https://flipso.com/ Latest posts on Flipso Flipso en-us https://flipso.com/static/img/favicon_rss.png https://flipso.com/ 144 144 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:00:08 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss faa96qvu1 https://flipso.com/p/faa96qvu1?ref=rss Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:00:08 GMT Peter Hessler recalls his first journalism job delivering the Columbia Missourian as a child in Missouri, and the unsettling kindness of a regular customer whose quarters came with unwanted touches. The piece traces how a paper route sharpened his sense of secrecy, guilt, and observation. [newyorker.com] akzgkea98 https://flipso.com/p/akzgkea98?ref=rss Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:00:08 GMT Andrew Gallant shares a personal update about being diagnosed with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis, describing the early symptoms, misdiagnosis, treatment, and recovery so far. [burntsushi.net] 6zl78g148 https://flipso.com/p/6zl78g148?ref=rss Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:40:09 GMT A cautionary look at the risks of relying on a baby monitor and an iPhone to keep tabs on a child left in a hotel room, and at how “convenience” can create new problems for parents on the road. [slate.com] 82y5w9xbc https://flipso.com/p/82y5w9xbc?ref=rss Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:00:30 GMT Robin Hanson argues that modern morality has drifted too far from inherited norms and individual reflection, and that a more specialized social structure may be needed to adapt moral norms effectively. [overcomingbias.com] l6mccawff https://flipso.com/p/l6mccawff?ref=rss Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:00:10 GMT A step-by-step, programming-focused introduction to simple 3D fluid simulation. It explains the basic cell-based model, the core operations of diffusion, projection, and advection, and walks through the C data structures and functions used to implement an incompressible fluid with dye and velocity fields. [mikeash.com] pz0o2sgr6 https://flipso.com/p/pz0o2sgr6?ref=rss Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:40:08 GMT Kenya’s Lake Turkana, the world’s largest permanent desert lake, is rising and reshaping life around it. Fishing communities that depend on the lake now face flooding, changing shorelines, and more dangerous crocodile encounters. [npr.org] couo96t3q https://flipso.com/p/couo96t3q?ref=rss Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:00:10 GMT A trombonist explains how slide positions, lip embouchure, standing waves, and tuning choices shape pitch, partials, and tone on the instrument. [bryanhu.com] svalbrfg4 https://flipso.com/p/svalbrfg4?ref=rss Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:00:30 GMT Japan’s Tokugawa rulers kept peace for centuries by concentrating samurai and daimyō in Edo, where elite families were effectively held hostage and movement was tightly controlled. The result was a huge, heavily zoned capital that helped deter rebellion but also imposed major economic and social costs. [worksinprogress.news] p8lf97k7g https://flipso.com/p/p8lf97k7g?ref=rss Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:40:09 GMT A look at how CPU cache lines and working-set size can make small data-layout choices matter far more than asymptotic complexity suggests. Using a Monster example, it compares array-of-structs and struct-of-arrays layouts, then shows how larger structs can shift random-access workloads into slower cache levels and dramatically change performance. [fzakaria.com] uvd79somn https://flipso.com/p/uvd79somn?ref=rss Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:00:26 GMT A 1950 photograph of Manhattan’s elevated Third Avenue line near Hanover Square is used to identify the view north up Pearl Street, the nearby buildings, and how tightly the train, street, and fire escapes fit together in lower Manhattan’s narrow streets. [oldstructures.com] mc9cnwgp7 https://flipso.com/p/mc9cnwgp7?ref=rss Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:20:10 GMT New declaration argues the technology jeopardizes the field’s values and culture [science.org] hdibq124x https://flipso.com/p/hdibq124x?ref=rss Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:00:09 GMT Deborah Treisman talks with Jonathan Franzen about his story “A Talent for Seeming,” the pull of acting and theatre, religious belief, and how the piece connects to his forthcoming novel. [newyorker.com] moz8ksyvy https://flipso.com/p/moz8ksyvy?ref=rss Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:40:30 GMT Vintage photos show how 1960s swimwear blended bold colors, mod graphics, classic one-pieces, and new stretch fabrics like Lycra. The styles reflect both the decade’s youthful energy and its lingering preference for elegant, structured silhouettes. [rarehistoricalphotos.com] hanir1lym https://flipso.com/p/hanir1lym?ref=rss Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:00:11 GMT A research note on why folding more natural sequences may add far less new structural diversity than the raw sequence count suggests, and on clustering predicted protein structures into reusable fold neighborhoods. [research.ligo.bio] mbm6cp4sd https://flipso.com/p/mbm6cp4sd?ref=rss Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:40:37 GMT A small act of care for your future self can pay off twice: once when you do it, and again when you benefit later. Simple preparations, from freezing leftover pizza to shining the kitchen sink, can make tomorrow easier and feel unexpectedly good today. [raptitude.com] n9j35nsni