https://flipso.com/ Latest posts on Flipso Flipso en-us https://flipso.com/static/img/favicon_rss.png https://flipso.com/ 144 144 Sun, 03 May 2026 18:40:30 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 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] zl547uq66 https://flipso.com/p/zl547uq66?ref=rss Sun, 03 May 2026 11:40:33 GMT A wandering look at Hadley Wood station and its surroundings, from tunnel portals and step-free access to the 399 bus, local plaques, property prices, and the oddities of this out-of-the-way corner of north London. [diamondgeezer.blogspot.com] ee24ucr3g https://flipso.com/p/ee24ucr3g?ref=rss Sun, 03 May 2026 10:20:09 GMT A list and history of San Francisco's many humorously similar street names, which are liable to confuse both locals and out-of-towners. [j-nelson.net] t7ddbdtx5 https://flipso.com/p/t7ddbdtx5?ref=rss Sun, 03 May 2026 10:00:33 GMT A reflection on William Cowper’s wit, religious intensity, and uneasy mental state, centered on passages from his letters and poetry. The post argues that his playful metaphors and lyrical precision reveal a poet whose humor and anguish coexist. [evidenceanecdotal.blogspot.com] c52c7ralb https://flipso.com/p/c52c7ralb?ref=rss Sun, 03 May 2026 08:40:10 GMT An investigation says a Chiba hotel that closed in late 2025 is part of a wider collapse involving a company that acquired dozens of hotels and care facilities across Japan, with many now shut or out of business. Former employees and local officials describe unpaid expenses, suspended operations, and a fast-moving M&A strategy that may have been linked to the Business Manager visa system. [newsonjapan.com] xitlbu8y8 https://flipso.com/p/xitlbu8y8?ref=rss Sun, 03 May 2026 07:20:27 GMT Spent this morning at Minnebar. This year was the 20th anniversary. I’ve had several posts about Minnebar on this blog through the years. I’ve only been able to go a... [bjhess.com] rf11zerns https://flipso.com/p/rf11zerns?ref=rss Sun, 03 May 2026 06:00:10 GMT A new pill from Loyal could soon extend dogs’ lives, and its progress may reshape pet care and longevity medicine more broadly. [theatlantic.com] ulu9qw5ei https://flipso.com/p/ulu9qw5ei?ref=rss Sun, 03 May 2026 03:20:31 GMT California’s proposed one-time tax on billionaires is a poor way to raise revenue. A more durable approach would be to use ongoing tax policy instead of a temporary levy that creates budget uncertainty and may encourage wealthy residents to leave the state. [noahpinion.blog] f2ezkr7f7 https://flipso.com/p/f2ezkr7f7?ref=rss Sun, 03 May 2026 02:20:27 GMT A reflection on the essay as a form, sparked by Cristina Nehring’s critique of the American essay and by Montaigne’s ideal of crossing boundaries, arguing boldly, and resisting specialization. The post also links this tradition to modern blogging and to the decline of essays that aim for breadth, wit, and general insight. [evidenceanecdotal.blogspot.com] buugjdus8 https://flipso.com/p/buugjdus8?ref=rss Sun, 03 May 2026 02:00:31 GMT A look at how molecules can store energy in internal states, from ortho/para hydrogen spin isomers to a UV-switchable molecule that can hold energy in a metastable form and release it later as heat. The post also connects the science to broader research ecosystem questions. [nanoscale.blogspot.com] k4hage9gv https://flipso.com/p/k4hage9gv?ref=rss Sat, 02 May 2026 23:20:09 GMT A new study from the Neumark-Nord site in central Germany suggests Neanderthals did more than crack bones for marrow: they crushed large mammal bones and heated them in water to extract calorie-rich bone grease. The evidence points to organized, large-scale fat rendering at a lakeside processing site used by at least 172 big mammals, including