Re: OT

The Natural Philosopher <[email protected]>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.misc
Organization A little, after lunch
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 21/08/2026 19:08, rbowman wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:43:20 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> 
>> On 20/08/2026 21:26, rbowman wrote:
>>>    Lately I've been using the phone unless I
>>> plan to be in an area with no cell service.
>>
>> My in phone app works without cell coverage. Its all in the phone
> 
> You snipped the relevant context about geocaching.
> 
Is it relevant though? I cant see how an internet cconnection helps you 
find a cache

> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocaching#Mobile_devices
> 
> The phone app connects to geocaching.com, retrieves the data for the area
> reported by the phone's GPS, and presents it on a map. Clicking on one
> downloads the description, logs, and hints, if any. If the cache is found,
> you can then log it.  Obviously all this requires a connection.
> 
Oh. Seems a bit silly, but who am I ...



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