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Andrew Robinson (no, not Garak)

@andrewr.bsky.social
2.2K followers 2.5K following 14K posts

Mostly retired physics instructor, has PhD in Physical Chemistry. British Immigrant to Canada. Won some teaching awards. Dad to son with DLG-4 Synaptopathy (SHINE Syndrome). Pronouns: he/him/his. Likes tea. Bertie the Labradoodle's human.

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Daniel Ansari 🇨🇦 @numcog.bsky.social · 8h
American friends, please read this and share it with your fellow Americans.
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neilsnds.bsky.social @neilsnds.bsky.social · 11h
What do you do if you are addicted to seaweed? Sea kelp
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Mrs. N @btwnthesepages.bsky.social · 21h
Let's all give Louise a proper #CoosDay welcome! Hi Louise 😍
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MU-Peter Shimon 🀄 @mu-peter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I've never been on Facebook and never will. Mainly because I find Zark Muckerberg creepy AF. So, trust Meta? No. Never.
Businesses that make money by collecting and selling detailed records of private lives were once plainly described as "surveillance companies". Their rebranding as "social media" is the most successful deception since the Department of War became the Department of Peace 
-Edward Snowden
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Andrew Robinson (no, not Garak) @andrewr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Can you trust Meta? 🙄 Betteridge's Law: No
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SML Joseph: Dude, That Was Hilarious!
Alt: SML Joseph: Dude, That Was Hilarious!
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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Today's winning Biology All email--in fact this is a contender for best this year
Hi all,

We received a package with no name to GSB 2144 with 80 sheep brains in it. If you are expecting this package, please reach out and we can coordinate the pickup!

