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 18:40:09 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss o3fkai513 https://flipso.com/p/o3fkai513?ref=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:40:09 GMT Around the time the United States was founded, Americans' diets included Parmesan ice cream and terrapin. But what you ate depended on your social status. [npr.org] shqiuw8cm https://flipso.com/p/shqiuw8cm?ref=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2026 23:00:10 GMT Every task hides more nuance than it first appears to have. From building stairs to understanding boiling water, the details that matter are often messy, easy to miss, and only obvious in hindsight. Noticing the right ones is what helps people avoid getting intellectually stuck. [johnsalvatier.org] x5gxyhgio https://flipso.com/p/x5gxyhgio?ref=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:20:30 GMT Dennis Morris photos and recollections of John Lydon’s 1978 trip to Jamaica with Don Letts and The Clash, a formative encounter with reggae, dub, and Lee “Scratch” Perry that helped shape Public Image Ltd. [flashbak.com] dugunz7md https://flipso.com/p/dugunz7md?ref=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2026 17:40:10 GMT Practical heuristics for asking strangers for help: situate yourself clearly, give concise context, show proof of work, make the request specific and low-friction, and make it easy to say no. The core idea is to think from the other person’s perspective and avoid pressure or dishonesty. [pradyuprasad.com] eyhz33liz https://flipso.com/p/eyhz33liz?ref=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2026 17:00:13 GMT A detailed critique of high-resolution audio claims, arguing that 24/192 downloads offer no audible benefit over standard CD-quality playback and can even introduce avoidable distortion. It explains sampling theory, human hearing limits, and why ultrasonic content can be a liability in real playback systems. [people.xiph.org] o95frs9yt https://flipso.com/p/o95frs9yt?ref=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:00:30 GMT New Orleans faces an existential climate threat, and the city may need to plan for managed retreat rather than assume it can be protected forever. The essay argues that honest acknowledgment of that risk is a necessary first step toward preserving the city’s culture, communities, and future. [commonedge.org] jrizwmgkw https://flipso.com/p/jrizwmgkw?ref=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2026 14:40:09 GMT John Boepple settled in Muscatine, Iowa, and helped turn freshwater mussel shells into a booming pearl-button industry. The trade brought jobs and prosperity to the town, but it also devastated local mussel populations and helped spur early conservation efforts. [smithsonianmag.com] 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] vv3njw7i0 https://flipso.com/p/vv3njw7i0?ref=rss Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:40:11 GMT https://www.martenscentre.eu/media-mentions/in-the-age-of-algorithms-and-ai-is-traditional-media-democracys-last-line-of-defence/ [martenscentre.eu] 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]