Octothorpe 156: Surprisingly Well-Adjusted Young Gentlemen
Mar 26, 2026
58:37
John has a headache, Alison has a cold, and Liz is fine, thanks for asking.
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- Letters of comment
- Liz said “RoboCup world championship” not “RoboCop world championship”
- Alexandra Lanes (Bluesky)
- Ali Baker Brooks (Facebook)
- Ang Rosin (Facebook)
- Ed Morland (Bluesky)
- Farah Mendlesohn (Facebook)
- Fredrik V Coulter (Facebook)
- Juan Sanmiguel (email)
- Kin-Ming Looi (Facebook)
- Neil Ottenstein (Facebook)
- Paul Weimer (Bluesky, email)
- Phil Dyson (Facebook)
- Renay (email)
- We also heard from Alex Holden, Finbarr O’Reilly, Kev McVeigh, Roseanna Pendlebury, Shi Lala
- GUFF result
- Nebula Awards
- Locus
- Eastercon 2026: Iridescence
- The program is out
- You can find John here and Alison here and Liz here
- “Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Names – With Examples”
- Picks
- John: Vantage
- Alison: Slay the Spire 2
- Liz: Formula 1: Drive to Survive
- Credits
- Cover art: “Eastercon Planning” by Alison Scott
- Alt text: A black-and-white cartoon. John is behind a stack of games, saying “Games Room”; Alison is behind a stack of printers and paper, saying “Newsletter”; Liz is on a beach reading with sunglasses and a cocktail. In purple, the words “Octothorpe 156 Eastercon Planning:” appear at the top and “questioning our life choices” at the bottom.
- Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
- Cover art: “Eastercon Planning” by Alison Scott