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+ | |bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center"|[[Calais, France|x]] | ||
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|bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center"|[[Calais, France|x]] | |bgcolor="#cccccc" align="center"|[[Calais, France|x]] |
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Macronencer
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Contents
Stats
Real name | Mike |
Based in | Southampton, UK |
Education | Southampton Uni Maths grad, 1986 |
Vocation | Software developer |
Avocation | Composer and Author (Working on both, just in case) |
xkcd history | Fan since the first mention on BoingBoing in 2005 |
Home turf | Approximately here |
Trivia |
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Geohashing Song
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My Hashscot
This is Chuck, my hashscot. Being one of the greatest adventuring scientists who ever lived, rather exhausted after his voyage on the Beagle, family tragedy and the years and years of work on his well-known book, this 200-year-old explorer decided to take it easy, and now travels to random locations with me.
He enjoys looking at the countryside on our travels, and gets rather animated when by chance we spy a finch or lowly earthworm. I often have to remind him to calm down before he punctuates his equilibrium. I am looking forward to the day when my bicycle chain breaks so I can ask him, in jocular fashion, to go and find the missing link.
Planned Hashes
2020-03-13 51 1 | On a cycle track in Betteshanger Park, Deal, Kent | I must be mad. |
Hash Log
Standard Hashes
Coverage
Note Background colours are actual black body radiation colours ranging from 1000K to 40000K (source)
Map
Map of my expeditions on Google Maps - to 036
(GREEN = Successful / RED = CNR / BLUE = Special (Origin Geohash etc.)
Totals
All distances in km
History
Seq# | ID | Location | Information | ![]() |
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New People |
037 | 2020-03-11 50 -1 | Burley, New Forest | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
90 | 4 | ||||
036 | 2020-03-10 50 -0 | Queen Elizabeth Country Park | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
84 | 4 | ||||
035 | 2020-03-09 50 -2 | Winfrith Newburgh | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
210 | 2 | ||||
034 | 2020-02-29 51 -1 | Bentley Wood, West Tytherley | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
85 | 3 | ||||
033 | 2014-05-03 50 -1 | Berry Business Village, Hedge End | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
6 | |||||
032 | 2014-04-27 52 -0 | Biggleswade Rugby Club | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
377 | |||||
031 | 2014-04-23 51 -0 | Marlow, near Reading | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
225 | 3 | ||||
030 | 2014-04-17 50 -1 | Fox and Hounds pub, Bursledon | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
3 | |||||
029 | 2013-03-24 50 -1 | Fritham, New Forest | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
75 | 4 | ||||
028 | 2010-02-17 51 -0 | Thame, Oxfordshire | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
10 | |||||
027 | 2009-11-17 50 -1 | Forest of Bere | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
24 | 1 | ||||
026 | 2009-10-31 50 -2 | Long Crichel, Blandford Forum | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
130 | |||||
025 | 2009-10-24 52 -1 | Aston-upon-Trent, near Derby | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
86 | |||||
024 | 2009-10-23 51 -1 | Hockley, Winchester | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
55 | 1 | ||||
023 | 2009-10-18 51 -2 | West Kington, Chippenham | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
241 | |||||
022 | 2009-10-18 51 -3 | St. Bride's-Super-Ely, Cardiff | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
76 | 1 | ||||
021 | 2009-10-13 50 -1 | Chandlers Ford, Southampton | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
28 | |||||
020 | 2009-10-11 51 -0 | Stedham, Midhurst | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
138 | 2 | ||||
019 | 2009-10-02 51 -0 | Highmoor Cross, Reading | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
197 | 4 | thepiguy,srs0 | |||
018 | 2009-09-29 51 -1 | Ashmansworth, Hampshire | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
132 | |||||
017 | 2009-09-27 50 -1 | Eastleigh | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
33 | 2 | davidc,Dee,JonRead | |||
016 | 2009-09-18 50 -0 | South Harting | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
100 | 4 | ||||
015 | 2009-09-13 50 -1 | Hilsea recreation ground | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
43 | 0 | 3 | Maoi-taoi | ||
