I just signed a petition calling for Norwegian universities to use research expertise on AI when deciding how to implement it, rather than having decisions be made mostly administratively. , If you are a researcher in Norway, please read it and sign it if you agree – and share with anyone else who might be interested. The petition was written by three researchers at UiT: Maria Danielsen (a philosopher who completed her PhD in 2025 on AI and ethics, including discussions of art and working life), Knut Ørke (Norwegian as a second language), and Holger Pötzsch (a professor of media studies with many years of research on digital media, video games, disruption, and working life, among other topics). This is not about preventing researchers from exploring AI methods in their research. It is about not uncritically accepting the hype that everyone must use AI everywhere without critical reflection. It is about not introducing Copilot as the default option in word processors, or training PhD candidates to believe they will fall behind if they do not use AI when writing articles, without proper academic discussion. Changes like these should be knowledge-based and discussed academically, not merely decided administratively, because they alter the epistemological foundations of research. Maria wrote to me a couple of months ago because she had read my opinion piece in Aftenposten in which I called for a strong brake on the use of language models in knowledge work. She was part of a committee tasked with developing UiT’s AI strategy and was concerned because there was so much hype and so few members of the committee with actual expertise in AI. I fully support the petition. There are probably some good uses for AI in research, but the uncritical, hype-driven insistence that we must simply adopt it everywhere is highly risky. There are many researchers in Norway with strong expertise in AI, language, ethics, working life, and culture. We must make use of this expertise. This is also partly about respect for research in the humanities, social sciences, psychology, and law. Introducing AI at universities and university colleges is not merely a technical issue, and perhaps not even primarily a technical one. It concerns much more: philosophy of science, methodological reflection, epistemology, writing, publishing, the working environment, and more. […]
Liz Lawley
I just ordered my 17″ MacBook, and can hardly wait!
Jeremy Boggs
Some of us at CHNM have new MacBook Pros, and I don’t think anyone is disappointed. It’s nice to have a laptop that can run Photoshop, Flash, Final Cut Pro, and a host of other programs without so much as a hiccup. I had to get a colleague of mine to install PHP5, MySQL 5 and Apache 2 on my MacBook because I ran into some problems doing it myself (current Mac installers for this don’t play well with the MacBooks), but my local development server works like a charm too.
If you haven’t already downloaded it, VirtueDesktops is an awesome (and free!) Mac application that allows for quick switching between “desktops.” (http://virtuedesktops.info/). This is pretty handy if you happen to install Windows XP on your MacBook; you can have a desktop solely for working in Windows XP.
Ole
Here is probably the solution to “the hissy whiny macbook pro noise”:
Marjorie
I just purchased a MacBook and the fan runs all the time. Also a rather high-pitched hum in the back ground? I see blogs on MacBook Pros and the “noise” problem. Anyone heard anything–other than this hum–about MacBooks?
Tayfun
Hi there i have also a noise problem with my new macbook.Its a noise like cd is reading but there is no cd in it???I think its coming from Harddisk and also im using XP Bootcamp mostly the noise is coming in XP…
I wanna return it but i think they gonna charge me like %10 for opened box right???u guys know anything about it???
redred
I got the new Macbook last week. When I use it for about 2-3 hours, I hear a noise like a small motor starting for a second and abruptly stops — not like a continuous fan noise. This repeats every 30 seconds or so and can be annoying in a quiet room. Anyone else experiencing this?
jill/txt » top hit
[…] Oy. Now *I’m* top hit on google for “macbook noise”. See, I blogged having googled that when I first got my (somewhat noisy) macbook and finding a blogpost about how many people had got to that blog through searching for “macbook noise”. Sigh. […]
Jill
Guys, probably you should ring AppleCare or leave a message on the Apple Support Forums. The former is more likely to get registered and actually acted on, the forums get lots and lots of messages from other users but never anything from the Apple guys itself.
George
I have the same problem with my Macbook i had left a message in apple forum but
they told me that in about 3-4 months a firmware will release for the fan which would
work everytime!!!
George
About the solution ith a file which sending to the trash and some other thing are not goin to help anybody.
Because this thing happened:You’ve deleted a kernel extension, the library driver where the superclasses (communication infrastructure for thermal software) are built.
Well, in that case, to get rid of the whine, I suggest to turn off your computer and trash it for good!!!It’s not a good idea!!
mike dutch
The MacBook Pro noise is a problem which annoys many people, judging by the number of posts. There is, however, no known solution to the problem (other than getting a replacement macbook) only workarounds. One work around is occupying the CPU, as the noise appears when the CPU is idle. Some suggested turning on the Mirror widget, then turning it off, putting the MacBook to sleep and waking it again (the noise will be gone until the next sleep). How about doing something useful with the CPU instead? Today I downloaded a client to the Folding@home distributed computing service, which does molecular research into cancer and other diseases. It works great, occupies enough CPU for the noise to disappear, but at the same time does not interfere with other tasks (it only occupies the idle time, and in case you want to do some rendering, you can always switch it off).
Apple must know by now about the problem, so let us wait for a solution to the MacBook whining, and instead of whining ourselves, let us turn the situation into something useful, by supporting, for example, molecular caner research.
GEO
Where can i download that client?
Martin
I have blogged an article about both the fan issue as well as the high pitched hum for the Black Macbook 13″. At the time of writing, Apple are replacing my Macbook, and I go on to state what Apple’s current position on the matter is. Please leave a comment.
http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/martingibson/entry/macbook_black_13/
forumgids
my mac book experience : figured out that the harddrive was causing a noise but it wasn’t continuous,
but nothing compared to computer cpu fan sound hehe
pol arbi- games directory guy
Some suggested turning on the Mirror widget, then turning it off, putting the MacBook to sleep and waking it again (the noise will be gone until the next sleep). How about doing something useful with the CPU instead?
so I was wondering if you had any development on this?
Pol
elena
same here. new macbook that makes this horribly annoying fan noise every now and then. any updates on this issue? is apple replacing these notebooks? thanks!
brianne
my mac book is making a hiccup sound, or some mechanical wierd noise maybe a click, i dunno but it only makes the sound here n there not always n i cant figure out what it is, i even did i virus scan n stil it wont stop and it has no virus?
let me know if this is normal!?
adam3313
i have just purchased a new macbook and it also makes that anoying noise. I have contacted the apple store where i bought it and they said that they will give me a new one. So i am going there today, hoping that i will have a new MB tonight and that i wont make the same noise