https://flipso.com/ Latest posts on Flipso Flipso en-us https://flipso.com/static/img/favicon_rss.png https://flipso.com/ 144 144 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:40:30 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 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] 2wnapw4c4 https://flipso.com/p/2wnapw4c4?ref=rss Wed, 01 Jul 2026 06:00:08 GMT Conception says it has generated early human egg cells derived from stem cells by converting blood cells into stem cells and then growing them into mini-ovaries. The update describes evidence of early egg development, including meiosis and follicle formation, and says further work is needed before any clinical use. [conception.bio] tkmq33w0h https://flipso.com/p/tkmq33w0h?ref=rss Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:20:08 GMT A step-by-step derivation of the singular value decomposition from linear maps, using orthonormal input and output directions, the spectral theorem for AᵀA, and the geometry of rank, kernel, and image. [stillthinking.net] yn3xbc9s9 https://flipso.com/p/yn3xbc9s9?ref=rss Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:00:09 GMT A visit to Ogawa Sangyo’s Tokyo factory shows how mugicha is made: barley is sourced from Japanese growers, roasted twice, then packed into tea bags by machine and hand. The piece also explains why triangular tea bags are preferred for flavor and how the roasting process gives barley tea its aroma. [soranews24.com] fwxi8j3ta https://flipso.com/p/fwxi8j3ta?ref=rss Wed, 01 Jul 2026 01:40:11 GMT A series of subterranean rooms and gardens in Fresno, California, built by Sicilian immigrant Baldassare Forestiere over 40 years, from 1906 until his death in 1946. The site features skylights, courtyards, and planted chambers that demonstrate an unusual form of vernacular architecture. [en.wikipedia.org] jljp8z9eg https://flipso.com/p/jljp8z9eg?ref=rss Tue, 30 Jun 2026 23:20:09 GMT Flamy Grant returns to Western North Carolina for her first Pride celebration there, serving as grand marshal in a small Haywood County event that reflects the region’s changing cultural landscape. The drag performer traces her path from a strict evangelical upbringing and conversion therapy to a music career built around faith, identity, and queer self-expression. [theassemblync.com] 242ahwyyp https://flipso.com/p/242ahwyyp?ref=rss Tue, 30 Jun 2026 21:00:09 GMT A new book argues that many of the world’s oldest people aren’t actually that old, and that errors and fraud have distorted longevity research. It also questions the hype around blue zones and other longevity claims. [newyorker.com] ik9l4qwlf https://flipso.com/p/ik9l4qwlf?ref=rss Tue, 30 Jun 2026 20:20:08 GMT An Austrian court reconstructs the fatal Grossglockner climb that ended with Kerstin Gurtner dead near the summit and her boyfriend Thomas Plamberger on trial for gross negligence. [newyorker.com] 18tzvyxwa https://flipso.com/p/18tzvyxwa?ref=rss Tue, 30 Jun 2026 18:20:08 GMT The Supreme Court struck down most of the limits Congress and past court rulings had used to protect the independence of federal regulatory agencies. [npr.org] 7aigydu2w https://flipso.com/p/7aigydu2w?ref=rss Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:20:12 GMT The labor share of U.S. income has fallen to a postwar low. This New York Fed analysis compares the post-COVID decline with earlier recessions and finds its cyclical pattern looks similar to pre-2000 episodes, with the decline driven mainly by within-industry changes rather than sectoral reallocation. [libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org] yifs95rb9 https://flipso.com/p/yifs95rb9?ref=rss Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:40:09 GMT Charles Mackay’s classic 1841 study of crowd psychology and mass delusions, covering financial bubbles, witch trials, alchemy, crusades, and other collective follies. [gutenberg.org] 23u9x7vfx https://flipso.com/p/23u9x7vfx?ref=rss Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:20:09 GMT ProPublica investigates how Anthony Broadwater was wrongly convicted in Alice Sebold’s rape case, and how Syracuse police, prosecutors, and Syracuse University missed signs of a broader pattern of sexual assaults that may have left other victims unprotected. [propublica.org] lhvv6fgig https://flipso.com/p/lhvv6fgig?ref=rss Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:40:27 GMT Naz Hamid reflects on redesigning his site as a way to interrogate taste, avoid AI-style “vibe-coded” design, and return to a blue-heavy visual language shaped by typography, print, grain, and older Weightshift iterations. [nazhamid.com] uqoe64ldd https://flipso.com/p/uqoe64ldd?ref=rss Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:40:08 GMT AI agencies sell automation as a hands-off win, but real workflows still need ownership, monitoring, fixes, and judgment after launch. The hidden cost is attention: if the system doesn’t reliably save time or reduce errors, it becomes another layer of work. [twoheads.net] 7bdi5k0f6 https://flipso.com/p/7bdi5k0f6?ref=rss Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:00:08 GMT After about eleven months using an AArch64 desktop, Marcin Juszkiewicz wraps up the experiment and explains why he is returning to x86-64 for daily desktop use. He describes the Ampere Altra setup, the kernel patches needed to keep an AMD GPU working, the later GPU failures, and the eventual move back to a system where desktop apps, games, FreeCAD, and OrcaSlicer run reliably. [marcin.juszkiewicz.com.pl] uju5ns9ty https://flipso.com/p/uju5ns9ty?ref=rss Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:40:10 GMT History of the Old Computer Challenge [occ.sdf.org] gh3azufrm https://flipso.com/p/gh3azufrm?ref=rss Tue, 30 Jun 2026 06:40:09 GMT Stanford Medicine researchers modeled three time policies and found permanent standard time would create the lowest circadian burden for most people, with permanent daylight saving time also better than switching clocks twice a year. Their estimates suggest standard time could reduce obesity and stroke more than daylight saving time. [med.stanford.edu] v590fsgsw https://flipso.com/p/v590fsgsw?ref=rss Tue, 30 Jun 2026 06:00:08 GMT A hands-on introduction to PDP-1 Lisp, with quick-start setup, paper tape loading and saving, DDT integration, and examples of basic Lisp use on the machine. [obsolescence.dev] 3435lnjvx https://flipso.com/p/3435lnjvx?ref=rss Tue, 30 Jun 2026 01:00:09 GMT The Supreme Court held that geofence warrants sweeping up smartphone location data count as a Fourth Amendment search, strengthening privacy protections against broad digital dragnets. [theguardian.com]