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I'm Brandon. I'm a journalism student in Chicago, from Ohio originally. (The [[Wilmington, Ohio]] graticule.) For a personal profile, friend me on Facebook with "geohashing" or "xkcd" as an accompanying message. My blog's at [http://www.brandonsmith.com brandonsmith.com]; professional stuff's at [http://www.brandonsmith.com/about brandonsmith.com/about].
 
I'm Brandon. I'm a journalism student in Chicago, from Ohio originally. (The [[Wilmington, Ohio]] graticule.) For a personal profile, friend me on Facebook with "geohashing" or "xkcd" as an accompanying message. My blog's at [http://www.brandonsmith.com brandonsmith.com]; professional stuff's at [http://www.brandonsmith.com/about brandonsmith.com/about].
  
I'm a newbie hasher. OK, as a matter of fact, as I write this I haven't hashed before. I hope to start soon, maybe this Saturday. I'd use public transit, bike and walking exclusively.
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I'm a newbie hasher. OK, as a matter of fact, as I write this I haven't hashed before. I hope to start soon, maybe this Saturday. I'd use public transit, bike and walking exclusively, because I sold my car when I came here. I live near the Clark and Division red line stop, which puts me in the [[Chicago, Illinois|41, -87]] graticule.
  
I've heard most Chicago points fall in the lake, so I'd be moving the coordinate horizontally to the land in these cases. The lakefront trail's 18 miles long, folks!
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If any points fall in the lake, i'll be moving the coordinate horizontally to the land in these cases. Find me either on the beach itself or on the lakefront trail. Give me a call at 740-505-0038 if the [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/|the map] says I've confirmed showing up.
  
 
Find me on the irc channels #geohashing, #xkcd-love and #xkcd-signal as Typewriter.
 
Find me on the irc channels #geohashing, #xkcd-love and #xkcd-signal as Typewriter.
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== Statistics ==
 
== Statistics ==
 
===Graticules===
 
===Graticules===
*'''Hashes Attempted''': 98 in 35 [[User:Robyn/Graticule Hopper|different graticules]]
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*'''Hashes Attempted''':  
*'''Hashes Achieved''': 63 in 29 different graticules (+2 more without proof)
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*'''Hashes Achieved''':  
*'''Retrohashes''': 1
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*'''Retrohashes''':  
*'''Centurion-eligible Saturday Meetups''': 12 in 6 [[User:Robyn/Centurion|different graticules]]
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*'''Centurion-eligible Saturday Meetups''':  
*'''Geohashers met''': 28 in 6 different graticules
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*'''Geohashers met''':  
*'''Continents geohashed''': 1
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*'''Continents geohashed''':  
  
 
===Things that have thwarted me===
 
===Things that have thwarted me===
*'''Private property''' : 11
 
*'''Being chicken''': 1
 
*'''Body of water''': 1
 
*'''Transportation failure''': 3
 
*'''Mis-setting the GPS''': 1
 
*'''Time constraints''': 4
 
*'''Terrain/weather too nasty to continue safely''': 7
 
*'''Inability to use a camera''': 1
 
*'''Went to an alternate instead''':3
 
 
   
 
   
 
Never turn down a chance to geohash.
 
Never turn down a chance to geohash.
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Most recent are listed first. Single horizontal lines every ten missions, and double lines every fifty, to facilitate counting. Bold numbers are the success count and bold words indicate an award or consolation prize taken for that attempt. When I get to 100 I'll move them to their own page.
 
Most recent are listed first. Single horizontal lines every ten missions, and double lines every fifty, to facilitate counting. Bold numbers are the success count and bold words indicate an award or consolation prize taken for that attempt. When I get to 100 I'll move them to their own page.
  
I've decided to count a geohash "successful" if I:
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I've followed [[User:Robyn|another geohasher's]] idea to count a geohash "successful" if I:
 
:(a) get to within the accuracy figure of the coordinates as shown by my GPS,  
 
:(a) get to within the accuracy figure of the coordinates as shown by my GPS,  
:(b) have the GPS show a distance remaining of zero,  
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:(b) have the GPS show a distance remaining of zero, or
 
:(c) get to where it is obvious I could reach the geohash, but refrain from trampling crops,
 
:(c) get to where it is obvious I could reach the geohash, but refrain from trampling crops,
:(d) for airhashes, take a readable photo within 10 seconds of each latitude and longitude, or
 
 
The one time I thought I would have to invoke option (c), the geohash came to me.
 
