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MarcelP said:
LOL.. Yeah my work takes too much from my fun time too. Congrats on the sub 30. :)
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Scrub that... I just got a lucky 18.41 :cool:

L2 F D2 B D' B R' B2 D2 U L2 U2 L2 R' F2 L2 R D' B U R2 D2 F D F2

The first block was very easy (4 moves), second block was decent, CMLL was solved with RFAS (7 moves) and LSE was 2 moves (U' M'). Crazy!
 
Logiqx said:
Scrub that... I just got a lucky 18.41 :cool:

L2 F D2 B D' B R' B2 D2 U L2 U2 L2 R' F2 L2 R D' B U R2 D2 F D F2

The first block was very easy (4 moves), second block was decent, CMLL was solved with RFAS (7 moves) and LSE was 2 moves (U' M'). Crazy!
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Single 18.41, Ao5 40.50, Ao12 43.73

Yep... definitely lucky. hahah
 
Rocky0701 said:
Hey, are you guys going to get the HuaChuang? I still haven't gotten an AoChuang so if it gets good reviews then I will definitely get it.
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I pre-ordered one. I haven't really been in love with the AoChuang, but I have been using it a lot more recently and it is getting better and better as it breaks in. I'm hoping it's like the weisu/aosu. Weisu was a great cube compared to the ss, but aosu so much better. I'll put my 2 cents in on the HuaChuang when it arrives
 
For the people that care: Little video of my improvement. I am pretty much x2, y color neutral now, have lost most nasty CFOP habits and I am more efficient on blocks. I will be sooo cool in a year or so ;)

1. 29.06 D2 R2 D' F' D2 R F R U2 F B2 L2 U2 B' L2 F' R2 U2
2. 29.53 F2 U2 L2 B' L2 D2 U2 F D2 B R F' U' L' D2 L2 F' D' L R
3. 34.41 R2 D2 L2 F2 R2 D' L2 D2 R2 U L B U B2 F L' U R U L'
4. 30.33 R2 D2 U2 F' L2 B U2 B L2 R2 F' L R B' U' R' D2 L' B2 U' F2
5. 30.27 F2 R2 U F2 U' F' R' D B' L' F2 U2 F2 R2 D2 L2 D2 B' U2 F'
6. 33.27 B2 U' R2 U' L2 R2 B2 D2 L2 R2 D' F U B L2 F R' F2 U2 R' U'

[video=youtube_share;AJ4BMXHYozk]http://youtu.be/AJ4BMXHYozk[/video]
 
sk8erman41 said:
I haven't really been in love with the AoChuang, but I have been using it a lot more recently and it is getting better and better as it breaks in
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Yup, getting better and better as it breaks in, new PB!...
2:22.38 Fw' F2 R2 U' R2 Rw' U R' U F' Dw2 Rw' Dw F2 R2 L' Fw2 Uw Rw B2 Rw2 Fw' Dw2 Uw B2 D2 Rw2 B' Bw2 Dw' Uw2 D R2 B Lw L F Uw2 U' F2 Rw2 Lw Fw2 L Uw Lw' Dw2 Rw' Uw' Bw2 B2 Uw Bw2 B Fw Uw' Bw2 Uw2 D' Rw
 
Happy New Year to all :D Hope you all had a great holiday break.

I haven't been doing much cubing for the last couple of months due to pain in my elbow. But I'm still here :). Have done some 4x4 this holiday though I'm still 5-10 secs slower than a couple of months ago. Excited for my Mini AoSu to arrive! I'm also excited for the HuaChuang. My resolution for 2015 is to do more big cubes and different puzzles and not focus on 3x3 so much.

I'm also still working on my programming projects, as a pain-free alternative to cubing. I have my F2L solver working now and am thinking about how I could put it online. That's another of my aims for 2015 - contribute some programming stuff.
 
mark49152 said:
Happy New Year to all :D Hope you all had a great holiday break.

