https://flipso.com/ Latest posts on Flipso Flipso en-us https://flipso.com/static/img/favicon_rss.png https://flipso.com/ 144 144 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:40:29 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 4mmkb2flh https://flipso.com/p/4mmkb2flh?ref=rss Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:40:29 GMT Hiut’s Welsh denim factory has evolved from a small craft revival into a more fully fledged brand under new ownership. The piece looks at its history, the shift toward wider fits and lighter washes, and the company’s effort to balance heritage with a more modern product range. [permanentstyle.com] 6oj2gt3xf https://flipso.com/p/6oj2gt3xf?ref=rss Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:20:10 GMT A case report describes an octogenarian woman with advanced Alzheimer’s disease who received 5 g of psilocybin-containing mushrooms and then showed short-term improvements in speech, continence, mobility, emotional responsiveness, and social interaction. The authors emphasize that the changes were transient and do not indicate disease reversal. [frontiersin.org] 4j9iago15 https://flipso.com/p/4j9iago15?ref=rss Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:00:10 GMT Anthropic’s safety posture helps justify aggressive business tactics, from restricting model access and data use to challenging U.S. government directives over frontier AI deployment. [stratechery.com] krbagrd2k https://flipso.com/p/krbagrd2k?ref=rss Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:20:08 GMT Students at a high school in Rome stumbled upon a well-preserved villa that dates to the mid-second century C.E. Eventually, archaeologists hope to open the sprawling space to the public [smithsonianmag.com] bh1ax0dpa https://flipso.com/p/bh1ax0dpa?ref=rss Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:20:09 GMT Algorithms and microtrends have made it harder to tell what we genuinely like from what we’ve been nudged to want. A Guardian feature on how streaming, social media and e-commerce are flattening individuality, and the rebels trying to reclaim personal style. [theguardian.com] l2smv8pw4 https://flipso.com/p/l2smv8pw4?ref=rss Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:00:10 GMT archived 14 Jun 2026 19:10:12 UTC [archive.ph] 4fvq0cbqm https://flipso.com/p/4fvq0cbqm?ref=rss Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:40:09 GMT Japan’s tighter business manager visa rules are putting pressure on foreign small-business owners, especially family-run restaurants. The higher capital requirement, added staffing and language expectations, and closer scrutiny of renewals are raising fears that legitimate entrepreneurs could be forced out even as officials target visa abuse. [tokyopaladin.substack.com] qgz2k2f2p https://flipso.com/p/qgz2k2f2p?ref=rss Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:12:45 GMT A restored Porsche 912 that served as a Japanese police car in Kanagawa from 1968 to 1973 is the last surviving example of four modified 912s. It reportedly covered more than 155,000 km on expressways before being retired, displayed, sold to a scrapyard, and later recovered. [kottke.org] mrvp6dj52 https://flipso.com/p/mrvp6dj52?ref=rss Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:00:24 GMT A review of Remembering Roots, using the 50th anniversary of Alex Haley’s Roots to explore how the novel and its 1977 adaptation reshaped American ideas about slavery, Black kinship, and ancestral memory. [theamericanscholar.org] r0wb6mikd https://flipso.com/p/r0wb6mikd?ref=rss Mon, 15 Jun 2026 07:00:24 GMT The UVF, RHC, UDA, and LVF were the main loyalist paramilitary groups active during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. The article explains how they differed, how they emerged, and how they used violence to defend Northern Ireland’s place in the United Kingdom while attacking republican targets and Catholic civilians. [thecollector.com] bdrafuo09 https://flipso.com/p/bdrafuo09?ref=rss Mon, 15 Jun 2026 05:40:08 GMT Paper’s thin, fibrous structure lets it crease sharply and hold those folds, which is why it works so well for origami and other folding tricks. [bbc.co.uk] iytej68ql https://flipso.com/p/iytej68ql?ref=rss Mon, 15 Jun 2026 04:20:25 GMT Thomas Merton reflects on prayer as a life of simplicity, urging readers to simplify the mind, self-understanding, and even thoughts about God. [rhystranter.com] abz3lwanu https://flipso.com/p/abz3lwanu?ref=rss Mon, 15 Jun 2026 03:40:08 GMT Cerro Torre, a striking Patagonian peak on the Chile–Argentina border, has long been at the center of climbing controversy. This history covers Cesare Maestri’s disputed 1959 claim, his 1970 Compressor Route bolting campaign, and the 2012 ascent and bolt removal by Hayden Kennedy and Jason Kruk, which reignited the debate over climbing ethics and “fair means.” [markhorrell.com] mudfinjot https://flipso.com/p/mudfinjot?ref=rss Mon, 15 Jun 2026 02:20:10 GMT A Julia Evans comic about writing for a single imagined reader instead of a broad, abstract audience. [wizardzines.com] gs3gsx38p https://flipso.com/p/gs3gsx38p?ref=rss Mon, 15 Jun 2026 01:40:09 GMT An interactive 3D toy where you rotate a log and click to split it apart. [screen.toys] pijv48dmf