https://flipso.com/p/n9j35nsni?ref=rss Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:00:08 GMT A deep dive into why U.S. missile production is constrained by a fragile solid-rocket supply chain, especially the dependence on ammonium perchlorate. It traces the shift from liquid to solid propulsion, explains the manufacturing bottlenecks, and argues for expanding liquid-propulsion capacity as a faster path to rebuilding stockpiles. [research.contrary.com] vdmqocncn https://flipso.com/p/vdmqocncn?ref=rss Wed, 03 Jun 2026 03:00:09 GMT Skepticism over the science behind blue zones, along with shifting demographics and a growing business around longevity branding, is muddying the question of whether these longevity hot spots are still real. [statnews.com] abt2qehkr https://flipso.com/p/abt2qehkr?ref=rss Wed, 03 Jun 2026 01:40:08 GMT BYD’s vertical integration shows up in the parts themselves. CT scans of a battery cell, switch panel, charger, and key fob reveal how the EV maker builds dense, tightly packaged components across its lineup. [lumafield.com] ynq4p4zrg https://flipso.com/p/ynq4p4zrg?ref=rss Wed, 03 Jun 2026 01:00:08 GMT A study of Mohenjo-daro suggests the Indus Valley city became more equal over time, with house-size gaps narrowing as the settlement expanded. Researchers link the trend to shared public infrastructure, standardized trade practices, and a city layout that did not center wealth in royal palaces or elite monuments. [archaeologymag.com] 17gkjcxzl https://flipso.com/p/17gkjcxzl?ref=rss Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:20:26 GMT Photographer Eric Lusito documents former Soviet-era scientific institutes across Ukraine, Armenia, Georgia, Romania, and Uzbekistan, showing abandoned control rooms, observatories, reactors, and research facilities that survived the collapse of the USSR in various states of decay or partial use. [flashbak.com] p93v1vgy3 https://flipso.com/p/p93v1vgy3?ref=rss Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:20:26 GMT How asset owners, especially those who started with wealth, have pulled far ahead of wage earners as stock prices and housing values surged. [slowboring.com] 2cxqk5i8a https://flipso.com/p/2cxqk5i8a?ref=rss Tue, 02 Jun 2026 21:40:26 GMT Europe should use clear immigration targets, favor high-skilled and work-based visas, tighten fraud checks, and limit low-value or high-cost pathways by matching admissions to economic capacity and integration outcomes. [unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com] rezpic7mq https://flipso.com/p/rezpic7mq?ref=rss Tue, 02 Jun 2026 21:00:28 GMT A new study suggests chemicals from tire wear may pose health risks to humans when inhaled. Researchers exposed human immune cells to tire-derived pollutants and found rapid cell death and other harms, raising concerns that current focus on a single compound may underestimate the broader risk. [e360.yale.edu] q94nrlot8 https://flipso.com/p/q94nrlot8?ref=rss Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:40:12 GMT Jon Mooallem’s eccentric history of the failed plan to import hippos into the U.S. for meat, and the larger story of espionage, ambition, and American optimism behind it. [magazine.atavist.com] jn0it6s3b https://flipso.com/p/jn0it6s3b?ref=rss Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:20:09 GMT Paul McGowan’s point: musicality isn’t added to an amplifier; it’s what remains when you stop ruining it. The same idea applies to customer delight, curiosity, satisfaction at work, and trust: these qualities often survive by avoiding the mistakes that destroy them. [seths.blog] bvof5oqyk https://flipso.com/p/bvof5oqyk?ref=rss Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:20:28 GMT What tomorrow’s city builders are learning about equity, loyalty, and community in a world where countries compete more like products than inherited nations. The essay looks at startup societies and new city experiments, focusing on ownership, governance, and belonging as the keys to making people stay. [elysian.press] kba2f8chq https://flipso.com/p/kba2f8chq?ref=rss Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:00:27 GMT USS Croaker, a Gato-class submarine built in 1943, sank eleven ships during World War II before being converted into a Cold War hunter-killer submarine. After later service as a training and auxiliary boat, it became a museum ship and is now preserved at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park. [lflank.wordpress.com] fu0alnpga https://flipso.com/p/fu0alnpga?ref=rss Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:00:08 GMT BBC reports that Meta has largely ignored an EU-backed appeals body handling claims from Facebook, Instagram and Threads users who say they were wrongly banned. The body reviewed thousands of cases, but Meta provided useful evidence in only a small fraction, leaving many appeals unresolved. [bbc.com] sc2n62yqz https://flipso.com/p/sc2n62yqz?ref=rss Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:40:11 GMT A ham-radio experiment that sends teletext pages over AX.25 data links, bringing the 1980s information service back as a digital protocol for HF and VHF transmissions. [spectrum.ieee.org] 9wdryxgwl https://flipso.com/p/9wdryxgwl?ref=rss Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:00:09 GMT A field guide to surveillance technologies visible in downtown Seattle, including cameras, Amazon Go, automated license plate readers, and traffic-monitoring devices. The page maps a 1.3-mile route and explains what each system looks like, how it works, and why it matters for privacy and consent. [coveillance.org]