Dale Smith
@dalesmithonline.com
Writer of things mostly about #DoctorWho and infrequent conversationalist. Also works with #Drupal / #PHP
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Nobody's Sweetheart Now
Trevor Tern was already a man out of time, pining for the good old days whilst his wife Iris tries to relaunch herself selling stuffed pandas to Korea from the double decker bus in their garden. But t...
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What's that you say, imaginary audience? You want to know all about my new #IrisWildthyme book Nobody's Sweetheart Now, published by the fine folks at @obversebooks.co.uk? Well, OK, odd request, but let me see if I have a ... aha! Here you go. dalesmithonline.com/nobodys-swee... #DoctorWho
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A new 500 Songs episode is now up! Bruce Johnston! Jan and Dean! Rod Stewart! Questions about gender identity! Getting booked to play New York by accident! Herman's Hermits! Masturbation! Heinz baked beans! Aliens with trousers unlike our own! It can only be the Who, and part one of "Pinball Wizard"
Song 183: “Pinball Wizard” by the Who, part 1: Always Playing Clean
Apologies for the delay in posting this episode — I had a chronic illness flare-up and a frankly awful January. With luck, part two of this story will be up before the end of February. For th…
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February 12, 2026 at 7:25 PM
A new 500 Songs episode is now up! Bruce Johnston! Jan and Dean! Rod Stewart! Questions about gender identity! Getting booked to play New York by accident! Herman's Hermits! Masturbation! Heinz baked beans! Aliens with trousers unlike our own! It can only be the Who, and part one of "Pinball Wizard"
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Wow!
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule
Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Wow!
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report.
This is a *big* legal win.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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buttondown.com/cooray_smith... Free for all for one week, if you read it and like it, why not sign up for regular emails? It's The Three Doctors, at Psychic Paper.
The Three Doctors
“I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together.” When I was a lad, and the universe less than half its present size, we all saw The Three...
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February 12, 2026 at 5:56 PM
buttondown.com/cooray_smith... Free for all for one week, if you read it and like it, why not sign up for regular emails? It's The Three Doctors, at Psychic Paper.
Did a pub quiz last night with a Dingbats round where the quizmaster had downloaded the questions off the internet, and absolutely insisted the answer to
WILLROBIAMS
was Robbie Williams.
WILLROBIAMS
was Robbie Williams.
February 13, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Did a pub quiz last night with a Dingbats round where the quizmaster had downloaded the questions off the internet, and absolutely insisted the answer to
WILLROBIAMS
was Robbie Williams.
WILLROBIAMS
was Robbie Williams.
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Alrighty fam help me out here- who’s heading this up. My brain’s a sieve and I can’t remember!
I tried to dig up their account on here and couldn't, but it's a bunch of medievalists who are doing a wide array of medieval-related crafting. I don't know how much analysis they're doing yet but iirc there was some planned, for those who were interested. I'll try to tag it here when they post next
February 13, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Alrighty fam help me out here- who’s heading this up. My brain’s a sieve and I can’t remember!
Usually I'll watch even something that hasn't grabbed me to the end, but Bumblebee got ten minutes because I just lost the will. Netflix still recommends stuff to me because it assumes I really enjoyed those ten minutes and had to stop because it was just too good.
If you’re not vibing with a movie, how long do you usually give it before turning it off? #filmsky
February 13, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Usually I'll watch even something that hasn't grabbed me to the end, but Bumblebee got ten minutes because I just lost the will. Netflix still recommends stuff to me because it assumes I really enjoyed those ten minutes and had to stop because it was just too good.
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Labour’s vote is collapsing everywhere.
In Peterborough last night, as in Gorton and Denton, voting Green is the only way to stop Reform.
In Peterborough last night, as in Gorton and Denton, voting Green is the only way to stop Reform.
Fletton & Woodston (Peterborough) Council By-Election Result:
➡️ RFM: 29.4% (New)
🌍 GRN: 27.6% (+16.2)
🌳 CON: 21.8% (-11.8)
🌹 LAB: 16.8% (-31.2)
🔶 LDM: 4.4% (-0.7)
No TUSC (-1.9) as previous.
Reform GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2024.
➡️ RFM: 29.4% (New)
🌍 GRN: 27.6% (+16.2)
🌳 CON: 21.8% (-11.8)
🌹 LAB: 16.8% (-31.2)
🔶 LDM: 4.4% (-0.7)
No TUSC (-1.9) as previous.
Reform GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2024.
February 13, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Labour’s vote is collapsing everywhere.
In Peterborough last night, as in Gorton and Denton, voting Green is the only way to stop Reform.
In Peterborough last night, as in Gorton and Denton, voting Green is the only way to stop Reform.
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ATTN: Doctor Who fans! I'm looking to host a game of Who-themed Family Feud at next year's Gallifrey One (almost certainly an unofficial event).
If you are a fan of Doctor Who, please consider clicking the link to fill out the survey and sharing it with others. One response per person, please.
If you are a fan of Doctor Who, please consider clicking the link to fill out the survey and sharing it with others. One response per person, please.
Doctor Who Family Feud Survey
Please answer all questions with a short word or phrase (the survey will not allow you to leave answers blank). Although you have to sign-in (this is to discourage the submission of multiple…
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February 12, 2026 at 8:21 PM
ATTN: Doctor Who fans! I'm looking to host a game of Who-themed Family Feud at next year's Gallifrey One (almost certainly an unofficial event).
If you are a fan of Doctor Who, please consider clicking the link to fill out the survey and sharing it with others. One response per person, please.
If you are a fan of Doctor Who, please consider clicking the link to fill out the survey and sharing it with others. One response per person, please.
Read a thing about allowing newborn babies the right to vote and came away surprisingly not against the idea.
February 13, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Read a thing about allowing newborn babies the right to vote and came away surprisingly not against the idea.
Watched #TopSecret - a film which I'd somehow missed at the time and had you lot going on about when we lost Val Kilmer. He's good in it, and not very Val Kilmer so I can see why it got mentioned. I can also see why it's not as loved as Airplane or Naked Gun: it doesn't have a familiar genre.
February 13, 2026 at 7:12 AM
Watched #TopSecret - a film which I'd somehow missed at the time and had you lot going on about when we lost Val Kilmer. He's good in it, and not very Val Kilmer so I can see why it got mentioned. I can also see why it's not as loved as Airplane or Naked Gun: it doesn't have a familiar genre.
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forgot the most important of the genre
February 12, 2026 at 11:31 PM
forgot the most important of the genre
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Give him an award, you shits
Just to remind you all, I'd love an award. dalesmithonline.com/search?f%5B0...
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February 12, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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February 12, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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Nominations are now open for the 2026 Hugo Awards!
Emails are going out to eligible nominators (those who became a member of LAcon V by January 31, 2026, or were a member of the Seattle Worldcon 2025) about how to set up their LAcon V virtual convention account.
Emails are going out to eligible nominators (those who became a member of LAcon V by January 31, 2026, or were a member of the Seattle Worldcon 2025) about how to set up their LAcon V virtual convention account.
February 11, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Nominations are now open for the 2026 Hugo Awards!
Emails are going out to eligible nominators (those who became a member of LAcon V by January 31, 2026, or were a member of the Seattle Worldcon 2025) about how to set up their LAcon V virtual convention account.
Emails are going out to eligible nominators (those who became a member of LAcon V by January 31, 2026, or were a member of the Seattle Worldcon 2025) about how to set up their LAcon V virtual convention account.
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Triple The Leisure Hive score too!
With bonus Buffy villain, so even if you don’t think much of it it’s good for trivia.
I seem to remember enjoying it, but a long time ago.
With bonus Buffy villain, so even if you don’t think much of it it’s good for trivia.
I seem to remember enjoying it, but a long time ago.
February 12, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Triple The Leisure Hive score too!
With bonus Buffy villain, so even if you don’t think much of it it’s good for trivia.
I seem to remember enjoying it, but a long time ago.
With bonus Buffy villain, so even if you don’t think much of it it’s good for trivia.
I seem to remember enjoying it, but a long time ago.
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For Edinburgh readers and writers...
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Typewronger All Night Bookshop Fundraiser
Typewronger is staying OPEN ALL NIGHT to raise funds to pay our bills - come buy books!
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February 12, 2026 at 9:07 AM
For Edinburgh readers and writers...
www.eventbrite.com/e/typewronge...
