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Chat on codeforces.com
By VladimirYakunin, 15 years ago, translation, In English
Chat service will be introduced on Codeforces on 24 of February, 21:00 (MSK). It will be alpha version. In short time there will be more functionality there. Please report bugs and your suggestions to me .

It is strictly forbidden to discuss problems of current contest or violate other rules of codeforces.com in chat.

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Shopping in chinese manner
By VladimirYakunin, 15 years ago, translation, In English
 
Those who has ever been to chinese market (especially if it was tourists oriented one) know that buying particular thing in China is something more than just pay-your-money-and-go-away.
Chinese sellers have a more artistic approach to their job. Who says any good has a fair price? In China fair price is a function of seller's mood, amount of leisure time the buyer has, current moon phase and Buddha's aura condition.
Here are some tips which were helpful for me and my friends in chinese markets:

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