Andy "Free Łink" Beaton
@aiabx.bsky.social
“This is not a time to be dismayed. This is punk rock time. This is what Joe Strummer trained you for.” - Henry Rollins
#astronomy #cycling #boardgames #stratocaster #film
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#astronomy #cycling #boardgames #stratocaster #film
he/him/vax/mask
Toronto/Toronno/Trawna 🇨🇦
also at [email protected]
Pinned
Block, block, block and block. Block at will. Block with extreme prejudice.
Also, they're called skeets.
This is all of my Elder Wisdom.
Also, they're called skeets.
This is all of my Elder Wisdom.
@poslfit.bsky.social Canadian English is a hot subject.
How a campy 1970s game show became part of Canada's national lexicon: defector.com/how-a-campy-...
How A Campy 1970s Game Show Became Part Of Canada's National Lexicon | Defector
On tiny Hornby Island northwest of Vancouver, after the Women’s World Cup in the summer of 2015, our bed-and-breakfast host was telling us about the town. The pizza place in the park is terrific, he…
defector.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
@poslfit.bsky.social Canadian English is a hot subject.
I watched K-Pop Demon Hunters with the family. It was fun, but I gotta be honest, an hour later I don't remember a single one of the songs. Maybe K-pop isn't my thing.
November 26, 2025 at 5:41 AM
I watched K-Pop Demon Hunters with the family. It was fun, but I gotta be honest, an hour later I don't remember a single one of the songs. Maybe K-pop isn't my thing.
I would like to have Tarkovsky raised from the dead to remake Lord of the Rings. All poetry, no action.
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I would like to have Tarkovsky raised from the dead to remake Lord of the Rings. All poetry, no action.
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I could not agree more strongly with this. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Senators call on prime minister to ban advertising for sports betting | CBC News
Two senators are calling on the federal government to ban advertising for sports betting in Canada. A letter to the prime minister from Charlottetown Sen. Percy Downe and Waterloo Sen. Marty Deacon as...
www.cbc.ca
November 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I could not agree more strongly with this. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
My controversial Star Wars opinion: I enjoy it like I would have enjoyed Buck Rogers or Flash Gordon serials, and I don’t care if it’s consistent or even makes sense. I just want the ride.
November 24, 2025 at 9:58 PM
My controversial Star Wars opinion: I enjoy it like I would have enjoyed Buck Rogers or Flash Gordon serials, and I don’t care if it’s consistent or even makes sense. I just want the ride.
Top 4 80’s films?
Repo Man
Wings of Desire
Local Hero
Ran
Repo Man
Wings of Desire
Local Hero
Ran
Name your top 4 80s films.
November 21, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Top 4 80’s films?
Repo Man
Wings of Desire
Local Hero
Ran
Repo Man
Wings of Desire
Local Hero
Ran
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Turning off the AI in Gmail causes your account to no longer slit your emails up through Primary, Promotions, and Social. That's because Google is a petulant little bitch who doesn't like that you told them to fuck off with their bullshit slop scam.
November 20, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Turning off the AI in Gmail causes your account to no longer slit your emails up through Primary, Promotions, and Social. That's because Google is a petulant little bitch who doesn't like that you told them to fuck off with their bullshit slop scam.
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Hey, since Patton Oswalt was reinstated, maybe Bluesky moderation can reinstate someone who was banned for doing the exact same thing.
November 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Hey, since Patton Oswalt was reinstated, maybe Bluesky moderation can reinstate someone who was banned for doing the exact same thing.
Phew, election avoided. Now in the Canada of my imagination, Poilievre will be kicked out and the Cons will shift left, forcing the other parties to shift left to distinguish themselves.
And I will get a pony.
And I will get a pony.
November 18, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Phew, election avoided. Now in the Canada of my imagination, Poilievre will be kicked out and the Cons will shift left, forcing the other parties to shift left to distinguish themselves.
And I will get a pony.
And I will get a pony.
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy
November 17, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy
What are your top 5 movie genres? Mine are:
-existential crisis disguised as war movie
- existential crisis involving beautiful French people who talk a lot
- existential crisis of aging Italian men
- existential crisis in space
- funny Scots
-existential crisis disguised as war movie
- existential crisis involving beautiful French people who talk a lot
- existential crisis of aging Italian men
- existential crisis in space
- funny Scots
What are your top 5 movie genres? Mine are:
-"I got it, we'll *pretend* to be married! What could go wrong?"