I haven't been doing much cubing for the last couple of months due to pain in my elbow. But I'm still here :). Have done some 4x4 this holiday though I'm still 5-10 secs slower than a couple of months ago. Excited for my Mini AoSu to arrive! I'm also excited for the HuaChuang. My resolution for 2015 is to do more big cubes and different puzzles and not focus on 3x3 so much.

I'm also still working on my programming projects, as a pain-free alternative to cubing. I have my F2L solver working now and am thinking about how I could put it online. That's another of my aims for 2015 - contribute some programming stuff.
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Hi Mark, I was allready wondering where you had gone. :) I am looking forward to your online solver.
 
mark49152 said:
Happy New Year to all :D Hope you all had a great holiday break.

I haven't been doing much cubing for the last couple of months due to pain in my elbow. But I'm still here :). Have done some 4x4 this holiday though I'm still 5-10 secs slower than a couple of months ago. Excited for my Mini AoSu to arrive! I'm also excited for the HuaChuang. My resolution for 2015 is to do more big cubes and different puzzles and not focus on 3x3 so much.

I'm also still working on my programming projects, as a pain-free alternative to cubing. I have my F2L solver working now and am thinking about how I could put it online. That's another of my aims for 2015 - contribute some programming stuff.
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Happy new year everyone.

I hope your elbow is improving Mark. It's good you are finding enjoyment in your programming projects. I wonder how many of us oldies are programmers? Marcel, you and myself all write software but it's no surprise that software engineer types are attracted to the cube!

My cubing goals for 2015 are to become a more all-round solver. I want my 4x4 and 5x5 global averages to be sub-1:30 and sub-3:00 and I'd like to be globally sub-30 with Roux, ZZ and Petrus. My CFOP times are stagnant at the moment (almost zero practice) but they're not much worse than when I was focused on 3x3 only. I'd like to push my global CFOP average to sub-20. I can probably knock a second off my 2x2 averages if start predicting the OLL most of the time as well. At some time I ought to figure out my own methods for the Pyraminx and Skewb... before learning a recognised beginner method.

I've also got one or two software ideas but I'm not going to mention them since I may not get around to them!
 
Logiqx said:
I wonder how many of us oldies are programmers? Marcel, you and myself all write software but it's no surprise that software engineer types are attracted to the cube!
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Also a lot of young people here are into programming. I find that very cool. Seems like cubers are more intelligent than most normal people. :)

@Mark, about the mini Aosu, it solves like a 3x3. It is better resistant to pops than the larger version, and it cuts way better.

Edit: About my new years resolution, cube less and start learning how to play the piano. No kidding :)
 
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Great, looking forward to the Mini Aosu.

@Logiqx, we have exactly the same targets for CFOP, 4x4 and 5x5 - funny how we are so close. I got my first sub-1:30 ao50 on 4x4 today, so I might have to adjust that target, but I wouldn't say I'm global sub-1:30 yet.

Today I was backing up my timer data from my phone. These numbers tell something about my 3x3 practice habits. I started using this timer in April and haven't done any timed 3x3 since October, so they cover about 6 months. As you can see, my mission this year was to spam F2L practice :D

Full 3x3 solves = 3397
F2L pairs only = 6204
Blind cross = 1042
Cross+1 = 675

EDIT: I also do quite a lot of untimed slow solves but can't count those...
 
Wow Mark, you have made tremendous progress on the bigger cubes ;) I have solved 5X5 once since last comp ;) Feliks has a video up about the HuaChuang and he is doing a give away of two HuaChuangs on twitter. I never enter giveaways because I can afford them myself, but receiving a cube from Feliks sounds pretty damn special so I entered. ;)
 
Yeah I will definitely get the HuaChuang. My AoChuang has a pop or jam once every 3-4 solves and from Feliks' review it sounds like this is fixed.

I did lots of 4x4 and 5x5 in October and I'm pretty sure that's what caused my elbow problem!

Marcel, do you have the Rubik's speed cube?
 
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