David Hobby said the following on 5/22/2008 1:49 PM: > Dave Land wrote: >> On May 22, 2008, at 7:01 AM, David Hobby wrote: > ... >>> I figured somebody would propose taking out the battery, >>> and then putting it back in at just the right time. >>> But we agree that's cheating? >> Oh, no, that's not cheating at all: that's hacking, the highest form >> of geek art -- use some built-in characteristic of the system to your >> advantage. > > Dave-- > > So it's O.K. if I solve a Rubik's cube by taking it > apart, etc?
That would depend entirely upon the rules and conditions you are operating under. ;-) Disassembly/reassembly would probably not be permitted in a "solve the rubic's cube" speed contest under traditional circumstances. Betting your friend a beer that you can solve it faster than s/he can is another story... --[Lance] -- GPG Fingerprint: 409B A409 A38D 92BF 15D9 6EEE 9A82 F2AC 69AC 07B9 CACert.org Assurer _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
