself! Quote Link to comment
luxem Posted April 22, 2003 Share Posted April 22, 2003 Only another 166 to go. Quote Link to comment
+Bill D (wwh) Posted April 22, 2003 Share Posted April 22, 2003 GCFF87. 65415. 120 to go. That's 218 caches in the last 21 and a half hours. Another eleven hours or so? Bill Quote Link to comment
+fizzymagic Posted April 22, 2003 Author Share Posted April 22, 2003 The Grest Renumbering has occurred. It happened before we reached 64K caches. All the existing waypoints have been renamed, which is going to constitute a royal PITA. The winner of the pool will be announced tonight! UPDATE: I was wrong. The Great Renumbering hasn't happened quite yet. Stay tuned. [This message was edited by fizzymagic on April 22, 2003 at 11:52 PM.] Quote Link to comment
+Stunod Posted April 22, 2003 Share Posted April 22, 2003 Back on March 12th, el10t predicted 4/22. There were a few people with 4/23. EDIT: The numbering has been fixed...not too many waypoints left, though.... "Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand." Quote Link to comment
+T-storm Posted April 22, 2003 Share Posted April 22, 2003 Well this is really darned annoying! I thought it was said a long time back that they wouldn't change the existing waypoints (though I admit I wasn't sure how that would be achieved). In all honesty, I think the only reason I really care much is that just last night Brokenwing & I spoke to a local outdoor adventure group about geocaching. To encourage their membership to try geocaching, they had us prepare a list of 12 caches for their members to hunt, and they will provide an award to those finding at least 5 from the list in the next month. If they find all 12 they get something extra. Now how do you suppose I instructed them to search for the cache listings on geocaching.com? Yes, by the waypoints! Now I need to try to get in contact with 30+ folks that I don't know and give them new lists! AAAaaccckk!! T-storm http://www.cordianet.com/geocaching Quote Link to comment
+Stunod Posted April 22, 2003 Share Posted April 22, 2003 Everything is back to normal, T-storm "Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand." Quote Link to comment
+fizzymagic Posted April 22, 2003 Author Share Posted April 22, 2003 This time the Great Renumbering actually has occurred. Sorry for the false alarm earlier today. The most recent cache posted to the main page is GCG002. So the winner of the pool is el10t. Congratulations! We don't yet know who owns GCFFFF and GCG000, but we're anxiously awaiting the information! Quote Link to comment
el10t Posted April 23, 2003 Share Posted April 23, 2003 quote:Originally posted by fizzymagic:So the winner of the pool is el10t. Congratulations! Wow! Who'd have thought it? I got it right all those weeks ago. I'm glad someone else had already picked my first choice of date. What do I win? Rich mobilis in mobili Quote Link to comment
+SimonG Posted April 23, 2003 Share Posted April 23, 2003 So who wants to predict when we'll reach GCZZZZ? My money's on May 10th 2006. SimonG.org - now with added blog! Quote Link to comment
+mtn-man Posted April 23, 2003 Share Posted April 23, 2003 quote:Originally posted by el10t: Wow! Who'd have thought it? I got it right all those weeks ago. I'm glad someone else had already picked my first choice of date. What do I win? Rich Congrats el10t! For your prize you have to come to Georgia and hunt the cache to claim the prize! GCFFFF -- Like A Tornado Hit It Quote Link to comment
+Stunod Posted April 23, 2003 Share Posted April 23, 2003 quote:Originally posted by fizzymagic:We don't yet know who owns GCFFFF and GCG000, but we're anxiously awaiting the information! Looks like mtn-man got GCFFFF...then next one posted (as of now) is Unfurl's GCG001 EDIT...I see mtn-man can not only submit his caches at the exact right time, he can also type faster than me!! "Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand." Quote Link to comment
+Mopar Posted April 23, 2003 Share Posted April 23, 2003 quote:Originally posted by fizzymagic:This time the Great Renumbering actually _has_ occurred. Sorry for the false alarm earlier today. The most recent cache posted to the main page is GCG002. So the winner of the pool is el10t. Congratulations! We don't yet know who owns GCFFFF and GCG000, but we're anxiously awaiting the information! Just talked to RobAGD. He got GCG000, but I guess it hasn't been approved yet. Tae-Kwon-Leap is not a path to a door, but a road leading forever towards the horizon. Quote Link to comment
+RobAGD Posted April 24, 2003 Share Posted April 24, 2003 Yep, I snuck in a got GCG000 Then I relised that something pooched my cords for the hide The cords I had for the hide were in the middle of the road when laid into my Delorme and City Select and the mapquest map. I double check for fat fingers and for some reason the hide cords were almost .5 miles off as near as I can tell, So when I get some free time friday before work I'll have fun getting a new reading and updating the cache. What a way to start off a new cache -Robert Quote Link to comment
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