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Layer By Layer

Layer By Layer

Andrew Nathenson / Kit Clement

This 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!
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Layer By Layer - 40: Memo, Then Sleep for a Year
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03/01/21 • 66 min

Episode 40 of Layer by Layer: a Cubing Podcast, the show (ostensibly) about Rubik's Cubes, speedcubing, and only occasionally/often about other things.

Recorded Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Discuss the show on Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/layerbylayer

Or on SpeedSolving: https://www.speedsolving.com/threads/the-layer-by-layer-podcast.76921/

Topics:

Yunhao Lou 3.86 Clock WR average

Ice Cream Cakes

ALTERNATIVE TITLE GUESSING CONTEST: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdP7PkjtYwguE-b1cAU_Vn8ToU-Rn3dtE8loJgyeCnXhd7Utg/formResponse

Some Unofficial MultiBLD results - Graham and Rowe 60 point attempts, Graham's huge 200 cube attempt

Graham: 62/64 in 59:17 and 189/200, Rowe: 60/60 in 59:53

- There’s a difference between unsolvable cubes and “wrong color scheme”

- Is Worlds' 30 second registration cutoff too strict?

New SEE Events:
Kit: Among Us Cubing: 10 points; Oops all U Moves:

Average of 5: 1.04

  • 1. 0.91 R' R' R2 R R2 R' R2 R R' R2 R R R' R R' R2 R R2 R R R' R' R' R' R2 (solved)
  • 2. (0.73) R2 R' R R' R2 R R' R2 R R R R R2 R' R R2 R2 R2 R' R R2 R2 R R R (solved)
  • 3. 1.24 R2 R2 R2 R R' R' R' R2 R R' R R R R R R2 R' R R' R2 R2 R R2 R R2 (U2)
  • 4. (3.19) R2 R' R R R' R' R2 R2 R2 R R2 R R' R R' R R' R R2 R' R R R' R' R2 (U2)
  • 5. 0.98 R R' R R' R2 R2 R R' R2 R' R2 R' R' R2 R' R R2 R2 R' R2 R' R R R R (U')

Andrew: Among Us Cubing: idk like 8?; Oops all U Moves:

Average of 5: 0.80

  • 1. (1.22) R' R2 R' R R' R R R' R R2 R' R2 R R2 R' R' R' R' R R2 R2 R2 R2 R R (solved)
  • 2. 1.11 R2 R R' R2 R R2 R' R2 R2 R2 R' R' R' R R R2 R2 R' R' R' R R R2 R2 R'
  • 3. 0.86 R' R2 R' R' R2 R R R' R R R R' R2 R R R2 R' R' R2 R2 R R2 R' R2 R2
  • 4. (0.34) R' R R' R' R2 R R R R R R R2 R R2 R2 R R R' R2 R2 R R R' R R'
  • 5. 0.43 R' R' R R' R2 R2 R' R R R R' R2 R' R2 R2 R2 R R2 R' R2 R R' R2 R2 R'
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Layer By Layer - 23: I Want to Have a Way to Judge You
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09/20/19 • 52 min

Episode 23 of Layer by Layer: a Cubing Podcast, the show (ostensibly) about Rubik's Cubes, speedcubing, and only occasionally/often about other things.

Recorded Friday September 6.

Discuss the show on Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/layerbylayer

Topics:

Follow-up: You know, the thing we talked about last episode

Andrew forgot to bring his cubes to San Diego Summer 2019

Scramble Signatures

Our strategies for FMC NA West

What should Kit's goal be in the prediction game?

Bad Martin Egdal of the Prediction of the Day: UFC Fights

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Layer By Layer - 20: Q Tier

20: Q Tier

Layer By Layer

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07/03/19 • 59 min

Episode 20 of Layer by Layer: a Cubing Podcast, the show (ostensibly) about Rubik's Cubes, speedcubing, and only occasionally/often about other things.

Recorded Wednesday June 19.

