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 05:20:08 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 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] 6cjr7udut https://flipso.com/p/6cjr7udut?ref=rss Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:40:24 GMT Robin Hanson argues that weak-adapting institutions like government can end up steering stronger adaptive systems like markets, and that regulation is often a side effect of historical pressures that favored centralized states for war and law. He suggests many specific regulations are maladaptive compared with private alternatives that might emerge without them. [overcomingbias.com] gzcz9pclq https://flipso.com/p/gzcz9pclq?ref=rss Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:20:24 GMT Color photographs capture Florida in the 1950s, from palm-lined streets and crowded beaches to downtown storefronts, roadside motels, fishing docks, and the state’s fast-growing communities. [rarehistoricalphotos.com] qkfxd3v92 https://flipso.com/p/qkfxd3v92?ref=rss Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:00:08 GMT Eagle Computer rose quickly in the early IBM PC clone market, then was hit by the death of CEO Dennis Barnhart, an IBM BIOS dispute, and new competition that squeezed prices and margins. The company’s later products weren’t enough to reverse its decline. [dfarq.homeip.net] e4xwvlhzd https://flipso.com/p/e4xwvlhzd?ref=rss Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:40:08 GMT Biologist Scott Poethig explains how a single molecule can keep plants in a youthful state, reshaping how scientists understand plant aging and development. [omnia.sas.upenn.edu] 00qdp976s https://flipso.com/p/00qdp976s?ref=rss Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:00:29 GMT Amanda Holmes reads Frank O’Hara’s poem aloud in this podcast episode from The American Scholar. [theamericanscholar.org] 5bob5xrls https://flipso.com/p/5bob5xrls?ref=rss Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:40:13 GMT Signal argues that the UK government's proposed age verification and content-scanning rules would expand surveillance, weaken privacy, and fail to protect children. The statement warns that once such systems exist, they can be broadened beyond their original purpose and used for censorship or monitoring. [signal.org] wqtq40y7o https://flipso.com/p/wqtq40y7o?ref=rss Tue, 09 Jun 2026 03:20:09 GMT A decade after The Lonely City, Olivia Laing reflects on how loneliness has become less taboo, more widely discussed, and increasingly exploited online by the far right and manosphere. They argue the answer lies less in romance or AI replacements than in solidarity, community assets, and refusing stigma. [theguardian.com] 3i6ipitf6 https://flipso.com/p/3i6ipitf6?ref=rss Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:20:27 GMT Born into slavery, Frederick Douglass taught himself to read, escaped to freedom in 1838, and became a leading abolitionist, orator, and publisher of The North Star. He also championed women’s rights, urged emancipation and Black enlistment during the Civil War, and pressed for constitutional protections after the war. [thecollector.com] of9dwcgzb https://flipso.com/p/of9dwcgzb?ref=rss Mon, 08 Jun 2026 23:00:08 GMT foodwatch laboratory tests reveal the presence of pesticide residues in everyday foods — including substances not approved in the EU. [foodwatch.org] 8oxavx2x1 https://flipso.com/p/8oxavx2x1?ref=rss Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:00:47 GMT A charming illustrated map of electric interurban lines radiating from Chicago, compiled by the Chicago Evening Standard and tentatively dated to 1921. It highlights the wide reach of interurban traction companies across Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, and beyond, with a large decorative title and scenic destinations called out in red. [transitmap.net] bzcjntnx6 https://flipso.com/p/bzcjntnx6?ref=rss Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:40:30 GMT A reflection from Paraguay on why Guaraní remains widely spoken, contrasted with the different fates of Ancient Egyptian, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. The piece asks what helps a language or culture endure across conquest, religion, education, and change. [classicalwisdom.substack.com] vytj1mncf https://flipso.com/p/vytj1mncf?ref=rss Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:20:09 GMT Surface area-to-volume limits and diffusion constraints help explain why cells are usually tiny, while also showing how some cells and giant single-celled organisms get around those limits. [burrito.bio] dzi7bmmsm https://flipso.com/p/dzi7bmmsm?ref=rss Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:00:08 GMT Researchers have identified more than 450 images with apparent signs of manipulation in Thermo Fisher’s online primary antibody verification data, with many showing duplicated bands, painted-over regions, or repeated background patterns. The findings are based on a curated repository of problematic images and are described as an ongoing investigation rather than an exhaustive count. [reeserichardson.blog] c7351ytnh https://flipso.com/p/c7351ytnh?ref=rss Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:40:09 GMT GSK’s “bepi” performs better than expected in efficacy trials, but its global impact is likely limited [science.org] usnwm447g https://flipso.com/p/usnwm447g?ref=rss Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:20:09 GMT Bessie Head’s 1960 interview with a young Abdullah Ibrahim opens a window onto the pianist’s early life, musical formation, and the political currents that would shape his work and exile. [nybooks.com] ynthd5adc https://flipso.com/p/ynthd5adc?ref=rss Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:00:09 GMT Social platforms have shifted from friend-to-friend updates toward algorithm-driven feeds optimized for attention and ad revenue. The result is a more passive, entertainment-first experience where trends and viral content often outweigh personal connection. [bbc.com] 3taof3ju6 https://flipso.com/p/3taof3ju6?ref=rss Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:40:28 GMT Ridership on public transit is rising in several U.S. cities, including Los Angeles, the Bay Area, Chicago, and Boston, as high gasoline prices continue to push some commuters away from driving. Research cited in the piece suggests higher gas prices can lead to modest increases in transit demand, with some travelers also carpooling or switching modes to save money. [e360.yale.edu]