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🆕 [Note] Only Murders in the Building Season 5
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/13/mitbs5/

I really liked Only Murders in the Building. It started with a fun premise. It grew into something hilariously self-aware. I'd recommend it. But man, the fifth season had the most-disappointing reveal/con
November 13, 2025 at 1:06 PM
🆕 [Article] How I Learned the Pythagorean Theorem
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/13/pythagorean-theorem/

I clearly remember the day I first learned the Pythagorean theorem, because I had a problem I wanted to solve and a practical application that I wanted to use it on. Let's re-create the ex
November 13, 2025 at 11:55 AM
🆕 [Repost] Two modes of Internet use
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/11/two-modes-of-internet-use/

Tracy Durnell keeps her online- and offline- friends separate, and describes some solid reasons to do so. I appreciate her thoughts, even where I don't want to apply her conclusions to my own life.
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
🆕 [Repost] The Piss Saga
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/11/the-piss-saga/

When somebody started repeatedly leaving bottles of urine on top of a utility cabinet in his neighbourhood, filmmaker Derek Milton decided to investigate. I watched the documentary he made while doing so and... I still have
November 11, 2025 at 10:55 AM
🆕 [Article] Are you closer to Ireland or Scotland?
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/10/are-you-closer-to-ireland-or-scotland/

A throwaway comment in a WhatsApp group lead me to a deep dive into geodata encoding and drawing a big old line all the way across England (and a little way across Wales!). I
November 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
🆕 [Repost] A chat with 19-year-old me
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/10/a-chat-with-19-year-old-me/

Giles Turnbull's written a wonderful piece, imagining a conversation with his 19-year-old self. I wonder what I'd say to myself at 19 if I bumped into him?
November 10, 2025 at 10:56 AM
🆕 [Article] Send Me a Postcard!
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/09/send-me-a-postcard/

Sure, you could leave a comment or drop me an email or say hi on Mastodon... but wouldn't it be cooler if you could send a physical postcard in response to a blog post? Let's find out together.
November 9, 2025 at 8:45 AM
🆕 [Article] The Signal and the Noise is still excellent
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/05/the-signal-and-the-noise-is-still-excellent/

13 years ago I reviewed The Signal and the Noise by Pagan Wanderer Lu. Despite being knocked down at least one peg, it still stands among my top ten concept albums
November 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
🆕 [Article] Ten Pointless Facts About Me
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/11/04/ten-pointless-facts/

A 'ten questions about yourself' quiz is circulating the blogosphere, and I figured I'd join in (and wear four different hats, in the process).
November 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM
🆕 [Checkin] Dan Q found GCAJJP3 Kohtauspaikat – Virtual Reward 4.0
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/10/30/dan-q-found-gcajjp3-kohtauspaikat-virtual-reward-4-0/

The younger child and I nipped across for a photo while we waited for our tram to come.
October 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
🆕 [Checkin] Dan Q found GC1JAWP Sibelius Monument
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/10/30/dan-q-found-gc1jawp-sibelius-monument/

QEF while my family examined the sculpture. What a great spot for a cache, and so well-maintained. FP awarded. TFTC!
October 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
🆕 [Checkin] Dan Q found GC1JA6P Töölön kirjasto
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/10/30/dan-q-found-gc1ja6p-toolon-kirjasto/

Very easy find for the kids and I after a delightful visit to the Tram Museum. We went to the coordinates and instantly saw the cache! SL, TFTC, and greetings from Oxfordshire, UK.
October 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
🆕 [Checkin] Dan Q found GC8925F SkyWheel Helsinki
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/10/29/dan-q-found-gc8925f-skywheel-helsinki/

A quick photo before the family and I took a ride on the wheel!
October 30, 2025 at 6:28 AM
🆕 [Checkin] Dan Q found GC76AG3 Hauta – Tomb
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/10/29/dan-q-found-gc76ag3-hauta-tomb/

Found after an embarrassingly long hunt! After reading the hint I quickly spotted the correct hiding spot, but said to myself "no, it surely can't be there" and moved on.
October 30, 2025 at 6:28 AM
🆕 [Checkin] Dan Q found GC6TJ54 63# Levin kierros aka CITOn muistopurkki
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/10/28/dan-q-found-gc6tj54-63-levin-kierros-aka-citon-muistopurkki/

Third of three finds on this, my final morning here before my flight to Helsinki. Taking a brisk walk/slow jog up to Hotel Levi Pa
October 28, 2025 at 8:53 AM
🆕 [Checkin] Dan Q found GC6RW31 1# Levin kierros
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/10/28/dan-q-found-gc6rw31-1-levin-kierros/

The second of three caches hunted on this, the final morning of my brief stay in Lapland. Found on the second host I tried. Greetings from Oxfordshire, UK. TFTC!
October 28, 2025 at 8:53 AM
🆕 [Checkin] Dan Q found GCBBVQN Magic of Lapland
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/10/28/dan-q-found-gcbbvqn-magic-of-lapland/

It's the final morning of my short visit to Sirkka. Having 90 minutes until I need to set off for the airport, I decided to come out for a quick geocaching expedition first
October 28, 2025 at 8:53 AM
🆕 [Note] Vihreät Kuulat
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/10/28/vihreat-kuulat/

Second “surprising Finnish confectionary” is Vihreät Kuulat Jaffa Cakes. I ran vihreät kuulat through a translation tool and apparently it means “green balls”, which doesn’t tell me much.Knowing it was neither l
October 28, 2025 at 6:28 AM
🆕 [Note] Finnish Haribo
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/10/27/finnish-haribo/

Buying a bag of Haribo in Finland, I shouldn’t have been surprised (given the country’s love of salmiakki) that the black ones were liquorice flavoured.And yet somehow, when I chucked a handful onto my mouth, I was.(Not
October 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🆕 [Checkin] Dan Q found GCAC54Z Aquarium
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/10/27/dan-q-found-gcac54z-aquarium/

QEF for the elder child and I while on holiday. TFTC, and greetings from Oxfordshire, UK!
October 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
🆕 [Repost]
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/10/27/27484/

Layitout! Terra is a CSS-only implementation of a customisable Transport Tycoon-like terrain generator, and it's left me impressed and confused!
October 27, 2025 at 6:29 AM
🆕 [Note]
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/10/26/27483/

Good morning Lapland! ×
October 26, 2025 at 6:28 AM
🆕 [Repost] You’ve got mail
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/10/25/youve-got-mail/

Jo of Dead.Garden wrote a poem, seemingly inspired by a particular variety of spam email, that I really enjoyed.
October 25, 2025 at 2:41 PM
🆕 [Repost] The Reason I Have 12 Birthdays
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/10/24/12-birthdays/

The ever-excellent Blackle Mori posted this about 18 months ago but I don't think it got the level of attention it deserves. If if you've never experienced birthday inflammation or known anybody who
October 24, 2025 at 11:13 AM
🆕 [Repost] AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time
🔗 https://danq.me/2025/10/23/ai-assistants-misrepresent-news-content-45-of-the-time/

The BBC and EBU did some research and discovered that AI assistants tasked with bringing you news get it right only slightly more-often than
October 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM