https://flipso.com/ Latest posts on Flipso Flipso en-us https://flipso.com/static/img/favicon_rss.png https://flipso.com/ 144 144 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:20:09 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 5yy90gqkm https://flipso.com/p/5yy90gqkm?ref=rss Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:20:09 GMT A hands-on review of the Xteink X4, a tiny £40 e-ink reader that fits in a pocket and can mount to a phone. The post covers first impressions, the limitations of the stock firmware, and several custom firmware options, including CrossPoint, Papyrix, and Inx. It also compares the X4’s portability and reading experience with larger e-ink devices. [blog.omgmog.net] i8cm397jo https://flipso.com/p/i8cm397jo?ref=rss Wed, 24 Jun 2026 20:00:34 GMT The British hired more than 30,000 German auxiliary troops from several small states to bolster their forces in North America. They helped the British early in the war, but their reputation was badly damaged after Trenton, where Washington captured more than 800 Hessians. [thecollector.com] knrs594o6 https://flipso.com/p/knrs594o6?ref=rss Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:40:09 GMT Kent Kiehl’s brain-scanning research on incarcerated people has been cited in court to argue about criminal responsibility and sentencing. The story examines how disputed neuroscience made its way into death-penalty cases and the consequences for defendants. [theguardian.com] c9i6m2hcu https://flipso.com/p/c9i6m2hcu?ref=rss Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:20:09 GMT Journalism is in crisis, but technology tweaks and business-model fixes won’t solve the deeper problem. The core question is what journalism is for: helping people make good decisions with practical, trustworthy information. That means shifting from an audience mindset to a community mindset, and building real two-way relationships instead of relying on old print-era assumptions. [werd.io] cpti5rg2s https://flipso.com/p/cpti5rg2s?ref=rss Wed, 24 Jun 2026 19:00:08 GMT A high-resolution stitched image of the rearing cast skeleton of Mamenchisaurus hochuanensis from Wollaton Hall’s 2017 Dinosaurs of China exhibition. The post explains how the photos were assembled into a giant panorama and recommends viewing it full-screen for the full effect. [svpow.com] ns53hljco https://flipso.com/p/ns53hljco?ref=rss Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:40:32 GMT Permanent Style launches the Bruce short, a continuation of its Bruce chinos, with the same sizing and fabric feel in beige, khaki, and navy. The post explains the fit, inseam, leg opening, sizing guidance, and styling examples, plus a product summary and size chart. [permanentstyle.com] 2p5huzyi8 https://flipso.com/p/2p5huzyi8?ref=rss Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:00:09 GMT CAPTCHAs have evolved from distorted text and image grids to broader browser-risk checks, while attackers adapted with OCR, machine learning, and fingerprinting. The piece argues the next shift is agent identity: letting legitimate automation prove who it is instead of repeatedly proving it is human. [browserbase.com] cdiw6m1tk https://flipso.com/p/cdiw6m1tk?ref=rss Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:40:09 GMT Inventory of books, papers, manuscripts, letters, and other materials from Edsger W. Dijkstra’s home and office, organized by box and item type. [dijkstrascry.com] nvf2dnazp https://flipso.com/p/nvf2dnazp?ref=rss Wed, 24 Jun 2026 15:40:26 GMT How a fragmenting world met on the field in 1938 [worldhistory.substack.com] glw6ctgih https://flipso.com/p/glw6ctgih?ref=rss Wed, 24 Jun 2026 15:00:11 GMT LLMs have changed security triage: the scarce insight and confidentiality that once made vulnerability reports special are no longer as distinctive, so maintainers may need to focus more on rapid verification, remediation, and prevention. [words.filippo.io] umsn3zdio https://flipso.com/p/umsn3zdio?ref=rss Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:20:08 GMT CERN obituary for François Englert, the Belgian theoretical physicist who co-developed the Brout-Englert-Higgs mechanism and shared the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics with Peter Higgs. [home.cern] 3o6rk9aez https://flipso.com/p/3o6rk9aez?ref=rss Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:00:23 GMT A new study of 20 years of recordings suggests isolated sperm whales in the eastern Mediterranean developed a faster version of the species’ click pattern, while whales near the Balearic Islands kept the older form. Researchers say the dialects reflect a west-to-east colonization of the Mediterranean and ongoing vocal evolution in different whale clans. [e360.yale.edu] plr8w40wz https://flipso.com/p/plr8w40wz?ref=rss Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:20:09 GMT A Sporothrix brasiliensis outbreak that began in Brazil has sickened thousands of cats and infected more than 11,000 people across South America. The fungus can spread through bites, scratches, and grooming, and a CDC expert says it may eventually reach the U.S. [sciencenews.org] jpf3q76go https://flipso.com/p/jpf3q76go?ref=rss Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:00:08 GMT A reflection on the rapid growth of new CRAN packages and whether the surge is actually benefiting the R community, with documentation quality and usefulness as key concerns. [rworks.dev] 65br403ws https://flipso.com/p/65br403ws?ref=rss Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:40:10 