User:Srs0

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Revision as of 07:13, 11 July 2009 by imported>Srs0 (About me)

About me

I'm just another one of the many students at UBC.

I'm primarily going to be around the Vancouver graticule, but if the coordinates just don't work, then I'll likely try the Surrey and/or Victoria graticules (or possibly farther).

I'm current in Würzburg on a co-op term with thepiguy. While here I'll be geohashing in the general area, though I may consider going much farther, since I'm hoping to explore Europe a bit while I'm here! Also, since I'm working, I have more spare time than while I'm in classes, so you can expect to hear more from me again!

Update (June 4, 2009): I broke my wrist/arm on June 2, so I won't be able to geohash much for a while. I may try some walk geohashes if they're close, but I'm not supposed to do much in regards to activity for a while.

Update (June 14, 2009): The surgery went well, and I'm currently recovering. I'm still not allowed to do much in the way of activity, but I may be around if possible...

Update (July 3, 2009): I'm allowed back to work on Monday (the 6th). Within a week or so of that I should be getting my cast off.

Update (July 11, 2009): Got the cast off yesterday. Physiotherapy time!

Upcoming excursions

  • I'll be doing many weekend geohashes, particularly if they're not too far off. I'm not in shape to the degree that thepiguy is, but I still enjoy biking, and hope to make it to several in the area! It's a great way to see the country.

Expeditions (18 successful, 1 failed)

Click for my Bicycle Geohash distances.

Arrow2.png2008-05-27 Vancouver My first geohash!

Arrow2.png2008-05-31 Surrey My first "official" (Saturday) geohash.

Arrow4.png2008-07-19 Vancouver Ended up biking to Nanaimo and back, but ran out of time to make the actual hashpoint.

Arrow2.png2008-09-07 Vancouver A short bike ride away.

Arrow2.png2008-09-21 Vancouver An epic water sunrise geohash!

Arrow2.png2008-10-11 Vancouver A geohash close to the airport. With lots of candy. Yum.

Arrow2.png2008-12-03 Vancouver An irresistibly close geohash while avoiding studying for exams.

Arrow2.png2009-05-09 Bamberg My first geohash in Germany! In the middle of a field.

Arrow2.png2009-05-10 Würzburg Another German geohash, full of insanity. Those were steep and slippery hills!

Arrow2.png2009-05-21 Mannheim Geohashiversary 2009 in Heidelberg!

Arrow2.png2009-05-23 Würzburg Mouse Over Day 2009 in a forest!

Arrow2.png2009-05-25 Würzburg A close forest geohash on a beautiful evening.

Arrow2.png2009-05-27 Würzburg Thepiguy and my hashiversaries! Unfortunately in the middle of a field, but we got to just over 100m before no trespassing! I'm counting it as a success since I could easily have reached it, but respected the farmer's crops. Officially, some would say it's a failure.

Arrow2.png2009-05-28 Würzburg In a forest up a very steep bank (which Danatar found a way around, but Thepiguy and I just went straight up).

Arrow2.png2009-05-29 Bamberg Not in a forest! In fact, it was on a small road by a golf course!

Arrow2.png2009-05-30 Stuttgart In a forest beside a firing range.

Arrow2.png2009-06-02 Bamberg In a beautiful field! However, I became a geohashualty on the way home...

Arrow2.png2009-06-07 Kempten On the Eibsee, in a boat, with 8 other people, in a virgin graticule, ... (the list goes on)

Arrow2.png2009-06-24 Würzburg By Rottenbauer, my first geohash without thepiguy!

Geohashers I've Met

Chronologically listed:

  • Thepiguy: We went geohashing together on our first expedition, 2008-05-27.
  • Unknown Guy: He stopped by, in his car, for all of ten seconds. Didn't give us a name before driving off. He was running off to work, on 2008-05-31.
  • Warren: Rode his motorbike from Bellingham to meet on 2008-05-31.
  • Robyn: Met her before dawn on 2008-09-21, in time to inflate rafts.
  • MylSh: Dragged him along to the 2008-12-03 geohash. He's gone on a few others since then.
  • Danatar: Met him in the middle of a field during my first geohash in Germany, 2009-05-09.
  • Zb: Saw me looking lost in the München Hbf and led me to a good place to get pastries. Then we waited for the others to arrive for the expedition on 2009-06-07.
  • Dawidi: Recognized him next in the München Hbf, thanks to his awesome geohashing shirt, on 2009-06-07.
  • Hans: Arrived with Dawidi, and he was the next I saw at the München Hbf on 2009-06-07.
  • Tomcat: Also arrived with Dawidi and also met him at the München Hbf on 2009-06-07.
  • Ekorren: Next to arrive at the München Hbf, with Danatar and Thepiguy, on 2009-06-07. He led us to a couple geocaches too!
  • Baerenfell: The last person I met at the München Hbf on the epic geohash of 2009-06-07.


I know several other UBC geohashers, but I've not been on a geohash with them, so their names are not on the above list.

