https://flipso.com/ Latest posts on Flipso Flipso en-us https://flipso.com/static/img/favicon_rss.png https://flipso.com/ 144 144 Sat, 02 May 2026 22:00:33 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss l9923glu0 https://flipso.com/p/l9923glu0?ref=rss Sat, 02 May 2026 22:00:33 GMT https://pluralistic.net/2026/05/02/denazification/ [pluralistic.net] hxqtsbbp6 https://flipso.com/p/hxqtsbbp6?ref=rss Sat, 02 May 2026 21:40:30 GMT A comparison of solo models, hub-and-spoke orchestration, and market-style bidding for AI tasks finds markets can outperform hierarchical planning on brittle reasoning, while coding often still favors a single coherent model. The piece argues that coordination works best when tasks decompose cleanly, and that models’ limited self-knowledge makes allocation hard. [strangeloopcanon.com] zmu5hq5hx https://flipso.com/p/zmu5hq5hx?ref=rss Sat, 02 May 2026 20:40:09 GMT A Gothamist investigation finds chronic violence, emergency calls, and management turnover at the Tillary Street Women’s Shelter in Downtown Brooklyn, where residents and staff describe a chaotic, unsafe environment. [gothamist.com] hwhx4tegc https://flipso.com/p/hwhx4tegc?ref=rss Sat, 02 May 2026 20:20:09 GMT A defense of print culture and a welcome for Portico, a new literary quarterly edited by Micah Mattix, with examples of magazines and newspapers returning to print. [wsjfreeexpression.substack.com] hmyy855hd https://flipso.com/p/hmyy855hd?ref=rss Sat, 02 May 2026 19:20:09 GMT The latest EPO-IEA report says battery circularity patents have surged over the past decade, with Asia leading overall and Europe posting strong growth. The report covers collection, sorting, recycling, recovery, repurposing, and battery metal refining, against a backdrop of rapidly rising EV battery waste and expanding demand for critical materials. [epo.org] 4egzoqtn2 https://flipso.com/p/4egzoqtn2?ref=rss Sat, 02 May 2026 17:20:09 GMT A chess term for a position where being forced to move makes your situation worse. In combinatorial game theory, it can specifically mean a move that flips the outcome from win to loss. The concept appears in chess endgames and other turn-based games, especially when passing would be better if it were allowed. [en.wikipedia.org] oypkq5k1t https://flipso.com/p/oypkq5k1t?ref=rss Sat, 02 May 2026 15:00:29 GMT How Bob Dylan Got His Mojo Back [ian-leslie.com] 9c5cmfxee https://flipso.com/p/9c5cmfxee?ref=rss Sat, 02 May 2026 14:20:09 GMT How state-backed disinformation networks manipulate Wikipedia and other open platforms to launder propaganda, distort public knowledge, and influence AI systems. [bettedangerous.com] xocblyi5g https://flipso.com/p/xocblyi5g?ref=rss Sat, 02 May 2026 13:00:47 GMT Rachel Khong, former executive editor of Lucky Peach and author of Goodbye, Vitamin and Real Americans, discusses her new short story collection, My Dear You, plus the legacy of Lucky Peach and the possibilities of short fiction. [tastecooking.com] g7rmetznq https://flipso.com/p/g7rmetznq?ref=rss Sat, 02 May 2026 12:00:27 GMT Charm pricing has persisted for more than a century because shoppers tend to overweight the first digit in a price, making $4.99 feel meaningfully cheaper than $5.00. The tactic also dates back to early cash registers, where odd-cent pricing helped force drawers open on every sale and reduce theft. Even as pennies disappear, the psychological effect remains powerful. [thehustle.co] sh9zmjth6 https://flipso.com/p/sh9zmjth6?ref=rss Sat, 02 May 2026 11:40:08 GMT Battery scientist Shirley Meng says U.S. policy changes helped push her to relocate to Singapore as she continues work on decarbonizing the global economy. [science.org] tsylyx7ep https://flipso.com/p/tsylyx7ep?ref=rss Sat, 02 May 2026 11:20:14 GMT Florida’s tourism downturn pushed low-wage families living in Kissimmee motels to the brink, as residents of the Star Motel scrambled to keep the lights on amid unpaid bills, unsafe conditions and a deepening housing crisis. [washingtonpost.com] wftkixu3f https://flipso.com/p/wftkixu3f?ref=rss Sat, 02 May 2026 10:00:32 GMT Songsoo Kim, Super 8’s head of sourcing and development, discusses the making of Impala, her upbringing across Korea, Colorado, and India, and how suppliers, farmers, and chefs shape restaurant menus. [vittlesmagazine.com] 3wa6lson0 https://flipso.com/p/3wa6lson0?ref=rss Sat, 02 May 2026 07:20:08 GMT The rise of pay-to-play in classical music, where wealthy patrons can fund boutique concerts and even take the podium while professional musicians cover the gaps. [thebaffler.com] o0j41v1hp https://flipso.com/p/o0j41v1hp?ref=rss Sat, 02 May 2026 03:20:25 GMT Vintage alcohol ads from the 1960s through the 1980s were often sexist, surreal, and surprisingly blunt. These campaigns show how brands once sold whiskey, beer, wine, and rum with imagery and copy that would feel unthinkable today. [rarehistoricalphotos.com] r8xfwlpy5 https://flipso.com/p/r8xfwlpy5?ref=rss Sat, 02 May 2026 01:00:29 GMT Using U.S. life tables, the midpoint of life comes out to about age 40.6 overall, with men at 39.6 and women at 41.6. The