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a scientifically proven way to turn back time
how to organize a lan party at your ai research department, complete with a custom-built tournament manager, 3d-printed trophies, and the inevitable schedule collapse. featuring unreal tournament 2004, counter-strike 1.6, and the worms armageddon we never got to play.
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i never thought i'd marry, but here we are
a story about how a confirmed bachelor planned an elaborate geocaching-based proposal involving international shipping, secret mountain scouting missions, and a traveling frog coin. sometimes the best adventures start with a ring hidden in a fake cache.
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twelve hours of knee pain and a cigarette pillow
stepping into a leading organizational role, we are entering another exciting year, building on the foundations laid last year through our involvement in two major olympiads; the iaio and ioai. the journey now continues to beijing, china, where the ioai olympiad will continue during an breathtaking, week-long event.
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an appetizer for the curious
what could be better than inviting a large group of friends from a few hundred kilometers away to kick off your birthday gathering with a mind-numbing three-hour quiz (that I lied about having a prize for so they'll keep competing)? adding adversarial rules and a horribly strategic point system to completely fry their brains.
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flora in the middle of the desert?
following the event in bulgaria, a new international competition emerged, hosted by the kingdom of saudi arabia. as new participants, we were welcomed with the same remarkable generosity as in the previous event. while the competition topics largely remained the same, math problems and reinforcement learning were added. the event is taking place in riyadh, the capital of saudi arabia and one of the country's most advanced financial hubs.
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my accidental career as an olympiad organizer
as a first-time mentor and participant in the 2024 ai olympiad held in burgas, bulgaria, i gained invaluable insights into teaching high school students and organizing large-scale events. as part of the organizational team, i learned the crucial steps involved in coordinating a national qualifier event for hungary and erdély in romania. i am thrilled to have been part of this experience and look forward to participating again next year.
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the tragedy of man and socialism in kádár's hungary
romhányi józsef, renowned poet, transformed animation with his groundbreaking work on the mezga family series. in the first season, he offered a nuanced critique of family life in kádár-era hungary, capturing the complexities of average domestic dynamics. the second season delved into mental health and human psychology, exploring deeper emotional and psychological themes. the third season, set during a vacation, served as an allegorical critique of both socialism and capitalism, using the family's journey to reflect on the contradictions and flaws inherent in both systems.
