Carly

@krytes42.bsky.social

843 Followers 900 Following

She/her. Likes gardening, filtered air, and safe active transportation.

A hand holds two masks. One is a flomask with a bright rainbow neck strap, one is a Zimi mask with a small cartoon cat sticker on the filter. The cat is eating a slice of pizza.
A hand holds three bright red strawberries
The front cover of the Chinese translation of the Japanese children's book "goodbye, magic!" It shows a cartoon cat riding a broomstick over a forest cottage at night, while the face of a friendly witch looks down from the sky.
A yield sign on a neighbourhood street. Someone has stuck a pair of giant googly eyes to the sign, giving it a face.
A warp-weighted tablet-weaving loom 3d-printed in shiny purple PLA is clamped to a table. A rainbow birka pattern is in progress. Beside the loom are several broken pieces, including a snapped pawl and screw. The arm that previously held the pawl has been cut off. A 3d-printed counter beside the loom shows row 40.
Tablet weaving in progress on a shiny purple 3d-printed loom. Pattern is "birka - pride edition - twist neutral" by sweepgrass in fine black and rainbow-coloured hemp thread.
A patch of sage in scrubby herb garden. A long stem with small purple flowers rises above the leaves.
A table from statistics Canada (https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810046301): "Main mode of commuting by employment income groups, age and gender: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations with parts". The median employment income of someone commuting by car, truck or van is $45,200, while the median employment income of someone commuting by public transit is $31,200.
A raspberry pi pico is connected to a microSD card reader, a 4.26-inch e-ink screen and four buttons on a large breadboard. Text from pride and prejudice is displayed on the screen. A hand presses buttons to flip pages, enter a chapter menu, and jump to a new chapter.
A Facebook post from the Bonnie Doon community League with a map showing proposed BRT route. Text reads "Edmonton's BRT route B2 (West Edmonton Mall - Bonnie Doon via U of A) is coming, and it means big changes to 82 Avenue: reduced traffic lanes, removal of on-street parking from 109 to 91 St, and new transit lanes. Two design options are on the table and your input matters. If you have concerns about deliveries, parking, signage, construction timing, or accessibility now's the time to speak up.
Draft design for 114 Ave in Edmonton between 119 St and 121 St. A sidewalk has been added to the north side, a multiuse path has been added to the south side, and some landscaping and trees have been added on both sides.
A bare 480x800 pixel, 4.26 inch e-ink screen displaying text from Pride and Prejudice. A progress bar at the bottom of the screen shows that this is page 5 of 9 pages in the chapter.
Response from me to Jared Wesley under his AI-slop-image post. Text reads "There's no need to slop AI onto this. Please don't."
A small e-ink screen displaying text from the first page of Pride and Prejudice, with a non-monospace font. The chapter heading is larger than the body text, centered, and bold.
A screenshot of an Edmonton electricity bill, showing $47 in electricity costs, $19 in microgen credits, $57 in transition and distribution fees, and $17 in other fees.
A 4.26 inch e-ink screen. The opening text of Pride and Prejudice is displayed on it in a very small font.
Closeup of a cartoon bike. The chainring is half on the left side of the bike, half through the rear triangle. The chain disappears into the opposite side of the bike.
A Facebook ad for "REaL climate crisis camp for high school students", supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. The image used is AI slop of a cartoon city with buildings on fire.
Email text reads: Hi Carly, Thank you for your questions about EPL’s policy regarding generative AI. Digital literacy is a core EPL service and we consider AI literacy is a natural extension of this commitment. As customers regularly ask for assistance with and information about AI systems, our policy specifies how staff are expected to use AI into their work. We are dedicated to the ethical use of AI and actively monitor developments in this area. Thank you for your interest in EPL. Sincerely, Vicky Varga Executive Director, Collections and Technology
Medhanealem Ethiopian Orthodox Church on the left, multiuse path to the right of the church. A grey car is parked sideways across the multi-use path, fully blocking it.
A fluffy grey cat stands on a human arm, peering towards an embroidery hoop with half of an embroidered lion in it.
A tuxedo cat is lying down with her paws folded under her body in the bottom half of a red plastic bread bin. She fits perfectly.
The front end of a 3d-printed tablet-weaving loom, printed in purple silk PLA filament on an Ender 3 V3 printer.
