https://flipso.com/ Latest posts on Flipso Flipso en-us https://flipso.com/static/img/favicon_rss.png https://flipso.com/ 144 144 Fri, 08 May 2026 14:00:36 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss fktforj67 https://flipso.com/p/fktforj67?ref=rss Fri, 08 May 2026 14:00:36 GMT A beautiful, subtle graphic novel about Lucy, a queer Chinese-Canadian chef in Montreal whose work, family obligations, and personal relationships are all fraying at once. Doctorow praises its stoic tone, layered character work, and lingering emotional impact. [pluralistic.net] nszx22sm8 https://flipso.com/p/nszx22sm8?ref=rss Fri, 08 May 2026 12:40:45 GMT Scott Alexander argues that flags, movie plot holes, and tech company names can act as “model organisms” for taste: small, concrete examples that reveal how aesthetic rules evolve, when they’re genuinely useful, and when they become stale conventions or status games. [astralcodexten.com] 56wnciky9 https://flipso.com/p/56wnciky9?ref=rss Fri, 08 May 2026 11:40:45 GMT Fast can mean many things: a drag racer built for explosive speed, a marathon runner built for endurance, a team that moves quickly through clear communication, a craftsperson who speeds up by preparing well, or an iterator who learns by generating many versions. All of these trade off differently, but each is fast on purpose. [seths.blog] clelemhgv https://flipso.com/p/clelemhgv?ref=rss Fri, 08 May 2026 11:00:09 GMT Baylor College of Medicine researchers found that during general anesthesia, hippocampal neurons can distinguish sounds, process speech, and even predict upcoming words. Published in Nature, the study suggests some language-comprehension and predictive functions continue without conscious awareness. [bcm.edu] a9q64isyo https://flipso.com/p/a9q64isyo?ref=rss Fri, 08 May 2026 10:20:28 GMT https://www.shermansfoodadventures.com/2026/05/chef-hung-taiwanese-beef-noodle.html?m=1 [shermansfoodadventures.com] cyvnb8glb https://flipso.com/p/cyvnb8glb?ref=rss Fri, 08 May 2026 09:20:08 GMT LWN examines the dispute over The Document Foundation’s revocation of membership for dozens of Collabora-affiliated contributors, the legal and governance concerns behind it, and the fallout for LibreOffice community politics. [lwn.net] wzi9anc83 https://flipso.com/p/wzi9anc83?ref=rss Fri, 08 May 2026 08:00:29 GMT A repost, because I'm annoyed. [noahpinion.blog] niopxvdlw https://flipso.com/p/niopxvdlw?ref=rss Fri, 08 May 2026 07:20:09 GMT How Cyrillic became tied to power, identity, and politics in Eastern Europe, from medieval rulers and church disputes to modern Russian claims of Slavonic unity. [historytoday.com] wlzirsv64 https://flipso.com/p/wlzirsv64?ref=rss Fri, 08 May 2026 06:00:27 GMT Reading by Tim Foley: [caitlinjohnst.one] e8cxl3514 https://flipso.com/p/e8cxl3514?ref=rss Fri, 08 May 2026 05:40:12 GMT Neutrinos have repeatedly upended particle physics, from resolving a 1920s conservation problem to revealing solar neutrino oscillations and constraining their tiny mass. Los Alamos scientists helped detect the neutrino, test solar neutrino deficits, and probe whether sterile or Majorana neutrinos could help explain dark matter and matter-antimatter asymmetry. [lanl.gov] 9hf0ybgkx https://flipso.com/p/9hf0ybgkx?ref=rss Fri, 08 May 2026 04:40:09 GMT A Cambridge study of 411 gambling ads from licensed operators in Ireland found that men were reached 2.3 times more often than women on Meta platforms, with the largest exposure among 25- to 34-year-olds. The researchers say the results show how social media advertising can still heavily reach young men even without explicit gender targeting. [cam.ac.uk] lvzc474yz https://flipso.com/p/lvzc474yz?ref=rss Fri, 08 May 2026 04:00:34 GMT ‘Artificial’ wasn’t always a warning label. In the 19th century, artificial ice was often welcomed as a cleaner, more reliable alternative to natural ice, and suspicion wasn’t the main obstacle to its adoption. The real challenge was making the technology cheap and practical enough to compete. [worksinprogress.co] 4p545jntw https://flipso.com/p/4p545jntw?ref=rss Fri, 08 May 2026 03:20:08 GMT New school guidelines in Singapore allow caning for boys aged nine and up who bully others, including through cyberbullying, but only after other measures fail. Girls will face other disciplinary actions instead, and schools must approve the punishment and monitor the student afterward. [theguardian.com] 8tv8gfsrd https://flipso.com/p/8tv8gfsrd?ref=rss Fri, 08 May 2026 00:20:08 GMT A JAMA study found nonprofit hospitals spent at least $7.8 billion on management consulting over roughly a decade, but saw no clear improvements in finances, staffing, operations, or patient outcomes. Researchers also report that more than 20% of nonprofit hospitals hired consultants during the study period. [uchicagomedicine.org] dvojml3sh https://flipso.com/p/dvojml3sh?ref=rss Thu, 07 May 2026 22:40:10 GMT A locally tailored intervention for unmarried adolescent girls in 18 northern Nigerian communities cut marriage rates from 86% to 21%. The result suggests that coordinated, multi-pronged programs can outperform narrower, cheaper approaches when tackling entrenched social problems. [nature.com] dxnwqeswm https://flipso.com/p/dxnwqeswm?ref=rss Thu, 07 May 2026 21:00:28 GMT Ed West examines what people mean by “the West,” why the phrase has become politically potent, and how it is used across right- and left-leaning debates about identity, freedom, Europe, and Russia. [edwest.co.uk] 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]