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Okay, here we go, first step in the process of self improvement: Rubik’s Cube!
My resource: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=95473
Wow the first step was mad easy
I went from this:
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To this in about 10 seconds:
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So the guide tells me to get a cross and gives me instructions on how to do so:
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OH SHIT the edges don’t match up. Get your shit together, edges
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This seemingly small step took me close to 20 minutes to figure out… Now time for logarithms – I mean algorithms… Because I skipped the first part of the guide, I’m gonna have to learn these terms, F’, R, D, L, B as I go along. But it’s all good cuz I have good spacial awareness, as indicated by my 90% paraparking winrate.
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I think the algorithm F D F' is as ingrained into my muscle memory as much as 5sz6sz7sz8sz9sz was for starcraft (I play Kwanro style)…
This next part was brutal, which is worse than easy, normal, and hard.
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The guide was honestly not very clear at all in this part. And the algorithms this time were like Starcraft to Starcraft 2 in terms of difficulty to execute.
After a good 2 hours (yeah, sadly this is not an exaggeration) I managed to get this:
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BALLIN! If you’ve never tried to sole a rubik’s cube, then you won’t ever know how good it feels to get two layers solved. Better than an orgasm? Not really, but better than getting diamond in SC2 (D+ on iccup)
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Honestly, the next part was easy as fawk compared to the hell that was getting the second layer. Either the guide was better or I got luckier, but it honestly didn’t take long at all to get this. Like 15 minutes max.
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SOLVED. Somehow, 3 layers doesn’t feel as good as 2 layers… Not as much stimulation, I guess. Oh well, no glove, no love.
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I feel like the man right now.
Can anyone give me some good pickup lines that include me solving a rubik’s cube to use the next time I go to the mall?
I’m honestly also thinking about bringing a microphone so I can record the entire conversation. That way, you guys can hear your tips get put into play.
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90% paraparking winrate
does that mean you crash 10% of the time 
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Canada8031 Posts
Congrats!
The ending is easier than the middle, imo. There's a lot less variation, and there's really only about three algorithms you need to know in order to solve the last layer.
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You already wrote your pickup line yourself... "3 layers doesn't feel as good as 2 layers, not as much stimulation, I guess."
Chicks dig mysterious dudes, and it has hints of sexuality. It -CAN'T- fail.
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On January 14 2011 00:40 kerpal wrote:does that mean you crash 10% of the time
I'm asian so that's like 110% success rate if you convert it to white guy standards
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Looks like the OP
put's on sunglasses......
Is a giant square.
YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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Congrats on solving a rubik's cube!
But seriously, how could the second layer be the hardest? It's like 1 algorithm you need to now.
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I got one of these for Christmas and do not know what the hell to do.
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Rubik's Cubes are pretty cool, I generally go through periods of solving for a few days and getting bored and stopping for a month or so. I suggest learning Petrus' (I think that's the name, it's the second part of the guide) method after you feel comfortable solving the beginner way, it's a bit quicker at first, and much quicker if you get good. I think I got my time down to ~45sec avg when last summer when I was actually pretty into "cubing", which isn't really that great but whatevs. Also, picking up a 5x5 can be fun as well, they take a bloody long time to solve though. I think when I was fastest my time was still around 6min, but it's pretty impressive I guess to other people, and a good way to assert your nerdomhood :p.
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OP are you actually serious about using pick-up lines to meet girls? Just talk to them lol. When you met/meet your guy friends, did you have to use a pickup line on them? No, you just be yourself, and people like you because of it. If any girl ever falls for a pick-up line then they are usually a retard anyways. Stop trying so hard, and just let it come naturally.
