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  1. Hmm, just ran a 'Spy Night' with the #scouts last night. It was a bit of a mixed bag. I'd put hours into preparing it, but it mostly fell apart when I tried to print out my work sheets last nights, and my home laser printer gave up. So I was 20 mins late, and I couldn't run through the plan with the other leaders to get the right knowledge for supporting the patrols on the different stations :-(

    Running through it, I know now what needs to be changed to make it better, where I wasn't aware without a good 'dry run' that some things were a bit too complex.

    Content wise, this was covered:

    * Message transmission and encoding:
    - Tap code
    - Morse code
    * symmetric ciphers:
    - Pig Pen (Masonic) cipher
    - Caesar cipher
    - Rail Fence cipher
    - Vignere cipher (didn't get to it, needs to be cut)
    * steganography:
    - Invisible ink (lemon juice)
    - First letters of words in a paragraph
    - A cut out mask over a (book) page

    #ScoutingNZ

  2. Hmm, just ran a 'Spy Night' with the #scouts last night. It was a bit of a mixed bag. I'd put hours into preparing it, but it mostly fell apart when I tried to print out my work sheets last nights, and my home laser printer gave up. So I was 20 mins late, and I couldn't run through the plan with the other leaders to get the right knowledge for supporting the patrols on the different stations :-(

    Running through it, I know now what needs to be changed to make it better, where I wasn't aware without a good 'dry run' that some things were a bit too complex.

    Content wise, this was covered:

    * Message transmission and encoding:
    - Tap code
    - Morse code
    * symmetric ciphers:
    - Pig Pen (Masonic) cipher
    - Caesar cipher
    - Rail Fence cipher
    - Vignere cipher (didn't get to it, needs to be cut)
    * steganography:
    - Invisible ink (lemon juice)
    - First letters of words in a paragraph
    - A cut out mask over a (book) page

    #ScoutingNZ

  3. Hmm, just ran a 'Spy Night' with the #scouts last night. It was a bit of a mixed bag. I'd put hours into preparing it, but it mostly fell apart when I tried to print out my work sheets last nights, and my home laser printer gave up. So I was 20 mins late, and I couldn't run through the plan with the other leaders to get the right knowledge for supporting the patrols on the different stations :-(

    Running through it, I know now what needs to be changed to make it better, where I wasn't aware without a good 'dry run' that some things were a bit too complex.

    Content wise, this was covered:

    * Message transmission and encoding:
    - Tap code
    - Morse code
    * symmetric ciphers:
    - Pig Pen (Masonic) cipher
    - Caesar cipher
    - Rail Fence cipher
    - Vignere cipher (didn't get to it, needs to be cut)
    * steganography:
    - Invisible ink (lemon juice)
    - First letters of words in a paragraph
    - A cut out mask over a (book) page

    #ScoutingNZ

  4. Hmm, just ran a 'Spy Night' with the #scouts last night. It was a bit of a mixed bag. I'd put hours into preparing it, but it mostly fell apart when I tried to print out my work sheets last nights, and my home laser printer gave up. So I was 20 mins late, and I couldn't run through the plan with the other leaders to get the right knowledge for supporting the patrols on the different stations :-(

    Running through it, I know now what needs to be changed to make it better, where I wasn't aware without a good 'dry run' that some things were a bit too complex.

    Content wise, this was covered:

    * Message transmission and encoding:
    - Tap code
    - Morse code
    * symmetric ciphers:
    - Pig Pen (Masonic) cipher
    - Caesar cipher
    - Rail Fence cipher
    - Vignere cipher (didn't get to it, needs to be cut)
    * steganography:
    - Invisible ink (lemon juice)
    - First letters of words in a paragraph
    - A cut out mask over a (book) page

    #ScoutingNZ

  5. Der Würstchen-Austeiler, ein Jüngling* von vielleicht 16 Lenzen, scheint sich seiner Wirkung auf beiderlei Geschlecht noch nicht ganz bewusst zu sein 😉
    Vom kreischenden Teenie *ist der süüüß* über Damen mittleren Alters *was ein Lekkerschen* bis hin zu Herren mit kleinen Hunden.
    Die🌭verkaufen sich wie geschnitten🍞
    🤣🤣🤣
    Da freut sich der gute Zweck 💰💰💰
    *Eine gelungene Mischung aus dem jungen Ällen Dällen und Tadzsio/Tod in Venedig😍

    #Flohmarkt #Scouts #Pfadfinder #Visconti

  6. Bier & Würstchen für den Weltfrieden

    Die Musik muss man mögen umpfta 🔊umpfta floor more umpfta beat beat get on the floor. Aber ist ja für einen guten Zweck. Jetzt electro beat world music 🪇🪘clap your hands, nü Africa Africa tranquillo montangna

    #Flohmarkt #Scouts #Pfadfinder

  7. RE: mastodon.social/@atpfm/1165398

    The Great Saunter reminiscing in this episode reminded me of doing the Scouts Ardnavalley Walk every year from 11 to 18 while I was in the Scouts.

