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This is dumb. Why does it entertain me so much?


Look beyond the funny app. Think of the challenge of finding an efficient solution to the original problem regardless of its "unseriousness": finding the optimal picture according to pointer position.

Same solution is also useful for other more serious applications: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90NsjKvz9Ns

Edit: Sorry, I missed the "me" in your "entertain me".




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