https://flipso.com/ Latest posts on Flipso Flipso en-us https://flipso.com/static/img/favicon_rss.png https://flipso.com/ 144 144 Thu, 07 May 2026 19:00:11 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 5ekevm7pi https://flipso.com/p/5ekevm7pi?ref=rss Thu, 07 May 2026 19:00:11 GMT A reflective essay on the strange comfort of Costco culture: the rituals of buying in bulk, the store’s surreal scale, and how a routine shopping trip can become a touchpoint for family memory, class, and middle age. [tastecooking.com] 3d5341xdb https://flipso.com/p/3d5341xdb?ref=rss Thu, 07 May 2026 18:40:12 GMT Burning Man’s annual MOOP map tracks how much debris different areas leave behind, showing where cleanup was hardest and how the community has improved its Leave No Trace efforts over time. [not-ship.com] bgjvks8i5 https://flipso.com/p/bgjvks8i5?ref=rss Thu, 07 May 2026 17:40:31 GMT An ordinary, fascinating place [thedeletedscenes.com] 7mejzo87u https://flipso.com/p/7mejzo87u?ref=rss Thu, 07 May 2026 17:20:31 GMT Mostly not very long [construction-physics.com] 7t8l2g24v https://flipso.com/p/7t8l2g24v?ref=rss Thu, 07 May 2026 16:40:08 GMT Some psychiatric patients may actually have treatable autoimmune conditions. But what happens to the newly sane? [newyorker.com] ccxjl0zgf https://flipso.com/p/ccxjl0zgf?ref=rss Thu, 07 May 2026 16:20:27 GMT Ellen Isham Schutt painted hundreds of fruit-and-nut watercolours for the USDA, documenting crop varieties, plant-damage cases, and specimens from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. [flashbak.com] ff3bd85pc https://flipso.com/p/ff3bd85pc?ref=rss Thu, 07 May 2026 15:40:10 GMT A novelist recounts spending weeks working at Sheri’s Ranch, one of Nevada’s legal brothels, and what she learned about clients, money, and the loneliness that brings people there. [esquire.com] t285rvrbj https://flipso.com/p/t285rvrbj?ref=rss Thu, 07 May 2026 15:00:31 GMT A reflection on email procrastination and why the last few unanswered messages can feel harder to finish than the rest, even when the queue is mostly cleared. [atvbt.com] kv91avek4 https://flipso.com/p/kv91avek4?ref=rss Thu, 07 May 2026 14:00:09 GMT Insider traders keep making a killing at our expense [paulkrugman.substack.com] 4ptitdtt0 https://flipso.com/p/4ptitdtt0?ref=rss Thu, 07 May 2026 13:20:08 GMT Three Indian projects are turning the humble matchbox into a design object, from collectible wooden boxes to tiny comic strips and an interactive archive game. Each draws on matchbox labels’ visual language, cultural history, and role as a record of social change. [itsnicethat.com] uumzr4k9j https://flipso.com/p/uumzr4k9j?ref=rss Thu, 07 May 2026 11:00:30 GMT Scientists are increasingly worried that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a major ocean current system that helps keep northern Europe mild, could be weakening and may be approaching a tipping point. Recent studies, model analyses, and ocean measurements have raised concerns, though the timing and likelihood of any collapse remain uncertain. [e360.yale.edu] 776rwp4li https://flipso.com/p/776rwp4li?ref=rss Thu, 07 May 2026 07:20:09 GMT The sunlight-collecting organelles known as chloroplasts solve a packing problem: how to optimize photosynthesis without sustaining damage from dangerously intense rays. [quantamagazine.org] sxxi0kd01 https://flipso.com/p/sxxi0kd01?ref=rss Thu, 07 May 2026 06:40:09 GMT Yeah yeah, I know, data-point of 1. I recently read Susam's blog post where they said that "most of the traffic to my personal website still comes from web feeds" - I wondered if that was true for my site. I've been writing this blog for a while. I've never much bothered with "aggressive" SEO - I have a fairly semantic layout, all my reviews have metadata, and stuff like that - but I'm not… [shkspr.mobi] c6o8jm44y https://flipso.com/p/c6o8jm44y?ref=rss Thu, 07 May 2026 06:20:27 GMT A short post with a photo of film rolls stored in a fridge butter dish, joking about having plenty of old film to get through and calling it the “golden age.” [somenice.com] to7ecr0bi https://flipso.com/p/to7ecr0bi?ref=rss Thu, 07 May 2026 06:00:31 GMT A meditation on well-worn books, book damage, and the pleasures of reading copies marked by use. It ranges from mishaps with battered paperbacks and swollen hardcovers to Charles Lamb’s fondness for “shabby” books, marginalia, and the traces left by previous readers. [evidenceanecdotal.blogspot.com] nuqpgg8h7 https://flipso.com/p/nuqpgg8h7?ref=rss Wed, 06 May 2026 23:20:08 GMT The Trump administration is moving toward federal pre-deployment review of frontier AI models after security concerns over Anthropic’s leaked Mythos