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An excerpt from an article That D.G. recently posted on Twitter.

Posted by 93rd Libra at 01:13, 12 Aug 2010

'God couldn't do faster': Rubik's cube mystery solved'
I'm sorry for this seemingly useless blog entry. But i was just struck by a peculiar current of depression that hit me like a ton of bricks, after reading this sentence;

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Tomas Rokicki, a programmer from Palo Alto, California, who has spent 15 years searching for the minimum number of moves guaranteed to solve any configuration of the Rubik's cube

I'm sorry...What was that?

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spent 15 years searching

Oh i see. Hm,that's a considerable amount of time. Well, was he searching for? If you don't mind me asking..

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the minimum number of moves guaranteed to solve any configuration of the Rubik's cube.

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Anyway, full article here..
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn19...

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Now that we know the "God"
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Posted by subliminalcriminal on 12 Aug 2010 at about 16:52.

Now that we know the "God" number, all of our problems are over!!
All hail the Rubik's Cube!!

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jr

calm down...er....up?
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Posted by LastLoup on 12 Aug 2010 at about 22:31.

it's okay Libra, be thankful it's not another pyramid scheme ;)
now cheer up and start reporting on more of those "trips" you take!

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"Following the dog’s example, you will have to be wise in sniffing, smelling and estimating these fine and meaty books...after which you should break the bone and suck the substantial marrow..." ~ Rabelais