US Nationals and Open

[philkt731]

Anyone willing to record some of my solves?

 

[Stefan]

Everyone loves Stefan.

Maybe that could actually become true if I stopped affronting everone. Will consider.

Alright, I found a place. Red Roof Inn Atlanta Downtown(*). Central location, good price, possibly fully smoke-free (said so on expedia but not on the red roof website). So far I got a room from Monday-Friday (Jul 14-18), will extend if I like it there and then I could share my room. Will try to post again about this on Tuesday.

(*) Got bad reviews on tripadvisor.com but most are from before they renovated and turned into a Red Roof Inn last year, and the newer reviews are good except a guy and probably his mom who were just angry they couldn't use the pool.

 

[cubekid57]

I am cube41 on youtube, I am going and competing in 3x3,5x5, and one handed.

 

[Tyson]

[US Nationals 2008] Dzoan, D - 3x3 Solve 2, 14.28

Dzoan, D - 3x3 Solve 1-2, 14.28
first number to indicate round and second number to indicate solve.

But we also need to indicate the competition. Can we agree on:

[US Nationals 2008] Dzoan, D - 3x3 1-2, 14.28

There's no reason to say "Solve". We could also have something like this...

[US Nationals 2008] Lo, L - 3x3BLD 1-3, 1:20.77

I'll probably make an annoucement to try to get everyone to follow this convention.

 

[Tyson]

EDIT: (this post was a cry for hotel help) Finally found a place at least for Monday to Friday, not sure about weekend yet.

Hey Stefan,

For the weekend, you should just stay with us. I'll make sure you have a place to stay. I'll sleep on the street, if it means you have a warm bed.

No seriously, I can take care you on Thursday night to Monday morning.

Let me know if you need it.

-Tyson

 

[Hadley4000]

[US Nationals 2008] Dzoan, D - 3x3 Solve 2, 14.28

Dzoan, D - 3x3 Solve 1-2, 14.28
first number to indicate round and second number to indicate solve.

But we also need to indicate the competition. Can we agree on:

[US Nationals 2008] Dzoan, D - 3x3 1-2, 14.28

There's no reason to say "Solve". We could also have something like this...

[US Nationals 2008] Lo, L - 3x3BLD 1-3, 1:20.77

I'll probably make an annoucement to try to get everyone to follow this convention.

It might be simpler to have something like, "US Nationals. Dan Dzoan - 14.28"
Then, get more detailed in the actual description of the video.

 

[Tyson]

[US Nationals 2008] Dzoan, D - 3x3 Solve 2, 14.28

Dzoan, D - 3x3 Solve 1-2, 14.28
first number to indicate round and second number to indicate solve.

But we also need to indicate the competition. Can we agree on:

[US Nationals 2008] Dzoan, D - 3x3 1-2, 14.28

There's no reason to say "Solve". We could also have something like this...

[US Nationals 2008] Lo, L - 3x3BLD 1-3, 1:20.77

I'll probably make an annoucement to try to get everyone to follow this convention.

It might be simpler to have something like, "US Nationals. Dan Dzoan - 14.28"
Then, get more detailed in the actual description of the video.

That is also true. We 'should' have the full competiton name though... also the brackets will help us identify that it's a solve from a competition, and not something else. Ideas?

 

[Hadley4000]

[US Nationals 2008] Dzoan, D - 3x3 Solve 2, 14.28

Dzoan, D - 3x3 Solve 1-2, 14.28
first number to indicate round and second number to indicate solve.

But we also need to indicate the competition. Can we agree on:

[US Nationals 2008] Dzoan, D - 3x3 1-2, 14.28

There's no reason to say "Solve". We could also have something like this...

[US Nationals 2008] Lo, L - 3x3BLD 1-3, 1:20.77

I'll probably make an annoucement to try to get everyone to follow this convention.

It might be simpler to have something like, "US Nationals. Dan Dzoan - 14.28"
Then, get more detailed in the actual description of the video.

That is also true. We 'should' have the full competiton name though... also the brackets will help us identify that it's a solve from a competition, and not something else. Ideas?

