Rob Cruickshank
@robcruickshank.bsky.social
Technician/artist. Googly-eye enthusiast. Several kinds of nerd. Unusual skill set. Toronto, Ontario. he/him.
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244. TBH, it really annoys me when researchers ignore archaeology. I'm often surprised by the assumptions other academics have! Technofossils are artefacts, and it's archaeologists who study the material culture made by humans.
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‘Technofossils’: how humanity’s eternal testament will be plastic bags, cheap clothes and chicken bones
Fast fashion and drinks cans among technological-age matter most likely to endure as fossils, say scientists
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:34 AM
244. TBH, it really annoys me when researchers ignore archaeology. I'm often surprised by the assumptions other academics have! Technofossils are artefacts, and it's archaeologists who study the material culture made by humans.
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New favourite example of an eggcorn!
Heard a lad earlier talking about ‘Belgian whistles’
“A basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistles”
BELGIAN WHISTLES
“A basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistles”
BELGIAN WHISTLES
January 16, 2026 at 3:18 AM
New favourite example of an eggcorn!
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SNOWDRIFT AT BLEATH GILL (1955) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ugIoMD495E
January 16, 2026 at 3:19 AM
SNOWDRIFT AT BLEATH GILL (1955) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ugIoMD495E
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For giving, this is a very good resource for mutual aid orgs, personal fundraisers, and nonprofit/community org donations.
www.standwithminnesota.com
Besides that, the best thing you can do is prepare your own communities. If it can happen here or Lewiston, Maine, it can happen anywhere.
www.standwithminnesota.com
Besides that, the best thing you can do is prepare your own communities. If it can happen here or Lewiston, Maine, it can happen anywhere.
Stand With Minnesota
A directory of places to give to as Minnesota defends itself from ICE occupation
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:04 AM
For giving, this is a very good resource for mutual aid orgs, personal fundraisers, and nonprofit/community org donations.
www.standwithminnesota.com
Besides that, the best thing you can do is prepare your own communities. If it can happen here or Lewiston, Maine, it can happen anywhere.
www.standwithminnesota.com
Besides that, the best thing you can do is prepare your own communities. If it can happen here or Lewiston, Maine, it can happen anywhere.
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So this gummy bear tastes like peach, right?
Oh to be a little Tardigrade walking across a microscope slide. 🫧🐻🧪
January 16, 2026 at 12:40 AM
So this gummy bear tastes like peach, right?
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Final World Cup skeleton race of the season is tomorrow morning from Altenberg, one of the most difficult tracks in the world.
It's got a 3 pressure Kreisel that we hit at the 39 second mark of the video, and you'll notice a red flag at the end of it, that's there to tell people when to steer out
It's got a 3 pressure Kreisel that we hit at the 39 second mark of the video, and you'll notice a red flag at the end of it, that's there to tell people when to steer out
January 16, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Final World Cup skeleton race of the season is tomorrow morning from Altenberg, one of the most difficult tracks in the world.
It's got a 3 pressure Kreisel that we hit at the 39 second mark of the video, and you'll notice a red flag at the end of it, that's there to tell people when to steer out
It's got a 3 pressure Kreisel that we hit at the 39 second mark of the video, and you'll notice a red flag at the end of it, that's there to tell people when to steer out
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Y’all Come Eat! 🤪❤️👍🏾
January 15, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Y’all Come Eat! 🤪❤️👍🏾
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NASA say that the crew member who was ill and returned to earth is doing well and now having a meal with colleagues.
January 15, 2026 at 1:31 PM
NASA say that the crew member who was ill and returned to earth is doing well and now having a meal with colleagues.
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RIP
So long Kenny, thanks for all the music <3
Kenny Morris, drummer on the first two Siouxsie and the Banshees albums has died.
tidal.com/track/112315...
Kenny Morris, drummer on the first two Siouxsie and the Banshees albums has died.
tidal.com/track/112315...
Siouxsie And The Banshees - Christine
Listen to Christine on TIDAL
tidal.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:44 PM
RIP
I need to become an influencer for the concept that "analog" has a specific meaning, and it's not "cute erasers".
Stores like Paper & Pencil — packed with stickers, fountain pens and planners — have seen sales surge. Chicago shop owners credit social media and influencers who have marked this year as a return to analog.
Looking for a pen? Shoppers overwhelm Chicago stationery shops as social media touts 'return to analog'
www.wbez.org
January 15, 2026 at 10:43 PM
I need to become an influencer for the concept that "analog" has a specific meaning, and it's not "cute erasers".
They didn't have "text me" when I was a kid. I think there was a "fax me" one in the 80s though.
January 15, 2026 at 10:38 PM
They didn't have "text me" when I was a kid. I think there was a "fax me" one in the 80s though.
