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Re:Russian, Japanese and Chinese Take Top Spots in ACM Progr... by zxyzzxxx on Tuesday May 26, 2015 @04:06PM (#9607303)
In what units is the time or what does it represent? I though they had only 5 hours available.
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Re:Russian, Japanese and Chinese Take Top Spots in ACM Progr... by Sumhat on Tuesday May 26, 2015 @04:46PM (#9607548)
There is a penalty when your submission fails, for 20 minutes(?). The final time for a successful submission may add up over 5 hours.
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