https://flipso.com/ Latest posts on Flipso Flipso en-us https://flipso.com/static/img/favicon_rss.png https://flipso.com/ 144 144 Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:32:23 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 0uz1sph12 https://flipso.com/p/0uz1sph12?ref=rss Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:32:23 GMT A NASA-funded spacecraft has launched to rendezvous with the Swift telescope in orbit and raise it before the observatory reenters Earth’s atmosphere and burns up. [bbc.com] lcskb06ac https://flipso.com/p/lcskb06ac?ref=rss Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:40:09 GMT Automakers often prefer touchscreens and capacitive controls because they reduce parts, simplify assembly, and can help cut costs. They can also make interiors feel modern and enable software-driven features, but the post argues the biggest driver is cost-cutting rather than usability. [ben.stolovitz.com] ffi4j5sdh https://flipso.com/p/ffi4j5sdh?ref=rss Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:40:10 GMT In Whittier, Alaska, American Samoans have been prosecuted for voting in local elections despite being misled about their eligibility. The story traces how confusion over U.S. national status, state registration errors, and uneven guidance turned a small community into a target for voter-fraud enforcement. [boltsmag.org] l8e12lxxk https://flipso.com/p/l8e12lxxk?ref=rss Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:20:10 GMT Thousands of accidental portraits of lost items, scraped from the archives of stadiums, airports, universities, and other venues that use the same lost-and-found software. [walzr.com] 216wrkzsg https://flipso.com/p/216wrkzsg?ref=rss Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:20:31 GMT Psychologist Marc Berman discusses environmental neuroscience and evidence that time in nature can improve attention and working memory, not just mood. He explains why natural settings may help restore cognitive performance and how urban and built environments can shape the brain. [preposterousuniverse.com] 7axlxw3zi https://flipso.com/p/7axlxw3zi?ref=rss Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:00:10 GMT A comprehensive free guide to designing and sewing juggling beanbags and footbags, with ready-to-print patterns, scaling formulas, assembly instructions, and geometry notes for multiple panel designs. [joshuaclifton.com] 0qdn3e5od https://flipso.com/p/0qdn3e5od?ref=rss Mon, 06 Jul 2026 04:20:09 GMT A short-lived Swedish settlement along the Delaware helped shape early American history, even though it is now little known. The colony was small, sparsely populated, and eventually absorbed by the Dutch, but its legacy still appears in the region’s history and identity. [bbc.com] 55sohxttf https://flipso.com/p/55sohxttf?ref=rss Mon, 06 Jul 2026 02:40:10 GMT A clear explanation of why a digit sequence can look statistically random yet still be generated by a tiny program. It contrasts Shannon entropy with Kolmogorov complexity, shows why π is compressible in one sense but not the other, and ends with a counting argument for why most strings are incompressible. [stillthinking.net] njfbr3mpl https://flipso.com/p/njfbr3mpl?ref=rss Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:00:11 GMT Why trying to build customer loyalty through detailed support responses often backfires, and when support actually helps. [uncommonapps.nyc] zmy5zzl9j https://flipso.com/p/zmy5zzl9j?ref=rss Mon, 06 Jul 2026 03:20:09 GMT An essay tracing how Bell Labs’ monopoly-era research model and today’s AI training pipelines both transform broad public knowledge into privately captured value, with AT&T’s 1956 patent decree as the historical anchor. [wysr.xyz] skipyy5n5 https://flipso.com/p/skipyy5n5?ref=rss Mon, 06 Jul 2026 01:40:09 GMT A post highlighting secret wartime diaries kept by Katrin Janecke in Berlin while she worked at die neue linie and within the Nazi Propaganda Ministry, along with links to Amherst’s related archives and transcripts. [consecratedeminence.wordpress.amherst.edu] tvmiqs7si https://flipso.com/p/tvmiqs7si?ref=rss Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:40:10 GMT Building Mr. Baby Paint, a radically simple co-op drawing app for toddlers, and the unexpected side effects: a flood-fill cellular automaton plus a set of scripts for thickening bitmap fonts. [tekstien-marginaalien-keskus.aalto.fi] 6nquua6xp https://flipso.com/p/6nquua6xp?ref=rss Sun, 05 Jul 2026 23:20:11 GMT A technical dive into why static NES images can look wobbly over composite video. It traces the effect to NTSC timing, colorburst alignment, and the NES PPU’s unusual scanline behavior, then compares the result with other systems and edge cases like rendering-disabled frames. [nicole.express] 0q6kgak4k https://flipso.com/p/0q6kgak4k?ref=rss Sun, 05 Jul 2026 23:00:11 GMT A practical guide to setting up a personal webring, from the simplest manual loop of site links to a small Cloudflare Worker that handles prev/next/random navigation. [shub.club] 