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Hello everyone. My name is Nan Ma and I use the username "schuma" in
some places. Yesterday I solved the 3x3x3x3 and was invited to this
group by Melinda. Thank you, Melinda!
I am 30 yrs old. I am originally from China. Currently I am in Boston
MA, but will move to Berkeley CA at the end of Sept. I will be a
post-doc there, doing research in the area of information theory.
Although I'm new for 4D cubing, I have some experience in 3D cubing.
I've solved all 299 puzzles on Gelatinbrain's applet page
3D puzzles are trivial. I've recognized another Gelatinbrain solver
Brandon Enright in this group. Nice to see you here, Brandon.
My basic strategy is to categorize pieces into several groups, like,
edge pieces, corner pieces, etc. Then I construct 3-cycle algorithms
using commutators and save them as macros. Then I solve a group of
pieces first, and then solve another group. This method is kind of
systematic, but it leads to a large number of moves.
Nan
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Hello everyone. My name is Nan Ma and I use the username "schuma" in some p=
laces. Yesterday I solved the 3x3x3x3 and was invited to this group by Meli=
nda. Thank you, Melinda!
I am 30 yrs old. I am originally from Chin=
a. Currently I am in Boston MA, but will move to Berkeley CA at the end of =
Sept. I will be a post-doc there, doing research in the area of information=
theory.
Although I'm new for 4D cubing, I have some experience in 3=
D cubing. I've solved all 299 puzzles on gelatinbrain/Applets/Magic%20Polyhedra/index.htm">Gelatinbrain's applet pag=
e. I recommend that place to all of you. Hope you guys won't say that 3=
D puzzles are trivial. I've recognized another Gelatinbrain solver Brandon&=
nbsp;Enright in this group. Nice to see you here, Brandon.
My basic=
strategy is to categorize pieces into several groups, like, edge pieces, c=
orner pieces, etc. Then I construct 3-cycle algorithms using commutators an=
d save them as macros. Then I solve a group of pieces first, and then solve=
another group. This method is kind of systematic, but it leads to a large =
number of moves.
Nan
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Hi Brandon,=20
Thanks for your warm welcome. It's great to see you here.
I've solved 3^4 only once. That was not fast at all. I'm still in the learn=
ing phase and not comfortable to compete yet. I'm struggling about the nota=
tions like 2C, 3C, etc. Maybe I will join the next competition. Thank you f=
or introducing the challenge to me.
Talking about California, I went to San Diego few months ago to have an int=
erview with UCSD. But I didn't know you at that time. I was closed to comin=
g to UCSD. But eventually things worked out in Berkeley. I will definitely =
have other chances to meet you in the future.
Nan (schuma)
--- In 4D_Cubing@yahoogroups.com, Brandon Enright
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> On Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:42:04 -0000
> "Nan Ma"
>=20
> > Hello everyone. My name is Nan Ma and I use the username "schuma" in
> > some places. Yesterday I solved the 3x3x3x3 and was invited to this
> > group by Melinda. Thank you, Melinda!
> >=20
> > I am 30 yrs old. I am originally from China. Currently I am in Boston
> > MA, but will move to Berkeley CA at the end of Sept. I will be a
> > post-doc there, doing research in the area of information theory.
> >=20
> > Although I'm new for 4D cubing, I have some experience in 3D cubing.
> > I've solved all 299 puzzles on Gelatinbrain's applet page
> >
> > > . I recommend that place to all of you. Hope you guys won't say that
> > 3D puzzles are trivial. I've recognized another Gelatinbrain solver
> > Brandon Enright in this group. Nice to see you here, Brandon.
> >=20
> > My basic strategy is to categorize pieces into several groups, like,
> > edge pieces, corner pieces, etc. Then I construct 3-cycle algorithms
> > using commutators and save them as macros. Then I solve a group of
> > pieces first, and then solve another group. This method is kind of
> > systematic, but it leads to a large number of moves.
> >=20
> > Nan
> >=20
>=20
>=20
> Hey schuma, welcome to the group! I was hoping to see you here. I
> wish there was more overlap between the different twisty puzzle
> groups. Your conquest of Gelatinbrain's puzzles was a real
> tour-de-force so I look forward to seeing what you can do with the more
> exotic polytopes available in MC4D 4.0.
>=20
> You solve very quickly with macros, maybe you should think about
> practicing the 3^4 a couple more times and then joining the
> Hyperspeedcube Challenge on the 18th:
>=20
> https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=3D0AjSunS8HRVh4dDA1cEEwZ0owYmR0dn=
VTRWFweGNFcFE&hl=3Den&authkey=3DCNing-8J&pli=3D1#gid=3D0
>=20
> Good luck with your move, Melinda's in the Bay Area too. As a native
> Californian I'm pleased to have one of the best living here. Perhaps I
> will have stop telling people that you're actually just a puzzle solving
> AI running in a secret government installation in the basement of a
> Boston University lab ;-)
>=20
> Finally, I think your "Rubik's Square" program is of some interest to
> this group:
>=20
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/rubikssquare/
>=20
>=20
> Best,
>=20
> Brandon
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