Ian Corby
@18thcianc.bsky.social
Torontonian giving BlueSky a try. Table-top rpg lover, video-game enthusiast, beginner sailor, and someone who wants a kinder, more helpful world for everyone.
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Ian Corby
@18thcianc.bsky.social
· Dec 8
Yup, I am a radical.
Apparently that means wanting others to be able to be themselves without fear of persecution (particularly women, LGBTQ+, religious freedom), and to be able to survive and thrive in a sustainable world.
Yeah.
Radical.
Apparently that means wanting others to be able to be themselves without fear of persecution (particularly women, LGBTQ+, religious freedom), and to be able to survive and thrive in a sustainable world.
Yeah.
Radical.
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Federal government to expedite Alto, Canada's first high-speed rail project
Construction on one of the most ambitious transportation infrastructure projects to ever be undertaken in Canadian history is now targeted to begin before the end of this decade.
dailyhive.com/vancouver/al...
Construction on one of the most ambitious transportation infrastructure projects to ever be undertaken in Canadian history is now targeted to begin before the end of this decade.
dailyhive.com/vancouver/al...
Federal government to expedite Alto, Canada's first high-speed rail project | Urbanized
The Government of Canada will expedite the planning of Alto high-speed rail to enable construction to begin in four years from now.
dailyhive.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Federal government to expedite Alto, Canada's first high-speed rail project
Construction on one of the most ambitious transportation infrastructure projects to ever be undertaken in Canadian history is now targeted to begin before the end of this decade.
dailyhive.com/vancouver/al...
Construction on one of the most ambitious transportation infrastructure projects to ever be undertaken in Canadian history is now targeted to begin before the end of this decade.
dailyhive.com/vancouver/al...
Introduce yourself with four spaceships.
November 25, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Introduce yourself with four spaceships.
This coffee's getting worse all the time.
"It's over Anakin, I have the coffee ground."
November 22, 2025 at 11:15 PM
This coffee's getting worse all the time.
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz made clear: “This war can only end with Ukraine’s full consent. It cannot be resolved by great powers over the heads of those under attack.” He stressed that Europe must be part of any solution and warned that Ukraine’s defeat would destabilize the entire continent.
November 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz made clear: “This war can only end with Ukraine’s full consent. It cannot be resolved by great powers over the heads of those under attack.” He stressed that Europe must be part of any solution and warned that Ukraine’s defeat would destabilize the entire continent.
Argh...typos.
Edit button please.
Edit button please.
November 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Argh...typos.
Edit button please.
Edit button please.
Last night I closed all my open tabs on Hollow Knight, after yet another failed run trying to defeat to hard mid-boss just to open an additional game ending.
I think my time is more important, and heck there are more games to play out there.
I think my time is more important, and heck there are more games to play out there.
November 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Last night I closed all my open tabs on Hollow Knight, after yet another failed run trying to defeat to hard mid-boss just to open an additional game ending.
I think my time is more important, and heck there are more games to play out there.
I think my time is more important, and heck there are more games to play out there.
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I've drawn 40+ cats reading books for authors and readers both.
$75 for a drawing of any cat (your cat, friend's cat, imaginary cat) reading any book (literary fiction, beach read, comics, academic treatise). You get the digital illustration file.
Makes a great Holiday gift. (Just sayin'.)
DM me
$75 for a drawing of any cat (your cat, friend's cat, imaginary cat) reading any book (literary fiction, beach read, comics, academic treatise). You get the digital illustration file.
Makes a great Holiday gift. (Just sayin'.)
DM me
November 20, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I've drawn 40+ cats reading books for authors and readers both.
$75 for a drawing of any cat (your cat, friend's cat, imaginary cat) reading any book (literary fiction, beach read, comics, academic treatise). You get the digital illustration file.
Makes a great Holiday gift. (Just sayin'.)
DM me
$75 for a drawing of any cat (your cat, friend's cat, imaginary cat) reading any book (literary fiction, beach read, comics, academic treatise). You get the digital illustration file.
Makes a great Holiday gift. (Just sayin'.)
DM me
Someone at work asked me "Who's Tim?"
Me, being the flippant nerd, said he's an enchanter.
I don't think they got the reference.
Me, being the flippant nerd, said he's an enchanter.
I don't think they got the reference.
November 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Someone at work asked me "Who's Tim?"
Me, being the flippant nerd, said he's an enchanter.
I don't think they got the reference.
Me, being the flippant nerd, said he's an enchanter.
I don't think they got the reference.
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I need "Stats are down but he played great" to make it into the lexicon.
November 19, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I need "Stats are down but he played great" to make it into the lexicon.
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When I arrive at the party
November 19, 2025 at 5:53 AM
When I arrive at the party
I am not intelligent or well read enough to have the answer, but I often wonder what this land would have been like if the 1982 Canadian Constitution, which the non-withstanding clause is housed in, never came to be.
November 19, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I am not intelligent or well read enough to have the answer, but I often wonder what this land would have been like if the 1982 Canadian Constitution, which the non-withstanding clause is housed in, never came to be.