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bluesky you can’t ban me for saying homo milk that’s a real thing here that’s a canada thing
January 15, 2026 at 10:05 PM
bluesky you can’t ban me for saying homo milk that’s a real thing here that’s a canada thing
Prince Hoare, Untitled,
https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1130526
https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1130526
January 15, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Loaf chart>pie chart
London bakery The Dusty Knuckle cleverly used a loaf of bread as a graph to illustrate the costs of running their business. [kottke.org]
Bread Infographic
London bakery The Dusty Knuckle cleverly used a loaf of bread as a graph to illustrate the costs of running their business:
From their post:
This comes off the back of a big decision to increase our bakers’ pay ahead
kottke.org
January 15, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Loaf chart>pie chart
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due to the corealis effect, saws in Japan cut on the pull stroke
January 15, 2026 at 1:24 AM
due to the corealis effect, saws in Japan cut on the pull stroke
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It’s out for delivery! I’m going to label everything! My life will finally be in order!
January 15, 2026 at 12:49 PM
It’s out for delivery! I’m going to label everything! My life will finally be in order!
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Only a very specific baking audience is going to care about this but apparently the company that makes Silpat has abruptly shut down. I’m personally buying up ones I can find from secondary retailers cause these things are irreplaceable. I’m bummed.
January 15, 2026 at 6:50 AM
Only a very specific baking audience is going to care about this but apparently the company that makes Silpat has abruptly shut down. I’m personally buying up ones I can find from secondary retailers cause these things are irreplaceable. I’m bummed.
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How do I get a job as one of those spa monkeys that sit around in hot springs looking disappointed?
January 15, 2026 at 4:17 AM
How do I get a job as one of those spa monkeys that sit around in hot springs looking disappointed?
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CHOTINER: You said you did nothing to provoke the cat. But here it says you —
ME: Moved my foot. Yes.
CHOTINER: While the cat was sleeping.
ME: Yes.
CHOTINER: I see
ME: Moved my foot. Yes.
CHOTINER: While the cat was sleeping.
ME: Yes.
CHOTINER: I see
January 15, 2026 at 3:46 AM
CHOTINER: You said you did nothing to provoke the cat. But here it says you —
ME: Moved my foot. Yes.
CHOTINER: While the cat was sleeping.
ME: Yes.
CHOTINER: I see
ME: Moved my foot. Yes.
CHOTINER: While the cat was sleeping.
ME: Yes.
CHOTINER: I see
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As we go to sleep, Toronto may be in for a historic snowstorm & a huge forecast bust. Evening run of the computer models go from low end of 10-12” (25-30cms) to high end of 17-20” (43-50cms) of snow. Even now, Environ Canada’s snowfall warning only forecasts 10-20cms. We’ll see! 🫣 #ONwx #ONstorm
January 15, 2026 at 3:38 AM
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Suddenly adding “MADE WITH REAL POTATOES” after 90 years of making potato chips has some real “not involved with human trafficking” energy
January 14, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Suddenly adding “MADE WITH REAL POTATOES” after 90 years of making potato chips has some real “not involved with human trafficking” energy
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I'm pretty sure the Breeders' Pod counts, I've never figured out exactly what's going on there, but i think that's eels
January 14, 2026 at 8:12 PM
I'm pretty sure the Breeders' Pod counts, I've never figured out exactly what's going on there, but i think that's eels
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Imagine if mankind could somehow harness the mythical unending power reserves of the 1980's Yamaha memory backup battery. Predicted in service manuals to last 10 years at most.... 40 years later we've still never found one that actually needed replacing.
January 14, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Imagine if mankind could somehow harness the mythical unending power reserves of the 1980's Yamaha memory backup battery. Predicted in service manuals to last 10 years at most.... 40 years later we've still never found one that actually needed replacing.
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You know how people (I’m people) will honk their car horns in appreciation as they drive past righteous protesters?
Please don’t do that now!
The switch is flipped. Horns = ICE PRESENCE. We all go into high(er) alert mode.
Please don’t do that now!
The switch is flipped. Horns = ICE PRESENCE. We all go into high(er) alert mode.
January 14, 2026 at 6:30 PM
You know how people (I’m people) will honk their car horns in appreciation as they drive past righteous protesters?
Please don’t do that now!
The switch is flipped. Horns = ICE PRESENCE. We all go into high(er) alert mode.
Please don’t do that now!
The switch is flipped. Horns = ICE PRESENCE. We all go into high(er) alert mode.
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2 new paintings in the shop, both watercolors mounted on board - one inspired by a neuron, one by xylem artologica.etsy.com 🧠🦠🐡🧪
January 14, 2026 at 6:43 PM
2 new paintings in the shop, both watercolors mounted on board - one inspired by a neuron, one by xylem artologica.etsy.com 🧠🦠🐡🧪