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Indymedia Ireland is a volunteer-run non-commercial open publishing website for local and international news, opinion & analysis, press releases and events. Its main objective is to enable the public to participate in reporting and analysis of the news and other important events and aspects of our daily lives and thereby give a voice to people.

offsite link Fraud and mismanagement at University College Cork Thu Aug 28, 2025 18:30 | Calli Morganite
UCC has paid huge sums to a criminal professor
This story is not for republication. I bear responsibility for the things I write. I have read the guidelines and understand that I must not write anything untrue, and I won't.
This is a public interest story about a complete failure of governance and management at UCC.

offsite link Deliberate Design Flaw In ChatGPT-5 Sun Aug 17, 2025 08:04 | Mind Agent
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This design flaw in ChatGPT-5's default epistemic mode subverts what the much touted ChatGPT-5 can do... so long as the flaw is not tickled, any usage should be fine---The epistemological question is: how would anyone in the public, includes you reading this (since no one is all knowing), in an unfamiliar domain know whether or not the flaw has been tickled when seeking information or understanding of a domain without prior knowledge of that domain???!

This analysis is a pretty unique and significant contribution to the space of empirical evaluation of LLMs that exist in AI public world... at least thus far, as far as I am aware! For what it's worth--as if anyone in the ChatGPT universe cares as they pile up on using the "PhD level scholar in your pocket".

According to GPT-5, and according to my tests, this flaw exists in all LLMs... What is revealing is the deduction GPT-5 made: Why ?design choice? starts looking like ?deliberate flaw?.

People are paying $200 a month to not just ChatGPT, but all major LLMs have similar Pro pricing! I bet they, like the normal user of free ChatGPT, stay in LLM's default mode where the flaw manifests itself. As it did in this evaluation.

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Israeli terrorism strikes again! Does Israel rule the whole wordl?

category international | anti-war / imperialism | news report author Thursday January 15, 2009 18:40author by Miriam Report this post to the editors

Five Israeli boats force Spirit of Humanity to turn back in international waters

"At about 1 am GMT Free Gaza boat - Spirit of Humanity - which was in international waters was surrounded by 5 Israeli boats. They questioned the 21 civilians on board the Free Gaza, asking them their nationalities and the purpose for their trip, which was to take 5 tons of medical supplies.

They gave 3 warnings that if they didn't turn back they would be fired upon (all this in international waters) and effected dangerous manoevres that put the safety of the boat in doubt as there was a high risk of collision. "

From Spanish conservative newspaper El Mundo
http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2009/01/15/internacional/....html

More Information here:

http://www.freegaza.org/ (This is the website which the UN has blocked access to)

author by Reporter12publication date Thu Jan 15, 2009 19:00author address author phone Report this post to the editors

http://www.stoptheism.com/

Right Wing Nutter Website " Stop the ISM" in America calls for targetting of ISM / Free Gaza Activists for assassination with descriptions and Photos.

NEW!!! CAIOHME BUTTERFLY IS TARGET #7 OF ISM IN GAZA

CAIOHME HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY DEPORTED FROM ISRAEL AND IS NOW IN GAZA DOING HER HUMAN SHIELD WORK FOR HAMAS. AN IRISH NATIONAL. HER PASSION IS TO DESTROY ISRAEL AND AID ALL TERRORIST GROPS THAT SEEK TO DO SO. HER HAIR COLOR MAY BE DIFFERENT AS IN THIS PHOTO:
SUPPORTING HAMAS TERRORISTS IN THE EMERALD ISLE IN THE PHOTO AT LEFT, CAIOHME IS NOW IN GAZA WORKING FOR HAMAS.

author by King Kaipublication date Thu Jan 15, 2009 19:56author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Anyone on here brave enough to tell me their response to 8000 rockets being fired into west belfast?. All the bleeding hearts who marched in belfast last week supported violence in Northern Ireland for years are now condemning it else were. At this point talking is out of the question as Hamas ultimate aim is the total obliteration of the Jewish state so again i ask if faced with this threat what would be your response?

author by dunkpublication date Thu Jan 15, 2009 20:19author address author phone Report this post to the editors

King Kai,

Anyone on here brave enough to tell me their response to 8000 rockets being fired into west belfast?. All the bleeding hearts who marched in belfast last week supported violence in Northern Ireland for years are now condemning it else were. At this point talking is out of the question as Hamas ultimate aim is the total obliteration of the Jewish state so again i ask if faced with this threat what would be your response?

