Layer By Layer

Episode 13 of Layer by Layer: a Cubing Podcast, the show (ostensibly) about Rubik's Cubes, speedcubing, and only occasionally/often about other things. Discuss the episode on Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/layerbylayer/  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 - Ephemeral events - 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. Discuss the episode on Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/layerbylayer/ 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. Discuss the episode on Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/layerbylayer/  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. Discuss the episode on Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/layerbylayer/  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. Discuss the episode on Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/layerbylayer/  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. Discuss the episode on Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/layerbylayer/  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. Discuss the episode on Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/layerbylayer/  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. Discuss the episode on Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/layerbylayer/  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 https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/#12c4  https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/#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 Discuss the episode on Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/layerbylayer/  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

Episode 4 of Layer by Layer: a Cubing Podcast, the show (ostensibly) about Rubik's Cubes, speedcubing, and only occasionally/often about other things. Recorded LIVE at CubingUSA Nationals 2018!  Discuss the episode on Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/layerbylayer/  Topics:  - World Records, Megaminx OcR in the lunch room  - Andrew's World Best with Mark: Rob's Challenge FMC  - Andrew's possessed stopwatch  - Why wasn't there a snack room at Nats??  - Who is the best cuber without a Wikipedia page?  - Reg of the day: Crazy regs from 2006 https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/history/files/regulations2006.html  - How would someone organize a competition if they've never seen or been to a competition?  - Multiple World Records in the Same Day  - You mean you're not on the football team?

Episode 3 of Layer by Layer: a Cubing Podcast, the show (ostensibly) about Rubik's Cubes, speedcubing, and only occasionally/often about other things. Discuss the episode on Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/layerbylayer/ Topics:  -Vidcon  -Japan  -Western Champs  - GiiKER Cube  - Andrew racing Alex Davani to silver membership  - Shadow M  - Is Kit's GiiKER cube defective??!?!?  - Alberquerque - almost learned how to spell it (it’s Albuquerque)  - Double Jeopardy - discouraging videos isn’t the issue?  - PB vs PR - Rise of cubing on Twitch twitch.tv/kitstopher  -Reg of the day A1a2+++++ https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/guidelines.html#A1a2+++++

Episode 2 of Layer by Layer: a Cubing Podcast, the show (ostensibly) about Rubik's Cubes, speedcubing, and only occasionally/often about other things. Discuss the episode on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/layerbylayer/  Topics:  - Oregon State Favorites recap - Go Cube / Giiker Cube  Go Cube: https://goo.gl/1mw6ZE  Giiker Cube: https://goo.gl/XnWGD2  - World Records: Kevin Hays 7x7 Single: https://goo.gl/ovQZm8  Daniel Rose-Levine Feet Average: https://goo.gl/YS7iLo  Jeff Park 3x3 Blindfolded Single: https://goo.gl/WdXXB5  - Regulation of the Day: A5b https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/#A5b  - Video Evidence used to retroactively apply penalties Max Park's 6x6 WR mean (DNFed): https://goo.gl/Fp7KZZ  - Andrew's beginner's method: Hexagonal Francisco B https://goo.gl/WBS3CG

Episode 1 of Layer by Layer: a Cubing Podcast, the show (ostensibly) about Rubik's Cubes, speedcubing, and only occasionally/often about other things. Discuss the episode on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/layerbylayer/  Topics:  - Using a different method for OH vs 2H https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCfLsh5vDt0  - Andrew gets a lot of LL skips with ZZ  - Low attendance at CubingUSA Regional Championships  - Regulation of the Day: H1a https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/regulations/#H1a