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Category Archives: Geocaching.com
Spam Cache Hides? Say it ain’t so!
Trolling the forums I came across this gem of a topic: LuckyPlan asks… Where we live, there is a cacher who ownes about 2 1/2 thousand caches under his account. Many/most are of very poor quality and of course, unmaintained. … Continue reading
Posted in Forums, Geocaching, Philosophy
Tagged Ad0or, Ado0r, Geo-Trash, Geocaching, Jac0b, spam
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c:geo gone, but not forgotten
If you have been following any of the hot topics on the Geocaching front lately you know that Carnero has stopped development on his c:geo Geocaching app for the Android mobile OS. It seems Carnero takes exception to the perceived … Continue reading
Posted in Forums, Geocaching, Geocaching.com, In the News/Blogosphere, Mobile Caching
Tagged API, c:geo, Carnero, Geocaching, Groundspeak
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Quick and Dirty Update
I’ve hit over 85,000 Geocaching miles. Suck it, Lotrat. Calipers pointed out I need to review GeoBuddy and compare it to GSAK. Stay tuned. Somebody was musing about a North SD County meet and greet. Let’s get it on, folks. … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Geocaching, Geocaching.com, Reviews, Snark, Software
Tagged Don't Do This, Frown-O-Meter, GeoBuddy, GSAK, Lotrat, NCC, North County Cachers
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Why Is All the Swag Crap?
An interesting question has been put to the forums by a new Geocacher: “What’s the deal with degenerating swag?“. The responses are right on the money and I think I am in agreement with the masses. The quality of Geocaching … Continue reading
Posted in For the Newbies, Forums, Geocaching, Geocaching.com, In the News/Blogosphere
Tagged Forums, Geocaching, philosophy, SWAG
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More Geocaching Bomb Scare Nonsense
A thread got started in January on the Geocaching forums, Caches to Ashes and Ammo Cans to Dust, one that is right up my alley because things get asploded! Sadly, it’s a Geocache that gets blown up in this picture. … Continue reading
Posted in Education, For the Newbies, Geocaching, Geocaching.com, In the News/Blogosphere
Tagged Bomb Scare, Education, Forums, Geocaching, Learning
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Interview With Marko Ramius: The Reviewer (part 2)
The Setup In the first article on Re-Introducing the 3rd Player: The Reviewer I just covered a few basics. This time around I have a bona-fide Reviewer who was kind enough to indulge me a few questions on your behalf. … Continue reading
Posted in Education, For the Newbies, Geocaching, Geocaching.com, Philosophy, Reviews
Tagged Education, Geocaching, Getting Started, Learning, Newbies
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New Geocaching.Com GPS Reviews Feature
Have you noticed the “GPS” profile data feature on Geocaching.com lately? This is a bit of a sneaky back door for a feature I have been clamoring about for ages: Proper GPS reviews by the people who use them I … Continue reading
Re-Introducing the Third Player: The Reviewer (part 1)
Deep in the bowels of Groundspeak headquarters, somewhere in the vicinity of N47 37.000 and W122 21.000 lies an ancient and terrible cult with enormous power and influence. Some call them the Tripartite Commission. Some know them as the “new … Continue reading
Posted in Education, For the Newbies, Geocaching, Geocaching.com
Tagged Education, Geocaching, Getting Started, Learning, Newbies, Reviewer
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Be Careful Out There
I recently admonished a disbelieving fellow cacher about the need to be careful where one places a hide, lest hider and seeker alike attract the attention of busybodies, worrywarts and overreactive public servants. You know, the armed ones. Heck, it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Geocaching, Geocaching.com, In the News/Blogosphere, Philosophy, Somebody Else's Stuff, Uncategorized
Tagged Bad Location, Geocaching, Jail, Newbies, Police
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Geo-Trash
I’ve had some junk clogging up my computer over the past few days, preventing me from doing any writing at all. I lost a complete post in all the muck yesterday, which was very nearly the same experience I had … Continue reading
Posted in Cache Construction, Education, For the Newbies, Geocaching, Geocaching.com, Recreation
Tagged CITO, Geo-Trash, Geocaching
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