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Tickets for Leicester gig on Tuesday are here
events.comedy-festival.co.uk/events/robin... #comedy #poetry
events.comedy-festival.co.uk/events/robin... #comedy #poetry
Robin Ince: Let the Quiet Ones Rise | Leicester Comedy Festival
events.comedy-festival.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Tickets for Leicester gig on Tuesday are here
events.comedy-festival.co.uk/events/robin... #comedy #poetry
events.comedy-festival.co.uk/events/robin... #comedy #poetry
They're called Gotcha questions because it's understood you can't answer them honestly without damaging your political chances. Polanski's tactic of not giving a flying one about giving his answer is refreshing. I hope it works, especially when they find a question where any answer will hurt him.
“Are you firmly in favour of rejoining the European Union?" - Robert Peston
“Firmly very much in favour. Brexit has been a disaster under any criteria, under any measure" - Zack Polanski
“Firmly very much in favour. Brexit has been a disaster under any criteria, under any measure" - Zack Polanski
February 12, 2026 at 9:09 AM
They're called Gotcha questions because it's understood you can't answer them honestly without damaging your political chances. Polanski's tactic of not giving a flying one about giving his answer is refreshing. I hope it works, especially when they find a question where any answer will hurt him.
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I am not even kidding but I've been searching for the original MS of a story with "gaslight" in the title and file explorer says there never was one.
February 11, 2026 at 1:56 PM
I am not even kidding but I've been searching for the original MS of a story with "gaslight" in the title and file explorer says there never was one.
Last night it was #VampireCircus, which as far as I can make out is a Hammer horror set in an alternate universe where State of Decay didn't turn out so well for Romana, so she teamed up with a pre-cybernetics Darth Vader to travel the pre-industrial E-space planet she was trapped on.
February 12, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Last night it was #VampireCircus, which as far as I can make out is a Hammer horror set in an alternate universe where State of Decay didn't turn out so well for Romana, so she teamed up with a pre-cybernetics Darth Vader to travel the pre-industrial E-space planet she was trapped on.
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If you're a Doctor Who fan and fancy a chance to tell your story of you and Doctor Who, let me know. I'm about to start recording my fourth series of Thr Library of Impossible Things.
Why do we all love Doctor Who so much?
There's so much fan experience that's the same but different for everyone. We're all fans but in different ways!
Come and hear the stories of Doctor Who fandom and the shared history of us all in The Library of Impossible Things.
There's so much fan experience that's the same but different for everyone. We're all fans but in different ways!
Come and hear the stories of Doctor Who fandom and the shared history of us all in The Library of Impossible Things.
3.14 Melvin Pena tells his story
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February 3, 2026 at 9:11 PM
If you're a Doctor Who fan and fancy a chance to tell your story of you and Doctor Who, let me know. I'm about to start recording my fourth series of Thr Library of Impossible Things.
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I don’t actually want UBI for artists.
I want either
- UBI for everybody
Or
- Artists to be paid properly for our work and property again.
It’s weird to think that *both* these options are now seen as naive, impractical and romantic.
I want either
- UBI for everybody
Or
- Artists to be paid properly for our work and property again.
It’s weird to think that *both* these options are now seen as naive, impractical and romantic.
February 12, 2026 at 6:56 AM
I don’t actually want UBI for artists.
I want either
- UBI for everybody
Or
- Artists to be paid properly for our work and property again.
It’s weird to think that *both* these options are now seen as naive, impractical and romantic.
I want either
- UBI for everybody
Or
- Artists to be paid properly for our work and property again.
It’s weird to think that *both* these options are now seen as naive, impractical and romantic.
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how bad do you have to fuck up to allow an exploit in fucking NOTEPAD
The AI features added to Notepad created a critical exploit vulnerable to loading a compromised txt file.
The fix is part of Patch Tuesday, so update your systems.
AI is not a feature I ever desired in Notepad. I should look into some alternatives...
The fix is part of Patch Tuesday, so update your systems.
AI is not a feature I ever desired in Notepad. I should look into some alternatives...
AI-upgraded Notepad now exposes Windows users to critical exploit
A critical remote code execution vulnerability found in the AI-upgraded Windows 11 Notepad has fueled renewed criticism of Microsoft's forced AI feature creep.
cybernews.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:37 PM
how bad do you have to fuck up to allow an exploit in fucking NOTEPAD