https://flipso.com/ Latest posts on Flipso Flipso en-us https://flipso.com/static/img/favicon_rss.png https://flipso.com/ 144 144 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:59:27 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss luq84tier https://flipso.com/p/luq84tier?ref=rss Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:59:27 GMT Bill Gates argues that the Internet’s biggest business opportunity lies in content—especially information and entertainment—and predicts strong competition across software, news, games, communities, and online publishing. He also warns that early Internet content businesses will struggle to monetize through ads or subscriptions, even though he expects new payment systems to make small charges practical over time. [web.archive.org] y2tvk98mh https://flipso.com/p/y2tvk98mh?ref=rss Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:06:02 GMT When copies become abundant and cheap, value shifts to things that can’t be copied: trust, immediacy, personalization, interpretation, authenticity, accessibility, embodiment, patronage, and findability. [kevinkelly.substack.com] 127azw9t0 https://flipso.com/p/127azw9t0?ref=rss Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:00:15 GMT LEDs could help reduce light pollution, but many cities have used them to add more glare instead of smarter controls. The result is wasted energy, harsher nighttime lighting, and missed chances to dim, aim, and warm outdoor lights. [spectrum.ieee.org] ea3gjxjd4 https://flipso.com/p/ea3gjxjd4?ref=rss Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:00:14 GMT University of Queensland researchers found most skin thermoreceptors can detect both cool and warmth, challenging the idea that separate nerve cells handle each sensation. Using imaging in mice, the study suggests new clues for understanding thermal dysfunction in ageing and disease. [news.uq.edu.au] dsmsgi83v https://flipso.com/p/dsmsgi83v?ref=rss Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:40:13 GMT How Britain’s move from gold to paper money in the early 19th century fueled forgery, harsh prosecutions, and a debate over what money really is. [historytoday.com] jjabuigqz https://flipso.com/p/jjabuigqz?ref=rss Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:53:53 GMT Run an airport and keep everything moving: manage passengers, flights, baggage, staffing, and operations under pressure. [airport.apunen.com] adlyeamha https://flipso.com/p/adlyeamha?ref=rss Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:40:28 GMT A meditation on cartographic ethics: mapmaking necessarily distorts reality, but some distortions cross the line into negligence or deception. Using examples from AI-generated maps, propaganda, transit maps, projections, and label placement, the post proposes that an ethical map should not leave a reasonable reader with a significantly inaccurate understanding of the subject. [somethingaboutmaps.wordpress.com] i8db812k4 https://flipso.com/p/i8db812k4?ref=rss Sun, 19 Jul 2026 21:20:18 GMT While Vienna’s coffeehouses bred modernism, in Belgrade’s kafanas grew conspiracy and rage. Their clash consumed Europe [aeon.co] lpm2xxemb https://flipso.com/p/lpm2xxemb?ref=rss Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:20:28 GMT An essay on literary biography, the pull between life and work, and the value of small, vivid details. It moves from an imagined exhaustive novel to Paul Celan, Kafka, and the idea that a single image can reveal more than a complete narrative. [this-space.blogspot.com] mfh795uoh https://flipso.com/p/mfh795uoh?ref=rss Sun, 19 Jul 2026 21:00:15 GMT Researchers found that adults who reported watching TV very often in midlife later showed smaller volumes in brain regions linked to memory and executive function, along with more white matter damage markers. The association persisted after accounting for factors like physical activity, diabetes, BMI, smoking, and alcohol use. Other sedentary activities were not tied to the same changes. [dornsife.usc.edu] v2a09e8fd https://flipso.com/p/v2a09e8fd?ref=rss Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:00:12 GMT Gödel’s incompleteness theorems, Turing’s halting problem, and later results in learning theory and neural network limits show how self-reference and undecidability still shape modern computing and AI. The piece connects these ideas to Gödel’s life, the origins of the general-purpose computer, and the gap between formal guarantees and benchmark-driven machine learning. [iain.so] jbfb8onhp https://flipso.com/p/jbfb8onhp?ref=rss Sun, 19 Jul 2026 08:40:13 GMT Fulvio De Bonis runs a luxury travel company that uses deep local connections to unlock private access to Rome’s museums, churches, palazzi, and after-hours experiences for wealthy clients. [theatlantic.com] t4fpdw8mc https://flipso.com/p/t4fpdw8mc?ref=rss Sun, 19 Jul 2026 06:20:21 GMT Half a century after mercury contamination near Grassy Narrows First Nation, the poisoning continues to have deadly consequences — especially for youth [cbc.ca] d1zvsm297 https://flipso.com/p/d1zvsm297?ref=rss Sun, 19 Jul 2026 03:00:16 GMT A 23-year-old student’s breakthrough showed that multiplication can be done faster than the long-accepted grade-school method, but the ultimate speed limit is still unresolved. [scientificamerican.com] 4gb6ejxgu https://flipso.com/p/4gb6ejxgu?ref=rss Sun, 19 Jul 2026 02:40:31 GMT A reflection on how Alice Winn’s *In Memoriam* made the scale and brutality of World War I feel newly real. The essay connects trench warfare, remembrance, and the long shadow of