But, the title only allows so many characters, and description is unlimited. So I don't think listing which solve of which round is really needed.

 

[hdskull]

That is also true. We 'should' have the full competiton name though... also the brackets will help us identify that it's a solve from a competition, and not something else. Ideas?

[US Nationals 2008] Dzoan, D - 3x3 1-2, 14.28

That is good enough, however, I think first names should be also included (I guess if only someone has the same last name and first letter of first name). If the title is too long, maybe we can abbreviate the competition name? In the case of Discovery Science Center 2008, I think the name of the competition is a bit too long.

[DSC 2008] Dzoan, Dan 3x3 1-2, 14.28 or [Discovery 2008] Dzoan, D 3x3 1-2, 14.28

 

[cmhardw]

I am staying at the Super 8 motel down the road from the competition.

The address and information is here:
111 Cone St, N.W.
I-75/85 S Ex 249C N Ex 248C
Atlanta, GA 30303-2103 US
Phone: 404-524-7000

I reserved a double room for Friday and Saturday night (smoking - it was all they had - and no I do not smoke). If you would like to split the room with me for $45 per night (cutting the cost in half) then please e-mail me at: chris (at sign thingy here) speedcubing (that period thing) com

Chris

 

[Hadley4000]

Heh. Kind of a sketchy area, Chris. Better than South West, though.

 

[Mike Hughey]

Heh. Kind of a sketchy area, Chris. Better than South West, though.

It's only a block or so from the Hampton Inn listed on the competition website. And people staying at the Hampton Inn will essentially have to walk right by the Super 8 to get to the Underground. So I suspect most of us will be staying in a sketchy area. Is there a non-sketchy area convenient to the Underground?

Also, where is everyone else staying? Anyone else staying at the Hampton Inn?

 

[alexc]

Heh. Kind of a sketchy area, Chris. Better than South West, though.

It's only a block or so from the Hampton Inn listed on the competition website. And people staying at the Hampton Inn will essentially have to walk right by the Super 8 to get to the Underground. So I suspect most of us will be staying in a sketchy area. Is there a non-sketchy area convenient to the Underground?

Also, where is everyone else staying? Anyone else staying at the Hampton Inn?

I'm staying at the Hampton, too.

 

[Hadley4000]

Heh. Kind of a sketchy area, Chris. Better than South West, though.

It's only a block or so from the Hampton Inn listed on the competition website. And people staying at the Hampton Inn will essentially have to walk right by the Super 8 to get to the Underground. So I suspect most of us will be staying in a sketchy area. Is there a non-sketchy area convenient to the Underground?

Also, where is everyone else staying? Anyone else staying at the Hampton Inn?

I just looked it up, it;s actually and OK area. The west side of Atlanta has some rough areas. I thought that was somewhere different.

 

[Mike Hughey]

Heh. Kind of a sketchy area, Chris. Better than South West, though.

It's only a block or so from the Hampton Inn listed on the competition website. And people staying at the Hampton Inn will essentially have to walk right by the Super 8 to get to the Underground. So I suspect most of us will be staying in a sketchy area. Is there a non-sketchy area convenient to the Underground?

Also, where is everyone else staying? Anyone else staying at the Hampton Inn?

I'm staying at the Hampton, too.

Cool - we should have an easy time getting together for you to use my 7x7x7 for BLD.

 

[Stefan]

I arrived in Atlanta yesterday, right now I'm in the public library in downtown. It's ridiculous, I can only have one window with one tab open.

Anyone else here already? Hadley maybe? I want to play golf. And cube, of course, but I heard playing golf is cheap here and I've never done it before. I'll be here another 30 minutes and then another hour around 7pm I think.

About "sketchy" areas. I'd say the Underground itself and the area it's in (around Five Points station) are sketchy. I also checked out the competition venue, and it doesn't look anywhere as nice as last year. The stage and area in front of it are slightly run-down, somewhat dark, in a public setting I don't quite like. I'll probably keep my puzzles with me at all times unless we somehow get good separation from the public there.

