Message #1477

From: Melinda Green <melinda@superliminal.com>
Subject: Re: [MC4D] Re: {8,3} 5 layers solved :)
Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:01:36 -0800

Eduard,

I hope you realize that the puzzle-makers do it simply for the love of
creating something new and wonderful, and sharing it with the world.

As for a Magic Tile HOF, I’d be fine if anyone wanted to extend the
Superliminal wiki HOF <http://superliminal.com/cube/halloffame.htm> to
include Magic Tile and other puzzle records.

Regarding log files, I feel that it shouldn’t matter how you produce
them, so if you want to use other methods to do that, it would be fine
with me.

One interesting question is what to do when someone write a program that
solves one or more puzzles. Does that mean that they have solved those
puzzles? Don did this for the cube in N dimensions. Does that mean that
he has solved an infinite number of different puzzles? Or how about
optimization software that produces new shortest records from long human
solutions? I feel like saying yes to all of these questions though I
respect other opinions that disagree.

-Melinda

On 3/2/2011 1:40 PM, Eduard wrote:
> No macros in MagicTile!
> No HOF for MagicTile?
> There is the possibility to write sequences in the log file.
>
> Ed
>
> — In 4D_Cubing@yahoogroups.com, "Andrey"<andreyastrelin@…> wrote:
>> With the saving of log files I finally was able to finish {8,3} (12 colors) with 5 layers. Solution went smoothly, without development of any special operations. Only some algorithms from 3^3 (3-cycle of corners and single corner twist) were used at the last stage. Log says "3846 twists", 1000 of which is scrambling.
>> Thank you, Roice! Only thing is that it’s better to have Ctrl-S for Save and alternative command for Save As. Now if one save position frequently, he has to find his log file and then confirm overriding of it…
>>
>> Andrey