Fri. 1/15 - Wikipedia As An MMORPG & A Pigeon on Trial
- Author
- Cool Stuff Ride Home
- Published
- Fri 15 Jan 2021
- Episode Link
- https://chrt.fm/track/G481GD/pscrb.fm/rss/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/0e49624f-553e-45fd-be6e-44b9fa5d0d58/Friday2C20January20152C202021Edit20120-2013A153A212C203.1820PM.mp3
A couple of stories for the birds today. First, ravens at the Tower of London are living up to their collective name of a conspiracy of ravens by possibly foretelling the fall of Britain. And a pigeon in Australia who was almost sentenced to death by government officials. Plus, the many ways in which Wikipedia is like an MMORPG. And, because I know we all want to relive it so badly, introducing 2020: The Game.
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Links:
A Raven Queen Vanishes, and Britain Checks a Prophecy (NY Times)
Fake US leg band gets pigeon a reprieve in Australia (AP)
US pigeon that crossed Pacific to Australia faces death (The New Daily)
Wikipedia Is Basically a Massive RPG (Wired)
Wikipedia is an MMORPG (Wikipedia)
2020 Game
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