    It was a 26 mile walk, with check-in stations roughly every couple of miles. It was great fun.

    ardnavally.com

    #Walking #Scouts

  8. RE: mastodon.social/@atpfm/1165398

    The Great Saunter reminiscing in this episode reminded me of doing the Scouts Ardnavalley Walk every year from 11 to 18 while I was in the Scouts.

    It was a 26 mile walk, with check-in stations roughly every couple of miles. It was great fun.

    ardnavally.com

    #Walking #Scouts

  9. RE: mastodon.social/@atpfm/1165398

    The Great Saunter reminiscing in this episode reminded me of doing the Scouts Ardnavalley Walk every year from 11 to 18 while I was in the Scouts.

    It was a 26 mile walk, with check-in stations roughly every couple of miles. It was great fun.

    ardnavally.com

    #Walking #Scouts

  10. RE: mastodon.social/@atpfm/1165398

    The Great Saunter reminiscing in this episode reminded me of doing the Scouts Ardnavalley Walk every year from 11 to 18 while I was in the Scouts.

    It was a 26 mile walk, with check-in stations roughly every couple of miles. It was great fun.

    ardnavally.com

    #Walking #Scouts

  11. RE: mastodon.social/@atpfm/1165398

    The Great Saunter reminiscing in this episode reminded me of doing the Scouts Ardnavalley Walk every year from 11 to 18 while I was in the Scouts.

    It was a 26 mile walk, with check-in stations roughly every couple of miles. It was great fun.

    ardnavally.com

    #Walking #Scouts

  12. Group Scout camp weekend. I am not there (yet) as I'd already made plans to see friends who live on the other side of the country.

    I will, however, be hot-footing it back later to spend the night on site with our 16ish Beavers (out of around 60 or so who are on camp in total). One of the Beavers has a birthday tomorrow, so there will be cake for breakfast!

    Pictured: my partner-in-crime Jess. We've both stepped into Co-Team Leader since this photo from the last camp.

    #scoutinguk #scouts

  13. Group Scout camp weekend. I am not there (yet) as I'd already made plans to see friends who live on the other side of the country.

    I will, however, be hot-footing it back later to spend the night on site with our 16ish Beavers (out of around 60 or so who are on camp in total). One of the Beavers has a birthday tomorrow, so there will be cake for breakfast!

    Pictured: my partner-in-crime Jess. We've both stepped into Co-Team Leader since this photo from the last camp.

    #scoutinguk #scouts

  14. Group Scout camp weekend. I am not there (yet) as I'd already made plans to see friends who live on the other side of the country.

    I will, however, be hot-footing it back later to spend the night on site with our 16ish Beavers (out of around 60 or so who are on camp in total). One of the Beavers has a birthday tomorrow, so there will be cake for breakfast!

    Pictured: my partner-in-crime Jess. We've both stepped into Co-Team Leader since this photo from the last camp.

    #scoutinguk #scouts

  15. Group Scout camp weekend. I am not there (yet) as I'd already made plans to see friends who live on the other side of the country.

    I will, however, be hot-footing it back later to spend the night on site with our 16ish Beavers (out of around 60 or so who are on camp in total). One of the Beavers has a birthday tomorrow, so there will be cake for breakfast!

    Pictured: my partner-in-crime Jess. We've both stepped into Co-Team Leader since this photo from the last camp.

    #scoutinguk #scouts

  16. Group Scout camp weekend. I am not there (yet) as I'd already made plans to see friends who live on the other side of the country.

    I will, however, be hot-footing it back later to spend the night on site with our 16ish Beavers (out of around 60 or so who are on camp in total). One of the Beavers has a birthday tomorrow, so there will be cake for breakfast!

    Pictured: my partner-in-crime Jess. We've both stepped into Co-Team Leader since this photo from the last camp.

    #scoutinguk #scouts

  17. Sharks Recall Cagnoni, Scouts on How He Can Improve Defensively (+)

    NASHVILLE — The San Jose Sharks have recalled Luca Cagnoni. Cagnoni is the San Jose Barracuda’s top-scoring defenseman…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #NHL #featured #LucaCagnoni #SanJoseBarracuda #SanJoseSharks #scouts #SJHN+ #Sports
    newsbeep.com/us/581052/

  18. Sharks Recall Cagnoni, Scouts on How He Can Improve Defensively (+)

    NASHVILLE — The San Jose Sharks have recalled Luca Cagnoni. Cagnoni is the San Jose Barracuda’s top-scoring defenseman…
    #NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #NHL #featured #LucaCagnoni #SanJoseBarracuda #SanJoseSharks #scouts #SJHN+ #Sports
    newsbeep.com/us/581052/

