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01/09/2026

Știri #111 - Breakingpoint

01/09/2026

Longest Straight Line Paths on Water or Land on the Earth https://arxiv.org/html/1804.07389v4

There has been some interest recently in determining the longest distance one can sail for on the earth without hitting land, as well as in the converse problem of determining the longest distance one could drive for on the earth without encountering a major body of water.

Longest Straight Line Paths on Water or Land on the Earth Rohan Chabukswar ††thanks: [email protected] Affiliation: United Technologies Research Center Ireland    Kushal Mukherjee ††thanks: [email protected] Affiliation: IBM Research India Abstract There has been some interest recen...

01/09/2026

ChatGPT Ads are now available in Europe - Advertise in ChatGPT | OpenAI Ads https://ads.openai.com/

Reach people as they explore options, compare choices, and make decisions in ChatGPT, with relevant ads that fit naturally into the experience.

Reach people as they explore options, compare choices, and make decisions in ChatGPT, with relevant ads that fit naturally into the experience.

01/09/2026

A Smartphone Navigation App for People with Blindness and Low Vision https://seas.harvard.edu/news/smartphone-navigation-app-people-blindness-and-low-vision

Mobilio uses AI, built-in sensors to give users continuous guidance

Mobilio uses AI, built-in sensors to give users continuous guidance

01/09/2026

One of the world's greatest mathematicians explains 6 essential concepts of math | Terence Tao - YouTube

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01/09/2026

A proposal for new Netflix content rating icons – Eric Bailey https://ericwbailey.website/published/a-proposal-for-new-netflix-content-rating-icons/

The lack of nuance you can explicitly express as an individual is one of the many, many things I dislike about the algorithmically-determined content recommendation systems we are trapped inside of.

Here are some new Netflix ratings we could use..

17/08/2026

AI-Generated Images Discourage Me From Reading Your Blog | Nelson Figueroa https://nelson.cloud/ai-generated-images-discourage-me-from-reading-your-blog/

I have a growing hatred for AI-generated images in blogs. It makes me wonder if the text in the blog posts is AI-generated to some extent. It’s always disappointing seeing these images in blogs run by individuals. I expect this from corporate blogs but not indie blogs.

If you’re willing to use AI-generated images, how do I know the text isn’t AI-generated?

17/08/2026

What Colors Are We? Constructing A Color Space For Skin Tones https://toneyalexander.github.io/inclusive-color-space/

If you're just looking for the results, below is a custom color picker based on the color space written in Javascript and a sample procedural generation algorithm in Python (Javascript equivalents are in the page source) - feel free to take this math and go have fun depicting our diverse world!
The goal of this project was to define a color space that makes it easier to build inclusive color tools for a variety of contexts - such as character creators or digital art. If you see something here that sparks your curiosity, I would love for you to stick around and read below this section to learn more!

Simple equations and a color picker to inclusively select simplified skin tones in a custom color space for digital art or game development.

17/08/2026

Mario meets Pareto https://www.mayerowitz.io/blog/mario-meets-pareto

Step on the Front Line and Beat your Friends

Discover how to find the best Mario Kart 8 build using the Pareto frontier method. This interactive guide explores multi-objective optimization of speed, acceleration, and other key stats to help you beat your friends on the race track.

08/08/2026

Știri #110 - Breakingpoint https://blog.breakingpoint.ro/stiri-110/