https://flipso.com/ Latest posts on Flipso Flipso en-us https://flipso.com/static/img/favicon_rss.png https://flipso.com/ 144 144 Thu, 21 May 2026 09:00:31 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss bb7iy18j3 https://flipso.com/p/bb7iy18j3?ref=rss Thu, 21 May 2026 09:00:31 GMT India is rapidly expanding solar generation, led by massive projects like the Khavda solar park, as electricity demand rises. The country still faces major constraints — an outdated grid, limited storage, land use pressures, and dependence on Chinese supply chains — but it is increasingly building out batteries and pumped storage to make solar a larger share of its power mix. [e360.yale.edu] clin3y3rb https://flipso.com/p/clin3y3rb?ref=rss Thu, 21 May 2026 07:20:31 GMT A film quiz built around classic movie moments, with clues that point readers toward notable scenes and dialogue from 20th-century cinema. The author invites viewers to identify the films, actors, and directors, then revisit the movies themselves. [theamericanscholar.org] ony9iwjof https://flipso.com/p/ony9iwjof?ref=rss Thu, 21 May 2026 05:40:09 GMT New Mexico downwinders are still living with the health and legal fallout from the Trinity atomic bomb test, and many families say cancer and other illnesses have shadowed them for generations. After decades of advocacy, recent compensation changes brought some progress, but residents and advocates say the fight for full justice and health coverage is far from over. [hcn.org] k4wai0me7 https://flipso.com/p/k4wai0me7?ref=rss Thu, 21 May 2026 04:40:09 GMT Simple mixing recipes for recreating famous water profiles for brewing, coffee, tea, baking, aquariums, and horticulture using supermarket bottled water. [waterdictionary.net] n5mqdfajd https://flipso.com/p/n5mqdfajd?ref=rss Thu, 21 May 2026 04:00:28 GMT Systemic unfairness erodes social trust and stability, and when redress becomes a sham, people respond by opting out, resisting, or revolting. The post argues that societies can mask rising inequality with ideology and asset bubbles for a time, but those delusions eventually break down when most people stop feeling like they’re getting ahead. [charleshughsmith.blogspot.com] hucvmcq94 https://flipso.com/p/hucvmcq94?ref=rss Thu, 21 May 2026 03:40:09 GMT Aim to make your life as unique, unexpected, and hard to replace as possible. Kelly argues that improbability reduces competition, reveals your authentic strengths, and makes you less predictable to machines. [kevinkelly.substack.com] hxviqw6vw https://flipso.com/p/hxviqw6vw?ref=rss Thu, 21 May 2026 02:20:09 GMT Donald Knuth explains why designing a good printed S is surprisingly difficult, using geometry and Metafont to derive a precise construction for the letter shape. [gwern.net] k06pt6ghh https://flipso.com/p/k06pt6ghh?ref=rss Thu, 21 May 2026 00:40:09 GMT A Roman-era tomb in Al Bahnasa, Egypt, contained a mummy burial with papyrus fragments from Homer’s Iliad, including lines from Book 2’s “catalogue of ships.” The find adds to evidence that Greek texts circulated in Egypt long after the Hellenistic period and may have carried cultural or symbolic significance in burial contexts. [openculture.com] 07g96c121 https://flipso.com/p/07g96c121?ref=rss Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:10 GMT The story of Qian Xuesen, the U.S.-trained rocket scientist whose expulsion during the Red Scare helped shape China’s missile, space, and nuclear programs. [usni.org] 63p3t594u https://flipso.com/p/63p3t594u?ref=rss Wed, 20 May 2026 22:40:29 GMT Sometimes the national anthem at high school track meets can be a bit painful to listen to, but we were fortunate to hear a fantastic one by a high school junior this week. I must say the effects at Harry Potter and the Cursed Child were fantastic. The play was good for those of us who are steeped in the lore. I imagine it was inaccessible for those who aren’t. [bjhess.com] n09q8ymbv https://flipso.com/p/n09q8ymbv?ref=rss Wed, 20 May 2026 22:20:08 GMT Sharla Boehm, a math teacher who coded in her summers, built a simulation at RAND that helped prove a resilient, packet-switched communications network could work — an idea that laid groundwork for the modern Internet. [scientificamerican.com] tbduox505 https://flipso.com/p/tbduox505?ref=rss Wed, 20 May 2026 22:00:14 GMT Twelve years after Amber Wyatt reported a rape in Arlington, Texas, the fallout still lingers for her, her hometown, and the people who saw it unfold. The piece examines the failures around her case and what accountability means in the #MeToo era. [washingtonpost.com] bebpl2hb0 https://flipso.com/p/bebpl2hb0?ref=rss Wed, 20 May 2026 21:00:27 GMT Science historian Claire Isabel Webb and mathematician Nina Miolane explore consciousness through geometry, asking how neural activity might be described as patterns in mathematical space and what that could mean for intelligence in brains and machines. [longnow.org] rwqwsmu17 https://flipso.com/p/rwqwsmu17?ref=rss Wed, 20 May 2026 20:40:10 GMT A startup called Bexorg is restoring limited functions in donated human brains after death to create a more realistic platform for testing drugs and studying neurodegenerative disease. [science.org] 605pfhdks https://flipso.com/p/605pfhdks?ref=rss Wed, 20 May 2026 20:00:32 GMT Black-and-white street photographs by