deer, horses and aurochs. [universiteitleiden.nl] inw9jyqv1 https://flipso.com/p/inw9jyqv1?ref=rss Sat, 02 May 2026 23:00:32 GMT A close reading of Thomas Heywood’s A Woman Killed by Kindness, emphasizing its domestic melodrama, emotional manipulation, and move from tragedy toward pity. The post compares it with other domestic tragedies, notes its A/B plot structure, and briefly looks ahead to Elizabeth Cary’s The Tragedy of Mariam. [wutheringexpectations.blogspot.com] hptqd18b6 https://flipso.com/p/hptqd18b6?ref=rss Sat, 02 May 2026 22:20:09 GMT Under the new rules, police will be able to issue tickets directly to the car's manufacturer when an autonomous vehicle breaks a traffic law. [bbc.com] l9923glu0 https://flipso.com/p/l9923glu0?ref=rss Sat, 02 May 2026 22:00:33 GMT Cory Doctorow argues for a post-Trump “Nuremberg Caucus”: a Democratic plan to document abuses in advance, pursue accountability for officials, unwind corrupt mergers, weaken the Supreme Court, and deter future authoritarianism. The post also links to related items on antitrust, voting rights, and other recommended reads. [pluralistic.net] hxqtsbbp6 https://flipso.com/p/hxqtsbbp6?ref=rss Sat, 02 May 2026 21:40:30 GMT A comparison of solo models, hub-and-spoke orchestration, and market-style bidding for AI tasks finds markets can outperform hierarchical planning on brittle reasoning, while coding often still favors a single coherent model. The piece argues that coordination works best when tasks decompose cleanly, and that models’ limited self-knowledge makes allocation hard. [strangeloopcanon.com] zmu5hq5hx https://flipso.com/p/zmu5hq5hx?ref=rss Sat, 02 May 2026 20:40:09 GMT A Gothamist investigation finds chronic violence, emergency calls, and management turnover at the Tillary Street Women’s Shelter in Downtown Brooklyn, where residents and staff describe a chaotic, unsafe environment. [gothamist.com] hwhx4tegc https://flipso.com/p/hwhx4tegc?ref=rss Sat, 02 May 2026 20:20:09 GMT A defense of print culture and a welcome for Portico, a new literary quarterly edited by Micah Mattix, with examples of magazines and newspapers returning to print. [wsjfreeexpression.substack.com] hmyy855hd https://flipso.com/p/hmyy855hd?ref=rss Sat, 02 May 2026 19:20:09 GMT The latest EPO-IEA report says battery circularity patents have surged over the past decade, with Asia leading overall and Europe posting strong growth. The report covers collection, sorting, recycling, recovery, repurposing, and battery metal refining, against a backdrop of rapidly rising EV battery waste and expanding demand for critical materials. [epo.org] 4egzoqtn2 https://flipso.com/p/4egzoqtn2?ref=rss Sat, 02 May 2026 17:20:09 GMT A chess term for a position where being forced to move makes your situation worse. In combinatorial game theory, it can specifically mean a move that flips the outcome from win to loss. The concept appears in chess endgames and other turn-based games, especially when passing would be better if it were allowed. [en.wikipedia.org] oypkq5k1t https://flipso.com/p/oypkq5k1t?ref=rss Sat, 02 May 2026 15:00:29 GMT How Bob Dylan Got His Mojo Back [ian-leslie.com] 9c5cmfxee https://flipso.com/p/9c5cmfxee?ref=rss Sat, 02 May 2026 14:20:09 GMT How state-backed disinformation networks manipulate Wikipedia and other open platforms to launder propaganda, distort public knowledge, and influence AI systems. [bettedangerous.com] xocblyi5g https://flipso.com/p/xocblyi5g?ref=rss Sat, 02 May 2026 13:00:47 GMT Rachel Khong, former executive editor of Lucky Peach and author of Goodbye, Vitamin and Real Americans, discusses her new short story collection, My Dear You, plus the legacy of Lucky Peach and the possibilities of short fiction. [tastecooking.com]