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Ecryptid @ecryptid.bsky.social · 1d

Am I cursed or something? 😤

Elevator works fine but funicular appears to be stuck at 8:55 am this breezy Tuesday morn

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Ecryptid @ecryptid.bsky.social · 5d

Alas at 8:06am the funicular is broken, elevator still working on this fine Friday morning

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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 5d

If you survived a tough week, sometimes you get a drone shot of the funicular as a treat.
Thanks to dronesloan on IG for the image.
Funicular and elevator are both fine
7: 17 am
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(Oct 3)
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Drone image of the funicular from directly above on a bright sunny autumn day.

Ecryptid @ecryptid.bsky.social · 12d

Remembering a legend.

Bittersweet but the community will continue, a legacy that will impact our Edmonton community in ways Dr. Markland could never even imagine.

Rest in peace, wishing you a safe journey beyond the stars.

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Ecryptid @ecryptid.bsky.social · 15d

My morning highlight was witnessing two pileated woodpeckers having breakfast as I walked up Alex Taylor Hill.

Watched all the cars zip past, missing this simple joy.

Reaffirmed the importance of being multi modal. You miss a lot when you're in a metal box.

#yeg #yegbike #carfree

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Audric Moses 🇨🇦 @audricmoses.bsky.social · 16d

I'm pretty sure that in 2025, when someone passes away unexpectedly, there are a number of predatory, AI-driven, fake obituary websites that post unsanctioned info.

Just an FYI, because I think that's happening today.

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Ecryptid @ecryptid.bsky.social · 16d

Happy #CarFreeDay

It means I can safely stop in the middle of a bridge and enjoy the scenery!

#yeg #yegbike

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s. eek smith 👻 @sesmith.lol · 17d

‘We are losing our archives. I mean this in the most literal of ways, as rising far right authoritarianism usurps and remakes the institutions that hold cultural memory and history; already filled with holes, they now feel like they could be obliterated into nothingness.’

Sandhya Dirks @audiosand.bsky.social · 17d

sound fields, a journal about the art + practice of documentary audio that i make w/ many brilliant folks just launched its second issue. The subject: archives. i wrote something for it about how to save the truth, we must all become archivists for the future: www.soundfields.org/02-letter-fr...

The selected quote reads:

I tell you this story because I think so often we encounter archives when we are liminal, when we are in between. When we are moving or searching for ourselves or for the truth in the past, sometimes in our own past. When we are looking for a way home. It turns out teetering towards fascism is beyond liminal. If a liminal space is a train station, we seem to all be collectively in limbo, unending uncertainty on the lip of hell. In a haze of epistemological dissonance we witness the shredding of the past through a looking glass so cracked that even the history repeating itself is unrecognizable.

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Ecryptid @ecryptid.bsky.social · Sep 5

Situation remains the same at 7:55 am

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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · Sep 5

ELEVATOR IS DOWN
Hey @cityofedmonton.bsky.social why does the website say the elevator is running when it’s been down for three days?
Funicular is running fine at
7:22am.

(Sept 5)
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Screenshot of the city of Edmonton website that says the elevator is running

Doors to the elevator with a sign that says closed due to scheduled maintenance

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Ecryptid @ecryptid.bsky.social · Aug 26

Oh woe at around 9:05 am the Funicular came down, and then had an existential crisis, doors not opening for anyone.
Cut my losses and went through conference centre

Tuesday Aug 26
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BikeBike In Calgary @bikebikeyyc.bsky.social · Aug 25

This is on Dreeshen.
Happened at an intersection where the UCP removed speed on green photo radar.
#roadsafety

CTV News Calgary @ctvnewscalgary.bsky.social · Aug 25

Calgary police are investigating after a man died in an overnight crash #yyc www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

Fatal crash in northwest Calgary under investigation

Calgary police are investigating after a man died in an overnight crash.

www.ctvnews.ca

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It's me, Serena in YEG @itsmeserenat.bsky.social · Aug 24

There is no good reason to put a price tag on a vaccine booster when the rest of the country is not following suit. Albertans are already dealing with increased public health issues as we live in the Measles capital of Canada and people will face forced drug treatment, harming their bodily autonomy.

