https://flipso.com/ Latest posts on Flipso Flipso en-us https://flipso.com/static/img/favicon_rss.png https://flipso.com/ 144 144 Sat, 16 May 2026 15:20:09 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 8fhivqo3j https://flipso.com/p/8fhivqo3j?ref=rss Sat, 16 May 2026 15:20:09 GMT A Cincinnati-area FM station known as The Oasis has adopted the WKRP call letters after buying them from a nonprofit station in North Carolina. To mark the launch, it played the sitcom’s theme song for six hours and will keep airing classic rock from the 1960s through the 1980s. [openculture.com] 3r2liwnel https://flipso.com/p/3r2liwnel?ref=rss Sat, 16 May 2026 12:40:36 GMT How the Docklands Light Railway was planned, built, and launched from a small Blackfriars office — with anecdotes about tight budgets, route-finding, and early teething troubles. [londonist.com] ak73yepo2 https://flipso.com/p/ak73yepo2?ref=rss Sat, 16 May 2026 11:00:30 GMT On Covid media, haunting, and hantavirus [slowboring.com] xgv3nk8ds https://flipso.com/p/xgv3nk8ds?ref=rss Sat, 16 May 2026 10:40:32 GMT Dim sum at Luxe Chinese Seafood in Langley, with a server-order format instead of push carts. Standouts include deep-fried taro dumplings, baked BBQ pork pastries, har gow, siu mai, tripe, and egg tarts, while the XO daikon radish cake misses because the wok sauce makes it soggy. Overall, solid for Langley, though still behind Richmond’s better dim sum spots. [shermansfoodadventures.com] clw0v2our https://flipso.com/p/clw0v2our?ref=rss Sat, 16 May 2026 07:20:09 GMT A look at how the US meth supply shifted to P2P synthesis, what that changed about potency and impurities, and why the bigger story is rising availability and use rather than a new chemical making people go crazy. [dynomight.net] rn8oua1rv https://flipso.com/p/rn8oua1rv?ref=rss Sat, 16 May 2026 04:40:34 GMT How the Swatch x Audemars Piguet collaboration illustrates luxury marketing’s balance between desirability and accessibility, through Kapferer’s Dream Equation and Swatch’s 3% rule. [readtrung.com] qhsfhqtgg https://flipso.com/p/qhsfhqtgg?ref=rss Sat, 16 May 2026 04:00:32 GMT In 1976, a Paris blind tasting upended assumptions about wine: California bottles beat top French wines, helping launch the global reputation of Napa Valley and reshaping the industry’s hierarchy. [thehustle.co] 2tq2ii6os https://flipso.com/p/2tq2ii6os?ref=rss Sat, 16 May 2026 03:00:11 GMT Bird retinas are unusually energy-hungry, yet much of the tissue lacks blood vessels and appears to live without oxygen. New research suggests birds rely on anaerobic glycolysis, with the pecten oculi helping supply glucose and remove lactate instead of delivering oxygen. [quantamagazine.org] kwc2vxqah https://flipso.com/p/kwc2vxqah?ref=rss Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:11 GMT A safer, small-scale thermite demonstration using two rusty iron balls struck together to generate sparks and light. The page explains the oxidation-reduction chemistry behind the reaction and includes the balanced equation for thermite. [sciencedemonstrations.fas.harvard.edu] 8g6z2jl0c https://flipso.com/p/8g6z2jl0c?ref=rss Fri, 15 May 2026 23:20:26 GMT A 1913 postcard of the Manhattan Bridge plaza imagined the Chinatown approach as a Parisian-style civic landscape. The post contrasts that fantasy with the bridge’s actual evolution, from streetcars and subway access to later traffic changes and Confucius Plaza. [oldstructures.com] tyabxij54 https://flipso.com/p/tyabxij54?ref=rss Fri, 15 May 2026 23:00:08 GMT Quasicrystals are crystalline materials with nonrepeating patterns, and a few have been found in nature under extreme conditions. The post highlights discoveries from the Khatyrka meteorite in Russia, a Nebraska fulgurite linked to lightning or a power-line arc, and the Trinity atomic test site, with notes on their unusual compositions and symmetries. [johncarlosbaez.wordpress.com] ej4r261wr https://flipso.com/p/ej4r261wr?ref=rss Fri, 15 May 2026 20:40:11 GMT Los Alamos National Laboratory’s accelerator-based isotope program helped advance medical imaging and cancer therapy, from stable isotope research to production of Sr-82, Rb-82, and Ac-225 for PET scans and targeted treatment. [lanl.gov] z4jjz93q8 https://flipso.com/p/z4jjz93q8?ref=rss Fri, 15 May 2026 19:20:29 GMT A look at recent increases in testosterone levels among American men, exploring possible explanations and why common suspects like age, race, lab changes, diet, and TRT don’t fully account for the trend. [cremieux.xyz] z0qf2b96g https://flipso.com/p/z0qf2b96g?ref=rss Fri, 15 May 2026 17:40:09 GMT A deep dive into Malawi’s persistent poverty, comparing institutions, geography, colonial history, trade policy, agriculture, and