And if you haven't done so already, shave your stache
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On January 14 2011 01:34 Nokarot wrote:I got one of these for Christmas and do not know what the hell to do.
solve it same way as a normal cube? :O
On January 14 2011 02:09 emperorchampion wrote:
Rubik's Cubes are pretty cool, I generally go through periods of solving for a few days and getting bored and stopping for a month or so. I suggest learning Petrus' (I think that's the name, it's the second part of the guide) method after you feel comfortable solving the beginner way, it's a bit quicker at first, and much quicker if you get good. I think I got my time down to ~45sec avg when last summer when I was actually pretty into "cubing", which isn't really that great but whatevs. Also, picking up a 5x5 can be fun as well, they take a bloody long time to solve though. I think when I was fastest my time was still around 6min, but it's pretty impressive I guess to other people, and a good way to assert your nerdomhood :p.
disagree, go fridrich instead. much better overlay with the method he has already learned (hell, he basically solved it fridrich way with a bunch of redundant steps) and much more potential "late-game".
don't worry about algs (but luckily in fridrich they can be added step by step with ease, a few algs at a time), most of your time as a newb is in f2l which requires 0 algs to solve. you can easily get really fast times with a good f2l and shitty LL
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On January 14 2011 02:09 emperorchampion wrote:
Rubik's Cubes are pretty cool, I generally go through periods of solving for a few days and getting bored and stopping for a month or so. I suggest learning Petrus' (I think that's the name, it's the second part of the guide) method after you feel comfortable solving the beginner way, it's a bit quicker at first, and much quicker if you get good. I think I got my time down to ~45sec avg when last summer when I was actually pretty into "cubing", which isn't really that great but whatevs. Also, picking up a 5x5 can be fun as well, they take a bloody long time to solve though. I think when I was fastest my time was still around 6min, but it's pretty impressive I guess to other people, and a good way to assert your nerdomhood :p.
I came up with my own method for solving any sized cube..... I can get a 3X3 in under a minute, and the 5X5 in under 10 consistently. My record (and one of 2 solves) of a 20X20 on gabbasoft was about 1 hr 45 minutes, and since then I've actually come up with a refinement which can do it even faster.....
I've taught it to people, and they've commented that it's easier to learn this method than the beginner Fridrich method for a 3X3, with very simple extensions needed for larger cubes.
And you think you're a nerd?
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On January 14 2011 02:25 JeeJee wrote:Show nested quote +On January 14 2011 01:34 Nokarot wrote:I got one of these for Christmas and do not know what the hell to do. solve it same way as a normal cube? :O Show nested quote +On January 14 2011 02:09 emperorchampion wrote:
Rubik's Cubes are pretty cool, I generally go through periods of solving for a few days and getting bored and stopping for a month or so. I suggest learning Petrus' (I think that's the name, it's the second part of the guide) method after you feel comfortable solving the beginner way, it's a bit quicker at first, and much quicker if you get good. I think I got my time down to ~45sec avg when last summer when I was actually pretty into "cubing", which isn't really that great but whatevs. Also, picking up a 5x5 can be fun as well, they take a bloody long time to solve though. I think when I was fastest my time was still around 6min, but it's pretty impressive I guess to other people, and a good way to assert your nerdomhood :p. disagree, go fridrich instead. much better overlay with the method he has already learned (hell, he basically solved it fridrich way with a bunch of redundant steps) and much more potential "late-game". don't worry about algs (but luckily in fridrich they can be added step by step with ease, a few algs at a time), most of your time as a newb is in f2l which requires 0 algs to solve. you can easily get really fast times with a good f2l and shitty LL
Yeah, I think I was looking into Fridrich vs Petrus, and chose Petrus because it looked easier. :p
On January 14 2011 02:33 Impervious wrote:Show nested quote +On January 14 2011 02:09 emperorchampion wrote:
Rubik's Cubes are pretty cool, I generally go through periods of solving for a few days and getting bored and stopping for a month or so. I suggest learning Petrus' (I think that's the name, it's the second part of the guide) method after you feel comfortable solving the beginner way, it's a bit quicker at first, and much quicker if you get good. I think I got my time down to ~45sec avg when last summer when I was actually pretty into "cubing", which isn't really that great but whatevs. Also, picking up a 5x5 can be fun as well, they take a bloody long time to solve though. I think when I was fastest my time was still around 6min, but it's pretty impressive I guess to other people, and a good way to assert your nerdomhood :p. And you think you're a nerd?
