Rob Cruickshank
@robcruickshank.bsky.social
Technician/artist. Googly-eye enthusiast. Several kinds of nerd. Unusual skill set. Toronto, Ontario. he/him.
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I love all Calvin and Hobbes, but the early ones hold a special place, and they’ve all aged really well.
November 14, 2025 at 12:45 AM
I love all Calvin and Hobbes, but the early ones hold a special place, and they’ve all aged really well.
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Georges Méliès, the amazing film pioneer, selling toys at Montparnasse station in the 1920s shortly before the assumed dead genius was recognised and given the honour & credit he deserved by the film industry.
Sounds familiar?
You may have seen this story in the film 'Hugo'.
Sounds familiar?
You may have seen this story in the film 'Hugo'.
November 13, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Georges Méliès, the amazing film pioneer, selling toys at Montparnasse station in the 1920s shortly before the assumed dead genius was recognised and given the honour & credit he deserved by the film industry.
Sounds familiar?
You may have seen this story in the film 'Hugo'.
Sounds familiar?
You may have seen this story in the film 'Hugo'.
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A new art for today’s homemaker
November 13, 2025 at 11:25 PM
A new art for today’s homemaker
This reminds me of the muffins in the cafeteria in a place I worked. At the end of the day, they'd crumble the unsold muffins, and blend them in with the next day's muffin batter. They were distressingly non-homogeneous. In theory, you could get a piece that had been in the cycle for years.
oh wow that’s crazy
oreos with bits of
of oreos. in them
Real Bits of Oreos
oreos with bits of
of oreos. in them
Real Bits of Oreos
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
This reminds me of the muffins in the cafeteria in a place I worked. At the end of the day, they'd crumble the unsold muffins, and blend them in with the next day's muffin batter. They were distressingly non-homogeneous. In theory, you could get a piece that had been in the cycle for years.
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Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
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Look. I’m just saying that there are still Halloween themed tree bulbs at Micheal’s that are 70% off and if you wanted to decorate your Christmas tree this year in bats now would be your time to get on that.
November 13, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Look. I’m just saying that there are still Halloween themed tree bulbs at Micheal’s that are 70% off and if you wanted to decorate your Christmas tree this year in bats now would be your time to get on that.
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a “Space Force”, if you will
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
a “Space Force”, if you will
Need an "overhead machine since 1960s" sign on the city council overhead
Back to the neighbourhood retail item. Councillor Paula Fletcher wants to use the overhead machine. She displays a photo of a local store in her ward, Woodfield Grocery. She points to the "Store Since 1920's" sign. Well-loved for over 100 years, she says.
November 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Need an "overhead machine since 1960s" sign on the city council overhead
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Just in: a Polaroid SX-70 Sonar OneStep camera. You may ask: do we have film for this camera? No. You may then ask: can you order it from Polaroid? Also no. This may finally lead you to ask why you should buy this camera at all if you can't buy the film, and the answer is capitalism. Give $59 plz.
Polaroid Sonar Onestep
The Polaroid Sonar Onestep instant camera shoots SX-70 type film and allows both manual scale focusing and autofocus via Polaroid's Sonar system. In excellent condition, with light cosmetic wear.
www.camera-traders.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Just in: a Polaroid SX-70 Sonar OneStep camera. You may ask: do we have film for this camera? No. You may then ask: can you order it from Polaroid? Also no. This may finally lead you to ask why you should buy this camera at all if you can't buy the film, and the answer is capitalism. Give $59 plz.
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![[Scene is a kitchen - a middle aged woman called JANET is boiling peas at the stove. A younger more colourfully dressed woman named LIZ approached her.]
JANET:
Ugh...
LIZ:
What's up?
JANET:
I am so bored of cooking peas!
LIZ:
Have you tried...
AI peas?
JANET:
AI peas?
LIZ:
They're peas with AI!
[Liz holds up to us a packet of peas labelled: Pea-i AI - Peas with AI].
LIZ:
Al-powered peas harness the potential of your peas
JANET:
What
LIZ [Now a voiceover as we cut to a whizzy technology diagram of peas all connected by meaningless dotted lines]
Why not take your peas to the next level with Al Peas' new Al tools to power your peas?
[Show a techno diagram of a pea with a label reading 'AI' pointing to a random zone in it]
LIZ:
Each pea has Al in a way we haven't quite worked out yet but it's fine
[Show Janet and Liz now in a Matrix-style world of peas]
LIZ:
With Al peas you can supercharge productivity and make AI work for your peas!
JANET:
What
LIZ:
Shut up
LIZ:
Our game-changing Pea-Al gives you the freedom to unlock the potential of the power of the future of your peas workflow
From opening the bag of peas
to boiling the peas
to eating the peas
To spending millions on adding Al to the peas and then having to work out what that even means.
JANET:
Is it really necessary to-
LIZ [Grabbing Janet by the collar]:
THE PEAS HAVE GOT AI, JANET
[Cut to an advert ending screen, with the bag of peas and the slogan:
AI PEAS: Just 'Peas' for god's sake buy the AI peas.
[Ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreiayqa37f7kik7l7s7fbtfp2sir5ckb662ry2lylinyjrfa2rkvvka@jpeg)
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If you ever wanted to... uh.. get yourself drawn as a Katamari Damacy prince / princess / non-binary royalty rolling up your objects of desire into a star, look no further
November 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
If you ever wanted to... uh.. get yourself drawn as a Katamari Damacy prince / princess / non-binary royalty rolling up your objects of desire into a star, look no further
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I am very excited about getting my first footage of a cougar. This is a rare sight in Manitoba.
