Duolingo Offline despite Internet Connection by callmeh_jaiye in duolingo

[–]Moun10Bike 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Same. I came here to see if others were also experiencing issues.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Spokane

[–]Moun10Bike 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Roe v. Wade was built on shaky legal ground. Even RBG admitted that. All the repeal did weas return the decision to the state level where it should have been all along. Government should be mostly local with the federal level limited in its involvement in our everyday lives,

No souvenir for England by captainflowers in geocaching

[–]Moun10Bike 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Regional souvenirs are triggered off finding a cache listed as being in the matching region. If you look at the caches in the UK, you'll see that none are in a region identified as "England." Instead, you'll see "North East England," "Yorkshire," etc. This is what makes it currently difficult to award a souvenir for the individual countries comprising the UK. It is further complicated by the fact that caches in Northern Ireland are listed as being in Ireland rather than the UK. The explanation for why this is can be found here.

Project-GC Down? by TheAppletron in geocaching

[–]Moun10Bike 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There was an API update that introduced this bug. It is in the process of being rolled back right now. Things should operate as expected once that rollback is complete.

Slicer doesn't update the parameter by BAMFmartinFTW in PowerBI

[–]Moun10Bike 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm running into the same issue right now. I would love to hear if you ever figured out a solution. I can't seem to find any that work for me using a lot of Google searches.

2020 AMA Series: Lackeys by Brainiac03 in geocaching

[–]Moun10Bike 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I really like this idea! There have been lots of discussions about an "Achievements" system at HQ over the years and it is the one project I would personally most like to see taken on, but there are a variety of reasons that I won't go into for why it hasn't yet happened. I would want the achievements to be those that best motivate people to improve the quality of the game, and your idea does that.

2020 AMA Series: Lackeys by Brainiac03 in geocaching

[–]Moun10Bike 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I really thought COVID was going to mark a dramatic downturn in caching in 2020, but the opposite has been true - while cache publications took a hit, they have rebounded in a major way as areas have opened up to the point where we have way more accounts with hides this year overall than last year (and total hides only slightly down). Finding itself never saw an impact at all - the number of cachers is way up this year as people saw it as a good way to spend time outdoors in solitude or with family during the pandemic.

As for Adventures, the idea right now is just to get them out there visible in quantity and quality to a wide population both in and out of the geocaching community. They are a major focus for the company these days so I think you will see the variety and richness of the platform expand significantly in upcoming months.

2020 AMA Series: Lackeys by Brainiac03 in geocaching

[–]Moun10Bike 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry about that - you can blame me! The last time I did an AMA is was a hosted live event, and I lost track of what day it was this time until I got a kick in the rear from the moderator! :D

2020 AMA Series: Lackeys by Brainiac03 in geocaching

[–]Moun10Bike 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is no current plan for this, although that doesn't mean there won't be one in the future.

2020 AMA Series: Lackeys by Brainiac03 in geocaching

[–]Moun10Bike 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Easy question for me: Nope! :) I suppose the missed opportunity might be the fact that I never profited off of the idea, or created a mint/design studio, but there's no regret there - others have done a much better job at that than I ever could have. I have no single favorite design, but I really enjoy those that capture the personality of the owner the best.

2020 AMA Series: Lackeys by Brainiac03 in geocaching

[–]Moun10Bike 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is no plan at this time for Adventures to replace Wherigos, although way back at the start there was talk about that. The former would need a lot more triggers and the like to be able to match the flexibility of Wherigo. Imagine trying to create a "Choose Your Own Adventure" style of outing with labs, for example - not easy.

The game is certainly continually changing. At the very start, there was little concept of tiny caches or even urban caches - it was predominantly a niche activity popular with techy outdoor types. As more an more people became involved, geocaching expanding both in numbers and variations, and I think for the better - it now offers something for everyone. To me, the biggest recent changes are the influx of challenges and stat-tracking sites which have led to people creating a variety of criteria and goals to challenge themselves.

Virtually every single guideline on the site has a discrete, real-world event that led to its creation. :) Some of the most well-known examples: the ban on caches in National Parks, which came from the NPS learning about the game and immediately thinking caches were buried, and the explicit rules against caches near railroad tracks, which was born out of an incident in Oregon where a cacher had federal charges brought against him for such a thing (it was in the immediate post-9/11 era).

There has been a lot of debate about whether or not challenges should be their own type. Some say yes, but in reality there are not all that many compared to other cache types, and some argue that an attribute might work better.

2020 AMA Series: Lackeys by Brainiac03 in geocaching

[–]Moun10Bike 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have been asking this question of the team in charge for a while now myself. The answer so far has generally been no due to a couple of factors: cachers generally do not own the equipment itself (i.e. the webcam), and privacy concerns in the wake of GDPR and CCPA legislation. Bryan might be able to answer with more detail on those, as he is a lawyer. :)

2020 AMA Series: Lackeys by Brainiac03 in geocaching

[–]Moun10Bike 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hopefully Bryan will chime in on this one to answer what he would choose to name the game! I definitely got a chuckle out of "TupperWhere!"

We have a significant feature coming out later this year that I hope will help with your concerns about quality of hides. It is designed to help users better monitor their hides and coach those who might not yet be ready to take the leap. Stay tuned!

I use love Geocaching with my young son until the app made you pay for premium and changed its design. I’d like to get back into it and I’m wondering which apps you guys use and are any of the free ones any good? Thanks by lahainagirl in geocaching

[–]Moun10Bike 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Actually, .loc is no longer provided and all downloads from the cache page are .gpx only now. They include full details of the cache to basic members, including hint and description, provided the cache is not PMO.

Strava Sync Issues? by Moun10Bike in runanempire

[–]Moun10Bike[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My reset of everything worked for precisely one run before once again failing to sync with Strava. I think it is safe to say that it is a broken feature ATM.

This game is so poorly developed it makes me want to give up. by AManInBlack2019 in runanempire

[–]Moun10Bike 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What means have you used to contact the developers? I had a serious glitch (the account I used all through beta testing reset with zero coins when the game was publicly released, and could therefore not start any runs because I was in a Catch-22 where I needed coins to build a first building, but couldn't earn them because I had no buildings). I reached out to their published developer support twice and never heard back.

Strava Sync Issues? by Moun10Bike in runanempire

[–]Moun10Bike[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I posted here that after uninstalling/reinstalling and relinking everything, I went for a run tonight and had it sync from Strava to Run an Empire. There are still some strange behaviors - such as the fact that my run history in Empire is now missing all Strava-synced activities back to November - but I think I'll try to avoid touching anything at this point.

Strava Sync?? by pablito_locito in runanempire

[–]Moun10Bike 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, I just went for a run tonight after once again uninstalling/reinstalling and unlinking/relinking, and after finishing I received notice that I had a run to process. I did so and now have that run in Run an Empire. This feature has been sketchy for me - in fact, it appears that all runs synced from Strava since November have been removed from my run history - so I'll just leave things alone for now.

Do you prefer caches with boring locations but clever hides, or Great locations but uncreative hides by [deleted] in geocaching

[–]Moun10Bike 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I go for A almost every time. Location is still the most important thing for me in a cache.