political coalitions—and arguing that familiar explanations mostly describe the problem rather than fully explain it. [newsletter.deenamousa.com] o9q1uis25 https://flipso.com/p/o9q1uis25?ref=rss Fri, 15 May 2026 17:20:12 GMT A free online library of more than 75,000 public-domain ebooks, with EPUB and Kindle downloads and online reading, maintained by volunteers. [gutenberg.org] b0nsmkeax https://flipso.com/p/b0nsmkeax?ref=rss Fri, 15 May 2026 17:00:33 GMT Claire Wadsworth and Nikki Hill, the owners of La Copine, talk about building a destination restaurant in California’s Mojave Desert, running a business together, and turning their all-day cooking into a debut cookbook. [tastecooking.com] tjcdqfoli https://flipso.com/p/tjcdqfoli?ref=rss Fri, 15 May 2026 09:20:08 GMT Confronting America’s gerontocratic crisis [harpers.org] ehaf5pxob https://flipso.com/p/ehaf5pxob?ref=rss Fri, 15 May 2026 15:40:10 GMT With Bowlero’s rapid growth backed by private equity, bowling alleys are being bought up and remade as pricier entertainment venues, raising questions about what happens to neighborhood lanes. [levernews.com] m96khtnve https://flipso.com/p/m96khtnve?ref=rss Fri, 15 May 2026 15:00:16 GMT Jason Scott’s weblog on archiving, manuals, and digital preservation. [ascii.textfiles.com] 9gm0jsud1 https://flipso.com/p/9gm0jsud1?ref=rss Fri, 15 May 2026 14:40:08 GMT How TTI and Stanley Black & Decker took the same acquisition playbook in opposite directions. One kept Milwaukee’s engineering and poured money into R&D; the other loaded up on brands, cut jobs, and chased savings instead of product development. [worseonpurpose.com] 3qbe2i1a6 https://flipso.com/p/3qbe2i1a6?ref=rss Fri, 15 May 2026 13:20:08 GMT My brother was shot and killed in Los Angeles in 1992, and the aftermath sent me searching for answers, meaning, and a way to live with the loss. A personal account of grief, memory, and the violence that never makes headlines. [magazine.atavist.com] j8auq07oa https://flipso.com/p/j8auq07oa?ref=rss Fri, 15 May 2026 13:00:09 GMT A new book argues that Jobs’s years at NeXT were pivotal: the company failed commercially, but the experience taught him discipline, product focus, and how to balance hardware with software before his return to Apple. [spectrum.ieee.org] amzq0zwov https://flipso.com/p/amzq0zwov?ref=rss Fri, 15 May 2026 12:00:30 GMT Cowboy boots can work in a modern wardrobe when chosen and styled with restraint. The piece argues for their lasting appeal, explains the difference between traditional Western boots and easier-to-wear ropers, and recommends trusted makers and retailers across entry-level, made-to-order, custom, and bespoke tiers. [permanentstyle.com] 5kyvsq2b2 https://flipso.com/p/5kyvsq2b2?ref=rss Fri, 15 May 2026 11:00:09 GMT The UK government says its own asylum and refugee case-management system is cheaper, more flexible, and meets high security standards, replacing Palantir’s platform. [bbc.com] a786vgpcb https://flipso.com/p/a786vgpcb?ref=rss Fri, 15 May 2026 10:40:25 GMT A comparison of U.S. and European living standards, growth, and migration, arguing that America is richer while Europe has largely stagnated in productivity. [noahpinion.blog] c3sm2rmuv https://flipso.com/p/c3sm2rmuv?ref=rss Fri, 15 May 2026 08:44:01 GMT Soon, access to frontier AI will become scarcer and more selectively distributed as security concerns, compute limits, and government control reshape who can use the most capable models. [writing.antonleicht.me] y044wj6id https://flipso.com/p/y044wj6id?ref=rss Fri, 15 May 2026 08:00:25 GMT Candid street photos capture how San Francisco women dressed in the early 1970s, from bell-bottoms and maxi dresses to bold prints, knitwear, boots, and other looks shaped by the era’s shifting style. [rarehistoricalphotos.com] 10a45c27c https://flipso.com/p/10a45c27c?ref=rss Fri, 15 May 2026 07:20:09 GMT The novelist recounts a long estrangement from her mother, then the violent attack that brought them back together and reshaped their relationship. [observer.co.uk] bjwxrfylj https://flipso.com/p/bjwxrfylj?ref=rss Fri, 15 May 2026 05:20:09 GMT More details and photos of the UK Government airdrop of urgent medical support to Tristan da Cunha on 9 May 2026, including the RAF flight, parachute drops, and delivery of supplies to the island hospital. [tristandc.com] 897zjdqhz https://flipso.com/p/897zjdqhz?ref=rss Fri, 15 May 2026 04:00:08 GMT Salvatore Sanfilippo reflects on the rapid popularity of DwarfStar 4, why it resonates for local AI inference, and where the project may go next. He discusses model quality, practical hardware requirements, future model variants, benchmarks, coding support, and distributed inference. [antirez.com]