Ribbons

Basic Locations

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Srs0 earned the Land geohash achievement
by reaching the (49, -123) geohash on 2008-05-27.
2008-05-27 49 -123 geohash.JPG
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Srs0 earned the Water geohash achievement
by reaching the (49, -123) geohash on 2008-09-21 by inflatable raft.
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Srs0 earned the Water geohash achievement
by reaching the (47, 10) geohash on 2009-06-07 by pedal boat.
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Lucky Locations

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Srs0 earned the First Sip GeoSquishy Achievement
by enjoying a slushy carbonated beverage at the (49, -123) geohash on 2008-09-07.
2008-09-07 49 -123 us.jpg
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Srs0 earned the Pub Geohash Achievement
by visiting a pub visible from the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-05-21.
2009-05-21 49 8 pub.jpg
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Srs0 earned the Pub Geohash Achievement
by visiting a pub visible from the (47, 10) geohash on 2009-06-07.
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Srs0 earned the Hash collision honorable mention
by discovering the geocache GC17KQT ca. 400 m from the (47, 10) geohash on 2009-06-07.
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Srs0 earned the Phonebooth stuffing achievement
by helping stuff a phonebooth near the (47, 10) geohash on 2009-06-07.
2009-06-07 47 10 phone.jpg

Getting There

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Srs0 earned the Bicycle geohash achievement
by cycling to the (49, -123) geohash on 2008-07-19.
2008-07-19 49 -123 bridge.jpg
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Srs0 earned the Public transport geohash achievement
by reaching the (49, -123) geohash on 2008-12-03 via 99 B-Line.
2008-12-03 49 -123 busThere.jpg


Geohash Fun & Games

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Srs0 earned the Media Attention Geohash Achievement
by being immortalized in the hearts of others during the (49, -123) geohash on 2008-07-19 for whining about the ferry system to the Vancouver Sun.
2008-07-19 49 -123 paper.jpg
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Srs0 earned the Media Attention Geohash Achievement
by being immortalized in the hearts of others during the (49, 10) geohash on 2009-06-02 for falling off his bike at 35-40km/h and breaking his wrist.
2009-06-02 49 10 wtf.jpg
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Srs0 earned the Picnic achievement
by eating fruit salad at the (49, 9) geohash on 2009-05-25.
2009-05-25 49 9 pnick.jpg


Single Geohash Challenges

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Srs0 earned the Velociraptor Geohash Achievement
by reaching the (49, 9) geohash for 2009-05-23 with highly visible raptor claw marks.
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Multiple Geohash Challenges

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Srs0 earned the Consecutive geohash achievement
by reaching 2 consecutive hash points starting on 2009-05-09.
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Srs0 earned the Consecutive geohash achievement
by reaching 4 consecutive hash points starting on 2009-05-27.
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Srs0 earned the Globetrotter achievement
by visiting hashpoints on 2 continents.
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Srs0 achieved level 1 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement
by visiting coordinates in Vancouver, British Columbia and 1 of the surrounding graticules.
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Minesweeper geohash empty.png Minesweeper geohash flag.png Minesweeper geohash empty.png
Srs0 achieved level 3 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement
by visiting coordinates in Würzburg, Germany and 3 of the surrounding graticules.
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Srs0 earned the Regional geohashing achievement
by reaching a hash point in all possible GVRD graticules.


Human Interaction

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Srs0 earned the Drag-along achievement
by dragging MylSh to the (49, -123) geohash on 2008-12-03.
2008-12-03 49 -123 dragged.jpg
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Srs0 earned the Meet-up achievement
by meeting Warren at the (49, -122) geohash on 2008-05-31.
2008-05-31 49 -122 geohash.JPG
Meetup.PNG
Srs0 earned the Meet-up achievement
by meeting Danatar at the (49, 10) geohash on 2009-05-09.
2009-05-09 49 10 hashers.jpg
Meetup.PNG
Srs0 earned the Meet-up achievement
by meeting Koepfel at the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-05-21.
2009-05-21 49 8 hashers.jpg
Meetup.PNG
Srs0 earned the Meet-up achievement
by meeting Baerenfell, Dawidi (with Hans and Tomcat), Ekorren, and Zb at the (47, 10) geohash on 2009-06-07.
2009-06-07 47 10 hashers.jpg
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Srs0 earned the Police Geohash Achievement
by being thoroughly searched for drugs while attempting the (49, 8) geohash on 2009-05-21.
2009-05-21 49 8 police.jpg
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Srs0 earned the Police Geohash Achievement
by falling off his bike at 35-40km/h and breaking his wrist while attempting the (49, 10) geohash on 2009-06-02.
2009-06-02 49 10 wtf.jpg


Timing Achievements

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Srs0 earned the Earliest geohasher achievement
by arriving first at the (49, 9) geohash on 2009-06-24.
2009-06-24 49 9 Danatar Arrives.JPG
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Srs0 earned the Sunrise Geohash Achievement
by reaching the (49, -123) geohash on 2008-09-21 to smile at the first rays of sun to cross the horizon.
2008-09-21 49 -123 srs1.jpg
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Srs0 earned the 2009 Geohashing Day achievement
by celebrating in the (49, 8) graticule on May 21st 2009.
2009-05-21 49 8 hashers.jpg
Escape.PNG
Srs0 earned the 2009 Mouse Over Day achievement
by celebrating in the (49, 9) graticule on the Saturday following May 21st 2009.
2009-05-23 49 9 hashers.jpg
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Srs0 earned the 1st Hashiversary achievement
by attempting a hash point exactly on the 1st anniversary of his inaugural geohashing expedition.
2009-05-27 49 9 hashers.jpg

Gratuitous Ribbons

2009-05-23 49 9 hapless.jpg
srs0 earned the Hapless Foreign Geohasher
by being pitied by numerous German citizens during the (49, 9) geohash on 2009-05-23.
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srs0 earned the Scarred for Life Achievement
by for being forced to take "stylish" pictures of Danatar and thepiguy at the (49, 9) geohash on 2009-05-25.
2009-05-25 49 9 cg.jpg


Hash Cards

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Srs0 earned the Hashcard achievement
by sending a postcard of the hashpoint area to lyx and Koepfel and relet and Rhonda on the (47, 10) expedition on 2009-06-07.
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Virgin Graticules

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