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Racer Manivannan (manivannan_l)
Race Number 270
Date Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:17:23 +0000
Speed 45 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 97.8%
Rank 2nd place (out of 5)
Opponents 107555 (6th place) pradeepkumar (3rd place) prasannap (1st place) rocky786 (7th place) sikka7 (4th place) sudhakaran07 (5th place)

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Hackers and Painters: Big Ideas from the Computer Age (book) by Paul Graham (see stats)