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(Message 116404)
Posted 1893 days ago by Singularity
"Sure it matters who's got the biggest stick, but it matters a heluva lot more who's swinging it"
-General Shepherd (in Call of Duty Modern Warfare Series)
[The background is that General Shepherd, in the game, had to attack a rebel-held city, and the opposition was tough. Sticks here refer to Armory, but you could extend it to refer to skills]
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Aggie The Pew message board
(Message 116128)
Posted 1899 days ago by Singularity
Replying to Lord Of The Rats Message in the thread "Quote Of The Day"
Is that the Dr Kalam who was president or PM of India? He was a scientist before he became a politician as I recall. I don't know a great deal about him but he sounded like a good man
Yes, it's Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.
Born in a small region, grew up to be the Missile Man of India.
He was an integral part of India's Nuclear Program. And also he was involved with ISRO to build space rockets
He was a really knowledgeable person, and though he might have worked to develop weapons, he also believed in peace.
He then became the President of India. He was known as the "People's President"
He loved to talk to children, and always worked to inspire people to build a developed India.
He gave such wonderful speeches!
He collapsed while giving one, and passed away.
He worked till the end of his life.
It's worth reading about him.
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Aggie The Pew message board
(Message 116127)
Posted 1899 days ago by Singularity
Is that the Dr Kalam who was president or PM of India? He was a scientist before he became a politician as I recall. I don't know a great deal about him but he sounded like a good man.
I would reply to it in other thread so as to keep this thread relevant.
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Aggie The Pew message board
(Message 116052)
Posted 1901 days ago by Singularity
"Dreams is not what you see in your sleep. It is what doesn't let you sleep."
-Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam
[I really miss Dr. Kalam. He was such an inspiration ]
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Aggie The Pew message board
(Message 116051)
Posted 1901 days ago by Singularity
Wow Anthony!
I clicked on the link given at the end of that page.
You have a wonderful collection of photos !
Simply amazing!
Didn't know you had your own website.
I will visit it more often :)
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Aggie The Pew message board
(Message 116033)
Posted 1902 days ago by Singularity
My exams are ongoing, and I have been doing fairly well.
Apart from that, I have a habit of reading articles on the internet (on the websites which I subscribed through mail)
Some time back, I came across this
Following up, I came to know Oxford Dictionaries have a list of Country-Name Origins
The list is informative and interesting!
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Aggie The Pew message board
(Message 115964)
Posted 1905 days ago by Singularity
I'm a cuber. Info about me coming soon after other people reply
Well thank you all for replying.
I didn't myself knew how to solve one, until I learned it.
It has since become a hobby. I later learnt to solve quite a variety of cubes.
I can currently solve the 2×2 to 5×5 ones. (I can try larger ones too, but I haven't bought any yet)
Then there are some special shape-based puzzles like Mirror Cube, Ghost Cube, which I can solve. The Ghost Cube was personally the most intimidating one for me till now.
Then I can solve a few odd puzzles like Pyraminx, Gigaminx, Square-1, Skewb.
See their pictures if you seem to be just confused by the names.
The cubes just come in a way lot of varieties. I have just solved a tiny part. But each time you solve something new, the feeling you get is really rewarding.
Talking about the 3×3, I'm not a beginner. But then I am not an advanced cuber as well. I am more of a an intermediate.
I usually solve it in 27-29 seconds. And I'm improving.
I had participated in a WCA event once. [There are very few events in India] some time back. I hope to participate in some other event also, but there aren't anyone around me for the next many months :(
I will have to wait.
Let me know if anyone of you gets interested in the world of Rubik's Cubing.
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Aggie The Pew message board
(Message 115962)
Posted 1905 days ago by Singularity
I have seen videos of people looking at a particular configuration, being blindfolded and then immediately proceeding to solve it. Impressive!
It's, quite rightly, called Blindfolded Cubing.
There are algorithms for that too. You first see the cube, then memorize the positions of the various pieces, and then cleverly solve them with special algorithms and a little bit of thinking.
The memorisation part is like trying to remember a 20-30 digit number. As fast as you do it, you can remember the while cube.
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Aggie The Pew message board
(Message 115961)
Posted 1905 days ago by Singularity
I am almost sure that Google donated computer time a few years ago showed that any configuration could be solved in 20 moves or less.
Yes it did. 20 is called the God's Number in the world of Cubing.
There are some more details to it, like Half Turn Metric, Quarter Turn Metric, but I suppose I shouldn't trouble you all with them.
[Well but if someone does want to get troubled, I'm more than welcome]
I can see how it might be fun to compete even if only against one's self.
Actually yes. As Deano said he isn't working on speed. The actual fun is in the solving part. The real satisfaction lies in solving it.
But yes, competing against yourself to break your own records is also very satisfying and rewarding.
Actually, the World Cube Association is the official body in the world of Cubing. There are many Competitions held around the world frequently. Even if you don't know Cubing, just go to one event to watch the cubers. It will be fun. More fun if yourself participate to solve cubes. The Cubing community is a very friendly one.
Ideally I suppose one needs to be able to spot features of the orientation which allow few moves and/or being able to execute them quickly.
Yes. You are thinking it right. We spot features on the cube. Turn it to get more specific conditions. And then apply some fixed set of moves (called Algorithms) to get the cube to another specific set of conditions. The cube is solved layer wise. Like, a simple cube has 3 layers. We solve one layer first, then work on the middle layer. Then the last layer to solve the cube.
I wish I had either skill.
You CAN!! Actually, anyone can. Contrary to the popular belief, the Rubik's Cube is Easy to solve! You just need interest, a little bit of patience, a little bit of thinking, and some good resource to learn. After that, it's just practice.
I have myself taught the cube complete beginners in as fast as about 1 hour.
The best website to learn Cubing is CubeSkills , developed by two time World Champion Feliks Zemdegs.
Check out the website when you are free. Watch the videos there to learn the cube!
Dave, there are 4×4 cube tutorials too. But you will preferably have to learn the 3×3 one first.
-Purva
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Aggie The Pew message board
(Message 115933)
Posted 1906 days ago by Singularity
Here I found the whole poem.
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
-Dylan Thomas
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