https://flipso.com/ Latest posts on Flipso Flipso en-us https://flipso.com/static/img/favicon_rss.png https://flipso.com/ 144 144 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:20:08 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 2pp5odqvd https://flipso.com/p/2pp5odqvd?ref=rss Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:20:08 GMT Organic farming still uses pesticides and generally does not produce more nutritious food than conventional farming. The article argues that “organic” is often marketed as a health and safety shortcut, but the label does not mean pesticide-free or inherently better for you or the environment. [news.immunologic.org] r3ou97o22 https://flipso.com/p/r3ou97o22?ref=rss Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:40:08 GMT How antiperspirant fumes, wet wipes, and hair conditioner nearly contaminated the International Space Station's water supply—and forced NASA into a long, awkward cleanup. [mceglowski.substack.com] 348lyzkz3 https://flipso.com/p/348lyzkz3?ref=rss Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:40:09 GMT A rant about keyboards that repurpose F1–F12 for awkward secondary functions, especially when the Fn lock resets unexpectedly and turns shortcuts like Alt+F4 into sleep instead of close. It contrasts that with better implementations where the primary key behavior stays predictable and any alternate mode is easy to toggle and keeps its setting. [danq.me] xpchmqj2j https://flipso.com/p/xpchmqj2j?ref=rss Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:40:09 GMT Mercedes-Benz’s media portal for digital live PR, exclusive insights, and individual offers. [media.mercedes-benz.com] s7yxesmcf https://flipso.com/p/s7yxesmcf?ref=rss Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:20:09 GMT Ingenious software and operational workarounds have kept Curiosity exploring Mars for 13 years, despite aging hardware, worn wheels, and dwindling power. [spectrum.ieee.org] ai9cweots https://flipso.com/p/ai9cweots?ref=rss Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:00:09 GMT For tens of thousands of years, these Palaeolithic artworks lay hidden underground. A leading expert guides the writer through Altamira and other caves, where vivid bison, deer and handprints are still revealing how early humans made and used rock art. [theguardian.com] fs89ng8n4 https://flipso.com/p/fs89ng8n4?ref=rss Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:40:30 GMT Erik Ostling reflects on why second-hand clothing is compelling, comparing it with bespoke, and sharing practical advice on where to hunt, what fabrics and construction details to look for, and how to judge potential in vintage pieces. He also lists a few favorite stores and markets. [permanentstyle.com] rglg8qb9i https://flipso.com/p/rglg8qb9i?ref=rss Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:00:08 GMT The Cascadia subduction zone could produce a magnitude 8.7–9.2 earthquake and tsunami, threatening the Pacific Northwest with one of the worst natural disasters in North American history. [newyorker.com] ie4ntueoi https://flipso.com/p/ie4ntueoi?ref=rss Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:00:24 GMT Using MovieLens ratings, the piece finds that movie-watching volume declines with age, younger viewers skew toward horror, comedy, animation, and action, and older viewers lean more toward drama, war, and romance. It also shows a strong nostalgia bias: people tend to rate older films more favorably and newer ones more skeptically, even across generations. [statsignificant.com] 909plz63c https://flipso.com/p/909plz63c?ref=rss Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:20:08 GMT Interactive map of Japan’s railway stations from 1872 to the present, showing each station by opening year. Play through time to see the network spread from the first line between Shimbashi and Yokohama to more than 9,000 mapped stations. [jivx.com] kuupnksgk https://flipso.com/p/kuupnksgk?ref=rss Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:20:24 GMT How playground design has changed over time—and what those changes reveal about shifting ideas of childhood, safety, risk, and play. [worldhistory.substack.com] ueipbq6xq https://flipso.com/p/ueipbq6xq?ref=rss Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:40:28 GMT Explains why private health insurers capture so much blame for high U.S. medical costs, arguing that most of the excess spending comes from providers rather than insurers and that insurer profits are relatively small. [noahpinion.blog] qdxza70fd https://flipso.com/p/qdxza70fd?ref=rss Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:20:08 GMT A collection of accidental-prevention “molly guards” in hardware and software, from industrial machines and camera warnings to Finder, iPhone alarms, Chrome, and early iTunes. [unsung.aresluna.org] hiv8fx2u6 https://flipso.com/p/hiv8fx2u6?ref=rss Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:00:08 GMT We tour Ford’s top-secret Electric Vehicle Development Center in California. [arstechnica.com] 1kx6ehvz6 https://flipso.com/p/1kx6ehvz6?ref=rss Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:20:27 GMT Using General Social Survey data, the post argues that Americans have shifted left on race, gender, sexuality, criminal justice, and political tolerance since the 1990s, but not so much that a typical person from 1995 would be “far right” by today’s standards. It also suggests many older mainstream views now seem plainly objectionable. [cremieux.xyz] ku49t8l9j https://flipso.com/p/ku49t8l9j?ref=rss Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:40:26 GMT Walter Jackson Bate’s biography of Samuel Johnson shows the aging writer growing more receptive to