Iain Bancarz 🇨🇦
@iainrb.bsky.social
Fights cancer with computers in Toronto, Canada. Fan of SF, cinema and various sports. Sort of an ominous robed figure pointing and saying "BEWARE" in a hoarse voice every time AI is mentioned. 🇨🇦/🇬🇧 citizen. Parent, husband, cat servant. He/him.
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David Bowie
8/1/1947 - 01/10/2016
Let’s flood Bluesky with our favorite Bowie songs today:
youtu.be/bsYp9q3QNaQ?...
8/1/1947 - 01/10/2016
Let’s flood Bluesky with our favorite Bowie songs today:
youtu.be/bsYp9q3QNaQ?...
January 10, 2026 at 12:03 PM
David Bowie
8/1/1947 - 01/10/2016
Let’s flood Bluesky with our favorite Bowie songs today:
youtu.be/bsYp9q3QNaQ?...
8/1/1947 - 01/10/2016
Let’s flood Bluesky with our favorite Bowie songs today:
youtu.be/bsYp9q3QNaQ?...
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The evolution of #Dungeons&Dragons, from the first box set (1974, top left), to the current edition (5e, bottom right.) I’ve owned 7 of these 9 editions. I started with the Holmes edition (1977, 2nd from the left in the top row), and I skipped 4e (2008, bottom left.)
#dailynerdfix #ttrpg #gamesky
#dailynerdfix #ttrpg #gamesky
January 10, 2026 at 3:39 PM
The evolution of #Dungeons&Dragons, from the first box set (1974, top left), to the current edition (5e, bottom right.) I’ve owned 7 of these 9 editions. I started with the Holmes edition (1977, 2nd from the left in the top row), and I skipped 4e (2008, bottom left.)
#dailynerdfix #ttrpg #gamesky
#dailynerdfix #ttrpg #gamesky
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Basset hounds can't compose haiku, but if they could:
My ears are so long
They trail in my water dish
Arooooo, my ears are wet
My ears are so long
They trail in my water dish
Arooooo, my ears are wet
January 8, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Basset hounds can't compose haiku, but if they could:
My ears are so long
They trail in my water dish
Arooooo, my ears are wet
My ears are so long
They trail in my water dish
Arooooo, my ears are wet
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The /EdmontonOilers grab two points on the road! 🔵🟠
January 9, 2026 at 3:44 AM
The /EdmontonOilers grab two points on the road! 🔵🟠
Basset hounds can't compose haiku, but if they could:
My ears are so long
They trail in my water dish
Arooooo, my ears are wet
My ears are so long
They trail in my water dish
Arooooo, my ears are wet
January 8, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Basset hounds can't compose haiku, but if they could:
My ears are so long
They trail in my water dish
Arooooo, my ears are wet
My ears are so long
They trail in my water dish
Arooooo, my ears are wet
I think we could all use some funny animal pictures today. 😀
Laugh out loud at some of the funniest wildlife photos of 2025
See some of the most hilarious wildlife photos of 2025 from the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.
www.cbc.ca
January 8, 2026 at 3:50 PM
I think we could all use some funny animal pictures today. 😀
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Happy birthday to the University of Glasgow, founded in this city because Pope Nicholas V had heard good things about the weather and the food.
January 7, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Happy birthday to the University of Glasgow, founded in this city because Pope Nicholas V had heard good things about the weather and the food.
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So it goes.
🇬🇧 HISTORY CLASS: Yeah, we colonized America and they broke away. Whatever, shit happens. This term we're studying the Industrial Revolution.
🇺🇸 HISTORY CLASS: Our revolutionary war against the evil British is obviously the most important event of all time.
🇬🇧 HISTORY CLASS: Yeah, we colonized America and they broke away. Whatever, shit happens. This term we're studying the Industrial Revolution.
🇺🇸 HISTORY CLASS: Our revolutionary war against the evil British is obviously the most important event of all time.
January 7, 2026 at 5:59 PM
So it goes.
🇬🇧 HISTORY CLASS: Yeah, we colonized America and they broke away. Whatever, shit happens. This term we're studying the Industrial Revolution.
🇺🇸 HISTORY CLASS: Our revolutionary war against the evil British is obviously the most important event of all time.
🇬🇧 HISTORY CLASS: Yeah, we colonized America and they broke away. Whatever, shit happens. This term we're studying the Industrial Revolution.
🇺🇸 HISTORY CLASS: Our revolutionary war against the evil British is obviously the most important event of all time.
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TERMINATOR: Phased plasma rifle in the 40-watt range.
GUN SHOP OWNER (grinning): Just what you see, pal.
TERMINATOR: The phased plasma rifle is widely used, for example by the armed forces of Belgium.
GUN SHOP OWNER shakes his head in confusion. TERMINATOR leaves without any weapons.
GUN SHOP OWNER (grinning): Just what you see, pal.
TERMINATOR: The phased plasma rifle is widely used, for example by the armed forces of Belgium.
GUN SHOP OWNER shakes his head in confusion. TERMINATOR leaves without any weapons.
January 6, 2026 at 7:33 PM
TERMINATOR: Phased plasma rifle in the 40-watt range.
GUN SHOP OWNER (grinning): Just what you see, pal.
TERMINATOR: The phased plasma rifle is widely used, for example by the armed forces of Belgium.
GUN SHOP OWNER shakes his head in confusion. TERMINATOR leaves without any weapons.
GUN SHOP OWNER (grinning): Just what you see, pal.
TERMINATOR: The phased plasma rifle is widely used, for example by the armed forces of Belgium.
GUN SHOP OWNER shakes his head in confusion. TERMINATOR leaves without any weapons.
Thread. Cyberpunk plots work very differently with the crappy excuses for software we have in the real world. 😉
"All right," said the hacker. "I'm in."
"You hacked the Gibson?"
"No. God no. But I got my deck onto the hotel wifi."
"You hacked the Gibson?"
"No. God no. But I got my deck onto the hotel wifi."
This kills me. The evil technology in Neuromancer and Snow Crash basically, like, worked? It wasn't like "what are the implications of the Metaverse for human society?! And also somehow the Metaverse completely sucks shit but now I have to go there to pay my pizza delivery bill?!"
January 6, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Thread. Cyberpunk plots work very differently with the crappy excuses for software we have in the real world. 😉
Rowdy Tellez is not the greatest baseball player, but how can you not love a 6'4" absolute unit named Rowdy?
January 6, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Rowdy Tellez is not the greatest baseball player, but how can you not love a 6'4" absolute unit named Rowdy?
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Yeah, I noped out before the end of S1, didn't bother with S2. They assumed referencing the Tolkien lore would get the fun and magic to show up on their own. It didn't work.
The best thing to come out of Rings of Power is @bretdevereaux.bsky.social explaining how it makes no freaking sense.
The best thing to come out of Rings of Power is @bretdevereaux.bsky.social explaining how it makes no freaking sense.
Rings of Power – A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry
Posts about Rings of Power written by Bret Devereaux
acoup.blog
January 6, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Yeah, I noped out before the end of S1, didn't bother with S2. They assumed referencing the Tolkien lore would get the fun and magic to show up on their own. It didn't work.
The best thing to come out of Rings of Power is @bretdevereaux.bsky.social explaining how it makes no freaking sense.
The best thing to come out of Rings of Power is @bretdevereaux.bsky.social explaining how it makes no freaking sense.
I used to argue with randos on the internet a lot more.
Now I tell myself, "You can give yourself the gift of not caring what this nitwit thinks." Not once have I regretted it.
Now I tell myself, "You can give yourself the gift of not caring what this nitwit thinks." Not once have I regretted it.
Yup, this is me, too. I was the original "someone is wrong on the Internet" guy. Now I just have other things I want to do with my life.
When people say shitty things to or about me, I used to kind of enjoy responding with something vastly more clever or cutting in response.
Now I mostly feel like I don't want to stoop to that level. It's just not fun or rewarding for me.
Let blowhards be blowhards, let jerks be jerks.
I'm happy.
Now I mostly feel like I don't want to stoop to that level. It's just not fun or rewarding for me.
Let blowhards be blowhards, let jerks be jerks.
I'm happy.
January 6, 2026 at 12:13 AM
I used to argue with randos on the internet a lot more.
Now I tell myself, "You can give yourself the gift of not caring what this nitwit thinks." Not once have I regretted it.
Now I tell myself, "You can give yourself the gift of not caring what this nitwit thinks." Not once have I regretted it.
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Happy birthday to the one and only, Hayao Miyazaki.
January 5, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Happy birthday to the one and only, Hayao Miyazaki.
It me.
(Does zombie groans while struggling to rise from the couch and heat up frozen pizza for dinner)
(Does zombie groans while struggling to rise from the couch and heat up frozen pizza for dinner)
January 5, 2026 at 11:54 PM
It me.
(Does zombie groans while struggling to rise from the couch and heat up frozen pizza for dinner)
(Does zombie groans while struggling to rise from the couch and heat up frozen pizza for dinner)
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The first two hours this morning
January 5, 2026 at 11:21 AM
The first two hours this morning
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Let's see if this will cheer you up - Valais Blacknose sheep in the snow.
They're from the Valais region of Switzerland. Known for their unique appearance, they have contrasting black patches with a shaggy white coat.
Both male & female sheep of this breed grow spiral-shaped horns.
#sheep #cute
They're from the Valais region of Switzerland. Known for their unique appearance, they have contrasting black patches with a shaggy white coat.
