Simple Stuff
Simple Stuff Blog
Field notes on alpine ski racing tech, tools, and the science of going faster — from the workbench of a ski technician.
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For the people with a dream
Simple Stuff aims to narrow the information and technology gap for individuals and small teams, helping people with a dream find more ways forward. -
AI-GENERATED · AI SLOP, HUMAN INTENT.
Chasing the world's fastest skis—and sharing what grows along the way
My goal is to build the world's fastest skis. Along the way, I share tools to support athletes and the people around them—and improve them together. -
AI-GENERATED · AI SLOP, HUMAN INTENT.
FIS point calculator: race points and penalties explained
A practical guide to Alpine FIS race points, race penalties, current points lists and the common reasons two calculations do not match. -
Gate Mapper AR: measure a ski course with one phone
AI-assisted gate measurement, course mapping and a Run No.0 3D preview—using only a smartphone. -
AI-GENERATED · AI SLOP, HUMAN INTENT.
A weak yen, a niche, and taking on the ski world from Japan
The weak yen brought the world's skiers to Japan — for powder and FIS points. A Japanese ski technician on pride, kintsugi, and competing with value you rais… -
The story behind STELLABEACON: a palm-sized sidekick, and a quiet obsession with space
The story behind STELLABEACON — a palm-sized, centimeter-accurate RTK gate-mapping beacon I built by hand, and the space obsession behind it. (Sales rights a… -
AI-GENERATED · AI SLOP, HUMAN INTENT.
Can an AI design a ski? I'm seriously wondering
A ski technician on whether AI can design a faster ski — where it already gives him 100x, where it still bluffs, and the one thing it can never learn: a craf… -
AI-GENERATED · AI SLOP, HUMAN INTENT.
If you could dream up your ideal ski from scratch
A ski technician's daydream: build one perfect race ski — no rules, no cost, no limits. What would you give up? The story of a 168 cm 'wild horse' slalom ski.