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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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 🧠🦠🐡🧪
Joining Shriekback's Oil and Gold in the short list of "albums with eels on the cover"
cc: @greenleejw.bsky.social
cc: @greenleejw.bsky.social
Holy Fuck Announce New Album 'Event Beat,' Share Lead Single "Evie"
Holy Fuck Announce New Album 'Event Beat,' Share Lead Single "Evie"
Over six years removed from 2020's 'Deleter,' the Toronto-formed rocktronica forerunners Holy Fuck have announced their sixth studio album
dlvr.it
January 14, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Joining Shriekback's Oil and Gold in the short list of "albums with eels on the cover"
cc: @greenleejw.bsky.social
cc: @greenleejw.bsky.social
Toronto checking in
(attributed to Frances Loring)
(attributed to Frances Loring)
January 14, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Toronto checking in
(attributed to Frances Loring)
(attributed to Frances Loring)
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The UQAM-Berri Metro station, Montreal. (Mamiya 7ii, 43mm f4.5, Kodak Tri X)
January 14, 2026 at 4:31 PM
The UQAM-Berri Metro station, Montreal. (Mamiya 7ii, 43mm f4.5, Kodak Tri X)
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The trick to not eating the donut you’re using for a reference is to eat another donut, instead.
January 14, 2026 at 5:29 AM
The trick to not eating the donut you’re using for a reference is to eat another donut, instead.
Good to see them smoking cigarettes and dancing the Charleston again
Flapper skates make a recovery in Scottish waters - BBC News
Flapper skates make a recovery in Scottish waters
Research by Heriot-Watt University suggests that flapper skate numbers are on the increase.
www.bbc.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Good to see them smoking cigarettes and dancing the Charleston again
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To borrow a William Gibson quote about technology: “The street finds its uses for things.”
January 14, 2026 at 2:21 PM
To borrow a William Gibson quote about technology: “The street finds its uses for things.”
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You know when your SH101 says it wants a DC power supply and NOT an AC one?
It really means it...
It really means it...
January 14, 2026 at 12:14 PM
You know when your SH101 says it wants a DC power supply and NOT an AC one?
It really means it...
It really means it...
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Heated Rivalry (1935)
January 14, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Heated Rivalry (1935)
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January 14, 2026 at 3:43 AM
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January 13, 2026 at 10:47 PM
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The abandoned Scientology bldn. The curious taping of all the windows. If I was a billionaire I’d buy & refurbish, esp keeping those 👌🏼 windows (making them efficient?).
My house wld be top 2 floors.
Main floor would be a nightclub called SCIENCE.
Floors 2-6 home to my crisis communications team.
My house wld be top 2 floors.
Main floor would be a nightclub called SCIENCE.
Floors 2-6 home to my crisis communications team.
January 14, 2026 at 12:02 AM
The abandoned Scientology bldn. The curious taping of all the windows. If I was a billionaire I’d buy & refurbish, esp keeping those 👌🏼 windows (making them efficient?).
My house wld be top 2 floors.
Main floor would be a nightclub called SCIENCE.
Floors 2-6 home to my crisis communications team.
My house wld be top 2 floors.
Main floor would be a nightclub called SCIENCE.
Floors 2-6 home to my crisis communications team.
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Saw a kiosk at the mall the other day where a woman was selling (among other things) an assortment of toys and gizmos straight off a 3D printer. First time I'd run into that.
January 13, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Saw a kiosk at the mall the other day where a woman was selling (among other things) an assortment of toys and gizmos straight off a 3D printer. First time I'd run into that.
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Secondary curse on the late John Candy of having your original Red Fisher parody not as well remembered as a later one.
youtu.be/t0Qlw5uXpJM?...
youtu.be/t0Qlw5uXpJM?...
January 13, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Secondary curse on the late John Candy of having your original Red Fisher parody not as well remembered as a later one.
youtu.be/t0Qlw5uXpJM?...
youtu.be/t0Qlw5uXpJM?...
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What anime would I like to see? This. Full serious NC-17 Attack on Titan war—invading bookworms and dust mites versus the outnumbered, outgunned pseudoscorpion defenders of a library so big that none of them can comprehend its contents, just that it's their job to protect it.
Other libraries have adopted a similar, modern strategy of stocking archives with pseudoscorpions (also sometimes called "book scorpions").
They're the natural predator of booklice & dust mites that might harm pages, an observation dating back to Aristotle, who observed them in library scrolls.
They're the natural predator of booklice & dust mites that might harm pages, an observation dating back to Aristotle, who observed them in library scrolls.
These tiny scorpions would like to perform an important inspection of your old book collection, please
Book scorpions are the best/worst thing to happen to books, because book scorpions! But also book scorpions... Properly known as pseudoscorpions, these tiny, tiny creatures have a fondness for old boo...
www.scientificamerican.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:17 AM
What anime would I like to see? This. Full serious NC-17 Attack on Titan war—invading bookworms and dust mites versus the outnumbered, outgunned pseudoscorpion defenders of a library so big that none of them can comprehend its contents, just that it's their job to protect it.
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January 13, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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Today is Quintidi the 25th of Nivôse in the year 234.
Nivôse is the month of snow.
Today we celebrate cats.#JacobinDay
More information on cats
Nivôse is the month of snow.
Today we celebrate cats.#JacobinDay
More information on cats
January 13, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Today is Quintidi the 25th of Nivôse in the year 234.
Nivôse is the month of snow.
Today we celebrate cats.#JacobinDay
More information on cats
Nivôse is the month of snow.
Today we celebrate cats.#JacobinDay
More information on cats
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This is an AMAZING way to keep your child anonymous online
January 13, 2026 at 9:51 PM
This is an AMAZING way to keep your child anonymous online
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Now let's bring it home, 1905 author. She's from Brighton. She's easy to frighten. This snail's got her running scared. Big finale, fifth line. What's it gonna be??
W T F F F F F F F F F F F
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January 13, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Now let's bring it home, 1905 author. She's from Brighton. She's easy to frighten. This snail's got her running scared. Big finale, fifth line. What's it gonna be??
W T F F F F F F F F F F F
W T F F F F F F F F F F F
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This is an illustration from a 1905 children's book of limericks. I challenge you to create the limerick describing the events of this picture. I will share the real one after a bit.
January 13, 2026 at 4:59 AM
This is an illustration from a 1905 children's book of limericks. I challenge you to create the limerick describing the events of this picture. I will share the real one after a bit.