Wed. 07/20 - Real-Life Quidditch Changes Its Name

The real-life sport inspired by quidditch has announced their new name––and I have a lot of thoughts. Plus, a few companies in Japan have introduced standing “nap boxes” into their offices. And on the anniversary of the moon landing, NASA has announced the launch windows for the kick-off mission of our return to the moon. Sponsors: Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/cool Kolide, Got Slack? Got Macs? Get Kolide: Device security that fixes challenging problems by messaging your users on Slack. Try Kolide Today! https://l.kolide.co/3aVdR90 Links: Quidditch rebrands as quadball and further distances itself from Harry Potter author (NPR) Quidditch changes its name to distance itself from 'Harry Potter' author JK Rowling (NBC News) Broomsticks Stay, but Not the Name: Quidditch Becomes ‘Quadball’ (NY Times) IQA European Games livestream (IQA, YouTube) How to Sleep Upright? Japan Comes Up With ‘Nap Box’ for Office Workers (Bloomberg) Standing Nap Boxes Exist and They Look So Uncomfortable (Nerdist) NASA just announced an ambitious date to launch its megarocket to the moon (Mashable) NASA to Discuss Status of Artemis I Moon Mission (NASA) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices