Octothorpe

124: The Third D Isn’t What You Think

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John is horrified, Alison is spelunking, and Liz is detecting.

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    • Ali Baker Brooks
    • Andrew Hogg
      • 4D Golf
      • Braid
      • Archipelacon 2
      • Caroline Mullan
      • Chris Garcia
        • Some accusations against Ekpeki have been disproved
        • Farah Mendlesohn
        • Ivan Sinha
        • Jonny Baddeley
        • June Young
          • Aurora Australis Alerts
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          • MonkeyKing
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          • Shia Lia
          • Tommy Ferguson
            • Reconnect
            • Upcoming conventions
              • Eastercon 2026: Iridescence at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole
                • Bid chaired by Phil Dyson
                • Eastercon 2027: Glasgow
                  • Bid chaired by Alan Fleming and David Bamford
                  • Eastercon 2028: Gateshead?
                  • Novacon 2025
                  • Conrunner 2026
                    • To be chaired by Esther MacCallum-Stewart in February
                    • WisCONline 2025
                    • Edmonton 2030
                    • Picks
                      • John: Mothership
                        • Mothership Month
                        • Alison: Caves of Qud
                        • Liz: Rise of the Golden Idol
                        • (Sorry that they’re all games, Mark)
                        • Credits
                          • Cover art: “Ohmudillo” by Sophie van Setten
                            • Alt text: The Glasgow 2024 logo drawn in pencils and crayon, but across the middle there is a segmented creature with eight eyes and mandibles. At the top, the words “Octothorpe 124” appear in blue.
                            • Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
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