https://flipso.com/ Latest posts on Flipso Flipso en-us https://flipso.com/static/img/favicon_rss.png https://flipso.com/ 144 144 Sat, 02 May 2026 11:20:14 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss tsylyx7ep https://flipso.com/p/tsylyx7ep?ref=rss Sat, 02 May 2026 11:20:14 GMT Florida’s tourism downturn pushed low-wage families living in Kissimmee motels to the brink, as residents of the Star Motel scrambled to keep the lights on amid unpaid bills, unsafe conditions and a deepening housing crisis. [washingtonpost.com] wftkixu3f https://flipso.com/p/wftkixu3f?ref=rss Sat, 02 May 2026 10:00:32 GMT Songsoo Kim, Super 8’s head of sourcing and development, discusses the making of Impala, her upbringing across Korea, Colorado, and India, and how suppliers, farmers, and chefs shape restaurant menus. [vittlesmagazine.com] 3wa6lson0 https://flipso.com/p/3wa6lson0?ref=rss Sat, 02 May 2026 07:20:08 GMT The rise of pay-to-play in classical music, where wealthy patrons can fund boutique concerts and even take the podium while professional musicians cover the gaps. [thebaffler.com] o0j41v1hp https://flipso.com/p/o0j41v1hp?ref=rss Sat, 02 May 2026 03:20:25 GMT Vintage alcohol ads from the 1960s through the 1980s were often sexist, surreal, and surprisingly blunt. These campaigns show how brands once sold whiskey, beer, wine, and rum with imagery and copy that would feel unthinkable today. [rarehistoricalphotos.com] r8xfwlpy5 https://flipso.com/p/r8xfwlpy5?ref=rss Sat, 02 May 2026 01:00:29 GMT Using U.S. life tables, the midpoint of life comes out to about age 40.6 overall, with men at 39.6 and women at 41.6. The post also looks at how the life expectancy gap between women and men changes with age, and why that gap widens in midlife before narrowing at older ages. [allendowney.com] dt28cjpz0 https://flipso.com/p/dt28cjpz0?ref=rss Fri, 01 May 2026 23:40:28 GMT Carthage’s military system relied on more than direct levies: long-serving generals, Numidian allies, and Iberian vassals all helped supply cavalry and other troops. The post explains how Carthaginian command worked, why personal relationships mattered so much, and how the Barcids built influence in Numidia and Spain. [acoup.blog] zjgk6ri39 https://flipso.com/p/zjgk6ri39?ref=rss Fri, 01 May 2026 22:40:10 GMT New research suggests that people can communicate and even practice skills while dreaming, but the findings also raise questions about whether sleep should be used for learning at all. [newyorker.com] is4e5zywq https://flipso.com/p/is4e5zywq?ref=rss Fri, 01 May 2026 22:00:33 GMT Hard, worthwhile problems can attract great teams, reduce competition, and build ambition over time. The key is to avoid pointless complexity, manage burnout, and tackle difficult work with a co-founder who can spot overcomplication. [allenpike.com] 59z2666oq https://flipso.com/p/59z2666oq?ref=rss Fri, 01 May 2026 21:40:09 GMT The Peabody Hotel’s daily duck march has been a Memphis fixture for more than 80 years. Five Mallards parade through the lobby twice a day under the guidance of a Duckmaster, blending hotel theater, local lore, and careful bird care. [audubon.org] ea0msk1wd https://flipso.com/p/ea0msk1wd?ref=rss Fri, 01 May 2026 19:40:09 GMT Residents of Dunwoody, Georgia are angered after records showed Flock employees used the city’s camera system — including cameras in sensitive places like a children’s gymnastics room and a Jewish community center — for sales demonstrations. Flock says the access was authorized under a demo partner program and says it will now limit demos to more public locations. [404media.co] tzcollz69 https://flipso.com/p/tzcollz69?ref=rss Fri, 01 May 2026 19:20:09 GMT Sally A. McKee was a computer science professor and researcher known for work in collaborative computing and cybersecurity. She taught at Clemson University and previously held faculty positions at Cornell, Chalmers, Utah, and Oregon Graduate Institute, and she died in Greenville, S.C., on Feb. 12, 2025, after a short illness. [online-tribute.com] mrhduvl79 https://flipso.com/p/mrhduvl79?ref=rss Fri, 01 May 2026 18:20:26 GMT A supervillain learns the hard way that causing tragedy is less satisfying when nobody reacts the way he expected. [smbc-comics.com] et29eddnh https://flipso.com/p/et29eddnh?ref=rss Fri, 01 May 2026 18:00:33 GMT Reading by Tim Foley: [caitlinjohnst.one] 1ih0l8qfb https://flipso.com/p/1ih0l8qfb?ref=rss Fri, 01 May 2026 14:20:28 GMT Genetic testing suggests that wolf-dog hybridization is widespread in central and southern Italy, with researchers finding hybrids in 47% of sampled wolves. Scientists warn the trend could threaten the future of Italy’s wolves through genetic swamping and may alter behavior, hunting, and pack structure. [e360.yale.edu] zww2l7hqd https://flipso.com/p/zww2l7hqd?ref=rss Fri, 01 May 2026 14:00:31 GMT A reflection on Neil Postman’s argument that each dominant medium reshapes what people value and how culture works, extending that idea from television to the internet and asking what the new medium is doing to us. [atvbt.com] lzb7t082j https://flipso.com/p/lzb7t082j?ref=rss Fri, 01 May 2026 13:40:31 GMT A detailed history of the 1886 Haymarket affair in Chicago, from the campaign for an eight-hour workday and the McCormick Reaper strike to the bombing, trial, executions, and the later international adoption of May 1 as Labor Day. [lflank.wordpress.com] nvdp8wza4 