https://flipso.com/ Latest posts on Flipso Flipso en-us https://flipso.com/static/img/favicon_rss.png https://flipso.com/ 144 144 Sat, 13 Jun 2026 21:00:09 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss bsq28etfy https://flipso.com/p/bsq28etfy?ref=rss Sat, 13 Jun 2026 21:00:09 GMT UI animations should remain coherent at every moment, not just in the start and end states. Small visual glitches, desynchronized motion, and partially loaded or inconsistent frames can undermine user trust. [tonsky.me] k9r1uen81 https://flipso.com/p/k9r1uen81?ref=rss Sat, 13 Jun 2026 20:20:28 GMT FIFA’s 2026 World Cup ticketing rollout has been marked by dynamic pricing, heavy resale fees, launch problems, and sharp criticism over how it balances revenue with fan access. [readtrung.com] 0z7wrih38 https://flipso.com/p/0z7wrih38?ref=rss Sat, 13 Jun 2026 20:00:09 GMT A practical guide to Exif: where it lives in image files, what metadata it stores, why orientation matters, and how tools like exiftool help inspect or strip it. [brentfitzgerald.com] dl1qkq1wp https://flipso.com/p/dl1qkq1wp?ref=rss Sat, 13 Jun 2026 19:20:27 GMT Wrong Side of History round-up #77, with reflections on Substack’s international readership, commentary on politics and culture, and links to recent essays on housing, cities, immigration, and public life. [edwest.co.uk] scfien6sy https://flipso.com/p/scfien6sy?ref=rss Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:40:28 GMT The World Cup tourists helping me see America [slowboring.com] 94ifrsvjx https://flipso.com/p/94ifrsvjx?ref=rss Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:00:28 GMT How pre-modern societies raised, sorted, equipped, and paid armies without modern bureaucracy, focusing on the coordination problem behind mobilization and two minimal models: self-recruitment and retinue-based recruitment. [acoup.blog] sfef2507v https://flipso.com/p/sfef2507v?ref=rss Sat, 13 Jun 2026 17:40:09 GMT Deer antlers can record injury and “remember” it the next time they regrow, producing a branch in the same spot a year later. Michael Levin uses that phenomenon, along with related work in planarians and axolotls, to explore how cells store and revise body-pattern memory during regeneration. [thoughtforms.life] hedo9fylw https://flipso.com/p/hedo9fylw?ref=rss Sat, 13 Jun 2026 16:20:25 GMT Yen-Ling Kuo’s Diff-DAgger method helps robots estimate uncertainty, recover from mistakes, and learn new tasks with less human supervision. [spectrum.ieee.org] 24tar8ae5 https://flipso.com/p/24tar8ae5?ref=rss Sat, 13 Jun 2026 15:00:09 GMT Caity Weaver explores garage sales and thrift stores as windows into American life, using her own secondhand buys to trace the odd mix of comedy, nostalgia, waste, and loss in the culture of used things. [theatlantic.com] qonuehum6 https://flipso.com/p/qonuehum6?ref=rss Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:40:27 GMT And the New York Times is caught in the middle of the argument [honest-broker.com] 7uxivtz8s https://flipso.com/p/7uxivtz8s?ref=rss Sat, 13 Jun 2026 11:40:09 GMT Kalief Browder was arrested at 16 after an accusation that he robbed a man of a backpack, then spent more than three years on Rikers Island without ever being tried. Jennifer Gonnerman’s account traces how a routine case became a devastating example of jail delay, court backlog, and the human cost of pretrial detention. [newyorker.com] a14k1qo1s https://flipso.com/p/a14k1qo1s?ref=rss Sat, 13 Jun 2026 10:00:27 GMT A Greek folktale links Alexander the Great to his half-sister Thessaloniki, who is said to have become a mermaid after his death. The story traces how the legend grew around a real Macedonian princess and how it reflects ancient ideas about mermaids and the sea. [classicalwisdom.substack.com] y5i5f7ha9 https://flipso.com/p/y5i5f7ha9?ref=rss Sat, 13 Jun 2026 08:20:22 GMT Using General Social Survey data, Allen Downey compares interpersonal trust across liberals, conservatives, and moderates over time. The long-run trend is downward for everyone, but the groups have diverged since the 2000s: liberals are now modestly more trusting overall, while the youngest liberal cohort appears less trusting than older ones. [allendowney.com] 7q4lt9j83 https://flipso.com/p/7q4lt9j83?ref=rss Sat, 13 Jun 2026 06:20:08 GMT The House passed H.R. 6028, a bill that would remove the Library of Congress’s supervisory role over the Copyright Office, make the Register of Copyrights a presidential appointee, and shift key DMCA rulemaking power. EFF argues the change would politicize an office that should serve the public interest and says the Senate should reject it. [eff.org] vmwy49oqv https://flipso.com/p/vmwy49oqv?ref=rss Sat, 13 Jun 2026 05:20:22 GMT The most effective weight-loss drug so far, cancer breakthroughs, gene editing for cholesterol, ancestral CRISPR systems, and more. [worksinprogress.news] 38kugpjtn https://flipso.com/p/38kugpjtn?ref=rss Sat, 13 Jun 2026 04:00:09 GMT Researchers at the Innovative Genomics Institute report a CRISPR-based method that detects a cancer-linked mutation in p53 and triggers cell death in matching cells while sparing healthy ones. The approach, described