-Englishmen being weird
-Ship hunted by submarine
-Submarine hunted by ship
-Submarine hunted by other submarine
(The first two can be improved by the addition of a submarine.)
-"I got it, we'll *pretend* to be married! What could go wrong?"
-Englishmen being weird
-Ship hunted by submarine
-Submarine hunted by ship
-Submarine hunted by other submarine
(The first two can be improved by the addition of a submarine.)
- Films from 1932 in which three chorus girl gold diggers who share a flat try to survive the Depression
- Craggy former gunslinger bleakly confronts his life’s work
- Miscarriage of justice documentary
- Half-arsed ‘80s buddy comedy
- Holly Hunter whispering
- Craggy former gunslinger bleakly confronts his life’s work
- Miscarriage of justice documentary
- Half-arsed ‘80s buddy comedy
- Holly Hunter whispering
November 16, 2025 at 10:32 PM
What are your top 5 movie genres? Mine are:
-existential crisis disguised as war movie
- existential crisis involving beautiful French people who talk a lot
- existential crisis of aging Italian men
- existential crisis in space
- funny Scots
-existential crisis disguised as war movie
- existential crisis involving beautiful French people who talk a lot
- existential crisis of aging Italian men
- existential crisis in space
- funny Scots
Post your favourite Star Trek character(s). Wrong answers only.
November 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Post your favourite Star Trek character(s). Wrong answers only.
Get to know your mutuals. List 10 random things that you like!
1. Saturn
2. Ska
3. Mozart's operas
4. Bicycles
5. Cheese
6. French New Wave movies
7. Variable stars
8. Eating in restaurants after midnight
9. Mystery novels
10. Boardgames
1. Saturn
2. Ska
3. Mozart's operas
4. Bicycles
5. Cheese
6. French New Wave movies
7. Variable stars
8. Eating in restaurants after midnight
9. Mystery novels
10. Boardgames
Get to know your mutuals. List 10 random things that you like!
1. Comics
2. Art
3. Movies
4. Video Games
5. Like Ninja Gaiden on my NES
7. But I really love Strider
8. I love cats and dogs
9. But I'm allergic, which I really don't like
10. And you, you're cool. You know which ones you are
1. Comics
2. Art
3. Movies
4. Video Games
5. Like Ninja Gaiden on my NES
7. But I really love Strider
8. I love cats and dogs
9. But I'm allergic, which I really don't like
10. And you, you're cool. You know which ones you are
Get to know your mutuals. List 10 random things that you like!
1. Comics
2. Writing
3. Detroit sports teams
4. Running (really it’s *having run* but…)
5. Punk, folk punk, and Americana music
6. Going to the movies
7. LEGO
8. Bourbon
9. Hiking
10. Cooking
1. Comics
2. Writing
3. Detroit sports teams
4. Running (really it’s *having run* but…)
5. Punk, folk punk, and Americana music
6. Going to the movies
7. LEGO
8. Bourbon
9. Hiking
10. Cooking
November 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Get to know your mutuals. List 10 random things that you like!
1. Saturn
2. Ska
3. Mozart's operas
4. Bicycles
5. Cheese
6. French New Wave movies
7. Variable stars
8. Eating in restaurants after midnight
9. Mystery novels
10. Boardgames
1. Saturn
2. Ska
3. Mozart's operas
4. Bicycles
5. Cheese
6. French New Wave movies
7. Variable stars
8. Eating in restaurants after midnight
9. Mystery novels
10. Boardgames
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/loca...
“Astrophysicist Sara Seager, innovation and energy economics scholar Jacquelyn Pless, and economics expert Mark Duggan will be joining the post-secondary institution starting in the 2026-2027 academic year.”
(U of Toronto is my old school)
“Astrophysicist Sara Seager, innovation and energy economics scholar Jacquelyn Pless, and economics expert Mark Duggan will be joining the post-secondary institution starting in the 2026-2027 academic year.”
(U of Toronto is my old school)
November 14, 2025 at 2:51 PM
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/loca...
