Octothorpe

44: Quite a Lot of Big Buts


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John might hire a camper van, Alison might wee twice before bed, and Liz might not plot enough graphs.

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Content warnings this episode: COVID-19 (chapter 4), sexism (chapter 5)

  • We’re doing Octothorpe Live at Novacon at 1pm on Sunday!
  • Letters of comment
    • Carved turnip
  • Eastercon
    • Reclamation has a hotel
  • Tasha Suri is their new Guest of Honour
  • Zen Cho has sadly had to step down
  • Eastercon in a post-coronavirus world
    • There was a thread on the future of Eastercon venues
    • UK Eastercon Community Group
  • Not to be confused with the old Future of Eastercon group
  • Eastercons may need to move beyond hotels
    • University accommodation
  • Camp sites such as Butlins or Pontins
    • Electromagnetic Field (EMF)
  • It was pointed out that this has issues with dates
    • Easter may be cold/windy/rainy
  • Bank holidays and warm weather are a busy time for these sites
  • SFX Weekender already does this sort of thing so it is feasible!
  • Some hotels have been asking for huge deposits
    • This is probably due to increased risk and not enough Government guidance
    • It might go away again when these change
  • Would a central Eastercon organisation help? (Probably not)
  • Redemption 2022
  • Picks
    • Alison: Dune (outside) and Black Widow (Disney+)
    • Liz’s comment on the Dune soundtrack
  • John: Unfathomable and the Ludoquist
  • Liz: The Empress of Salt and Fortune (epub, Kindle, paperback)
  • Music credits
    • Our theme music is Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod, used under a CC BY 4.0 license
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