https://flipso.com/ Latest posts on Flipso Flipso en-us https://flipso.com/static/img/favicon_rss.png https://flipso.com/ 144 144 Fri, 23 Oct 2026 17:00:19 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss vxl2hlgaa https://flipso.com/p/vxl2hlgaa?ref=rss Fri, 23 Oct 2026 17:00:19 GMT A data-driven look at the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, including who actually sits closest to the center of Hollywood, how that center changed over time, and who Gen Z may eventually replace as the most connected actor. [pudding.cool] kdguufwoe https://flipso.com/p/kdguufwoe?ref=rss Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:32:59 GMT Apple today marks 25 years since the introduction of the original iPod, one of the company's most significant products and a major contributor to its expansion beyond the Mac. Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPod on October 23, 2001, at a small press event in the Town Hall auditorium at Apple's Infinite Loop headquarters. [macrumors.com] lcparkr3m https://flipso.com/p/lcparkr3m?ref=rss Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:20:16 GMT In 2025, homes paid 17.8¢ per kWh at investor-owned utilities, 14.5¢ at public utilities, and 14.1¢ at co-ops. Since 2020, investor-owned prices rose 34% versus 19% for public utilities and co-ops, outpacing 24% inflation. Investor-owned prices increased faster than nonprofit utilities in 38 of the 48 states with both types. EIA Form 861 data, updated through 2025. [kadoa.com] 355ygfmw6 https://flipso.com/p/355ygfmw6?ref=rss Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:40:17 GMT Losing a job, getting sick, and then experiencing a burst of energy and restless productivity while on cortisone. The post reflects on illness, autoimmune issues, side effects, and reassessing life priorities after being let go from work. [tilschuenemann.de] t8rdof2oa https://flipso.com/p/t8rdof2oa?ref=rss Fri, 23 Oct 2026 07:00:15 GMT Robert A. Heinlein’s reflections on ordinary goodness: faith in neighbors, townspeople, workers, politicians, and humanity’s resilience, ending with a hopeful conviction that people will endure and explore beyond Earth. [awakin.org] whzx02mz7 https://flipso.com/p/whzx02mz7?ref=rss Fri, 23 Oct 2026 06:40:13 GMT A newly uncovered 1940s manuscript shows Schrödinger arguing that hidden-variable models could reproduce quantum probabilities, while also suggesting he held a stronger case for indeterminism than he’s often credited with. The find sheds new light on a long-forgotten debate over whether quantum mechanics leaves room for determinism. [sciencealert.com] hf45bnj74 https://flipso.com/p/hf45bnj74?ref=rss Thu, 22 Oct 2026 23:40:18 GMT Plant biologist Nick Desnoyer explains how he breeds and engineers petunias and Arabidopsis to create entirely new flower forms and patterns, including a “living canvas” flower he calls Paintunia. [asimov.press] gii849vfg https://flipso.com/p/gii849vfg?ref=rss Thu, 22 Oct 2026 22:00:17 GMT How T. E. Wood’s 1950 survival-test cryptogram was solved using the Lord’s Prayer in the 1912 Luther Bible as the key. The decrypted message reads “Here I am, goodbye,” with Wood’s initials at the end. [creilly11235.github.io] laucxyt9n https://flipso.com/p/laucxyt9n?ref=rss Thu, 22 Oct 2026 21:40:14 GMT A clear explanation of why sunsets and sunrises shift from white daylight to reds, oranges, and purples. It covers Earth’s shadow, the Belt of Venus, and alpenglow, and shows how the atmosphere scatters and filters sunlight at the horizon. [colorado.edu] xysw6uaji https://flipso.com/p/xysw6uaji?ref=rss Thu, 22 Oct 2026 19:40:17 GMT In 1952, Ernest Hemingway fixated on a younger writer, Barnaby Conrad, dismissing his bullfighting novel as inauthentic and spending years attacking him in private letters and conversations. [newyorker.com] oanhrim40 https://flipso.com/p/oanhrim40?ref=rss Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:40:12 GMT James Wall Finn decorated some of Manhattan’s most admired Gilded Age rooms, including the Rose Main Reading Room, the Lyceum Theatre and the Morgan Library. Though little remembered today, he was praised for work that blended seamlessly with architects’ visions and drew on Renaissance and Italian models. [engelsbergideas.com] f3przi75i https://flipso.com/p/f3przi75i?ref=rss Thu, 22 Oct 2026 08:40:18 GMT A CalMatters investigation found that California’s DMV often fails to suspend commercial drivers after fatal crashes, even when records show repeated dangerous driving. Nearly half of the commercial drivers examined still held valid Class A or B licenses as of late May, including some later cited again for unsafe driving. [calmatters.org] np1tmy9e3 https://flipso.com/p/np1tmy9e3?ref=rss Thu, 22 Oct 2026 08:20:23 GMT Extreme weather threatens millions of manufactured homes. Researchers are looking for practical ways to make them more more wind resilient. [grist.org] 07xipvmuf https://flipso.com/p/07xipvmuf?ref=rss Thu, 22 Oct 2026 05:40:14 GMT Most mountain glaciers outside the polar regions are losing ice, but Karakoram glaciers have shown slight gains or near-balance since the late 1990s. Researchers think unique weather patterns, especially winter snowfall from westerly winds, help explain the anomaly, though