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Andrew Robinson (no, not Garak)
@andrewr.bsky.social
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Contract Instructor in Physics, but has PhD in Physical Chemistry. British Immigrant to Canada. Won some teaching awards. Dad to son with DLG-4 Synaptopathy (SHINE Syndrome). Pronouns: he/him/his. Likes tea. Bertie the Labradoodle's human. #iteachphysics
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Andrew Robinson (no, not Garak) @andrewr.bsky.social · 12d
It's a bit early for Christmas, but Jim Lea's acoustic version of the Slade hit is great. (Holder and Lea are a seriously under-rated songwriting duo).

youtu.be/SGeOoA48WF4?...
Jim Lea - Merry Xmas Everybody .
YouTube video by Jim Lea Music
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infinata.bsky.social
“I was just following otters.”
chrismohney.bsky.social Chris Mohney @chrismohney.bsky.social · 16h
really went dark for the sequel
A movie marquee advertises for the films Nuremberg in Zootopia 2
November 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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wickdchiq.bsky.social
This is exactly why I never used ChatGPT. Didn’t want that shit on my devices
November 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social
OC Transpo will be free on New Year’s Eve
OC Transpo will be free on New Year’s Eve
Free service will be available on buses, O-Train lines and Para Transpo starting at 6 p.m. Dec. 31. Safer Roads Ottawa and MADD Ottawa and Area are picking up the tab.
bit.ly
November 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
andrewr.bsky.social
I am "I just bought a thermal pad for my neck" years old.

It's called "Magic Bag", although I prefer the French "Sac Magique" tbh.
Selfie. I have a heating pad draped over my shoulders and neck.
November 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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salix.bsky.social
The answers in this thread inspired me to make a comic
November 28, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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simonpoliakoff.bsky.social
I built a resistor cube to test the theoretical answer to the interesting extension question and filmed it with an infrared camera to show the current symmetry which is my favourite way to solve it.
youtu.be/CQ5CAqUHHxc
#ITeachPhysics
#SciTeachUK
A real resistor cube - does theory agree with reality?
YouTube video by Physics with Simon Poliakoff
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November 28, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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dreadships.bsky.social
I see from my timeline that today's the day lots of Americans like to celebrate with a turkey.

I trust this suffices?
Littoral Combat Ship Independence - littorally the worst piece of naval procurement this century, except for possibly all the others. It's becoming quite the crowded field.
November 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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catelli.bsky.social
Post something random or you’ll have an awful December.
Noel, a character, from the webcomic "Least I Could Do" standing outside on a fall day saying "Fuck it."
November 27, 2025 at 9:32 PM
andrewr.bsky.social
Post something random or you'll have an awful December
A cartoon Sherman tank, painted bright red, with Santa looking out of the turret. No, I have no idea about the significance of this either!
November 27, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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robcruickshank.bsky.social
This must be be the Crate White Shark
#SharksNearMe
A large wooden crate labeled "sharks" and "fragile" promoting a museum exhibit
November 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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kateheartfield.com
Anyway there's an NDP leadership debate tonight and hooboy if there were ever a time for the NDP to offer up some alternatives, this is it
November 27, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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jamesbicycle.bsky.social
Not understanding USA's Thanksgiving. Why would turkeys who'd done nothing to anyone need to be pardoned & not killed? and why would a politician be allowed to pardon anyone for anything anyway? Meanwhile it's an ordinary day in Canada (Thanksgiving was in October)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wcj...
Great Big Sea - Ordinary Day
YouTube video by Great Big Sea
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November 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
andrewr.bsky.social
Finished the Mole drilling vehicle. Modified with 3D parts to allow the tilted launch pose.
#ThunderbirdsAreGo #ScaleModels #HistScaleModels
The Mole is a yellow cylindrical drilling vehicle with a large drill bit at the front. It's mounted on a blue tracked chassis. In this shot, the Mole is tilted downwards in the launch position View of the Mole from the right, now in the horizontal travel position.
November 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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shakespeare.lol
he’s indicted falsely.
November 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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lizwfab.bsky.social
I knitted a tiny Christmas tree! Tiny decorations to come…
November 27, 2025 at 1:14 AM
andrewr.bsky.social
Just had to take David for a doctor's appointment at Place door d'Orleans shopping centre. The parking lot appears to be an audition site for "The Fast and the Furious".
a busy city street with samuelbriz written on the bottom left
Alt: Fast cars in a busy city street with samuelbriz written on the bottom left
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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joshuahind.bsky.social
914,000 arts and culture workers in Canada nodding in agreement.
ldobsonhughes.bsky.social Lauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 2d
I will believe in the end of identity politics when steel and lumber (28,000 jobs and 105,000 jobs respectively) stop getting bailouts, while higher education (310,000 jobs) collapses in front of our eyes because it's full of ivory tower elites
November 26, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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jayhulmepoet.bsky.social
Every single person in Britain: "the chippy" or, if we're being fancy, "the chip shop"

