https://flipso.com/ Latest posts on Flipso Flipso en-us https://flipso.com/static/img/favicon_rss.png https://flipso.com/ 144 144 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:20:09 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 6oib2duva https://flipso.com/p/6oib2duva?ref=rss Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:20:09 GMT An extensive archive of vanished and abandoned airfields across all 50 states, with historical notes, photos, and updates to individual airport entries. [airfields-freeman.com] w4m588pk0 https://flipso.com/p/w4m588pk0?ref=rss Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:00:24 GMT A quick catalog of the many ways people signal status and affiliation: clothing, looks, neighborhood, cars, email habits, food choices, parenting choices, social media stats, and even what we claim not to care about. Money is only part of the story; social signaling is the bigger theme. [seths.blog] 041ubn3fk https://flipso.com/p/041ubn3fk?ref=rss Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:40:09 GMT A drought-stricken Central Valley orchard owner watches his pistachio trees and retirement investment face ruin after irrigation water is cut off. The story follows Terra Bella growers and farmworkers as the shortage threatens crops, livelihoods, and a small farming town. [latimes.com] klp8h247d https://flipso.com/p/klp8h247d?ref=rss Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:40:28 GMT A sharp essay arguing that “slop” — AI-generated images, essays, and other hollow, imitation-heavy media — is less a medium than a bad story: effective at capturing attention, but empty, dishonest, and hard to believe. [workingtheorys.com] gx089t7c6 https://flipso.com/p/gx089t7c6?ref=rss Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:00:09 GMT A St. Louis suburb still wrestles with the long-running health and environmental fallout from radioactive waste linked to the Manhattan Project, buried near local neighborhoods and a landfill that remains a community concern. [popularmechanics.com] bssa40fmn https://flipso.com/p/bssa40fmn?ref=rss Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:20:09 GMT How Justus Liebig’s cheap, do-it-yourself glass apparatus helped transform chemistry and establish the modern laboratory. [asimov.press] 8lwq26l56 https://flipso.com/p/8lwq26l56?ref=rss Wed, 17 Jun 2026 02:20:07 GMT Tim Ferriss argues that AI and chatbots are sharply reducing demand for prescriptive nonfiction, using his own book sales as evidence. He also considers what kinds of content may survive as advice, search, and summaries increasingly move into AI interfaces. [tim.blog] ccgozq54a https://flipso.com/p/ccgozq54a?ref=rss Wed, 17 Jun 2026 02:00:27 GMT Joddy Pettit, a Colorado bowyer with 30 years of experience, discusses his bow-making journey, bamboo-backed and peri-reflex designs, and the craft behind Meadowlark Adventure Gear. [anchorpointexpeditions.com] kyxcslsdv https://flipso.com/p/kyxcslsdv?ref=rss Tue, 16 Jun 2026 23:20:27 GMT Ted Gioia shares 22 books he recommends for understanding societal collapse, from Roman decline and the French Revolution to crowd psychology and dystopian fiction. [honest-broker.com] i5k83w3f3 https://flipso.com/p/i5k83w3f3?ref=rss Tue, 16 Jun 2026 22:00:09 GMT How Bill Watterson Stuck to His Guns — and Vanished [therepublicofletters.substack.com] 11rwllcjy https://flipso.com/p/11rwllcjy?ref=rss Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:40:28 GMT Guest post by Alexander “Sasha” Putilin on an ACX Grants replication attempt of a neuroscience study about alpha-rhythm entrainment and learning. The result did not replicate, and the post argues the original finding may have been driven by a few noisy outliers and summary-statistics framing. [astralcodexten.com] 0fusk6y2c https://flipso.com/p/0fusk6y2c?ref=rss Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:00:31 GMT European housing shortages are often more severe than America’s, and restrictive zoning is a major reason. The piece argues that suburbs and densification are treated differently in Europe, so the politics of housing reform look unlike the U.S. debate. [worksinprogress.news] x7tylv8gz https://flipso.com/p/x7tylv8gz?ref=rss Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:20:27 GMT A Conservation International study explores how Indigenous communities protect biodiversity through long-standing cultural practices, from sacred groves and river buffers to territorial monitoring, and how climate change is disrupting the knowledge those practices depend on. [conservation.org] 6cy71kius https://flipso.com/p/6cy71kius?ref=rss Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:40:09 GMT A religious studies professor describes how his work on demonology and exorcism drew desperate calls from people seeking help with alleged possessions, and reflects on why exorcism remains culturally powerful in modern America. [thebaffler.com] ektkrisgi https://flipso.com/p/ektkrisgi?ref=rss Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:20:09 GMT A former prosecutor argues that speaking to police without a lawyer can