https://flipso.com/ Latest posts on Flipso Flipso en-us https://flipso.com/static/img/favicon_rss.png https://flipso.com/ 144 144 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:20:11 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss au9kyx7gd https://flipso.com/p/au9kyx7gd?ref=rss Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:20:11 GMT BIS Bulletin on how surging AI-related investment is shifting funding from operating cash flow toward debt, with private credit playing a growing role. It examines the macroeconomic impact of AI infrastructure spending, the changing financing mix, and the financial stability risks if earnings fall short. [bis.org] uzasgs42c https://flipso.com/p/uzasgs42c?ref=rss Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:20:09 GMT A common failure mode in current AI editing tools is preserving obsolete text while tacking on corrections, instead of rewriting the passage so it reads as if it were accurate from the start. A good fix is to instruct the model to replace outdated wording with accurate wording, not merely to shorten or change style. [justindfuller.com] u46qc51b3 https://flipso.com/p/u46qc51b3?ref=rss Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:04:11 GMT Reflections on autonomy and the value of thinking for ourselves [artfish.ai] xkoe4hvqx https://flipso.com/p/xkoe4hvqx?ref=rss Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:20:10 GMT A reported look inside the retail industry’s anti-theft efforts, and the people trying to fight “shrink” across major chains. [slate.com] h7pibk21d https://flipso.com/p/h7pibk21d?ref=rss Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:20:09 GMT AI doesn’t make the hard parts of building a startup easier; it mainly makes it faster to build the wrong thing. The real edge comes from staying honest, talking to users, taking risks, and relentlessly chasing the truth instead of hiding in endless AI-assisted building. [adi.bio] mj3sqi4md https://flipso.com/p/mj3sqi4md?ref=rss Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:00:09 GMT Agnes Callard’s “uni-context” argues that modern life pushes us into one universal evaluative space, where the same norms, comparisons, and judgments apply everywhere. That helps explain why negativity spreads easily online, why identity often crowds out character, why comparison feels relentless, and why attention has become something we try to manage from the top down. [derekthompson.org] 2owso3ifm https://flipso.com/p/2owso3ifm?ref=rss Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:40:10 GMT Two scientists spent decades tracking down a hidden nitrogen-fixing microbe inside an algae cell. Their discovery, a new organelle called a nitroplast, could help reshape sustainable agriculture. [grist.org] dd4lughy0 https://flipso.com/p/dd4lughy0?ref=rss Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:32:36 GMT An essay on how AI makes writing easier to fake and why people may turn to handwritten notes, flyers, tattoos, live storytelling, and other high-effort forms to signal genuine care and commitment. [jacobfilipp.com] r1vkewi1c https://flipso.com/p/r1vkewi1c?ref=rss Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:40:10 GMT Germany’s coalition government wants to tighten access to federal records, prompting backlash from transparency advocates and press-freedom groups who warn it would make oversight and public participation harder. [dw.com] 1zire09sv https://flipso.com/p/1zire09sv?ref=rss Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:07:39 GMT Experts explain how they work, what they can do, and what's still unsettled. [arstechnica.com] 3y1m5qw6b https://flipso.com/p/3y1m5qw6b?ref=rss Tue, 14 Jul 2026 07:40:30 GMT Software development has changed quickly with AI tools: teams can build faster, but also spend more time reviewing, polishing, and deciding what actually matters. The post argues that good developers can now do more by using the extra leverage to reduce debt and think at a higher level. [abeautifulsite.net] vg9tp5ytd https://flipso.com/p/vg9tp5ytd?ref=rss Tue, 14 Jul 2026 07:20:09 GMT A new paper modeling recursive self-improvement in AI, using feedback loops and elasticities to assess when progress could become self-sustaining. It distinguishes narrow from broad capabilities, reviews empirical estimates, and calibrates the model against current data, concluding that today’s feedback loops likely are not yet strong enough for self-sustaining acceleration, though they may be strengthening. [elasticity.institute] cwb0j20oi https://flipso.com/p/cwb0j20oi?ref=rss Tue, 14 Jul 2026 05:43:32 GMT NASA’s Perseverance rover is finding more evidence that ancient Mars was once wetter and warmer, raising the question of whether primitive life could have formed there before the planet lost much of its atmosphere. Fraknoi connects that idea to his free science-fiction story, “I Swallowed a Martian,” which explores what might happen if frozen Martian life were ever found. [fraknoi.com] lh8qarvee https://flipso.com/p/lh8qarvee?ref=rss Tue, 14 Jul 2026 05:00:09 GMT As the Libby Amish community modernized, Pennsylvania Dutch gave way to English. One former member reflects on the language’s stigma, its history, and her effort to record and preserve it. [thedial.world] 5lzi1awf8 https://flipso.com/p/5lzi1awf8?ref=rss Tue, 14 Jul 2026 03:40:08 GMT Researchers say a new refractory high-entropy alloy made from hafnium, niobium, tantalum, titanium, and zirconium reached more than twice the strength of