https://flipso.com/ Latest posts on Flipso Flipso en-us https://flipso.com/static/img/favicon_rss.png https://flipso.com/ 144 144 Mon, 04 May 2026 17:40:32 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss jsc5jsu4b https://flipso.com/p/jsc5jsu4b?ref=rss Mon, 04 May 2026 17:40:32 GMT Why mixed-use, human-scale development is hard to pull off when financing, retail formats, and chain-store logistics still favor big-box suburban models. [thedeletedscenes.com] 8ysipoq15 https://flipso.com/p/8ysipoq15?ref=rss Mon, 04 May 2026 17:00:34 GMT Airline bankruptcies are a recurring feature of the industry: low-cost carriers can grow quickly and look attractive for a while, but their cost structure, labor dynamics, and fuel exposure make them vulnerable when conditions change. The issue also covers GameStop’s proposed eBay merger, how indexes evolve to match investor expectations, why capital gravitates toward certain asset classes, Europe’s AI infrastructure push, and the U.S. government’s AI procurement strategy. [thediff.co] wkgnmzil7 https://flipso.com/p/wkgnmzil7?ref=rss Mon, 04 May 2026 16:40:09 GMT NBER working paper by Noah Arman Kouchekinia, David Neumark, and Tim A. Bruckner using HRS data and local labor-demand shocks to estimate how employment affects cognitive decline. The paper finds that negative labor-demand shocks are associated with lower cognitive scores over time, with effects concentrated among men ages 51–64. [nber.org] f1hjplsx1 https://flipso.com/p/f1hjplsx1?ref=rss Mon, 04 May 2026 15:20:09 GMT A guard assigned to Guantánamo’s secret high-value detainee unit begins to doubt the official story about Mohamedou Salahi, whose case exposes the prison’s intelligence claims and interrogation practices. [newyorker.com] ite4qik37 https://flipso.com/p/ite4qik37?ref=rss Mon, 04 May 2026 15:00:12 GMT Galaxy clusters obey the inverse square law across hundreds of millions of light-years [science.org] kjb59fgxy https://flipso.com/p/kjb59fgxy?ref=rss Mon, 04 May 2026 14:40:11 GMT A technique for making AI-generated images handle text and numbers more reliably: create a precise SVG or other deterministic layout first, then use it as an image input for the model to paint over. [samcollins.blog] jag7pqk3l https://flipso.com/p/jag7pqk3l?ref=rss Mon, 04 May 2026 13:40:09 GMT A month-long social experiment about approaching one new person a day at the gym, tracking how each conversation went and what happened afterward. The post includes detailed results, from brief exchanges to a few ongoing friendships. [thienantran.com] 7qy7rliyp https://flipso.com/p/7qy7rliyp?ref=rss Mon, 04 May 2026 12:20:10 GMT A New Yorker investigation into the escape attempts of four royal women in Dubai, centered on Sheikha Latifa’s 2018 flight by sea, her alleged recapture, and the wider tensions between Dubai’s global image and the reality faced by women in the ruling family. [archive.ph] d1py3kitz https://flipso.com/p/d1py3kitz?ref=rss Mon, 04 May 2026 12:00:33 GMT Eliyahu Goldratt’s theory of constraints says the fastest way to improve a system is to focus on its limiting factor. Applied to personal productivity, that means better tools won’t help unless they improve the real bottleneck in your workflow; otherwise they can just add clutter and distraction. [calnewport.com] 4nkm87x4a https://flipso.com/p/4nkm87x4a?ref=rss Mon, 04 May 2026 11:20:32 GMT Chris Jones traces London’s squat cafe scene from the late 20th century: skip runs, vegan debates, DIY communal kitchens, and the politics of making food in occupied spaces. The essay follows how squat cafes mixed mutual aid, low-cost meals, and countercultural life, and how that legacy still shapes parts of London today. [vittlesmagazine.com] bnxl1eghq https://flipso.com/p/bnxl1eghq?ref=rss Mon, 04 May 2026 10:40:10 GMT Thermos is recalling 8.2 million stainless steel food jars and sports bottles because the stopper can eject forcefully when opened after food or drinks are stored for too long, creating impact and laceration hazards. The company says 27 injuries have been reported, including three cases of permanent vision loss. Affected models were sold from 2008 through 2024, and owners should stop using them and follow Thermos’s recall instructions. [goodmorningamerica.com] ho59p9p8p https://flipso.com/p/ho59p9p8p?ref=rss Mon, 04 May 2026 10:20:29 GMT A centenary reflection on the 1926 General Strike, anchored by 32 Eccleston Square in Pimlico, the former TUC headquarters. It traces the buildup from the miners’ dispute through the strike’s nationwide disruption, the government’s response, and the strike’s eventual collapse, then follows the building’s later history and current restoration plans. [diamondgeezer.blogspot.com] xydtlk4zx https://flipso.com/p/xydtlk4zx?ref=rss Mon, 04 May 2026 09:40:10 GMT An investigation into the Buffalo National River and the tensions around private land, public access, and Walton-family development in Arkansas’s Ozarks. The story traces the river’s preservation battles, local resistance to outside control, and the latest controversy over tourism, property rights, and water quality. [southlandsmag.com] 8d6i2kuxt https://flipso.com/p/8d6i2kuxt?ref=rss Mon, 04 May 2026 09:00:12 GMT A profane, satirical essay by Jason Flores-Williams skewering national identity, hypocrisy, and colonial hangovers through a series of country-by-country riffs, moving from the U.S. and Mexico to Europe and beyond. [almaasfalto.com] ps4dr2bfn https://flipso.com/p/ps4dr2bfn?ref=rss Mon, 04 May 2026 08:00:29 GMT A reflection on epigrams and brevity, tracing the Greek root epi- through English words and quoting examples from Edward Case, X. J. Kennedy, J. V. Cunningham, and R. L. Barth. The post argues that short forms help counter bloated writing and praises epigram’s compression, wit, and force. [evidenceanecdotal.blogspot.com] 2gtnin5nz https://flipso.com/p/2gtnin5nz?ref=rss Mon, 04 May 2026 07:20:08 GMT Remarkably preserved fossils from southern China’s Huayuan biota include 8,681 specimens across 153 species, with more than half new to science. The collection suggests deep-water environments helped some organisms survive the Sinsk extinction and offers fresh clues about Cambrian ecosystems and the early evolution of modern animal groups. [quantamagazine.org] yeyglucfz https://flipso.com/p/yeyglucfz?ref=rss Mon, 04 May 2026 03:00:09 GMT A reflection on how abstraction in computing can make systems easier to use while reducing understanding, judgment, and quality. It contrasts earlier low-level programming constraints with today’s library- and AI-assisted development, arguing that expertise still matters for telling useful results from merely functional ones. [jdgr.net] h5f2kdol8 https://flipso.com/p/h5f2kdol8?ref=rss Mon, 04 May 2026 00:20:29 GMT A reflective essay about driving with the author’s dad to a bakery, noticing a stretch of trees on the route, and the way simple repeated moments can still feel meaningful. It then parallels that experience with walks near home, where the trees, sunlight, and shared noticing become part of daily joy. [mrdbourke.com] cg1ce1hew https://flipso.com/p/cg1ce1hew?ref=rss Sun, 03 May 2026 23:40:10 GMT The Miyawaki method plants dense mixes of native trees and shrubs to rapidly regrow small forests. In Pennsylvania and Los Angeles, these pocket forests are helping buffer highways, restore degraded land, support biodiversity, and improve soil and water health. [ambrook.com] jn393eg4y https://flipso.com/p/jn393eg4y?ref=rss Sun, 03 May 2026 21:00:10 GMT A new Banksy-attributed statue appeared overnight in Waterloo Place, depicting a suited man carrying a flag and stepping blindly off a ledge. Banksy’s Instagram post appears to confirm the installation, and London authorities have not said they plan to remove it. [smithsonianmag.com] 7sgxjxkds https://flipso.com/p/7sgxjxkds?ref=rss Sun, 03 May 2026 20:00:09 