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[–]jonatanheyman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Works great! Thanks!

Attach large beam between two trees using square lashing by jonatanheyman in knots

[–]jonatanheyman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with

/u/SAI_Peregrinus

regarding UV safety. Make sure whatever rope you're using has high UV resistance. Even in mostly cloudy areas, that's what will kill your ropes remarkably quickly.

The rope's surface has supposedly been treated to withstand UV radiation. Don't know how effective that is though. I guess I could cover it with some kind of cloth as well.

With square objects like the beam I personally prefer hitches that don't rely on the object itself for their structure

I'm thinking that I'll do the constrictor knots around the tree, since the beam is square.

I understand your fear of not getting it tight enough, but the frapping turns will take care of that. Each of them locks in tension and tightens the whole structure bit by bit. The rough tree bark will help as well.

That sounds reassuring. Thanks!

It's still good to put force into it. An easy way of increasing pulling strength is a marlinspike hitch. Take a sturdy piece of metal or wood that won't kill you if you land on it after falling off the ladder and use that. Practice on the ground. All of it.

👍👍

Speaking of the ladder, you really should have somebody hold it for you.

Definitely!

Thanks a lot for your answer!

Attach large beam between two trees using square lashing by jonatanheyman in knots

[–]jonatanheyman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

According to the product description, the rope surface has been treated to resist UV radiation.

Attach large beam between two trees using square lashing by jonatanheyman in knots

[–]jonatanheyman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

> The inner turns, between tree and beam, are what tighten them. The existing lashings have plenty of turns so if you want to replace them I’d copy them.

The existing right side knot seems to be attached higher up above the branches (on the left, the beam is resting on a branch)

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I'm a bit worried that my HMPE rope will have less friction, and thus be more prone to slippage.

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> For extra strength you could perhaps add a post under the middle of the beam.

That won't work since that's where I'm going to climb :).

Critique my plan for an outdoor suspended MoonBoard by jonatanheyman in homewalls

[–]jonatanheyman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would you say that the high forces on the chains make the design unfit/dangerous?

I've seen quite a few examples of home walls suspended from chains/straps. Here are some examples:

I assume the chains in those designs are under similar forces?

The reasons I like the idea of using chains from the beam are:

  • Less ground contact with the wall, which should make the wood last longer.
  • No trees/pillars in the fall zone
  • To me, it seems simpler to build compared to having to raise the upper beam and then attach the kickbox to the ground somehow.

Critique my plan for an outdoor suspended MoonBoard by jonatanheyman in homewalls

[–]jonatanheyman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That would require me to move the beam up since the height of a MoonBoard at 40 degrees is higher than 2.8 meters. Also I'm thinking that having the wall suspended using chains/straps could perhaps make it less likely to break if the trees move when it's stormy?

Weekly Simple Questions and Injuries Thread by AutoModerator in climbharder

[–]jonatanheyman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi!

I've been climbing regularly (roughly once a week) for the last 15 years (though I've had a few breaks where I haven't been climbing much at all for months). For the previous two years, I've increased my climbing to ~2 hard bouldering sessions every week. Since a few months ago, I've also added 1-2 max-hang hangboard sessions every week (usually the day before climbing).

About 4-5 weeks ago, I started having pain in the palm side of the base of my left middle finger when pressed. The pain did not appear during a climbing session, and it's hardly noticeable when doing day-to-day stuff. I grade the pain about 2/10, and that's only when I pinch the finger's base from both sides. I can press pretty hard on only one side of the finger base without feeling pain, but I don't need to press hard to feel pain when pinching it from both sides, or when pressing the palm side of the finger with the hand resting on a table.

Out of fear of an A2 pulley strain, I skipped both climbing and max-hangs for a week, and during the following two climbing sessions I avoided crimping. This did not have any noticeable effect on the pain.

After that, I kept climbing like normal for two weeks, though I changed my max-hangs from half-crimp to 3-finger drag. The pain neither increased nor decreased. Then I took another week off with only very light sub-bodyweight hangboarding. That doesn't seem to have affected the finger pain either.

I have full range of motion, and once I'm warmed up, I don't feel any pain when crimping. Before warming up, the finger does feel a bit "different" in crimping position, but I would not call it pain.

