Oct 28, 2026
🛣️ Daily joke
I asked the self-driving car to take me to a more lively area. It drove me straight to the power plant.
📜 Daily poem
The Thermal Glitch
A sudden dip in summer heat, As shadows stretch across the street. The LiDAR pulse, the camera's eye, Detect a chill beneath the sky. A digital shiver, a sensor's trace, As autumn enters the driving space.
🔭 Scientist spotlight
Sebastian Thrun
Sebastian Thrun is a renowned computer scientist best known for his pioneering work in autonomous vehicles. He led the development of the Google Self-Driving Car project, which laid the foundational technology for modern robotaxis. Beyond autonomy, he has made significant contributions to robotic vision and the democratization of online education.
🔢 Number theory fact
The Digital Identity of Smith Numbers
A Smith number is a composite number where the sum of its digits is exactly equal to the sum of the digits of its prime factors. For example, the number 666 is a Smith number because its digits (6+6+6) sum to 18, which matches the sum of the digits in its prime factorization (2 × 3 × 3 × 37, where 2+3+3+3+7 = 18).