https://flipso.com/ Latest posts on Flipso Flipso en-us https://flipso.com/static/img/favicon_rss.png https://flipso.com/ 144 144 Tue, 26 May 2026 05:20:26 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss amw0m1bvw https://flipso.com/p/amw0m1bvw?ref=rss Tue, 26 May 2026 05:20:26 GMT Amanda Holmes reads Thomas Hardy’s poem from The Dynasts in a podcast episode, with music by Chad Crouch. [theamericanscholar.org] v4ndagkhb https://flipso.com/p/v4ndagkhb?ref=rss Tue, 26 May 2026 03:40:09 GMT A developer describes building two terminal shortcuts: one that turns plain-English requests into suggested shell commands, and another that answers questions by reading local files or searching the web. The setup runs locally, keeps the user in control, and avoids executing commands automatically. [thetypicalset.com] n8whxgtcd https://flipso.com/p/n8whxgtcd?ref=rss Tue, 26 May 2026 03:20:08 GMT What we lose when kids are never allowed beyond the front yard. [stevemagness.substack.com] 66i4ns5d6 https://flipso.com/p/66i4ns5d6?ref=rss Tue, 26 May 2026 03:00:28 GMT Alan Delgado, chef-owner of Los Burritos Juarez in Brooklyn’s Fort Greene, talks about years spent perfecting his flour tortillas, the leap from apartment tortilla-making to a burrito pop-up, and the challenges of running a new restaurant. [tastecooking.com] 354kwgjh8 https://flipso.com/p/354kwgjh8?ref=rss Tue, 26 May 2026 02:40:23 GMT Gloria Gilmer explores ethnomathematics in hair braiding and weaving, showing how patterns, tessellations, and geometric ideas appear in African American hairstyles. Includes examples such as box braids and triangular braids, plus classroom activities for teachers. [math.buffalo.edu] 1bwzj23et https://flipso.com/p/1bwzj23et?ref=rss Tue, 26 May 2026 01:00:34 GMT A reflection on why incandescent bulbs, gas stoves, and other older technologies can feel more satisfying than their cleaner, more efficient replacements — and what that nostalgia says about modern life and environmental tradeoffs. [thedeletedscenes.com] wui7kj3dv https://flipso.com/p/wui7kj3dv?ref=rss Tue, 26 May 2026 00:40:08 GMT https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2014/04/creativity-walk [apa.org] reghhpdux https://flipso.com/p/reghhpdux?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 23:40:08 GMT A symmetric measure of similarity between probability distributions, based on the Kullback–Leibler divergence. Its square root is a metric, often called Jensen–Shannon distance. The article covers the definition, bounds, relation to mutual information, quantum generalizations, the centroid, and applications in fields like bioinformatics and machine learning. [en.wikipedia.org] 3zb8rtn5a https://flipso.com/p/3zb8rtn5a?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 22:20:08 GMT Japanese retail executive who led Ito-Yokado and founded Seven-Eleven Japan. He helped introduce franchising and data-driven convenience-store operations in Japan, later playing a major role in reviving 7-Eleven in the United States. [referenceforbusiness.com] 4qbfey4wj https://flipso.com/p/4qbfey4wj?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 21:00:28 GMT Robin Hanson compares past “toward-forager” culture trends with 22 possible future trends, then asks humans and LLMs to rank which are most likely over the next century. He finds LLMs expect a lower predictive power than the historical fit, while human and LLM rankings diverge sharply. [overcomingbias.com] c492yaf2x https://flipso.com/p/c492yaf2x?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 20:40:29 GMT A friend’s offhand wish that a freezer would fail becomes a metaphor for America’s waste, wealth inequality, and the habit of preserving legacy systems long after they’ve lost their value. The piece argues that we keep paying to maintain layers of old, unused infrastructure until a breakdown forces a reset. [charleshughsmith.blogspot.com] wvrp2em3x https://flipso.com/p/wvrp2em3x?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 20:00:09 GMT A former Cook County public defender reflects on the criminal justice system from the defense side, describing the pressure, resource gaps, and injustices he witnessed while representing accused clients in Chicago. [chicagomag.com] zl0yt65z4 https://flipso.com/p/zl0yt65z4?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 19:20:28 GMT The people who create the most value are usually the ones willing to make uncomfortable decisions before the right answer is apparent. [scarletink.com] h4nry9web https://flipso.com/p/h4nry9web?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 18:03:22 GMT A lone rogue genius usually can’t wield complex technology alone; real-world mass harm depends on infrastructure, cooperation, and social support. The piece argues that technology may amplify small-scale violence, but not the power of a single individual to destroy on a massive scale. [kevinkelly.substack.com] 8ce2oc3os https://flipso.com/p/8ce2oc3os?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 18:00:32 GMT A supportive environment can matter more than choosing between doing what you enjoy and what you’re good at. A lesson from Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop explores how the right setting can keep work from draining the things you love and even make room for them to grow. [herbertlui.net] i71ilpm7d https://flipso.com/p/i71ilpm7d?