https://flipso.com/ Latest posts on Flipso Flipso en-us https://flipso.com/static/img/favicon_rss.png https://flipso.com/ 144 144 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:28:12 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss o2bjpc7wo https://flipso.com/p/o2bjpc7wo?ref=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:28:12 GMT A fabricated report claimed 47 Alabama weekly newspapers were bought, hollowed out with AI-generated content, and shuttered — but the paper trail didn’t hold up, and the story was later retracted. The piece examines how the false narrative spread, why it looked convincing, and what it says about AI slop and journalism. [niemanlab.org] u5plhgana https://flipso.com/p/u5plhgana?ref=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2026 06:40:09 GMT A retrospective on web forums, from Usenet and early forum software to BBCode, why they were clunky, and why they still fostered unusually strong online communities. [tedium.co] ii5x274s6 https://flipso.com/p/ii5x274s6?ref=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:42:22 GMT Human annotators in Brazil, Cambodia, the Philippines, and other countries are logging passes, tackles, shots, and other match events that feed team analytics, broadcasts, and betting systems. [restofworld.org] gi6vs96h9 https://flipso.com/p/gi6vs96h9?ref=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:00:31 GMT Photos from the EPA’s Documerica project show the Ohio River in the early 1970s, when barges, steamboats, river recreation, and daily life coexisted with severe industrial pollution, smog, and visible environmental damage around Louisville and nearby river towns. [rarehistoricalphotos.com] 2ohaw8fmk https://flipso.com/p/2ohaw8fmk?ref=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:40:09 GMT Fabien Sanglard’s picks for the keyboards he has liked most over the years, from the IBM Model M and Model M SSK to the NMB ConcertMaster, Ergodox EZ, and ZSA Moonlander. He explains what he liked about each one, including key feel, ergonomics, stability, and everyday typing comfort. [fabiensanglard.net] ihkiikzuv https://flipso.com/p/ihkiikzuv?ref=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:00:11 GMT How AI could destroy mathematics and barely touch it [davidbessis.substack.com] khs0r69ph https://flipso.com/p/khs0r69ph?ref=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:20:08 GMT Using Python and custom CSS to generate a one-page, fridge-friendly bin collection calendar with individually highlighted pickup dates. [alexwlchan.net] wj1oufhg4 https://flipso.com/p/wj1oufhg4?ref=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:40:24 GMT A roundup of thirteen noteworthy reads, watches, and listens, including a Q&A that offers the advice to write around the life you have, plus essays, links, and short recommendations from the week. [carolinecrampton.com] s2vdz62l6 https://flipso.com/p/s2vdz62l6?ref=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:00:10 GMT Distinctive intestines mold feces into sharp-cornered poop [science.org] 78g7ifvd3 https://flipso.com/p/78g7ifvd3?ref=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2026 05:40:09 GMT A sample chapter from a book in progress about applying emergency-medicine principles to leadership. Drawing on volunteer EMT work and years leading design and product teams, it argues that calm, frameworks, and triage help managers handle pressure, ambiguity, and crisis more effectively. [notyouremergency.com] 7sp49dvrv https://flipso.com/p/7sp49dvrv?ref=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2026 02:20:25 GMT A data-driven look at the musical traits and social forces behind earworms, from tempo, melody, and mood to repetition, familiarity, and the way hits spread through promotion and peer influence. [statsignificant.com] zqejdrmcq https://flipso.com/p/zqejdrmcq?ref=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2026 01:40:10 GMT A UBC-led review of global evidence finds mRNA vaccines are safe and highly effective at preventing infectious diseases, with rare serious side effects outweighed by protection against severe illness. The paper also highlights expanding uses for mRNA technology in influenza, RSV, cancer and other therapies. [news.ubc.ca] qtsncw07e https://flipso.com/p/qtsncw07e?ref=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:20:09 GMT CU Anschutz researchers found that healthy but sedentary men had significantly reduced mitochondrial efficiency, lower fuel-transport proteins, and poorer exercise markers than active peers, suggesting early metabolic changes that may raise long-term disease risk. [news.cuanschutz.edu] 9ebetn07p https://flipso.com/p/9ebetn07p?ref=rss Wed, 01 Jul 2026 23:40:09 GMT A reflective parenting essay about seeing one’s own traits—preferences, quirks, and skills—reappear in children, from train obsession and OCD tendencies to speech patterns and artistic talent, mixed with humor and a meditation on inheritance. [astralcodexten.com] iapuixdq6 https://flipso.com/p/iapuixdq6?ref=rss Wed, 01 Jul 2026 21:20:29 GMT Sound-based medical technologies are moving from research into real-world use, with ultrasound showing promise in imaging, treatment, and even brain-related applications. The piece connects those advances to the broader idea that sound can influence healing and could reshape diagnostics and care. [honest-broker.com] fdyxu3pk0 https://flipso.com/p/fdyxu3pk0?ref=rss Wed, 01 Jul 2026 20:20:31 GMT In 17th-century Amsterdam, Jan van der Heyden and his brother Nicolaas redesigned fire