https://flipso.com/ Latest posts on Flipso Flipso en-us https://flipso.com/static/img/favicon_rss.png https://flipso.com/ 144 144 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:00:34 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss n7f3h2sq6 https://flipso.com/p/n7f3h2sq6?ref=rss Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:00:34 GMT A deep dive into NOAA vessel traffic data surfaces 50,000 broadcast boat names full of puns, pop-culture references, and surprisingly creative wordplay—from dirty jokes to Tolkien and Seinfeld nods. [beautifulpublicdata.com] db1yaxaso https://flipso.com/p/db1yaxaso?ref=rss Mon, 10 Aug 2026 06:00:14 GMT A critique of the assumption that full employment is always economically desirable, arguing that labor is a scarce resource and that in some cases the economy may be better off not trying to put everyone into a job. [wilsoniumite.com] b3hw01a3y https://flipso.com/p/b3hw01a3y?ref=rss Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:40:28 GMT The science and mythology behind raccoons’ growing comfort around people, and why urban life may be nudging them toward domestication-like traits. [theatlantic.com] fe1oozulg https://flipso.com/p/fe1oozulg?ref=rss Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:15 GMT A 15th-century Zoroastrian text that pairs the days of the calendar with snake sightings and their omens, introduced here through George Waters’s 1892 translation and context on Persian attitudes toward serpents. [publicdomainreview.org] qpa8tbzs5 https://flipso.com/p/qpa8tbzs5?ref=rss Sun, 09 Aug 2026 23:40:23 GMT Sou Fujimoto’s new Meiji Park in Fukuoka opened on August 7, 2026, near Hakata Station. The 3,572-square-meter project combines a four-story commercial building with stepped terraces, a 226-meter elevated park path, five plazas, and planted areas designed to blend architecture and landscape. [spoon-tamago.com] 4nwjjuen5 https://flipso.com/p/4nwjjuen5?ref=rss Sun, 09 Aug 2026 22:00:15 GMT Exploring the world of sounds and the passion behind myNoise, with Dr. Ir. Stéphane Pigeon [mynoise.net] botfjudj4 https://flipso.com/p/botfjudj4?ref=rss Sun, 09 Aug 2026 21:00:18 GMT From heatwaves and famine to nuclear war, Britain’s survivalists are preparing for worst-case scenarios, with food stores, shelters and other emergency plans in place. [inews.co.uk] 7xjzbvjge https://flipso.com/p/7xjzbvjge?ref=rss Sun, 09 Aug 2026 20:00:16 GMT How reinventing yourself can mean treating experience as the point: from Miles Davis’s constant reinvention, to Lichtenberg’s “waste books,” to Cate Hall’s case for agency and following diversions. [startingfromnix.com] yqqtkn5c5 https://flipso.com/p/yqqtkn5c5?ref=rss Sun, 09 Aug 2026 19:40:13 GMT Anthony Lane reviews Kate McLoughlin’s expansive literary history of silence, ranging from Bunyan and Shakespeare to modern politics, protest, and performance. The book is wide-ranging and witty, but its reach sometimes stretches beyond silence itself. [newyorker.com] agwy6n2eg https://flipso.com/p/agwy6n2eg?ref=rss Sun, 09 Aug 2026 19:00:18 GMT Seven writers confess their literary bad habits and secret pleasures, from stealing phrases and refusing full stops to mistrusting prose, overediting, over-Googling, translating backward, and skipping source notes. [thedial.world] 4meacnzn3 https://flipso.com/p/4meacnzn3?ref=rss Sun, 09 Aug 2026 17:40:13 GMT Working with and living in spatially complex environments may help delay cognitive decline, though more research is needed. [theconversation.com] e8vp4ynb8 https://flipso.com/p/e8vp4ynb8?ref=rss Sun, 09 Aug 2026 17:20:14 GMT Tom Stanton pushed a gravity-powered trebuchet past the speed of sound with a 40-kilogram counterweight, a carbon-fiber arm, and a 4-gram projectile. After earlier tests came close, the final setup reached about 776 mph, producing a sonic boom and showing how pulley ratios and lightweight materials can turn a medieval machine into a supersonic launcher. [techeblog.com] ckm44yvhk https://flipso.com/p/ckm44yvhk?ref=rss Sun, 09 Aug 2026 15:00:19 GMT Andrea Yates seemed like a devoted, gentle mother, making costumes from grocery sacks and giving her children Valentine’s cards promising “free hugs.” Then her life took a devastating turn that left behind one of Texas’s most haunting true-crime cases. [texasmonthly.com] ooi4mbza2 https://flipso.com/p/ooi4mbza2?ref=rss Sun, 09 Aug 2026 06:20:14 GMT A sharp essay arguing that people shouldn’t live by reward systems alone, using religion, moral psychology, and abolitionist Charles Sumner to make the case for developing real convictions instead of just responding to incentives. [experimental-history.com] wbaplev6k https://flipso.com/p/wbaplev6k?ref=rss Sun, 09 Aug 2026 04:00:16 GMT Consumers have grown so wary of choosing the wrong shade that white, beige, and gray now dominate homes, cars, and other products. The result is a self-reinforcing retreat from bold color, even though brighter hues can be more appealing than buyers assume. [theatlantic.com] 2g8exkhdt