The New York Times: "the french fry restaurant"
cinemashoebox.bsky.social Ben @cinemashoebox.bsky.social · 3d
new favourite New York Times term for a British thing just dropped
November 26, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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mglorr.bsky.social
I'm the head of IT for 7 facilites, managing networks, ERP and data analysis. My job is infinitely more annoying and difficult with every product offering LLMs, every manager using random LLMs and untold new security/data risks.

Next up: company toilets introducing Flushie your Bathroom AI Agent
November 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
andrewr.bsky.social
Yes, I agree. My job is now much more difficult with LLMs.
brookenewman.bsky.social Brooke Newman @brookenewman.bsky.social · 2d
As a college professor, AI has made my life—and the lives of all educators—unimaginably worse.
mollyjongfast.bsky.social Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 2d
Still have yet to see AI make my life better in any way
November 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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jeope.bsky.social
“You will be visited by three spirits…”

The three spirits:
Three white swans swim side-by-side-by-side in an appearance of being a singular three-headed swan.
November 26, 2025 at 4:59 AM
andrewr.bsky.social
This is a great idea. Getting people in the habit of taking public transport is good.
ottawacitizen.com Ottawa Citizen @ottawacitizen.com · 2d
Ottawa council to consider free transit for youths on evenings, weekends, holidays ottawacitizen.com/news/ottawa-...
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
andrewr.bsky.social
Someone cracked the case
November 26, 2025 at 12:55 PM
andrewr.bsky.social
This is just light light rail...
ec.europa.eu European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 3d
By investing in Monocab Owl, the EU is revolutionising sustainable commuting.

A gyro-stabilised monorail offers autonomous, on-demand transport, boosting rural connectivity. 🚆

Do you know any other innovative transport solutions?

📸© Monocab Owl

#WorldSustainableTransportDay
This image shows the interior of a compact, modern vehicle cabin with wooden paneling and large windows. The seating area features blue upholstered seats with a small table or surface nearby. The design is minimalistic and cozy, with natural light coming through the windows, revealing a grassy outdoor scene with a building and trees in the background. This image shows a gyro-stabilized monorail cabin. The cabin has a reflective, metallic exterior with large windows on the sides with one of them being open and revealing a cozy interior with seating and wood accents. It is situated outdoors on a patch of grass, with residential houses in the background and a clear sky overhead. This image shows a modern, gyro-stabilized monorail cabin on a narrow gauge track, traveling through a green, outdoor area near a bridge or tunnel. The carriage is white with a red logo on its back, and has a sleek, futuristic design with large windows. The setting includes trees, indicating a rural or semi-rural environment.
November 26, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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gregjenner.bsky.social
Universities are in crisis, and I don’t think it’s helpful to phrase that as “exiting the market”. They’re not mid-range shoe shops, these are educational pillars in society
eicathomefinn.bsky.social Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 3d
Chief exec of OfS 'said the OfS believes there are 24 institutions at risk of exiting the market in the next 12 months, seven of which are large providers with more than 3,000 students. There are another 25 or so institutions of various sizes at risk over a two- to three-year period, she added.'
Seven ‘large providers’ at risk of going under in the next year
Skills minister says no higher education institutions are at imminent risk of collapse this year but OfS confirms more than 20 providers are being closely monitored
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:13 AM