[Noisebridge-discuss] NoiseCache party

[meredith scheff]

and found. twice!

On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 7:32 AM, Robert Belknap <rbelknap at gmail.com> wrote:

> The Noisecache has been published: http://coord.info/GC2RGQ4
>
> On Saturday, April 2, 2011, Robert Belknap <rbelknap at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 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
> >
>
> --
> -Robert
>



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