https://flipso.com/p/2g8exkhdt?ref=rss Sun, 09 Aug 2026 03:20:14 GMT Like a firework exploding in the joint – here's everything you need to know about cracking your knuckles. [bbc.com] ebimwjs8w https://flipso.com/p/ebimwjs8w?ref=rss Sun, 09 Aug 2026 03:00:16 GMT How investigators traced the fugitive former Syrian intelligence chief known as “The Spider” and uncovered his hiding place. [bbc.com] 92dgccixn https://flipso.com/p/92dgccixn?ref=rss Sat, 08 Aug 2026 13:40:13 GMT Meet Mollie, a 10-month-old hamster whose nightly wheel runs are being tracked, logged to Strava, and analyzed like real workouts. The setup records distance, pace, and time, and the hamster has even racked up enough mileage to attract a following. [runnersworld.com] cx3gb06rc https://flipso.com/p/cx3gb06rc?ref=rss Sat, 08 Aug 2026 12:40:14 GMT Подборка из 100 фотографий СССР с ностальгическими бытовыми сценами, игрушками, техникой и документами эпохи. [trinixy.ru] 8gca28x4h https://flipso.com/p/8gca28x4h?ref=rss Fri, 07 Aug 2026 23:00:18 GMT A photo essay on slavery’s persistence in Mauritania, following current and former slaves, anti-slavery activists, and the caste system that still shapes daily life. [theguardian.com] b3hxo8sxy https://flipso.com/p/b3hxo8sxy?ref=rss Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:20:18 GMT A new Science Advances study argues that the transition from non-living chemistry to free-living cells may have happened independently in bacteria and archaea. The researchers say early metabolism likely began with metal-catalyzed reactions in hydrothermal environments before cells evolved their own enzymes, offering a possible new model for how life emerged. [sciencealert.com] bcnathvpy https://flipso.com/p/bcnathvpy?ref=rss Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:20:17 GMT https://tracydurnell.com/2023/11/30/building-community-out-of-strangers/ [tracydurnell.com] emgmb83fi https://flipso.com/p/emgmb83fi?ref=rss Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:20:17 GMT SDSS-V Data Release 20 adds the first southern-hemisphere optical BOSS spectra, expands the Black Hole Mapper’s X-ray follow-up with eROSITA, and releases more than 3.3 million optical spectra for studying quasars and active galactic nuclei across cosmic time. [sdss.org] gmyg3p5fq https://flipso.com/p/gmyg3p5fq?ref=rss Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:40:31 GMT The U.S. ranks at or near the top on multiple measures of consumption and living standards, especially for much of the distribution, though the picture depends on how you adjust for prices, hours worked, healthcare, and trade balances. [cremieux.xyz] 0hbuxuhm0 https://flipso.com/p/0hbuxuhm0?ref=rss Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:00:14 GMT Four beavers perch above 105–109 Oxford Street, a former hat factory that once used beaver fur in its top hats. The piece traces the building’s history, the symbolism of the rooftop figures, and the shift from beaver felt to silk in hat-making. [londonist.com] smc9wnu3j https://flipso.com/p/smc9wnu3j?ref=rss Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:00:14 GMT Atomic clocks use lasers and quantum resonance to detect the stable frequency of atoms, then count those cycles as ticks. NIST explains why atoms make far more precise timekeepers than pendulums or quartz crystals, and how cesium helped define the official second. [nist.gov] 0tq6ihzck https://flipso.com/p/0tq6ihzck?ref=rss Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:20:20 GMT Tiquatira Linear Park in São Paulo’s East Zone has become a major green corridor and leisure spot, but 20 years ago the area was degraded, with garbage and little vegetation. The transformation began when resident Hélio Silva started planting native Atlantic Forest seedlings, helping turn the space into an urban forest with trails, sports courts, playgrounds, and kiosks. [saopaulosecreto.com] y0h60tb34 https://flipso.com/p/y0h60tb34?ref=rss Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:00:14 GMT A retired executive began planting on an abandoned stretch of land in São Paulo with his own savings and no official support. Over two decades, the site grew into Tiquatira Park, a 3.2-kilometer linear park with thousands of trees, dozens of bird species, and a vital green corridor through a dense part of the city. [timesofindia.indiatimes.com] otl1wlto8 https://flipso.com/p/otl1wlto8?ref=rss Thu, 06 Aug 2026 22:00:19 GMT AI can speed up software development by handling repetitive work and providing a starting point, but it still can’t replace judgment, taste, or an understanding of quality. Building consistently good software still requires knowing what to ask for, how to evaluate results, and when generated output is technically correct but still wrong for the task. [blog.sydorets.com] l6g02xcs5 https://flipso.com/p/l6g02xcs5?ref=rss Fri, 07 Aug 2026 01:40:14 GMT Each summer, home gardens, garages and even bedroom windows across Estonia become temporary cafes open to anyone. [bbc.com]