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.
A movie that takes place where you're from.
(Early David Cronenberg and one of the few feature films set in Edmonton.)
(Early David Cronenberg and one of the few feature films set in Edmonton.)
November 24, 2025 at 5:12 AM
A movie that takes place where you're from.
(Early David Cronenberg and one of the few feature films set in Edmonton.)
(Early David Cronenberg and one of the few feature films set in Edmonton.)
A movie that takes place where you're from.
(I had to creatively interpret "from" since there are very few films set in Edmonton, Canada.)
(I had to creatively interpret "from" since there are very few films set in Edmonton, Canada.)
November 24, 2025 at 4:35 AM
A movie that takes place where you're from.
(I had to creatively interpret "from" since there are very few films set in Edmonton, Canada.)
(I had to creatively interpret "from" since there are very few films set in Edmonton, Canada.)
Me, when an in-person event at work next week clashes with the Packers-Lions game. 😉
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Me, when an in-person event at work next week clashes with the Packers-Lions game. 😉
And I find it kind of funny
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I'm dying
Are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you
I find it hard to take
When people run in circles, it's a very, very
Mad world, mad world
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I'm dying
Are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you
I find it hard to take
When people run in circles, it's a very, very
Mad world, mad world
November 23, 2025 at 3:12 AM
And I find it kind of funny
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I'm dying
Are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you
I find it hard to take
When people run in circles, it's a very, very
Mad world, mad world
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I'm dying
Are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you
I find it hard to take
When people run in circles, it's a very, very
Mad world, mad world
4 perfect albums from the year I turned 16
November 17, 2025 at 3:38 AM
4 perfect albums from the year I turned 16
Remarkably similar football scores. We turned off the TV some time ago. 🙁
November 10, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Remarkably similar football scores. We turned off the TV some time ago. 🙁
(singing)
We all play on a yellow Penguin team,
A yellow Penguin team,
A yellow Penguin team.
@rebeccarajendra.bsky.social
We all play on a yellow Penguin team,
A yellow Penguin team,
A yellow Penguin team.
@rebeccarajendra.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 12:44 AM
(singing)
We all play on a yellow Penguin team,
A yellow Penguin team,
A yellow Penguin team.
@rebeccarajendra.bsky.social
We all play on a yellow Penguin team,
A yellow Penguin team,
A yellow Penguin team.
@rebeccarajendra.bsky.social
Are we positive this isn't Marty McFly in glasses and a fake mustache?
November 2, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Are we positive this isn't Marty McFly in glasses and a fake mustache?
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.
October 20, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.
Excellent ad placement by the CBC on their story about the Louvre jewel robbery. 😀
October 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Excellent ad placement by the CBC on their story about the Louvre jewel robbery. 😀
Too many people mistake scientists for magical elves.
I sympathize, kind of. Science gives us wonders which very few people understand. Why not more?
I'm a scientist. But outside my specialties, I don't understand technology much better than a regular person who paid attention in high school. 1/2
I sympathize, kind of. Science gives us wonders which very few people understand. Why not more?
I'm a scientist. But outside my specialties, I don't understand technology much better than a regular person who paid attention in high school. 1/2
October 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Too many people mistake scientists for magical elves.
I sympathize, kind of. Science gives us wonders which very few people understand. Why not more?
I'm a scientist. But outside my specialties, I don't understand technology much better than a regular person who paid attention in high school. 1/2
I sympathize, kind of. Science gives us wonders which very few people understand. Why not more?
I'm a scientist. But outside my specialties, I don't understand technology much better than a regular person who paid attention in high school. 1/2
I love the fall colors in Ontario. This was Earl Rowe Provincial Park at the weekend. ❤️🍂
October 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I love the fall colors in Ontario. This was Earl Rowe Provincial Park at the weekend. ❤️🍂
Me, learning that the overnight forecast for my camping trip is below freezing. I like frosty mornings! Bugs, not so much. 😀
October 6, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Me, learning that the overnight forecast for my camping trip is below freezing. I like frosty mornings! Bugs, not so much. 😀
Smooth Jimmy Apollo would be happy with an error rate of 42.8%. The rest of us, not so much.
