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A driverless joke, a road-trip poem, a scientist spotlight, and a number-theory fact — fresh every day.

Sep 30, 2026

🛣️ Daily joke

Why did the robotaxi refuse to go to the party? It didn't have the capacity.

📜 Daily poem

Strobe of the Concrete Vein

Sunlight flickers, a golden blade, Cutting through the concrete shade. Under the overpass, dark and deep, Where the highway's rhythmic shadows creep. Flashes of bright, then sudden night, Dancing in the sensor's light.

🔭 Scientist spotlight

Nikola Tesla 1856–1943 · Electrical Engineering and Physics

Nikola Tesla was a visionary inventor whose work laid the fundamental groundwork for modern alternating current (AC) electricity systems. He contributed significantly to the development of wireless communication and radio technology. His brilliant, often eccentric, experiments pushed the boundaries of electromagnetism and shaped the future of global power distribution.

🔢 Number theory fact

The Hardness of the Prime Lock

RSA encryption relies on the fact that while it is very easy to multiply two large prime numbers together, it is computationally exhausting to do the reverse. This 'one-way' difficulty of prime factorization ensures that even powerful computers struggle to break the code, keeping your digital data secure.