I don't want this to get normalized I don't think comments like "you use X in model solution, author, are you an idiot?", "f**k you and your problems, they are shit" and such should be normal on Codeforces, especially when written by someone high-rated and/or respected in the community. I also don't think this kind of behavior should be normal towards regular users. I know that sometimes contests can be frustrating. Sometimes it is the participant's fault, sometimes it is the problemsetter's fault, sometimes it just happens without anyone being guilty of that. And I understand that in some cases, the criticism the author receives is fair and well-deserved. But there is a fine line between criticism, saying that you didn't like the problems, and hurling insults against the author. The former two are acceptable (and sometimes even needed, because authors have to improve and learn from their mistakes); the latter one, in my opinion, should not be acceptable. It's not like we can ever get rid of offense and hatred ...

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GPU programming contests Currently all of the contests we have are cpu-only and never utilize parallelization (notorious exception is FHC, but even there tasks are not designed around efficient multithreading\multiprocessing). Are there any platforms already out there or in the making which have gpu-oriented small tasks and a competitive rating system? I am aware of cuda-samples repo and competitions like kaggle, where you technically can optimize kernels for your models, but again, the repo is pretty basic and on kaggle competitions are not designed around low level optimizations like that, it's an overkill. Wouldn't it be cool to have gpu-oriented competitions? Obviously supporting a gpu infra would be expensive for codeforces\atcoder, but maybe it can start as a "submit answers.txt" at first and then you just have to design problems properly, shouldn't cost too much to organize, but it opens up a class of new fresh problems + allows people to improve skills that are quite relevant today with all that ...

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how are we not all suicidal yeah so um HOW THE ACTUAL FUCK DID 8k/10k DIV 2 PEOPLE SOLVE B if you look at the page im on in standings IM THE ONLY ONE WHO SOLVED C AND LITERALLY EVERYONE ELSE INSTASOLVED B this idea is like harder than 90% of div2 Bs, after seeing the solution, yes it makes sense but i am not expecting newbies to solve ts so either half of the people in the div2 are cheating (which is crazy), or this somehow is a 1100 and im super retarded? (but if the latter was the case then how the fuck did i solve C when far less people solved C) like C is way easier, even after seeing the sol to B, even though I literally overcomplicated C, it was still far easier than B like ofc I enjoy cp and wanna solve for fun, but when 8k people solve something within an hour and you cannot in 2, and then half of them get stuck on the next problem but you can solve it reasonably fast, how the fuck would you not feel borderline suicidal all of you downvote ts i dont care i want an answer

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Maybe I got why Chinese contestants are so strong Today I opened Luogu for the first time. - On Luogu, if you practice with `*3000` rated Codeforces problems, you are not an International Grandmaster, you are "NOI-" ("National Olympiad in Informatics minus"?). So the average Chinese IGM knows he is not so competitive at the national level (skill issue) and he must tryhard to reach "NOI", "NOI+" and "CTSC" level. - There are a lot of editorials written by contestants (about $10$ for each problem), which can be better than the official editorial. This holds for both easy and hard problems. Learning from Luogu editorials seems fun! - The community is not toxic at all! If the tests in a problem are weak, according to Luogu users the reason is not "the author is retarded", but "the author is still too young" (i.e., $11$ years old). If you wish to become LGM, of course the first step is creating an account on Luogu.

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Dark Theme for cp-algorithms Hello Everyone! So I was reading some algorithms on cp-algorithms and wondered if it had dark theme feature it would be really cool. I searched up the internet for some extension or TamperMonkey/GreaseMonkey script but couldn't find any, so I decided to create one myself. Here is the link: https://github.com/Retarded-Ape/cp-algorithms-night-theme Hope you all find it useful. Also this is the first time I have actually developed something instead of coding just to get ACs, so please give it a look :) #### Screenshots of the same. . . **Note: You will need a userscript manager to use this.**

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Congrats TopCoder Arena, that time has come Yay, that time has finally come! The list of TopCoder's contests is so long that I am unable to normally enter whichever practice room I want, because corresponding buttons are shown by arena in a place that is not visible on my screen :). For some time just dragging arena to top of screen was doing the job, but it is no longer sufficient :P. Am I the only one facing this issue or maybe it is device-specific or maybe I am just a retard and I am missing some easy solution? In order to enter practice room for SRM 686 I used navigation by arrows, but it is just a temporary hacky workaround. 

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CODECHEF retarded cheating https://www.codechef.com/viewsolution/71664599 https://www.codechef.com/viewsolution/71649892 https://www.codechef.com/viewsolution/71637434 https://www.codechef.com/viewsolution/71638559 https://www.codechef.com/viewsolution/71638559 just randomly selected some Indian account solutions from the top 20 (codechef starters 52: DIV 2) Why would anyone give contests on codechef if this is a regular practice? I noticed masssive cheating and didn't give last 2 3 contests there. But today I saw this. Should I give contests there or is it just a waste of time (& demotivating too)?

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this website is pretty hardcore, or I'm a retard? those problems are pretty difficult even if they are low rated. higher rated ones are looking very crazy, with I can't imagine what type of person even solves this. (above 2000) who is even using that website, those people who go to math olimpiads? what is the target audience? 16 year old prodigies, what whole personality is math and coding? this website really has this vibe, be very smart or get lost.

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can you be banned for troll or saying bad words? so after being bullied and trolled on this site for some days ( or maybe i am retarded so everyone downvoting every stupid thing i write i don't know) anyway, a question comes to my mind can someone being banned for troll ( not racism or insulting people at least directly)? and what other cases to be banned? can someone provide links for the rules which discuss this ( if exist)? thanks and feel free to downvote this too

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what causes this? Just the day before, I was solving 1900's with ease. And today, I'm struggling to solve the easiest problems that require simple observations. And this carries on for a few days before I can find my form again. Why does this happen? Do I need a mental reset? It's like going from tourist to retard in 1 day.

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Deepseek is dumb just like GPT. Just gave deepseek a 1800 rated question with tutorial explaination it still couldnt generate a correct solution. In my opinion LLMs as of now are just good at solving pretty standard questions anything adhoc/constructive above 1500 with multiple edge cases it starts acting like a retard.

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How can I get better at programming? How can I get better at programming. I feel lost. I have solved lot's of problems, but i feel like i am getting worse over time. At first, My brain cells, which are already lower then average. When I was young, i had a brain surgoery, real. Actually.Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Plagueis The Wise? I thought not. It’s not a story the Jedi would tell you. It’s a Sith legend. Darth Plagueis was a Dark Lord of the Sith, so powerful and so wise he could use the Force to influence the midichlorians to create life… He had such a knowledge of the dark side that he could even keep the ones he cared about from dying. The dark side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural. He became so powerful… the only thing he was afraid of was losing his power, which eventually, of course, he did. Unfortunately, he taught his apprentice everything he knew, then his apprentice killed him in his sleep. Ironic. He could save others from death, but not himself.I sexually ...

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Message from System regarding similar codes and skipped message popping up in DELTIX ROUND(DIV 1+DIV 2) Summer 2021 @MikeMirzayanov I have received the following message from the system. I pasted my code accidentally on ideone and the default settings was set to public in my desktop. I don't know why both of my problems are skipped. Problem A was simple and there was no need of compiler. I used logic and online compiler in B question and the retards giving contest copied my code. I would request you to take back any action on me I would be cautious from next time. Thanks in Advance!!

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