post also looks at how the life expectancy gap between women and men changes with age, and why that gap widens in midlife before narrowing at older ages. [allendowney.com] dt28cjpz0 https://flipso.com/p/dt28cjpz0?ref=rss Fri, 01 May 2026 23:40:28 GMT Carthage’s military system relied on more than direct levies: long-serving generals, Numidian allies, and Iberian vassals all helped supply cavalry and other troops. The post explains how Carthaginian command worked, why personal relationships mattered so much, and how the Barcids built influence in Numidia and Spain. [acoup.blog] zjgk6ri39 https://flipso.com/p/zjgk6ri39?ref=rss Fri, 01 May 2026 22:40:10 GMT New research suggests that people can communicate and even practice skills while dreaming, but the findings also raise questions about whether sleep should be used for learning at all. [newyorker.com] is4e5zywq https://flipso.com/p/is4e5zywq?ref=rss Fri, 01 May 2026 22:00:33 GMT Hard, worthwhile problems can attract great teams, reduce competition, and build ambition over time. The key is to avoid pointless complexity, manage burnout, and tackle difficult work with a co-founder who can spot overcomplication. [allenpike.com] 59z2666oq https://flipso.com/p/59z2666oq?ref=rss Fri, 01 May 2026 21:40:09 GMT The Peabody Hotel’s daily duck march has been a Memphis fixture for more than 80 years. Five Mallards parade through the lobby twice a day under the guidance of a Duckmaster, blending hotel theater, local lore, and careful bird care. [audubon.org] ea0msk1wd https://flipso.com/p/ea0msk1wd?ref=rss Fri, 01 May 2026 19:40:09 GMT Residents of Dunwoody, Georgia are angered after records showed Flock employees used the city’s camera system — including cameras in sensitive places like a children’s gymnastics room and a Jewish community center — for sales demonstrations. Flock says the access was authorized under a demo partner program and says it will now limit demos to more public locations. [404media.co] tzcollz69 https://flipso.com/p/tzcollz69?ref=rss Fri, 01 May 2026 19:20:09 GMT Sally A. McKee was a computer science professor and researcher known for work in collaborative computing and cybersecurity. She taught at Clemson University and previously held faculty positions at Cornell, Chalmers, Utah, and Oregon Graduate Institute, and she died in Greenville, S.C., on Feb. 12, 2025, after a short illness. [online-tribute.com] mrhduvl79 https://flipso.com/p/mrhduvl79?ref=rss Fri, 01 May 2026 18:20:26 GMT A supervillain learns the hard way that causing tragedy is less satisfying when nobody reacts the way he expected. [smbc-comics.com] et29eddnh https://flipso.com/p/et29eddnh?ref=rss Fri, 01 May 2026 18:00:33 GMT Reading by Tim Foley: [caitlinjohnst.one] 1ih0l8qfb https://flipso.com/p/1ih0l8qfb?ref=rss Fri, 01 May 2026 14:20:28 GMT Genetic testing suggests that wolf-dog hybridization is widespread in central and southern Italy, with researchers finding hybrids in 47% of sampled wolves. Scientists warn the trend could threaten the future of Italy’s wolves through genetic swamping and may alter behavior, hunting, and pack structure. [e360.yale.edu] zww2l7hqd https://flipso.com/p/zww2l7hqd?ref=rss Fri, 01 May 2026 14:00:31 GMT A reflection on Neil Postman’s argument that each dominant medium reshapes what people value and how culture works, extending that idea from television to the internet and asking what the new medium is doing to us. [atvbt.com] lzb7t082j https://flipso.com/p/lzb7t082j?ref=rss Fri, 01 May 2026 13:40:31 GMT A detailed history of the 1886 Haymarket affair in Chicago, from the campaign for an eight-hour workday and the McCormick Reaper strike to the bombing, trial, executions, and the later international adoption of May 1 as Labor Day. [lflank.wordpress.com] nvdp8wza4 https://flipso.com/p/nvdp8wza4?ref=rss Fri, 01 May 2026 11:53:33 GMT Most people I know in the A.I. industry think the median person is screwed, and they have no idea what to do about it. I live in San Francisco, among the young researchers earning million-dollar salaries and the start-up founders competing to build the next unicorn. While Silicon Valley has long warned about the risk of rogue A.I., it has recently woken up to a more mundane nightmare: one in which many ordinary people lose their economic leverage as their jobs are automated away. [nytimes.com] bubnrw826 https://flipso.com/p/bubnrw826?ref=rss Fri, 01 May 2026 10:00:33 GMT Alicia Kennedy joins TASTE to discuss her memoir On Eating: The Making and Unmaking of My Appetites, her newsletter, and her new magazine project Tomato Tomato. The episode also includes a conversation about how a Starbucks strawberry-açai drink became a status symbol among New York teens. [tastecooking.com] x606k8q9c https://flipso.com/p/x606k8q9c?ref=rss Fri, 01 May 2026 08:40:10 GMT Trinity researchers identified an early 9th-century manuscript in Rome containing the Old English version of Caedmon’s Hymn, making it the third oldest surviving copy of the poem. The find was enabled by digitisation and sheds new light on how early readers valued English poetry. [tcd.ie]