Fri. 01/28 - Why the Metaverse Doesn't Have Legs

<p><strong><em>Catalonia is set to pardon a thousand people who were condemned for witchcraft four hundred years ago. Plus, a mysterious object discovered in our galaxy has astronomers a bit stumped. And why don’t avatars in the metaverse have legs?</em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>Indeed, Get a free $75 credit at <a href="http://indeed.com/goodnews" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Indeed.com/goodnews</a></li><li>Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at <a href="http://shopify.com/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">shopify.com/kottke</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/26/catalonia-expected-to-pardon-up-to-1000-people-accused-of-witchcraft" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Catalonia to pardon up to 1,000 people accused of witchcraft</a> (The Guardian)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7wggw/hundreds-of-women-executed-for-witchcraft-were-just-pardoned" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hundreds of Women Executed for 'Witchcraft' Were Just Pardoned</a> (Vice)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/654867/catalonia-pardons-witch-trial-victims" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Catalonia Pardons Hundreds of Witch Trial Victims</a> (Mental Floss) </li><li><a href="https://www.mic.com/impact/milky-way-neutron-star-space-object" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What the hell is this new thing in the Milky Way?</a> (Mic)</li><li><a href="https://www.space.com/ultra-slow-magnetar-new-stellar-object" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Astronomers detect powerful cosmic object unlike anything they've seen before</a> (Space.com)</li><li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/scientists-amazed-by-blinking-stars-totally-unexpected-behavior-2022-01-27" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Scientists amazed by blinking star's 'totally unexpected' behavior</a> (Reuters)</li><li><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/spooky-object-unleashes-periodic-b