Both male & female sheep of this breed grow spiral-shaped horns.
#sheep #cute
January 4, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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Jim Kirk was the Bruce Lee of Star Fleet. Yes, this book is really a thing (and it’s written as if it was written by Kirk himself!) Yes, it’s every bit as awesome as that sounds. And yes, I absolutely ordered myself a copy as soon as I found out that this existed.
#dailynerdfix #StarTrek #scifi
#dailynerdfix #StarTrek #scifi
January 5, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Jim Kirk was the Bruce Lee of Star Fleet. Yes, this book is really a thing (and it’s written as if it was written by Kirk himself!) Yes, it’s every bit as awesome as that sounds. And yes, I absolutely ordered myself a copy as soon as I found out that this existed.
#dailynerdfix #StarTrek #scifi
#dailynerdfix #StarTrek #scifi
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I’m so happy we’re getting another division champ with a losing record, this is my true Sickos Yes goal for every football season
thank you, NFC South
thank you, NFC South
January 4, 2026 at 9:11 PM
I’m so happy we’re getting another division champ with a losing record, this is my true Sickos Yes goal for every football season
thank you, NFC South
thank you, NFC South
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the Carolina Panthers looking absolutely terrible and losing a key game to the Bucs to drop them to 8-9 only to back into the playoffs the next day because the Falcons beat the Saints is the most NFC South thing to ever NFC South. One of the saddest postseason teams in memory.
January 4, 2026 at 8:54 PM
the Carolina Panthers looking absolutely terrible and losing a key game to the Bucs to drop them to 8-9 only to back into the playoffs the next day because the Falcons beat the Saints is the most NFC South thing to ever NFC South. One of the saddest postseason teams in memory.
Looking good for the Oilers but I'm hoping for even better. 🙏
And I love how the top 6 teams in the Metropolitan are exactly one point ahead of the next team below them.
And I love how the top 6 teams in the Metropolitan are exactly one point ahead of the next team below them.
STANDINGS CHECK 📝
Where does your team sit at the halfway point of the regular season?
Where does your team sit at the halfway point of the regular season?
January 4, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Looking good for the Oilers but I'm hoping for even better. 🙏
And I love how the top 6 teams in the Metropolitan are exactly one point ahead of the next team below them.
And I love how the top 6 teams in the Metropolitan are exactly one point ahead of the next team below them.
Today I watched The Fugitive (1993) for the first time in years. Holds up really well. Solidly entertaining film with a great cast.
a close up of a man with the words " your fugitive 's name is dr. richard kimble " above him
Alt: Tommy Lee Jones announcing "Your fugitive 's name is Dr. Richard Kimble."
media.tenor.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Today I watched The Fugitive (1993) for the first time in years. Holds up really well. Solidly entertaining film with a great cast.
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Status report, "A Brief Night At The Pub" dep't: An antivaxxer fetches up next to me. Highlights: "Heard of smallpox?" "Yeah." "It has killed more human beings than *every war humanity has ever fought."* [jaw drop] "I didn't know that." "Know how we stopped it? [the short evrsion] COW PUS." (1/2)
January 3, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Status report, "A Brief Night At The Pub" dep't: An antivaxxer fetches up next to me. Highlights: "Heard of smallpox?" "Yeah." "It has killed more human beings than *every war humanity has ever fought."* [jaw drop] "I didn't know that." "Know how we stopped it? [the short evrsion] COW PUS." (1/2)
This youngster just scored his first NHL goal against Edmonton. Bad for my team, good for him.
Better still for Barkey, he's in Edmonton and old enough for celebration drinks in Alberta. At 20 he can't do it back home in Philadelphia. 🙃
Better still for Barkey, he's in Edmonton and old enough for celebration drinks in Alberta. At 20 he can't do it back home in Philadelphia. 🙃
January 3, 2026 at 9:01 PM
This youngster just scored his first NHL goal against Edmonton. Bad for my team, good for him.
Better still for Barkey, he's in Edmonton and old enough for celebration drinks in Alberta. At 20 he can't do it back home in Philadelphia. 🙃
Better still for Barkey, he's in Edmonton and old enough for celebration drinks in Alberta. At 20 he can't do it back home in Philadelphia. 🙃
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Of notable deaths in 2025 is Special Sister, Nancy Leftenant. An Army nurse who broke racial barriers, she was the first Black nurse in the regular U.S. armed forces. She lived to be 104, and never had children. Here is gift link to @nytimes.com obit: 1/2
Nancy Leftenant-Colon, 104, Dies; Army Nurse Broke a Color Barrier
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Of notable deaths in 2025 is Special Sister, Nancy Leftenant. An Army nurse who broke racial barriers, she was the first Black nurse in the regular U.S. armed forces. She lived to be 104, and never had children. Here is gift link to @nytimes.com obit: 1/2