014 | 2009-09-10 51 -1 | Litchfield | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
136 | 6 | ||||
013 | 2009-09-06 50 -1 | Harbridge, New Forest | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
63 | 46 | 2 | |||
012 | 2009-09-02 50 -2 | Iwerne Minster | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
195 | |||||
011 | 2009-08-30 51 -1 | Barton Farm, Winchester | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
59 | Mapaholic | ||||
010 | 2009-08-15 50 -1 | Bierley, Isle of Wight | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
40 | 12 | 68 | DavidMiller | ||
009 | 2009-08-10 50 -1 | New Forest, near Hythe | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
5 | 19 | 15 | |||
008 | 2009-08-08 50 -2 | Chesil beach, Portland, Weymouth | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
233 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
007 | 2009-08-07 50 -1 | Field near Rockbourne | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
0 | 9 | ||||
006 | 2009-08-01 50 -2 | Charlton Marshall, Dorset | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
148 | 1 | 04housemat,Mahahahaneapneap | |||
005 | 2009-07-27 50 -1 | Romsey, Hampshire | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
192 | 1 | ||||
004 | 2009-07-27 51 -0 | Flitwick, near Luton | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
248 | |||||
003 | 2009-07-22 50 -0 | The Road To Bognor | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
93 | 2 | ||||
002 | 2009-07-18 50 -1 | Hambledon Cricket pilgrimage! | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
49 | 9 | ||||
001 | 2009-06-28 50 -1 | Hedge End Recreation Ground | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
5 | Sermoa |
Retro Hashes and Special Expeditions
Seq# | Date | ID | Location | Information |
R001 | 2009-07-27 | 1965-05-06 51 0 | Origin Geohash achievement In a field next to Hylands Park, Chelmsford |
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R002 | 2020-03-09 | 1965-05-06 50 -2 | Displaced origin geohash achievement On a footpath by the River Frome a stone's throw from Dorchester. Did not reach due to flooding. IAMNB. |
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Calendar - 2020 only
Note: Retro hashes not counted here, but all standard expeditions are counted, whether successful or not
2020 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
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Long-term Intentions
Origin Displacement Retrohashes
Earn various Displaced origin geohash achievements (some of these are rather ambitious, I'll admit!)
Continent | Country | Hash | Comments | Optimism score 0-100 |
Europe | UK | 1965-05-06 50 -2 | Right on a footpath by a river in Dorchester | 99 |
Europe | UK | 1965-05-06 52 0 | Marginally within somebody's front garden, but arguably public as within GPS accuracy of public land | 85 |
Europe | UK | 1965-05-06 54 -2 | In the Pennines, on Alston Moor. The hash is about 0.5km east of the Pennine Way as it winds its way down from Cross Fell. | 80 |
Europe | UK | 1965-05-06 53 -0 | Hull, waterside business park, I think, right next to the Humber - should be easy once there! | 80 |
Europe | UK | 1965-05-06 53 -1 | Next to a canal and the M62 near Sheffield. Sounds inaccessible, but satellite imagery makes it look relatively easy. | 80 |
Europe | UK | 1965-05-06 51 -3 | On a green (or the fairway?) on the Aberdare golf course near Cardiff in Wales :) | 70 |
Europe | UK | 1965-05-06 52 -2 | Telford, not sure about access, looks like some houses but fairly urban | 40 |
Europe | UK | 1965-05-06 50 -1 | On the Isle Of Wight: 100m from path, in a field - needs careful permission planning | 30 |
Europe | UK | 1965-05-06 51 -2 | Dursley, 30m from a path but is in a field! | 30 |
Europe | UK | 1965-05-06 52 -3 | Dyfnant Forest, Wales: In some sort of field but it looks rugged so might be accessible but I'm dubious | 20 |
Europe | Mallorca | 1965-05-06 39 3 | Next to a road but not ON it. Looks like an orchard. | 10 |
Asia | Japan | 1965-05-06 35 139 | A normal-looking street in Tokyo! Could be done. | 10 |
Undefined | Hawai'i | 1965-05-06 20 -156 | On Maui - therefore expensive to get to. Thought it was a short walk into the hills... but it seems it might be restricted access | 5 |
Africa | Nigeria | 1965-05-06 5 6 | (I liked the pattern of 5 and 6!) Only about 50m from a road, but it’s in trees, and near a house. | 2 |
Asia | Nepal | 1965-05-06 27 86 | About 300m from a trail in the foothills of Mount Everest. I might try this one day if I'm feeling foolhardy. | 1 |
Other
- Do a Buccaneer Geohash on Talk Like a Pirate Day (yyyy-09-19)
- Visit the hash point from the original comic: 2005-05-26 37 -122 - it's in the Mt. Tam state park near San Francisco.
