[Noisebridge-discuss] NoiseCache party

[Robert Belknap]

I have a couple of unactivated dog tags too, as well as some "nano"
sized cache containers which can be used for urban cache hides that I
can bring.

There is also a way to get a series of trackable numbers from
geocaching.com that we could then use. A large enough batch can also
get a custom icon on the website. Here is a link to the groundspeak
forum thread outlining thier custom coin policy:

http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?s=9e98806a9cb28af8a51408c364d80405&showtopic=116641

It may not be "kosher" to create custom coins by etching the dog tag
numbers on them. If I get a chance, I'll see what I can dig up on the
site/forums.

On Friday, April 1, 2011, lilia <liliakai at gmail.com> wrote:
> I will gladly donate my 6 un-activated "travel bug" tags which are
> trackable on geocaching.com after activation and can be affixed to
> arbitrary objects. they look like military dog tags with a tracking
> number. i suspect we can simply laser etch the tracking numbers onto
> our own in-house-fabricated coins, rather than circulating the tags
> themselves.
>
> On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 2:12 AM, meredith scheff <satiredun at gmail.com> wrote:
>> so, in order for the coins to be trackable on the geocaching website, you
>> need to go through their code system. There's nothing stopping us from
>> making our own, but geocaching.com is by far the main site for this stuff.
>> i agree- laser cut things would be great!
>> M
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 8:35 PM, Gian Pablo Villamil <gian.pablo at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> You could make Geocoins on the Makerbot(s), we have red and white
>>> plastic, and soon will have black as well. Search thingiverse.com for
>>> a parametric box, or just make your own in Sketchup.
>>>
>>> On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 5:02 PM, Robert Belknap <rbelknap at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> > Noisebridge themed Geocoins would be awesome. As would building/placing
>>> > NB
>>> > caches. There could even be a cache placed @ Noisebridge. Either
>>> > downstairs
>>> > mounted to the front gate in some manner, or inside the space (clearly
>>> > labeled so as not to be incorporated into any giant robots.)
>>> >
>>> > Could the laser engraver be put to use making Geocoins and "signature
>>> > items"? (They need not be metal.)
>>> >
>>> > Another idea I've been kicking around is building a reverse Geocache
>>> > puzzle
>>> > box, but I've not had time to do much more than think "I want to make
>>> > one"
>>> >
>>> > I haven't been to the space since December, but I think I might be able
>>> > make
>>> > it out on Sunday for this. Sounds like fun.
>>> >
>>> > -Robert
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 22:08, meredith scheff <satiredun at gmail.com>
>>> > wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> I've been getting into Geocaching as of late, and thought it'd be fun
>>> >> to
>>> >> make a bunch of caches at noisebridge and then go out into the world
>>> >> and
>>> >> place them. What would be super, super nerdy-awesome fun would be
>>> >> making
>>> >> custom Noisebridge Geocoins. For those who don't know, geocoings are
>>> >> coins
>>> >> with unique numbers on them that can be tracked when people move them
>>> >> from
>>> >> cache to cache; or they can have a purpose such as 'get me to berlin'
>>> >> or
>>> >> 'see all 7 continents'.
>>> >> Who else is interested? I was thinking of doing this saturday or sunday
>>> >> morning, and then we could go out and hide our caches!
>>> >> Mer
>>> >>
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