Firstly, Im not from West Belfast but know the area and some heads a bit, last time up there was @ Divis flats in August...

Anways. First thing in your story is to find out why 8000 rockets were being sent in, for what reasons. After bloody years a ceasefire of sorts was in place, then that was broken by Isreal, not Hamas, Israel, Hamas retaliated (to quote Israeli state website earlier in the war). It has been pointed out by people working hard in the area that Hamas are not seeking the total obliteration of the Jewish state and were approaching a peaceful 2 state solution, when Isreal countered their "Peace offensive". Much of this truth has been covered by Israeli and others propeganda, see below for backup to the claims. I hope this answers your question

1 - A massacre is being carried out in Gaza
2 - Israel broke the cease fire
3- Hamas are willing to agree on 2 state solution along 1967 borders
4 - Israel is using illegal war fare techniques
5 - Israel is blocking independant media into to Gaza to confirm critical issues


To back up these claims, as already done, view other IMC-IE thread:
Irish Protests Against Israeli Attacks on Gaza Escalate
http://www.indymedia.ie/article/90363

author by Joe 90publication date Fri Jan 16, 2009 00:21author address author phone Report this post to the editors

I would probably kill over 1100 people, over 400 of them children and leave more than 4500 injured - seems like the right answer!!

author by Angry but still reasonablepublication date Fri Jan 16, 2009 00:29author address author phone Report this post to the editors

In answer to King Kai's "What would you do ..." question: my answer is - I would try to stop the rockets.

And to do that, my first move would not be to fortify the resolve of the attackers by killing and maiming hundreds of their young children, some yet unborn. It would be to find a mediator I trusted to locate the attacker's leaders and try talking to them.

Individually the people of Gaza have nothing left to loose. Every part of their living is being systematically destroyed by a state that is hell bent on removing the need to co-exist with them. That is genocide.

History shows us that this is a strategy that will ultimately destroy the aggressor. The people of Gaza know that, even as they burn and writhe in agony beneath the cruel white phosphorus. Israel, it seems, hasn't yet figured it out.

author by gazasympathiserpublication date Fri Jan 16, 2009 00:37author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Hamas did not fire 8000 rockets during the ceasefire and are not committed to the destruction of Israel according to Sir Jeremy Greenstock the prominent UK Jewish lawyer and former advisor to Tony Blair Hamas is a national liberation movement.

He also believes that Hamas and the Israelis can learn a lot from the northern peace process and says that Israel broke the ceasefire not Hamas.

author by Ronan IPSCpublication date Fri Jan 16, 2009 09:48author address author phone Report this post to the editors

King Kai,

Your numbers and understanding are way off.

Check out this very clear and accurate factsheet, which uses sources that the Israeli government also use, to get some details.

"(11 Jan 2009) How Israel torpedoed the ceasefire to produce a casus belli"

http://www.ipsc.ie/the_issues_factsheets.php

Cheers,
Ronan

Related Link: http://www.ipsc.ie
author by Reporter12publication date Fri Jan 16, 2009 10:16author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Al Mezan Human Rights have given their figures for the casualties of Slaughter in Gaza. As of two days ago when the over all death toll was estimated at just under a thousand , Al Mezan says that only 137 of those were fighters , the rest of those killed , a staggering 850 (86%), are defenseless civilians.

Projecting those figures to today with the death toll now at 1150 we can extrapolate that 990 of that number are civilians with 160 fighters out of a total of an estimated 17000 - 20000 fighters possibly in the strip.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article10194.shtml

" The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) has continued its aggression against the Gaza Strip for the 19th day. Al Mezan Center's monitoring revealed that the IOF has escalated its attacks on civilian targets. Until today, the vast majority of the casualties are non-combatants. Only 13.9 percent of the total casualties were fighters (137 men). According to Al Mezan Center's monitoring, as of 1pm today, the number of Palestinians killed by the IOF during Operation Cast Lead has risen to 979. Of those, 206 were children and 70 were women. Seven of the medical teams members and three journalists were also killed. Moreover, at least 3,527 have been injured, including 760 children and 448 women. "

author by King Kaipublication date Fri Jan 16, 2009 22:06author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Israel i fear will never be at peace, With 200 million arabs surrounding it and all hostile at one time or another even after Hamas is defeated or peace is made with the Palestinians someone else will take their place. Is it any wonder they react like they do. I intend to take a holiday in Israel this year to show my support for its people in the face of such a threat. Long live the state of Israel.

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