[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...
View Article[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...
View Article[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...
View Article[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...
View Article[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...
View Article[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! 🎸
View Article[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...
View Article[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...
View Article[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...
View Article[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! 🏆
View Article[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...
View Article[Repost] What If the EU Never Existed?
EU Made Simple This video, which I saw on Nebula but which is also available on YouTube, explores a hypothetical alternate history in which the Schuman Plan/European Coal & Steel Community never...
View Article[Checkin] Dan Q found GCB61CG The witney way
This checkin to GCB61CG The witney way reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Came out to the park around the corner, and while the kids played in the play area the dog and...
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What’s that, girl? Two children are lost somewhere in this bookshop? Yeah, I should probably find them and take them home for lunch. 🌟 You're reading this post via the RSS feed, you star! 🌠
View Article[Note] Three Rings ❤️ NLA
Oxford Station. Catching a train to Manchester for a get-together in memory of the Nightline Association, which will sadly be closing this year (although individual Nightlines will doubtless soldier on...
View Article[Checkin] Dan Q found OK04B5 The Beacon of Hope
This checkin to OK04B5 The Beacon of Hope reflects an opencache.uk log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. I’m in Manchester for a volunteering-adjacent social event and, not often seeing OpenCaches...
View Article[Checkin] Dan Q found GC5C8N2 Church Micro 6331…Manchester – St Ann’s
This checkin to GC5C8N2 Church Micro 6331...Manchester - St Ann's reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. I’m in Manchester for the day for a social gathering related to a...
View Article[Note] 👋 Farewell, NLA
Highlights of yesterday’s Goodbye Nightline Association party in Manchester: 👨💻 Responded to Three Rings user query in real time by implementing new Directory property while at the event (pictured) 🤝...
View Article[Checkin] Dan Q found GC66Z2H Yesterday, When I Was Mad
This checkin to GC66Z2H Yesterday, When I Was Mad reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Of the three candidate hiding places, somehow it was the one I searched third that...
View Article[Checkin] Dan Q found GC84F1A Manchester Central Library
This checkin to GC84F1A Manchester Central Library reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. What a truly spectacular cache. FP awarded, without hesitation. I’ve seen a...
View Article[Checkin] Dan Q found GC2MTTV Power to the People
This checkin to GC2MTTV Power to the People reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Not too busy here this morning so I was able to mount a proper search for the cache. No...
View Article[Checkin] Dan Q did not find GCAF1WK KT 132 – Just a number 1
This checkin to GCAF1WK KT 132 - Just a number 1 reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. My sneaky hunt was interrupted when the fire alarm went off in a nearby building and...
View Article[Checkin] Dan Q found OK0063 Stella’s on a mission
This checkin to OK0063 Stella's on a mission reflects an opencache.uk log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. A quick diversion from my walk back to to train station to snap a selfie at the GZ while...
View Article[Note] Queer Coded 🌈
Paraphrased from a conversation in a Manchester pub last night – Them: Your [dyed blue] hair is queer-coded, right? Like… you’re telegraphing you’re queer? Me: I mean… I’m also wearing a pride rainbow...
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