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Geohashing Conquers the South Pole

Posted by timothy on from the another-reason-to-want-to-visit-the-pole dept.

New submitter Kjellander writes "Randall, of xkcd fame, and inventor of Geohashing, has commented on the recent successful expedition of a Globalhash less than 1 km from the Amundsen-Scott research station by 5 brave scientists staying there over winter. The last continent has been conquered and many records broken."

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  1. Re:Winter? by L4t3r4lu5 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Polar bears in Antarctica?

    Yet penguins carrying data packets to mainland US is fine, right? That's what you're telling me.

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