I had not been on this platform for a while... this reminds me why i should never stay away too long
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AlkaT
@alkatandan@cosocial.ca
mastodon 4.6.4Itinerant research professional
Building things with a #human-centred #design lens (aka #ux). Gathering #ideas #stories and #data while keeping a #criticalcultural perspective (aka #diversity #dei #race)
Atm between #yvr and #yow thinking about Canadian digital spaces at #cosocial
Also #food #startrek #theory #books #forestbathing #Bollywood #indianclassicalmusic
With forays into conversations about #grief
Avatar is me standing by the wintery banks of the Ottawa River.
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For those in #Vancouver ... a talk at the NewWest Public library, Dec 11th @ 6pm on #misinformation
https://www.nwpl.ca/events/reality-check-canadian-experience-of-misinformation-in-the-algorithm-age/
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@dawn@cosocial.ca @tasha@cosocial.ca @tinfoiling@cosocial.ca
Lots of chatter about AI impacts. Here is an assessment of environmental & public health impacts... where the academic is quite clear about the assumptions and limitations of the research: https://www.next10.org/publications/ai-environmental-public-health-impacts
This is really the intersection of so many of my threads... #research into #aI and #cooperatives ... a co project of @hypha.coop and CanTrust
I sometimes think about the relationship between a moment where we all collectively came together for covid and what we see in the world today. This was a reminder of a really sweet show, and a really sweet moment. (Regardless of what you think of the actors /musicians).. a smile from a different time or ff to the musicians
.. https://www.npr.org/2020/04/06/828088183/hamilton-cast-reunites-for-emily-blunt-john-krasinski-and-one-lucky-9-year-old
I will admit I do not understand the levers around housing policy .. can someone explain how a government responsible for protecting the needs of its citizens could recommend a bailout like this. On the surface I understand it is supposed to promote much-needed housing to be developed. But everything about this project seems wrong. I'm looking for why this is a good idea, all I see is what's wrong: https://cityhallwatch.wordpress.com/2025/12/08/millions-in-developer-bailouts-incl-pt-grey-safeway-site-one-of-eight/?fbclid=Iwb21leAOm1i5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR6ABUHmuuNAxXoFn_ZoBnSgOQIAPlUlXGkqwRTkaX-UCyiVVoBSph1yrnsCyA_aem_j-2pc4ucCVcfGFdStJ25Jw
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Solid journalism in La Monde By Martin Untersinger and Damien Leloup into the ease of surveillance from data trails we leave as breadcrumbs ... https://www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/article/2025/12/13/how-french-spies-police-and-military-personnel-are-betrayed-by-advertising-data_6748453_13.html#
Marshall Kirkpatrick is not only pretty brilliant but also is so great at creating tools that will actually help. He's doing a free webinar to share some of his tools. Sign up here: http://marshallk.com/ai-2026.html
@dansup@mastodon.social on #ai .. more enjoyable content can be found in this fab podcast of #CoSocial member @awsamuel@cosocial.ca grappling with the power of AI (and its ethical & social implications).. part documentary, part #musicaltheater ...
https://www.tvo.org/podcasts/me-plus-viv
great for the next roadtrip with your guy (who i cannot find to tag here)
@stu@thecanadian.social ha, thanks for reminding me of this
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