airandwavebbs
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Hi -
I begged my mom for a rubik's cube when it was being marketed for kids in the early 80s. It was an inexpensive puzzle so it was a no-brainer. Honestly, my 8 year old mind couldn't figure the thing out. I'd remove the stickers and start all over. It got to the point where the stickers weren't sticking very well anymore. And, a family friend's son wrote a book on solving the cube around that time while finishing his high school term. It gave him an edge on his application and acceptance to MIT. We got a free copy so, I took a gander.
I was a bit young for the book. The cube disappeared during a slumber party and that ended my career.
About fifteen years ago I was enjoying a book on group theory (math was my college major so be kind) when the cube had a chapter and, it popped back into my mind. I've always been a sucker for puzzles so I grabbed a cube from Staples. That little thing didn't last too long. All those memories of how poor it was to rotate came flooding back into my head. So, I went online and discovered a MASSIVE community around these puzzles... And brands.
Sort of turned into a sucker for qiyi. Got heaps of them in a big box. Right now my dailies are between the standard warrior w, the warrior jelly and DNA. I have every incarnation of their high end speed cubes but they're in boxes waiting for me to be good.
And, about 5-6yrs ago I introduced my little nephew to the cube while in town. I figured he was smarter than me at the same age of 8. I sent him home with a few from my collection and it turned into a little obsession. Last I checked he's a sub-7 solver. I'm a proud uncle.
I'd like to be a speedsolver at some point, but currently stuck at cube level: lame. Spent some years just doing beginner solves as a fidget fixer during long work meetings. Then I graduated to F2L for a while. Now, sort of obsessed with roux. ORANGE TO THE LEFT
As a hobbyist programmer, I'm working on a scrambler and solver in c++ that will serve as a tool on my bbs. Currently, I have a basic algorithm and solution lister that I refer to when working my roux top layer solves. Graphically, it's modelled after the wonderful speedcubedb.com after the site owner was kind enough to give me some json files to assist in the development of my software. He saved me heaps of time and I hate writing site scraping code.
Other than that, my hobbies are wide ranging. As a pilot, I enjoy flying to small towns and exploring remote communities and eating their unique foods. As a programmer, I like to write software that generates puzzles among other things. As a baseball nut I follow the SF Giants and do player analysis across the league. Gotta love those stats. I have more hobbies but that's enough for an intro. Good to meet you all.
That's all,
D
I begged my mom for a rubik's cube when it was being marketed for kids in the early 80s. It was an inexpensive puzzle so it was a no-brainer. Honestly, my 8 year old mind couldn't figure the thing out. I'd remove the stickers and start all over. It got to the point where the stickers weren't sticking very well anymore. And, a family friend's son wrote a book on solving the cube around that time while finishing his high school term. It gave him an edge on his application and acceptance to MIT. We got a free copy so, I took a gander.
I was a bit young for the book. The cube disappeared during a slumber party and that ended my career.
About fifteen years ago I was enjoying a book on group theory (math was my college major so be kind) when the cube had a chapter and, it popped back into my mind. I've always been a sucker for puzzles so I grabbed a cube from Staples. That little thing didn't last too long. All those memories of how poor it was to rotate came flooding back into my head. So, I went online and discovered a MASSIVE community around these puzzles... And brands.
Sort of turned into a sucker for qiyi. Got heaps of them in a big box. Right now my dailies are between the standard warrior w, the warrior jelly and DNA. I have every incarnation of their high end speed cubes but they're in boxes waiting for me to be good.
And, about 5-6yrs ago I introduced my little nephew to the cube while in town. I figured he was smarter than me at the same age of 8. I sent him home with a few from my collection and it turned into a little obsession. Last I checked he's a sub-7 solver. I'm a proud uncle.
I'd like to be a speedsolver at some point, but currently stuck at cube level: lame. Spent some years just doing beginner solves as a fidget fixer during long work meetings. Then I graduated to F2L for a while. Now, sort of obsessed with roux. ORANGE TO THE LEFT
As a hobbyist programmer, I'm working on a scrambler and solver in c++ that will serve as a tool on my bbs. Currently, I have a basic algorithm and solution lister that I refer to when working my roux top layer solves. Graphically, it's modelled after the wonderful speedcubedb.com after the site owner was kind enough to give me some json files to assist in the development of my software. He saved me heaps of time and I hate writing site scraping code.
Other than that, my hobbies are wide ranging. As a pilot, I enjoy flying to small towns and exploring remote communities and eating their unique foods. As a programmer, I like to write software that generates puzzles among other things. As a baseball nut I follow the SF Giants and do player analysis across the league. Gotta love those stats. I have more hobbies but that's enough for an intro. Good to meet you all.
That's all,
D
