Difference between revisions of "Main Page"

From Geohashing
imported>Kelvinken
m (→‎Gallery of recent expeditions)
 
(75 intermediate revisions by 24 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
−
Prescription sunglasses can protect you while enabling you to see comfortably when you are outdoors. You will need to pick a qualified style of sunglasses to fit your prescription. Follow this advice to help you select prescription sunglasses.
+
__NOTOC__
−
Your frames:
+
= The Adventure Starts Here =
−
Normally, any frame could be changed into prescription sunglasses. Preferably avoid getting cheap or "non rx-able" [http://lucyyou.com/mat-kinh-thoi-trang mat kinh thoi trang] frames plus the extreme cover type since these make a difference to the visibility along at the corner with the lenses. These are typically suitable only up to specific power. Sunglasses having a shield design may also be not suggested for prescription sunglasses.  
+
 
−
Your lenses:
+
'''[[Geohashing]] is a global game of spontaneous adventure generation with over 17,000 expeditions since 2008.''' You will explore random locations, meet fellow geohashers, brave the elements, unlock [[Achievements|achievements]], and then come back here to '''[[expedition|document your expedition]]'''.
−
When you have vision problems that require wearing bifocal lenses or progressive lenses, it is easy to find prescription sunglasses for you. It is possible to select many different excellent lenses for example polycarbonate, plastic, Trivex and glass.  Trivex is considered the best due to the durability. Polycarbonate just isn't the best choice if you plan to consider tinted lenses.
+
 
−
The tint:
+
[[Image:Flag of Catalonia.png|15px]] [[Pàgina Principal|Català]] - [[Image:Flag of Germany.png|15px]] [[Hauptseite|Deutsch]] - [[Image:Flag of Spain.png|15px]] [[Image:Flag of Mexico.png|15px]] [[Image:Flag of Chile.png|15px]] [[Página Principal|Español]] - [[Image:Flag_of_France.png|15px]] [[Accueil|Français]] - [[Image:Flag of Italy.png|15px]] [[Pagina Principale|Italiano]] - [[File:Flag of Poland.png|15px]] [[Strona główna|Polski]] - [[Image:800px-Flag of Sweden.png|15px]] [[Huvudsida|Svenska]] - [[geohashing:translation|other languages]].{{QUOTER}}
−
Prescription sunglasses can be tinted or plain. Although blue and yellow are thought trendy the recommended shade is brown since it is the best option for protecting your eyes from your sun. A high level athlete or play tennis, golf or other outdoor sports, you should have accurate seeing as well as capacity to differentiate contrast. Grey can be another great option for its power to shut the sunshine. Blue isn't your best option as it might cause a glare.
+
 
−
You will have a various specialty tints to choose your prescription sunglasses such as following:
+
[[Image:Coordinates.png|thumb|400px|[[The Algorithm]] was invented for [[xkcd]] [http://www.xkcd.com/426/ comic #426], published on 21 May 2008.]]
−
•Gradient tints and that is deepest on the top bar one half of the glasses and fades towards the bottom
+
 
−
•A mirror coating to reflect the glare in bright light
+
== How to play? ==
−
•Photochromic or transitions that cause the lenses to darken when encountered with sunlight and fade when from it.
+
 
−
•Polarized lenses to help keep off glare by limiting vertical light, reducing strain towards eyes. This has a tendency to remember to darken particularly in cloudy weather or perhaps the colour tone and longer revisit clear lenses. Additionally often experience a light tint.
+
# Get '''[https://geohashing.info/ today's coordinates]''' with a [[Geohashing:Coordinate_calculators|coordinate calculator]]
−
•Anti-reflective lenses which are coated on the inside of the Calgary prescription sunglasses, keeping over glare and light-weight.
+
# '''[[A beginner's guide|Go there]]''' (or as close as you safely and legally can)
−
Finally, clip on prescription sunglasses are a choice for all on a budget, besides providing you the ease of carrying them around along and wearing them on the move. You can simply clip them onto your regular prescription glasses. These are, however, much less effective for a proper couple of sunglasses when they tend not to do a sufficient job of guarding your eyes in the sun. There is a choice of "fit-over" frames which are over your regular glasses, with no need to bring them off. They also steer clear of the side glare a result of clip-ons.  
+
# '''[[Special:UserLogin|Create an account]]''' <small>(Returning after a break? All accounts created before 2020-02-02 [[Dark Ages|were deleted]]; you'll need to sign up again)</small>
−
Make sure choose high quality frames for the prescription glasses during which prescription lens are acceptable to help keep the eyes are at ease, while enjoying good vision.
+
# '''[[Expedition|Write about]]''' your expedition!
 +
 
