https://flipso.com/ Latest posts on Flipso Flipso en-us https://flipso.com/static/img/favicon_rss.png https://flipso.com/ 144 144 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:00:29 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss h0pwfhtpy https://flipso.com/p/h0pwfhtpy?ref=rss Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:00:29 GMT Britain once moved fast on nuclear power, approving and building reactors in just a few years. But a mix of weak incentives, costly design choices, and fading public support turned an early lead into a long decline. [worksinprogress.co] kexds6vx3 https://flipso.com/p/kexds6vx3?ref=rss Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:40:25 GMT Samer Saleh and Diane Aboushi Saleh run Halal Pastures, a 100% organic halal farm in Rock Tavern, New York. After starting with half an acre in 2015, they’ve become a popular Union Square Greenmarket stand known for produce that draws chefs and home cooks alike. [tastecooking.com] alie9064f https://flipso.com/p/alie9064f?ref=rss Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:20:08 GMT John Gruber reflects on Tim Cook’s planned transition from Apple CEO to executive chairman and John Ternus’s rise as Cook’s successor, framing it as a calm, orderly handoff at a company Cook leaves in strong shape. [daringfireball.net] 98zk7uuwl https://flipso.com/p/98zk7uuwl?ref=rss Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:40:32 GMT Highlights from a podcast interview with environmental artist James Wines, founder of Site, on drawing, design thinking, and his long career blurring art and architecture. [commonedge.org] znqg71o3u https://flipso.com/p/znqg71o3u?ref=rss Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:40:33 GMT A study finds that certification programs for sustainable wood and paper are doing little to reduce global forest loss. Countries with more certified acres saw no less deforestation overall, suggesting certification alone is not enough and should be paired with stronger protections and Indigenous land rights. [e360.yale.edu] onff9npgh https://flipso.com/p/onff9npgh?ref=rss Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:40:09 GMT The self-heating Shenxing battery still performs even in Arctic temperatures. [arstechnica.com] r7duvx5u7 https://flipso.com/p/r7duvx5u7?ref=rss Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:20:08 GMT Artists are playing smaller venues and limiting ticket supply to create scarcity, boost demand, and turn sold-out dates into part of the hype. [bloomberg.com] d6rn6iuks https://flipso.com/p/d6rn6iuks?ref=rss Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:40:09 GMT An interactive explainer on how GPS turns signal travel time into distance, uses trilateration to find position, and corrects for imperfect phone clocks and Einstein’s relativity. [perthirtysix.com] rq1r94fgc https://flipso.com/p/rq1r94fgc?ref=rss Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:00:28 GMT A collection of found photos showing people posing with umbrellas and parasols across the early to mid-20th century. Some images are playful or cheeky, others more suggestive, with captions and literary references adding context. [flashbak.com] hcvh7egxd https://flipso.com/p/hcvh7egxd?ref=rss Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:40:24 GMT Explosm’s latest post is a store promotion rather than a comic, with links to shop shirts, games, and other merchandise. [explosm.net] 7r4baq9ok https://flipso.com/p/7r4baq9ok?ref=rss Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:20:08 GMT Acetaminophen and ibuprofen differ in surprising ways: one is easier to overdose on, while the other carries more common risks to the stomach, heart, and kidneys. A deep dive into when each painkiller is safer, how they work, and why drug labels are more informative than they look. [asteriskmag.com] s3v3cnw9d https://flipso.com/p/s3v3cnw9d?ref=rss Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:00:08 GMT NASA’s Curiosity rover detected more than 20 organic compounds in Gale Crater rocks, including a nitrogen-bearing molecule linked to DNA-building chemistry. The results suggest Mars can preserve complex organic material for billions of years, though they do not prove life ever existed there. [courthousenews.com] wt16baxun https://flipso.com/p/wt16baxun?ref=rss Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:20:08 GMT Sterling Hooten discusses Iku Bio’s PCB-based microfluidic bioreactor, media optimization for biologics manufacturing, and why better cell-culture experimentation could radically improve wet-lab throughput and cost. [owlposting.com] uamgc7xop https://flipso.com/p/uamgc7xop?ref=rss Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:20:31 GMT Jon Peterson traces how wargaming evolved from early chess-like military simulations into Kriegsspiel, RAND-era analysis, Diplomacy, and ultimately the origins of Dungeons & Dragons. [asteriskmag.com] qrdtxu7dy https://flipso.com/p/qrdtxu7dy?ref=rss Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:00:29 GMT Ted Gioia marks five years on Substack by ranking the 10 most-read Honest Broker posts from 2021–2026, including pieces on culture, AI, Spotify, Barnes & Noble, and screen addiction. [honest-broker.com] sy53fdoq1 https://flipso.com/p/sy53fdoq1?ref=rss