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

<p><strong><em>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. </em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at <a href="http://shopify.com/cool" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">shopify.com/cool</a></li><li>Kolide, Got Slack? Got Macs? Get Kolide: Device security that fixes challenging problems by messaging your users on Slack. Try Kolide Today! <a href="https://l.kolide.co/3aVdR90" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://l.kolide.co/3aVdR90 </a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/07/19/1112324298/quidditch-rebrands-as-quadball-and-further-distances-itself-from-harry-potter-au" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Quidditch rebrands as quadball and further distances itself from Harry Potter author</a> (NPR)</li><li><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/quidditch-changes-name-distance-harry-potter-author-jk-rowling-rcna38919" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Quidditch changes its name to distance itself from 'Harry Potter' author JK Rowling</a> (NBC News)</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/20/sports/quidditch-quadball-name-jk-rowling.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Broomsticks Stay, but Not the Name: Quidditch Becomes ‘Quadball’</a> (NY Times)</li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/InternationalQuidditchAssociation" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IQA European Games livestream</a> (IQA, YouTube)</li><li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-15/a-solution-to-japan-s-overwork-sleep-in-an-upright-nap-box" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to Sleep Upright? Japan Comes Up With ‘Nap Box’ for Office Workers</a> (Bloomberg)</li><li><a href="https://nerdist.com/article