Another idea might be to replace the logbook every so often, use a
scanner/digital camera to copy the stamps, print them out, cut them
out, and make a little 'booklet' of the copies to place in the box.
A bit of work, but the best of both worlds!
an idea...
11 messages in this thread |
Started on 2003-09-17
an idea...
From: squirrel_nut_19 (squirrel_nut@hotmail.com) |
Date: 2003-09-17 20:32:20 UTC
an idea...
From: (davyschris@aol.com) |
Date: 2006-02-14 15:50:36 UTC-05:00
Hey, guys. I have no idea if this would make any difference at all, and this
was just a thought I had this morning, but Choi mentioned that the LBNA site
has become very cumbersom for its current server. From what I understand, he
and Ryan worked to streamline it.
But... do you guys think that if more of us took our clues off the site, it
would help? I don't mean to delete them; I mean, what if those of us with the
know-how listed our clues on LBNA but then put the actual clues on another
website, the way that Chuck and Molly do or the way that Irish Tinker does? It's
free to do and not that hard.
Just trying to think of ways to make it a little easier... Let me know if
this is a helpful idea.
Chrissy
~Brandy, You're a Fine Girl
was just a thought I had this morning, but Choi mentioned that the LBNA site
has become very cumbersom for its current server. From what I understand, he
and Ryan worked to streamline it.
But... do you guys think that if more of us took our clues off the site, it
would help? I don't mean to delete them; I mean, what if those of us with the
know-how listed our clues on LBNA but then put the actual clues on another
website, the way that Chuck and Molly do or the way that Irish Tinker does? It's
free to do and not that hard.
Just trying to think of ways to make it a little easier... Let me know if
this is a helpful idea.
Chrissy
~Brandy, You're a Fine Girl
Re: [LbNA] an idea...
From: (john@johnsblog.com) |
Date: 2006-02-14 16:35:09 UTC-05:00
That wouldn't help, but nice thought. The changes that
Ryan helped me make have made a huge improvement in how
efficiently the site runs. That alone should give us some
room to grow. Longer term, we may need to consider
alternatives to traditional shared web hosting solutions.
Choi
On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 15:50:36 EST
davyschris@aol.com wrote:
> Hey, guys. I have no idea if this would make any
>difference at all, and this
> was just a thought I had this morning, but Choi
>mentioned that the LBNA site
> has become very cumbersom for its current server. From
>what I understand, he
> and Ryan worked to streamline it.
>
> But... do you guys think that if more of us took our
>clues off the site, it
> would help? I don't mean to delete them; I mean, what
>if those of us with the
> know-how listed our clues on LBNA but then put the
>actual clues on another
> website, the way that Chuck and Molly do or the way that
>Irish Tinker does? It's
> free to do and not that hard.
>
> Just trying to think of ways to make it a little
>easier... Let me know if
> this is a helpful idea.
>
> Chrissy
> ~Brandy, You're a Fine Girl
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>
Ryan helped me make have made a huge improvement in how
efficiently the site runs. That alone should give us some
room to grow. Longer term, we may need to consider
alternatives to traditional shared web hosting solutions.
Choi
On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 15:50:36 EST
davyschris@aol.com wrote:
> Hey, guys. I have no idea if this would make any
>difference at all, and this
> was just a thought I had this morning, but Choi
>mentioned that the LBNA site
> has become very cumbersom for its current server. From
>what I understand, he
> and Ryan worked to streamline it.
>
> But... do you guys think that if more of us took our
>clues off the site, it
> would help? I don't mean to delete them; I mean, what
>if those of us with the
> know-how listed our clues on LBNA but then put the
>actual clues on another
> website, the way that Chuck and Molly do or the way that
>Irish Tinker does? It's
> free to do and not that hard.
>
> Just trying to think of ways to make it a little
>easier... Let me know if
> this is a helpful idea.
>
> Chrissy
> ~Brandy, You're a Fine Girl
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>
Re: [LbNA] an idea...
From: wink2267 (wink2267@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2006-02-14 22:25:03 UTC
Curious....
It is the amount of people that are visiting, and not the amount of
information listed, yes? I'm just trying to get a better grasp.
-WINK
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, wrote:
>
> That wouldn't help, but nice thought. The changes that
> Ryan helped me make have made a huge improvement in how
> efficiently the site runs. That alone should give us some
> room to grow. Longer term, we may need to consider
> alternatives to traditional shared web hosting solutions.
>
> Choi
>
> On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 15:50:36 EST
> davyschris@... wrote:
> > Hey, guys. I have no idea if this would make any
> >difference at all, and this
> > was just a thought I had this morning, but Choi
> >mentioned that the LBNA site
> > has become very cumbersom for its current server. From
> >what I understand, he
> > and Ryan worked to streamline it.
> >
> > But... do you guys think that if more of us took our
> >clues off the site, it
> > would help? I don't mean to delete them; I mean, what
> >if those of us with the
> > know-how listed our clues on LBNA but then put the
> >actual clues on another
> > website, the way that Chuck and Molly do or the way that
> >Irish Tinker does? It's
> > free to do and not that hard.
> >
> > Just trying to think of ways to make it a little
> >easier... Let me know if
> > this is a helpful idea.
> >
> > Chrissy
> > ~Brandy, You're a Fine Girl
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
It is the amount of people that are visiting, and not the amount of
information listed, yes? I'm just trying to get a better grasp.
-WINK
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com,
>
> That wouldn't help, but nice thought. The changes that
> Ryan helped me make have made a huge improvement in how
> efficiently the site runs. That alone should give us some
> room to grow. Longer term, we may need to consider
> alternatives to traditional shared web hosting solutions.
>
> Choi
>
> On Tue, 14 Feb 2006 15:50:36 EST
> davyschris@... wrote:
> > Hey, guys. I have no idea if this would make any
> >difference at all, and this
> > was just a thought I had this morning, but Choi
> >mentioned that the LBNA site
> > has become very cumbersom for its current server. From
> >what I understand, he
> > and Ryan worked to streamline it.
> >
> > But... do you guys think that if more of us took our
> >clues off the site, it
> > would help? I don't mean to delete them; I mean, what
> >if those of us with the
> > know-how listed our clues on LBNA but then put the
> >actual clues on another
> > website, the way that Chuck and Molly do or the way that
> >Irish Tinker does? It's
> > free to do and not that hard.
> >
> > Just trying to think of ways to make it a little
> >easier... Let me know if
> > this is a helpful idea.
> >
> > Chrissy
> > ~Brandy, You're a Fine Girl
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
Re: [LbNA] an idea...
From: rscarpen (letterboxing@atlasquest.com) |
Date: 2006-02-15 01:44:52 UTC
> It is the amount of people that are visiting, and not the amount of
> information listed, yes? I'm just trying to get a better grasp.
Well, both are likely to be a factor, but it's just part of the
growing pains. A system that works well with 1000 boxes may not work
well when it gets 10,000, and a system designed for 10,000 boxes may
not work well with 100,000 boxes.
But that's not to say it can't handle 100,000 boxes. Just that
additional optimizations are needed. And likewise, a system designed
to support 100 people might crack when 1000 are using it.
But that's not to say you should try to avoid hosting your clues on
LbNA either.
AQ suffers the same problems on occasion. I had to rewrite the message
boards twice already. First when it got more than about 1,000 messages
posted, then again when it started getting around 10,000 messages. I
fully expect I might have to rewrite some more code when it ends up
with 100,000 messages, but that's a bridge I'll cross when I come to it.
All things considered, the actual hosting of the clue doesn't take up
much space or cause problems. It's complex the queries that search,
sort, and filter the boxes so you can see just the boxes you want to
see that's processor intensive. Hosting the clues somewhere else won't
fix problems like that.
Just keep using LbNA like always. It might have growing pains, but all
is well. *nodding*
-- Ryan
> information listed, yes? I'm just trying to get a better grasp.
Well, both are likely to be a factor, but it's just part of the
growing pains. A system that works well with 1000 boxes may not work
well when it gets 10,000, and a system designed for 10,000 boxes may
not work well with 100,000 boxes.
But that's not to say it can't handle 100,000 boxes. Just that
additional optimizations are needed. And likewise, a system designed
to support 100 people might crack when 1000 are using it.
But that's not to say you should try to avoid hosting your clues on
LbNA either.
AQ suffers the same problems on occasion. I had to rewrite the message
boards twice already. First when it got more than about 1,000 messages
posted, then again when it started getting around 10,000 messages. I
fully expect I might have to rewrite some more code when it ends up
with 100,000 messages, but that's a bridge I'll cross when I come to it.
All things considered, the actual hosting of the clue doesn't take up
much space or cause problems. It's complex the queries that search,
sort, and filter the boxes so you can see just the boxes you want to
see that's processor intensive. Hosting the clues somewhere else won't
fix problems like that.
Just keep using LbNA like always. It might have growing pains, but all
is well. *nodding*
-- Ryan
Re: [LbNA] an idea...
From: (davyschris@aol.com) |
Date: 2006-02-14 21:20:43 UTC-05:00
OK. It was just a thought. :)
Trying to do my part,
Chrissy :)
Trying to do my part,
Chrissy :)
Re: [LbNA] an idea...
From: Doc (coolwan@zoomtown.com) |
Date: 2006-02-14 23:18:49 UTC-05:00
We are trying to get everyone in our area here in South Western Ohio
to do just that. We set up Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana sites in SWOGO.ORG
to put the clues on. The clues are linked from our site. It's also nice as
you can leave messages about the boxes after you find them. The site
is totally free to use. All you have to do is make an account and post your
boxes. You do not need an account to access the listed boxes. It;s really
kind of nice.
Doc
Ohio Boxes
http://swogo.org/cachebb/viewforum.php?f=20
Kentucky Boxes
http://swogo.org/cachebb/viewforum.php?f=21
Indiana Boxes
http://swogo.org/cachebb/viewforum.php?f=22
Indiana Boxes
--
====================
HTTP://Syberspace.net
TeamJedi@SWOGO.ORG
Cell 513-379-9147
====================
---- davyschris@aol.com wrote:
> Hey, guys. I have no idea if this would make any difference at all, and this
> was just a thought I had this morning, but Choi mentioned that the LBNA site
> has become very cumbersom for its current server. From what I understand, he
> and Ryan worked to streamline it.
>
> But... do you guys think that if more of us took our clues off the site, it
> would help? I don't mean to delete them; I mean, what if those of us with the
> know-how listed our clues on LBNA but then put the actual clues on another
> website, the way that Chuck and Molly do or the way that Irish Tinker does? It's
> free to do and not that hard.
>
> Just trying to think of ways to make it a little easier... Let me know if
> this is a helpful idea.
>
> Chrissy
> ~Brandy, You're a Fine Girl
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>
Re: [LbNA] an idea...
From: funhog1 (funhog@pacifier.com) |
Date: 2006-02-15 20:47:48 UTC
You may not realize that there are many, many letterboxers who
adamantly do not want any such messages posted regarding their
letterboxes. This was the basis of a very heated arguement a couple of
years back on this very talk list. Although it's highly unlikely, not
having hidden any letterboxes in your region, please do not allow any
commentary on any of my boxes to appear on your web site. Many thanks,
Funhog
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Doc wrote:
> It's also nice as
> you can leave messages about the boxes after you find them.
>
adamantly do not want any such messages posted regarding their
letterboxes. This was the basis of a very heated arguement a couple of
years back on this very talk list. Although it's highly unlikely, not
having hidden any letterboxes in your region, please do not allow any
commentary on any of my boxes to appear on your web site. Many thanks,
Funhog
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Doc
> It's also nice as
> you can leave messages about the boxes after you find them.
>
Re: an idea...
From: lesliekusz (lesliekusz@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2006-02-22 07:31:30 UTC
> All things considered, the actual hosting of the clue doesn't take up
> much space or cause problems. It's complex the queries that search,
> sort, and filter the boxes so you can see just the boxes you want to
> see that's processor intensive. Hosting the clues somewhere else won't
> fix problems like that.
If this is the case, would it be possible to create a small application for both Windows and
Macs that could download all of the clues, update them every time you logged in, and then
enabled you to do all of the search aspects using the user's machine rather than doing the
calculations via the web? Even if only some people downloaded the information that way,
it might speed things up a bit.
Just a thought.
> much space or cause problems. It's complex the queries that search,
> sort, and filter the boxes so you can see just the boxes you want to
> see that's processor intensive. Hosting the clues somewhere else won't
> fix problems like that.
If this is the case, would it be possible to create a small application for both Windows and
Macs that could download all of the clues, update them every time you logged in, and then
enabled you to do all of the search aspects using the user's machine rather than doing the
calculations via the web? Even if only some people downloaded the information that way,
it might speed things up a bit.
Just a thought.
Re: an idea...
From: rscarpen (letterboxing@atlasquest.com) |
Date: 2006-02-22 17:26:57 UTC
> If this is the case, would it be possible to create a small
> application for both Windows and Macs that could download all of the
> clues, update them every time you logged in, and then enabled you to
> do all of the search aspects using the user's machine rather than
> doing the calculations via the web?
Downloading ALL the clues would be significantly worse for performance
than doing a search and downloading just the clues that the person needs.
-- Ryan
> application for both Windows and Macs that could download all of the
> clues, update them every time you logged in, and then enabled you to
> do all of the search aspects using the user's machine rather than
> doing the calculations via the web?
Downloading ALL the clues would be significantly worse for performance
than doing a search and downloading just the clues that the person needs.
-- Ryan
Re: an idea...
From: lesliekusz (lesliekusz@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2006-02-26 21:22:19 UTC
Darn. I was just hoping for one of those "out of the mouths of babes" moments--you
know, "Gosh, she doesn't know anything about it, but that's our solution. What a genius!"
Obviously, as a friend of mine puts it, I misspelled genius. In this case, it would be
"genie-ass!"
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "rscarpen" wrote:
>
> > If this is the case, would it be possible to create a small
> > application for both Windows and Macs that could download all of the
> > clues, update them every time you logged in, and then enabled you to
> > do all of the search aspects using the user's machine rather than
> > doing the calculations via the web?
>
> Downloading ALL the clues would be significantly worse for performance
> than doing a search and downloading just the clues that the person needs.
>
> -- Ryan
>
know, "Gosh, she doesn't know anything about it, but that's our solution. What a genius!"
Obviously, as a friend of mine puts it, I misspelled genius. In this case, it would be
"genie-ass!"
--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "rscarpen"
>
> > If this is the case, would it be possible to create a small
> > application for both Windows and Macs that could download all of the
> > clues, update them every time you logged in, and then enabled you to
> > do all of the search aspects using the user's machine rather than
> > doing the calculations via the web?
>
> Downloading ALL the clues would be significantly worse for performance
> than doing a search and downloading just the clues that the person needs.
>
> -- Ryan
>