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But is it *Renwick & Marshall* surprising? #Stuff

ALEXEI SAYLE (glaring at camera): WHO ARE YOU looking at?
WOMAN (into mic): But it doesn't end there.

DanS @dansquier.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Henceforth, my headcanon is that S18 of #DoctorWho was massively retro-inspired (probably via tachyons) by the films of Christopher Nolan.

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DanS @dansquier.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

And whether or not you already know what “Paul is dead” refers to, you might well enjoy this… gwern.net/doc/philosop...

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Jay Hulme @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I'm going to tell you a story and then, at the end, I'm going to ask you if anyone happens to have the niche knowledge I need to help... The story begins, as so many of my stories do, in an ancient church in the middle of a city. But it's not now. And it's not hundreds of years ago. It's the 1960's

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DanS @dansquier.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Oh my word. I'm sure it wasn't *that* long ago I went on a bit of an online hunt for behind-the-scenes photos from Sapphire & Steel. I largely drew a blank. Maybe I missed a trick? Maybe something changed since then? Either way - there's no longer a shortage. 🤩 www.shutterstock.com/editorial/im...

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Russell Wootton Changeling Tv Series Sapphire Editorial Stock Photo - Stock Image | Shutterstock Editorial

Find the editorial stock photo of Russell Wootton Changeling Tv Series Sapphire, and more photos in the Shutterstock collection of editorial photography. 1000s of new photos added daily.

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DanS @dansquier.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Nothing at all against the magnificent Ian McDiarmid - and fgs spare us any ai travesties if you can’t just enjoy picturing it yourself - but I am rather loving the thought of Sid *as* the Emperor… 🤔😆

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Tony Roberts @phatcontroller.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Literally every story involving a genie and a bottle ends up with the genie back in the bottle. Read more children's fiction people ffs.

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DanS @dansquier.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Politics with a small ‘p’ : saying “bollocks” without actually saying “bollocks”.

Laura Kuenssberg: [If business isn’t making more cash, then the] economy will be in a worse position.
Steve Rotheram: That is demonstrably not true.

Steve Rotheram: Through the devolved authorities, we have seen you can get better growth [than the centre would provide for those areas.]

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Absolutely fascinating to see Laura Kuenssberg interviewing Burnham, flailing to adjust her stance to a politician with a moral argument and a positive message, who stands up for his policies and answers her questions clearly. She is getting so agitated at him not playing the game by the 'rules'.

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DanS @dansquier.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This’d be his #AceOfWands phase I guess. Only a decade or so late.

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David Baxter @blackoutbedford.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Richard Thompson does a killer cover of Oops I Did It Again. Makes you realise what a nasty set of lyrics it has! #totp m.youtube.com/watch?v=V4WG...

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Richard Thompson - Oops I Did It Again

YouTube video by Laurie Girling

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DanS @dansquier.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Okay, now where can I hear the whole thing? 🥰

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Sara Gibbs @sararoseg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

He imposed Shania Law

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The literacy crisis is not just referring to people's ability to literally read and write. It's also people's inability to read for context. I've been a public educator for over 20 years and I have never, ever seen it this bad.

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Reminder that in Canada upon becoming an engineer you get an iron ring made of a collapsed bridge, purposely designed to be uncomfortable, to remind you that your ethics demand you give a fuck even about the boring grudgework of such as double-checking your math. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Ring

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Iron Ring - Wikipedia

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waltydunlop @waltydunlop.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The Final Five. Bloody hell, the Cylon Incursion went deeper than we all thought, didn't it?

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James Kelleher @jameskelleher.pilcrow.ie · 16/07/2026

Sooner or later, for everyone on the planet, Lego will release a set that’s irresistible for you personally

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Mike Cook @mtrc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

New Post: Why I Love AI Next month it'll be twenty years since I went to university, learned to program, and studied AI. I wrote about why I loved it, why I still love it, and why, unfortunately, it no longer exists. www.possibilityspace.org/blog/posts/i...

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Lion & Unicorn @lionunicorn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

"It’s a bit of a soap opera. Pulman described the Claudians as a big Jewish family, and Herbert Wise agreed, noting, ‘We wanted to make the point that human psychology hasn’t changed much in the last two thousand years.’" It's Finlay on I, CLAUDIUS for its 50th anniversary👇

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Samantha Asumadu @samanthaasumadu.substack.com · 22/09/2026

'New analysis on UK media: British media is not delivering the news to its readers. They are delivering an agenda. The seven days after Channel 4 filmed James Orr are a damning indictment of the British press. Orr is a Cambridge associate professor.' via @newscord.org

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Angus Main @angusmain.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

If the BBC want comedy sketches that ‘work today’, maybe they should commission some new sketch shows?