GMT NISAR radar data from October 2025 to January 2026 show parts of Mexico City sinking by more than 2 centimeters a month. The measurements reveal rapid ground subsidence linked to groundwater pumping and long-term compaction beneath the city, while also demonstrating the satellite’s ability to track surface deformation through clouds and vegetation. [phys.org] zxjldmmvp https://flipso.com/p/zxjldmmvp?ref=rss Sun, 03 May 2026 18:40:30 GMT Africa’s long 19th century saw major political upheavals, state formation, and urban growth shaped by internal change and expanding external trade networks. From West African jihads and the Mahdist state to developments in Ethiopia, the Swahili coast, and southern Africa, new rulers and new economies reshaped the continent before colonial rule. [africanhistoryextra.com] 8pyh04a4u https://flipso.com/p/8pyh04a4u?ref=rss Sun, 03 May 2026 18:00:11 GMT Researchers at Texas A&M report that compounds in coffee may activate NR4A1, a receptor involved in stress response, inflammation, metabolism and tissue repair. The mechanistic study suggests coffee’s health effects may come from polyphenols and related compounds more than caffeine, and helps explain why regular and decaf coffee have shown similar associations in population studies. [sciencex.com] 3565q6yfm https://flipso.com/p/3565q6yfm?ref=rss Sun, 03 May 2026 17:00:30 GMT A site visit to an old mansion upstate reveals a basement oddity: sections of terra cotta flue liner set into mass concrete, repurposed in a way that’s unconventional but unexpectedly neat as a wine-cellar bottle rack. [oldstructures.com] bqh6cuamv https://flipso.com/p/bqh6cuamv?ref=rss Sun, 03 May 2026 16:40:09 GMT A reflection on thirty years of programming to Phish and how a shift from coding to managing agents has broken that long-standing flow state. The piece contrasts continuous, immersive work with the more fragmented rhythm of supervision, and asks what flow means in an agentic world. [christophermeiklejohn.com] gflf4rxfm https://flipso.com/p/gflf4rxfm?ref=rss Sun, 03 May 2026 16:00:11 GMT Using Claude, I analyzed shared inbox and email history back to 2010 to look for patterns in client terminations. After manually checking much of the data, the pattern seemed to hold: when a business owner was both the buyer and the main point of contact, they were more likely to become a difficult client. [zencapital.substack.com] 2gaav1via https://flipso.com/p/2gaav1via?ref=rss Sun, 03 May 2026 14:40:14 GMT An essay arguing that World War I functioned like a sacrificial ritual: soldiers were treated as offerings to the nation, and mass death was used to justify national renewal and belonging. The piece contrasts Aztec warfare with trench warfare to explore why nations, armies, and civilians accepted such destruction. [libraryofsocialscience.com] ft0mt1pq3 https://flipso.com/p/ft0mt1pq3?ref=rss Sun, 03 May 2026 13:00:09 GMT Analyzing brain-scan data from each child individually, rather than averaging across groups, revealed brain-behavior patterns that differed sharply between children with stronger and weaker cognitive control. The study of more than 4,000 children suggests individual-level analysis may better capture how the brain regulates attention, stopping, and adaptive behavior. [med.stanford.edu] owdkfoh3u https://flipso.com/p/owdkfoh3u?ref=rss Sun, 03 May 2026 12:40:33 GMT Peter Marshall’s photos capture Haggerston, East London, before the area’s later gentrification, with street scenes, pubs, railway arches, and housing from the late 1980s and early 1990s. [flashbak.com] 5zw50iggr https://flipso.com/p/5zw50iggr?ref=rss Sun, 03 May 2026 12:00:32 GMT A history of coffee’s rise from a controversial stimulant in the Muslim world to a defining feature of European and global coffeehouse culture. It traces early bans, moral panic, medical claims, and the way coffee helped shape modern social life and public debate. [worldhistory.substack.com]