Featured Links - October 11, 2022

Links to things I found interesting but didn't want to do a full blog post about.

Frenchman's Bay Marina

• From BQ.1.1 to XBB and beyond: How the splintering of Omicron variants could shape Covid’s next phase. "What’s different, at least for now, is that there’s not one variant pushing the wave. Rather, scientists are tracking a bevy of new forms of Omicron, which are jockeying with each other as they compete to become the next dominant strain. Scientists are monitoring more than 300 sublineages of Omicron, World Health Organization officials said this week."
• Stick A Note — It’s life-changing! "No, really … life-changing." I have not tried this yet, but it does look like it could be useful.
• How does anorexia affect eyesight? "The eyes, like any other organ, need proper nutrients to function. People living with anorexia nervosa (AN) typically don’t consume enough food to fully nourish their bodies. This malnutrition leads to physical changes and complications, including to the eyes and vision."
• The Ultimate Guide to Wondrous Independent Bookstores. "We think book havens are heaven." Some of the bookstores shown in the article are truly awesome.
• The Chemin de Fer Glissant in Chicago. Unearthing a bit of lost transportation history.
• 2022 A Space Odyssey. "Turns out, yes, you can walk with Velcro shoes. Slowly, very very slowly." A cool video from Italian astronaut Samantha Critoforetti. 
• This Is Life in the Metaverse. "Every hour of the day and night with the gamers, parents, insomniacs, preteens and aspiring comedians who are the earliest adopters of the immersive, three-dimensional internet that Mark Zuckerberg has bet the future of his company on."