“Astrophysicist Sara Seager, innovation and energy economics scholar Jacquelyn Pless, and economics expert Mark Duggan will be joining the post-secondary institution starting in the 2026-2027 academic year.”
(U of Toronto is my old school)
“Astrophysicist Sara Seager, innovation and energy economics scholar Jacquelyn Pless, and economics expert Mark Duggan will be joining the post-secondary institution starting in the 2026-2027 academic year.”
(U of Toronto is my old school)
The Blue Origin New Glenn
launch went well. I guess "the evil billionaire who isn't openly a Nazi" is a win? ESCAPADE going to Mars is at least something I can be happy about.
launch went well. I guess "the evil billionaire who isn't openly a Nazi" is a win? ESCAPADE going to Mars is at least something I can be happy about.
November 13, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The Blue Origin New Glenn
launch went well. I guess "the evil billionaire who isn't openly a Nazi" is a win? ESCAPADE going to Mars is at least something I can be happy about.
launch went well. I guess "the evil billionaire who isn't openly a Nazi" is a win? ESCAPADE going to Mars is at least something I can be happy about.
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What movie villain is a horrible person, but an absolute joy to watch on screen?
November 12, 2025 at 10:51 PM
What movie villain is a horrible person, but an absolute joy to watch on screen?
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Jeffrey Epstein in 2018: "i know how dirty donald is."
November 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Jeffrey Epstein in 2018: "i know how dirty donald is."
Got the DVD's of the 70's Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy miniseries. Reminds me of I Claudius in that they spent nothing on sets and effects and everything on writing and acting. Old Obi-Wan is a hell of a talent, he just conveys so much with a subtle change of expression. This is brilliant stuff.
November 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Got the DVD's of the 70's Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy miniseries. Reminds me of I Claudius in that they spent nothing on sets and effects and everything on writing and acting. Old Obi-Wan is a hell of a talent, he just conveys so much with a subtle change of expression. This is brilliant stuff.
Coming to the conclusion that the Epstein files are irrelevant - no matter how much evidence turns up that Trump raped children, his supporters will never stop making excuses or yelling "fake news" or waving around bible verses that show that some Babylonian king was wicked but did good things.
November 12, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Coming to the conclusion that the Epstein files are irrelevant - no matter how much evidence turns up that Trump raped children, his supporters will never stop making excuses or yelling "fake news" or waving around bible verses that show that some Babylonian king was wicked but did good things.
My grandfather hunted Nazi submarines on the North Atlantic, starting out on an armed yacht, the tiniest warship I’d ever heard of. His health was destroyed and he died not long after the war. I will not dishonour his memory by holding hands with fascists now.
November 11, 2025 at 3:55 PM
My grandfather hunted Nazi submarines on the North Atlantic, starting out on an armed yacht, the tiniest warship I’d ever heard of. His health was destroyed and he died not long after the war. I will not dishonour his memory by holding hands with fascists now.
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Editorial cartoon: Don't bread on me. Enjoy :)
November 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Editorial cartoon: Don't bread on me. Enjoy :)
Hey Ontario, check out this unexpected surprise! Whoddathunkit?
As Minneapolis prepares to start ticketing speeders where the city installed cameras to catch leadfooted drivers, preliminary data shows they are working.
Speeding down 30% in Minneapolis where cameras were installed
The city will begin ticketing drivers starting Friday after giving out warnings during the first month speed cameras were active.
bit.ly
November 6, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Hey Ontario, check out this unexpected surprise! Whoddathunkit?
I thought from the start that the whole point was to funnel money to his buddies for studies and reviews and impact evaluations. Because the idea was insane from moment one and everyone knew it.
Yesterday: Ontario huffy that federal budget didn’t include commitment to idea of tunnel under Hwy 401
Today: Ontario announces award of $9M contract to see if the idea of this 60km dig is even feasible
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Today: Ontario announces award of $9M contract to see if the idea of this 60km dig is even feasible
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Taxpayers on the hook for $9M to study Doug Ford's Highway 401 tunnel idea | CBC News
Ontario taxpayers are set to spend $9.1 million to learn if or how it is feasible to build a tunnel under Highway 401
www.cbc.ca
November 6, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I thought from the start that the whole point was to funnel money to his buddies for studies and reviews and impact evaluations. Because the idea was insane from moment one and everyone knew it.