Difference between revisions of "Talk:Bill Gates achievement"

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(You were the first to write it up as an achievement, though. The other was just a definition.)
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Oh the idea had been invented, but it hadn't been made into an achievement yet. -[[User:Robyn|Robyn]] 16:08, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
 
Oh the idea had been invented, but it hadn't been made into an achievement yet. -[[User:Robyn|Robyn]] 16:08, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
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== Retro geohashes ==
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I wanted to see if any geohashes had been near my house, for a retro couch potato achievement, so I created a program to find all the geohashes. Using that data I looked to see if Bill Gates had ever been close. There were three dates.
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* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=1930-11-12&lat=47&long=-123&zoom=15&abs=1 12 Nov 1930]
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* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=1969-07-10&lat=47&long=-123&zoom=15&abs=1 10 Jul 1969]
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* [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=1997-11-22&lat=47&long=-123&zoom=15&abs=1 22 Nov 1997]

Revision as of 14:31, 2 November 2008

Nicely done. You're the first person I can remember who added an achievement to the main list and actually followed through with a developed page for it. -Robyn 03:09, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. ;-) Doctor 03:13, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Hey! I did finish the Regional Geohashing page!-Wmcduff 03:22, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
I learly don't have a very good memory. Also I don't have a very good C-key. -Robyn 03:57, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Geohash Hacking

@#$%@#$%$#@!!!

The idea has been already invented and written up. I like my write-up better, though. ;-) I propose to merge the two. Doctor 14:14, 26 August 2008 (UTC)

Oh the idea had been invented, but it hadn't been made into an achievement yet. -Robyn 16:08, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

Retro geohashes

I wanted to see if any geohashes had been near my house, for a retro couch potato achievement, so I created a program to find all the geohashes. Using that data I looked to see if Bill Gates had ever been close. There were three dates.