User:Thepiguy
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About me
Greetings to my fellow geohashers, both near and far! I'm currently a UBC physics and computer science student living in Richmond and will bike/bus to the ends of the earth for that perfect hash point!
I don't get to nearly as many locations as I'd like to, but I'm going to try and get out more! I just bought a brand new Devinci hybrid bike (I'll have pictures as soon as I get to my next geohash!) and I can't wait to try it out on a nice geohashing day trip.
I may also be heading to Germany for a co-op job in may of 2009, which should make for some exciting trans-continental geohashing.
One quick note about my user name, if one were to add in the spaces it would be The Pi Guy. As in that mystical mathematical constant, and having nothing to do with the animal commonly known as bacon. If we ever meet at a geohash, ask me how I got the name Pi; it's a good 30 seconds worth of entertainment.
36 / m / 49,-123
Geohashes Reached
My current count is 4 successful geohashes in 2 different gradicules, including 2 Saturday meetups.
2008-08-09 49 -123 Transit geohash, all by my self, in the rain. =(
2008-06-18 49 -123 Bike geohash, and an accidental geohash!
2008-05-31 49 -122 First Saturday Geohash meetup!
2008-05-27 49 -123 First Geohash! Land Geohash achieved!
Geohashes Failed
2008-07-19 49 -123 Ended up biking 109km and still has a great day!
Other Geohashers Met
In order of first encounter:
- srs0. A fellow UBC co-op student, we're in the same program and work at the same co-op job. We spend... far to much time together. He's working at the computer next to me even as I type this.
- Some guy in his car at the 2008-05-31 geohash in Surrey. We never even got his name! Do you know who he is?
- Warren at the 2008-05-31 geohash in Surrey. He came all the way from Bellingham!
I haven't yet, but I'm sure I'll run into Robyn at some point too!
Achievements Earned
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thepiguy earned the Public transport geohash achievement
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thepiguy has visited an Easy Geohash
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thepiguy earned the Bicycle geohash achievement
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thepiguy earned the Land geohash achievement
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Geohashing Check Lists
I have yet to forget anything of great importance, but that's probably just a matter of time.
The very basics
- Keys
- Wallet
- Phone
- iPod (for those solo-hashes)
The geohashing basics
- GPS (with coordinates!)
- Camera
- Google map of area
- Geohashing signs
- xkcd shirt
- Nibs (Gotta' love Nibs!)
- Extra batteries for the electronics
For any bicycle geohashes
- Bike (!)
- Helmet
- Gloves
- Sun glasses (more for bugs than for sun)
- Bike lock (with keys)
- Bike repair kit
- Bike lights and reflectors (never know how long a geohash might take)
- Lots of water
- Extra snacks/lunch
