Rob Cruickshank
@robcruickshank.bsky.social
Technician/artist. Googly-eye enthusiast. Several kinds of nerd. Unusual skill set. Toronto, Ontario. he/him.
If that was a cable harness, no amount of heat shrink could keep it from failing.
Sitting in a talk on the lamina cribrosa of the eye, and am kinda horrified at the potential stresses on the optic nerve as it leaves the eye and goes to brain.
February 17, 2026 at 6:56 PM
If that was a cable harness, no amount of heat shrink could keep it from failing.
(books ticket to Japan)
https://gacha.o0o0.jp/gp/archives/43683
『研究マスコット5』12月発売予定。人気の実験道具シリーズ第５弾！
"Research Mascot 5" is scheduled to be released in December. The fifth installment of the popular lab tool series!
#ガチャポン #gachapon
『研究マスコット5』12月発売予定。人気の実験道具シリーズ第５弾！
"Research Mascot 5" is scheduled to be released in December. The fifth installment of the popular lab tool series!
#ガチャポン #gachapon
February 17, 2026 at 5:01 PM
(books ticket to Japan)
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Happy Year of the Horse
February 17, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Happy Year of the Horse
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Wow, thanks for sending that! Quoting Blade Runner seems to be the go-to for closing cinemas. Here's an image of the marquee of the Cumberland when it closed.
February 17, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Wow, thanks for sending that! Quoting Blade Runner seems to be the go-to for closing cinemas. Here's an image of the marquee of the Cumberland when it closed.
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Those hot little yellow chilies they give you at burger places glow under black light
February 17, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Those hot little yellow chilies they give you at burger places glow under black light
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I bought some of the transparent card protector sleeves @tylanberry.bsky.social suggested for harmlessly restraining insects for photography.
They work!
#Arachnids #Spiders #entomology #Insects #macrophotography #macro
They work!
#Arachnids #Spiders #entomology #Insects #macrophotography #macro
February 17, 2026 at 4:28 PM
I bought some of the transparent card protector sleeves @tylanberry.bsky.social suggested for harmlessly restraining insects for photography.
They work!
#Arachnids #Spiders #entomology #Insects #macrophotography #macro
They work!
#Arachnids #Spiders #entomology #Insects #macrophotography #macro
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I just love her so much!!!
Laurie Spiegel on the difference between algorithmic music and ‘AI’
Legendary composer Laurie Spiegel on the difference between algorithmic music and ‘AI’
Music Mouse is back for its 40th anniversary.
buff.ly
February 17, 2026 at 3:44 PM
I just love her so much!!!
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weirdly turkeys are doing great in suburbia and not-great in habitat.
they rule boston like kings but are declining in the woods
they rule boston like kings but are declining in the woods
Y’all got wild turkeys in OAKLAND????
Okay, now I’m convinced that turkeys took over the country and none of us noticed because we were busy dealing with the OTHER coup.
If you have wild turkeys in your area, reply with where you live. We must expose them!
Okay, now I’m convinced that turkeys took over the country and none of us noticed because we were busy dealing with the OTHER coup.
If you have wild turkeys in your area, reply with where you live. We must expose them!
My brother lives on a steep hillside in Oakland, California, and the turkeys jump from roof to roof to avoid predators. They sound like bowling balls being dropped from a plane and it's actually more unnerving than an earthquake.
February 17, 2026 at 3:41 PM
weirdly turkeys are doing great in suburbia and not-great in habitat.
they rule boston like kings but are declining in the woods
they rule boston like kings but are declining in the woods
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checking up on the other quilt shops in nj and WHY DID YOU POST AI SLOP FOR THIS CLASS IT IS SO FUCKING BAD. you probably have 10000 buttons in your house!!!
February 17, 2026 at 3:45 PM
checking up on the other quilt shops in nj and WHY DID YOU POST AI SLOP FOR THIS CLASS IT IS SO FUCKING BAD. you probably have 10000 buttons in your house!!!
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big ice storm incoming, Toronto
but tonight is going to be mostly sunny, so you still have a chance to see something really cool
#Torontohenge
but tonight is going to be mostly sunny, so you still have a chance to see something really cool
#Torontohenge
at 5:47pm tonight in Toronto, the sun will set directly over the east-west street grid, creating an effect known as Torontohenge (named after Stonehenge)
the effect is more dramatic amidst downtown towers
while today is mostly cloudy, check again at sunset the rest of this week
#Torontohenge
the effect is more dramatic amidst downtown towers
while today is mostly cloudy, check again at sunset the rest of this week
#Torontohenge
February 17, 2026 at 2:46 PM
big ice storm incoming, Toronto
but tonight is going to be mostly sunny, so you still have a chance to see something really cool
#Torontohenge
but tonight is going to be mostly sunny, so you still have a chance to see something really cool
#Torontohenge
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Happy omni-holiday, everyone!
So tomorrow is Mardi Gras *and* lunar new year *and* the beginning of Ramadan?
February 17, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Happy omni-holiday, everyone!
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Also - Cineplex’s Beach location closes for good tonight. I’m never happy to see a cinema go. Torontoplex salutes the Beach for its years of service.
February 17, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Also - Cineplex’s Beach location closes for good tonight. I’m never happy to see a cinema go. Torontoplex salutes the Beach for its years of service.
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the zodiac vertebrates have been cancelled and replaced with their respective parasites from now on
Dog flea 😅
Pretty sure there'll be a quirky parasite for all of these taxa.
Alternatively, pick a red invertebrate for each? E.g. red velvet mite, ladybug etc
Pretty sure there'll be a quirky parasite for all of these taxa.
Alternatively, pick a red invertebrate for each? E.g. red velvet mite, ladybug etc
February 17, 2026 at 1:26 PM
the zodiac vertebrates have been cancelled and replaced with their respective parasites from now on
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who wore it better?
February 17, 2026 at 1:57 AM
who wore it better?
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its insane that drafting as an occupation used to just involve countless huge rooms of dads in shirts and ties, scattered all over the country, leaning over tables with their asses perked up all day as their 9-5 job
February 17, 2026 at 1:31 AM
its insane that drafting as an occupation used to just involve countless huge rooms of dads in shirts and ties, scattered all over the country, leaning over tables with their asses perked up all day as their 9-5 job
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#ITeachPhysics another relative velocity video for you
February 16, 2026 at 3:52 PM
#ITeachPhysics another relative velocity video for you
Amazing work by this kid!
February 17, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Amazing work by this kid!
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Space artifacts from a lost civilization
February 16, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Space artifacts from a lost civilization
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Truth Rising from Her Toilet Tank to Shame Mankind
What could go wrong using AI to help stage a few listing photos?
February 16, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Truth Rising from Her Toilet Tank to Shame Mankind
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Sorry, Charlie White did it better (from his "Understanding Joshua" series, 2001)
February 16, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Sorry, Charlie White did it better (from his "Understanding Joshua" series, 2001)
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Today is Nonidi the 29th of Pluviôse in the year 234.
Pluviôse is the month of rain.
Today we celebrate celandine.#JacobinDay
More information on celandine
Pluviôse is the month of rain.
Today we celebrate celandine.#JacobinDay
More information on celandine
February 16, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Today is Nonidi the 29th of Pluviôse in the year 234.
Pluviôse is the month of rain.
Today we celebrate celandine.#JacobinDay
More information on celandine
Pluviôse is the month of rain.
Today we celebrate celandine.#JacobinDay
More information on celandine