Victoria Watcher posted topic ChatBots

lpoutine, Victoria Watcher has just posted a new topic entitled "ChatBots" in forum "Online Media". ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Young Canadians want AI companies to make their chatbots less addictive: report A new report focusing on the perspectives of young people says the government should order AI companies to take steps to curb the addictive aspects of their AI chatbots. It’s one of a series of recommendations made by youth between the ages of 17 and 23 who took part in roundtables across the country. Participants presented the report — published by McGill University’s Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy and Simon Fraser University's Dialogue on Technology Project — and its recommendations on Parliament Hill on Thursday. Maddie Case, a youth fellow with the McGill centre, introduced the 25 young people who developed the chatbot recommendations. She said they talked about "the apps they used at two in the morning when they couldn't sleep. About the friendly ears they found between AI systems when human ones felt so far away. About the moment they realized that they'd started turning to AI for things they'd never needed help with before." Case said the youth also discussed what it felt like to "use a tool that has been built deliberately to keep you coming back, not necessarily because it's good for you, but because your attention is worth money." They also talked about encountering problematic content and how they had nowhere to turn if something went wrong in their engagements with chatbots, Case said. https://www.timescolonist.com/national-news/young-canadians-want-ai-companies-to-make-their-chatbots-less-addictive-report-12213767#google_vignette (https://www.timescolonist.com/national-news/young-canadians-want-ai-companies-to-make-their-chatbots-less-addictive-report-12213767#google_vignette) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The topic can be found here: https://vibrantvictoria.ca/forum/index.php?/topic/7963-chatbots/?view=getnewpost You can unsubscribe at any time here: https://vibrantvictoria.ca/forum/index.php?/unsubscribe/Zm9ydW1zO2ZvcnVtczs0MzszNjI5OzM2Mjk7bGF1cmVuY2UucG91dGluZS52dnZ2QGJsb2dnZXIuY29t/ If you are not following any forums and wish to stop receiving notifications, uncheck the setting "Send me news and information" found in 'My Settings' under 'Notification Options'.

saragold posted topic Summer Sewcial Series - a Textile and Wearable Art Sewing Intensive for Youth

