https://flipso.com/ Latest posts on Flipso Flipso en-us https://flipso.com/static/img/favicon_rss.png https://flipso.com/ 144 144 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:40:30 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss bzcjntnx6 https://flipso.com/p/bzcjntnx6?ref=rss Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:40:30 GMT A reflection from Paraguay on why Guaraní remains widely spoken, contrasted with the different fates of Ancient Egyptian, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. The piece asks what helps a language or culture endure across conquest, religion, education, and change. [classicalwisdom.substack.com] vytj1mncf https://flipso.com/p/vytj1mncf?ref=rss Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:20:09 GMT Surface area-to-volume limits and diffusion constraints help explain why cells are usually tiny, while also showing how some cells and giant single-celled organisms get around those limits. [burrito.bio] usnwm447g https://flipso.com/p/usnwm447g?ref=rss Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:20:09 GMT Bessie Head’s 1960 interview with a young Abdullah Ibrahim opens a window onto the pianist’s early life, musical formation, and the political currents that would shape his work and exile. [nybooks.com] ynthd5adc https://flipso.com/p/ynthd5adc?ref=rss Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:00:09 GMT Social platforms have shifted from friend-to-friend updates toward algorithm-driven feeds optimized for attention and ad revenue. The result is a more passive, entertainment-first experience where trends and viral content often outweigh personal connection. [bbc.com] 3taof3ju6 https://flipso.com/p/3taof3ju6?ref=rss Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:40:28 GMT Ridership on public transit is rising in several U.S. cities, including Los Angeles, the Bay Area, Chicago, and Boston, as high gasoline prices continue to push some commuters away from driving. Research cited in the piece suggests higher gas prices can lead to modest increases in transit demand, with some travelers also carpooling or switching modes to save money. [e360.yale.edu] c573pmfrb https://flipso.com/p/c573pmfrb?ref=rss Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:20:26 GMT Reading by Tim Foley: [caitlinjohnst.one] d7bq2xiia https://flipso.com/p/d7bq2xiia?ref=rss Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:00:30 GMT Traditional buildings may look old-fashioned, but the piece argues they preserve hard-won spatial patterns: legible streets, layered thresholds, multiple scales, and a balance of variety and coherence. It contrasts those qualities with much contemporary architecture, which can prioritize spectacle over human habitability, and cites research suggesting that well-structured environments support navigation, stress recovery, and social life. [commonedge.org] 6lsgzqy25 https://flipso.com/p/6lsgzqy25?ref=rss Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:40:30 GMT A Korean food tour in Annandale, Virginia shows how older suburbs can become places of cultural discovery, not just car-oriented sprawl. It highlights a tiny immigrant-run business, the appeal of walkable food experiences outside legacy cities, and the challenge of doing this respectfully across different immigrant communities. [thedeletedscenes.com] gk5ic0ges https://flipso.com/p/gk5ic0ges?ref=rss Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:40:10 GMT Troy Hunt marks the 1,000th breach added to Have I Been Pwned and argues that disclosure delays are getting longer, leaving victims unaware for weeks or even longer. Using recent breaches as examples, he says companies often prioritize legal risk and class-action exposure over timely notification, and that current privacy rules still leave too much room to delay or avoid telling affected people. [troyhunt.com] dzi7bmmsm https://flipso.com/p/dzi7bmmsm?ref=rss Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:00:08 GMT Researchers have identified more than 450 images with apparent signs of manipulation in Thermo Fisher’s online primary antibody verification data, with many showing duplicated bands, painted-over regions, or repeated background patterns. The findings are based on a curated repository of problematic images and are described as an ongoing investigation rather than an exhaustive count. [reeserichardson.blog] c7351ytnh https://flipso.com/p/c7351ytnh?ref=rss Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:40:09 GMT GSK’s “bepi” performs better than expected in efficacy trials, but its global impact is likely limited [science.org] gymwz4qe8 https://flipso.com/p/gymwz4qe8?ref=rss Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:00:08 GMT After their mother dies following 18 months in assisted living and the pandemic, four siblings bring her home to be buried on family land in North Carolina, navigating the legal, practical, and emotional work themselves. [bittersoutherner.com] mq6kg3t3s https://flipso.com/p/mq6kg3t3s?ref=rss Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:20:10 GMT In 1869, Britain towed a 380-foot iron floating dry dock weighing more than 8,000 tons from the Thames to Bermuda to service Royal Navy ships. Built to handle large ironclads, it used ballast compartments and pumps to lift vessels and remained in use for over 30 years. [mastermariners.org.au] eljolbrde