Best wishes,
Jenna
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Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I'm ok with that. More than ok. People who make millions and don't want to contribute to the society they live in are leaches who tend to use their ill-kept wealth to corrupt our institutions so they can keep even more of it. Our entire society would be better off with fewer of them.
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Martin Nutbeem @martinnutbeem.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I feel this deeply, the horror of moving from Tech is a force for good to abject Black Mirroresq horror over the last decade. Meanwhile:
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Meta Keeps Apologizing For Muse. Its Explanations Miss the Point Entirely
The company's new AI Agent for the masses is causing the company to explain why it doesn't always behave as expected.
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Shona Black @shonablack.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
No cheating. Share the last photo of the sky from your camera roll.
Shot of seashore with brilliant blue sky above
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MU-Peter Shimon 🀄 @mu-peter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
No cheating. Share the last photo of the sky from your camera roll.
A apple tree with a partly coulded blue sky
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Lynn from OK @uppityokie.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
No cheating. Share the last photo of the sky from your camera roll. Photo I took at a little after 7:00 this morning. Was going to post it earlier but I forgot.
Cloudy sky over Walmart
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[sad beep] acerbic otter @acerbicotter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
No cheating share the last photo on your photo roll of sky Well, I cheated a little because this is the last one that is mostly sky
View off of bromide Hill in Chickasaw National recreation area. It shows a forested area in the background in sky, and in the ground some leaves and the rock that forms bromide Hill
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Andrew Robinson (no, not Garak) @andrewr.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
No cheating. Share the last photo of the sky from your camera roll.
Pink sky framed by branches. Ottawa.
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Andrew Robinson (no, not Garak) @andrewr.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Nice sky this evening in Ottawa.
Evening sky with a red orange light reflection from a large cloud.Pink sky seen through tree branches
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Andrew Robinson (no, not Garak) @andrewr.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Having taught large physics courses with up to 350 students, I can say it is a terrible, terrible way to teach science. But it's cheap. Especially if you use contract faculty.
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Andrew Robinson (no, not Garak) @andrewr.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I would like to play ball my human. But I would also like to keep holding the ball in my mouth. #BertieTheLabradoodle
Bertie sitting with paws outstretched and holding an old tennis ball in his mouth.
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Andrew Robinson (no, not Garak) @andrewr.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Betteridge's Law: NO This is utter nonsense. It's a computer algorithm, not an organism. Next question.
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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
cuth pube
A sign that attempts to spell out "the Cube pub" by shifting the B in Cube down with the PU right before it and TH before the E.
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Andrew Robinson (no, not Garak) @andrewr.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Great colours on the maple trees in the local park, this morning.
A single branch of maples in bright red, contrast to the rest of the green foliage.A branch of maple in orange-yellow, surrounded by green.
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Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
There are no “legitimate concerns” about trans people. There aren’t any about women’s safety or fairness in sports or kids being kids or fucking toilets. If there were you’d have heard of them before 2018. I am a cis white woman so you have to listen to me or I’ll cry.
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Andrew Robinson (no, not Garak) @andrewr.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
And this is going to be a nightmare for those with mobility issues, anxiety and a whole multitude of disabilities.
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OMD Messages @omd-messages.co.uk · 26/09/2026
The single 'Enola Gay' by OMD was released on this day in 1980. The only single taken from the band's second album, the gothic 'Organisation', 'Enola Gay' proved to be a domestic and international hit, reaching No. 8 in the UK charts and also placing No. 1 in Portugal, Italy and Spain.
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Andrew Robinson (no, not Garak) @andrewr.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I think Bluesky is fun now. I have a load of nice people to follow, some of them follow me back. There are jokes and silliness. It's easy to block 🚫 angry people.
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Egret Stomp
Alt: No egrets!
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Andrew Robinson (no, not Garak) @andrewr.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
US sliding into authoritarian rule, and this is the best you've got? Democracy dies in cringe takes.
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Andrew Robinson (no, not Garak) @andrewr.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Proving what groovy hep cats they are... 🙄
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Andrew Robinson (no, not Garak) @andrewr.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
😬
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Glove And Boots: Make It Stop!
Alt: Glove And Boots: Make It Stop!
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Andrew Robinson (no, not Garak) @andrewr.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Does trying to turn across traffic on a major highway whilst eating a banana 🍌 count as distracted driving?
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Andrew Robinson (no, not Garak) @andrewr.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
100 Best English-language TV shows screened on US TV as judged by USians. There's a lot of great TV from elsewhere!
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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#GoodMorningFromSaskatoon is brought to you today by special guest photographer, @davepalmerusask.bsky.social
Arched concrete bridge over a prairie river with city skyline beyond.
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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Reminder that in Canada upon becoming an engineer you get an iron ring made of a collapsed bridge, purposely designed to be uncomfortable, to remind you that your ethics demand you give a fuck even about the boring grudgework of such as double-checking your math. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Ring
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Iron Ring - Wikipedia
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Andrew Robinson (no, not Garak) @andrewr.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If this had been a vicious dog attack, the dog would put down, and the owner fined, and possibly banned from owning more dogs.
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MB Brown @mbbrownsf.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Attention #ArtSky #ScienceSky #SciComm
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Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
These billionaire CEOs are completely detached from reality and shouldn’t be in charge of anything
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king's co-op bookstore @kingsbookstore.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
bring your online anger to the public where it belongs with our new tote bag! proudly ruin parties, annoy the tech bros, and effortlessly make it known where you stand in the fight against AI Slop with this season’s hottest fashion accessory. Pre-order yours at kingsbookstore.ca/AISucks
a black tote bag that says DO NOT TALK TO ME ABOUT AI
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Andrew Robinson (no, not Garak) @andrewr.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Update 7% complete 🙄
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Windows Users Forced to Randomly Update
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Lisa 🇨🇦 @pinkmouse.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Nightly funny or is it? I would say it is funny and 100% true. 😁🤣
Sometimes I forget how to spell a word, so I change the whole sentence to avoid using it.
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Rich. I'll do it Dreckly. ME/CFS @shadowcaster6656.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Repost with an image of your favourite James Bond (wrong answers only).
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Inspector Gadget
ALT: Inspector Gadget
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MU-Peter Shimon 🀄 @mu-peter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Repost with an image of your favourite James Bond (wrong answers only).
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TinkeringTailorTom-Dread is no longer Existential @tinkeringtailortom.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Repost with an image of your favourite James Bond (wrong answers only).
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Secret Squirrel in Trench Coat
Alt: Secret Squirrel in Trench Coat
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Andrew Robinson (no, not Garak) @andrewr.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Repost with an image of your favourite James Bond (wrong answers only).
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Dangermouse 80s: Bomb Scare
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Andrew Robinson (no, not Garak) @andrewr.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"Do not bend: secret jet fighter parts" on the crate. 🙄
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Jim Woodgett @jwoodgett.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
There’s a concerted campaign to undermine EDI in Canada. The evidence behind EDI policies reducing excellence are based on abysmal, flawed evidence. Look at who feels threatened by equity, diversity and inclusion. They’re the least diverse, least equitable and most exclusive people. Just no.
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Dreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Ah, yes - that famous American 'precision' bombing they like to boast about, with one of their unexploded weapons forcing the evacuation of the key German port of [checks notes] Falmouth www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cv...
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Falmouth WW2 unexploded bomb: Plans to evacuate 300 homes as experts deal with ordnance
More than 300 Falmouth homes could be evacuated if a cordon is expanded at the site of an unexploded World War Two bomb, found in the water at the docks on Monday.
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Andrew Robinson (no, not Garak) @andrewr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Look on my works ye mighty, and despair.
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Andrew Robinson (no, not Garak) @andrewr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Why is Most of the Star Wars Universe a Complete 💩 Hole?
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Andrew Robinson (no, not Garak) @andrewr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I had to wear gloves for this morning's walk with Bertie! Brr!
Bertie the Labradoodle trotting along briskly on a paved path. My gloved hand is holding his lead.
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The Aviation Show @theaviation.show · 23/09/2026
"The Kirk Effect" - Command Effectiveness and Romantic Interactions During Long Duration, Deep Space Missions
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Andrew Robinson (no, not Garak) @andrewr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"The Perils of Admiralcy: Why Good Captains Go Bad When Promoted"
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Brian Nash @loletadude.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
1976, November in Berkeley, Neil Young and Crazy Horse. I trace the ringing in my ears back to that night. It was a volume I could feel and almost see. When I told an audiologist about it, she said, “You’re lucky. You should hear the bands younger folks have damaged their hearing with.”
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