 +
== How does Geohashing work? ==
 +
Everyday, an [[algorithm]] generates a random coordinate from stock market data. That coordinate can be applied to every 1°×1° latitude/longitude ''[[graticule]]'' in the world, giving a point that might be in a field, a forest, a city, or even [[Water Geohash|out at sea]]! Everyone in the world gets the same set of coordinates relative to their graticule.
 +
 
 +
Each day, people try to get their nearest generated coordinate, for an adventure, to discover somewhere new, or to meet up with other geohashers. Afterwards, you can '''[[expedition|document your expedition]]'''. The rest of us would love to read your story, see your photos, and cheer your success (or commiserate with your [[Achievements#Consolation_Prizes | failure]])! Join the other 'spot spotters', be out standing in your field and use this wiki to document the daily coordinates (geohashes) you’ve been to or tried to reach.
 +
 
 +
Each day there is also a single [[globalhash]] somewhere on Earth: rare, valued and much harder to reach.
 +
 
 +
{{Getting started}}
 +
 
 +
{{New on the wiki}}
 +
 
 +
== Official xkcd meetups ==
 +
{{:Saturday meetup}}
 +
 
 +
== Gallery of recent expeditions ==
 +
Every expedition should have one photo in that day's gallery, selected manually. Please add yours with the "add" link. If that day's gallery hasn't been started yet, please start it.
 +
 
 +
* [[Template:Expedition Images2/How-to|How to add your own expedition photos.]]
 +
* [{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=purge}} Refresh the cache] (if your image doesn't show up)
 +
 
 +
 
 +
<!-- AUTOMATED BY User:relet.  Direct comments/questions/complaints about the automation process or the new gallery format to his user talk, or visit [[Template:Recent Images2]] -->
 +
{{Recent Images2}}
 +
 
 +
== Recent and Upcoming Coordinates ==
 +
<!--
 +
 
 +
THIS SECTION HAS BEEN COMPLETELY AUTOMATED BY User:Tjtrumpet2323.  LEAVE MESSAGES ON HIS TALK PAGE WITH CONCERNS.
 +
 
 +
-->{{Next Saturday}}
 +
 
 +
* {{Coordinates list}}
 +
* {{Expedition archive recent}}
 +
 
 +
{{disclaimer}}
 +
 
 +
 
 +
{{Recent expeditions}}
 +
 
 +
==Recent non-expeditions==
 +
This section documents hash expeditions that geohashers ''wish'' they could make, but have not been able to for the reasons stated.
 +
 
 +
[[Recent_non-expeditions#2013|2013]] - [[Recent_non-expeditions#2014|2014]] - [[Recent_non-expeditions#2015|2015]] - [[Recent_non-expeditions#2017|2017]] - [[Recent_non-expeditions#2020|2020]]
 +
 
 +
<!--- Please... Add other heroic non-expeditions anywhere that is appropriate.--->
 +
 
 +
<!--  
 +
###### !!! POSTED !!! NO TRESPASSING !!! ##################################
 +
IF YOU ARE READING THIS (and were hoping to add your expedition picture to the gallery) YOU HAVE TAKEN A WRONG TURN. TRY CLICKING THE 'add' BUTTON NEXT TO THE DAY OF YOUR EXPEDITION IN THE GALLERY.
 +
Click on the link "Click here to learn how to add your own expedition pictures." above the gallery for more information.
 +
###### !!! POSTED !!! NO TRESPASSING !!! ##################################
 +
//-->
 +
{{#css:
 +
  #firstHeading { display: none }
 +
}}

Latest revision as of 18:53, 21 July 2024

The Adventure Starts Here

Geohashing is a global game of spontaneous adventure generation with over 17,000 expeditions since 2008. You will explore random locations, meet fellow geohashers, brave the elements, unlock achievements, and then come back here to document your expedition.