Vector graphic of a person's arm with a bandage that has the text "COVID 19 vaccine $100.00". The text and barcode are scribbled out with a red line in protest.
Graphic text: Health should not have a price tag.

At the top, there is a screenshot of a news article from CTV news. The headline reads UCP announces price for Covid-19 vaccine.
Text on image: there is no good rationale to charge people for a vaccination booster that is a universal benefit to the individual and the whole population. A vaccinated person reduces their risk of severe illness, and lowers the risk of infection to others. The procedural hoops to book a shot and the price tag are also huge issues to proper accessibility and ultimately to medical safety.

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Ecryptid @ecryptid.bsky.social · Aug 25

Did you know, despite this deceptive sticker, the button actually summons the funicular to you!?

Elevator and funicular worked well this fine Aug 25 Monday morning as of 8:50am

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Ecryptid @ecryptid.bsky.social · Aug 22

Ugh

Ecryptid @ecryptid.bsky.social · Aug 21

Funicular and elevator working at 8:50 am Aug 21

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Janet French @jantafrench.bsky.social · Aug 21

#YEGFunicularStatus Exhibit B

Ecryptid @ecryptid.bsky.social · Aug 21

What is the truth..

To be honest I just check bluesky now to see if it's working or not 😂

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Ecryptid @ecryptid.bsky.social · Aug 20

Elevator and funicular running smooth at 8:45 am this fine Wednesday morning

(Aug 20)

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Ecryptid @ecryptid.bsky.social · Aug 18

All still working at 8:50 am

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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · Aug 18

Monday’s mood is “Moulting Magpie.”
Elevator and funicular are running fine at
7:36 am.

(Aug 18)
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A magpie on top of the funicular entrance and he is clearly moulting

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Ecryptid @ecryptid.bsky.social · Aug 14

What is wrong with people...

Ecryptid @ecryptid.bsky.social · Aug 13

Alas, whilst the elevator functioned, at 8:50 am the funicular came down halfway, got shy, fled back to the top. A city worker is on scene assessing the situation.

Me & my fellow cohort, detoured through the conference centre whose inner funicular and escalators were working.

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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · Aug 13

Shout out to public art! “Turbulent” by Jill Anholt has been recently refreshed with a new coat of paint.
Elevator and funicular are running artistically well at
7:35 am.

(Aug 13)
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Blue wavy sculpture in the grassy area near the funicular

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Ecryptid @ecryptid.bsky.social · Aug 12

All still works at 8:55 am

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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · Aug 12

A few clouds this morning, but a grey day here and there is fine by me. Heat it’s gonna get hot later!
Been a minute since I took a funicular selfie.
Elevator and funicular are running fine
7:15 am.

(Aug 12)
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Ecryptid @ecryptid.bsky.social · Aug 11

Still working around 9 am today!

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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · Aug 11

Happy Monday, funicular friends!
Did anyone notice the abundant goji berries beside the top of the funicular?
Elevator and funicular are running fine
7:27 am.

(Aug 11)
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Troy Pavlek @troypavlek.ca · Aug 6

Danielle Smith is a separatist.

I'm only a separatist when it comes to traffic.

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Ecryptid @ecryptid.bsky.social · Aug 5

All still working like a dream at 8:50 am on this Monday of a Tuesday

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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · Aug 5

Happy Monday, funicular friends!
The only thing I really missed while on vacation was my commute. How many car commuters can say the same?
Elevator and funicular are running fine
7:02am.

(Aug 5)
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Lower entrance to the funicular with my shadow in the foreground

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Jessie Gender @jessiegender.bsky.social · Aug 4

I might have to do an essay called “The Straight Washing of Spock,” because people really don’t seem to understand the history of Kirk/Spock or its importance to sci-fi fandom. Roddenberry deliberately refused to define their sexuality, and Joanna Russ even argued that not knowing was the point—that in a better future, it wouldn’t matter. Making Spock explicitly straight in Strange New Worlds flattens all of that history.

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Ecryptid @ecryptid.bsky.social · Aug 1

All still running today at 7:53 am!

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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · Aug 1

Happy Friday, funicular friends!
I’ve been on vacation but this morning I’m up early to enjoy coffee outside.
Elevator is running!
Funicular is running!
7: 37am.

(Aug 1)
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Top entry door to the funicular with the Rivervalley in the background