steel while staying ductile. The approach uses lower-temperature, controlled heating to encourage atoms to self-organize into a more ordered, defect-free structure, which could inform future alloy design for aerospace, energy, and other industries. [sciencealert.com] 65i2oiaay https://flipso.com/p/65i2oiaay?ref=rss Tue, 14 Jul 2026 03:20:26 GMT FamilyMart has launched a new FAMIMA flagship in Azabudai, Tokyo, designed with NIGO and Masamichi Katayama. The store expands the usual conbini format with a takeaway counter for coffee and freshly prepared food, a larger Convenience Wear area with a fitting room, and location-exclusive merchandise and food, all arranged as a more city-connected retail experience. [spoon-tamago.com] vxti4aqou https://flipso.com/p/vxti4aqou?ref=rss Tue, 14 Jul 2026 03:00:30 GMT Collaborative writing can be slower, but it often produces a better result than writing alone. Revising together adds strength, clarity, and a more human voice. [nazhamid.com] ziqe5r4d3 https://flipso.com/p/ziqe5r4d3?ref=rss Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:20:08 GMT Emily Eden travelled across northern India in the 1830s and 1840s, sketching princes, warriors, hill communities, and animals as the region changed under British rule. [bbc.com] 7x2mosrzz https://flipso.com/p/7x2mosrzz?ref=rss Mon, 13 Jul 2026 23:00:11 GMT Why left-handedness persists in about 10% of people remains an open question, with clues from fetal development, genetics, brain asymmetry, and evolution. [quantamagazine.org] gek77np6d https://flipso.com/p/gek77np6d?ref=rss Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:20:08 GMT Trees preserve an exacting archive of climate, cosmic events, and human history. By reading and crossdating their rings, dendrochronologists can date ancient wood, trace past eruptions and solar storms, and pinpoint when long-vanished settlements and historic objects were made. [aeon.co] 5u55nlqqb https://flipso.com/p/5u55nlqqb?ref=rss Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:00:48 GMT Cal Newport argues that declining reading habits are not just a routine shift in media, but a real cultural and cognitive loss. He cites recent data on falling pleasure reading and makes the case for protecting reading, writing, and self-reflection from digital distraction. [calnewport.com] is64xotao https://flipso.com/p/is64xotao?ref=rss Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:12:18 GMT Lately I’ve been asking myself: what might artificial intelligence be good for besides answering questions and writing code? [kevinkelly.substack.com] apc7q4j7c https://flipso.com/p/apc7q4j7c?ref=rss Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:40:09 GMT An asymmetric Roman strategy game in which four Hounds try to block two Hares from moving. Researchers reconstructed the rules from wear patterns on a carved limestone board in Heerlen, and this site lets you play one of the AI-validated versions in your browser. [ludus-coriovalli.web.app] qe1phc3ya https://flipso.com/p/qe1phc3ya?ref=rss Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:20:09 GMT A Utah pastor’s decades-old account of his wife’s fatal fall comes under new scrutiny, prompting investigators and others to revisit the circumstances surrounding her death. [cnn.com] crmvmrq9h https://flipso.com/p/crmvmrq9h?ref=rss Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:40:12 GMT Amateur radio enthusiasts use Morse code to make long-distance contacts without phones or the internet, keeping a century-old skill alive through clubs and group activations. [bbc.com] cixd4iatw https://flipso.com/p/cixd4iatw?ref=rss Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:20:08 GMT Fabien Sanglard reverse engineers Silpheed’s Sega CD FMV format and explains how it squeezed cinematic cutscenes out of the Mega-CD’s limited bandwidth, tilemap system, and hardware tricks. [fabiensanglard.net] qizmelgbx https://flipso.com/p/qizmelgbx?ref=rss Mon, 13 Jul 2026 08:00:09 GMT Communication patterns shape how groups think, decide, and perform. Drawing on Alex Pentland’s research, this piece argues that web-like, peer-to-peer conversation and informal exchange often outperform hub-and-spoke meeting formats by improving idea flow, creativity, and collective intelligence. [andiroberts.com] 5vtn55493 https://flipso.com/p/5vtn55493?ref=rss Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:40:29 GMT Jamesin Seidel explains a thesis around three kinds of friction that limit where software can reach: data friction, iteration friction, and deployment friction. He ties that framework to recent investments in General Intuition, Alfred, and Erebor, and argues the next wave of value will come from helping software expand into physical-world systems and harder-to-serve industries. [jamesin.substack.com] ibym6h89t https://flipso.com/p/ibym6h89t?ref=rss Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:39:35 GMT A thoughtful guide to Buddhist Right Speech, outlining its five qualities—truthful, beneficial, kind, well-intentioned, and timely/context-aware—along with common forms of wrong speech, practical examples, and an exercise for reflecting on your own speech before, during, and after speaking. [tasshin.com] ky8x5vlsv https://flipso.com/p/ky8x5vlsv?ref=rss Mon, 13 Jul 2026 07:20:23 GMT A longtime Photoshop user explains why years of Creative Cloud friction, broken updates, subscription terms, and uninstall headaches finally pushed him to cancel Adobe and switch to Pixelmator Pro. [anderegg.ca]