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DanS @dansquier.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

At least it provides brief respite from the R2 gang telling me ceaselessly, breathlessly, incessantly about “Stirling” and “Chaka Khan”. Apart from the ones that tell me how to listen to Chaka Khan live from Stirling *on* my smart speaker. 🤬

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Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Wrote something about SNL:UK and what I learned by going to see it being made… joelmorris.substack.com/p/live-from-...

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Live from London, it’s SATURDAY NIGHT!

What seeing this week’s episode of SNL UK taught me about comedy.

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DanS @dansquier.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Call me odd, but 20 months on this is *still* bugging me. Did anyone ever get to the bottom of what BBC show Mara was talking about?

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Nick Harkaway @nickharkaway.com · 19/09/2026

The RNLI is the closest you will ever get to actual Batman. When rescue is visibly, viscerally, obviously impossible; when the water is a smothering, thundering black wall and the wind is screaming straight from Hell; when you are absolutely going to die: someone’s hand pulls you out and you don’t.

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DanS @dansquier.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Absolutely all of these. But also Carolyn Knapp-Shappey, without whom #CabinPressure might never have taken flight. Awfully sad news.

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Paul Magrs @paulmagrs.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Science Fiction pals! I want to build a reading list of *fiction* that warns us of the dangers of AI. I can't help feeling that SF fans have known for a long time what happens when you muck around with this stuff. So - go! A list of, say, six fictional works about AI to mull over this autumn.

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DanS @dansquier.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I dunno. Suspicious old fella with dubious motives embroils regular joes in chaotic spree through time/space/reality. Ends up witnessing what happens each time intellectual hubris trumps basic empathy. (Spoiler: recurring swarms of stunted sociopathic child-monsters, destruction & death.) With gags.

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Neil Perryman @neilperryman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

If you are a regional production company based in Wales who can knock up a proposal in two weeks, the job's in the bag. www.bbc.co.uk/commissionin...

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New opportunity: Doctor Who invitation to tender

Deadline for initial submissions: 2 October

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DanS @dansquier.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

What scene makes you emotional no matter how many times you've seen it?

Wilf played by Bernard Cribbins
Doctor Who - The End of Time part 1 (BBC, 2009)

The Doctor played by David Tennant
Doctor Who - The End of Time part 1 (BBC, 2009)

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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Solidarity with this Piddington resident ♥️✊ #Newsnight

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Jenn (^_^)/ 🇨🇦 @canadacobrachicken.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Listening to @doctorow.pluralistic.net on the Factually podcast with @adamconover.net , and had to jot down this gem because it's bang on and we can't let people forget it: "AI is what you use if you don't care if the job is done well."

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DanS @dansquier.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

You say: Artificial Intelligence 🥴 Graphic says: Adobe Illustrator 😖

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 10/09/2026

If OpenAI or Anthropic really believe that this technology has a non-trivial probability of destroying humanity within a decade, where is their SCRAM switch?

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Michael S. Kirkpatrick @kirkpams.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This thread is great overall, but this point in particular has always been true: most security breaches happen because there’s a lot of boring tedious stuff that has to be done, it only takes one mistake, and there are normally plenty of mistakes to choose from.

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Thom Scott-Phillips @thomscottphillips.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The “Math & AI” declaration has been doing the rounds. It has been written in reaction to the recent dramatic advances achieved in mathematics by AI tools. I’ve endorsed it. You should too. mathandai.org

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Declaration — Math and AI

Read the declaration and add your name.

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Peter Anghelides @anghelides.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

A splendid new YouTube video advertising the forthcoming release of #Blakes7 Series 3 on Blu-ray. youtu.be/Y-5CpC-NO_Y?...

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Blake's 7 Is Back For Series 3! | BBC Studios

YouTube video by BBC Studios

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DanS @dansquier.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Emitted a little squee when I realised #Taskmaster had gone to Totters Yard!

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DanS @dansquier.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

This echoes an experience I’m sure a great many people have had. Some ignore context and leap straight for “I’ve deduced something remarkable!” Others recognise a far more likely explanation: they’ve been led there carefully, deliberately, and are experiencing the result of Damn Good Teaching™.

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