*[[2009-12-30 49 -123]] ([[Vancouver, British Columbia|Vancouver, BC]]): Brambly hash just off the dyke south of the airport. Brought Wade, met Elbie.
 
... a bunch not yet documented ...
 
*[[2009-07-26 40 -75]] ([[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown, PA]]): With '''Qunchuy''' into poison ivy a.d stinging nettles. Success '''#63'''.
 
*[[2009-07-17 49 -122]] ([[Surrey, British Columbia|Surrey, BC]]): Met '''fbfree''' in the middle of a thorn patch. Success '''#62'''.
 
*[[2009-07-14 49 -122]] ([[Surrey, British Columbia|Surrey, BC]]): Climbed a mountain with Rhonda and Xore but had to turn around before the hashpoint so as not to get locked in.
 
*[[2009-07-11 49 -123|2009-07-11 49 -123]] ([[Vancouver, British Columbia|Vancouver, BC]]): MacGyver attempt off Ambleside beach.
 
*[[2009-07-10 49 -123|2009-07-10 49 -123]] ([[Vancouver, British Columbia|Vancouver, BC]]): Met '''flag guy''' near the Seymour River over an embankment with Rhonda. Success '''#61'''.
 
*[[1994-07-08 49 -123|2009-07-08 49 -123]] ([[Vancouver, British Columbia|Vancouver, BC]]): Wedding anniversary retrohash and dinner at Vij's. Successful retrohash.
 
*[[2009-07-07 49 -122]] ([[Surrey, British Columbia|Surrey, BC]]): Walked 42 km and got yelled at for Elbie's Birthday hash. Success '''#60'''.
 
*[[2009-05-23 49 -123]] ([[Vancouver, British Columbia|Vancouver, BC]]): Coordinates not reached by eight geohashers at Canada Place.
 
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*[[2008-07-10 44 -123]] ([[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene, OR]]): Unsuccessful because the motorcyclist refused the road.
 
*[[2008-07-06 47 -121]] ([[Snoqualmie, Washington|Snoqualmie, WA]]): A '''drag-along''' hash, where the draggee brought me, on a motorcycle. Success '''#5'''.
 
*[[2008-07-05 49 -122]] ([[Surrey, British Columbia|Surrey, BC]]): My first repeat hash in the same graticule, and '''4th''' successful geohash. Logged '''bicycle'''.
 
*[[2008-06-25 41 -111]] ([[Ogden, Utah|Ogden, UT]]): Airhash success but no proof, so not counted.
 
*[[2008-06-14 40 -112]] ([[Tooele, Utah|Tooele, UT]]): Unsuccessful, thwarted by a ditch in the way.
 
*[[2008-06-14 32 -93]] ([[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport, LA]]): Another aerial hash, my '''3rd''' successful one. Just missed getting the Master Pilot Award.
 
*[[2008-06-11 31 -84]] ([[Albany, Georgia|Albany, GA]]): My '''2nd''' successful geohash. [[2008-06-11 31 -84|First ever '''aerial hash''']] reported by anyone.
 
*[[2008-06-07 49 -123]] ([[Vancouver, British Columbia|Vancouver, BC]]): [http://geohashing.blogspot.com/2008/06/wolves-and-watershed.html Thwarted] by the watershed. And wolves.
 
*[[2008-06-04 49 -122]] ([[Surrey, British Columbia|Surrey, BC]]): just south of King George Skytrain station - My '''1st''' successful.
 
*[[2008-06-03 48 -122]] ([[Bellingham, Washington|Bellingham, WA]]): east of Limestone Junction - unsuccessful, because I chickened out at the border.
 
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==Geohashers Met==
 
==Geohashers Met==
Alphabetical by username. Date is first meeting at a geohash.
 
 
*[[User:Adrian|Adrian]] - on a bicycle with Twilightcity at the llama farm on [[2009-01-24 49 -123|2009-01-24]].
 
*[[User:Arbron|Arbron]] - strolling down 22nd Avenue looking at his iPhone on [[2009-03-09 49 -123|2009-03-09]].
 
