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by db39 3y ago
It's just a Jekyll static site.
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by db39 3y ago
That's a really difficult question because the Husafell is so different to a barbell - along with the fact you have to carry it 35m. There are aspects of grip and wingspan involved, too. I say this as someone who hasn't touched th
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by db39 3y ago
>I read the entire article and really thought this was satire. Can I ask what made you think it was satire? Just disbelief that stonelifting is a thing?
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by db39 3y ago
A bit of both. Scotland definitely has a concentration of stonelifters in the community. But there are plenty of stones that I haven't added to the map (in Iceland, Sweden, the Faroe Islands, and Japan especially). I try to branch out
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by db39 3y ago
Yeah, I speak a little Japanese, so I was able to ask one of the people working at the museum. It really depends on the shrine. Some explicitly allow lifting and some have stones that you're not allowed to touch. So it's best to a
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by db39 3y ago
Awesome! I know of the stone the page mentions. Someone placed a stone there a couple of years back because it's such an amazing place.
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by db39 3y ago
Those are fair points. I guess the audience I wrote this article for is people who are already aware of stonelifting and who are planning to go and lift some stones. I've added a TODO to make it a little more clear in this article. &gt
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by db39 3y ago
Like the other reply, stones range in sizes and weights. Even if you're not massive, there are plenty of more accessible historic stones. You obviously tend to hear about the heaviest and most challenging ones that giants lift. One of
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by db39 3y ago
I do add some monuments. For Japanese stones, I'm a little more conservative about adding them, generally. I'll be adding the Hida no Sato stones to the map alongside the article though. As for Benelux, I'm not aware of any h
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by db39 3y ago
Basque stonelifters are the best in the world. I'd love to write more about them!
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by db39 3y ago
You have no idea how many times I've heard that. And it's not far from my own story. The stonelifting community is fantastic.
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by db39 3y ago
Thanks!
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by db39 3y ago
Funnily enough, I went to Hida no Sato in May to visit the stones (the museum itself is great too)! They're going to be the subject of one of my future articles. The stones at Hida folk village are lighter than most, but the setting ma
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by db39 3y ago
Stoneland, Fullsterkur, and Levantadores are many people's introduction to stonelifting. They're wonderful documentaries. Martins Licis (2019 World's Strongest Man) also produces some great documentaries related to stonelifti
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by db39 3y ago
Do you mean what lifts should you train, or what numbers you should hit?
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by db39 3y ago
I'm don't know of any events in South East Asia - although I wouldn't be surprised if there were some. Japan, China, South Korea, and India all have stonelifting cultures, so it wouldn't be odd to see it elsewhere in Asi
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by db39 3y ago
I've been (mostly lurking) on Hacker News for about a decade, so I visit pretty often. I only caught it this time because of a traffic spike notification.
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by db39 3y ago
Glad you like it! I've loved creating it over the last four years. Awesome! Where did you see it? One of the articles hit the front page of reddit late last year, so that was cool.
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by db39 3y ago
Thanks! The original idea for the site was something along these lines (a log of people's lifts). I may have something in the pipeline...
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by db39 3y ago
There are some competitions with crowds. They're effectively strongman comps but solely with stones, and they're getting more popular. Generally, you're alone or in a small group. So your idea of a lone man stalking across a
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by db39 3y ago
Thanks! You'll definitely notice them now. If you go on the first Tuesday of the month, you'll see a group of lifters attempting to put themselves in the history books. There's also a whole day event in August on the green wi
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by db39 3y ago
Wasn't expecting to see this on Hacker News! I'm the creator of liftingstones.org - happy to answer any questions about the project!
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by db39 4y ago
I did something similar back in early 2021 (that I ended up self-publishing for fun). It turned out ok at best, but it was a pretty fun project - it's now a cool snapshot of AI generation technology of the time. The progress that has
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by db39 4y ago
Very excited about the new Air. The size (& weight!) to performance and battery life is unmatched as far as I can tell. It's literally the laptop I dreamed they would make after I stopped daily-driving my 2012 retina pro in favour
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by db39 4y ago
Weird coincidence, I met someone this past weekend who does exactly this. The one exception being that he targets models in developing countries - which makes it feel a lot closer to sex trafficking than an agency. I believe the idea to set
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by db39 4y ago
Looks promising - but performance on some of the demo maps was not good. Having said that, performance when creating my own map was fine. It's not a perfect fit for me, and I'll still be using mapbox for now. But I'll follow
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by db39 4y ago
SEEKING WORK | UK (UTC+1) | Remote I'm a independent product developer with a vast range of experience from the past 7 years. From custom controllers for autonomous vehicle hardware, to an AI generated book, a UI kit, and plenty more.
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by db39 4y ago
Unless they've removed virtual desktops in this release, they're still part of MacOS. Which is partly why I think Stage Manager is going to be a niche workflow on Mac.
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Stage Manager on Mac is an anchor for iPad(davidbrownwastaken.com)
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by db39 4y ago
SEEKING WORK | UK (UTC+1) | Remote I'm a independent product developer with a vast range of experience from the past 7 years. From custom controllers for autonomous vehicle hardware, to an AI generated book, a UI kit, and plenty more.

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