The front half of a metallic purple 3d-printed tablet-weaving loom. A red and yellow Oseburg band is wound around the shaft, and a ratchet and pawl on one side prevents unwinding.
A screenshot of an entry from the Outlier Essentials dictionary, showing a breakdown of the Chinese character 悬. It identifies the upper radical as meaning "to hang a person's head (which has been cut off) from a tree".
A photo of an ereader screen. A dictionary entry for "effulgently" fills most of the screen. It's defined as "In an effulgent manner".
A wide and icy path through a park.
The MUP North of 105 Ave. It's a mix of rutted snow and ice.
A section of the 113 St protected bike lane. A bike symbol is visible through a thick layer of ice. The car road beside the bike lane is cleared to bare pavement.
The MUP beside the Central Lions Seniors recreation center. It's entirely covered in a layer of smooth, slick ice.
A brightly lit conical sconce mounted on a wall above a computer monitor.
Large chunks and mounds of snow have been pushed onto a sidewalk by bladers clearing the road, blocking the sidewalk in multiple places.
A black and white cat peers out from on top of a row of children's books on a bookshelf. She looks alert and interested.
Intersection at Kingsway and Tower Road in Edmonton. The middle of the crosswalk is blocked by a large windrow.
A map of Edmonton. A small number of disconnected light-green segments indicate the presence of a protected bike lane.
A hand frames a 4.26" e-ink display. Text from the first page of "Pride and Prejudice" fills the screen.
A black and white cat peeking out of a hole in a large cardboard box.
A facebook ad from the city of Edmonton's account. Text reads: The City is leading the way with the AI-powered Safety Codes Inspection Efficiency program. We're the first in Canada to automate real-time decisions for construction inspections, speeding up builders’ projects. Innovation boosts construction! edmonton.ca/CuttingRedTape
An excerpt from the "What we heard" report on round 2 of Edmonton's Wîhkwêntôwin neighbourhood renewal. On a section of 98th Ave from 110 st to 111 st，the two options presented were a local street bikeway and a shared-use path. Comments note: "Respondents appreciate the active transportation connections provided in both options; however, the majority of respondents indicated that they would prefer a protected bike lane option that would enhance safety by separating those who bike from all other users."
A well-attended protest in support of public education at the Alberta Legislature
A small section of completed wide sidewalk on 113 St near Central Lions rec center. Larger sections are filled with gravel.
A white Zimi mask filter with a rub-on transfer stuck to one side. The transfer shows Pikachu popping out of a pumpkin with Pikachu ears.
A hand holds a wire mesh sieve filled with small hazelnuts.
Attendance area map for the k-6 bilingual German program at Rideau Park school. Roughly the Southwest quarter of the city is eligible for bussing to the program.
A cartoon diagram of a multilane intersection with sliplanes at all four corners. The sliplanes are circled in red.
Three very small oblong kolomikta kiwis rest in the palm of a hand.
A hand holds an earloop Zimi mask (size s filter with size xs frame). Purple elastic has been looped into each earloop and connected by a toggle.
Pouneh the tuxedo cat relaxing in a fuzzy grey cat tent and looking out at the camera.
A grey Honda Civic, licence plate CST 2216, is parked in an unfinished protected bike lane directly behind a "no parking" sign
An adult bike placed horizontally across an unfinished bike lane. The entire front wheel overhangs the lane.
An adult bike placed lengthwise across the entrance to an incomplete protected bike lane. The bike is longer than the lane is wide.
A section of 113 St adjacent to a driveway, with a long stretch of untouched concrete before a section is gouged out to indicate the start of a protective barrier.
A crosswalk leading to an elementary school. Sections have been gouged out of the asphalt to indicate where bike lane barriers will go. The barriers widen as they near the crosswalk on both sides.
A sidewalk along 113 St beside Central Lions Seniors Recreation Center. A teal portapotty is to the right of the sidewalk. Pink wooden stakes are placed in a curving line to the left of the sidewalk.
A sidewalk on 111 Ave west of 119 St. Red flags are inserted in the ground along the boulevard.
A massive new single-family home in Glenora. There is an anti-infill sign on their lawn.
A city of Edmonton Facebook ad for the Muttart conservatory. The image used in the ad is AI-generated.
A small white Zimi earloop mask. One side has been decorated with a light blue rub-on transfer of a cartoon astronaut.
A hare sits in a garden bed filled with scrawny yellow raspberry plants.
A black-and-white police car moth perches on a bright orange calendula flower.