the seasons’ effect on the emotions. In 1784, while in Lichfield, Johnson composed one of his last works: a translation of Horace’s ode on nature’s cycles and human mortality, ending with the reminder that what the changing year renews, human life cannot. [evidenceanecdotal.blogspot.com] kcq5q538q https://flipso.com/p/kcq5q538q?ref=rss Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:20:09 GMT CEOs who treat AI as a replacement for employees usually miss the hidden work that makes software, contracts, and operations actually hold together. LLMs can boost productivity when people choose to use them well, but they don’t eliminate the need for human judgment, compliance, safety, or scale. [techdirt.com] ydwfzacor https://flipso.com/p/ydwfzacor?ref=rss Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:20:08 GMT Lotte Reiniger’s 1926 silhouette animation The Adventures of Prince Achmed took three years to complete and remains the oldest surviving animated feature film, released more than a decade before Disney’s Snow White. The piece looks at how Reiniger created the film and why her pioneering work still matters. [bbc.com] wnc3uz708 https://flipso.com/p/wnc3uz708?ref=rss Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:40:30 GMT Whole wheat strawberry muffins with roasted berries and a crisp streusel topping, designed for a portable summer snack. [tastecooking.com] 96ctr0r4h https://flipso.com/p/96ctr0r4h?ref=rss Wed, 10 Jun 2026 03:40:32 GMT A firsthand look at buying and renovating a cheap used home in Japan, from securing a mortgage to handling unexpected repairs and renovation costs. [tokyodev.com] eqta5fpg7 https://flipso.com/p/eqta5fpg7?ref=rss Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:00:30 GMT A lakeside resort in Wuhan with treehouse, boat house, pumpkin cottage, and stargazing cabin accommodations, designed to blend into the forest-and-lake landscape with natural materials and a village-like layout. [archinect.com] orf7h70qo https://flipso.com/p/orf7h70qo?ref=rss Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:20:09 GMT Test-case reducers can dramatically shrink failing inputs and make bugs easier to understand, but they only work well when the interestingness test is carefully designed. The post explains how reducers work, why they can be surprisingly effective, and what can go wrong when the test is too loose, too slow, or allows unhelpful reductions. [tratt.net] 2g4phqlly https://flipso.com/p/2g4phqlly?ref=rss Tue, 09 Jun 2026 22:00:34 GMT Europe’s housing shortages are often worse than America’s, but the debate rarely centers on zoning, suburban densification, or NIMBYism. The case for borrowing more from the U.S. YIMBY playbook is that many European housing constraints look strikingly similar once you compare how cities regulate growth. [worksinprogress.co] h9towl380 https://flipso.com/p/h9towl380?ref=rss Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:40:09 GMT UK in a Changing Europe experts assess Brexit’s economic impact a decade after the EU referendum, ahead of the anniversary on 23 June. [ukandeu.ac.uk] 8daja9u50 https://flipso.com/p/8daja9u50?ref=rss Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:00:09 GMT Astronomers report one of the clearest candidates yet for a pair-instability supernova, a rare blast that can completely destroy a very massive star and leave no remnant. The event, SN 2023vbw, was first detected in 2023 and later modeled from its unusual light curve, high energy output, and low-metallicity host environment. [phys.org] 5y4inbk7e https://flipso.com/p/5y4inbk7e?ref=rss Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:00:32 GMT French Polynesia announced new highest-level protections for 520,000 square kilometers of ocean around the Austral and Marquesas Islands, banning mining, trawling, and industrial fishing. The move is being described as a major milestone in global ocean protection, with funding planned for long-term stewardship. [conservation.org] obcb4nfjc https://flipso.com/p/obcb4nfjc?ref=rss Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:20:12 GMT Raw Farm founder Mark McAfee has built a lucrative business around raw milk as demand has surged, even as regulators link the product and related cheese to repeated outbreaks and recalls. The story examines how raw milk moved from fringe wellness fad to mainstream culture, and how federal oversight has failed to stop it. [propublica.org] 4i05jdvlk https://flipso.com/p/4i05jdvlk?ref=rss Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:00:23 GMT A walkable neighborhood shapes daily life: shorter trips, more chance encounters, more movement, and stronger community. The piece argues that suburbs built around cars trade those benefits for isolation and shows how people-centered planning can create healthier, more connected places. [commonedge.org] hjgtdx2sz https://flipso.com/p/hjgtdx2sz?ref=rss Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:40:28 GMT Fake doctors are exploiting weak identity checks across telehealth, social media, prescriptions, and medical publishing. The piece argues NPIs were built for billing, not identity, and explores stronger verification options like signed credentials, physician wallets, and real-time licensing checks. [outofpocket.health] pyq5hxacz https://flipso.com/p/pyq5hxacz?ref=rss Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:00:28 GMT Fort Ticonderoga is the focus of this installment in a series on buildings older than the United States. The fort was originally built in the mid-18th century, later rebuilt in 1908 using original construction techniques, and has been examined by the firm for deteriorating fort walls and related preservation work. [oldstructures.com]