https://flipso.com/p/pijv48dmf?ref=rss Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:40:26 GMT A survey of how monumental architecture in the Horn of Africa, Swahili coast, and medieval Nubia shaped and reflected wider Red Sea, Mediterranean, and Indian Ocean networks. The piece argues that African builders and local traditions were central to these architectural developments, not merely recipients of outside influence. [africanhistoryextra.com] 7guoqpzc4 https://flipso.com/p/7guoqpzc4?ref=rss Sun, 14 Jun 2026 23:40:09 GMT Documentation for Chaosnet, the MIT-developed local network used for Lisp Machine systems. Describes the ether hardware, packet format, transceivers, interfaces, and collision-avoidance protocol; includes a link to the master file on GitHub. [tumbleweed.nu] ssmespgwe https://flipso.com/p/ssmespgwe?ref=rss Sun, 14 Jun 2026 21:20:09 GMT Gary Bernhardt’s PyCon 2014 talk traces JavaScript and programming history from 1995 to 2035, mixing comedy with a serious look at the language’s flaws and influence on the industry. [destroyallsoftware.com] ybk25cl72 https://flipso.com/p/ybk25cl72?ref=rss Sun, 14 Jun 2026 20:40:08 GMT A barbarian heretic kept the Roman state running for thirty-three years [friedkielbasa.substack.com] xejpad05u https://flipso.com/p/xejpad05u?ref=rss Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:40:08 GMT Scientists produced the first global map of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal networks, estimating where these underground hyphal systems are most dense and how much biomass they contain. The study combines soil-core measurements with machine-learning models to scale up from local samples to a planet-wide view of fungi that trade nutrients with plants in exchange for carbon. [science.org] w13dxbz43 https://flipso.com/p/w13dxbz43?ref=rss Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:20:26 GMT From Leonardo’s Ginevra de’ Benci and Raphael’s Alba Madonna to Vermeer, Monet, Cassatt, and van Eyck, these standout works trace the National Gallery of Art’s range from Renaissance portraiture to Impressionism and Northern Renaissance detail. [thecollector.com] cum8q3oqx https://flipso.com/p/cum8q3oqx?ref=rss Sun, 14 Jun 2026 18:40:26 GMT American professor Thomas T. Hammond photographed everyday life across the Soviet Union on multiple trips from the 1950s through the 1970s, including Moscow, Leningrad, Kiev, Yaroslavl, Samarkand, Pyatigorsk, and Riga. His images show streets, markets, residential areas, and landmarks with a rare on-the-ground view of Soviet life during the Cold War. [rarehistoricalphotos.com] mjefcnftz https://flipso.com/p/mjefcnftz?ref=rss Sun, 14 Jun 2026 18:20:30 GMT A tour of what survives from Carthage: its Phoenician origins, religion, artifacts, and the limits of what Roman accounts let us know about this lost rival of Rome. [worldhistory.substack.com] a46r9kpch https://flipso.com/p/a46r9kpch?ref=rss Sun, 14 Jun 2026 17:40:08 GMT Atari printed cabinet side art with multi-color screen printing, not stickers. The artwork was separated into color layers, each passed through its own screen and carefully registered on the panel. The process used semi-automatic flatbed equipment and produced the vivid, durable artwork seen on Atari cabinets like Quantum, Missile Command, and Centipede. [arcadeblogger.com] la135qfkn https://flipso.com/p/la135qfkn?ref=rss Sun, 14 Jun 2026 17:20:10 GMT Swiss voters have rejected a right-wing initiative that sought to limit the population to 10 million, with final results showing a 55% majority against it. The vote also came alongside approval of a civilian service reform, while debate over immigration and Switzerland’s ties with the EU remained central to the campaign. [swissinfo.ch] j1mqxzh12 https://flipso.com/p/j1mqxzh12?ref=rss Sun, 14 Jun 2026 15:40:08 GMT A collection of 120 programming aphorisms by Alan J. Perlis, originally published in ACM SIGPLAN in September 1982. [cs.yale.edu] 2b5490qf5 https://flipso.com/p/2b5490qf5?ref=rss Sun, 14 Jun 2026 15:20:09 GMT A Seattle study found BPA, BPS, melamine, triclosan and related chemicals in most of 50 breast milk samples, adding to evidence of widespread contamination and raising concerns about infant exposure and regulation. [theguardian.com] 4rzvosdsu https://flipso.com/p/4rzvosdsu?ref=rss Sun, 14 Jun 2026 15:00:09 GMT The ceasefire in the Persian Gulf is less a pause than the start of a precarious realignment shaped by the Strait of Hormuz, economic coercion, energy dependence, and the limits of U.S. power. [bostonreview.net] 2vyvcwuc5 https://flipso.com/p/2vyvcwuc5?ref=rss Sun, 14 Jun 2026 14:00:08 GMT Unable to agree on how to interpret the American story, the country’s schools, universities, and political institutions have stopped trying to tell it at all. [theatlantic.com] qw4ldtsok https://flipso.com/p/qw4ldtsok?ref=rss Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:20:30 GMT Students in Budapest launched protests on October 23, 1956, demanding political reform, Soviet troop withdrawal, and freer elections. When the secret police opened fire, the demonstrations escalated into an armed uprising as soldiers, workers, and other civilians joined the resistance before Soviet forces crushed it in early November. [thecollector.com]