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  1. Samuel Baird

    I memorized a cube and solved blindfolded 5 years later

    super fun challenge! I plan to make a more in-depth video on this later :)
  2. Samuel Baird

    official 18 FMC single

    nice :)
  3. Samuel Baird

    CubingUSA Rocky Mountain Championship 2024

    Registration is live! Hoping to make this the largest regional championship in the USA! Website can be found here
  4. Samuel Baird

    This is a DNF - why regulation F3 is so strange

    TLDR clock is the only speedsolving event where you cannot place the puzzle on the mat in any orientation :P
  5. Samuel Baird

    TimeBase - the future of competitions

    Timebase is a new timer display being developed by Calvin Nielson and Dan Pastushkov which will allow competitions to run faster and better! It allows competitions to run without scorecards which means no more DNFs due to missing signatures, no more badge judge handwriting, no more lost...
  6. Samuel Baird

    [Meme] Team Blind should not be an event

    Had to do it after Calix and Tommy's team blind results from US nats
  7. Samuel Baird

    Kinch Rank Calculator

    If anyone is interested in Kinch Ranks/all rounding then you may be interested in checking out this tool I just made. It can run some neat Kinch calculations to help you focus on how you can best improve your Kinch Rank including "what if" scenarios, displaying WR/CR/NR based kinch rankings...
  8. Samuel Baird

    My 3style algs - a video series

    Hey everyone! I just made the first video of a series that will cover all of the algs that I use for 3style. I would any feedback that you have on my algs, execution, or the video itself :)
  9. Samuel Baird

    FMC Anglo America 2023

    For those of you interested, FMC Anglo America 2023 has just been announced! The competition will take place on March 18th and will accept locations in Anglo-American regions. If you want to get a location, then contact your local WCA Delegate...
  10. Samuel Baird

    25.96 3x3 Blindfolded Factory Solve

    I had a lot of fun with Brendan Bakker at Idaho Freeze Dried 2023 doing some 3x3 blindfolded factory attempts. Unfortunately, we didn’t have a ton of time to mess around with it but this is the best result we got :)
  11. Samuel Baird

    Growing the WCA - Compensatition of Organizers

    WCA Forum post can be found here if you would like to add your thoughts where it matters the most :) In the current standings of the WCA, Organizers bear financial risk and volunteer hours of their time to organize and run competitions for the community and to expand the sport of Speedcubing...
  12. Samuel Baird

    [Official] 22 FMC single + 25.xy mean fail

    The video is a bit scuffed but I hope that its good enough for you to follow :) if you have any feedback on the video or the solves then let me know!
  13. Samuel Baird

    [Unofficial] 4x4 Clock UWR Single 21.41

    Beat an old UWR of mine :P I might practice later this year just to push times down a bit more
  14. Samuel Baird

    WCA Regulations 2023 Draft - Feedback Wanted!

    The WRC is asking for feedback on their draft for the 2023 Regulations! The WCA forum discussion can be found here Proposed timeline The WRC will follow the following timeline: November 13 - Staff and Community feedback opens. November 27 - Staff and Community feedback closes. December - 2023...
  15. Samuel Baird

    Using spaces repetition systems for memorizing large alg sets

    Recently I have been using Anki, a spaced repetition system (SRS), to learn and review 3style algs. I had tried learning 3style previously but had multiple issues that using SRS has solved. I would highly recommend trying it out to learn algs for those who don’t want to sit down for long amounts...
  16. Samuel Baird

    Help the WCA fix competition registration!

    reposting this here because I haven't seen it cross-posted here yet :) The WCA has a website design team assigned to fix the process of registering for competitions asking for feedback. Feedback form link: https://forms.gle/rp6rJ8KmHuxAMcY6A WCA forum post...
  17. Samuel Baird

    Thanksgiving PBQ Tour (5 competitions in 1 week!)

    Just got announced! There will be 5 competitions happening over the span of 1 week. It will include 9 rounds of 3bld, 4 rounds of big bld, 4 multi attempts, 3 FMC means, and 2 rounds of clock...
  18. Samuel Baird

    Mbld help wanted!

    Any tips for speeding up memo for mbld and optimizing memo/review/exec order? Currently I'm using packs of 4 and doing something like memo cube 1-2, review cube 1-2, memo cube 2-4, review cube 2-4, repeat for all packs then do a final review of all cubes, 3bld cube, solve cubes in order...
  19. Samuel Baird

    Reducing financial risk for organizers

    Hello! I have created a discussion about this on the WCA forum but I would love to hear your thoughts and ideas about this subject here as well :) As the current system stands there are a few things that can help reduce risk but many organizers don’t even know about them. I feel like there are...
  20. Samuel Baird

    Cubing at Home

    Welcome to the official thread to discuss Cubing at Home :) Latest announcement: Season 1 is here! Register for the season at www.cubingathome.com/s1/register
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