Reposted by John Coxon
What is Rockets on Tyne, you ask? Why, it's a day of SF events taking place on 26 November as part of this year's Books on Tyne festival! Details and tickets here and in the following thread: booksontyne.co.uk
John Coxon
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Hugo Award winner for @octothorpecast.bsky.social and @royalastrosoc.bsky.social Fowler Award winner for solar-terrestrial science. I play games, read and watch SF, volunteer at conventions, and communicate science. Based in North East England. He/him.
![A screenshot from Rascal's newsletter which reads:
[Blizzard Entertainment is owned by Microsoft, which has been named a "priority target" by the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement over its complicity in Israel's ongoing occupation of Palestine and ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people. That boycott explicitly extends to Xbox and Microsoft's gaming products. I am about to spend a few paragraphs writing about a game I love (warts and all), so go forward fully informed about the political context surrounding it.]
World of Warcraft has once again activated the siren call, luring me back to shores I've explored for the majority of my life at this point. This latest temptation is the strongest and most devious, nostalgia mixed with big promises in the form of Wow: Forever. (The essay goes on.)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mdv6ziftrioybhhoxqztquno/bafkreicritch25idnw2brdt4nlya6mfh2jyijsmvg6z5umyyge5ymiozqy)
