[Checkin] Dan Q wrote note for GC3PP3Q LOL #2 – Swimming
This checkin to GC3PP3Q LOL #2 – Swimming reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Kids playing in the garden overlooking the GZ were watching, so I opted to give this one a...
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[Checkin] Dan Q found GC3PP47 LOL #3 – Wrestling
This checkin to GC3PP47 LOL #3 – Wrestling reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. An excellent container in a picturesque spot. FP awarded. The geopup didn’t want to come...
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[Checkin] Dan Q did not find GCB476P LOL #4 – Weightlifting (revived)
This checkin to GCB476P LOL #4 – Weightlifting (revived) reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Coordinates seemed solid, hint item seemed clear, but a good feel around...
View Article[Checkin] Dan Q wrote note for GCB4774 LOL #5 – Shooting (revived)
This checkin to GCB4774 LOL #5 – Shooting (revived) reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. I let the man with the kids and the dog ahead of me so I’d be able to mount...
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[Checkin] Dan Q found GCB4774 LOL #5 – Shooting (revived)
This checkin to GCB4774 LOL #5 – Shooting (revived) reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Success on the second attempt. The geohound “guarded” the buggy-trapping ruts...
View Article[Checkin] Dan Q found GC3PP3Q LOL #2 – Swimming
This checkin to GC3PP3Q LOL #2 – Swimming reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Second time lucky! As the pup and I approached the GZ we found a strange handwritten note...
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[Note] Sorry for any inconvenience
Rarely seen nowadays, these UK road signs were eventually declared “too impolite” and “brusque” and have now almost entirely been replaced with the ones that Brits are familiar with today, which read...
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[Article] ChatGPT beats GeoGuessr
You’ve probably come across GeoGuessr already: it’s an online game where you (and friends, if you’ve got them) get dropped into Google Street View and have two minutes to try to work out where in the...
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[Article] Geocities Live
I used Geocities.live to transform the DanQ.me homepage into “Geocities style” and I’ve got to say… I don’t hate what it came up with Sure, it’s gaudy, but it’s got a few things going for it, too....
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Trip to Waddesdon Manor with the kids for an Easter Egg Hunt. 🌟 You're reading this post via the RSS feed, you star! 🌠
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[Note] Family D&D’s Overworld Map
In preparation for Family D&D Night (and with thanks to my earlier guide to splicing maps together!), I’ve finally completed an expanded “overworld” map for our game world. So far, the kids have...
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[Note] Map of the Titan
Y’all seemed to enjoy the “overworld” map I shared the other day, so here’s another “feelie” from my kids’ ongoing D&D campaign. The party has just arranged for passage aboard a pioneering (and...
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[Note] Easter Sunday Stone Circle
The Devil’s Quoits (Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, UK) looks particularly striking in the bright sunlight of this Spring morning. 📰 Using a feed reader is the best way to read my blog posts. How clever...
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[Checkin] Dan Q found GCB61ZC Mossy
This checkin to GCB61ZC Mossy reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Saw GCB61ZC “Mossy” appear yesterday, but I’d already had an Easter Sunday beer or two and couldn’t...
View Article[Checkin] Dan Q found GCAR5HV Ivy
This checkin to GCAR5HV Ivy reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. The (long) log for Mossy describes the adventure to this geocache, too. Go read about it there. 🦸 You're...
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[Article] Breakups vs Layoffs
I’ve had a few breakups, but I’ve only been made redundant once. There’s a surprising overlap between the two… And with that, I’d better get back to it. Today’s mission is to finish checking-in on my...
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[Article] Halifax Shared My Credit Agreement!
Remember that hilarious letter I got from British Gas a in 2023 where they messed-up my name? This is like that… but much, much worse. Today, Ruth and JTA received a letter. It told them about an...
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[Article] Deprecate React
I’m keeping an eye out for my next career move (want to hire me?). Off the back of that I’ve been brushing up on the kinds of skills that I might be asked to showcase in any kind of “tech test”. Not...
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[Checkin] Dan Q found GC9KWV4 Hazelborough trail
This checkin to GC9KWV4 Hazelborough trail reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Found after an extended hunt with the younger child. A tough search: we were glad of the...
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[Checkin] Dan Q found GC5FGMC R65: Hazelborough 1: Abby’s woofday cache
This checkin to GC5FGMC R65: Hazelborough 1: Abby's woofday cache reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Found after a brief hunt with the help of a boy and his dog....
View Article[Note] Trans former judge plans to challenge gender ruling at European court
“Trans former judge plans to challenge gender ruling at European court”: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9qw2149yelo Representation matters. That we have a trans former-judge, somebody both...
View Article[Article] Variable-aspect adaptive-bitrate video… in vanilla HTML?
The video below is presented in portrait orientation, because your screen is taller than it is wide. The video below is presented in landscape orientation, because your screen is wider than it is tall....
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My contribution to the long-standing British tradition of photographing dogs at polling stations. Don’t forget to vote, folks! 🤘 You're subscribed to DanQ.me using the RSS feed. You rock! 🎸
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[Article] Avanti’s Accessibility Failure
I’m travelling by train in just over a week, and I signed up an account with Avanti West Coast, who proudly show off their Shaw Trust accessibility certificate. Clearly that certificate only applies to...
View Article[Checkin] Dan Q found GC9QD6R Centurion
This checkin to GC9QD6R Centurion reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Woke early, as usual, for the first day of a weekend of volunteering, while staying at nearby...
View Article[Checkin] Dan Q found GC7H5M9 Hedge your bets
This checkin to GC7H5M9 Hedge your bets reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Found following a short hunt and a brief rummage after walking up the nearby footpath, with...
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[Checkin] Dan Q found GCA2025 Where’s 25? – Locationless Cache
This checkin to GCA2025 Where's 25? - Locationless Cache reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Happy 25th birthday, geocaching. I’m spending the weekend volunteering for a...
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[Note] Portal 3kend
Never underestimate the power of people who are motivated by the good they can do in the world. Today I was in awe of this team of unpaid volunteers who, having already given up their bank holiday...
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[Note] Kennilworth Castle
Playing hide and seek in Kennilworth Castle. You’ll never find me! (geotagged for your convenience) 🥰 You're reading this post via the RSS feed. That makes you one of the best people on the Internet! 🏆
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[Article] Dynamic Filters in Pure CSS
While working on something else entirely1, I had a random thought: Could the :checked and and :has pseudo-classes and the subsequent-sibling (~) selector be combined to perform interactive filtering...
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