industrialized violence, then ties that historical horror to the present-day threat of climate change and other large-scale risks. [maggieappleton.com] 9jiygsxqe https://flipso.com/p/9jiygsxqe?ref=rss Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:20:18 GMT An investigation into Arkansas’ voucher-funded private schools, focusing on The Delta Institute for the Developing Brain and how state money kept flowing despite serious abuse allegations and limited oversight. The story examines the state’s hands-off regulation, complaints from parents, and how a rapidly expanding school-choice program has outpaced accountability. [propublica.org] c4ck9d3wt https://flipso.com/p/c4ck9d3wt?ref=rss Sat, 18 Jul 2026 17:20:14 GMT A look at how percolation theory can help explain why interstellar colonization might fizzle out, with a genetic-bottleneck analogy drawn from cheetahs and other species. [reactormag.com] saavcmsq7 https://flipso.com/p/saavcmsq7?ref=rss Sat, 18 Jul 2026 08:20:18 GMT A look at how LEGO instructions evolved from simple 1950s leaflets and idea books to detailed, digitally produced guides. The article traces major milestones in design and production, including the move from hand-drawn steps to computer tools, the expansion of the instruction team, and the shift to LEGO Builder and 3D instructions. [lego.com] 393v3q0vu https://flipso.com/p/393v3q0vu?ref=rss Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:39:04 GMT A humorous look at the circular, gradient-heavy branding choices common across AI companies, and why so many logos converge on the same soft, abstract visual language. [velvetshark.com] y8zmy4w5w https://flipso.com/p/y8zmy4w5w?ref=rss Sat, 18 Jul 2026 03:20:15 GMT A reflection on using a deliberately messy notebook as a low-friction place for random quotes, story ideas, memos, and half-formed thoughts. The goal is to embrace imperfection, make note-taking easier, and break the habit of making every notebook too precious to use. [pinewind.bearblog.dev] iek1cpn8e https://flipso.com/p/iek1cpn8e?ref=rss Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:00:15 GMT Union Pacific is testing a simple heat-mitigation method: painting rail white in high-temperature areas to reflect sunlight and reduce rail temperature. The railroad says the approach adds another layer of protection alongside anchors, fasteners, inspections, and maintenance, as part of its broader safety strategy. [up.com] a1og3igfa https://flipso.com/p/a1og3igfa?ref=rss Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:40:14 GMT In Oak Park, Illinois, Frank Lloyd Wright lived and worked in the home he bought at 22, later adding a studio wing where many early Prairie-style designs were created. The house museum preserves the 1889 home, its 1895 expansion, and the 1898 studio addition, along with restored interiors and original furnishings. [architecturaldigest.com] n45ehg8ba https://flipso.com/p/n45ehg8ba?ref=rss Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:40:24 GMT A consultant’s framework for three common responses to problems beyond solving them: pushing problems around, preserving problems, and promoting new problems. It highlights how incentives, institutional dependence, and unintended consequences shape what happens next. [improvesomething.today] pp2we45d0 https://flipso.com/p/pp2we45d0?ref=rss Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:20:35 GMT Rrome Alone, a rapper on North Carolina’s death row, turns prison-phone recordings into a stark critique of the death penalty, blending personal reflection, faith, and calls for redemption. [escapethealgorithm.substack.com] vnbqn4dah https://flipso.com/p/vnbqn4dah?ref=rss Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:40:31 GMT A personal essay about learning to swim as an adult, facing fear and self-doubt, and gradually building confidence through repeated lessons and small wins. [sibervepunk.com] 8ur0yav8q https://flipso.com/p/8ur0yav8q?ref=rss Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:20:15 GMT Astronomers have detected an atmosphere around LHS 1140b, a rocky exoplanet in its star’s habitable zone. The finding makes it one of the more intriguing candidates for studying potentially Earth-like conditions beyond the solar system. [bbc.com] xk0xtg9zw https://flipso.com/p/xk0xtg9zw?ref=rss Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:40:10 GMT How Chelsie Anderson, a suburban South Carolina mom and seafood restaurant waitress, became entangled in a prison-based drug network and fled to Mexico. [thecut.com] uptyhjhei https://flipso.com/p/uptyhjhei?ref=rss Fri, 17 Jul 2026 05:20:09 GMT Researchers studying a 1,900-year-old latrine at Hadrian’s Villa found calcite in cracks and pores, suggesting carbonation helps seal and strengthen Roman concrete over time. The finding could inform longer-lasting, lower-carbon modern concrete. [smithsonianmag.com] rhwuqbw8c https://flipso.com/p/rhwuqbw8c?ref=rss Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:40:28 GMT Evgeny Katyshev’s map of İzmir’s rapid transit network has been adopted as the official map. Transit Maps praises its 30-degree grid, horizontal labels, future-proofing for the under-construction M2 line, and the way it handles the city’s metro, tram, ferry, and İZBAN suburban rail services. [transitmap.net] mfzdt1ybj https://flipso.com/p/mfzdt1ybj?ref=rss Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:09 GMT New research examines how period-tracking apps handle sensitive health data, showing which ones better protect user privacy and which may share details more freely. [bbc.com]