Older cubers discussions

[pglewis]

Yeah that makes a big difference. Anki is good for learning images. I have several bad ones I need to change...

I still haven't setup Anki, could you see any use for something Anki-like as a web-based tool? Any highly needed tools for blindsolving in general that come to mind? I've already mentioned I'd really like to make a letter-pair/image sharing DB but that's definitely a bit down the road.

My nebulous idea is a single site that has all the solving tools you want in one place. I'm collabing with someone on a timer prototype for starters. The world doesn't really need another web timer but it's a must have tool and a good foothold for getting things started. We're getting the MVP features for the timer going, though, so I'll be looking to experiment with a few other tools soon.

[Tech side for the curious, we're pretty much all JS with a node/Express backend. The tools themselves are going to be client-heavy because I want everything to be able to function offline as much as possible. We haven't incorporated persistent server-side storage at all yet but plan to use a relational DB (probably postgres). We may also incorporate a NoSQL type document database, as is all the rage... but in conjunction if it is a solution to an existing problem. Timing sessions alone can turn into a lot of solve data quickly and I think we're going to want need a relational DB for the aggregation muscle.]

 

[pglewis]

Two-sided PLL recog is a fairly easy one so I spun up a prototype for that.

 

[newtonbase]

It's gone really quiet on here. I guess Facebook and now Discord are having an effect.

I think I'm going to retire from big cubes in comp. They take too much practice time and I haven't enjoyed competing knowing I have no chance of a third solve. Cut off times are going down but my own are not. It'll be less stress simply not entering.

 

[Shaky Hands]

Not sure about the rest of the world but UK cutoff times for 4x4 and 5x5 have been the same for a while except for at the London and Crawley comps and UKC. The 6x6 and 7x7 cutoffs at WSM were reduced but have been returned to the original levels.

Wish that 6x6 and 7x7 cutoffs were at the previous times for Dublin as it’s one of the reasons I’m unlikely to go.

 

[newtonbase]

Not sure about the rest of the world but UK cutoff times for 4x4 and 5x5 have been the same for a while except for at the London and Crawley comps and UKC. The 6x6 and 7x7 cutoffs at WSM were reduced but have been returned to the original levels.

Wish that 6x6 and 7x7 cutoffs were at the previous times for Dublin as it’s one of the reasons I’m unlikely to go.

I can't even do the old 5x5 times so 4x4 will be my limit after WSM (unless I learn 5bld).

 

[openseas]

Well, then, 5bld it is.

Not much learning (well at least for a mere M2/U2/r2 user) required for 5bld.

 

[newtonbase]

Well, then, 5bld it is.

Not much learning (well at least for a mere M2/U2/r2 user) required for 5bld.

It's definitely on the long term wish list. We'll see how 4BLD goes at WSM to see how long term. Is it your 2 comp weekend this week?

 

[One Wheel]

I guess you guys are just going to have to start crossing the pond to come to competitions. I believe organizers and delegates have a fair amount of latitude picking cutoff times here.

I need to check the availability of the venue, but I'm seriously considering organizing a big-cubes-only comp near me with generous cutoff times. I'd like to go to a comp, but travel is proving to be a serious obstacle, and I figure if I'm going to go need to do it myself, and if I'm doing the work of setting it up I'm going to push for cutoffs that make it likely that I'll get averages. That would mean at minimum 1:45/3:00/5:00/8:00, and I'd love to do even more generous times for 4 and 5 to get some newer or slower cubers started on big cubes. We'll see if it happens. Either late January or early February, or I'll see if I still want to do it the same time next year.

 

[mark49152]

I think I'm going to retire from big cubes in comp. They take too much practice time and I haven't enjoyed competing knowing I have no chance of a third solve. Cut off times are going down but my own are not. It'll be less stress simply not entering.

No need to get stressed. Just relax and enter for the hell of it since you're in the same room anyway. It's difficult to find time to practise everything but there's no need to deny yourself a bit of fun and a chance of a single PB.

5BLD is indeed not a lot more to learn over 4BLD, since U2 for T centres is similar. However, it's very unforgiving. There's a lot to memo accurately and it's more fiddly to solve. Getting DNF after DNF can be very demoralizing especially when they take 30-40 minutes each. My suggestion would be to really get comfortable at 4BLD before moving up. That way you stand a better chance of hitting the ground running with 5BLD.

 

[openseas]

It's definitely on the long term wish list. We'll see how 4BLD goes at WSM to see how long term. Is it your 2 comp weekend this week?

Yes, this weekend, two BLD comps. Hopefully, I can make some success in 4BLD.

 

[Lid]

Finally beat my 6+ year old 3x3 single ...

10.751 B2 D2 L2 F' L2 F2 R2 B' R2 B' D' R2 B2 D' L' R U' B R2 D2 R2

y2 D' U' L U' x' U' R' F D /Cross
U R U R' d' L U L' /1
U' L' U L /2
d' L' U L /3
y L' U' L U L' U L /4
R U2 R2 F R F' R U2 R' /OLL
y' R2 U R U R' U' R' U' R' U R' /PLL
53 STM = 4.93 etps

 

[Jason Green]

Yes, this weekend, two BLD comps. Hopefully, I can make some success in 4BLD.

Looking forward to Sunday. Still not positive I'll do multi, I probably will give it a shot. I guess I should try once at home at least.

 

[newtonbase]

Looking forward to Sunday. Still not positive I'll do multi, I probably will give it a shot. I guess I should try once at home at least.

Might as well try it. You could go for 4 to give you 40 mins of time but only solve 2 which will give you a result.

 

[mafergut]

Hi again guys. Not much time to practise lately because... I'm spending my spare time on recording cubing videos
Here you have my second installment since I created my QBAndo channel. I uploaded it some days ago but it was not until today that I found time to subtitle it in English for you to enjoy it (I hope).

This time I talk about how to apply old algs to new cubes to help developing solving strategies for them. Fully inspired on SuperAntoniovivaldi stuff and videos.

 

[Jason Green]

Might as well try it. You could go for 4 to give you 40 mins of time but only solve 2 which will give you a result.

I guess I don't even know the rules completely. Is it max 10 minutes per cube up to 60 minutes? You get a point for each solve minus one for each failure I thought. So if I got 2 for 4 wouldn't that be 0 points?

 

[mark49152]

I guess I don't even know the rules completely. Is it max 10 minutes per cube up to 60 minutes? You get a point for each solve minus one for each failure I thought. So if I got 2 for 4 wouldn't that be 0 points?

Correct on both counts. 0 is a valid result. Anything negative is a DNF.

 

[Shaky Hands]

Yeah what Mark says is correct although a 1/2 (0 score) is now explicitly a DNF although this was not always so. The theory is in a 1/2 you haven’t successfully solved multiple cubes blindfolded.

 

[Mike Hughey]

I guess I don't even know the rules completely. Is it max 10 minutes per cube up to 60 minutes? You get a point for each solve minus one for each failure I thought. So if I got 2 for 4 wouldn't that be 0 points?

Yes, that would be 0 points, but it would still be a valid (non-DNF) result. 1/2 is a DNF (because you didn't solve multiple cubes blinfolded), but 2/4 is a valid result.

Edit: I'm too slow typing on this phone - totally ninjaed by you guys. Sorry for repeating the obvious.

 

[mark49152]

Yeah thanks Shaky & Mike, that was an important bit of info I missed out there!

 

[newtonbase]

@openseas and @Jason Green have an excellent chance of witnessing a WR or 2 falling this weekend. I'm very jealous.