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* Earn the [[Origin geohash achievement]] by visiting '''1965-05-06 51 0''' in a field near Chelmsford | * Earn the [[Origin geohash achievement]] by visiting '''1965-05-06 51 0''' in a field near Chelmsford | ||
* Leave an xkcd sign in Braille | * Leave an xkcd sign in Braille | ||
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+ | == VERY long-term intentions == | ||
+ | * Complete a hash expedition in all 64,800 graticules. Hey, I'm a life-extensionist and I think big, what can I say? The real question is: centuries from now, will geohashing exist? Come to that, will the Dow Jones exist? I think Gene Roddenberry would probably say "Let's hope not". So there ya go. | ||
== Journal == | == Journal == |
Revision as of 21:31, 29 July 2009
Macronencer
Real name | Mike |
Based in | Bursledon, Southampton, UK |
Education | Southampton Uni Maths grad, 1986. |
Job | Software developer |
True vocation | Media Composer (I'm working on it) |
xkcd history | Fan since the first mention on BoingBoing in 2005 |
Other information
Mike can close his nose without touching it, which makes him fart-proof. He eats at least forty times his own body weight every century, is a part-time volunteer in the Lynne Truss militia, and loves skunks, his son and longevity research - but not in that order. Give him an inch and he takes a mile. Give him a pinch and he makes a pile. He is a full-time sceptic, part-time father, one-time rock star and all-time champion awful punster.
Local graticules
Southampton, United Kingdom (home)
Swindon, United Kingdom (convenient alternative)
Brighton, United Kingdom (possible alternative as I work near Fareham)
Planned hashes
Standard hashes
Retro hashes and special expeditions
- 2008-05-21 51 -1 Standby retrohash for next year's Mouse Over Day - hash for original geohash day in the Swindon grat.
Attempted Hashes
Standard hashes
(icon work in progress!)
Seq# | ID | Location | Information | Meetup | First encounters | |||
005 | 2009-07-27 50 -1 | Romsey, Hampshire | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | ||
004 | 2009-07-27 51 -0 | Flitwick, near Luton | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||
003 | 2009-07-22 50 -0 | The Road To Bognor | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||
002 | 2009-07-18 50 -1 | Hambledon Cricket pilgrimage! | Meetup | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
001 | 2009-06-28 50 -1 | Hedge End recreation ground | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Sermoa |
Retro hashes and special expeditions
Date | ID | Location | Information |
2009-07-27 | 1965-05-06 51 0 | Origin Geohash achievement In a field next to Hylands Park, Chelmsford |
Statistics
Score card(s)
-2 | -1 | -0 | |
52 | x | x | x |
51 | x | x | 1 |
50 | x | 3 | 1 |
Achievements
Macronencer achieved level 2 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement
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This user earned the xkcd Nullaturion achievement
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This user earned the Multihash Achievement
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Macronencer earned the Origin geohash achievement
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Macronencer earned the Land geohash achievement
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Macronencer earned the Meet-up achievement
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Gratuitous Ribbons
Macronencer earned the Musician Achievement
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Macronencer earned the Rubik's Achievement
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Long-term intentions
- Earn various Displaced origin geohash achievements (some of these are rather ambitious, I'll admit!)
- 1965-05-06 51 -3 - actually on a green on the Aberdare golf course near Cardiff in Wales :)
- 1965-05-06 52 0 - marginally within somebody's front garden, but I could wangle it, I'm sure.
- 1965-05-06 53 -1 - next to a canal and the M62 near Sheffield. Sounds inaccessible, but satellite imagery makes it look relatively easy.
- 1965-05-06 39 3 - very accessible as it is right next to a road... but it's on Mallorca.
- 1965-05-06 20 -156 - Maui - therefore expensive to get to. But just a short walk into the hills...
- Leave a variety of unusual xkcd signs
- One made out of ants (Oh yeah!)
- One that can only be seen from the right angle (like the Channel 4 logos on TV)
- One in ASCII binary (probably already been done)
- One in Morse code (ditto)
- Collar someone with a boat and do a Water geohash, probably in the Solent, or the river Itchen or Hamble.
- Gain the Minesweeper Geohash ribbon because it's shiny! Probably centred on the Swindon graticule.
Completed!
- Earn the Origin geohash achievement by visiting 1965-05-06 51 0 in a field near Chelmsford
- Leave an xkcd sign in Braille
VERY long-term intentions
- Complete a hash expedition in all 64,800 graticules. Hey, I'm a life-extensionist and I think big, what can I say? The real question is: centuries from now, will geohashing exist? Come to that, will the Dow Jones exist? I think Gene Roddenberry would probably say "Let's hope not". So there ya go.
Journal
2009-07-29 More about Couch Potato
I think my previous estimate was pessimistic. Personally I would count anything within a 30m radius of the centre of my house, given that the grounds are fairly large. Actually they are rectangular, but likely to be equivalent to a 30m radius circle. I must measure this accurately at some point.
Anyway, this new criterion yields a 1 in 3 million chance on a given day (equating to a 1 in 8200 chance in a given year).
2009-07-17 Couch Potato...
I have just worked out that at my latitude of 50 degrees, assuming my house includes its land area of about 30x40m, there is a 1 in 6.7 million chance of getting a couch potato award on a given day. Not good odds, though admittedly a little better than the Lotto jackpot :|