Bah, sorry for the double post. Bloody yahoo.. --- In [email protected], "thomkirjava" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ... > > John White?!?! You mean the first ever blindfold cuber!? Get him cubing :) > > I can't use any L2Lx stuff, because I'm a roux cuber, but try and get > paul to use it still, I'm sure you can convince him :) > > ~Thom > > --- In [email protected], "Duncan Dicks" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi Thom, > > Unfortunately we all live miles away from each other! > > My best is still 29.xx average although now I'm using L2L2 full time > I'm > > hoping that will come down. In the last few days and without too much > > practice my L2L2 average has come down to around 32-33 seconds. My > 29.xx is > > L2L1 and L2L2 is quite a bit more efficient so with a bit more > practice I'm > > expecting better times. > > A friend of mine (John White) who used to be a speedcuber 20+ years ago > > lives up near you (liverpool) but he hasn't caught onto the revival. > Pity - > > he was faster than me and also held the blindfold world record! > > > > best wishes > > > > Duncan > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "thomkirjava" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 11:55 AM > > Subject: Re: [Speed cubing group] New UK cuber > > > > > > > Hey, I'm based in manchester. > > > > > > I was going to come to the meetup at Dan house (the last one) but > > > never made it due to some unforseen circumstances :S.... > > > > > > Unfortunatly I appear to live miles away from all the other UK cubers. > > > Not to fear, I'll sort something out :) > > > > > > What are your times like these days? (Duncan and Jasmine), I don't > > > really wanna be shown up at my first meetup :P > > > > > > Duncan - are you using a full L2L(1-4) method? If so, which? > > > > > > Thanks, Thom. > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Jasmine Lee" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> > > >> Hi Thom, > > >> > > >> I'm an Australian currently based in London (although flying back to > > >> Australia tomorrow for a month). Duncan hosted the first UK cubers > > >> gathering earlier this year and we all had a great time! Thom - where > > >> are you based? > > >> > > >> Jasmine > > >> http://speedcuber.blogspot.com > > >> > > >> > > >> On Wed, 21 Dec 2005 08:15:38 -0000, "Duncan Dicks" > > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > >> > > > >> > Hi Thom! > > >> > Im in Gloucestershire - Id be happy to host the next get > > >> > together too. > > >> > Duncan > > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > > >> > From: "thomkirjava" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> > To: <[email protected]> > > >> > Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 10:20 PM > > >> > Subject: Re: [Speed cubing group] New UK cuber > > >> > > Hey > > >> > > > > >> > > I'm another UK'r to say hi :) > > >> > > > > >> > > Where abouts in the UK are you based? Would be good to meet up > > >> > for a bit. > > >> > > > > >> > > Oh, and I promise I'll come to the next UK meet :D > > >> > > > > >> > > ~Thom > > >> > > > > >> > > --- In [email protected], "Duncan Dicks" > > >> > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> > >> > > >> > >> Hi Matt > > >> > >> Welcome to the UK speedcubing community. Hopefully we will > > >> > have > > >> > > another get > > >> > >> together, perhaps in the summer. It would be great to see > > >> > you there. > > >> > >> It soudns like you are making good progress already - maybe > > >> > you will be > > >> > >> giving Dan a run for his money one day. > > >> > >> > > >> > >> Good luck and Happy Christmas > > >> > >> > > >> > >> Duncan > > >> > >> (you can e-mail or messenger me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] direct if > > >> > you > > >> > >> fancy a UK chat) > > >> > >> > > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > > >> > >> From: "mantawrays" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> > >> To: <[email protected]> > > >> > >> Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 5:25 PM > > >> > >> Subject: [Speed cubing group] New UK cuber > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > Hi! A new cuber in the UK here. I used to play with the > > >> > cube in the > > >> > >> > 80's when I was little(I used a really simple beginner > > >> > layer method, I > > >> > >> > think) and recently after playing with a 4 x 4 someone in > > >> > the office > > >> > >> > had got hooked again and bought a new cube in August. > > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > I've been reading a lot of the people here's web pages and > > >> > they have > > >> > >> > all been a great help (esp. Jessica Fridrich's, Dan > > >> > Harris', Joel Van > > >> > >> > Noort, Chris Hardwick's). So thanks to everyone for making > > >> > some great > > >> > >> > webpages. I use the cross on the bottom. I am getting > > >> > better at doing > > >> > >> > F2L (it's taking a long time to be able to make fast > > >> > decisions > > >> > >> > though!) and have learnt the U, Z, H, E, J and F PLL > > >> > algorithms (and > > >> > >> > have forgotten the A one!). I guess I'm going to try to > > >> > learn all the > > >> > >> > PLL ones and then look at the OLL ones. Is that the general > > >> > approach > > >> > >> > to learning Fridrich? Since I learnt those PLL's I have > > >> > found it > > >> > >> > possible to solve the cube in around 50 seconds whereas > > >> > before it was > > >> > >> > around 1 minute 30 or something like that if I went flat > > >> > out. Still > > >> > >> > pretty slow compared to everyone here. > > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > Still, I had a go with Chris H's 'oh wow' scramble and was > > >> > shocked > > >> > >> > when using my method after a few tries I solved it in 31 > > >> > seconds. > > >> > >> > Well, That was a big Oh wow for me, anyway! :) > > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > I have two cubes, one I bought from a department store in > > >> > August with > > >> > >> > bright stickers on (which deteriorated really rapidly )- > > >> > probably the > > >> > >> > generic 3 x 3 Rubiks.com sell, and a Rubik's 3 x 3 DIY cube > > >> > with PVC > > >> > >> > stickers which I prefer. The DIY one seems to be easier to > > >> > control > > >> > >> > turns on and more suitable for doing fast solves (although > > >> > it's > > >> > >> > noisier according to my wife). Oh yes, and it has M0105B > > >> > written on > > >> > >> > one of the corners. > > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > Does anyone have any opinions of the new anniversary cube? > > >> > Is it the > > >> > >> > same as the normal 3 x 3 but with a different centre white > > >> > sticker? Is > > >> > >> > it at all suitable for speedcubing? Are the stickers PVC or > > >> > > polypropelene? > > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > That's it for now. > > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > Cheers, Matt > > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > > > >> > >> > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > Yahoo! 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