Stay ConnectedThis is Layer by Layer: a Cubing Podcast (ostensibly) about cubing and Rubik’s Cubes. Hosted by Kit Clement, a WCA delegate, Twitch streamer (kitstopher), and quiet-event specialist; and Andrew Nathenson, a Youtuber (ColorfulPockets), competition organizer, ZZ-user, and FMC specialist.
Kit and Andrew talk about cube news, organizing competitions, and really whatever they’re into at the moment.
You can discuss the show at https://www.reddit.com/r/layerbylayer/
Happy Cubing!
Episode 14 of Layer by Layer: a Cubing Podcast, the show (ostensibly) about Rubik's Cubes, speedcubing, and only occasionally/often about other things.
Recorded Tuesday, January 29, 2019.
Discuss the show on Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/layerbylayer
Topics:
- The bell
- RECORD CHECK-IN: 17 FMC single
- Predictions: will 17 be tied before all other WRs are broken?
- Re-thinking Worlds
- Why was Nats so late?
- What are comps like on the west coast? Are results predictable?
- Podcon!
- How to keep older cubers in the community? How to keep friendly atmosphere despite growth?
- Martin Egdal of the day: chess!
- Reg of the day: 9M https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/#9m
Does anybody read these notes?
Episode 13 of Layer by Layer: a Cubing Podcast, the show (ostensibly) about Rubik's Cubes, speedcubing, and only occasionally/often about other things.
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Recorded Wednesday January 9, 2019
Topics:
- Follow-up: Cameras aren’t as cheap as we thought
- Optimizing methods for good singles/one-off averages
- What current WR will stand the longest?
- YouTube premiers
- Martin Egdal of the day: SOR!
- Reg(s) of the day
10f4: https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/#10f4
Episode 12 of Layer by Layer: a Cubing Podcast, the show (ostensibly) about Rubik's Cubes, speedcubing, and only occasionally/often about other things.
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Recorded Monday December 23, 2018
Topics:
- Dodgecubing happened! And we have the rules.
- Cameras might not be as expensive as we thought
- So you're an old dude and you want to go to a comp?
- The Fewest Moves Deal or No Deal!
- Martin Egdal of the Day: Worst NR
- Reg of the Day: 12g2
https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/#12g2
Episode 11 of Layer by Layer: a Cubing Podcast, the show (ostensibly) about Rubik's Cubes, speedcubing, and only occasionally/often about other things.
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Recorded Tuesday December 11, 2018.
Topics:
- Multi scoring
- Dodgecubing
- 3x3 world record: should the WCA record solves? Security cam footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB3ut65SFUU
- Max Hilliard 16.55 3BLD WR
- XC3E skeletons
- Martin Egdal of the day: 7x7
- Reg of the day: 9b https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/#9b
Episode 10 of Layer by Layer: a Cubing Podcast, the show (ostensibly) about Rubik's Cubes, speedcubing, and only occasionally/often about other things.
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Recorded Monday November 19, 2018.
Topics:
- Dodgecubing Update
- Computer Vision for scramble verification https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaW1dmqRE0o
- Andrew is a BLD accuracy god
- The crazy FMC World Record weekend
- Force Cube Hell (trying to make force galaxy megaminxes) https://www.reddit.com/r/Cubers/comments/9ufb7f/i_hesitated_about_it_but_heres_my_first_video_be/e95cvou/
- There are three Rouxers in the top 7 OH solvers (or 1 in the top 2, or 2 in the top 5)
- Martin Egdal is an unstoppable nemesis
- Reg of the Day: 9f12c https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/#9f12c
Episode 9 of Layer by Layer: a Cubing Podcast, the show (ostensibly) about Rubik's Cubes, speedcubing, and only occasionally/often about other things.
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Recorded October 24, 2018.
Topics: - Biking Accident
- Film (like, actual film) sucks
- Starting a non-WCA league with the intention of merging with the WCA if it’s popular and the WCA wants to
- We review WCAT applicants: Here's an imgur album with all of the applicants: https://imgur.com/a/7Wgrxv5
- 5 people 5 FMC scrambles The best FMC analogy
- When should competitions be announced? Subtopic: Is the new distance policy a bad thing?
- FIRST!
- Reg of the day: 4b3 https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/#4b3 The incident: https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/incidents/28?fbclid=IwAR2Sr1O07nznLjg9HDFwS5aRgg0iBbPfMI0QRXjVMhL6RJ0chh4FNs6USxA
Episode 8 of Layer by Layer: a Cubing Podcast, the show (ostensibly) about Rubik's Cubes, speedcubing, and only occasionally/often about other things.
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Recorded September 28, 2018
Topics:
- Andrew pulled a Kit
- Walker’s journey
- Kit’s classes
- Everything you need to know about ZZ and ZZ-CT
- Should the WCA add another puzzle? Is there a better system?
- The snack registration fee (FMC-A Atlanta)
- Reddit pros and cons
- Reg of the day https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/#3d1b
Episode 7 of Layer by Layer: a Cubing Podcast, the show (ostensibly) about Rubik's Cubes, speedcubing, and only occasionally/often about other things.
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Recorded September 18, 2018.
Topics:
- Weird Sleep Schedules and traveling
- Kinch improvement: Linear Transformation of all Kinch scores
- Tillamook - Andrew forgot about his competition, but did well at FMC
- Kit remembered his competition, and did kinda bad at everything but still won
- An improvement to multiBLD techniques
- Podcasts we listen to:
Dear Hank and John: https://www.patreon.com/dearhankandjohn
The Pitch: https://www.gimletmedia.com/the-pitch
Beautiful Anonymous: https://bit.ly/2vZbSsW
Hello Internet: www.hellointernet.fm
Relay.fm: https://www.relay.fm/
The Glass Cannon Podcast: https://glasscannonpodcast.com/
99% Invisible: https://99percentinvisible.org/
Hardcore History: https://bit.ly/2DaN1UD
- Team events: How to make them engaging and unique
Relays, TeamBLD, Rob's Challenge, Wild card: dodgecube
- Reg of the day: 1c10 https://bit.ly/2ObYYlL
Episode 6 of Layer by Layer: a Cubing Podcast, the show (ostensibly) about Rubik's Cubes, speedcubing, and only occasionally/often about other things.
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Topics:
- Tillamook
- Andrew’s new podcast, Brain to Board https://overcast.fm/itunes1430844944/brain-to-board
- Pranking Walker
- MBLD Basket Case
- Follow-up on MBLD N/N situation
- KINCH KINCH KINCH (and other ranking systems)
https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/misc/sum_of_ranks/
http://wcadb.net/kinchranks.php
- GTS3 Ridges: Gimmick or Useful (or other??)
- GAN 354 discussion
- Kit's color scheme
- Reg(s?) of the Day! 12c4 and 10f4
Episode 5 of Layer by Layer: a Cubing Podcast, the show (ostensibly) about Rubik's Cubes, speedcubing, and only occasionally/often about other things
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Topics:
- Taking pictures of a cat
- 3D printing for cubing
- Andrew’s method, camp classes
- RIDDLES WITH ANDREW!
- Max Siauw vs. Kevin Hays: a correction
- Is Kit’s GiiKER cube defective? (Follow-up)
- We totally predicted Max Hilliard’s WR
- DRL feedback (or should we say, feet-back)
- FMC H1a-like reg
- Max Park OH, official misscrambles
- Reg of the Day: https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/#4g
- WRs: Juan Pablo Huanqui mega, Shivam MBLD
- Basket case for MBLD
- Types of learners
- Most efficient way to practice 3BLD
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