https://flipso.com/ Latest posts on Flipso Flipso en-us https://flipso.com/static/img/favicon_rss.png https://flipso.com/ 144 144 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:00:09 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 4f4y9n35o https://flipso.com/p/4f4y9n35o?ref=rss Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:00:09 GMT An essay arguing that enterprise knowledge software has failed for decades because buyers choose familiar vendors, familiar architectures, and familiar procurement signals over what actually works. It uses cases like SharePoint, expert systems, and Autonomy/HP to show how career risk and organizational inertia keep broken systems in place, and makes the case for a different approach to enterprise AI. [felixbarbalet.com] jsmh4nsdq https://flipso.com/p/jsmh4nsdq?ref=rss Fri, 24 Apr 2026 08:20:10 GMT Nature Communications study finding that coffee drinkers had distinct gut microbiome and metabolome profiles, with changes in microbial species, neuroactive metabolites, and measures of impulsivity, emotional reactivity, and memory. The effects partly persisted after abstinence and some shifts appeared independent of caffeine. [nature.com] l9tssmpbx https://flipso.com/p/l9tssmpbx?ref=rss Fri, 24 Apr 2026 08:00:34 GMT A reflection on finding perspective amid turmoil, with references to classical thinkers and the idea that history’s patterns repeat. The post closes by inviting readers to enroll in Classical Wisdom’s Essential Greeks video course, offering a 10% discount. [classicalwisdom.substack.com] tc3kyp0ia https://flipso.com/p/tc3kyp0ia?ref=rss Fri, 24 Apr 2026 05:00:42 GMT A brief reminder to have suspicious moles or skin changes checked early. Catching melanoma sooner can make treatment easier and outcomes better. [rubenerd.au] 2rs7szjap https://flipso.com/p/2rs7szjap?ref=rss Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:20:09 GMT George Orwell reflects on the motives behind writing, including ego, aesthetic pleasure, historical curiosity, and political purpose. He argues that serious writing in his time cannot avoid politics, and that the challenge is to turn political conviction into art. [orwellfoundation.com] gkdgdwepe https://flipso.com/p/gkdgdwepe?ref=rss Fri, 24 Apr 2026 02:40:33 GMT ASML bet early on extreme ultraviolet lithography and, after years of risky development and collaboration, became the dominant supplier of the machines that make cutting-edge chips possible. [worksinprogress.co] q7v7tu6nc https://flipso.com/p/q7v7tu6nc?ref=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2026 23:00:08 GMT A shooting-and-cooking side quest turned into an iOS computer-vision project: the author learned target scoring, ported a 2012 OpenCV paper, fine-tuned YOLOv8, and exported the model to Core ML to detect bullet holes and calculate scores. [drobinin.com] psi6px60q https://flipso.com/p/psi6px60q?ref=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:20:29 GMT A 20-year-old German woman with dissociative identity disorder developed psychogenic blindness after a traumatic brain injury. In a rare case study, vision-related testing changed depending on which personality was present, raising questions about how functional neurological symptoms can suppress visual processing. The case is also being misused online to support misleading claims about consciousness and brain function. [theness.com] 148ytrmvx https://flipso.com/p/148ytrmvx?ref=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:00:11 GMT Astronomers mapped the Milky Way’s star-forming disk and found a sharp transition about 35,000 to 40,000 light-years from the galactic center. Beyond that boundary, star formation drops off and the outer disk is dominated by older stars that likely migrated outward over time. [skyandtelescope.org] jzvy2e77o https://flipso.com/p/jzvy2e77o?ref=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:40:38 GMT Construction costs generally rise at or above the pace of inflation, in the U.S. and in many other countries. Using long-run cost indexes and construction-task data, the piece shows that cheaper construction is rare, with only limited periods where costs fell relative to overall prices. [construction-physics.com] m73afuozk https://flipso.com/p/m73afuozk?ref=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:00:09 GMT A 10-year-old girl and her mother found an endangered Mexican axolotl during a day trip in south Wales. [bbc.com] ckz3of1dt https://flipso.com/p/ckz3of1dt?ref=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:00:31 GMT Karma as reciprocity: how game theory, the Prisoner’s Dilemma, and the strategy of tit-for-tat support the idea that actions tend to come back around in human behavior. [honest-broker.com] qtiegxoqs https://flipso.com/p/qtiegxoqs?ref=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:40:10 GMT Interviews with current and former Palantir employees and internal Slack messages suggest growing unease inside the company over ICE, military contracts, and leadership’s political messaging. [wired.com] bvp8j70ha https://flipso.com/p/bvp8j70ha?ref=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:21:04 GMT In 1939, 12-year-old Donn Fendler disappeared while hiking Maine’s most challenging mountain. His incredible story of survival has amazed generations. [thecollector.com] sygyifhvb https://flipso.com/p/sygyifhvb?ref=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:00:46 GMT A co-written essay with Will O’Brien on the ocean as humanity’s last great frontier, tracing the rise and fall of undersea exploration and making the case for renewed