Discuss the show on Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/layerbylayer

Topics:

Kit makes a prediction

The weird and wonderful world of Fewest Moves world records, and FMC 2019

A very strange incident

3x3 Tier List

Kit's bad prediction of the day: No 4BLD or 5BLD mean WRs before the end of the year, and neither Max nor Feliks will win worlds.

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Episode 19 of Layer by Layer: a Cubing Podcast, the show (ostensibly) about Rubik's Cubes, speedcubing, and only occasionally/often about other things.

Recorded Monday June 3 .

Discuss the show on Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/layerbylayer

Ask us for advice! Email [email protected]

Topics:

Email your advice questions

WRs: Jake klassen 3BLD 19.79, Jackey Zheng Squan 4.95, Siggins MBLD 50/52, Max Hilliard 3BLD 18.28

Podcast apps/Spotify/Luminary

Discussion of several (possibly unfair?) practices in the WCA

Weird interactions with friends and cubing

Martin Egdal of the Day: Most solves in one comp

Reg (Guideline) of the Day: a1a2+++

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Layer By Layer - 15: OKAY

15: OKAY

Layer By Layer

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03/01/19 • 53 min

Episode 15 of Layer by Layer: a Cubing Podcast, the show (ostensibly) about Rubik's Cubes, speedcubing, and only occasionally/often about other things.

Recorded Saturday, February 16, 2019.

Discuss the show on Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/layerbylayer

Topics:
- Follow-up: there is no Follow-up
- Should the WCA create more incentives to record your solves?
- Similar to Layer by Layer...
- Andrew's magical GTS3 fix
- The FMC Database
- Skeletype, Andrew's FMC tool: https://youtu.be/bVY31jW16do

Martin Egdal of the Day: Water

Reg of the Day: A6e
https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/#A6e

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Layer By Layer - 38: Have You Heard About the Rubik's?
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09/05/20 • 49 min

Episode 38 of Layer by Layer: a Cubing Podcast, the show (ostensibly) about Rubik's Cubes, speedcubing, and only occasionally/often about other things.

Recorded Monday, August 31, 2020.

Discuss the show on Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/layerbylayer

Or on SpeedSolving: https://www.speedsolving.com/threads/the-layer-by-layer-podcast.76921/

Topics:

IS COLLIN BURNS IN THE TOP 100? (yes)

Kit's final score for Bad Prediction of the Day: 2/10

Jabari redesigned algdb

speedcubedb.com - the new, better AlgDb?

Cakes

Is 4x4 parity rigged?

Rubik's Connect cube

Cube Mafia, on Twitch and in Real Life

End segment that we totally do every time, and not just because we forgot to do new SEE events this episode: Is a Pop-Tart a Ravioli?

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Layer By Layer - 35: Happy Little Trees
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07/02/20 • 69 min

Episode 35 of Layer by Layer: a Cubing Podcast, the show (ostensibly) about Rubik's Cubes, speedcubing, and only occasionally/often about other things.

Recorded Monday, June 29, 2020

Discuss the show on Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/layerbylayer

Or on SpeedSolving: https://www.speedsolving.com/threads/the-layer-by-layer-podcast.76921/

Topics:

Is Tazzlyn's slower solving a benefit to streaming?

Everybody guessed the Bell

The Pockets Show! Every week on Friday from 4-6 Pacific at twitch.tv/ColorfulPockets

Productivity links from Kevin:

https://fortelabs.co/blog/one-touch-to-inbox-zero/

https://fortelabs.co/blog/para/

https://fortelabs.co/blog/the-one-touch-guide-to-doing-a-weekly-review/

Cakes (??)

Kit's Math Corner: Fibonacci and 3x3 Random Move Scrambles

To what extent is learning algs worth it?

If we had modern hardware many years ago, would a slice turn be a +2?

