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 08:40:33 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 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] iv5ej7v9p https://flipso.com/p/iv5ej7v9p?ref=rss Tue, 23 Jun 2026 23:20:28 GMT John Brown was a fiercely committed abolitionist whose violent raids in Kansas and at Harpers Ferry made him one of the most controversial figures in pre-Civil War America. His trial and execution turned him into a martyr for some, a terrorist for others, and helped intensify the sectional conflict that led to the Civil War. [thecollector.com] rbyxv5j8c https://flipso.com/p/rbyxv5j8c?ref=rss Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:17:14 GMT Mark Round reflects on four decades at the keyboard and 25 years of publishing online, tracing his path from a Sinclair ZX Spectrum and BBSes to Linux, the early web, and a modern cloud-native setup. The post mixes personal memories with a retrospective on how technology, the internet, and his own website have changed over time. [markround.com] pqh9bjhxr https://flipso.com/p/pqh9bjhxr?ref=rss Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:40:12 GMT I obtained hundreds of confidential memos detailing politics and policy guidance for Gabbard from her years in Congress, then embarked on a quest to identify who was behind them. [washingtonpost.com] 8x8qncg50 https://flipso.com/p/8x8qncg50?ref=rss Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:00:08 GMT A 404 Media investigation found that Madison Square Garden compiled a document tracking activists who publicly criticized its facial recognition system, including their comments, social accounts, and tweet screenshots. The file appeared inside an MSG SharePoint instance and was part of data stolen in a breach. [404media.co] g8b7i6swi https://flipso.com/p/g8b7i6swi?ref=rss Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:40:10 GMT Binghamton University researchers used Shannon entropy to choose more informative Wordle guesses, and their simulations found the method solved 99% of puzzles, outperforming a traditional common-letter strategy. [binghamton.edu] 9bid46v5v https://flipso.com/p/9bid46v5v?ref=rss Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:20:18 GMT Age verification proposals are really mass surveillance, and Doctorow argues they won’t protect kids from online harms because those harms are enabled by the same tracking systems. He says effective child protection starts with privacy, not more spying. [pluralistic.net] icyz4sw7x https://flipso.com/p/icyz4sw7x?ref=rss Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:00:29 GMT Ginkgo biloba is the sole surviving species of a once widespread ancient plant lineage. Its fan-shaped leaves, long fossil history, and remarkable resilience have made it a familiar ornamental tree, while the wild population in China remains endangered and dependent on human protection. [lflank.wordpress.com] ukgs3h2aw https://flipso.com/p/ukgs3h2aw?ref=rss Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:52:11 GMT Steve Braithwaite has driven his 23-foot Big Banana Car for 15 years and more than 250,000 miles. In Montana, he was pulled over again—this time over a license plate issue—but left without a ticket. The roadside stops have become a recurring part of life for the man behind the banana-shaped vehicle. [cowboystatedaily.com] caydctsez https://flipso.com/p/caydctsez?ref=rss Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:20:08 GMT Epidurals can safely remove much of the pain of childbirth for most women while keeping them alert. The piece explains how they work, common side effects, and why they generally don’t raise the risk of a C-section, though they may slightly affect labor and instrumental delivery rates. [worksinprogress.co] iw3xx4zez https://flipso.com/p/iw3xx4zez?ref=rss Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:40:10 GMT Terrorists and tech boosters have turned “accelerationism” into a slogan, but Nick Land’s original philosophy was darker and stranger: a critique of human centrality that drifts toward inhuman forces, capitalism, and extinction. [aeon.co] bo4nr36qr https://flipso.com/p/bo4nr36qr?ref=rss Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:20:29 GMT A concise timeline of Assyrian history from the early city-state of Assur through the Old, Middle, and Neo-Assyrian periods, highlighting major kings, military expansion, imperial administration, and the empire’s collapse. [thecollector.com] fu8ld3ho2 https://flipso.com/p/fu8ld3ho2?ref=rss Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:00:35 GMT High-resolution 1970s San Diego photolog scans show colorful streets, pastel cars, creative signage, and a vivid snapshot of everyday life on the road. [beautifulpublicdata.com] hicetkkj7 https://flipso.com/p/hicetkkj7?ref=rss Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:20:33 GMT Many towns look stable on the surface but are straining under growing obligations, deferred maintenance, and dependence on grants. This piece explains how fragility shows up in municipal finances, infrastructure, and development patterns—and why some communities struggle to keep up as costs rise. [strongtowns.org] mh8cbashc https://flipso.com/p/mh8cbashc?ref=rss Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:00:08 GMT A WSJ investigation says Polymarket has been promoted on social media through deceptive videos made by paid creators, creating the appearance of easy profits and hype around prediction-market betting. [wsj.com] o7q4oc8b7 https://flipso.com/p/o7q4oc8b7?ref=rss Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:40:30 GMT Epidurals can safely relieve most labor pain while leaving mothers awake and aware for birth. The piece explains how they work, how they developed, their side effects and risks, and why access to them varies so much across countries. [worksinprogress.news] 32h040g5n https://flipso.com/p/32h040g5n?ref=rss Tue, 23 Jun 2026 08:00:07 GMT A benchmark-driven look at whether Mythos really is unusually strong at finding security vulnerabilities. The author compares Mythos-discovered bugs against other models, reports mixed but interesting results, and suggests Mythos may still have an edge on especially hard cases. [swelljoe.com] 2d7nea7ic https://flipso.com/p/2d7nea7ic?ref=rss Tue, 23 Jun 2026 06:40:53 GMT A reflection on envy, drawing on Sir Thomas Browne and Joseph Epstein to argue that envy distorts judgment, erodes gratitude, and has become especially visible in politics and everyday life. [evidenceanecdotal.blogspot.com] 7yrxq7noe https://flipso.com/p/7yrxq7noe?ref=rss Tue, 23 Jun 2026 06:00:28 GMT Photographer Derek Brook captured Carnaby Street at the height of Swinging London, with fashion-forward shoppers, boutiques like Lord John and Trecamp, and the street’s vivid mid-1960s style scene. [flashbak.com] 79ysmhxh2 https://flipso.com/p/79ysmhxh2?ref=rss Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:20:08 GMT Japan has a rich set of wordless symbols used in daily life, from kamon and police and fire emblems to driver marks, transit badges, and other signs that communicate status or needs at a glance. [arun.is] ibw78epvv https://flipso.com/p/ibw78epvv?ref=rss Tue, 23 Jun 2026 03:40:31 GMT In 1859, abolitionist John Brown led a raid on the U.S. armory at Harpers Ferry, hoping to seize weapons and spark a slave rebellion. The attack failed, but Brown’s execution intensified sectional tensions and helped push the nation toward Civil War. [thecollector.com]