November 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I am very excited about getting my first footage of a cougar. This is a rare sight in Manitoba.
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Here's some Grade-A top-of-the-line good news: Pont de la Frontière historic covered bridge isn't going to get demolished.
Le pont de la Frontière éviterait la démolition"
Le pont de la Frontière éviterait la démolition"
November 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Here's some Grade-A top-of-the-line good news: Pont de la Frontière historic covered bridge isn't going to get demolished.
Le pont de la Frontière éviterait la démolition"
Le pont de la Frontière éviterait la démolition"
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On top of everything else, this is immediately recognizable to scientists as basically every crackpot email we’ve ever received.
"skin as part of brain?"
This is that great intellect people talk about?
November 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
On top of everything else, this is immediately recognizable to scientists as basically every crackpot email we’ve ever received.
Started, going
November 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Started, going
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"this would fix me" and it's just a beef patty so good that it ruined the entire neighbourhood
Councillor Shan moves to exclude three streets in his ward. He worries the retail spaces created won't just be small shops selling ice cream to locals, but things like "beef patties that are so popular that people from the 905 will come to get it." That'll just add to traffic problems, he says.
November 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
"this would fix me" and it's just a beef patty so good that it ruined the entire neighbourhood
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From 1978 a longer 4F6, featured in this later French brochure, was added to the range and gave much improved carrying capacity. The small roof hatch - known as a 'giraflon' - is shown in action here.
November 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
From 1978 a longer 4F6, featured in this later French brochure, was added to the range and gave much improved carrying capacity. The small roof hatch - known as a 'giraflon' - is shown in action here.
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GEOGUESS this bit of fine remnant PoMo in Toronto. Will be back in 3 hours w answer. (Field trio day w my students).
November 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
GEOGUESS this bit of fine remnant PoMo in Toronto. Will be back in 3 hours w answer. (Field trio day w my students).
Fermi problem: estimate the percentage of body mass that is pumpkin in the neighborhood squirrels
November 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Fermi problem: estimate the percentage of body mass that is pumpkin in the neighborhood squirrels
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Last night, I shared the holiest of social media days, "Exploding Whale Day," with Husband. He had never seen or heard of it before! 55 years!
What both a comfort & sweet joy that every year we celebrate Exploding Whale Day together! A connection in humor, absurdity and commonality of amazement.
What both a comfort & sweet joy that every year we celebrate Exploding Whale Day together! A connection in humor, absurdity and commonality of amazement.
November 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Last night, I shared the holiest of social media days, "Exploding Whale Day," with Husband. He had never seen or heard of it before! 55 years!
What both a comfort & sweet joy that every year we celebrate Exploding Whale Day together! A connection in humor, absurdity and commonality of amazement.
What both a comfort & sweet joy that every year we celebrate Exploding Whale Day together! A connection in humor, absurdity and commonality of amazement.
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STAND in the place where you live
Now face north
Think about direction
Wonder why you haven't before!
Now face north
Think about direction
Wonder why you haven't before!
November 13, 2025 at 1:02 PM
STAND in the place where you live
Now face north
Think about direction
Wonder why you haven't before!
Now face north
Think about direction
Wonder why you haven't before!
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toy company CEOs: "at long last, we have created the Sinister Talking Doll Factory from the acclaimed movie 'Don't Create the Sinister Talking Doll Factory'"
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AI-Powered Toys Caught Telling 5-Year-Olds How to Find Knives and Start Fires With Matches
AI-powered toys are flying off the shelves -- but they're engaging in horrifically inappropriate conversations with children.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
toy company CEOs: "at long last, we have created the Sinister Talking Doll Factory from the acclaimed movie 'Don't Create the Sinister Talking Doll Factory'"
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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I always forget that they are still actual money over there. I was paying for something once and still had some American change in my pocket, (everyone will accept US coins here) and the GenZ clerk was like "Are those pennies?!" She'd never seen one before.
After 230 years, the US Mint has ended production of new pennies. One of the very few things that incompetent stopped clock in the White House has gotten accidentally right. [apnews.com]
US Mint presses final pennies as production ends after more than 230 years
The U.S. has ended production of the penny. The last 1-cent coins were made Wednesday at the mint in Philadelphia.
apnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I always forget that they are still actual money over there. I was paying for something once and still had some American change in my pocket, (everyone will accept US coins here) and the GenZ clerk was like "Are those pennies?!" She'd never seen one before.
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I rarely do births for #OnThisDay, but this one is special:
Nov 13, 1833: "Father of Minneapolis Parks" Charles M. Loring is born. In the 1880s he begins acquiring the city's lakes and shorelines, and along with Horace Cleveland creates the finest public urban park system in the United States.
Nov 13, 1833: "Father of Minneapolis Parks" Charles M. Loring is born. In the 1880s he begins acquiring the city's lakes and shorelines, and along with Horace Cleveland creates the finest public urban park system in the United States.
November 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I rarely do births for #OnThisDay, but this one is special:
Nov 13, 1833: "Father of Minneapolis Parks" Charles M. Loring is born. In the 1880s he begins acquiring the city's lakes and shorelines, and along with Horace Cleveland creates the finest public urban park system in the United States.
Nov 13, 1833: "Father of Minneapolis Parks" Charles M. Loring is born. In the 1880s he begins acquiring the city's lakes and shorelines, and along with Horace Cleveland creates the finest public urban park system in the United States.