Flag of Catalonia.png Català - Flag of Germany.png Deutsch - Flag of Spain.png Flag of Mexico.png Flag of Chile.png Español - Flag of France.png Français - Flag of Italy.png Italiano - Flag of Poland.png Polski - 800px-Flag of Sweden.png Svenska - other languages.

“
Why do I search invisible coordinates while it's wet and dark and uncomfortable outside, knowing that I'll probably end up dirty all over? I can't tell
 ”
find some more great geohashing quotations here.
—Juja, 2013-11-22 50 11
The Algorithm was invented for xkcd comic #426, published on 21 May 2008.

How to play?

  1. Get today's coordinates with a coordinate calculator
  2. Go there (or as close as you safely and legally can)
  3. Create an account (Returning after a break? All accounts created before 2020-02-02 were deleted; you'll need to sign up again)
  4. Write about your expedition!

How does Geohashing work?

Everyday, an algorithm generates a random coordinate from stock market data. That coordinate can be applied to every 1°×1° latitude/longitude graticule in the world, giving a point that might be in a field, a forest, a city, or even out at sea! Everyone in the world gets the same set of coordinates relative to their graticule.

Each day, people try to get their nearest generated coordinate, for an adventure, to discover somewhere new, or to meet up with other geohashers. Afterwards, you can document your expedition. The rest of us would love to read your story, see your photos, and cheer your success (or commiserate with your failure)! Join the other 'spot spotters', be out standing in your field and use this wiki to document the daily coordinates (geohashes) you’ve been to or tried to reach.

Each day there is also a single globalhash somewhere on Earth: rare, valued and much harder to reach.

Learn more

How to geohash:

Other people's expeditions:

Get involved


news archive • Edit What's new on the wiki?

More pages needing discussion • Discussion archive • Edit Now discussing - please join in: 


Official xkcd meetups

Felix Dance, Mdixon4, Rhonda, Lachie and Stevage meet up at the 28 December 2015 (a Monday) coordinates for Bairnsdale, VIC, Australia.

Based on the title text from the comic that established geohashing, the "official" meetup day was interpreted as being Saturday; that is, the day one would have the best chance of meeting others -- see also Mouseover Day. Additionally it was decided through convention that a good meeting time would be 16:00 local time (4:00 P.M.)¹

However, neither of these are hard rules, and they were formulated at a very different early stage in the sport's history. Nowadays and for quite awhile actually, any date or time can be good (or bad, depending on how many other hashers are near you) for meeting up, especially if prearranged. Note that this only applies to that day’s normal local geohash or globalhash coordinates, if you try to go to an alternate location without telling anyone else, it's highly unlikely you'd meet up with a hasher there (obviously).

¹Or earlier if that would be too close to sunset during the winter, or other quirks of temporal tradition; see your local graticule page for consensus there.

Gallery of recent expeditions

Every expedition should have one photo in that day's gallery, selected manually. Please add yours with the "add" link. If that day's gallery hasn't been started yet, please start it.


Recent Expeditions


Recent and Upcoming Coordinates

The coordinates for the next Saturday meetups, scheduled for 16 November 2024, will be based on the Dow’s opening price published at 09:30 EST (14:30 UTC) on Friday 15 November. See timeanddate.com to convert this time to your local time zone.

Disclaimer: When any coordinates generated by the Geohashing algorithm fall within a dangerous area, are inaccessible, or would require illegal trespass, DO NOT attempt to reach them. Please research each potential location before attempting to access it. You are expected to use proper judgment in all cases and are solely responsible for your own actions. See more guidelines.


Expeditions Being Planned

Expeditions and Plans

2024-11-14
Swindon, United Kingdom Dan Q Field East of Ducklington, West Oxfordshire.

Recent Expeditions

Expeditions and Plans

2024-11-13

Expeditions and Plans

2024-11-12
Beersheba, Israel Yosef, Yerushalmi Kfar Truman, in a park, near a synagogue
St. Paul SE, Minnesota Kyrkazakh On a path through exurban woods in Hudson, WI.

Expeditions and Plans

2024-11-11


Recent non-expeditions

This section documents hash expeditions that geohashers wish they could make, but have not been able to for the reasons stated.

2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2017 - 2020


Retrieved from "https://geohashing.site/index.php?title=Main_Page&oldid=909322"
Powered by MediaWiki