https://flipso.com/ Latest posts on Flipso Flipso en-us https://flipso.com/static/img/favicon_rss.png https://flipso.com/ 144 144 Mon, 25 May 2026 17:40:09 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss i71ilpm7d https://flipso.com/p/i71ilpm7d?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 17:40:09 GMT Leo Robson examines A.S. Hamrah’s combative film criticism and uses it to reflect on the changing state of criticism, from print-era review culture to streaming, online discourse, and the pressures of contemporary movie writing. [theideasletter.org] vw2540flw https://flipso.com/p/vw2540flw?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 17:00:35 GMT The Fragility of Wisdom - understanding Pericles' Funeral Oration this Memorial Day [classicalwisdom.substack.com] 80tjdo580 https://flipso.com/p/80tjdo580?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 15:20:31 GMT Sean Carroll reflects on why quantum mechanics is so hard to accept at face value, and how our everyday picture of objects in space and time can mislead us when we try to interpret the theory. [preposterousuniverse.com] c034re6lr https://flipso.com/p/c034re6lr?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 14:00:14 GMT Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical on artificial intelligence, human dignity, truth, work, freedom, and the ethical governance of technology. [vatican.va] u1kvopggs https://flipso.com/p/u1kvopggs?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 13:20:31 GMT A roundup of reader responses on AI-generated biographies, the decline of mass-market publishing, fake celebrity videos, AI music in public spaces, and when AI use should require transparency, legality, and permission. [honest-broker.com] 3loraewlj https://flipso.com/p/3loraewlj?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 11:00:32 GMT Ecuadorian-American artist Ceci Richardson-Salvador turns photographs, topographic maps, embroidery, and wood drum frames into a full-room installation inspired by Idaho’s Salmon River. The work reflects summers rafting the river, its changing ecology, and a desire to preserve a sense of place for viewers who haven’t experienced it firsthand. [theamericanscholar.org] pjosbzk6a https://flipso.com/p/pjosbzk6a?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 10:40:30 GMT Emily Kenway traces how pet food evolved from scraps and horsemeat to today’s premium ‘ancestral’ diets, linking changing ideas about domestic animals, nutrition, and wildness to the modern pet food market. [vittlesmagazine.com] axdtxo3tx https://flipso.com/p/axdtxo3tx?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 10:00:34 GMT Yvor Winters, unable to join the Army in 1943 because of a past tuberculosis infection, served in local Civil Defense while wrestling with wartime duty and guilt. The post pairs his letters with “Moonlight Alert,” a poem shaped by air-raid fear, memory, and the loss of young men at war. [evidenceanecdotal.blogspot.com] 4qx5surb9 https://flipso.com/p/4qx5surb9?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 06:00:33 GMT Photographs by Nick Hedges document life in Manchester’s slum housing during the 1960s and 1970s, showing overcrowding, damp, poor sanitation, and the conditions that drove housing reform. [rarehistoricalphotos.com] 25i4tafnp https://flipso.com/p/25i4tafnp?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 05:20:08 GMT Objective To assess the effects of didgeridoo playing on daytime sleepiness and other outcomes related to sleep by reducing collapsibility of the upper airways in patients with moderate obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome and snoring. Design ... [pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] jxkofzm82 https://flipso.com/p/jxkofzm82?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 05:00:10 GMT A ProPublica investigation found the FDA repeatedly let drugs from banned foreign factories keep reaching U.S. patients, despite inspection findings of contamination, dirty labs, and falsified records. The story focuses on Sun Pharma and other manufacturers, and how the agency weighed shortages against safety while keeping many exemptions hidden. [propublica.org] tfus6rmhn https://flipso.com/p/tfus6rmhn?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 03:00:40 GMT The Gospel accounts and 1 Corinthians present a range of reported witnesses to the resurrection, including women at the tomb, the disciples, the road-to-Emmaus travelers, James, Paul, and a crowd said to number more than 500. [thecollector.com] a38ujsu3u https://flipso.com/p/a38ujsu3u?ref=rss Mon, 25 May 2026 02:00:09 GMT Ancient dingo remains in western Australia suggest Barkindji people nursed the animal through serious injuries, then buried it with care in a midden that was maintained for centuries. Researchers say the find offers rare evidence of long-term human-dingo relationships and a possible feeding ritual honoring the animal as an ancestor. [popsci.com] fz9s93epu https://flipso.com/p/fz9s93epu?ref=rss Sun, 24 May 2026 23:40:09 GMT Researchers at Tohoku University found that distributed micro-roughness can cut drag by up to 43.6% in wind-tunnel tests, challenging the long-held idea that smoother surfaces always reduce aerodynamic resistance. The effect appears to delay the transition from laminar to turbulent flow, with potential applications in aircraft and other