Hollywood, Maryland of the Day: How Hollywood got its name

New SEE Events:
Andrew does 3x3 With Face: 1:20.61 average of 5

Andrew: GoCube App Tutorial Speedrunning (7:12.87)

Kit: GoCube BLD (24.71 ao5)

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Layer By Layer - 34: KUKUKUKUKU

34: KUKUKUKUKU

Layer By Layer

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06/18/20 • 69 min

Episode 34 of Layer by Layer: a Cubing Podcast, the show (ostensibly) about Rubik's Cubes, speedcubing, and only occasionally/often about other things. Recorded LIVE Wednesday, June 17 Discuss the show on Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/layerbylayer Or on SpeedSolving: https://www.speedsolving.com/threads/the-layer-by-layer-podcast.76921/ Topics: - Generating random state 7x7 scrambles - rolling the die multiple times - xyzzy: CSTimer FMC scramble filtering - Alpha cuber is awesome on SpeedSolving guessed the bell! - cakes (???) - Andrew and Kit doing streaming - Kit's Math/Cubing Corner: Teaching how to solve a cube intuitively in NCTM journal - Hollywood, Maryland of the Day: Volunteer Fire Department - New SEE Events: Further discussion of Fewest Pockets - Best fewest pockets solve on example scramble: 10/46 by xyzzy and 10/49 by bartogian - Kit's attempt: https://rb.gy/riulkb - Updated Rules: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XjVJxknuwi5HYPCpDak4fxuV0_XTR5f7jwdLhKdL7CI/edit - Andrew's Bash script: https://github.com/ColorfulPockets/FewestRolls/blob/master/fewestRolls.sh
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Layer By Layer - 33: "Nice," but Stupid
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06/09/20 • 66 min

Episode 33 of Layer by Layer: a Cubing Podcast, the show (ostensibly) about Rubik's Cubes, speedcubing, and only occasionally/often about other things.

Recorded Friday, June 5, 2020.

Discuss the show on Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/layerbylayer

or on Speedsolving: https://www.speedsolving.com/threads/the-layer-by-layer-podcast.76921/

Topics:

Final Fantasy, emulation, etc.

layerbylayer.reddit.com

xyzzy's comment: https://www.speedsolving.com/threads/the-layer-by-layer-podcast.76921/page-2#post-1372092

5x5 Random State

Using 3BLD scrambles for everything

Online Competitions: Cubing @ Home, Twisty Puzzle Cup, The Monkey League

15 Puzzle Parity by Numberphile: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YI1WqYKHi78

Hollywood, Maryland of the day: Socks the Cat

Kit does Blindfolded 3x3x3: 41.35 average of 5

Andrew does 3x3x3 with Mask: 15.13 single

New SEE Events: 3x3x3 with Face, and currently-unnamed-but-pretty-cool-event:

For those of you who want to try out Andrew's event, here is an example scramble, rules, and rolls: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19YuG1BmWpYQn_2NCsJRE34FZ9rVp_Ign0QN3yByd1Hw/edit?usp=sharing

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Layer By Layer - 22: As Long As You're Not Herding Anyone
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09/06/19 • 69 min

Episode 22 of Layer by Layer: a Cubing Podcast, the show (ostensibly) about Rubik's Cubes, speedcubing, and only occasionally/often about other things.

Recorded Friday August 23.

Discuss the show on Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/layerbylayer

Topics:

Follow-up: Oreos

World Records: Max Park 7x7 single, Max Hilliard 3BLD single, Stanley Chapel 4BLD single/average, Juan Pablo multiple Megaminx averages, Daniel Rose-Levine Feet average, and a surprising 4x4 single from Sebastian Weyer

US Nationals and Bronycon

What to do with a duplicate scramble?

The current State of the Smartcubes

BLD buffer: Should you choose a different buffer from everyone else?

Martin Egdal of the Day: Farming

Prediction of the day: Collin Burns will be out of top 100 in a year

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Layer By Layer currently has 43 episodes available.

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The episode title '34: KUKUKUKUKU' is the most popular.

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The average episode length on Layer By Layer is 72 minutes.

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Episodes of Layer By Layer are typically released every 20 days, 3 hours.

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The first episode of Layer By Layer was released on Jul 3, 2018.

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