GMT WP 97-14 examines whether imposing cointegration actually improves long-horizon forecasts. The authors find that, by standard multivariate forecast accuracy measures, ignoring cointegration loses nothing at long horizons, and simple univariate Box-Jenkins forecasts perform just as well. [philadelphiafed.org] azcair022 https://flipso.com/p/azcair022?ref=rss Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:57:22 GMT Cory Doctorow argues that today’s AI boom is being propped up by a broken tech ecosystem, and says the way to deflate it is to challenge the business practices and power structures behind it. He discusses his new book, The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI. [arstechnica.com] pn3o2wzzt https://flipso.com/p/pn3o2wzzt?ref=rss Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:20:28 GMT Feedback from casual friends and broad focus groups can be misleading when they aren’t the early adopters you’re trying to reach. A dislike from the crowd isn’t the same as a signal that your intended audience won’t want it; useful advice depends on imagining the needs of the specific people you hope to serve. [seths.blog] hkwos4umd https://flipso.com/p/hkwos4umd?ref=rss Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:00:10 GMT A 3D-printed Gaussian splat of one of the creator’s insects, made with crysta.ai. The post explains the workflow, including training with spherical harmonics, voxelizing the splat for printing, and the visual tradeoffs in color and transparency in the final crystal-like piece. [patreon.com] fids0z55p https://flipso.com/p/fids0z55p?ref=rss Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:40:28 GMT Data centers are driving new electricity demand and emissions, so the article argues they may be a useful target for carbon pricing—both to reflect climate costs and to tap into public skepticism about data centers. [slowboring.com] c17vba80u https://flipso.com/p/c17vba80u?ref=rss Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:00:09 GMT Explores how Lil represents points, strokes, and paths, then uses those structures to draw Hershey text and apply affine transformations like scaling, translation, mirroring, shearing, and rotation. It also shows a few more advanced effects, including perspective distortion and animated wavy line effects. [beyondloom.com] wmjgt2uzk https://flipso.com/p/wmjgt2uzk?ref=rss Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:40:33 GMT A critique of subtle, socially acceptable racism and the ways it hides behind politeness, deniability, and respectability. [caitlinjohnst.one] 36nr39kn2 https://flipso.com/p/36nr39kn2?ref=rss Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:20:18 GMT Marie Brenner reports on Frederick von Mierers, a self-styled New Age guru who sold costly gems and “life readings” to wealthy Manhattan devotees while prosecutors investigated possible fraud and cult-like manipulation. [archive.vanityfair.com] 821cb6rvs https://flipso.com/p/821cb6rvs?ref=rss Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:00:32 GMT A comic strip where Lar and Sohmer banter about an act-of-God mishap and who gets protected from it, ending in a playful punchline. [leasticoulddo.com] 9delwxwde https://flipso.com/p/9delwxwde?ref=rss Wed, 24 Jun 2026 06:00:33 GMT A language teacher reflects on how native intuition shapes collocations, the subtle word pairings that make English sound natural. When a gifted student named Silvia becomes his trusted guide, the essay turns into a meditation on fluency, mentorship, and the rare luck of finding someone with an uncanny ear for language. [theamericanscholar.org] 8yi48pn5z https://flipso.com/p/8yi48pn5z?ref=rss Wed, 24 Jun 2026 03:40:09 GMT Cancelled due to a red extreme heat warning from the UK Met Office. The event was scheduled for 24 June 2026 in London and was set to examine global extreme heat governance, new analysis from the Zurich Climate Resilience Alliance, and the inaugural Adeline Stuart-Watt Award. [lse.ac.uk] v9lysn4rh https://flipso.com/p/v9lysn4rh?ref=rss Wed, 24 Jun 2026 02:40:08 GMT Some skepticism of vitamin D skepticism [dynomight.net] y6sazv1vn https://flipso.com/p/y6sazv1vn?ref=rss Wed, 24 Jun 2026 02:20:08 GMT A thoughtful essay on AI coding agents, harness-level loops, and the tradeoffs of letting machines repeatedly write, review, and patch software. It weighs where loops help today—porting, benchmarking, security scanning, and research—against the risks of less understandable code, growing dependency on models, and eroding human judgment. [lucumr.pocoo.org] k6nqn6me5 https://flipso.com/p/k6nqn6me5?ref=rss Wed, 24 Jun 2026 01:40:30 GMT A reflection on how social media, AI, and the attention economy can weaken human connection—and why listening, common ground, and stronger social bonds matter more than winning arguments. [mindprison.cc] 9q06nh4gv https://flipso.com/p/9q06nh4gv?ref=rss Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:40:28 GMT Early restaurant menus reveal how American dining changed over time—and what those changes say about class, culture, and the country itself. [pudding.cool] dlie3dbbz https://flipso.com/p/dlie3dbbz?ref=rss Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:09 GMT A nationwide failure in Deutsche Bahn’s GSM-R rail communications system briefly stopped all trains across Germany, stranding passengers and forcing delays at stations. Service later resumed step by step after the outage was resolved. [apnews.com]