Fri. 1/15 - Wikipedia As An MMORPG & A Pigeon on Trial

<p><strong><em>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.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>Fitbod, Get 25% off a membership when you sign up now through 2/28 at <a href="http://fitbod.me/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fitbod.me/kottke</a></li><li>Skillshare, Get a free trial of Premium Membership at <a href="http://skillshare.com/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">skillshare.com/kottke</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/14/world/europe/tower-of-london-missing-raven-merlina.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Raven Queen Vanishes, and Britain Checks a Prophecy</a> (NY Times)</li><li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/australia-to-kill-pigeon-from-oregon-faae5a66c336c8b2dc902b1ed4270345" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fake US leg band gets pigeon a reprieve in Australia</a> (AP)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/state/vic/2021/01/15/us-pigeon-australia/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">US pigeon that crossed Pacific to Australia faces death</a> (The New Daily)</li><li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/wikipedia-anniversary-game-rpg/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wikipedia Is Basically a Massive RPG</a> (Wired)</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_an_MMORPG" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wikipedia is an MMORPG</a> (Wikipedia)</li><li><a href="https://2020game.io/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">2020 Game</a></li><li><a href="https://kottke.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kottke.Org</a></li><li><a href="http://twitter.com