investment in ocean infrastructure and settlement. [notboring.co] mcd0h3c3y https://flipso.com/p/mcd0h3c3y?ref=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:20:44 GMT Sophie Rickett’s 1995 photo series shows women in business attire urinating standing up in the City of London, using the staged images to challenge gender norms, public-space behavior, and the sexualization of female bodies. [flashbak.com] 2oopfqp5a https://flipso.com/p/2oopfqp5a?ref=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:00:09 GMT A dispute over how to divvy up the pot in an interrupted game of chance led early mathematicians to invent modern risk assessment [scientificamerican.com] soaileyac https://flipso.com/p/soaileyac?ref=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:00:34 GMT Older animals can be crucial to wildlife survival, not just because they reproduce, but because they carry survival knowledge, guide group behavior, and may strengthen population resilience against disease. New research and conservation policy are pushing managers to protect age structure, not just headcounts. [e360.yale.edu] kjppd51h0 https://flipso.com/p/kjppd51h0?ref=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:40:30 GMT A childhood mistake with a wasp nest leads to chaos and a painful lesson about doing what should have been done properly in the first place, with a sharp political parallel to modern military action in the Middle East. [ofb.biz] mwmci30pe https://flipso.com/p/mwmci30pe?ref=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:40:31 GMT A critique of how prosperous cities can mask weakening finances, using New York and other big metros to argue that urban policy needs harder budget math and more realistic forecasts. [strongtowns.org] awo35on2a https://flipso.com/p/awo35on2a?ref=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:00:36 GMT A beginner-friendly batik project that layers wax and dye to create an abstract fabric design. The finished piece can be used for embroidery, quilting, lampshades, clothing, or as standalone artwork, with a step-by-step guide to stretching the fabric and building up the layers. [handprinted.co.uk] ocsarcgz1 https://flipso.com/p/ocsarcgz1?ref=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:15:30 GMT Flickr remains a strong place to share, organize, and discover photography, with active groups, rich metadata, RSS and API support, and tools like Explore, Sets, and geotagging. The piece argues that its biggest strengths in 2026 are its focused community, archival depth, and resistance to trend-chasing, even if some legacy features feel dated. [petapixel.com] bt9amkvxr https://flipso.com/p/bt9amkvxr?ref=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:20:09 GMT A rigorous introduction to the Riemann integral and a proof of the fundamental theorem of calculus, showing how integration and differentiation are connected. [david.alvarezrosa.com] njp691w4i https://flipso.com/p/njp691w4i?ref=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:00:09 GMT The bacterial flagellar motor is finally understood after 50 years. Recent structural studies explain how proton flow powers the motor and how a signaling molecule flips bacteria between swimming straight and tumbling. [quantamagazine.org] sycv6l64g https://flipso.com/p/sycv6l64g?ref=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:00:11 GMT Sanjiva Wijesinha shares a personal list of books on the Silk Road and related Indian Ocean trade, including The Golden Road, The Sinbad Voyage, Ibn Battuta in Sri Lanka, A Taste of Sugar & Spice, and Letters of Medieval Jewish Traders. [bookdna.com] 7fssj82pm https://flipso.com/p/7fssj82pm?ref=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:00:30 GMT Children’s entertainment went from a once-risky category to one of Hollywood’s most dependable box-office engines, driven by Disney’s 1990s revival, Pixar’s rise, and the genre’s strong economics. But high budgets, franchise dependence, and streaming-era demand have also squeezed the space for original family films. [statsignificant.com] 5en0afhvq https://flipso.com/p/5en0afhvq?ref=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:42:00 GMT When truth becomes costly and threatens the rewards tied to compliance, people and chatbots alike may substitute omission, rationalization, or falsehood. The result is a counterfeit version of reality that protects short-term incentives while eroding trust, authenticity, and long-term value. [charleshughsmith.blogspot.com] 81rbjau1z https://flipso.com/p/81rbjau1z?ref=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:00:09 GMT A free, book-length deep dive into the code and design of Atari's Tempest (1981) and Jeff Minter's Tempest 2000 (1994), with explanations of how specific game mechanics are implemented in the source code. [tempest.homemade.systems] q7rv5332u https://flipso.com/p/q7rv5332u?ref=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:20:08 GMT An autonomous robot ping-pong player dubbed Ace has achieved a milestone for AI and robotics in Tokyo by competing against and sometimes defeating top-level human players at table tennis, a feat that could presage an array of other applications for similarly adept robots. [reuters.com] d2vs207fy https://flipso.com/p/d2vs207fy?ref=rss Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:30 GMT Stories from Colombia, Fiji, Ecuador, Madagascar, Botswana, and Timor-Leste show how scientists, Indigenous leaders, and local communities are restoring ecosystems, protecting wildlife, and supporting livelihoods through hands-on conservation work. [conservation.org]