Octothorpe

97: The Future of Language


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John has played some games, Alison will play some games, and Liz is playing games RIGHT NOW

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Content warnings this episode: China, being burned alive, classism

  • Letters of comment
  • Chris Garcia
  • España Sheriff
  • Leigh Edmonds
  • Lori Anderson
  • Chengdu
    • Chinese v foreign attendees
    • An example
  • We expect stats at the 90 day mark
  • WSFS remote participation
    • Current WSFS constitution and standing rules
  • Preliminary meeting video
  • Don Eastlake on Facebook
  • Glasgow 2024
    • Online convention news
  • Glasgow presents Catherynne M Valente and Peter S Beagle
  • Novacon
    • Novacon 53
  • Picks
    • John: The Wicker Man
  • Alison: Goliath by Tochi Onyebuchi (physical, epub, audiobook, Amazon)
  • Liz: Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway (physical, epub, audiobook, Amazon)
  • Gaming corner
    • Tabletop games
    • Hadrian’s Wall
  • Moon
  • Turing Machine
  • Villagers
  • Cracking the Cryptic play Return of the Obra Dinn
  • The Roottrees are Dead
  • Credits
    • Cover art: “To the LizBatmobile” by Alison Scott
    • Alt text: John, Alison and Liz are depicted as Robin, Harley Quinn and Batman, but the Batman logo is replaced by “WSFS”. The Batmobile is in the centre of the three of them. The words “Octothorpe 97” appear at the top and the words “…to the LizBatmobile” at the bottom.
  • Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
  • ...more
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