[Noisebridge-discuss] NoiseCache party

meredith scheff satiredun at gmail.com
Fri Apr 1 23:51:41 UTC 2011


hm, i don't think there is a laminator, but we could ghetto-style it with
tape. I also have acrylic matte medium which will waterproof stuff.
there are a few in the mission, mostly log-only.

On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 4:48 PM, Robert Belknap <rbelknap at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sunday would be better for me. (I have to work this Saturday.)
>
> I have a Garmin handheld GPS, and may be able to get access to
> another. (I also have my phone with the geocaching app on it.)
>
> I remember doing a search for caches nearby last time I was at the
> space, and was surprised that there were not that many. I'll run that
> PQ again and load my Garmin up with a bunch of SF caches.
>
> Oh, and I've got an idea for a log-only cache hide that can
> incorporate a nb sticker. I'll bring materials for that.
>
> Is there a (working) laminator in the space?
>
> On Friday, April 1, 2011, meredith scheff <satiredun at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Ya, I was thinking of getting coins made. Mainly because they look
> friggen' sweet. But I also like the idea of laser etching. One of the things
> with travel bugs is that they don't fit into nanos, though we could come up
> with some really neat ideas for hiding caches around town.
> >
> > There's also PathTags, which are easy and relatively cheap but track on
> their own site, not geocaching. They're 99$ for 50 tags, I think. So,
> initial NoiseCaching meeting: Saturday, sunday, or other? Sunday is best for
> me but I can be persueded otherwise. Does anyone have any handheld GPS units
> that aren't phones? We could start doing a few micro caches!
> >
> > Yay!M
> >
> > On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 9:49 AM, Robert Belknap <rbelknap at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Regarding engraving the dog tag number on an item:
> >
> > 22. Do I have to attach the "dog tag" to an item to make it a trackable?
> Can I engrave, write, or otherwise brand an object with the tracking code?
> > No, you don't have to, but then you run the risk of people, especially
> > newbies, not recognizing it as a Trackable item, and leaving it in the
> > cache, or worse, keeping it as swag.  Make sure it is easily
> > identifiable as a travel item.
> >
> >
> http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=234227&st=100&p=4646465&hl=copy%20tracking%20number%20another%20object&fromsearch=1&#entry4646465
> >
> > So I guess it would be fine to engrave travel bug tracking numbers on
> stuff, after all. As long as we don't release multiple copies of the same
> tracking code, (and possibly make it clear that the code is from one of the
> dog tags?)
> >
> > It might still be interesting to go through the process of designing an
> "official" custom NB geocoin and either fabricating it in house or getting
> it minted by one of the many custom coin manufacturers mentioned on the
> geocaching website.
> >
> > Ok - I'm done for now.
> > -Robert
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 08:03, Robert Belknap <rbelknap at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > 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--
> >
> >
> > Ladycartoonist.com
> >
> > ___________A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an
> invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet,
> balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders,
> give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem,
> pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die
> gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
> >
> > -Robert A. Heinlein
> >
> >
>
> --
> -Robert
>



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hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build
a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate,
act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a
computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.
Specialization is for insects.

-Robert A. Heinlein
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