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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 2h

NEW: “Toderian says it’s easy to be distracted by futuristic innovations like electric cars, drone delivery networks & hyperloops. ‘The real solutions are a lot less sexy and a lot more common sense… Tech won’t save us if we get the fundamentals wrong.”

I was 1 of 3 urban experts asked to weigh in.

A world without traffic? Three urban experts rethink how cities move

Gridlock is costing us billions, but bold solutions like bus-only lanes, congestion charges and flexible work hours could get cities moving again

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Gail J-K 🇨🇦 @radlady.bsky.social · 4h

A long thread about experiencing Alberta's healthcare system while accompanying a friend with the flu, on what turned out to be a 12+ hr trip to Emergency in #yeg.

The Emergency entrance at the Grey Nuns Hospital.

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Sara Hastings-Simon 🇨🇦 @shastingssimon.bsky.social · 3h

The alternative to old bungalows being torn down and replaced by a number of condos or townhomes that costs roughly the same is the old bungalow being torn down and replaced by a large house that costs 3x as much.
This is literally what happened before rezoning

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Farkas gave an example from the Glamorgan neighbourhood, where he said $600,000 bungalows
are being torn down and replaced with $750,000 luxury condos.

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chris - sᴉɹɥɔ @newfangl3d.bsky.social · 2h

Yeah, I'm mostly thinking of Geordi.
And that this episode makes it look like Geordi is one of those busywork people who are always in a rush, but aren't necessarily being effective.

chris - sᴉɹɥɔ @newfangl3d.bsky.social · 2h

...it feels like the old marvel "heroes must fight before they team up" mandate, except that Scotty is just a sweet old guy.

chris - sᴉɹɥɔ @newfangl3d.bsky.social · 2h

I don't disagree that new Trek and SW go too far in the opposite direction.
But I'm also always surprised how outright dickish they are to the guy.
Even if he isn't famous, he just went through a pretty cool experience, and it's a fricken' dyson sphere.

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Paula Kirman @apaulagetics.bsky.social · 17h

March to EPCOR
October 11, 2025
A march from the Legislature to EPCOR Bellamy Substation to protest the use of water meters with parts made in Israel.
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#yeg #yegdt #protest #palestine #gaza #epcor #photojournalism

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chris - sᴉɹɥɔ @newfangl3d.bsky.social · 14h

The only people who are against it are taxprep firms/software (who are basically assholes, at least about this), and apparently also the ctf (who are giant assholes about everything).
But canadian media is committed to giving the assholes a voice.

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chris - sᴉɹɥɔ @newfangl3d.bsky.social · 15h

There is no clearer example of the utter bankruptcy of canadian media, than covering automatic tax filing for low income canadians by platforming the whining of the 4 assholes at the canadian taxpayers federation.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/new...

Automatic tax filing announcement met with mixed reactions

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation says the Canada Revenue Agency acting as both the tax collector and tax filer is a serious conflict of interest.

www.ctvnews.ca

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ᴄʜᴀʀʟᴇʏ★ᴘɪʀᴏᴛʜ @charlespiroth.bsky.social · 1d

Art Deco Union Terminal, Cincinnati, OH, 1933.

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chris - sᴉɹɥɔ @newfangl3d.bsky.social · 15h

Lisa Simpson: i know those words but that sentence makes no sense

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The Nickel Nerd @ltrytten.bsky.social · 1d

Good news #yegbike, 108 ave at 113 st now reversed. New stop signs EW, free flow NS. But remain vigilant, many drivers have years of experience thd other way.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 21h

It’s pronounced cyclist.

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chris - sᴉɹɥɔ @newfangl3d.bsky.social · 20h

The reviews are so bad that it has to be good!

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Troy Pavlek @troypavlek.ca · 1d

You've heard about the flat earther running for school board, but meet @hollyfortrustee.bsky.social, the competent, passionate and brilliant candidate I'm rooting for to win.

She's going to fight to ensure public dollars stay in the public system, and teachers have the supports they need.

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Paths for People @pathsforpeople.bsky.social · 1d

Let’s make conversations about bike lanes a little easier this Thanksgiving 🦃 #mythbusting #vote #yegcc
This municipal election vote for candidates that invest in a strong multi-modal city!

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 23h

Would be a good time to shut down Dreamforce. If I have friends who are still speaking there, this is a good reason to cancel.

Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 1d

Marc Benioff went full Tom Cotton to @heatherknightsf.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco

www.nytimes.com

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Claire Zagorski, MSc, EMT-P @clairezagorski.bsky.social · 1d

A student on TikTok has been documenting her journey with a professor who “wrote” the anatomy textbook and it’s all a bunch of AI hallucinations.

She’s saying that, understandably, the students are doing super poorly!

Behold what we’re teaching the healthcare professionals of tomorrow:

A diagram of the bones and (some) deep muscles of the hand and forearm. AI says that we only have four digits. It’s also identified a tendon as the median nerve, another tendon as the ulnar nerve, among other issues.

An AI generated diagram of the muscles of the neck. It hallucinated the “ennocleidomasid” muscle, and the “anterior scalpalin muscle”.

An AI generated diagram of the muscles of the lateral thigh. It says that the gluteus Maximus (the big juicy butt muscle) is on the anterior side. It also points to the quadriceps muscle and says “attattment”. It also says that the same structure is the tibia AND the deep fascia of the leg.

An AI generated diagram of the bones of the hand and forearm. This time AI says we have 6 digits. It also says that the radius is the ulnar artery. Among other many issues.

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Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 2d

The only explanation for why assaulting people with a car has such insanely minor consequences is that the people who make our laws want to be able to assault people with their own cars.

CHEK News @cheknews.ca · 2d

Saanich Police say a driver was handed two tickets for hitting a pair of pedestrians in broad daylight before fleeing the scene.

Driver handed two tickets for hitting pedestrians in Saanich, fleeing the scene

Saanich Police say a driver was handed two tickets for hitting a pair of pedestrians in broad daylight before fleeing the scene.

cheknews.ca

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Keith Gerein @keithgerein.bsky.social · 1d

I have just returned from watching the latest Edmonton mayoral debate, this one at University of Alberta in front of about 200 people. Michael Walters, Tim Cartmell, Andrew Knack and Rahim Jaffer were the participants. I have a thread on what happened. #yeg #yegelxn 1/13

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Dr. Young-Leslie {use alt-text, humans} ElbowsUp! 🇨🇦🚲 @ethnographer.bsky.social · 1d

Cranksgiving is coming (Sunday).
I'm deciding which bike to ride.

My vintage (1970) Sekine, aka Erminie Silverspokes, clearly wants to take some lanes:

#Bikesky #Thanksgiving #Yegbike

Photograph, daytime, outside. A bright blue sky on an autumn day, with elm trees in the background. The leaves are golden against the blue sky. In the foreground is a bicycle on a kickstand in the middle of a residential street. The bicycle is a white framed step through with a woven basket and flowers on the basket. There is nothing and no one else on the street.

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My Shattered Nerves @myshatterednerves.bsky.social · 1d

My “I’m not corrupt!” T-shirt is raising a lot of questions already answered by my shirt. #yeg

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 2d

“Some have also used the hashtag #homelessman to post their videos, all of which center on the idea of tricking people into believing that there is a stranger inside their home. Several people have also posted tutorials about how to make the images.“