Bugsyves, one of the 2 organizers of the montreal urban geo-rally made a great video that he put on Youtube…
Here it is !! There are a few pics of me there, the best ones at the very end …
Last saturday, in Montreal, Incomer and Bugsyves organized a geo-rallye. For those of you who don’t know what geo-caching is, read this text that explains it. The rallye consisted of about 13 teams of 4 or 5 people that had a series of geo-caches to find, and lots of very tricky clues to solve.
I had volunteered to help with the Rallye instead of being part of one of the teams. My job was to play a homeless man, in downtown Montreal. I was essentially sitting on a LARGE cache that was covered in a blanket. A Teammate, (Narquois) who was in the park across the street would give me a sign when geocachers were heading my way. At this point I would pretend to sleep, on the cache, and wait for one of them to decide to wake me (in hopes that I was in fact part of the game). I had a cardboard sign next to me that said (in french) “Need 20$ for a steak please” that I only put out when the geocachers where near. It was very fun listening to the team members debating if I was in fact sitting on the cache, and if I was part of the game or just bad luck on their part that I was sitting there. I didn’t make it easy either I must admit.
I haven’t been to many camp grounds, but Oka National Park is one of my favorites because it’s not too far from montreal (about 30-40 minute drive), it has a long Beach (which is rare), and is literally in the middle of a huge forest that has nice bike paths, wildlife, and views.
There are a few things that should be mentioned however :
The world is overpopulated, and together we’re slowly killing it. There’s a lot of talk about being eco-friendly and “green”, but are you doing anything about it ?? I’ve spent the last year trying to minimize my ecological footprint, here are 10 easy things that i’ve been doing (or trying mostly) that I suggest you also do !
From the Wikipedia :
Techie is a term, derivative of the word technology, for a person who displays a great, sometimes even obsessive, interest in technology, as well as high-tech devices, particularly computers. Some techies express a disregard for any technology that could possibly be considered obsolete, even if the technology or process in question might only be considered obsolete within the techie community. Consequently, techies are also often early adopters. With the increased spending power of techies, a few media outlets exist that cater solely to them, most notably Wired, Slashdot, and, while it existed, TechTV. Geeks or nerds are often also considered to be techies; however, the reverse is not necessarily true and more people who would not be considered “geeks” are becoming techies, especially with the advancement of technology in recent years.
Another possible and less common use of the word is as a replacement of the description of a person as ignorant, especially when technology of some kind is involved. For instance, consider a person who believes that he or she knows the proper way of performing something (with technology, like creating a circuit board.) However, he or she actually does not know how to properly perform the task, but is unwilling to listen to suggestions from more knowledgeable people. This person could be considered a “techie.” The tone of the word is similar to that of “geek” or “nerd.”
“Techie” is also used as a nickname (without pejorative connotations) for a student from a university with the name “Technology” in its title, such as Cal Tech, Georgia Tech, MIT, IIT, FIT and Virginia Tech
The Kill-A-Watt power monitor gets plugged into your electrical socket, and is then plugged into the electrical appliance / gadget that you want to monitor. This is a great way of calculating how much power you need for your future renewable / solar energy system. Use it to calculate how many watts ALL of your electrical things take in a day, and then figure out how many batteries and solar panels you need ! It’s really handy for large things that aren’t specific about their power requirements.
Most solar and wind powered set-ups have the same basic concept. The sun or the Wind creates power, which is then stored in batteries. That way, even when the sun isn’t shining you have power. Also, the batteries act as a kind of power regulator. This article will explain what kind of batteries you need, and how much power that will give you.
Techie NATION has started a facebook group. Just for the fun of it. I’m not really a big facebook fan or any of those social network places, but as they say ; when in rome, do like the romans do. In this case, they’re all on facebook.
So TECHIES OF THE WORLD UNITE, join this facebook group! All tech’s in all fields are needed ! We will gather the smartest, most resourceful, MacGyver style group that can accomplish anything, and then proceed for our quest of Techie WORLD DOMINATION ! Admit it, you secretly desire techie’s to take over the world. You are probably one of them, and you would do a much better job than most at many many things.
We want YOU ! Become a leader in the Techie REVOLUTION because of your Techie skills and logical thinking!
Cya there !
Power to the TECHIE ! 
The most recent episode of South Park, season 12 episode 6, entitled over logging, was a great one for all techie’s. (Or atleast something we can relate with… to a point) I really admire the way South Park takes real life topics and really exaggerate them beyond what I thought was possible.
Beware : This post has spoilers for the episode, so only read it if you’ve already seen it, probably won’t have the time to watch it, or just don’t care to have the jist of it given away before you see it. Click below to keep reading :
“With technology, our lives are faster, access is faster, and a lot of our needs are met immediately,” she says. “It has made our expectations higher. We expect that things should work and should work quickly.”
This is a quote from a CBC news article about mental health and anger. In short, they’re saying that technology may be causing us to get more and more impatient and angry. I’m not sure if I agree that technology is the cause, but I must admit that my patience has gone down over the years.
The article goes on to tell us that anger is bad for your health, and that IF you get angry, you should find a proper way to vent it. The best strategy however, is to simply “let it go” when someone does something that would usually anger you.
If “letting it go” isn’t an option for you, use this stress reduction kit that is being offered to you totally FREE OF CHARGE :
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