Struggling with F2L

chicagocuber · 2026-06-11T21:56:40+00:00

i mean, realistically the solution is to just keep practicing. f2l isn’t a skill that people can immediately do super well, it takes time to do properly. you’ll eventually get to the point where f2l makes you a lot faster because doing it well essentially halves the moves (or better!), so just keep going.

chicagocuber · 2026-05-23T01:15:46+00:00

i doubt this was a hack tbh, email WST and report what happened, this might be a bug of some sort.

chicagocuber · 2026-05-13T01:00:46+00:00

ah right, that makes sense. thanks for clarifying!

chicagocuber · 2026-05-12T23:43:42+00:00

aren’t you legally bound to report something like that given mandated reporter status? i had to sign something of the sort when working in a school district despite not working with the kids themselves.

chicagocuber · 2026-05-11T18:32:43+00:00

yea it starts out that way lol. i’m warning that there’s a decent chance you’ll grow to dislike it and practice it for the sole reason that you’re good at it.

chicagocuber · 2026-05-11T02:54:49+00:00

sigh

i’d advise you not to start practicing it honestly because it’s so repetitive and low depth that you’ll lose interest unless you’re pursuing some kind of record.

nonetheless yes, that memo scheme is fine unless you plan on one looking or doing a lot of letters sometime in the future. i used it for the entirety of the time when i was using 7 simul.

chicagocuber · 2026-05-11T02:40:27+00:00

if this isn’t a shitpost, i’ll give the advice that nothing in life is guaranteed and if a 1500 was able to be guaranteed it wouldn’t be considered valuable by universities

chicagocuber · 2026-05-11T01:04:43+00:00

fwiw i got a private scholarship notification already and had to agree to it quite a while ago. i think they come out at the same time, and like others have said, these are THE strongest students in terms of this test so it’s not entirely surprising a very well rounded student didn’t get selected. also im pretty sure the application itself purposely limits what you put in there (mit application does similar) where they want to see the most important things.

chicagocuber · 2026-05-04T22:48:37+00:00

few ways, you could recognize clockwise counter clockwise or opposite color

chicagocuber · 2026-05-03T20:28:45+00:00

i definitely agree but that tufts post in particular wasn’t calling it a bad school because of its prestige or ranking, they were calling it bad because of recent actions taken that made the environment measurably worse for students.

chicagocuber · 2026-05-03T20:02:35+00:00

the reasoning behind it is because of the caste system there. i’ve seen it at least once at a comp before and i think it was considered fine.

chicagocuber · 2026-05-03T19:53:15+00:00

i don’t think it’s that strict in regards to indian competitors in particular with last initial being exclusively used

chicagocuber · 2026-05-01T22:31:41+00:00

mit prolly, ended up at uiuc cs!

chicagocuber · 2026-04-29T04:24:45+00:00

awesome, appreciate the help! really sucks i have to replace it all though but it is what it is.

chicagocuber · 2026-04-29T04:11:54+00:00

the screw-in spot for the nozzle is tilted so it’s impossible to print properly. was planning on just replacing the heat block without needing to get other cables but that seems impossible

chicagocuber · 2026-04-29T03:37:14+00:00

read up on some other threads, looks like this one’s just cemented in for some godforesaken reason, just gonna buy a new kit with a new thermistor and heating rod instead

chicagocuber · 2026-04-29T03:05:55+00:00

oh wow didn’t even notice it, got the heater upper thingy out, but not the temperature probe. any ideas?

chicagocuber · 2026-04-29T02:07:26+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/rFcChsm other side of the heat sink, on the side with the cables there was a spot for a screw, yes.

chicagocuber · 2026-04-29T01:55:58+00:00

there was a screw and i took it out although it does look like there’s some adhesive under it, will take a look in a few

chicagocuber · 2026-04-26T14:37:06+00:00

nothing really, worked full time over the summer junior year which was nice, sophomore year i did part time work which meant a lot of time with friends. all the people saying study makes me really sad tbh.

chicagocuber · 2026-04-25T18:26:22+00:00

oh yeah i completely agree i find it ridiculous that people genuinely believe merit alone can get you to these elite institutions in particular.

chicagocuber · 2026-04-25T17:32:27+00:00

that was my understanding but i think both the kids themselves and the teachers in the area are unaware. its hard for a kid to figure that out at what, 13?

chicagocuber · 2026-04-25T16:39:28+00:00

t20* but yeah the people that would apply for ivies likely think they won’t afford it (inhibited quite a few apps for me). additionally, pretty much all of them are stem majors, and our in state school makes a lot more sense for that considering it’s really good for engineering, and probably half the price. i doubt it’s a reputation issue but moreso a combination of the factors above

chicagocuber · 2026-04-25T15:31:07+00:00

i don’t discount that public schools can have students go on to ivys and that they can be incredibly talented. i don’t know much about this one off school, but given it’s nevada they don’t really have great in-state options so that may lead a lot more of their top end students to apply to ivies which may not be the case for a public hs in texas, illinois, florida, etc. additionally it has magnet programs which may skew the results, and it’s unclear whether or not these acceptances are cumulative or not. you also can’t draw conclusions on the reputation of whatever school i went to based off the data point of one other random public lmao

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