*[[User:DaleF|DaleF]] - freezing his teeth with a blue geosquishy on [[2008-09-25 49 -123|2008-09-25]].
 
*[[User:Elbie|Elbie]] - in a double kayak with [[User:thepiguy|thepiguy]] on [[2009-03-29 49 -124|2009-03-29]].
 
*[[User:Fbfree|Fbfree]] - in the middle of a thorn bush on [[2009-07-17 49 -122|2009-07-17]]
 
*[[User:Flag guy|Flag guy]] - 300 m from the Seymour River geohash on [[2009-07-10 49 -123|2009-07-10]].
 
*[[User:Garyuuko|Garyuuko]] astride a Buell motorcycle on [[2008-11-08 49 -123|2008-11-08]] in Richmond.
 
*[[User:HollyB|HollyB]] - bouncing happily in the rain [[2008-09-25 49 -123|2008-09-25]] at Heather and 16th.
 
*[[User:Jaem|Jaem]] - protecting his new mobile device with a towel on [[2008-09-25 49 -123|2008-09-25]].
 
*[[User:Juventas|Juventas]] - after surviving an hour stuck in construction traffic on [[2009-05-08 49 -120|2009-05-08]].
 
*[[User:galaxstar|Kelsey]] - playing Twister outdoors in six degree weather [[2009-03-05 49 -123|2009-03-05]].
 
*[[User:Lumy|Lumy]] - In a sailboat with a pirate flag as he landed at Ambleside Beach on [[2009-07-11 49 -123|2009-07-11]].
 
*[[User:MylSh|MylSh]] - toasting the geohash in gingerale on [[2009-03-05 49 -123|2009-03-05]].
 
*[[User:plypkie|plypkie]] - in a sailboat on Ambleside beach trying to reach the [[2009-07-11 49 -123|2009-07-11]] geohash.
 
*[[User:Qunchuy|Qunchuy]] - in a hotel hallway and then went geohashing on [[2009-07-26 40 -75]].
 
*[[User:Rhonda|Rhonda]] - paddling her brand new inflatable kayak to Anvil Island on [[2009-04-08 49 -123|2009-04-08]].
 
*[[User:Rhonda's mom|Rhonda's mom]] - in a red Jeep on [[2009-05-10 50 -120|2009-05-10]].
 
*Rhonda's dad -  who hasn't chosen a usernames yet, driving the red Jeep on [[2009-05-10 50 -120|2009-05-10]].
 
*Simon - who doesn't have a username yet, dragged by Elbie, and amazed that people understood his geeky jokes, on [[2009-05-23 49 -123|2009-05-23]]
 
*[[User:srs0|srs0]] - inflating a boat [[2008-09-21 49 -123|2008-09-21]] at a sunrise water geohash.
 
*[[User:SueB|SueB]] - looking good in her shorts [[2009-04-28 49 -122|2009-04-28]] in a Coquitlam driveway
 
*[[User:thepiguy|thepiguy]] - cursing like a pirate on [[2008-09-19 49 -122|2008-09-19]] at a midnight geohash.
 
*[[User:Thomcat|Thomcat]] - with his ''two kids'' on a Ballard side street on [[2009-01-22 47 -122|2009-01-22]].
 
*[[User:Twilightcity|Twilightcity]] - stopping his bicycle in front of a llama farm on [[2009-01-24 49 -123|2009-01-24]].
 
*[[User:Wade|Wade]] - geohashing with me since [[2008-07-06 47 -121|2008-07-06]], often by motorbike
 
*[[User:Xore|Xore]] - walking along highway 99 to join our formal wine & cheese party on [[2009-04-18 49 -122|2009-04-18]]
 
*[[User:yangman|yangman]] - Coasting down Sorrento Street on [[2009-04-28 49 -122|2009-04-28]] on his mountain bike.
 
  
 
== Achievements ==
 
== Achievements ==
These are the ribbons I have earned or updated this month. I have moved all the older ribbons to [[User:Robyn/Achievement ribbons|their own page]].
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These are the ribbons I have earned.
 