hurt your case, even if you believe you did nothing wrong. The post advises invoking your right to remain silent and asking for an attorney before answering questions or consenting to a search. [campolalaw.com] xfa4ysu7k https://flipso.com/p/xfa4ysu7k?ref=rss Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:00:08 GMT Why the Bay Area has become a setting for underground-labyrinth horror, from Silicon Valley’s hidden toxic history to the uncanny worlds of Us and Backrooms. [oaklandreviewofbooks.org] vujd007j1 https://flipso.com/p/vujd007j1?ref=rss Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:40:27 GMT Wild-animal vaccines can reduce zoonotic spillover, protect species from disease-driven decline, and improve animal welfare. From rabies bait programs to new vaccines for threatened wildlife, the article shows how immunizing animals in the wild can safeguard both people and ecosystems. [worksinprogress.co] tongvhqes https://flipso.com/p/tongvhqes?ref=rss Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:48:16 GMT Ollie Wagner discusses designing Apple emoji, including the creative constraints, technical tradeoffs, and how familiar symbols are shaped for millions of users. [shadycharacters.co.uk] ax4vfiu08 https://flipso.com/p/ax4vfiu08?ref=rss Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:20:08 GMT An exploration of how I became a massive geek. [michaelenger.com] 2wiwriopo https://flipso.com/p/2wiwriopo?ref=rss Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:40:13 GMT Interactive article explaining the mechanics of a mechanical watch movement, including the mainspring, gears, escapement, and balance wheel. [ciechanow.ski] iun3jt7g7 https://flipso.com/p/iun3jt7g7?ref=rss Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:20:09 GMT An archive of roughly 2,500 pictorial typography and letterpress works spanning four centuries, with images composed from type ornaments, characters, and rules. [garden-of-flowers.heikkilotvonen.com] tupa2aj1u https://flipso.com/p/tupa2aj1u?ref=rss Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:00:28 GMT Selectively expanding legal immigration could improve fiscal sustainability. The piece argues for more merit-based visas, better-designed temporary worker programs, and policies that make immigration contribute more to growth and the debt-to-GDP ratio. [slowboring.com] h07ql2nuv https://flipso.com/p/h07ql2nuv?ref=rss Tue, 16 Jun 2026 07:20:27 GMT A philosophical look at the moral tradeoffs of colonizing space, weighing utilitarian benefits, Kantian duties, virtue ethics, environmental stewardship, social justice, and existential risk. [thecollector.com] 3iwqzit3v https://flipso.com/p/3iwqzit3v?ref=rss Tue, 16 Jun 2026 07:00:37 GMT William Maxwell’s 1980 acceptance speech for the William Dean Howells Medal becomes a meditation on remembering the dead, with Louise Bogan as the example that shaped his life and work. The post reflects on eulogies, literary memory, and why keeping the dead “alive and vivid” matters to the living. [evidenceanecdotal.blogspot.com] 6ro4tfjic https://flipso.com/p/6ro4tfjic?ref=rss Tue, 16 Jun 2026 05:40:27 GMT Charles Hugh Smith argues that replacing fiat money won’t fix deeper problems in values, incentives, or the real-world systems that keep supply chains, energy, and trade functioning. He warns that scarce replacement currencies could worsen inequality and disrupt global commerce if the underlying economy breaks down. [charleshughsmith.blogspot.com] 19h70wfla https://flipso.com/p/19h70wfla?ref=rss Tue, 16 Jun 2026 04:40:08 GMT A DIY project that turns a Wi‑Fi smart bulb into a hidden access point for hosting digital copies of banned books. The post walks through the hardware teardown, ESP32C3 firmware experiments, attempts to add storage, and the design tradeoffs of building a low-cost digital dead drop. [richardosgood.com] z2e0c6nkb https://flipso.com/p/z2e0c6nkb?ref=rss Tue, 16 Jun 2026 01:40:37 GMT Early human foragers used language and weapons to help bands coordinate against would-be dominators, and that same power later shaped norm enforcement, politics, and storytelling. The post argues that vivid stories evolved to make people’s motives and norm violations easier to judge, even when realism is sacrificed for clarity. [overcomingbias.com] 99zoibdhb https://flipso.com/p/99zoibdhb?ref=rss Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:40:09 GMT The first time I emailed a stranger, I swear my cursor hovered overSendfor a full five minutes. [goodinternetmagazine.com] tzlrnr3dc https://flipso.com/p/tzlrnr3dc?ref=rss Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:08 GMT https://gmalandrakis.com/writings/ad-economicum.html [gmalandrakis.com] 2b428nag8 https://flipso.com/p/2b428nag8?ref=rss Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:20:28 GMT China may be heading toward Japan-style “zombie” firms: loss-making companies kept alive by rollover loans, below-market credit, and state support. The piece argues this can preserve jobs in the short run but weaken productivity, crowd out healthier firms, and slow long-term growth. [noahpinion.blog]