high-speed vehicles. [wired.com] 1kok90cl5 https://flipso.com/p/1kok90cl5?ref=rss Sun, 24 May 2026 22:40:09 GMT Scientists at the University of York say they’ve identified the missing genes and enzyme behind nicotine production in tobacco plants, and recreated the process in the lab and in living plants. The discovery could help reduce nicotine contamination in tobacco-based biotech products and enable new ways to produce medicines and vaccines. [york.ac.uk] f7lzbcwjo https://flipso.com/p/f7lzbcwjo?ref=rss Sun, 24 May 2026 22:20:09 GMT Doug MacDowell describes hand-drawing data visualizations with rulers, pencils, ink, and a lettering kit, and shares the tools and process behind the work. [dougmacdowell.com] 6p07xahjz https://flipso.com/p/6p07xahjz?ref=rss Sun, 24 May 2026 21:20:10 GMT A study of 15 Australian companies that adopted the 100:80:100 four-day week model found no reported productivity losses: six said output increased, nine said it stayed about the same, and 14 chose to continue after the trial. The piece also looks at why companies adopted the model, how they measured success, and the practical limits for client-facing and essential-service work. [scienceaim.com] hs3dlaaei https://flipso.com/p/hs3dlaaei?ref=rss Sun, 24 May 2026 21:00:31 GMT Some early Christians viewed pagan statues as idols linked to demonic power and attacked them as a way to reject false worship. The practice also had political force in the late Roman Empire, especially as Christianity gained imperial backing. Not all damaged statues were vandalized, though: earthquakes, wear, and broken fragility also account for many missing noses and limbs. [thecollector.com] x8y7edw4w https://flipso.com/p/x8y7edw4w?ref=rss Sun, 24 May 2026 20:40:10 GMT Using individual-level medical and mortality data, this study finds that conservatives in the USA became less healthy than liberals over the 2010s and died at higher rates in the early 2020s. The authors also point to changing political coalitions and declining trust in medical professionals as possible contributors to the widening gap. [nature.com] e6ynaxfcy https://flipso.com/p/e6ynaxfcy?ref=rss Sun, 24 May 2026 19:40:29 GMT Camels transformed travel, trade, and warfare across North Africa, the Sahara, Nubia, the Horn, and parts of West Africa. This history traces their domestication, spread, and many roles as pack animals, draught animals, and military transport in African societies. [africanhistoryextra.com] xua3j4kf4 https://flipso.com/p/xua3j4kf4?ref=rss Sun, 24 May 2026 19:20:10 GMT A candid reflection on appreciating Scheme while struggling to think in its style, and on the pull back toward more familiar ALGOL- and OOP-shaped ways of programming. The author explains why Scheme still feels like a fit for some software, but also why it keeps resisting as a day-to-day language. [sicpers.info] 5ecuknm5c https://flipso.com/p/5ecuknm5c?ref=rss Sun, 24 May 2026 18:20:09 GMT PR executives say UK companies are pushing them to present ordinary automation as artificial intelligence, fueling a wave of “AI washing” and overhyped AI claims. [theguardian.com] s65aafkjv https://flipso.com/p/s65aafkjv?ref=rss Sun, 24 May 2026 17:20:29 GMT Worrying makes things worse. Replace worry with preparation and strategic planning. [longform.asmartbear.com] gghtobru0 https://flipso.com/p/gghtobru0?ref=rss Sun, 24 May 2026 17:00:40 GMT Chasing goals that depend on external gatekeepers can hand too much control to other people. Dreams become stronger when you define success for yourself instead of relying on rankings, institutions, or approval from powerful selectors. [herbertlui.net] t0tkwvaya https://flipso.com/p/t0tkwvaya?ref=rss Sun, 24 May 2026 12:40:31 GMT A visual tour of Raymond Pettibon’s album art and related graphics for Black Flag, Sonic Youth, and other punk and indie acts, with examples spanning records, singles, and later reissues. The post also places his work in the Southern California punk scene and highlights how his stark drawings and handwritten text became closely tied to the music. [flashbak.com] fomxc18jc https://flipso.com/p/fomxc18jc?ref=rss Sun, 24 May 2026 10:20:08 GMT The tragic story of New England’s only known nuclear fatality, caused by a 1964 criticality accident at a uranium reprocessing plant in Rhode Island. [newengland.com] t3gx0kjd3 https://flipso.com/p/t3gx0kjd3?ref=rss Sun, 24 May 2026 09:40:09 GMT A French court found both companies guilty in connection with the 2009 Air France Flight 447 disaster, which killed 228 people. [bbc.com] 5t5dxncd2 https://flipso.com/p/5t5dxncd2?ref=rss Sun, 24 May 2026 09:20:31 GMT A meditation on independent bookstores, sparked by a visit to Kaboom Books in Houston and a passage by J.J. Kimche. It praises bookstores as places of discovery and recounts finding a rare Ford Madox Ford novel among thousands of used volumes. [evidenceanecdotal.blogspot.com] hve0alxip https://flipso.com/p/hve0alxip?ref=rss Sun, 24 May 2026 08:40:10 GMT A deep dive into the C64 Dead Test diagnostic cartridge’s custom font, including its MICR-inspired Easter egg, how it’s implemented in ROM, and downloadable Commodore 8-bit character ROMs. [masswerk.at] ljnuh1dyh https://flipso.com/p/ljnuh1dyh?ref=rss Sun, 24 May 2026 08:20:31 GMT Rayne tries to leave with a new friend from the park — a man with a cool van who promises adventures — but Dad is suspicious and shuts it down. [leasticoulddo.com]