Wed, 22 Apr 2026 03:40:30 GMT A new SMBC comic strip tagged mathematics, posted April 21, 2026. [smbc-comics.com] v0sbumy2v https://flipso.com/p/v0sbumy2v?ref=rss Wed, 22 Apr 2026 03:20:10 GMT San Diego’s median rent for 1-bedroom apartments fell 5.6% year over year, while 2-bedroom rents dropped 7.5%. The decline came alongside about a 15% increase in active rental listings, and among the nation’s 20 priciest rental markets, only New Haven saw a steeper 1-bedroom drop. [kpbs.org] sl9xrka5m https://flipso.com/p/sl9xrka5m?ref=rss Wed, 22 Apr 2026 03:00:24 GMT Travel has shifted from exploration to collection: countries become checkboxes, iconic places become photo stops, and social media turns experiences into status signals. The result is less time spent being present and more time spent documenting the visit. [herman.bearblog.dev] soxgyet9f https://flipso.com/p/soxgyet9f?ref=rss Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:40:08 GMT UK buyers are seeing average EV prices dip below petrol cars, driven by low-cost Chinese models, discounts, and the country’s EV grant. The article argues that tariff-free access to cheaper Chinese EVs is putting downward pressure on prices across the market. [electrek.co] pbjr91apb https://flipso.com/p/pbjr91apb?ref=rss Tue, 21 Apr 2026 23:20:08 GMT Thinky Games marks the 10th anniversary of Stephen's Sausage Roll with comments from puzzle developers on its design, difficulty, and lasting influence on modern sokoban games. [thinkygames.com] 498ofhkme https://flipso.com/p/498ofhkme?ref=rss Tue, 21 Apr 2026 23:00:30 GMT John Marston’s The Malcontent is a strangely original revenge comedy with sharp, inventive insults, a memorable disguise plot, and a psychology that makes Malevole’s cynicism feel central to the play’s power. [wutheringexpectations.blogspot.com] nkhv4ymz3 https://flipso.com/p/nkhv4ymz3?ref=rss Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:20:30 GMT Steven Novella examines the viral claim that a cluster of dead or missing scientists points to something sinister, and argues the apparent pattern is better explained by base rates, loose definitions, and confirmation bias than by a real connection. [theness.com] txjqplb5v https://flipso.com/p/txjqplb5v?ref=rss Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:00:09 GMT A maintainer argues that PRs are often no longer the best way to contribute, especially with LLMs making it faster to implement changes directly. Instead, they suggest giving feedback, discussing ideas, reporting and investigating bugs, sharing prototype code or prompts, reviewing code, or forking the project and adapting it yourself. [dpc.pw] ccp2zcu97 https://flipso.com/p/ccp2zcu97?ref=rss Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:20:27 GMT New research suggests that attractive, human-scale design can reduce opposition to new housing. The piece argues that walkable streets, coherent building form, and better materials not only improve everyday experience but can also make housing proposals more politically viable. [commonedge.org] 3x14kejjs https://flipso.com/p/3x14kejjs?ref=rss Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:00:08 GMT An interactive grid of cheesemaking combinations across milk, texture, rind, mold, aging, and processing, highlighting established cheeses, rare regional styles, and promising gaps. [cheesemap.netlify.app] 4p7mlggg6 https://flipso.com/p/4p7mlggg6?ref=rss Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:20:49 GMT In 1975 and 1976, the Teton Dam was filled for the first time, but seepage through fractured foundation rock and erodible silt led to piping and a rapid breach. The collapse devastated downstream communities in Idaho, killed 11 people, and reshaped dam safety practices in the U.S. [practical.engineering] bqzvr9844 https://flipso.com/p/bqzvr9844?ref=rss Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:54:16 GMT How Authentic Brands Group turns bankrupt or struggling brands into licensing machines: buy the intellectual property, shed the design and manufacturing, and collect royalties while third-party operators make the products. The result is the same logo across wildly different quality tiers, from Brooks Brothers and Eddie Bauer to Forever 21, Champion, Dockers, and Sports Illustrated. [worseonpurpose.com] a5dtj1sq1 https://flipso.com/p/a5dtj1sq1?ref=rss Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:20:10 GMT A detailed build log about getting a 1960s UNIVAC 1219B to run a Minecraft server, a NES emulator, OCaml programs, a web server, encryption, and other code by compiling C to RISC-V and emulating it on the machine. [farlow.dev] a8wm9q2m1 https://flipso.com/p/a8wm9q2m1?ref=rss Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:00:09 GMT How Leonardo da Vinci, Cesare Borgia, and Niccolò Machiavelli intersected during a 1502 military campaign in northern Italy—and how Borgia’s ruthlessness shaped Machiavelli’s thinking and Leonardo’s work. [historytoday.com] tl1n6ajkl https://flipso.com/p/tl1n6ajkl?ref=rss Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:40:35 GMT Conservation International’s Indigenous Women’s Fellowship supports three Peruvian Amazon conservationists working to defend territory, revive an Indigenous language, and restore a native potato. [conservation.org]