https://flipso.com/p/nvdp8wza4?ref=rss Fri, 01 May 2026 11:53:33 GMT Most people I know in the A.I. industry think the median person is screwed, and they have no idea what to do about it. I live in San Francisco, among the young researchers earning million-dollar salaries and the start-up founders competing to build the next unicorn. While Silicon Valley has long warned about the risk of rogue A.I., it has recently woken up to a more mundane nightmare: one in which many ordinary people lose their economic leverage as their jobs are automated away. [nytimes.com] bubnrw826 https://flipso.com/p/bubnrw826?ref=rss Fri, 01 May 2026 10:00:33 GMT Alicia Kennedy joins TASTE to discuss her memoir On Eating: The Making and Unmaking of My Appetites, her newsletter, and her new magazine project Tomato Tomato. The episode also includes a conversation about how a Starbucks strawberry-açai drink became a status symbol among New York teens. [tastecooking.com] x606k8q9c https://flipso.com/p/x606k8q9c?ref=rss Fri, 01 May 2026 08:40:10 GMT Trinity researchers identified an early 9th-century manuscript in Rome containing the Old English version of Caedmon’s Hymn, making it the third oldest surviving copy of the poem. The find was enabled by digitisation and sheds new light on how early readers valued English poetry. [tcd.ie] vjquwvf9e https://flipso.com/p/vjquwvf9e?ref=rss Fri, 01 May 2026 08:20:29 GMT Walter Rudolph’s 1976 color photographs show Ibiza before mass tourism, with quiet beaches, narrow lanes, and early holidaymakers on the island. [flashbak.com] l0nezeh40 https://flipso.com/p/l0nezeh40?ref=rss Fri, 01 May 2026 08:00:33 GMT A DOJ indictment of a nonprofit tied to financial-intelligence work raises questions about how banks, compliance systems, and regulators share information. The piece uses white-collar prosecutions to explain why bank-fraud charges can be effective and examines the role of SARs, BSA/AML reporting, and related enforcement tools. [bitsaboutmoney.com] 7u7d3vryc https://flipso.com/p/7u7d3vryc?ref=rss Fri, 01 May 2026 06:00:31 GMT A reflection on Joseph Addison’s prose, with excerpts from Johnson’s “Life of Addison” and Addison’s essay on cheerfulness in The Spectator. The post argues that Addison’s clear, balanced style and calm humor make him a model of English prose. [evidenceanecdotal.blogspot.com] fbcw2v7px https://flipso.com/p/fbcw2v7px?ref=rss Fri, 01 May 2026 03:00:30 GMT A short firsthand note on trying Da Hong Pao tea at Auntea Jenny, with a focus on the drink and the experience. [rubenerd.au] sctwb2520 https://flipso.com/p/sctwb2520?ref=rss Fri, 01 May 2026 02:20:09 GMT A reflection on when saving money stops being useful and starts costing time, energy, and better decisions. The piece uses a broken iPhone, AppleCare, and childhood lessons about spending to show how frugality can become self-defeating when it turns into procrastination, guilt, or reflexive cheapest-option thinking. [herbertlui.net] 3cssod06k https://flipso.com/p/3cssod06k?ref=rss Fri, 01 May 2026 01:00:31 GMT Maryland’s new anti-surveillance-pricing law is full of loopholes, narrowing the ban to groceries while exempting consent-based collection, promotional offers, temporary discounts, loyalty cards, and subscription pricing. It also leaves out wage discrimination and gives consumers no private right of action, making enforcement dependent on the attorney general. [pluralistic.net] 14bse5rng https://flipso.com/p/14bse5rng?ref=rss Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:00:09 GMT An unexpected visitor gave my team the evidence we needed to prove that the government was secretly wiretapping Americans. [thereader.mitpress.mit.edu] v7p0umy6n https://flipso.com/p/v7p0umy6n?ref=rss Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:20:08 GMT A 1964 study of art students found that the most original and successful artists spent less time executing a plan and more time discovering the problem to solve. The research helped establish “problem-finding” as a core part of creativity. [thereader.mitpress.mit.edu] vzc31byvj https://flipso.com/p/vzc31byvj?ref=rss Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:40:09 GMT Cook County prosecutors under State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke are objecting to most certificate-of-innocence petitions filed by people who have already been exonerated, creating long fights over whether the court will formally clear their names. The disputes matter for more than money: the certificates can help remove records, support job and housing searches, and offer an official acknowledgment that the conviction was wrong. [boltsmag.org] 3nquq17t1 https://flipso.com/p/3nquq17t1?ref=rss Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:40:19 GMT Migrants from Cameroon, Pakistan, and other countries traverse the Darién Gap, a roadless rainforest border zone between Colombia and Panama, as part of the long journey toward the United States. The route is notorious for its extreme danger, including rugged terrain, trafficking networks, and armed groups. [story.californiasunday.com] zho3lrw08 https://flipso.com/p/zho3lrw08?ref=rss Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:20:33 GMT A decade of satellite tracking across 13 countries and the high seas is revealing where whale sharks feed, travel, and may reproduce — and why protecting them will require coordination beyond national borders. [conservation.org]