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We're donating $10,000 to the cause

The Groundspeak Lackeys entered the DARPA Balloon Network Challenge on December 5, 2009. In the end we didn't win the $40,000 for charity, but we're still donating $10,000 of our own money to DonorsChoose.org programs.

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Balloons... Up Up and... Tethered!

The DARPA Network Challenge has begun! Thanks to everyone who let us know that their eyes will be in the sky while out geocaching. We'll send status updates when we get them.

Already strategies are revealing themselves in the competition.
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18 comments:

  1. steve adams hope mills, ncDecember 5, 2009 at 7:38 AM

    well, there's none outside my window!

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  2. eightDecember 5, 2009 at 7:38 AM

    what if people post disinformation or false red balloons? :)

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  3. AnonymousDecember 5, 2009 at 7:53 AM

    Spyderman, WNC I see nutting but fog!

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  4. Bertholfs2003December 5, 2009 at 7:58 AM

    If anyone sees one in Oregon, that would be cool if you could post a hint so we can take our kiddie cachers to see it and have their photo with the Darpa person. None we've seen driving around town so far....

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  5. Bertholfs2003December 5, 2009 at 8:03 AM

    In response to what 'eight' said...according to the web site all baloons display a Darpa logo, except balloon number 6. Hopefully no one will post disinformation here as we are all working together for a good cause and not for personal gain. I'd like to think geocachers are above the disinformation thing....

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  6. AnonymousDecember 5, 2009 at 8:03 AM

    nothing in northern NH so far

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  7. AnonymousDecember 5, 2009 at 8:08 AM

    Haven't seen anything in Green Bay. Keep Looking, though!

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  8. fundadDecember 5, 2009 at 8:11 AM

    checking around UNH in NH none so far

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  9. AnonymousDecember 5, 2009 at 8:18 AM

    What are some strategies people are using?
    -geocacher anonymous

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  10. AnonymousDecember 5, 2009 at 8:21 AM

    is the challenge website down? darpa's i mean? I cant get it to load. Anyone got a different address for it? I would like to follow this game!

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  11. the3legrosDecember 5, 2009 at 8:26 AM

    Nothing around Pittsburgh, PA - we are out looking!! the3legros

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  12. UnknownDecember 5, 2009 at 8:37 AM

    twitter reports New Brunswick , CT, any geocachers out there???
    Happy Hunting brizzel

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  13. AnonymousDecember 5, 2009 at 8:58 AM

    and the only more or less credible foto on twitter, apparently shows one along freeway 14 in CA....
    brizzel
    not sure if I want to follow twitter anymore now, too much junk to read through!

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  14. AnonymousDecember 5, 2009 at 9:00 AM

    The BlueMoon Team will be out and about today in New Jersey and will be looking.

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  15. steve adams hope mills, ncDecember 5, 2009 at 9:02 AM

    so 2 hrs into it and 4 to go and no updates?

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  16. steve adams hope mills, ncDecember 5, 2009 at 9:37 AM

    why no updates guys?

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  17. AnonymousDecember 5, 2009 at 9:54 AM

    To Anonymous whot can't get DARPA to load...
    https://networkchallenge.darpa.mil/default.aspx

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  18. steve adams hope mills, ncDecember 5, 2009 at 1:33 PM

    this was fun. can't wait for next year!

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