Let's be honest here, pretty much anyone who posts on TL is a nerd :p
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On January 14 2011 00:37 Jstor wrote:
I’m honestly also thinking about bringing a microphone so I can record the entire conversation. That way, you guys can hear your tips get put into play.
If you do this, you'll be highly ranked on my heroes list.
Granted it wouldn't be too hard to cheat doing this, but I think the laughs would make up for it.
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My fastest time on a Rubik's was 47 seconds, which is okay I guess, but I realized that I've absolutely capped out with that method of solving. If I truly wanted to be good, I'd have to relearn everything that I know to do it quicker, and thus far I've never done it or probably will.
Solving it at all seems good enough for me. GL man!
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it's actually possible to do the first 2 layers of the fridrich method without using any algorithms. just locate the pieces you need to put into the 2x1 slots, 2 at a time, bring them together and put them in their right places while only temporarily breaking up the cross at any point. of course i'm sure there are more comprehensive guides online as well but i had fun trying to figure it out.
On January 14 2011 01:34 Nokarot wrote:
I got one of these for Christmas and do not know what the hell to do.
what's this called?? it looks awesome
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Dude... Don't mean to shit on your parade or anything... But are you seriously going to use a rubix cube as your peacocking item... I mean, I knew a guy from university who kicked serious ass at minesweeper... But his skill was useful only for impressing the unintended gender.
You need to instill into yourself some bitch management skills. Visit www.domesticdeath.com for more information. Here's a sample:
+ Show Spoiler +“….If you go out dressed like you do not care about your image at all, you probably don’t care, and women will notice this. On the other hand, if you go out dressed as a socially cool guy, you probably are a pretty damn smooth dude. As for the woman, this process of screening by looks and body language is a self-defense mechanism. She really doesn’t want to hook up with some low self-esteem loser, or some boring guy who doesn’t know how to give her some fun in her life. So they screen you and try to find out as many things about you as possible in a very short period of time.
Imagine, if you are a HOT girl, would you give 30 minutes of your time to each boring geek that hit on you?? No, you would give him 30 seconds and then the “F#*& off” line.
This is because she already knows that he is a boring, lame-ass guy. But what if some super-ultra confident guy, who is well dressed, comes into a room, walks slowly towards a hot girl with a smile on his face, and starts a conversation with a girl? Would she reject him?? …”
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What did you learn from the above paragraph?.. Maybe you learned that you should dress better and not act like a “fucking loser”..
I’ll tell you what you SHOULD have learned.. You should’ve learned that the above posting was written BY A “FUCKING LOSER.”
And here’s where the definition gets tricky.. The above few paragraphs were written by a PUA who probably gets laid.. So you would naturally think this guy couldn’t possibly be a fucking loser. After all, he got laid.
But that’s where you’re WRONG.
Even “FUCKING LOSERS” GET LAID.
Get laid doesn’t determine your “winnerdom” or your “loserhood”.. Even such terminology is something only a “fucking loser” would use.
Have you ever asked yourself WHAT EXACTLY it is that you’re winning or losing?.. This is not the fucking lotto. If you have to sacrifice your manhood to get laid, then YOU are the ‘FUCKING LOSER.’
The entire piece drips of VALIDATION SEEKING.. The REASON this “fucking loser” has to worry so much about the female response, the reason this “fucking loser” has to shape his behaviors according to the female mindset is because he doesn’t have any REAL VALUE to offer her. He’s busy wondering if he’s “boring” or a “lame-ass guy.” that’s NEUROTIC BITCH BEHAVIOR..