https://flipso.com/p/eljolbrde?ref=rss Mon, 08 Jun 2026 08:40:26 GMT On running the tea and biscuit table at London AA meetings, where service, sobriety, and biscuit politics collide. [vittlesmagazine.com] 60mlc1vh6 https://flipso.com/p/60mlc1vh6?ref=rss Mon, 08 Jun 2026 07:40:08 GMT The Australian pathologist and melanoma expert who helped pioneer a world-first brain cancer treatment has died after his own aggressive brain tumour diagnosis inspired an experimental immunotherapy approach. [bbc.com] afqdxaqh5 https://flipso.com/p/afqdxaqh5?ref=rss Mon, 08 Jun 2026 02:00:08 GMT A systematic exploration of pancake chemistry, from leavening and acid-base balance to gluten, Maillard browning, and whipped egg whites, with an interactive calculator that adapts to your ingredients. [absurdlyoptimized.com] 4oqrum7k8 https://flipso.com/p/4oqrum7k8?ref=rss Mon, 08 Jun 2026 01:40:29 GMT King’s response to white clergymen who criticized Birmingham protests became a defining text of the Civil Rights Movement, arguing for direct nonviolent action and rejecting the demand to “wait.” [thecollector.com] 9vh7y09b7 https://flipso.com/p/9vh7y09b7?ref=rss Mon, 08 Jun 2026 01:00:08 GMT A dispute at Vaughan’s Bellaria Residences spiraled into years of harassment, paranoia and fear as condo resident Francesco Villi fixated on the board and its president, John Di Nino, before plotting a deadly attack. [torontolife.com] n6eexxq38 https://flipso.com/p/n6eexxq38?ref=rss Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:40:08 GMT A teardown and DIY rebuild of the Sennheiser BA2015 pack, covering the internal NiMH cells, temperature sensor contact, 3D-printed case design, and the tradeoffs versus buying third-party replacements. [blog.brixit.nl] ngorzip06 https://flipso.com/p/ngorzip06?ref=rss Sun, 07 Jun 2026 23:20:09 GMT Nate Silver argues that the U.S. men’s team has long underperformed relative to its talent base, but home-field advantage could give the 2026 World Cup a real breakthrough opportunity. [natesilver.net] ojmw0dibe https://flipso.com/p/ojmw0dibe?ref=rss Sun, 07 Jun 2026 21:40:08 GMT Will democracy survive the internet? Do we need to choose between Facebook’s surveillance capitalism or democracy? Layered lines of evidence can inform questions like these. When considered together, the evidence gives rise to a concerning picture, as summarized in a recent report for the European Commission that I co-led. [science.org] sulwuoe0f https://flipso.com/p/sulwuoe0f?ref=rss Sun, 07 Jun 2026 20:20:08 GMT A reflective essay about accepting the ambitions you may never pursue, from snowboarding and kung fu to languages and hobbies, and finding contentment in deliberately choosing a smaller set of pursuits. [nik.art] mcyaab885 https://flipso.com/p/mcyaab885?ref=rss Sun, 07 Jun 2026 20:00:09 GMT Ken Shirriff restores and powers a pluggable thyratron module from the IBM 604 electronic calculating punch, then explains how the gas-filled tube acts as a high-current switch and why IBM’s modular tube design mattered for maintenance and mass production. [righto.com] 9mj4sx89b https://flipso.com/p/9mj4sx89b?ref=rss Sun, 07 Jun 2026 19:08:40 GMT Lab studies suggest that cutting protein can make animals leaner, healthier, and longer-lived, but the effect may depend on age and doesn’t prove the same benefit for humans. [knowablemagazine.org] b8so5nmu2 https://flipso.com/p/b8so5nmu2?ref=rss Sun, 07 Jun 2026 19:00:32 GMT A comparative look at pre-colonial African agriculture and ironworking argues that common claims about a persistent technology gap are overstated. The piece examines hoe versus plow farming and bloomery versus blast furnaces, using colonial-era failures to show that older African techniques were often well adapted and economically competitive. [africanhistoryextra.com] vm90n1m9w https://flipso.com/p/vm90n1m9w?ref=rss Sun, 07 Jun 2026 18:20:30 GMT A Classical Wisdom post pairing a discussion of Pericles and Athens’ so-called Golden Age with a weekly quiz on ancient Greek history, philosophy, and politics. [classicalwisdom.substack.com] t4kvqcjq4 https://flipso.com/p/t4kvqcjq4?ref=rss Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:38:58 GMT Surrogacy costs have surged since the pandemic, with a single birth often starting around $200,000 and rising far higher at the top end. As demand grows and the pool of surrogates shrinks, private equity is moving into clinics, agencies, and egg banks, turning a once-expensive path to parenthood into a luxury market. [airmail.news] zkq6nzku7 https://flipso.com/p/zkq6nzku7?ref=rss Sun, 07 Jun 2026 18:00:31 GMT A 2019 site visit showed steel beams in a former restaurant space that may need replacement, not just cleaning up and repainting. [oldstructures.com] uutk667j5 https://flipso.com/p/uutk667j5?ref=rss Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:00:08 GMT A post hoc secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial found no overall cognitive benefit from high-dose versus standard-dose vitamin D3 during pregnancy, though verbal memory was modestly higher in the high-dose group. [jamanetwork.com] fg0yb78up https://flipso.com/p/fg0yb78up?ref=rss Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:20:32 GMT Jesus’ upbringing in Nazareth, his Torah education, manual labor as a tekton, family life, and the Temple episode at age 12 all helped shape his language, worldview, and sense of mission. [thecollector.com]