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Andrew Nathenson / Kit Clement
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40: Memo, Then Sleep for a Year
Layer By Layer
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”
- cubes_art: https://www.instagram.com/cubes_art/?hl=en
- Pic with all opposite colors: https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ9V0tSpkQ6/
- 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'
23: I Want to Have a Way to Judge You
Layer By Layer
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
20: Q Tier
Layer By Layer
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.
19: There Are Spiders Everywhere And I Can't Get Out
Layer By Layer
06/17/19 • 71 min
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+++
15: OKAY
Layer By Layer
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
38: Have You Heard About the Rubik's?
Layer By Layer
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?
35: Happy Little Trees
Layer By Layer
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)
34: KUKUKUKUKU
Layer By Layer
06/18/20 • 69 min
33: "Nice," but Stupid
Layer By Layer
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.
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
22: As Long As You're Not Herding Anyone
Layer By Layer
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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How many episodes does Layer By Layer have?
Layer By Layer currently has 43 episodes available.
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The podcast is about Leisure, Games and Podcasts.
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The episode title '34: KUKUKUKUKU' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Layer By Layer?
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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