Rob Cruickshank
@robcruickshank.bsky.social
Technician/artist. Googly-eye enthusiast. Several kinds of nerd. Unusual skill set. Toronto, Ontario. he/him.
Hat tip to shitbox car owners and street racers for the technique to fix my laundry basket
November 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Hat tip to shitbox car owners and street racers for the technique to fix my laundry basket
SciAm in 1989:Here's a big article about some cool new stuff in epigenetics. Pay attention, we're going to go fast.
SciAm now: What kind of pie?
SciAm now: What kind of pie?
November 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
SciAm in 1989:Here's a big article about some cool new stuff in epigenetics. Pay attention, we're going to go fast.
SciAm now: What kind of pie?
SciAm now: What kind of pie?
Noted with a smile the use of "how" rather than "if" in this G+M headline this morning.
(Bonus marks awarded for the em dash)
(Bonus marks awarded for the em dash)
November 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Noted with a smile the use of "how" rather than "if" in this G+M headline this morning.
(Bonus marks awarded for the em dash)
(Bonus marks awarded for the em dash)
A movie that takes place where you’re from
November 23, 2025 at 9:54 PM
A movie that takes place where you’re from
That was a great tune, but I fear for people trying to google the band name
November 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
That was a great tune, but I fear for people trying to google the band name
Let me give you some advice
Don't eat stuff off the sidewalk
Don't eat stuff off the sidewalk
You don't need it so don't eat it
No, don't eat stuff off the sidewalk
No matter how good it looks
You better go by the book
Leave it there, don't you dare
Don't eat stuff off the sidewalk
Don't eat stuff off the sidewalk
You don't need it so don't eat it
No, don't eat stuff off the sidewalk
No matter how good it looks
You better go by the book
Leave it there, don't you dare
November 23, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Let me give you some advice
Don't eat stuff off the sidewalk
Don't eat stuff off the sidewalk
You don't need it so don't eat it
No, don't eat stuff off the sidewalk
No matter how good it looks
You better go by the book
Leave it there, don't you dare
Don't eat stuff off the sidewalk
Don't eat stuff off the sidewalk
You don't need it so don't eat it
No, don't eat stuff off the sidewalk
No matter how good it looks
You better go by the book
Leave it there, don't you dare
Rare beast! Dewtron Gypsy synthesizer at the Frequency Freaks monthly meetup here in Toronto. This was found at a garage sale by a picker, and has now been partially restored.
November 22, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Rare beast! Dewtron Gypsy synthesizer at the Frequency Freaks monthly meetup here in Toronto. This was found at a garage sale by a picker, and has now been partially restored.
I made the Meyer lemon frozen yogurt from Dana Cree's book "Hello My Name Is Ice Cream", and it's amazing.
November 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I made the Meyer lemon frozen yogurt from Dana Cree's book "Hello My Name Is Ice Cream", and it's amazing.
Cream
get on top
get on top
November 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Cream
get on top
get on top
For #thingThursday a shot glass from legendary Toronto underground cinema Trash Palace, at which I often had some 16mm educational films to show
November 21, 2025 at 2:18 AM
For #thingThursday a shot glass from legendary Toronto underground cinema Trash Palace, at which I often had some 16mm educational films to show
Circuit based on the old "Goofy Lights" kit from radio shack
November 20, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Circuit based on the old "Goofy Lights" kit from radio shack
I built this box as a general purpose test bed for a nixie driver board I made, but it makes a good clock, despite the lack of colons.
November 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I built this box as a general purpose test bed for a nixie driver board I made, but it makes a good clock, despite the lack of colons.
Yes, this is the sequence that ordered them in decreasing luminance. On a waveform monitor, with the chroma subcarrier filtered out, it looks like this:
November 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Yes, this is the sequence that ordered them in decreasing luminance. On a waveform monitor, with the chroma subcarrier filtered out, it looks like this:
Good bird of the day on Merlin
November 20, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Good bird of the day on Merlin
Saw some Wrong Colour Bars in a post the other day, so time for an explainer of why those colours, in that order. (1/n)
The bars are made my taking a square wave, and using that to gate the blue channel. Divide it into half that frequency, and use that to gate the red...
The bars are made my taking a square wave, and using that to gate the blue channel. Divide it into half that frequency, and use that to gate the red...
November 19, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Saw some Wrong Colour Bars in a post the other day, so time for an explainer of why those colours, in that order. (1/n)
The bars are made my taking a square wave, and using that to gate the blue channel. Divide it into half that frequency, and use that to gate the red...
The bars are made my taking a square wave, and using that to gate the blue channel. Divide it into half that frequency, and use that to gate the red...
hey I made you some electrons
November 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
hey I made you some electrons
not in exactly those words, but all the pieces were there
November 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
not in exactly those words, but all the pieces were there
Skeleton wore it better.
November 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Skeleton wore it better.
We'd better watch out for the other thing, too
November 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
We'd better watch out for the other thing, too
Putting my child to sleep
November 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Putting my child to sleep