October 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Smooth Jimmy Apollo would be happy with an error rate of 42.8%. The rest of us, not so much.
"Not back, avenge death" is a standard farewell in my household. The more trivial the reason for going out, the better (eg. taking out the garbage). 😀
October 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
"Not back, avenge death" is a standard farewell in my household. The more trivial the reason for going out, the better (eg. taking out the garbage). 😀
Say what you will about their grasp of military terminology, Def-Con 4 had a pretty cool poster
October 1, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Say what you will about their grasp of military terminology, Def-Con 4 had a pretty cool poster
People have been making that mistake for some time 😉 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Def-Con_4
October 1, 2025 at 12:29 PM
People have been making that mistake for some time 😉 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Def-Con_4
This kind of talk is sure to be a big hit with the ladies 😉
September 30, 2025 at 6:09 PM
This kind of talk is sure to be a big hit with the ladies 😉
Now for the ugly truth about programming: Most code is poorly tested.
Typically, we try a few test cases to satisfy ourselves that it works. But testing every possible input is very hard. Mostly, we have to compromise. We release good-enough code, then fix bugs as they are reported. /11
Typically, we try a few test cases to satisfy ourselves that it works. But testing every possible input is very hard. Mostly, we have to compromise. We release good-enough code, then fix bugs as they are reported. /11
September 29, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Now for the ugly truth about programming: Most code is poorly tested.
Typically, we try a few test cases to satisfy ourselves that it works. But testing every possible input is very hard. Mostly, we have to compromise. We release good-enough code, then fix bugs as they are reported. /11
Typically, we try a few test cases to satisfy ourselves that it works. But testing every possible input is very hard. Mostly, we have to compromise. We release good-enough code, then fix bugs as they are reported. /11
I've known a few bona fide British aristocrats, and the old money dynamic was absolutely nailed by Terry Pratchett in Men At Arms.
September 28, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I've known a few bona fide British aristocrats, and the old money dynamic was absolutely nailed by Terry Pratchett in Men At Arms.
This is one of those situations where the rule is simply, don't be a dick.
Homer Simpson yelling out the ending of Empire Strikes Back, next to a line of people waiting to see the movie: Bad
The Simpsons episode in which Homer does that, aired 10 years after the movie release: Good
Homer Simpson yelling out the ending of Empire Strikes Back, next to a line of people waiting to see the movie: Bad
The Simpsons episode in which Homer does that, aired 10 years after the movie release: Good
September 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This is one of those situations where the rule is simply, don't be a dick.
Homer Simpson yelling out the ending of Empire Strikes Back, next to a line of people waiting to see the movie: Bad
The Simpsons episode in which Homer does that, aired 10 years after the movie release: Good
Homer Simpson yelling out the ending of Empire Strikes Back, next to a line of people waiting to see the movie: Bad
The Simpsons episode in which Homer does that, aired 10 years after the movie release: Good
Google is broken. These are... not the lyrics of Born To Run. It seems to be from his one-man show, Springsteen on Broadway.
September 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Google is broken. These are... not the lyrics of Born To Run. It seems to be from his one-man show, Springsteen on Broadway.
My wife welcomes you to Argonauts fandom. (She came late to the CFL, having assumed it was made up by the Simpsons for comedy purposes.)
I remain loyal to my also-terrible Edmonton Elks. 🏈🇨🇦
I remain loyal to my also-terrible Edmonton Elks. 🏈🇨🇦
September 20, 2025 at 7:17 PM
My wife welcomes you to Argonauts fandom. (She came late to the CFL, having assumed it was made up by the Simpsons for comedy purposes.)
I remain loyal to my also-terrible Edmonton Elks. 🏈🇨🇦
I remain loyal to my also-terrible Edmonton Elks. 🏈🇨🇦