User:Hessophanes

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Revision as of 00:31, 16 October 2008 by imported>Hessophanes

CS student, open source aficionado and Debian volunteer (though I currently lack the time to do much for them), hopping through Berlin and occasionally other German graticules on 52N. I have been watching the geohashing fun since it started and finally decided to surface from lurkmode for the geohash on TLAPD; it was simply too good to be left out. As I don't own any GPS equipment, I usually join forces with relet, which means I bring the car (if we need one to reach the hash) and he brings the electronics. As I tend to forget to leave a "xkcd" note behind the windshield: if you see a green car with a H- license plate near a hash, that might be mine. As German geohashers might have already figured out, my origin graticule is Hannover, but I'm there so rarely that I wouldn't count myself as an active member.

Update: I've finally been able to get my hands on an old but sturdy Garmin GPS 60, so I'm no longer unarmed. Hashpoints, here I come...

Geohashes

Lol-asg.png 25 / m / 52,13

Achievements...

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Hessophanes earned the Land geohash achievement
by reaching the (52, 13) geohash on 2008-09-19.
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Hessophanes earned the No Batteries Geohash Achievement
by reaching the (52, 13) geohash on 2008-09-19.
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Hessophanes earned the Earliest geohasher achievement
by arriving first at the (52, 13) geohash on 2008-09-19.
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Hessophanes earned the Speed racer achievement
by passing through the (52, 13) geohash on 2008-09-19 at the maximum legal speed.
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Hessophanes earned the Pub Geohash Achievement
by visiting a pub visible from the (52, 13) geohash on 2008-09-19.
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Hessophanes earned the Buccaneer Geohash Achievement
by dressing and cursing like a pirate at the (52, 13) geohash on 2008-09-19.
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Hessophanes earned the Picnic achievement
by eating cookies at the (52, 13) geohash on 2008-09-20.
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Hessophanes earned the Meet-up achievement
by meeting Sneak at the (52, 12) geohash on 2008-09-29.
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Hessophanes earned the Couch Potato Geohash Honorable Mention
by living near the (52, 13) geohash on 2008-10-16.
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Hessophanes earned the Police Geohash Achievement
by meeting an officer while attempting the (52, 13) geohash on 2008-10-16.

... regional geohash progress...

(cf. User:Hessophanes/Regiohashing)

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... and consolation prizes

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Hessophanes earned the No trespassing consolation prize
by almost reaching the (52, 13) geohash on 2008-10-12.