97: The Future of Language

Published: Nov. 23, 2023, 9:31 a.m.

b'John has played some games, Alison will play some games, and Liz is playing games RIGHT NOW\\nPlease email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk, check out our subtitles/transcripts, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on X or on Mastodon or on Bluesky) when you post about the show on social media.\\nContent warnings this episode: China, being burned alive, classism\\nLetters of comment\\nChris Garcia\\nEspa\\xf1a Sheriff\\nLeigh Edmonds\\nLori Anderson\\n\\nChengdu\\nChinese v foreign attendees\\nAn example\\n\\nWe expect stats at the 90 day mark\\n\\nWSFS remote participation\\nCurrent WSFS constitution and standing rules\\nPreliminary meeting video\\nDon Eastlake on Facebook\\n\\nGlasgow 2024\\nOnline convention news\\nGlasgow presents Catherynne M Valente and Peter S Beagle\\n\\nNovacon\\nNovacon 53\\n\\nPicks\\nJohn: The Wicker Man\\nAlison: Goliath by Tochi Onyebuchi (physical, epub, audiobook, Amazon)\\nLiz: Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway (physical, epub, audiobook, Amazon)\\n\\nGaming corner\\nTabletop games\\nHadrian\\u2019s Wall\\nMoon\\nTuring Machine\\nVillagers\\n\\nCracking the Cryptic play Return of the Obra Dinn\\nThe Roottrees are Dead\\n\\nCredits\\nCover art: \\u201cTo the LizBatmobile\\u201d by Alison Scott\\nAlt text: John, Alison and Liz are depicted as Robin, Harley Quinn and Batman, but the Batman logo is replaced by \\u201cWSFS\\u201d. The Batmobile is in the centre of the three of them. The words \\u201cOctothorpe 97\\u201d appear at the top and the words \\u201c\\u2026to the LizBatmobile\\u201d at the bottom.\\n\\nTheme music: \\u201cFanfare for Space\\u201d by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)'