Bronx-born photographer Sy Kattelson, made in Manhattan around 1948, with reflections on the Photo League and his approach to capturing ordinary city life. [flashbak.com] mkfhgqjfp https://flipso.com/p/mkfhgqjfp?ref=rss Wed, 20 May 2026 19:20:09 GMT A three-month investigation found that none of the tracked Starbucks cold-beverage cups placed in in-store recycling bins ended up at a recycling facility. Instead, the cups were tracked to landfills, incinerators, waste-transfer stations, and material recovery facilities, raising questions about Starbucks’ “widely recyclable” claim. [beyondplastics.org] fpw2veo1a https://flipso.com/p/fpw2veo1a?ref=rss Wed, 20 May 2026 18:40:09 GMT Larry Bushart, a retired Tennessee law enforcement officer, will receive $835,000 after being jailed for 37 days over a Facebook meme and later filing a federal civil rights lawsuit against Perry County and sheriff’s office officials. FIRE says the post was protected speech and that the arrest violated his First Amendment rights. [fire.org] vf101abh6 https://flipso.com/p/vf101abh6?ref=rss Wed, 20 May 2026 17:40:14 GMT A Miami Herald investigation says multiple women accused the Alexander brothers of drugging, raping and assaulting girls while they were still in high school in Miami. The report says one assault was documented in a 2003 police report, and federal prosecutors later described similar accounts from multiple victims. [miamiherald.com] 0mh6rknf2 https://flipso.com/p/0mh6rknf2?ref=rss Wed, 20 May 2026 15:40:32 GMT Tim Foley argues that the United States does not function as a democracy in any meaningful sense, pointing to structural barriers and elite control. [caitlinjohnst.one] 75j3lrz38 https://flipso.com/p/75j3lrz38?ref=rss Wed, 20 May 2026 15:20:26 GMT A look at the Somerville Circle in New Jersey, tracing how the area changed from a rural crossroads into a car-oriented retail node over the last century. [thedeletedscenes.com] hdvn6cjc6 https://flipso.com/p/hdvn6cjc6?ref=rss Wed, 20 May 2026 15:00:10 GMT A coalition of rights groups says Meta restricted the Facebook and Instagram accounts of independent NGOs, researchers, and civil society figures from being seen in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, following government requests. The statement calls on Meta to restore access, disclose the legal requests and human rights review, and explain how it assessed the restrictions. [alqst.org] kgw6qv37q https://flipso.com/p/kgw6qv37q?ref=rss Wed, 20 May 2026 14:20:31 GMT A 1915-era Brooklyn Bridge postcard raises questions about whether it was hand-painted over a photo, and about the likely vantage point used to make the image. The post also notes period details in the skyline and a sales pitch on the card’s back for the bridge’s length. [oldstructures.com] pnw172v2k https://flipso.com/p/pnw172v2k?ref=rss Wed, 20 May 2026 13:40:29 GMT Ben Southwood traces his shift from hardcore libertarianism to a more moderate, democracy-friendly view, with detours through neoliberalism, anti-car arguments, evolutionary economics, and social norms. [worksinprogress.co] zhv586ev4 https://flipso.com/p/zhv586ev4?ref=rss Wed, 20 May 2026 11:40:09 GMT A postwar policy to plant vast areas of Japan with cedar and cypress has fueled one of the country’s biggest seasonal allergy problems, with pollen from those forests now affecting millions. [bbc.com] 22ed8xshi https://flipso.com/p/22ed8xshi?ref=rss Wed, 20 May 2026 10:40:29 GMT Ruby Tandoh’s updated London ice cream guide is now a print-only pocket guide, with 100 new recommendations across gelato, soft serve, kulfi, booza, bingsu, sheeryakh, bastani, sundaes, and more. [vittlesmagazine.com] iv70ri898 https://flipso.com/p/iv70ri898?ref=rss Wed, 20 May 2026 09:00:32 GMT A photo-led look at women linked to New York organized crime across the 1930s to 1960s, including mob molls, gun molls, and companions tied to figures like Bugsy Siegel and Dutch Schultz. The images and captions highlight arrests, court appearances, alleged criminal roles, and the mix of glamour, danger, and notoriety surrounding their lives. [rarehistoricalphotos.com] rdw7lc941 https://flipso.com/p/rdw7lc941?ref=rss Wed, 20 May 2026 08:00:09 GMT Counterintuitively, businesses, customers, and society prefer having fraud to what they'd need to do to not have it. [bitsaboutmoney.com] ogbboq4iy https://flipso.com/p/ogbboq4iy?ref=rss Wed, 20 May 2026 06:40:27 GMT China’s enthusiasm for AI looks straightforward from the outside, but it sits atop a deeper memory of the 1990s, when market reforms brought both growth and mass layoffs. The result was a society that learned to treat upheaval as something to endure, not stop. [asteriskmag.com] fat0mv5rq https://flipso.com/p/fat0mv5rq?ref=rss Wed, 20 May 2026 05:40:28 GMT A reflective essay on aging, grief, and how death changes the way we remember the people we’ve lost. The author weaves together memories of a father, friends’ parents, and the double meaning of “proud” to explore dignity, decline, and the quiet comfort of the dead remaining present in memory. [theamericanscholar.org] qrs65a9jg https://flipso.com/p/qrs65a9jg?ref=rss Wed, 20 May 2026 05:00:10 GMT Differentiable cellular automata that learn to grow target patterns from a single seed cell, and can sometimes persist or regenerate after damage. [distill.pub]