2h90mnd5v https://flipso.com/p/2h90mnd5v?ref=rss Sun, 05 Jul 2026 20:20:32 GMT A hand-quilted and hand-embroidered linen lilypad made during a road trip and recovery from surgery, finished with bias tape and stitched vein details. It was made as a resting place for a Frinos plush from Hades II. [lizdenys.com] 6acq0lqxa https://flipso.com/p/6acq0lqxa?ref=rss Sun, 05 Jul 2026 19:40:09 GMT Nearly 500 years ago, a Moroccan man traveled from Florida to the Pacific Coast, becoming the first known outsider to see the American West. [bbc.com] ijpxwbvne https://flipso.com/p/ijpxwbvne?ref=rss Sun, 05 Jul 2026 18:40:34 GMT A richly detailed history of Agadez, the Tuareg capital in the Aïr region of present-day Niger, tracing its rise as a Saharan crossroads, its place in Songhai and Bornu politics, and the development of its distinctive architecture and mosque complex. [africanhistoryextra.com] 0yr5je8bq https://flipso.com/p/0yr5je8bq?ref=rss Sun, 05 Jul 2026 18:20:09 GMT Computers in movies and television shows [starringthecomputer.com] bsyfrsnv4 https://flipso.com/p/bsyfrsnv4?ref=rss Sun, 05 Jul 2026 17:20:10 GMT A sharp look at how austerity, Brexit, and political instability left Britain with stagnant growth, weak public services, and deep regional decline. [theatlantic.com] vcfe266r1 https://flipso.com/p/vcfe266r1?ref=rss Sun, 05 Jul 2026 16:20:10 GMT Two studies add to evidence linking cannabis use with higher heart attack risk, including a retrospective analysis of more than 4.6 million people and a meta-analysis of 12 studies. The retrospective study found especially high risk in users under 50, while the pooled analysis found about a 50% increase in heart attack risk among current users. [acc.org] tnbhby33a https://flipso.com/p/tnbhby33a?ref=rss Sun, 05 Jul 2026 16:00:10 GMT A simple stress test for productivity apps: load Moby-Dick, scroll, resize, select all, cut, paste, undo, redo, and edit near the middle to see whether the app stays fast and stable. The post also links test files in Bike, OPML, and Markdown formats. [hogbaysoftware.com] 7i7u8ox1r https://flipso.com/p/7i7u8ox1r?ref=rss Sun, 05 Jul 2026 14:00:10 GMT A 1914 Bureau of Reclamation investigation into developing the Columbia River, framed around irrigation for arid land and power for mining and industry. [computer.rip] pwuc99ziv https://flipso.com/p/pwuc99ziv?ref=rss Sun, 05 Jul 2026 11:20:12 GMT A couple renovating a dilapidated farmhouse in Pembrokeshire are drawn into a disturbing campaign of manipulation and intimidation after new neighbours buy the surrounding land. What begins as friendly contact slowly escalates into stalking and terror. [theguardian.com] a03xuc733 https://flipso.com/p/a03xuc733?ref=rss Sun, 05 Jul 2026 10:40:09 GMT Programming used to offer long stretches of deep focus, but modern AI-assisted workflows often mean constant context switching across multiple agent sessions. The result is less time in flow and a different day-to-day mental experience. The post argues programmers should find another way to settle their minds, such as meditation or a similar practice. [jacob.gold] 0br9vh8g6 https://flipso.com/p/0br9vh8g6?ref=rss Sun, 05 Jul 2026 09:40:28 GMT Recovering from two exhausting weeks of marching band, with activities finally winding down and a little more relaxation ahead. Rain has been frequent, with some flooding nearby, and the family is hoping the annual July 4 festivities aren’t washed out. A brother and his family are visiting. [bjhess.com] z2kc2lrxn https://flipso.com/p/z2kc2lrxn?ref=rss Sun, 05 Jul 2026 07:00:10 GMT Scientists at the Marine Biological Laboratory are studying how Clytia hemisphaerica medusae close small wounds within minutes and heal larger ones in less than an hour without forming scar tissue. The work may offer clues to how epithelial wound repair works across species. [mbl.edu] ai9sohmb3 https://flipso.com/p/ai9sohmb3?ref=rss Sun, 05 Jul 2026 06:00:11 GMT A comparison of photo-rotation controls on iPhone and Nothing Phone/Android, arguing that interfaces should buffer repeated taps or otherwise avoid forcing users to wait for animations to finish. [unsung.aresluna.org] el8tfzltt https://flipso.com/p/el8tfzltt?ref=rss Sun, 05 Jul 2026 05:40:10 GMT A Smithsonian collection spotlight featuring cat-themed art and artifacts from across the museum network, spanning paintings, prints, photographs, decorative arts, stamps, and archival materials. [si.edu] 9zt0j0nz0 https://flipso.com/p/9zt0j0nz0?ref=rss Sun, 05 Jul 2026 04:20:29 GMT A playful meditation on watermelon’s geometry, yield, price, and sheer eating pleasure—arguing that it offers exceptional volume for the money, a satisfying texture, and unusually little waste compared with other fruit. [benn.substack.com] npaupxmv3 https://flipso.com/p/npaupxmv3?ref=rss Sun, 05 Jul 2026 03:40:09 GMT A Smithsonian explainer on how historical timelines can feel much shorter or longer than they really are, using Oxford, the Aztec Empire, Cleopatra, and other examples to reset your sense of time. [smithsonianmag.com]