in Nature, may help target some cancers that are hard to treat with drugs, though delivery remains a major challenge. [innovativegenomics.org] h4gmn4vpg https://flipso.com/p/h4gmn4vpg?ref=rss Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:20:10 GMT An increasing share of debugging, documentation, and code is now AI-generated, which raises a simple etiquette rule: if you want another person’s attention, do some of the thinking yourself. The post argues that AI output should be clearly labeled and accompanied by your own review or commentary, especially when asking teammates to read or act on it. [tombedor.dev] rvbx1k9rc https://flipso.com/p/rvbx1k9rc?ref=rss Fri, 12 Jun 2026 23:20:11 GMT Renault Group explains how its electrically excited synchronous motors avoid rare earths and why that matters for efficiency, supply-chain independence, and future EV powertrains. The piece traces Renault’s EESM development from early models to the next-generation 800V E7A motor planned for 2027. [renaultgroup.com] 63xg3dgmk https://flipso.com/p/63xg3dgmk?ref=rss Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:20:27 GMT Louise Benson reviews Tramps Bar, the low-key restaurant and bar opened by Parinaz Mogadassi and Peter Doig on City Road, where discreet signage, gallery-like interiors, and simple, carefully judged food create an air of deliberate obscurity. [vittlesmagazine.com] az9gnioqq https://flipso.com/p/az9gnioqq?ref=rss Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:40:30 GMT A new study finds that the dead remains of foundation species can significantly influence the growth, survival, and composition of living organisms across many ecosystems. Drawing on data from 10 ecosystems, researchers found effects ranging from helping new growth by moderating microclimates to hindering recovery by fostering competitors. The findings could inform restoration and ecosystem management as climate change and disturbances increase. [e360.yale.edu] vak6jh43s https://flipso.com/p/vak6jh43s?ref=rss Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:20:28 GMT A childhood fascination with insects and butterflies gives way to a lasting devotion to literature, with Nabokov as the bridge between the two passions. The post recalls field-guide collecting, childhood nature walks, and Nabokov’s reflections on butterflies, solitude, time, and wonder. [evidenceanecdotal.blogspot.com] tvkxfe626 https://flipso.com/p/tvkxfe626?ref=rss Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:40:08 GMT Sheila Liming reflects on a library book purge and argues that physical books and libraries still matter for close reading, memory, and the circulation of ideas. [yalereview.org] 9wm2bl4t6 https://flipso.com/p/9wm2bl4t6?ref=rss Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:40:16 GMT Jill Lepore examines how child-protection systems swing between scandal and reform, using the Baby Doe case in Massachusetts to show how budget cuts, policy pendulums, and a focus on punishment can leave vulnerable children unprotected. [newyorker.com] t5qxv6kx4 https://flipso.com/p/t5qxv6kx4?ref=rss Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:20:29 GMT Josef Diveky’s Wiener Werkstätte postcards and Christmas cards feature the Krampus, werewolves, water spirits, and other folkloric monsters. The post pairs those early 20th-century images with a brief note on Krampusnacht and Diveky’s career in Vienna and beyond. [flashbak.com] vofzoj6vv https://flipso.com/p/vofzoj6vv?ref=rss Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:20:09 GMT A small-town Indiana doctor was charged with recklessly prescribing narcotics, often in exchange for sex. As the case unfolded, he was diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder, raising questions about how much of his misconduct was driven by disease. [newyorker.com] x0l4588fu https://flipso.com/p/x0l4588fu?ref=rss Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:00:11 GMT https://sseh.uchicago.edu/doc/roauss.htm [sseh.uchicago.edu] i0g8oj9wz https://flipso.com/p/i0g8oj9wz?ref=rss Fri, 12 Jun 2026 05:40:09 GMT Jordan Mechner recalls how Prince of Persia was inspired by Raiders of the Lost Ark, then built by filming his brother in a car park and digitising the footage by hand. [theguardian.com] 86m9bafej https://flipso.com/p/86m9bafej?ref=rss Fri, 12 Jun 2026 04:20:08 GMT New federal data show sharp drops in the shares of 9- and 13-year-olds who say they read for fun almost every day, compared with 2012. [nbcnews.com] gub6wuc14 https://flipso.com/p/gub6wuc14?ref=rss Fri, 12 Jun 2026 04:00:27 GMT A collection of unusual firsts from the Metropolitan Railway’s early years, including the first accident, first fatality, first pickpocket case, first graffiti, and the earliest named people known to ride the Underground. [londonist.com] kxgr65d4c https://flipso.com/p/kxgr65d4c?ref=rss Fri, 12 Jun 2026 03:40:10 GMT UT Austin researchers developed a jacket that harvests drinkable water from air using a moisture-collecting textile. The prototype produced 400 to 900 milliliters per day, and the team says the fabric could also be adapted for backpacks, tents, and emergency gear. [news.utexas.edu]