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U of T faculty who don’t leave pro-Palestinian encampment before deadline could face termination
  • Meric Gertler doesn't like when students protest against big oil or Israel. He's a brilliant scholar in his domain but he lets his obvious bias show a little too often lately. A few years ago he also blocked the hiring of an internationally-renowned human rights lawyer because she had done done legal work on Israel in a somewhat critical way and that pissed-off a Jewish rich donor to the law school (Spiro). Make what you want of it all but I personally think it sends all sorts of wrong messages and doesn't reflect positively on UofT.

  • Audacity adds AI audio editing capabilities thanks to free Intel OpenVINO plugins
  • I've been using the OpenVINO plugins for a few weeks and it's genuinely impressive. Noise cancelling is one thing, but the transcription tool is amazing. I can create subtitles from conference recordings in minutes and create transcripts of recorded zoom calls, etc. and it does it for multiple languages.

    That's the kind of shit I like using AI for.

  • A question about running LLMs with an AMD card
  • All the ones I've used so far are able to use the GPU but it has to be enabled in the app settings. I mostly use LM Studio and it flies on my nvidia 3060. Doesn't seem to have options for AMD GPUs though, unless I'm mistaken.

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    Hackers can infect network-connected wrenches to install ransomware
  • Yes, in factories where the tools are programmed to do a job like tightening the bolts for an airplane plug door or your car engine head. The quality assurance gains are enormous (the tool does the job and logs it).

    Problems occur when the customer cuts IT security costs or tampers with the tools to increase production rates.

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    Hackers can infect network-connected wrenches to install ransomware
  • The tools are connected to a central database that logs all operations, it's super useful. All the difference between Boeing that uses old style pneumatic guns and manual torque wrenches vs. Airbus using fully connected/automated wrenches that not only tighten bolts to the right torque every single time but also keeps track of how many bolts have been tightened. Such tools should be airgapped from the internet but obviously someone messed up on that part. Could be cost-cutting.

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