https://flipso.com/ Latest posts on Flipso Flipso en-us https://flipso.com/static/img/favicon_rss.png https://flipso.com/ 144 144 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 23:40:09 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss p89yscw12 https://flipso.com/p/p89yscw12?ref=rss Thu, 25 Jun 2026 23:40:09 GMT The Pentagon reinstated flu-shot requirements for military recruits after a flu outbreak at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland sickened nearly 300 people, reversing the earlier move to make the shot optional. [arstechnica.com] fcds75ve3 https://flipso.com/p/fcds75ve3?ref=rss Thu, 25 Jun 2026 23:20:31 GMT The Bataan Death March followed the surrender of Bataan in April 1942, when tens of thousands of American and Filipino prisoners of war were forced to march to camps under brutal conditions. Many died from abuse, exhaustion, disease, and starvation, and the march became one of the most notorious atrocities of World War II. [thecollector.com] plzuuyfoz https://flipso.com/p/plzuuyfoz?ref=rss Thu, 25 Jun 2026 23:00:08 GMT A deep dive into the proprietary Python-like systems used at big investment banks, including bank-wide object stores, dependency tracking for financial models, job runners, and table libraries. [calpaterson.com] cyl9gg68o https://flipso.com/p/cyl9gg68o?ref=rss Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:40:34 GMT A framework for understanding chaos through five forces: self-organization, diffusion and concentration, incentives that shift costs and risks onto the many, the ratchet effect, and semi-chaotic shocks that test system stability. The piece argues these dynamics can drive institutional sclerosis, rising extraction, and eventual collapse. [charleshughsmith.blogspot.com] yeeponvxz https://flipso.com/p/yeeponvxz?ref=rss Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:20:09 GMT A reflective essay on bread-baking, arguing that exact measurements can be less important than intuition. The author contrasts modern recipe precision with older, more flexible cooking traditions, then connects that idea to learning challah with his mother and trusting sensory judgment in the kitchen. [iza.ac] 3r11zpejg https://flipso.com/p/3r11zpejg?ref=rss Thu, 25 Jun 2026 20:00:37 GMT The Story Behind the Parthenon Marbles [classicalwisdom.substack.com] iv9zkl2vj https://flipso.com/p/iv9zkl2vj?ref=rss Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:00:09 GMT An unidentified whale detected in the North Pacific that calls at 52 hertz, far higher than typical blue or fin whale vocalizations. First recorded in the late 1980s, it has become famous as the “world’s loneliest whale,” though later recordings suggest there may be more than one 52-hertz caller. [en.wikipedia.org] vrz1wgfm0 https://flipso.com/p/vrz1wgfm0?ref=rss Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:00:08 GMT The hunt for these ghostly particles has required some of the most audacious experimental setups ever built. [quantamagazine.org] n9ydhibn3 https://flipso.com/p/n9ydhibn3?ref=rss Thu, 25 Jun 2026 17:20:08 GMT PHerc. 1667, sealed since the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, has been virtually unwrapped and read from beginning to end. The breakthrough reveals the preserved text of a Herculaneum scroll for the first time and points to a Stoic treatise on ethics. [scrollprize.org] 7abz8dpol https://flipso.com/p/7abz8dpol?ref=rss Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:40:07 GMT A book review and historical essay on Lianda, the wartime Chinese university formed by merging three elite schools as they relocated to Kunming during the Japanese invasion. It connects the university’s evacuation, campus life, and political tensions to broader questions about modernization, education, and China’s future. [blog.georeactor.com] t36dhvphl https://flipso.com/p/t36dhvphl?ref=rss Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:00:08 GMT Ford Motor Co. took an unusually human approach to fixing its stubborn quality problems: It brought back what it calls “gray beard” engineers to help train younger staff and to reprogram the artificial intelligence tools that weren’t getting the job done. [bloomberg.com] 22o7dpkft https://flipso.com/p/22o7dpkft?ref=rss Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:40:09 GMT Tim Pughsley built Red44 into a massive offshore sports-betting operation with thousands of bettors and hundreds of bookies, until tax problems and federal investigators brought it down. The story traces how an old-school bookie scaled gambling online, then ran into the legal gray area between illegal bookmaking and the modern sports-betting boom. [newyorker.com] bs1morkhj https://flipso.com/p/bs1morkhj?ref=rss Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:20:32 GMT A 1951 view of Flatbush Avenue shows the Williamsburg Bank tower standing alone before Brooklyn’s downtown spread caught up. A modern view from the same angle shows the area far denser, with multiple high-rises nearby and continued growth in office and apartment development. [oldstructures.com] 8v7qqgpaa https://flipso.com/p/8v7qqgpaa?ref=rss Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:40:38 GMT Ambergris is a rare substance produced by sperm whales after they digest squid. Though it starts with a foul smell, it develops a prized fragrance as it ages at sea. The article traces ambergris from its mysterious origins and early medicinal uses to its role in