its future in a warming climate remains uncertain. [nsidc.org] 7o5ijvize https://flipso.com/p/7o5ijvize?ref=rss Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:00:15 GMT The discovery of two lost species is 'exceptional' and rare, scientists say [bbc.com] w35grbxan https://flipso.com/p/w35grbxan?ref=rss Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:20:15 GMT Thousands gather each August at the Old Fiddler’s Convention in Galax, Virginia, where old-time musicians compete, jam, and keep a long Appalachian tradition alive. [longreads.com] 6tu7r61ow https://flipso.com/p/6tu7r61ow?ref=rss Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:40:19 GMT ‘Plasticorals’, coral rubble fused with plastic, are long-lasting reminders of human activity and highlight a potential threat to critical marine environments. [oist.jp] ikgn5udnp https://flipso.com/p/ikgn5udnp?ref=rss Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:32:00 GMT Good advice often reflects the adviser’s own situation, temperament, and incentives. The essay argues that you should ask what problem a recommendation solved for someone else, then test whether it fits you, starting with the simplest answer and small experiments. [coached.com] y2t7coikv https://flipso.com/p/y2t7coikv?ref=rss Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:40:18 GMT Quantum mechanics is built on Hilbert space, an abstract mathematical arena where a system’s possible states are represented as vectors and measurement turns probabilities into outcomes. The article explains how John von Neumann unified the wave and matrix forms of quantum theory and why Hilbert space remains central to how physicists think about quantum states. [quantamagazine.org] 1bxcf9ako https://flipso.com/p/1bxcf9ako?ref=rss Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:20:18 GMT How external fire escapes became common in U.S. cities, why building codes originally favored them, and how later safety research, disasters, and code changes replaced them with enclosed stairwells in modern buildings. [practical.engineering] iifv32n0n https://flipso.com/p/iifv32n0n?ref=rss Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:40:14 GMT The South American empire lasted longer, and met more resistance, than scholars thought [science.org] vkrnbajoe https://flipso.com/p/vkrnbajoe?ref=rss Tue, 20 Oct 2026 23:40:13 GMT Brad Phillips recounts his experience with long-term benzodiazepine use and withdrawal, tracing how prescribed Klonopin, tapering, and recurring symptoms upended his health and sense of self. [thebeliever.net] 8tgfwzidz https://flipso.com/p/8tgfwzidz?ref=rss Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:20:17 GMT A new study finds deep-sea life in the Gulf of Mexico still shows little sign of recovery 16 years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Populations of octopus, squid, krill, shrimp, and lanternfish fell sharply in the years after the spill, and researchers also found hints of reduced genetic diversity. [e360.yale.edu] s53kbf3zu https://flipso.com/p/s53kbf3zu?ref=rss Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:00:18 GMT A reflection on the purpose of education in the age of AGI, drawing on Neil Postman, Thomas Edison, and the changing value of schooling when AI can increasingly handle knowledge work and problem-solving. [stevekrouse.com] r6yztxrzt https://flipso.com/p/r6yztxrzt?ref=rss Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:20:12 GMT A collision may have left these galaxies without dark matter. That spells trouble for alternative gravity theories. [quantamagazine.org] wdsuv3l17 https://flipso.com/p/wdsuv3l17?ref=rss Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:00:13 GMT A beloved Memorial Stadium fixture, Der Viener Schlinger has spent decades firing Fairbury hot dogs into Nebraska crowds. The story traces how the launcher began, how it evolved, and the people who kept the game-day ritual going. [flatwaterfreepress.org] rp8b94gnm https://flipso.com/p/rp8b94gnm?ref=rss Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:00:19 GMT A 1982 New York Magazine feature on how many baby boomers felt financially squeezed despite middle-class incomes, with housing costs, inflation, and taxes making it harder to match their parents’ standard of living. [nymag.com] 6m8byvss8 https://flipso.com/p/6m8byvss8?ref=rss Tue, 20 Oct 2026 04:40:11 GMT Toby Kiers explains how mycorrhizal fungi and plant roots trade nutrients, move carbon underground, and sustain ecosystems without any brain or central nervous system. [quantamagazine.org] 7pqu60oj4 https://flipso.com/p/7pqu60oj4?ref=rss Tue, 20 Oct 2026 02:20:14 GMT A Northwestern and Buck Institute study of ovaries from 28 women found that the postmenopausal ovary remains biologically active for decades, with ongoing tissue remodeling, increased inflammation, and protein changes that may overlap with ovarian cancer pathways. [news.northwestern.edu] 6rh5qtz3x https://flipso.com/p/6rh5qtz3x?ref=rss Tue, 20 Oct 2026 01:20:18 GMT He rose from a poor Chicago childhood to become a wrestling and TV star, then largely stepped away from the spotlight. In this interview, Mr T reflects on faith, education, identity and the choices behind his public persona and later life. [theguardian.com]