lpoutine, saragold has just posted a new topic entitled "Summer Sewcial Series - a Textile and Wearable Art Sewing Intensive for Youth" in forum "Arts, Culture and Entertainment". ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Summer Sewcial Series a Textile + Wearable Art Intensive for Emerging Sewists with instructor Sara Gold Workshop July 13 - 18 10am - 2pm ages 10 - 18 VICTORIA BCGoward house 2495 Arbutus rd + Xchanges gallery and studios 2333 government street Summer Sewcial Series - a Victoria BC based week long textile + wearable art workshop series for young aspiring sewists and emerging creatives, facilitated by multidisciplinary artist and designer Sara Gold. This creative workshop series for youth ages 10+ is located at the Goward House Community Centre with a Saturday afternoon finale exhibition showcasing the wearable art created by the youth cohort at Xchanges Art Gallery in downtown Victoria BC. Learn how to thread and operate a sewing machine, bring your own or use the ones provided. Choose from the provided fabrics, vintage clothing and unconventional materials or bring your own to alter, upcycle and form into a work of wearable art. Design your creation with one-on-one guidance on how to realize your vision. Together we will move through the alternative dyestuffs methods of cyanotype sun-printing to collaboratively create a banner for the classroom and eco printing with flowers onto a canvas tote bag that you will cut, press, pin and sew together yourself. Choose an artist name for yourself, a title for your project and explore how to conceptualize and write an artist statement. LESSONS cyanotype sun-printing Machine threading and operation create a simple tote bag for beginners or a crescent moon bag with zipper for confident sewists, to develop your machine sewing skills, store your project in and keep afterwards eco-printing with flowers Create a custom body form to your own measurements to develop your project with and keep afterwards effective seam ripping, deconstruction and reconstruction of garments Learning or improving skills on how to thread a needle and a few different hand stitches Custom appliqués and patches ironing, pinning and clamping Hemming the edge of a garment How to make informed decisions on fabric, materials and equipment choices writing an artist statement developing your very own wearable art garment from concept to realization with guidance from the instructor A finale art exhibition will take place on Saturday the 18th at the Xchanges Art Gallery for the cohort to show off and talk about their creations. Walking or displaying their final works of wearable art with artist statements on vision, direction and materials choices on display for the cohort and their guests to experience. The classroom at Goward House is located on the ground floor of the facility and is accessible by ramp with large double doors for entry. Xchanges gallery is up a flight of stairs and has a narrow balcony entrance. A limited number of reduced rate tickets are available to BIPOC, Queer and Trans youth and can be accessed by contacting the facilitator Sara Gold directly at sara@saragold.ca Workshop facilitator and multidisciplinary artist Sara Gold is a lifelong sewist and designer with an established textile art practice focused on couture created with repurposed antique garments, fabrics and objects. transforming these 100+ year old materials into modern wearable designs. Their 30+ years of experience with hand stitching and machine sewing compliments their natural dyestuffs, pattern drafting and basic engineering skills. Through their clothing, art and music label the House of Gold, sara creates custom patterns and natural fibre garments for clients of all sizes, shapes, ages and backgrounds including for stage and theater. Sara takes great joy in sharing knowledge and facilitating the development of skills in a supportive and inclusive way, providing a unique perspective on functional fashion, upcycling and constructing wearable art. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The topic can be found here: https://vibrantvictoria.ca/forum/index.php?/topic/7959-summer-sewcial-series-a-textile-and-wearable-art-sewing-intensive-for-youth/?view=getnewpost You can unsubscribe at any time here: https://vibrantvictoria.ca/forum/index.php?/unsubscribe/Zm9ydW1zO2ZvcnVtczsxMzszNjI5OzM2Mjk7bGF1cmVuY2UucG91dGluZS52dnZ2QGJsb2dnZXIuY29t/ If you are not following any forums and wish to stop receiving notifications, uncheck the setting "Send me news and information" found in 'My Settings' under 'Notification Options'.

Victoria Watcher posted topic LandGlide

lpoutine, Victoria Watcher has just posted a new topic entitled "LandGlide" in forum "Urban Design". ---------------------------------------------------------------------- https://landglide.com/ (https://landglide.com/) No useful information for Canadian addresses, but the US stuff is pretty amazing. 7-day Free trial, no credit card required. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The topic can be found here: https://vibrantvictoria.ca/forum/index.php?/topic/7958-landglide/?view=getnewpost You can unsubscribe at any time here: https://vibrantvictoria.ca/forum/index.php?/unsubscribe/Zm9ydW1zO2ZvcnVtczsyNTszNjI5OzM2Mjk7bGF1cmVuY2UucG91dGluZS52dnZ2QGJsb2dnZXIuY29t/ If you are not following any forums and wish to stop receiving notifications, uncheck the setting "Send me news and information" found in 'My Settings' under 'Notification Options'.

Victoria Watcher posted topic PBD podcast / Valuetainment

lpoutine, Victoria Watcher has just posted a new topic entitled "PBD podcast / Valuetainment" in forum "Online Media". ---------------------------------------------------------------------- “MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+” - Canadian Officials Have LOST THEIR MINDS YouTube: https://youtu.be/wA_9Cuov0d8?si=TX-UUZYzgCM2V6AB (https://youtu.be/wA_9Cuov0d8?si=TX-UUZYzgCM2V6AB) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The topic can be found here: https://vibrantvictoria.ca/forum/index.php?/topic/7955-pbd-podcast-valuetainment/?view=getnewpost You can unsubscribe at any time here: https://vibrantvictoria.ca/forum/index.php?/unsubscribe/Zm9ydW1zO2ZvcnVtczs0MzszNjI5OzM2Mjk7bGF1cmVuY2UucG91dGluZS52dnZ2QGJsb2dnZXIuY29t/ If you are not following any forums and wish to stop receiving notifications, uncheck the setting "Send me news and information" found in 'My Settings' under 'Notification Options'.