model and growing pressure from U.S. agencies and foreign regulators. That shift has narrowed David Sacks’ room to push a deregulatory agenda and weakened his influence over AI policy. [theverge.com] w14rpb01n https://flipso.com/p/w14rpb01n?ref=rss Wed, 06 May 2026 21:00:09 GMT War is bad. Don’t start one. But we’re already in a class war and we’re losing. Where by “we” I mean most people; the winning side comprises, roughly, the richest 0.1% of the population, who are morphing into a hereditary aristocracy. [I mean that, see below.] So, what to do in a war one didn’t choose? [tbray.org] vwji8zltf https://flipso.com/p/vwji8zltf?ref=rss Wed, 06 May 2026 20:20:10 GMT Generative AI can make novice work look expert, but it also lets people produce large volumes of polished output they may not be able to judge for correctness. The result is more motion, more documents, and weaker signals of actual competence inside organizations. [nooneshappy.com] q86umsfqr https://flipso.com/p/q86umsfqr?ref=rss Wed, 06 May 2026 19:40:30 GMT A statistical look at whether Netflix’s Top 10 really signals quality. The analysis compares trending titles with user ratings, finds only a modest quality signal within Netflix, and argues that how long a title stays on the chart may be more informative than its daily rank. [statsignificant.com] 48xv4pr58 https://flipso.com/p/48xv4pr58?ref=rss Wed, 06 May 2026 19:20:31 GMT A new digital atlas launched by Conservation International is guiding a massive conservation effort in the Eastern Himalayas. [conservation.org] 73l753800 https://flipso.com/p/73l753800?ref=rss Wed, 06 May 2026 18:00:32 GMT A Warsaw exhibition looks at Poland’s surprising boom in new and rebuilt castles, treating them as a contemporary expression of identity, power, nostalgia, and historical storytelling rather than simple historical replicas. [commonedge.org] s1k64tirz https://flipso.com/p/s1k64tirz?ref=rss Wed, 06 May 2026 17:00:29 GMT How myths survived before writing, and why oral tradition still matters today. The piece traces how early stories were preserved through memory and performance, then points to a lesson from Albania and the work of Milman Parry and Albert Lord. [classicalwisdom.substack.com] hc0o1stix https://flipso.com/p/hc0o1stix?ref=rss Wed, 06 May 2026 16:20:09 GMT Ted Turner, the media maverick and philanthropist who founded CNN, a pioneering 24-hour network that revolutionized television news, died peacefully Wednesday, surrounded by his family, according to a news release from Turner Enterprises. He was 87. [cnn.com] e4tyax6q7 https://flipso.com/p/e4tyax6q7?ref=rss Wed, 06 May 2026 16:00:36 GMT Nell Whittaker reflects on the realities of house-share cooking and offers a simultaneous multi-meal recipe built around one shared hob. [vittlesmagazine.com] oq73zobye https://flipso.com/p/oq73zobye?ref=rss Wed, 06 May 2026 15:40:28 GMT A new perspective paper warns that sea level rise, wetland loss, and subsidence could leave New Orleans increasingly surrounded by water within decades. The authors argue the city may ultimately require a managed retreat, while Louisiana’s coastal restoration efforts and levee defenses face growing limits. [e360.yale.edu] 5m4tz8qvh https://flipso.com/p/5m4tz8qvh?ref=rss Wed, 06 May 2026 15:20:08 GMT A look at Jagadish Chandra Bose’s experiments on plants, the scientific backlash they provoked, and how his ideas resurfaced in modern debates over plant intelligence. [sciencehistory.org] rwljg2wuq https://flipso.com/p/rwljg2wuq?ref=rss Wed, 06 May 2026 15:00:10 GMT Kate Davies critiques AI-generated knitting podcasts and video content for sounding vivid and affirming while saying little of substance about knitting, its history, or the people who actually make and teach it. [katedaviesdesigns.com] zr9wnvia3 https://flipso.com/p/zr9wnvia3?ref=rss Wed, 06 May 2026 14:40:09 GMT Parents are increasingly declining vitamin K shots for newborns, a long-recommended injection that helps prevent rare but potentially fatal bleeding. Hospitals and doctors report rising refusals fueled by misinformation, and some cases have ended in severe brain bleeds or death. [propublica.org] yxrwp1ygo https://flipso.com/p/yxrwp1ygo?ref=rss Wed, 06 May 2026 13:40:29 GMT A look at the revival of Mongolian barbecue and grill-style buffet dining, from its 1990s peak to new all-you-can-eat spots in Maryland and beyond. [thedeletedscenes.com] uutcw3w4v https://flipso.com/p/uutcw3w4v?ref=rss Wed, 06 May 2026 13:20:09 GMT Aaed Musa’s upgraded quadrupedal robot project, with a focus on low-cost dynamic actuators, motor rewinding, controller troubleshooting, and a capstan-drive joint test stand. [aaedmusa.com]