Suggestion: Don't look like a tourist.

 

[alexc]

Heh. Kind of a sketchy area, Chris. Better than South West, though.

It's only a block or so from the Hampton Inn listed on the competition website. And people staying at the Hampton Inn will essentially have to walk right by the Super 8 to get to the Underground. So I suspect most of us will be staying in a sketchy area. Is there a non-sketchy area convenient to the Underground?

Also, where is everyone else staying? Anyone else staying at the Hampton Inn?

I'm staying at the Hampton, too.

Cool - we should have an easy time getting together for you to use my 7x7x7 for BLD.

Alrighty, that sounds good.

 

[Stefan]

Hmm, about my previous post...

1. They disabled the "new tab" and "new window" functionalities, but shift-clicking does open another window. Noobs.

2. I just saw on the competition website that the venue is supposed to be in "Suite 007". The stage and area where the information lady told it it would be doesn't look like a "suite" to me, so maybe she was wrong and it's somewhere else. Will go and ask again.

 

[Tyson]

I arrived in Atlanta yesterday, right now I'm in the public library in downtown. It's ridiculous, I can only have one window with one tab open.

Anyone else here already? Hadley maybe? I want to play golf. And cube, of course, but I heard playing golf is cheap here and I've never done it before. I'll be here another 30 minutes and then another hour around 7pm I think.

About "sketchy" areas. I'd say the Underground itself and the area it's in (around Five Points station) are sketchy. I also checked out the competition venue, and it doesn't look anywhere as nice as last year. The stage and area in front of it are slightly run-down, somewhat dark, in a public setting I don't quite like. I'll probably keep my puzzles with me at all times unless we somehow get good separation from the public there.

Suggestion: Don't look like a tourist.

I'm trying to address the lighting problem by using flood lights and reflecting it off butcher paper on the ceiling. What do you think? Do you have a number that we could contact you at? If you want, you can meet us at the Hampton Suites at around noon on Friday. Some people from the organizational team are going to be there on Thursday: John George, Stryker Langdon, Ian Winokur, and Michael Gottlieb.

 

[Stefan]

Ok, I pretty much spent the afternoon in the area and in Underground, and maybe I made it sound worse than it is, although I did like last year's venue and area better. I think I did have a bad start yesterday. Somewhat dressed like a naive tourist and with my suitcase, several people were offering to "help" me finding what I'm looking for, although I only listened to the first and he plain lied to me about where I am and how I'd get to my hotel. Not that I believed him. And of course he before I left, he asked for some money. I just ignored the next few guys trying the same routine, but it was a huge nuisance. I was already thinking of getting myself a shirt saying in large letters "DON'T TALK TO ME". Today, without my suitcase and with darker clothes, this didn't happen anymore. Not once. But there was another culture shock waiting for me. Close to Underground, walking towards it, from one block to the next the scene suddenly changes from rich diversity of people to all black and more crowded. I was the only non-black person. Now don't get me wrong, I don't care who people are, only what they do, and they didn't do anything bad, but it was still a little scary because I've never been in such an area, had heard of bad ones, and because I of course thought there might be a reason why all other non-blacks stay away. And it didn't help that yesterday's annoying "helpers" had been black. But then I stayed in the area a little longer and got somewhat accustomed to it. Germany is just so very different in many respects, and I guess it was a valuable lesson. Oh and outside of Underground some guys offered basketball throwing matches. Spent six dollars loosing twice to a short maybe 16 years old girl (who was part of the crew there, though, and she had practiced. C'mon, I'm not *that* bad).

I also saw the Hampton Inn and the Super 8, they're almost at the same spot. The Super 8 is probably pretty quiet, no busy streets next to it. The Hampton Inn has a busy street on the front which was fairly loud at least when I was there, so if you can influence it, I'd suggest asking for a room on the back side in one of the upper floors.

Btw, "Suite 007" I think either doesn't exist or means the manager's office (which does have number 007). So I'm fairly certain the venue is the stage and area I had seen earlier.