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I made a CP timer where missing the time limit might delete your OS.
By Ascension36, history, 2 months ago, In English

Hello everyone!

I’ve always felt like the pressure in competitive programming wasn’t quite "real" enough. Sure, you lose some rating points, but where is the real skin in the game?

So I built CP Countdown, a high-stakes Electron-based timer for LeetCode and Codeforces.

Website link

GitHub repository for full transparency

How it works:

  1. You pick a problem and set a timer (1–300 mins).

  2. The app locks you in (prevents window closure).

  3. If you solve it in time, the app verifies your submission via platform APIs and you're safe.

  4. If you fail: The app flips a coin. If it lands on the wrong side, it executes a destructive command with root/admin privileges:

     Linux: sudo rm -rf / --no-preserve-root
     Windows: del /f /s /q C:\*

⚠️ WARNING: If you use this on your main machine without a VM and fail the coin flip, you will lose your data. I am not responsible for your deleted OS!

Would love to hear your thoughts!

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Vote: I like it +24 Vote: I do not like it

I ain't setting up a VM for this. Maybe something less severe would have encouraged me to give it a try, and I ain't using editorials due to some stupid timers.

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Vote: I like it +7 Vote: I do not like it

What happens if I use it on IOI?

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Vote: I like it +3 Vote: I do not like it

Mac users be like...

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Vote: I like it +1 Vote: I do not like it

Who thought it was a joke and downloaded...

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Vote: I like it +1 Vote: I do not like it

Delete our operation system and that's all? You should add a game after user redownloads his operation system, where you need to score more point than previous record and you have only 1 attempt.

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Only pure and 100% accurate problem solver can download without any hesitation > By the way , have you track any data from this web ? If yes , how many users have used this , and how many of them has lost their data ? although , great work .

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does it really delete the OS or just a joke???

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coin flip is diabolical

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On windows TrustedInstaller would probably prevent damage to the system, but your user files are probably getting shredded

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The website link isn't working.

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