engines, hoses, alarms, and district organization to make firefighting faster and far more effective. Their system cut fire losses dramatically and helped turn a fire-prone city into Europe’s best-equipped firefighting network. [worksinprogress.co] 8925qtgp8 https://flipso.com/p/8925qtgp8?ref=rss Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:40:23 GMT A devoted Michigan family is fractured when Rachel Piland embraces an extreme Pentecostal faith that rejects modern medicine, forcing her parents and siblings to confront what that means for her children. [magazine.atavist.com] b5zcxxd7e https://flipso.com/p/b5zcxxd7e?ref=rss Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:20:11 GMT Using over 500,000 anonymized ChatGPT conversations, the paper finds that more than one third involve fiction generation, including original stories, roleplay, fanfiction, and erotica. It identifies recurring user patterns, especially heavy repeat users who keep asking for variations of the same narratives, and argues that AI may be changing the relationship between reading and writing. [arxiv.org] jpyu7bac3 https://flipso.com/p/jpyu7bac3?ref=rss Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:40:30 GMT Works in Progress issue 24, featuring essays on the Glorious Revolution, plate tectonics, nuclear regulation, land reclamation, data centers, wildlife vaccination, Alberta’s rat-free status, Vancouver zoning, and Edo’s role in keeping Japan peaceful. [worksinprogress.news] lppaz46gp https://flipso.com/p/lppaz46gp?ref=rss Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:20:11 GMT Interactive visual explanation of how internal combustion engines work, from the four-stroke cycle to major components like the crankshaft, pistons, valves, and cylinder head. [ciechanow.ski] 5ufr2w7kr https://flipso.com/p/5ufr2w7kr?ref=rss Wed, 01 Jul 2026 15:40:09 GMT Scientists assembled a synthetic cell from nonliving components that could grow, replicate its DNA, and divide into daughter cells — a major step toward building life-like systems in the lab. [quantamagazine.org] 5q6hqrtr8 https://flipso.com/p/5q6hqrtr8?ref=rss Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:40:09 GMT A software engineer reflects on why winning arguments rarely changes minds, how ego turns many disagreements into fights, and why it’s often better to wait until someone asks for help. The piece argues that real progress comes from building, learning, and changing yourself rather than trying to force others to agree. [wangcong.org] 6dgtcsdsh https://flipso.com/p/6dgtcsdsh?ref=rss Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:40:09 GMT A peer-reviewed mouse study reported that Ewingella americana, isolated from amphibian and reptile gut microbiomes, eliminated colorectal tumors after a single intravenous dose and showed no detectable toxicity in that model. The findings are preclinical and still need validation in humans. [thefocalpoints.com] h7xat73bo https://flipso.com/p/h7xat73bo?ref=rss Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:20:24 GMT Residential batteries are getting cheaper, smaller, and more capable, and utilities are increasingly bundling them into virtual power plants to help balance the grid. In places like Australia, California, and Puerto Rico, homeowners can be paid to let stored solar power flow back when demand spikes, reducing the need for gas peaker plants and new grid infrastructure. [e360.yale.edu] gs8bnsu6f https://flipso.com/p/gs8bnsu6f?ref=rss Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:00:29 GMT Victorians once imagined a world where museums could share reproductions of great artworks and monuments, making major works accessible far beyond their original locations. [worldhistory.substack.com] qyrrx4vcx https://flipso.com/p/qyrrx4vcx?ref=rss Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:00:09 GMT Researchers in North Queensland have described a new Propostira spider that uses a spring-loaded silk snare to catch only green tree ants. The spider builds a cone of tension lines, then the ant’s own attack releases the trap, catapulting it into the web. The mechanism appears to be a highly specialized, prey-triggered way to subdue dangerous prey one ant at a time. [phys.org] fuqp3clu3 https://flipso.com/p/fuqp3clu3?ref=rss Wed, 01 Jul 2026 09:20:10 GMT South Korea’s National Science Museum is launching a registry for historically and educationally valuable science and technology materials. The first PC made in Korea, Sambo Computer’s SE-8001 from 1981, is highlighted as an example of the kind of artifact the system is meant to preserve for future generations. [dongascience.com] vihs0wb70 https://flipso.com/p/vihs0wb70?ref=rss Wed, 01 Jul 2026 09:00:28 GMT Seven writers on untranslatable food-related words and idioms from their primary languages, from Arabic and Bengali to Vietnamese, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, and Yoruba. Illustration by Ibrahim Rayintakath. [vittlesmagazine.com] y3q02bjcd https://flipso.com/p/y3q02bjcd?ref=rss Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:00:09 GMT Did the Weather Underground have a point? [lareviewofbooks.org] 2le7wx955 https://flipso.com/p/2le7wx955?ref=rss Wed, 01 Jul 2026 07:40:10 GMT The Large Hadron Collider has been switched off for CERN’s Long Shutdown 3, a major upgrade and maintenance period preparing the accelerator for the High-Luminosity LHC. The shutdown will involve dismantling part of the machine, installing new equipment, and extensive work across the accelerator complex and experiments. [home.cern]