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Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 14:09:51 +1100
Subject: Re: Google Cloud Platform and GlassSolver Project
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On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 1:52 PM, Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Feb 2014 16:57:34 -0800, Physics wrote:
>
>> Does ANYONE have a clue how to do this? I understand that it is hard but
>> geez...
>
>
> Absolutely no clue what your question is. You seem to assume that:
>
> - we know what "God's algorithm" is;
>
> - we know what "God's Number" is;
>
> - we understand what you mean by 3x3s, 2x2s, 4x4s and 5x5s (five
>   what by five what?).

They'll be Rubik's Cubes, as Dave said earlier in the thread. God's
Number is the theoretical fewest-moves-to-solve, called that because
you would need to be the omniscient Deity to know which moves to
actually do. But I agree that it should have been said. Not everyone
knows what your research is :)

ChrisA