“BORING” behavior is DEFERENTIAL behavior by a man. Women are SUPPOSED to defer to men. But men are not supposed to defer to women. When a man starts deferring, he’s going against his natural position of authority over a woman.. He is no longer functional– NOW he’s “boring.”.. Just like a watch that breaks and no longer tells time becomes boring.. Previously it was USEFUL, now that it neglects its own intended FUNCTION, it becomes USELESS aka “boring.”
Men are NOT useless aka boring. They just NEGLECT TO FULFILL THEIR INTRINSIC FUNCTION. THIS is what makes them “boring.”
But we need to be careful here.. One man’s “boring” is another man’s “interesting”…
If you’re a computer guy, you might be “boring” to MY particular sensibilities.. But you may be VERY INTERESTING to some girl. What will determine this is your MANHOOD, not your subject area of interest.
Not everyone has the same sense of humor. Not everyone has the same sense of style. Not everyone has the same interests. Not everyone likes going outdoors. Not everyone is tall. Not everyone speaks fast. Not everyone thinks fast.. –but this is NOT a disadvantage.. Because the girl you’re looking for will MATCH what you have to offer her.
E.g. i can’t stand most people’s sense of humor.. But those same people that i can’t stand, LOVE each other’s sense of humor. If a lot of guys had my sense of humor, they would DISQUALIFY themselves from liking a lot of girls with what i would consider a very poor sense of humor.. But when i say “poor” i don’t mean non-existent.. i just mean that it’s not up to MY PARTICULAR STANDARD of humor… it may, however, be just perfect for your particular sense of humor.. So trying to be funnier would actually work AGAINST you.
Your MANHOOD is what will generate lasting attraction, not whether you are more or less funny than me.. Your manhood consists of NECESSARY PRINCIPLES that apply to ALL MEN..
When guys start following the advice of fucking simpletons like this guy above who don’t understand the validation-seeking nature of their own approach, they get into all kinds of dangerous dilemmas. This type of guy has SACRIFICED his manhood in order to approach a woman. If you follow him, you’ll end up in the same booby-trap.
You know what.. You may be walking around after work.. Let’s say you’re a painter.. And you have paint spots on your clothes.. You aren’t wearing cologne.. You don’t have nice shoes on.. Your hair isn’t shining with mousse.. now granted, you have a valid reason for being a little grubby looking (which is not to say that you shouldn’t take care of your appearance and hygiene which will affect your relationships with ALL PEOPLE).. But in every instance of your daily life, you are in varying degrees of outward appearance.. Let’s say you just finished playing tennis and you’re all sweaty.. Or you just went for a jog and you’re wearing sweats with holes in them– whatever the case…
…along comes a woman..
Are you disqualified from talking to her because your appearance isn’t in perfect order?.. FUCK NO. The woman WILL respond solely to your appearance ONLY IF YOU ALLOW IT. This means if you let her control the frame and let her make her own bad associations about your dress or appearance, you’re pretty much at her mercy.. Then it’s understandable when you develop neurotic thinking like the guy above. She doesn’t validate your appearance, so you start worrying about your appearance without understanding what the REAL PROBLEM is– your LACK OF MANHOOD. It’s one thing to be a homeless person with shit stains on your pants that would drive away most people, men or women..It’s quite another thing to be a guy wearing an outfit from JC Penny and worrying that you’re not up to the appearance standards of some bitch. What you lack isn’t a designer label..The only label you lack is MANHOOD.
BUT if you learn how to control the frame, if you learn how to LEAD the interaction, your MANHOOD will shine thru and speak for you.. Your MANHOOD is the best cologne around and you can and should have it everywhere you go..
You shouldn’t purposely try to smell bad or refuse showers or refuse to cut your nails or comb your hair.. But neither should you let your appearance dictate your level of attractiveness.. The guy above makes the mistake of being PASSIVE with his frame and allowing the WOMAN to IMPOSE her wants and expectations upon him– the bitch isn’t even PHYSICALLY AROUND and already he’s worried about what will APPEAL to her fashion senses. This is THE BITCH APPROACH to female interaction.. It starts with the question, “what can I do to please YOU.”