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 17:40:09 GMT Leo Robson examines A.S. Hamrah’s combative film criticism and uses it to reflect on the changing state of criticism, from print-era review culture to streaming, online discourse, and the pressures of contemporary movie writing. [theideasletter.org] vw2540flw https://flipso.com/p/vw2540flw?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 17:00:35 GMT The Fragility of Wisdom - understanding Pericles' Funeral Oration this Memorial Day [classicalwisdom.substack.com] 80tjdo580 https://flipso.com/p/80tjdo580?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 15:20:31 GMT Sean Carroll reflects on why quantum mechanics is so hard to accept at face value, and how our everyday picture of objects in space and time can mislead us when we try to interpret the theory. [preposterousuniverse.com] c034re6lr https://flipso.com/p/c034re6lr?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 14:00:14 GMT Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical on artificial intelligence, human dignity, truth, work, freedom, and the ethical governance of technology. [vatican.va] u1kvopggs https://flipso.com/p/u1kvopggs?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 13:20:31 GMT A roundup of reader responses on AI-generated biographies, the decline of mass-market publishing, fake celebrity videos, AI music in public spaces, and when AI use should require transparency, legality, and permission. [honest-broker.com] 3loraewlj https://flipso.com/p/3loraewlj?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 11:00:32 GMT Ecuadorian-American artist Ceci Richardson-Salvador turns photographs, topographic maps, embroidery, and wood drum frames into a full-room installation inspired by Idaho’s Salmon River. The work reflects summers rafting the river, its changing ecology, and a desire to preserve a sense of place for viewers who haven’t experienced it firsthand. [theamericanscholar.org] pjosbzk6a https://flipso.com/p/pjosbzk6a?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 10:40:30 GMT Emily Kenway traces how pet food evolved from scraps and horsemeat to today’s premium ‘ancestral’ diets, linking changing ideas about domestic animals, nutrition, and wildness to the modern pet food market. [vittlesmagazine.com] axdtxo3tx https://flipso.com/p/axdtxo3tx?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 10:00:34 GMT Yvor Winters, unable to join the Army in 1943 because of a past tuberculosis infection, served in local Civil Defense while wrestling with wartime duty and guilt. The post pairs his letters with “Moonlight Alert,” a poem shaped by air-raid fear, memory, and the loss of young men at war. [evidenceanecdotal.blogspot.com] 4qx5surb9 https://flipso.com/p/4qx5surb9?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 06:00:33 GMT Photographs by Nick Hedges document life in Manchester’s slum housing during the 1960s and 1970s, showing overcrowding, damp, poor sanitation, and the conditions that drove housing reform. [rarehistoricalphotos.com] 25i4tafnp https://flipso.com/p/25i4tafnp?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 05:20:08 GMT Objective To assess the effects of didgeridoo playing on daytime sleepiness and other outcomes related to sleep by reducing collapsibility of the upper airways in patients with moderate obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome and snoring. Design ... [pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] jxkofzm82 https://flipso.com/p/jxkofzm82?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 05:00:10 GMT A ProPublica investigation found the FDA repeatedly let drugs from banned foreign factories keep reaching U.S. patients, despite inspection findings of contamination, dirty labs, and falsified records. The story focuses on Sun Pharma and other manufacturers, and how the agency weighed shortages against safety while keeping many exemptions hidden. [propublica.org] tfus6rmhn https://flipso.com/p/tfus6rmhn?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 03:00:40 GMT The Gospel accounts and 1 Corinthians present a range of reported witnesses to the resurrection, including women at the tomb, the disciples, the road-to-Emmaus travelers, James, Paul, and a crowd said to number more than 500. [thecollector.com] a38ujsu3u https://flipso.com/p/a38ujsu3u?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 02:00:09 GMT Ancient dingo remains in western Australia suggest Barkindji people nursed the animal through serious injuries, then buried it with care in a midden that was maintained for centuries. Researchers say the find offers rare evidence of long-term human-dingo relationships and a possible feeding ritual honoring the animal as an ancestor. [popsci.com] fz9s93epu https://flipso.com/p/fz9s93epu?ref=rss Sun, 24 May 2026 23:40:09 GMT Researchers at Tohoku University found that distributed micro-roughness can cut drag by up to 43.6% in wind-tunnel tests, challenging the long-held idea that smoother surfaces always reduce aerodynamic resistance. The effect appears to delay the transition from laminar to turbulent flow, with potential applications in aircraft and other high-speed vehicles. [wired.com] 1kok90cl5 https://flipso.com/p/1kok90cl5?ref=rss Sun, 24 May 2026 22:40:09 GMT Scientists at the University of York say they’ve identified the missing genes and enzyme behind nicotine production in tobacco plants, and recreated the process in the lab and in living plants. The discovery could help reduce nicotine contamination in tobacco-based biotech products and enable new ways to produce medicines and vaccines. [york.ac.uk]