CubingHistory.com: Recording the history of the puzzle community

edward_9x said:
Remember the fixed up ZZ proposal webpage from a year ago?
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Context for readers: link 1, link 2.

edward_9x said:
Well, it's still missing that line trainer Java applet.
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As soon as you can get the step1Solver.jar file from either http://speedcubing.com.pl/applet/step1Solver.jar or http://rubiks-cube.c0.pl/inne/step1Solver.jar, it should be fairly easy to restore http://rubiks-cube.c0.pl/inne/eoline.html from 2012 containing that trainer applet. Getting the step1Solver.jar file would be the hard part though because it wasn´t archived by the Internet Archive crawler.
 
Cube Lovers is now available on CubingHistory.com. This is a mailing list that started in July 1980 and ran up to January 2000. You can search by content, subject, sender, and date - just like the Yahoo! Groups page. All of the individual files are also archived and available for download.

www.cubinghistory.com

Communities | Cubing History

An archive of Rubik's Cube online communities such as Yahoo! Groups and Cube Lovers.
www.cubinghistory.com www.cubinghistory.com
 
Athefre said:
If anyone has anything they would like to see, let me know.
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Not sure whether this offer was meant to be only for the Yahoo! group, so I will ask anyway.

In the Cube-lovers mailing list, both Michael Reid and Herbert Kociemba were saying they were testing (while using their algorithms) the same scrambles which were used by Richard Korf in his paper (and his algorithm) from 1997.

Out of curiosity, are those scrambles for 10 random cubes still known?
 
bcube said:
Not sure whether this offer was meant to be only for the Yahoo! group, so I will ask anyway.

In the Cube-lovers mailing list, both Michael Reid and Herbert Kociemba were saying they were testing (while using their algorithms) the same scrambles which were used by Richard Korf in his paper (and his algorithm) from 1997.

Out of curiosity, are those scrambles for 10 random cubes still known?
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I couldn't find a list after searching. The paper with the published results states "The actual initial states and their solutions are available from the author on request." So we may need to contact him or someone else. Kociemba is still active here and may still have the list.

 
edward_9x said:
Since this thread got bumped

Remember the fixed up ZZ proposal webpage from a year ago? Well, it's still missing that line trainer Java applet. I looked for it on the Internet Archive, but I can't seem to find it anywhere. Here's what I know about it:
- On the ZZ wiki page, there's a link to it that seems to be dead: https://rubiks-cube.c0.pl/inne/eoline.htm
- In the root folder of the original proposal page, a file called step1Solver.java is referenced
- Phil Yu probably has it on his PC (?) (He's posted the first link on this forum at least twice, once in 2011, and once in 2012. Though I doubt he actually saved the applet file)

It was supposed to appear at the very bottom of the page
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bcube said:
Context for readers: link 1, link 2.



As soon as you can get the step1Solver.jar file from either http://speedcubing.com.pl/applet/step1Solver.jar or http://rubiks-cube.c0.pl/inne/step1Solver.jar, it should be fairly easy to restore http://rubiks-cube.c0.pl/inne/eoline.html from 2012 containing that trainer applet. Getting the step1Solver.jar file would be the hard part though because it wasn´t archived by the Internet Archive crawler.
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I have received the Java files from Zborowski. He told me that he had trouble getting the .jar to run and sent me the two Java files to then compile into a .jar. He also sent me the HTML file for the site. Let me know if either of you can do this and would like to try.
 
Athefre said:
Let me know if either of you can do this and would like to try.
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Where can the source files be downloaded?

On an unrelated note, you are using a different cube orientation in the example solve at https://www.cubinghistory.com/BlindfoldSolving/Methods/ClassicPochmann (compare with https://bcube2.github.io/old_pochmann_method/). Nevermind if you don´t care :)

edward_9x said:
Maybe Ruffle will be needed to load it properly
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I doubt it because Google is saying Ruffle is a Flash (i.e. not Java) emulator.
 
Alright, I can try to run the applet but I need to get this file: step1Solver.jar.

Anyone with JDK installed willing to compile those 2 .java files and create the step1Solver.jar file?
 
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Athefre said:
Zborowski just sent me the .jar file
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While you are talking to Zbigniew, I have got an idea for a new section on cubinghistory.com. Never mind if you don´t like it.

