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		qsort on Aug 31, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Keisan Casio is shutting down I've been nerd sniped. What are the "rules" of these problems? Are you allowed to use calculators and programming? Or should the solutions be pencil and paper only Olympiad-style?

tromp on Aug 31, 2023 | [–]

Yes, you can use all resources available to you. Most challenges involve some amount of programming.

n6h6 on Aug 31, 2023 | [–]

> I've been nerd sniped.

Huh, looks like I'm one of today's lucky 10,000

https://xkcd.com/356/

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