As a man, YOU should be learning how to IMPOSE your will, your expectations, and your demands on a woman. YOU should be the one calling the shots.. And if you aren’t, then all the sexy clothes and all the cool stories and experiences in the world won’t help you.. 2 words: frame. Control.
Look… you can go to Las Vegas right now and pay for sex. You CAN get laid anytime you want.. But is this on YOUR terms?.. Being able to get laid is NOT a determination of your “winner” or “loser” status with women (such fucking gay terms to begin with).. It’s your MANHOOD that determines this.. Don’t neglect it
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Fridrich method is the faster than Petrus method. There's very little debate on that one. Pretty much all of the fastest cubers that I know use Fridrich.
However, Petrus is superior if your goal is solving in the fewest moves possible.
Also, you should learn to solve one handed. You can impress the girls with your finger dexterity.
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On January 14 2011 02:59 Comeh wrote:Show nested quote +On January 14 2011 00:37 Jstor wrote:
I’m honestly also thinking about bringing a microphone so I can record the entire conversation. That way, you guys can hear your tips get put into play.
If you do this, you'll be highly ranked on my heroes list. Granted it wouldn't be too hard to cheat doing this, but I think the laughs would make up for it.
Nobody's given me any good material to say yet. Except maybe Tony Campolo, but even then it's just a bunch of general stuff.
Come on guys, your stud status is on the line!
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Actually you know what you should do.
I mean, you're 17, right. So you are at the point in your life where you're deciding what you want to do next year - whether it's working, or going to university, or whatever.
Go to acting school - where the ratio is 90% chickydees and 10% poofters.
Imagine yourself improving your acting skills to the level where you can be whoever the fuck you want. Think of films by dickheads like Leonardo DiCaprio. He can become who he wants to suit the character he is portraying.
Likewise, if you want your dick in some pussy, be the stereotype that the particular woman likes.
Every girl has a stereotype - her own stereotypical checklist of her ideal man. Sterotypes may include the way the man talk, walk, look or dress.
The point I'm trying to make is, first get the list of the girls that you would like to close (or have relationship with), and then research on their "stereotypical checklist".
That way you're not needing to appease chicks by playing shitty games like Rubix cube or juggling. Acting will become a natural part of you and you're not compromising yourself and who you are, you are simply acting out a particular role each time you meet a different girl.
Take this for example. There's a girl you like, she likes guys who play guitar. So you learn guitar and it takes you two years before you get good. And then you end up playing crappy pop hits like Oasis' Wonderwall when in fact you fucking hate that song. The stress of becoming that person is just a pain in the ass.
On the other hand, if you have great acting skills, say the chick tells you she thinks James Dean is hot. You instantly say some bullshit James Dean would say. Then you get laid. Then another girl likes royalty. So you say some gayass Pommy shit the prince would say. Then you get laid. No need to just be a guitarist, or just be a Rubix cuber, you can adapt like a chamaleon.
I don't know if that made sense. But basically instead of becoming someone you're not to suck up to a girl, what you're actually in fact doing is manipulating them - lying to them in order to access their pussy. And then you once you've done that you can laugh in their faces after their faces have been drenched by your money shot and dump them for the next girl.
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Friends and I at work had a competition for the rubiks cube. Out of 5 programmers in the room, 3 of us knew how to do it. I actually got last at 35 seconds, one coworker was 29 seconds, the other 24.
It's definitely a fun skill to have.
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Rubik's cube is a fad thats been making a small comeback, nobody intelligent will care. Invest your energy in learning something else.
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You know what's funny? I've always wanted to solve one myself so I asked for one for xmas. I sat there on Xmas day while the rest of the family was watching a movie and I solved it in about an hour after I opened the package. I felt like the man also!
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