  19. Swindon Explorer launches £4,000 quest for Poland Jamboree

    Jenny Law, who represents Wiltshire Explorers, has been selected to take part in the 2027 World Scout Jamboree.…
    #Poland #Polska #PL #Europe #Europa #EU #community #fundraising #scouts #Topstories
    europesays.com/poland/1020/

  20. #Sonos play 3 on the bench today, with the well known psu fault caused by crap capacitors and poor design. Customer wasn’t keen to repair as the unit wasn’t worth much… but I suggested it would be better if it was repaired rather than thrown away, and I would do it for cost of components if they made a donation to our local scout group. Win win in my eyes. #repaircafe #RepairReuseRecycle #sonos #electronics #myphoto #aberdeenshire #skillsforlife #scouts

  21. #Sonos play 3 on the bench today, with the well known psu fault caused by crap capacitors and poor design. Customer wasn’t keen to repair as the unit wasn’t worth much… but I suggested it would be better if it was repaired rather than thrown away, and I would do it for cost of components if they made a donation to our local scout group. Win win in my eyes. #repaircafe #RepairReuseRecycle #sonos #electronics #myphoto #aberdeenshire #skillsforlife #scouts

  22. #Sonos play 3 on the bench today, with the well known psu fault caused by crap capacitors and poor design. Customer wasn’t keen to repair as the unit wasn’t worth much… but I suggested it would be better if it was repaired rather than thrown away, and I would do it for cost of components if they made a donation to our local scout group. Win win in my eyes. #repaircafe #RepairReuseRecycle #sonos #electronics #myphoto #aberdeenshire #skillsforlife #scouts

  23. #Sonos play 3 on the bench today, with the well known psu fault caused by crap capacitors and poor design. Customer wasn’t keen to repair as the unit wasn’t worth much… but I suggested it would be better if it was repaired rather than thrown away, and I would do it for cost of components if they made a donation to our local scout group. Win win in my eyes. #repaircafe #RepairReuseRecycle #sonos #electronics #myphoto #aberdeenshire #skillsforlife #scouts

  24. #Sonos play 3 on the bench today, with the well known psu fault caused by crap capacitors and poor design. Customer wasn’t keen to repair as the unit wasn’t worth much… but I suggested it would be better if it was repaired rather than thrown away, and I would do it for cost of components if they made a donation to our local scout group. Win win in my eyes. #repaircafe #RepairReuseRecycle #sonos #electronics #myphoto #aberdeenshire #skillsforlife #scouts

  25. Would there be a (small) NZ hoster to offer cheap/affordable/simple hosting to a NZ non-profit (a local #scouts group).

    Needs are a (simple) web site (currently Wordpress), email hosting (currently email forwarding only) and possibly file/collaboration (seldom, low load, possibly Nextcloud with ONLYOFFICE).

    Maybe @lightweight might know somebody or be interested to help/provide?

    Note: This might help to provide a stepping stone to integrate with the fediverse, and/or also get them on board with departing from Facebook/WhatsApp eventually. Any insights/suggestions/strategies are welcome.

    #fedihelp #AotearoaNZ

  26. Would there be a (small) NZ hoster to offer cheap/affordable/simple hosting to a NZ non-profit (a local #scouts group).

    Needs are a (simple) web site (currently Wordpress), email hosting (currently email forwarding only) and possibly file/collaboration (seldom, low load, possibly Nextcloud with ONLYOFFICE).

    Maybe @lightweight might know somebody or be interested to help/provide?

    Note: This might help to provide a stepping stone to integrate with the fediverse, and/or also get them on board with departing from Facebook/WhatsApp eventually. Any insights/suggestions/strategies are welcome.

    #fedihelp #AotearoaNZ

  27. Would there be a (small) NZ hoster to offer cheap/affordable/simple hosting to a NZ non-profit (a local #scouts group).

    Needs are a (simple) web site (currently Wordpress), email hosting (currently email forwarding only) and possibly file/collaboration (seldom, low load, possibly Nextcloud with ONLYOFFICE).

    Maybe @lightweight might know somebody or be interested to help/provide?

    Note: This might help to provide a stepping stone to integrate with the fediverse, and/or also get them on board with departing from Facebook/WhatsApp eventually. Any insights/suggestions/strategies are welcome.

    #fedihelp #AotearoaNZ

  28. Would there be a (small) NZ hoster to offer cheap/affordable/simple hosting to a NZ non-profit (a local #scouts group).

    Needs are a (simple) web site (currently Wordpress), email hosting (currently email forwarding only) and possibly file/collaboration (seldom, low load, possibly Nextcloud with ONLYOFFICE).

    Maybe @lightweight might know somebody or be interested to help/provide?

    Note: This might help to provide a stepping stone to integrate with the fediverse, and/or also get them on board with departing from Facebook/WhatsApp eventually. Any insights/suggestions/strategies are welcome.

    #fedihelp #AotearoaNZ