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Rob Cruickshank

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Technician/artist. Googly-eye enthusiast. Several kinds of nerd. Unusual skill set. Toronto, Ontario. he/him.

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Hundreds of people on a snow covered beach with ART!

Hundreds of people on a snow covered beach with ART!

Whole lot of people were out enjoying the Winter Stations today on Woodbine Beach. Great to see.
#Toronto

17.02.2026 02:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

who wore it better?

17.02.2026 01:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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its insane that drafting as an occupation used to just involve countless huge rooms of dads in shirts and ties, scattered all over the country, leaning over tables with their asses perked up all day as their 9-5 job

17.02.2026 01:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1719    ๐Ÿ” 298    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 62
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FRESH ROSASTED COFFEE WHOLE COFFEE BEANS GROUND COFFEE GREEN BEANS (UNROASTED) ROASTED COFFEE GROUND BEST COFFEE FRESH ROASTED COFFEE NEW! COFFEE MUGS CUPS GIFT CARD

I think it's gone now. :(
Lalibela at Greenwood and Danforth is my go-to, and not just because it's right around the corner, they do the coffee ceremony thing. There's also this small coffee chain, haven't been there personally, but heard good things:
www.mofercoffee.com

17.02.2026 01:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#ITeachPhysics another relative velocity video for you

16.02.2026 15:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 400    ๐Ÿ” 102    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 34

Amazing work by this kid!

17.02.2026 01:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A 1960s print ad for kitchen carpets by Masland showing a woman wearing a black and white jumpsuit in a black and white kitchen with gold carpet

A 1960s print ad for kitchen carpets by Masland showing a woman wearing a black and white jumpsuit in a black and white kitchen with gold carpet

Space artifacts from a lost civilization

16.02.2026 22:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Truth Rising from Her Toilet Tank to Shame Mankind

16.02.2026 22:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sorry, Charlie White did it better (from his "Understanding Joshua" series, 2001)

16.02.2026 22:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
An old time-y illustration of a Celandine.

An old time-y illustration of a Celandine.

Today is Nonidi the 29th of Pluviรดse in the year 234.
Pluviรดse is the month of rain.
Today we celebrate celandine. #JacobinDay

More information on celandine

16.02.2026 23:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 63    ๐Ÿ” 22    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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โ€ผ๏ธNew potential ant communication just dropped! โ€ผ๏ธ
First reported sounds produced by Red Wood ants
doi.org/10.1080/0952...
We published in #OpenAccess! #acoustics #animalbehaviour #entomology
Brought to you by @umeauniversitet.bsky.social

23.05.2025 14:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

looks like Kanopy here in Canada has it too!

16.02.2026 23:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A zoomed in look at 4 scientists working with the a lava fountain covering the entire background.

A zoomed in look at 4 scientists working with the a lava fountain covering the entire background.

A very tall lava fountain with tiny dots (people) near the base. The image is a bit forced perspective and we are not as close as it looks

A very tall lava fountain with tiny dots (people) near the base. The image is a bit forced perspective and we are not as close as it looks

Someone captured my colleagues an I servicing the cameras during Kฤซlaueaโ€™s episode 42. We stopped to discuss what we were seeing, but because I talk with my hands it looks like Iโ€™m fixing to push someone inโ€ฆ

Credit: Volcano Hideaways

16.02.2026 22:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1509    ๐Ÿ” 246    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 68    ๐Ÿ“Œ 17

Crampons have the added bonus of being able to convert two of these sports into their opposite, once you are underway. (broken leg optional)

16.02.2026 21:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Learning to use an ice axe in the mountains is basically an exercise in preventing the Unknown Sports.

16.02.2026 20:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ’ฏ

16.02.2026 20:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

*Fewer

16.02.2026 20:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ack, of course. I should not be posting on less than 4 cups of coffee

16.02.2026 20:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
a child in a patterned sweater sitting in front of a small hut made from scraps of wood with lawn in the foreground and a tall white fence behind.

a child in a patterned sweater sitting in front of a small hut made from scraps of wood with lawn in the foreground and a tall white fence behind.

16.02.2026 19:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

A2301.5
Flying-squirrel's body made larger.

16.02.2026 14:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Also, interestingly the Omega symbol used for "Ohms" , while not related to the name Georg Ohm, is also capitalized: ฮฉ. (The lower case omega "ฯ‰" is used for angular frequency. )

16.02.2026 19:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Not taken as one, I just wanted to point out my typo!

16.02.2026 19:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes, I fixed my typo, I should have capitalized "Pascals", also Ohms, Watts, Amperes, etc are all capitalized.

16.02.2026 19:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Usually you add a suffix to indicate what your reference is, in my example of sound pressure (these are the familiar decibels that come up in talking about how loud a leaf blower or rock band is) it should correctly be written as "dB SPL". My second example is "dBm", often used in audio gear.

16.02.2026 19:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
White and black mug depicting a labeled Socks the White House Cat โ„ข๏ธ

White and black mug depicting a labeled Socks the White House Cat โ„ข๏ธ

socks the white house catโ„ข๏ธ

16.02.2026 19:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 38    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

*Pascals

16.02.2026 19:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Also, decibels are ratios, and you have to be explicit about what two things you are comparing, often a reference level such as 20 micro pascals of sound pressure, or 1 milliwatt of electrical power in a 600 ohm load.

16.02.2026 18:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Manifold Destiny (cookbook) - Wikipedia

which reminds me of one of the best cookbook titles ever:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manifol...

16.02.2026 18:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think there are some that are painted!

16.02.2026 18:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s one degree above zero & birds are chirping. I donโ€™t like it. Too soon.

16.02.2026 17:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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