Octothorpe

134: In the Framework of Linear Time


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John has shortlisted, Alison has worked in large organisations, and Liz has done a spot-the-difference.

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  • Letters of comment
    • Chris Garcia
    • Clarrie Maguire
    • Colette Reap
    • Roseanna Pendlebury
      • Her Death of Stalin review
      • Tobes Valois
      • We also heard from Ali Baker Brooks, Ang Rosin, Brian Nisbet, Caroline Mullan, DC, Doug Faunt, Ed Morland, Esther MacCallum-Stewart, Farah Mendlesohn, Gareth Kavanagh, Ivan Sinha, Jonathan Baddeley, Jonathan Cowie, Kin-Ming Looi, Lilian Edwards, Meg MacDonald, Neil Ottenstein, Phil Dyson, Raj, Sandra Bond, Shi Lala, Tammy Coxen, Tony Keen, TrishEM, ‪Zoë O’Connell‬
      • Corflu
        • FAAn Award Winners
        • Ada Palmer runs a class called “The Italian Renaissance: Dante, Machiavelli, and the Wars of Popes and Kings,” better known by students as “pope class” or “pope LARP”
          • Archive.is
          • Chris Barkley has sued Dave McCarty
            • Shot
            • Chaser
            • Locus
              • 2025 fundraiser
              • Revenue is flat and costs are up 21%
              • Clarke Award
                • The shortlist has been announced
                • Worldcon 2025: Seattle
                  • “Statement from the Worldcon Chair”
                  • “Apology and Response From Chair”
                  • “May 6th Statement From Chair and Program Division Head”
                  • Resignation statement from WSFS division
                  • Picks
                    • John: The Mark by Frìða Ìsberg
                    • Alison: Sinners
                    • Liz: Blue Prince
                    • Credits
                      • Cover art: “Sample FAAn Award” by Alison Scott
                        • Alt text: A photograph of a yellow square on a mantlepiece. On the yellow square is black text and a red shape with yellow text. The text reads “Corflu 42. 2025 FAAn Awards. Best Immutable Object: Octothorpe”. Text overlaid on the photograph reads ‘Octothorpe 134. “Don’t believe everything you read on ChatGPT.”’
                        • Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
                        • ...more
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