When I was in 8th grade, I programmed an Apple II Plus to solve the Rubik's Cube. I was 12. I bought the computer for about $2,000 in 1979 money. I earned that money as a newspaper carrier for Gannett's Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, plus a loan from my parents.
I didn't know about variable arrays, so I made discrete variables for each color on every face of the cube.
I usually say, "I don't think I could do it today." I realize now that it's no longer a problem I'm interested in solving; otherwise I could.
I was smarter, in lots of ways, when I was 12.
I told this story to 📝Philip Rosedale when I met him while interviewing to become the CFO of 📝Second Life.
I wrote this because 📝Brian Swichkow made me an account on 📝MythOS and Trevor Soares received a DVD in the mail from an unknown person. It was the movie The Connected Universe.