- Do a DST-based Time-traveller achievement (there's a fair chance, as I'm not too far from the Greenwich Meridian).
- Leave a variety of unusual xkcd signs
- One made out of ants (attempted on 2009-09-27 50 -1 without success)
- One in ASCII binary (probably already been done)
- One in Morse code (ditto)
- One in Turncode (something I've invented)
- Collar someone with a boat and do a big Water geohash, probably in the Solent, or the river Itchen or Hamble.
- Buy a small boat (kayak?) and do a small Water geohash, probably in a lake or small river.
- 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
- Leave an xkcd sign that can only be seen from the right angle (like the Channel 4 logos on TV)
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
Old journal entries archived here
Achievement Ribbons
Ongoing
Macronencer earned the xkcd Nullaturion achievement
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Macronencer achieved level 5 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement
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Macronencer achieved level 6 of the Minesweeper Geohash achievement
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Completed
Macronencer earned the Ambassador achievement
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Macronencer earned the Ambassador achievement
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Macronencer earned the Circus Geohash Achievement
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Macronencer earned the Consecutive geohash achievement
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Macronencer earned the Drag-along achievement
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Macronencer earned the Drag-along achievement
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Macronencer earned the Drag-along achievement
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Macronencer earned the GeoTrash Geohash Achievement
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Macronencer earned the GeoTrash Geohash Achievement
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Macronencer earned the GeoTrash Geohash Achievement
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Macronencer earned the GeoTrash 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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Macronencer earned the Meet-up achievement
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Macronencer earned the Meet-up achievement
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Macronencer earned the Meet-up achievement
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Macronencer earned the Meet-up achievement
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Macronencer earned the Meet-up achievement
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Macronencer earned the Meet-up achievement
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Macronencer earned the Meet-up achievement
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Macronencer earned the Meet-up achievement
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Macronencer earned the Meet-up achievement
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Macronencer earned the Meet-up achievement
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Macronencer earned the Midnight Geohash achievement
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Macronencer earned the Midnight Geohash achievement
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Macronencer earned the Multihash Achievement
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Macronencer earned the Multihash Achievement
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Macronencer earned the Origin geohash achievement
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Macronencer earned the Phonebooth stuffing achievement
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Macronencer earned the Pub Geohash Achievement
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Macronencer earned the Public transport geohash achievement
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Macronencer earned the Public transport geohash achievement
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Consolation Prizes
Macronencer earned the No trespassing consolation prize
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Macronencer earned the No trespassing consolation prize
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Macronencer earned the No trespassing consolation prize
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Macronencer earned the There might be alligators! consolation prize
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Gratuitous Ribbons
Macronencer, Sermoa and DavidMiller earned the Card Game achievement
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Sermoa, Mapaholic and Macronencer earned the Halloween geohash
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Macronencer earned the Musician Achievement
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Sermoa, Macronencer, Mapaholic and DavidMiller earned the Party geohash
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Macronencer earned the Rubik's Achievement
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Micronencer Achievements
(my son, who may get his own page one day!)
2014-04-23 51 -0
- Land geohash
- Geotrash
- Geohashers
- Geohashers in their 50s
- Geohashers in 50,-1
- Xkcd centurion achievement
- Minesweeper geohash achievement
- Two to the N achievement
- Ambassador achievement
- Circus geohash achievement
- Consecutive geohash achievement
- Drag-along achievement
- Geotrash achievement
- Land geohash achievement
- Leap geohash achievement
- Meet-up achievement
- Midnight geohash achievement
- Multihash achievement
- Origin geohash achievement
- Phonebooth stuffing achievement
- Pub geohash achievement
- Public transport geohash achievement
- Speed racer achievement
- No trespassing consolation prize
- There might be alligators! consolation prize
- Gratuitous ribbon achievement