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How to become black?
By dushenkov, history, 3 years ago, In English

MikeMirzayanov I want to become black, as you!

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3 years ago, # |
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Join the Codeforces team.

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3 years ago, # |
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Become a legend in Competitive Programming, contribute to the community as much as you can & then when one day if Mike retires, he might consider you giving that prestigious black name.

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3 years ago, # |
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O(1) solution:

Register account and never participate in ranked.

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    3 years ago, # ^ |
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    Any O(n) solution should also fit in TL well

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w8, is this racism?

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black-rating-matters :|

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You need to find slave master, and work on his plantation every day 24/7

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You can get tanned by sunbathing but I doubt you'll actually become black

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    It was like new year's opportunity to change colours

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reverse michael jackson

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Use a marker or something and draw all over yourself. You will become (at least partially) black. Remember to take a shower and DO NOT use a permanent marker.

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While you can't become black like Mike without working at CF... You can become semi-black like the people in top rated list. Try that instead.

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++

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Jump in a tar pit :)

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Either get hired by Mike, or get a one-letter handle and become LGM

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    2 years ago, # ^ |
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    Nobody knows this but every 3k rating, you get a new letter blacked in your handle. So basically you can get whole full black name by getting hooge rating (tho that might take several centuries)

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Gray is easier

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Melanin has entered the chat

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2 years ago, # |
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People in 1854 : Oh god Why am I born black? People in 2022:

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I was today years old when I realized that this is actually black and not white. -Typical dark mode users

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Just entered to ITMO!

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