[HN Gopher] Cubeast - Cubing the Smart Way
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       Cubeast - Cubing the Smart Way
        
       Author : axiomdata316
       Score  : 13 points
       Date   : 2022-03-05 07:54 UTC (1 days ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.cubeast.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.cubeast.com)
        
       | zwegner wrote:
       | Cubeast looks pretty awesome, but it only works in Chrome, which
       | is a non-starter for me. So a few months back I started my own
       | Python/Qt app, which is roughly similar to Cubeast, but less
       | features as of now: https://github.com/zwegner/CubingB
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       | I haven't had much time to work on it lately, and there's
       | limitations like only supporting Bluetooth on macOS and only one
       | type of cube (the MoYu AI), but it's open source and works pretty
       | well as a timer (both for smart cubes and regular cubes).
        
         | kuboble wrote:
         | That's cool! Moyu AI is a great cube but the electronics are
         | terrible. I have had 3 already and they all stop tracking moves
         | at some point. Cubeast is much more than simple timer. The
         | statistics, method steps tracking and case recognition are
         | killer features. At the same time basic drilling solves is as
         | seemless as on cstimer (and your app it seems) as opposed to
         | native apps from gan or moyu which are bloated and slow.
         | 
         | Fwiw I submitted cubeast to HN some time ago but it didn't get
         | any votes.
        
       | drfuchs wrote:
       | OK, I'll bite: Has the name "Rubik" been canceled? It took me a
       | while to realize that they were talking about Rubik Cubes.
        
         | Taywee wrote:
         | It's been cancelled in the same way that the name "Frisbee" has
         | been cancelled, ie. it's a trademark that isn't used in any
         | competitions, organizations, or any of the communities around
         | them because of trademark stupidity.
        
         | detaro wrote:
         | > _Has the name "Rubik" been canceled?_
         | 
         |  _Rubik_ is a trademark in the context of toys. Competing
         | rotating cube products are available, but can 't use the name
         | unless they want to be cancelled by trademark lawyers. Hence
         | the sport is just "Cubing".
        
         | psyc wrote:
         | No. I've been a cubist for decades and it's uncommon for people
         | to say "Rubik's". Partly because hardly anyone prefers the
         | original brand. Partly because insiders know what "cube" refers
         | to.
        
         | papandada wrote:
         | Ironically, Rubik's brand cubes are fairly terrible for
         | speedcubing.
        
       | egypturnash wrote:
       | There's Bluetooth cubes now?!?
        
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