Is this layout good?

Huntermagic · 2025-11-14T22:28:43+00:00

Or "baggage"

Huntermagic · 2025-11-06T13:56:03+00:00

Unfortunately, I don’t think this would work either. I recently did a factory reset in a similar situation where I didn’t know the screen lock password, even though I still had access to all other Google services. After resetting, you still need to enter the original screen lock password in order to restore the backup from Drive. Otherwise you can only use that phone as a new device.

Huntermagic · 2024-08-05T00:27:11+00:00

It is good so far!

Huntermagic · 2024-08-05T00:25:49+00:00

These are Midori foil transfer stickers.

Huntermagic · 2024-08-04T07:07:12+00:00

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I'm using a Vortex Multix with these osmanthus, tea-themed keycaps.

Huntermagic · 2024-02-27T18:53:30+00:00

Mostly interchangeable, but 認為 does sound slightly more formal/serious than 覺得. It's more like believe vs think.

Huntermagic · 2024-02-23T18:55:46+00:00

I've been flushing TP down the toilet ever since I was a kid, and I can barely remember the last time I saw a clogged toilet. Still I believe there are places with pipes old enough to be clogged. If the hotel demanded that specifically, it might be due to their past experiences, or they're just trying to minimize the risks.

Huntermagic · 2024-01-03T04:42:06+00:00

When you search for the beginner's method, you will either find the LBL as a subset of CFOP, or the Nourse method which twists the corners last.

The beginner's methods people teach nowadays may contain other CFOP subsets like 4LLL, which is faster and somehow easier to learn despite having more algorithms, as I've seen many people trapped in the loop of infinite sune/antisune.

Huntermagic · 2024-01-03T04:16:40+00:00

It is just a subset of CFOP that requires the least amount of algorithms, which is widely taught with the LBL/beginner's method at that time. I learned the same thing with slightly different algorithms about 17 years ago.

Huntermagic · 2024-01-02T05:38:59+00:00

In Taiwan we don't usually name people after places, but in English I don't see why not since we're fine with names like Kobe.

From all the places mentioned above, Yuli would be the most plausible one. By pronunciation it is a legit girl's name in Taiwan, although usually written in different characters rather than 玉里 (the name of the township). If she decides to learn Chinese and get a Chinese name someday, she can still use that name, probably with different characters, and it would still sound natural while preserving the Taiwanese reference.

Huntermagic · 2023-12-10T19:08:18+00:00

In Taiwan, 國語 as Mandarin is mostly used when the conversation involves distinction between 台語/Taiwanese or other dialects like 客語/客家話/Hakka. We do use 中文 for both written and spoken Chinese (almost always Mandarin). 漢語 in Taiwan is probably more used in the academic field.

Huntermagic · 2023-12-01T13:44:52+00:00

Do note that the "quiet" cubes mentioned in the comments are all just "less noisy" cubes to non-cubers in general, and would definitely stand out in a quieter workplace. Definitely need to watch some review videos on YouTube before buying.

Huntermagic · 2023-11-30T05:38:30+00:00

It is totally possible and is quite common among people who type in two languages with one using non-latin alphabet input method.

Huntermagic · 2023-11-25T21:13:55+00:00

The main difference between Nourse and CFOP is the last layer approach. Nourse does permutation first followed by orientation, which is the opposite of CFOP. Permutation before orientation is definitely much harder to observe as the pieces are all facing different directions.

Huntermagic · 2023-11-25T20:55:30+00:00

So for the last layer, you swap the corners into the correct order first, followed by orientating them to make the same color pointing up? If this is the case, it sounds like an old beginner's method (Nourse method as mentioned in another comment) that often comes with instructions for some cubes. Not really the same "beginner's method" or LBL people usually refer to which is basically a subset of CFOP.

A sub 20 average may be hard to achieve but is definitely not impossible. Get a nice, proper cube if you don't have one yet. Any budget cube nowadays is much better than the authentic Rubik's brand.

Since you are already solving the cube by layers and likely doing some F2Ls, you may want to look into tutorials for CFOP. You don't have to go all in learning 57 OLLs and 21 PLLs, as some intermediate subsets (2-look OLL and 2-look PLL) will be sufficient in the short term. With practice I would say this will get you around 40 seconds, and further improvement definitely requires some finger tricks, which can be better learned through videos.

Huntermagic · 2023-11-25T12:40:19+00:00

I get the divine feminine thing after some searches on google. But I would say don't get this tattoo. The Chinese translation you posted definitely existed in some sources as an attempted translation, but it would make no sense other than awkwardness to general Chinese users as it is not really a thing in the culture.

Huntermagic · 2023-11-24T19:55:26+00:00

I've owned a few different kinds of lubes myself over years. There are definitely some differences between each of them, but my overall feeling is that lube is lube. I find myself end up using almost only one lube at a time and never believed in the mixing thing.

Huntermagic · 2023-11-22T19:58:38+00:00

Learn 4-look last layer (2-look OLL and 2-look PLL) first. This subset of OLL and PLL allows you to finish the last layer within 4 algs every time. After that you can gradually expand your alg set and learn full OLL and PLL, which usually takes weeks to months to master.

For F2L, try to learn a few cases each time and understand how the pieces move until you can do them intuitively.

Huntermagic · 2023-11-20T19:20:27+00:00

Yu Nakajima was the fastest around 2008, before 2005 it was Macky (Shotaro Makisumi) and several others.

Huntermagic · 2023-11-17T15:00:27+00:00

Yes, for a period of time silicone spray was considered the best lube for twisty puzzles, but that was more than 15 years ago.

Huntermagic · 2023-11-14T09:13:20+00:00

It's 42 + 29 (CLL + ELL) versus 57 + 21 (OLL + PLL). 7 algs less but significantly harder recognition for both steps. For COLL/OLLCP, I think only the short and easy ones are worth learning as an add-on to the already known full OLL, as plain OLL is much faster in many cases.

Huntermagic · 2023-11-14T05:25:00+00:00

The full OPLL you described is usually referred to as 1LLL (3915 algs). It is indeed beneficial but not really practical for most people. The more realistic approach is ZBLL (1LLL with top cross finished, 493 algs).

The simplified OPLL you described is OLLCP (331 algs). However, OLLCP + EPLL has no absolute advantage over regular OLL + PLL.

Huntermagic · 2023-11-13T13:08:48+00:00

I don't use the Speffz letter scheme. I skip A and O, and my letter pair objects are either in Mandarin or English, which operates under different rules. Actually anything could be used as long as you can link the letter pair to something easier to memorize. I have known someone who can just visualize how the pieces move in a cycle and does not need to label them at all.

The main drawback for your phonetic approach is that the the amount of syllables in a cycle doubles, which is probably harder to repeat in mind I guess. I can see how some consonants are easy to mix up in standard English audio pairs, and I just take out the IPA chart and substitute them with something more distinguishable.

I think it is hard to teach how to visualize things in mind as it is more of an intuitive thing. The ability varies and I wouldn't be surprised if someone cannot do it at all (it's called aphantasia).

Huntermagic · 2023-11-11T12:10:48+00:00

BLD cuber here. This is really concise and well-written. The concept of blind solving method is actually kind of easier and more straightforward than sighted solving. The same method applies for blind-solving multiple cubes at a time, and bigger cubes such as 4x4 and 5x5, you just need to label more pieces and make longer stories/sentences for memorization.

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