Every competitor from Polish Open 2005 received a DVD with a very nicely edited competition coverage. It might be interesting to document/gather these kind of videos in time. I am wondering whether some kind of footage is still sent to competitors by organizers today? If you are still in touch with Zbigniew, maybe it could be possible to release that DVD somewhere?

Some time ago I saw a request here (can not find the post right now) asking for a Cubers: The Documentary copy from 2008 (?). It was a nicely edited footage too, I would like to see that again somewhere online.

Last but not least footage I would like to see on cubinghistory.com is the one from the world championships 1982.

So basically the new section would be about documenting what was competition cubing like in different times. Althought you would need to get some kind of permission to stream these videos probably.
 
bcube said:
While you are talking to Zbigniew, I have got an idea for a new section on cubinghistory.com. Never mind if you don´t like it.

Every competitor from Polish Open 2005 received a DVD with a very nicely edited competition coverage. It might be interesting to document/gather these kind of videos in time. I am wondering whether some kind of footage is still sent to competitors by organizers today? If you are still in touch with Zbigniew, maybe it could be possible to release that DVD somewhere?

Some time ago I saw a request here (can not find the post right now) asking for a Cubers: The Documentary copy from 2008 (?). It was a nicely edited footage too, I would like to see that again somewhere online.

Last but not least footage I would like to see on cubinghistory.com is the one from the world championships 1982.

So basically the new section would be about documenting what was competition cubing like in different times. Althought you would need to get some kind of permission to stream these videos probably.
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I have been wanting to collect various videos on the site. A competition specific page is a good idea. I'll see if Zborowski has that DVD. Ron has the WC 1982 video on his YouTube channel. I once searched for a short time for the Cubers documentary and couldn't find it. I will try again.
 
bcube said:
Every competitor from Polish Open 2005 received a DVD with a very nicely edited competition coverage. It might be interesting to document/gather these kind of videos in time. I am wondering whether some kind of footage is still sent to competitors by organizers today? If you are still in touch with Zbigniew, maybe it could be possible to release that DVD somewhere?
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Zborowski told me that he isn't sure that he has any old videos and that he will let me know if he finds anything. Maybe another competitor has the DVD.
 
I have added an extensive history of blindfold solving. It includes a history of the origins of blindfold solving itself, 11 methods, and a techniques page that covers floating buffers, LTCT, T2C, Speffz, and more. This was over six months of work. Thanks to James Macdiarmid for providing me a detailed overview of several BLD methods and techniques, providing me a great starting point for research. Let me know of any recommended additions, changes, or updates.

https://www.cubinghistory.com/category/blindfold-solving

The Petrus page has also been updated to cover much more. Lars gave me a lot of information on the origins and also provided me with scans of newspapers from the 1981 Swedish Championship which he won and which helped him to qualify for the 1982 World Championships.

www.cubinghistory.com

Petrus | Cubing History

History of the Petrus method for the Rubik's Cube
www.cubinghistory.com www.cubinghistory.com
 
I have updated the ZZ method page with the information provided to me by Zborowski and also added the EOLine solver page that @bcube restored.

www.cubinghistory.com

ZZ | Cubing History

History of the ZZ method for the Rubik's Cube
www.cubinghistory.com www.cubinghistory.com

bcube said:
On an unrelated note, you are using a different cube orientation in the example solve at https://www.cubinghistory.com/BlindfoldSolving/Methods/ClassicPochmann (compare with https://bcube2.github.io/old_pochmann_method/). Nevermind if you don´t care :)
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I decided to go with a standard orientation for all BLD method pages. Also, I had to ignore this message for a while because I hadn't yet announced the BLD section. I didn't want everyone to notice before I had the chance to make the big reveal.
 
I have added a speed solving method timeline. I had one on the Method Library site and it seems that the community liked it. @bcube in particular pointed out why it was a good idea. This new one on Cubing History now has applets and links to the method and proposer pages. I still want to work on the color choices a little more. There is also probably a lot I could do with this timeline idea for other subjects.

www.cubinghistory.com

Method Timeline | Cubing History

Timeline of Rubik's Cube speed solving method development
www.cubinghistory.com www.cubinghistory.com
 
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