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robotics, day 11

uhhhhh........

robotics, day 10

slowly might be an understatement

robotics, day 9

it continues... slowly

a few notes of what (not) to do on week 1

inspired by the failure of 41's first week

that this might be my last year of competitive programming

it's been a good run

day 5, shooter prototype

only took us a week

a larger perspective on robotics

wow it really is like watching a movie

day 3 of robotics

it continues

day 2 of robotics

it's already very joever

day 1 of robotics

some fun

robotics season started

interesting game for sure

USACO

scuffed ahh contest

USACO is tomorrow

it might be over

reflections on teaching robotics

little kids are annoying... but perhaps insightful?

too much to do

and no time to do it

on blogging

what to write about

how i got here

how did i get here? ??

ioi 2025 day 1

first virtual in like a year

imposter syndrome

i'm actually pretty bad at physics

winter break

rip

how my college predictions went

tl;dr not very informative?

predictions on the robotics season

soon, we'll know how they turn out

memories of USACO server

back when...

post mit decision thoughts

现在，我想干什么？真的想要干什么？

mit decisions came out today

tl;dr i got in

every timeline I've had on AI has been wrong

including my current internal timeline, probably

join zjs fanclub for updates

college apps, part 2, i guess??

so i was looking at some gaokao tests...

thoughts

in my perfect pre-mit clarity

musings on teaching

harder than it seems

M, IT, IT.

the best in-person competitive programming contest

some notes on alex's discussion of cp community

"nothing works when you're in high school..." (maybe?)

my physics journey

from failing fma 3x to usapho gold

what are colleges *really* looking for?

tl;dr orz != admit, but rng = admit

PUMaC 2025 results

:facepalm:

PUMaC 2025

my last HS team math competition, ever, probably

reflections on 8 years of robotics - part iii

and?

reflections on 8 years of robotics - part ii

...high school

reflections on 8 years of robotics - part i

before high school

its been a while [long version]

"i really regret not blogging"

its been a while

"i really regret not blogging"

life goes on

what I did last month (tl;dr didn't do cp)

thoughts on sat and fbhc

does life ever get any better

peak procrastination for sat :notlikeblob

10/10 do not recommend

updates i guess

idk what to hope for at this point

another unproductive week

hopefully a productive weekend

rant

:weary:

CNOI 2024 day 2 thoughts

did so badly...

another week of school

ap lit is ruining me

CNOI 2024 day 1 thoughts

didn't do *too* badly...

thoughts before noi virtual

im dumb im dumb im dumb im dumb im dumb

school starts

not feeling productive

finally somewhat productive

contest failures ono

another weekend of idling

Some faq about usaco, for all your usaco q/a needs

why does everyone ask me for advice aaahhhhh

no time

or just too much to do.......

Solution notes for codechef round

mindsolving again, i guess

Solution notes for EDU round

only +2 delta...

Afterthoughts on Pinely Round and Teamscode

waymo orzorzorzorzorzorzorzorzorzorzorzorzorzorzorzorzorzorzorzorzorzorz

There is no "Proof by AC" in physics

thoughts on learning physics

Bomb and Penacony

arknights >>> hsr

Mindsolving CF 961 (Div 2)

tunnel vision + clownery

Hello world!

Hopefully not the last post...