[Noisebridge-discuss] NoiseCache party

Sat Apr 2 21:36:52 UTC 2011

Damn that reply-all button. I've spent so many years training myself NOT to
hit it, that when I actually want to do so, I miss. :-)

I just added a blurb about the meet-up to the noisebridge.net front page.
Can someone with access to the unofficial Google calendar add this, (or may
I have access to do so?)

Thanks,
-Robert

On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 12:55, Meredith Scheff <satiredun at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ok- Sunday (tomorrow) 4-7 pm making caches, and talking about coins.  Then
> we'll head out to place a few!
>
> Drawing and making
>
> On Apr 1, 2011, at 5:23 PM, Robert Belknap <rbelknap at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I was actually thinking of laminating travel bug mission papers so
> > that they are more durable.
> >
> >
> > On Friday, April 1, 2011, meredith scheff <satiredun at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> 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  <http://geocaching.com>--
> >>
> >>
> >> 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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