Victoria Watcher posted topic Chicken Hub

lpoutine, Victoria Watcher has just posted a new topic entitled "Chicken Hub" in forum "Restaurant & Eatery Reviews". ---------------------------------------------------------------------- https://cheknews.ca/order-up-chicken-hub-1317990/ (https://cheknews.ca/order-up-chicken-hub-1317990/) They have some type of a big digital counter and big button to smash. Hit it right and you WIN your order. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The topic can be found here: https://vibrantvictoria.ca/forum/index.php?/topic/7952-chicken-hub/?view=getnewpost You can unsubscribe at any time here: https://vibrantvictoria.ca/forum/index.php?/unsubscribe/Zm9ydW1zO2ZvcnVtczsyODszNjI5OzM2Mjk7bGF1cmVuY2UucG91dGluZS52dnZ2QGJsb2dnZXIuY29t/ If you are not following any forums and wish to stop receiving notifications, uncheck the setting "Send me news and information" found in 'My Settings' under 'Notification Options'.

Victoria Watcher posted topic Northsocial.ca

lpoutine, Victoria Watcher has just posted a new topic entitled "Northsocial.ca" in forum "Online Media". ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A group of alumni from the University of the Fraser Valley in British Columbia is launching a new Canadian social media platform they say will provide a "homegrown alternative to U.S.-dominated" sites. Co-founder and CEO of Northsocial.ca, Colin Schmidt, says in a news release that the goal is to provide a place for Canadians to communicate and connect without the influence of "big-tech algorithms that are out of our control." The release from the university says the platform is built with Canadian technology and private data is stored on Canadian servers. The website is live, with an app on the way, and they say they plan to add groups, a built-in marketplace and gaming features. https://www.timescolonist.com/national-news/group-from-chilliwack-bc-launches-canadian-social-media-platform-12120869 (https://www.timescolonist.com/national-news/group-from-chilliwack-bc-launches-canadian-social-media-platform-12120869) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The topic can be found here: https://vibrantvictoria.ca/forum/index.php?/topic/7951-northsocialca/?view=getnewpost You can unsubscribe at any time here: https://vibrantvictoria.ca/forum/index.php?/unsubscribe/Zm9ydW1zO2ZvcnVtczs0MzszNjI5OzM2Mjk7bGF1cmVuY2UucG91dGluZS52dnZ2QGJsb2dnZXIuY29t/ If you are not following any forums and wish to stop receiving notifications, uncheck the setting "Send me news and information" found in 'My Settings' under 'Notification Options'.

Victoria Watcher posted topic Country Roads Festival - Langford

lpoutine, Victoria Watcher has just posted a new topic entitled "Country Roads Festival - Langford" in forum "Arts, Culture and Entertainment". ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Country Roads Festival to debut this summer in Langford A new Vancouver Island country music festival will make its debut Aug. 29 at Starlight Stadium in Langford. The Country Roads Music Festival will pair headliners Aaron Pritchett and Doc Walker at the one-day event, with programming spread across two stages at the all-ages event. Born Reckless, Tumblin’ Dice, Jamieson Rhy, and Eagle Eyes, a tribute to The Eagles, will also perform. https://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/country-roads-festival-to-debut-this-summer-in-langford-12115138 (https://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/country-roads-festival-to-debut-this-summer-in-langford-12115138) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The topic can be found here: https://vibrantvictoria.ca/forum/index.php?/topic/7950-country-roads-festival-langford/?view=getnewpost You can unsubscribe at any time here: https://vibrantvictoria.ca/forum/index.php?/unsubscribe/Zm9ydW1zO2ZvcnVtczsxMzszNjI5OzM2Mjk7bGF1cmVuY2UucG91dGluZS52dnZ2QGJsb2dnZXIuY29t/ If you are not following any forums and wish to stop receiving notifications, uncheck the setting "Send me news and information" found in 'My Settings' under 'Notification Options'.