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Just a reminder that the notwithstanding clause is used when a government knows what they are doing not only is against people's Charter rights, but also is not a reasonable limit justified in a free and democratic society under section 1. #cdnpoli #ableg
Alberta's justice minister has tabled a bill to invoke the notwithstanding clause to shield a suite of legislation from legal challenges. The laws in question restrict the rights of transgender people in access to health care and sports, and affect K-12 education of all students.
#AbLeg #Abed
#AbLeg #Abed
Alberta to invoke notwithstanding clause to shield 3 transgender bills from court challenges | CBC News
The Alberta government has tabled legislation that seeks to invoke the notwithstanding clause to shield a suite of bills that affects transgender youth and adults from legal challenges.
www.cbc.ca
November 18, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Sometimes you are going through your day, minding your business, when BAM!
Someone plays Wish You Were Here.
Someone plays Wish You Were Here.
November 18, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Sometimes you are going through your day, minding your business, when BAM!
Someone plays Wish You Were Here.
Someone plays Wish You Were Here.
Why on earth am I reading yet another book on writing? To be inspired?
I've felt the world has told me I am not a writer nor ever will be one.
But I am also dumb, stubborn, and even sometimes, hopeful.
I've felt the world has told me I am not a writer nor ever will be one.
But I am also dumb, stubborn, and even sometimes, hopeful.
November 17, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Why on earth am I reading yet another book on writing? To be inspired?
I've felt the world has told me I am not a writer nor ever will be one.
But I am also dumb, stubborn, and even sometimes, hopeful.
I've felt the world has told me I am not a writer nor ever will be one.
But I am also dumb, stubborn, and even sometimes, hopeful.
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Best literary analysis ever
November 15, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Best literary analysis ever
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Part 37 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd
enameled silver Swept-hilt Rapier, Germany, ca. 1606
enameled silver Swept-hilt Rapier, Germany, ca. 1606
November 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Part 37 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg dnd
enameled silver Swept-hilt Rapier, Germany, ca. 1606
enameled silver Swept-hilt Rapier, Germany, ca. 1606
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Part 75 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg
Marie Antoinette's watch, took 40 years to produce, it was only finished 30 years after her execution
Marie Antoinette's watch, took 40 years to produce, it was only finished 30 years after her execution
November 13, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Part 75 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg
Marie Antoinette's watch, took 40 years to produce, it was only finished 30 years after her execution
Marie Antoinette's watch, took 40 years to produce, it was only finished 30 years after her execution
Thank goodness they didn't recast Will Forte.
November 16, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Thank goodness they didn't recast Will Forte.
A tired Ian, who has an RPG session tonight, ate a big meal.
Will he fall asleep while GM'ing live?
Or will he double down with a few beers despite how bad an idea it is?
Will he fall asleep while GM'ing live?
Or will he double down with a few beers despite how bad an idea it is?
November 14, 2025 at 12:08 AM
A tired Ian, who has an RPG session tonight, ate a big meal.
Will he fall asleep while GM'ing live?
Or will he double down with a few beers despite how bad an idea it is?
Will he fall asleep while GM'ing live?
Or will he double down with a few beers despite how bad an idea it is?
"The gentle sounds of a cat harfing up a hairball in the dead of the night".
Welp dear readers, I've lived this expression of my wife's this morning.
Welp dear readers, I've lived this expression of my wife's this morning.
November 13, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"The gentle sounds of a cat harfing up a hairball in the dead of the night".
Welp dear readers, I've lived this expression of my wife's this morning.
Welp dear readers, I've lived this expression of my wife's this morning.
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I’m a writer and I write about war and conflict; I spend 80% of my reading time on primary sources. The impact of violence and war on people—not just soldiers but civilians and families—is terrible and lasts generations. For Remembrance Day, honour the fallen, but remember war and its costs.
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I’m a writer and I write about war and conflict; I spend 80% of my reading time on primary sources. The impact of violence and war on people—not just soldiers but civilians and families—is terrible and lasts generations. For Remembrance Day, honour the fallen, but remember war and its costs.
I saw a few memorials in Paris earlier this year for the 2 World Wars; the 1st in La Gare du Nord, the 2nd outside the Musee d'Art Moderne. Both beautiful and haunting, leaving me to reflect then, as I do now, on the futility and tragedy of war.
May we never forget the sacrifices made by others.
May we never forget the sacrifices made by others.
November 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I saw a few memorials in Paris earlier this year for the 2 World Wars; the 1st in La Gare du Nord, the 2nd outside the Musee d'Art Moderne. Both beautiful and haunting, leaving me to reflect then, as I do now, on the futility and tragedy of war.
May we never forget the sacrifices made by others.
May we never forget the sacrifices made by others.
Sometimes the world is shite and you don't feel great, so you have a good chocolate chip cookie.
Yeah, the world is still shite.
But at least you had a good cookie, and sometimes that's the minor victory of existence you have.
Yeah, the world is still shite.
But at least you had a good cookie, and sometimes that's the minor victory of existence you have.
November 10, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Sometimes the world is shite and you don't feel great, so you have a good chocolate chip cookie.
Yeah, the world is still shite.
But at least you had a good cookie, and sometimes that's the minor victory of existence you have.
Yeah, the world is still shite.
But at least you had a good cookie, and sometimes that's the minor victory of existence you have.