 
{{gratuitous ribbon
 
 
 
    | color = brown
 
    | icon = FlyingWeasel.PNG
 
    | latitude = 49
 
    | longitude = -123
 
    | date = 2009-07-11
 
    | achievement = MacGyver Honourable Mention
 
    | description = constructing a raft out of driftwood, rope, duct tape and old bicycle tires and paddling to within 111 m of
 
    | name = Robyn
 
    | image = 2009-07-11 49 -123.launch.jpg
 
 
 
}}{{wedding anniversary geohash
 
 
 
    | latitude = 49
 
    | longitude = -123
 
    | date = 1994-07-08
 
    | on = 2009-07-08
 
    | name = Wade & Robyn
 
    | image = 2009-07-08 49 -123.us.jpg
 
 
 
}}{{Walk geohash
 
 
 
    | latitude = 49
 
    | longitude = -122
 
    | date = 2009-07-07
 
    | name = Robyn
 
    | distance = 42.6 km
 
    | image = WalkgeohashRObyn.jpg
 
}}
 
 
 
===Progress Towards Multihash Achievements===
 
 
 
*[[User:Robyn/Graticule Hopper|Graticule Hopper]] - progress towards logging [[Graticule Hopper|100 different graticules]].
 
*[[User:Robyn/Mode of transport|Mode of transport]] - working out an interesting way to display how I get to each geohash.
 
*[[User:Robyn/Bicycle geohashes|My bicycle geohashes]] - cumulative total of cycling distance. No ribbon yet, but there might be someday.
 
*[[User:Robyn/Notifications|Notifications]] - graticules I'm watching for the right spot
 
*[[User:Robyn/Regional Geohash|Regional Geohash for British Columbia]] - progress towards [[Regional Geohashing|logging all the graticules]] in my province.
 
*[[User:Robyn/BC Regional Districts|BC Regional Districts]] that I am working on geohashing.
 
*[[User:Robyn/Centurion|xkcd Centurion]] - progress towards making [[XKCD Centurion|100 Saturday meetups]].
 
 
 
  
{{ASG|Y=1967|m=03|d=23|gender=f|lat=49|lon=-123}}
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{{ASG|gender=m|lat=41|lon=-87}}
[[Category:Addicted to geohashing|Robyn]]
 
[[Category:Geohashers in Canada]]
 
[[Category:Unimportant geohashers]]
 

Latest revision as of 01:32, 5 July 2010

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I'm Brandon. I'm a journalism student in Chicago, from Ohio originally. (The Wilmington, Ohio graticule.) For a personal profile, friend me on Facebook with "geohashing" or "xkcd" as an accompanying message. My blog's at brandonsmith.com; professional stuff's at brandonsmith.com/about.

I'm a newbie hasher. OK, as a matter of fact, as I write this I haven't hashed before. I hope to start soon, maybe this Saturday. I'd use public transit, bike and walking exclusively, because I sold my car when I came here. I live near the Clark and Division red line stop, which puts me in the 41, -87 graticule.

If any points fall in the lake, i'll be moving the coordinate horizontally to the land in these cases. Find me either on the beach itself or on the lakefront trail. Give me a call at 740-505-0038 if the map says I've confirmed showing up.

Find me on the irc channels #geohashing, #xkcd-love and #xkcd-signal as Typewriter.

"Near Future" exploits

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"Eventually" exploits

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Geohashing Equipment

  • Road bike in working order
  • Camera phone

Wanted Equipment

  • Cold-weather bike clothes
  • iPhone or Android phone
  • Mountain bike
  • SLR

The rest of this profile is a copy-paste of Robyn's profile, as filler text. I hope to expand to such depth.

Statistics

Graticules

  • Hashes Attempted:
  • Hashes Achieved:
  • Retrohashes:
  • Centurion-eligible Saturday Meetups:
  • Geohashers met:
  • Continents geohashed:

Things that have thwarted me

Never turn down a chance to geohash.

All Geohashes Attempted

Most recent are listed first. Single horizontal lines every ten missions, and double lines every fifty, to facilitate counting. Bold numbers are the success count and bold words indicate an award or consolation prize taken for that attempt. When I get to 100 I'll move them to their own page.

I've followed another geohasher's idea to count a geohash "successful" if I:

(a) get to within the accuracy figure of the coordinates as shown by my GPS,
(b) have the GPS show a distance remaining of zero, or
(c) get to where it is obvious I could reach the geohash, but refrain from trampling crops,

Geohashers Met

Achievements

These are the ribbons I have earned.

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