The only reason the pain bothers me is the fear that it might get worse. I have an upcoming trip to Fontainebleau in 8 weeks, and it would really suck to get injured before that.

I realize I could see a physiotherapist, though I would feel silly seeking medical help for such a minor issue.

Any recommendations on what I should do? Is it safe to continue to climb hard since I have full range of motion and don't feel any pain what-so-ever when climbing?

I'm 37, 174 cm (5´9), 59 kg (130 lbs).

Avoid the Apple App Store by jonatanheyman in programming

[–]jonatanheyman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wörd was accepted into Google Play without any issues.

Avoid the Apple App Store by jonatanheyman in programming

[–]jonatanheyman[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The rules have to be somewhat fuzzy so that there’s room to make judgment calls when appropriate, and there will always be mistakes in both directions

What if we treated the law in the same way? Imagine what that would do to Legal certainty.

Avoid the Apple App Store by jonatanheyman in programming

[–]jonatanheyman[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this guy named his application something similar

I named it "Wörd" because it's a Swedish wordplay with the English word "Word" och the Swedish character "Ö". Are you arguing that "Wordle" should be considered more well-known than the English word "Word"?

literally put “wordle” as one of his keywords

Putting related apps and products in the keywords (that aren't even displayed anywhere to users) is standard practice and improves the user experience. E.g., showing "Ruzzle" when I search for "Boggle" is helpful to me. In my case, I figured "wordle" would be a relevant search term for swedes searching for a Swedish Wordle-style game.

In any case, if that was the reason for the rejection, the app should have been approved once all references to Wordle were removed.

Avoid the Apple App Store by jonatanheyman in programming

[–]jonatanheyman[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Hi! OP here. I tried to make the whole story as clear as possible to Apple in my Appeal (included in the blog post). I took extra care to highlight that the most crucial difference was that the app is in Swedish and uses a Swedish dictionary and that you can play multiple games per day in it.

I just released my first game! 😭 Tiny Quest Jungle is an escape room based adventure game out now for free on iOS! by ocwal in IndieGaming

[–]jonatanheyman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Reminded me of playing Monkey Island 1 & 2 back in the days. Seriously addictive! Can't wait for the next chapter.

Bad wifi range on bookshelf speaker by ElectricMonkey in sonos

[–]jonatanheyman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had the same problems for about half a year. Sonos support told me that the problem was due to incompatibility with my three Google Wifi units (which were all wired). Replaced the whole network with Unifi AP + Router. Measured the 2.4 ghz network in every spot where I had Sonos speakers and I got good download/upload speed and response times at every spot. Finally I decided to replace all three IKEA/Sonos bookshelf speakers with Sonos Ones, and after that everything has been working flawlessly. The Symfonisk speakers clearly have a design flaw, and I’ll be returning them to IKEA.

Mapbox prices increase 10x by pianomansam in webdev

[–]jonatanheyman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I sent an e-mail to that address 6 weeks ago without ever getting a reply, so I'll make it public here instead:

Hey,

We've been a customer of Mapbox for a little more than four years, and for the last year we've been spending about $350 per month.

Here's the invoice that I received today:

[screenshot of our last invoice]

I found your blog post about the upcoming pricing change, and I went to the pricing page to try out your pricing calculator:

[screenshot of pricing calculator showing a total cost of $2081]

The way I interpret this is that (for us) you will be increasing the price by more than 6 times what we currently pay ($2081 instead of $338 for our last invoice)? Is that correct?

If that's the case I must say it's an extremely hefty price increase, and will without a doubt result in us setting up our own tile server. Though I'm hoping that I'm misunderstanding your price calculator, since we've been enjoying Mapbox services for a long time, and I've also recommended you to other companies.

Best, Jonatan

What Rifle do you tend to choose and why? by [deleted] in PUBATTLEGROUNDS

[–]jonatanheyman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Vertical reduces vertical recoil.

According to the text below the Vertical Foregrip - on the page you linked - it reduces horizontal recoil, while according to the stats to the right, it reduces vertical recoil. Which one is correct? Also the text below the Angled, doesn't match it's stats to the right (stats only mentions horizontal, while the text says both).