perfumes, incense, rituals, and elite cuisine across different cultures. [thecollector.com] zg4jvtzxk https://flipso.com/p/zg4jvtzxk?ref=rss Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:20:32 GMT A speech celebrating the Knicks’ championship becomes a reflection on how shared joy can bring a city together, turning sports fandom into a lesson in civic life and collective belonging. [commonedge.org] icrstf8gr https://flipso.com/p/icrstf8gr?ref=rss Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:40:28 GMT The Athenian general Miltiades exploited his knowledge of enemy tactics to win an unexpected and famous victory over the Persians at Marathon. [thecollector.com] tflozvf71 https://flipso.com/p/tflozvf71?ref=rss Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:21:01 GMT Sherman reviews Nén, a Central Vietnamese restaurant in Burnaby’s Edmonds/Canada Way area. Highlights include silky bánh bèo with minced pork sauce, crispy garlic-butter wings, and a generous special platter with grilled meats, noodles, herbs, and pickles. [shermansfoodadventures.com] esthug3jo https://flipso.com/p/esthug3jo?ref=rss Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:00:08 GMT Strong resistance to AI among writers is understandable, but it can obscure a deeper question: what language is, and how humans and machines now share it. [aeon.co] 3dmenmm20 https://flipso.com/p/3dmenmm20?ref=rss Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:20:08 GMT Critics say TriNetX makes it easy to run quick analyses of electronic medical records, fueling a wave of low-quality papers by inexperienced authors. [science.org] plcvfcfgp https://flipso.com/p/plcvfcfgp?ref=rss Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:40:32 GMT A London bus stop was mistakenly coned off and marked closed for roadworks that never happened, then left with confusing posters and app messages after the closure was cancelled. The post walks through the muddled sequence from Saturday to Wednesday and shows how the stop’s signage, apps, and countdown display all got out of sync before everything was finally restored. [diamondgeezer.blogspot.com] 94hbkr8vy https://flipso.com/p/94hbkr8vy?ref=rss Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:00:34 GMT Philip I. Thomas prunes his digital life: shutting down side projects, retiring tools he no longer wants to maintain, consolidating his website stack, and shifting his energy toward building software for himself rather than for other users. [philipithomas.com] xxa9ah988 https://flipso.com/p/xxa9ah988?ref=rss Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:40:08 GMT Before they clubbed two deer to death in their tiny West Texas town, four high school football stars were treated like royalty; afterward, they became celebrities for a very different reason. [texasmonthly.com] 9adhn72np https://flipso.com/p/9adhn72np?ref=rss Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:20:30 GMT Victoria Ford is a Norfolk linocut artist whose black-ink prints draw on local wildlife and the landscapes she explores while running and gardening. Self-taught, she hand-presses her work in a small studio and balances printmaking with a full-time career as a tattoo artist. [handprinted.co.uk] r36we0ege https://flipso.com/p/r36we0ege?ref=rss Thu, 25 Jun 2026 04:20:30 GMT A nostalgic look at 1970s metal lunchboxes and their matching thermoses, from Evel Knievel and The Six Million Dollar Man to Star Wars, Batman, Spider-Man, Holly Hobbie, The Partridge Family, and The Waltons. The piece shows how a lunchbox could signal taste, popularity, and childhood status in the school cafeteria. [rarehistoricalphotos.com] wnc7a3df2 https://flipso.com/p/wnc7a3df2?ref=rss Thu, 25 Jun 2026 03:20:10 GMT Kelly Pendergrast examines Khloé Kardashian’s oversized, hyper-organized pantry as a symbol of domestic logistics, repetition, and the modern performance of homemaking. [dilettantearmy.com] swgaohfzy https://flipso.com/p/swgaohfzy?ref=rss Thu, 25 Jun 2026 03:00:09 GMT Blogging can be as simple as noticing something obvious that everyone seems to accept, then saying it plainly and linking to examples that prove the point. [blog.jim-nielsen.com] m6dn10nui https://flipso.com/p/m6dn10nui?ref=rss Thu, 25 Jun 2026 02:40:11 GMT Rosa Montero reflects on how alcohol and other drugs have shaped, and often damaged, the lives and work of writers across generations, from Fitzgerald and Hemingway to Faulkner, Bukowski, and others. [lithub.com] 9ii4gdfge https://flipso.com/p/9ii4gdfge?ref=rss Thu, 25 Jun 2026 02:00:10 GMT The prose is clear and readable; the names are the hard part. Russian classics can feel long or intense, but Dostoyevsky’s stories are simple, vivid, and often funny. [autodidacts.io] 2u1yf3rw4 https://flipso.com/p/2u1yf3rw4?ref=rss Thu, 25 Jun 2026 01:40:09 GMT Intercept is a new $500 million philanthropic initiative aimed at reducing respiratory infections by funding broad-spectrum preventatives and air-cleaning technologies, with the long-term goal of making colds and flu far less common. [blog.interceptfund.com] 10c1k223o https://flipso.com/p/10c1k223o?ref=rss Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:00:29 GMT Conservation International highlights three efforts in Indonesia: evidence that Saleh Bay may be a whale shark nursery, a drone-based method for tagging blue whales in open ocean, and a climate-smart shrimp model that aims to restore mangroves while improving farm productivity. [conservation.org]