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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.
Deliberate Design Flaw In ChatGPT-5 Sun Aug 17, 2025 08:04 | Mind Agent
Socratic Dialog Between ChatGPT-5 and Mind Agent Reveals Fatal and Deliberate 'Design by Construction' Flaw
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.
AI Reach: Gemini Reasoning Question of God Sat Aug 02, 2025 20:00 | Mind Agent
Evaluating Semantic Reasoning Capability of AI Chatbot on Ontologically Deep Abstract (bias neutral) Thought
I have been evaluating AI Chatbot agents for their epistemic limits over the past two months, and have tested all major AI Agents, ChatGPT, Grok, Claude, Perplexity, and DeepSeek, for their epistemic limits and their negative impact as information gate-keepers.... Today I decided to test for how AI could be the boon for humanity in other positive areas, such as in completely abstract realms, such as metaphysical thought. Meaning, I wanted to test the LLMs for Positives beyond what most researchers benchmark these for, or have expressed in the approx. 2500 Turing tests in Humanity?s Last Exam.. And I chose as my first candidate, Google DeepMind's Gemini as I had not evaluated it before on anything.
Israeli Human Rights Group B'Tselem finally Admits It is Genocide releasing Our Genocide report Fri Aug 01, 2025 23:54 | 1 of indy
We have all known it for over 2 years that it is a genocide in Gaza
Israeli human rights group B'Tselem has finally admitted what everyone else outside Israel has known for two years is that the Israeli state is carrying out a genocide in Gaza
Western governments like the USA are complicit in it as they have been supplying the huge bombs and missiles used by Israel and dropped on innocent civilians in Gaza. One phone call from the USA regime could have ended it at any point. However many other countries are complicity with their tacit approval and neighboring Arab countries have been pretty spinless too in their support
With the release of this report titled: Our Genocide -there is a good chance this will make it okay for more people within Israel itself to speak out and do something about it despite the fact that many there are actually in support of the Gaza
China?s CITY WIDE CASH SEIZURES Begin ? ATMs Frozen, Digital Yuan FORCED Overnight Wed Jul 30, 2025 21:40 | 1 of indy
This story is unverified but it is very instructive of what will happen when cash is removed
THIS STORY IS UNVERIFIED BUT PLEASE WATCH THE VIDEO OR READ THE TRANSCRIPT AS IT GIVES AN VERY GOOD IDEA OF WHAT A CASHLESS SOCIETY WILL LOOK LIKE. And it ain't pretty
A single video report has come out of China claiming China's biggest cities are now cashless, not by choice, but by force. The report goes on to claim ATMs have gone dark, vaults are being emptied. And overnight (July 20 into 21), the digital yuan is the only currency allowed.
The Saker >>
Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005
RTEs Sarah McInerney ? Fianna Fail?supporter? Anthony
Joe Duffy is dishonest and untrustworthy Anthony
Robert Watt complaint: Time for decision by SIPO Anthony
RTE in breach of its own editorial principles Anthony
Waiting for SIPO Anthony
Public Inquiry >>
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Somalian Migrant Living in Epping Hotel Thanks Keir Starmer ?From the Bottom of my Heart? After Winn... Sat Sep 20, 2025 15:00 | Will Jones
A Somalian migrant living at the Bell Hotel in Epping has thanked Keir Starmer?"from the bottom" of his heart after winning the right to stay in Britain on human rights grounds as he prepares to settle in Yorkshire.
The post Somalian Migrant Living in Epping Hotel Thanks Keir Starmer “From the Bottom of my Heart” After Winning Right to Stay in UK appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Oxford Students ?Mocked the Assassination of Charlie Kirk on WhatsApp and Tried to Silence Anyone Wh... Sat Sep 20, 2025 13:00 | Will Jones
Students with links to Oxford University?have mocked the assassination of?Charlie Kirk on WhatsApp?and tried to silence others who did not agree, it's been reported, with many explicitly endorsing political violence.
The post Oxford Students “Mocked the Assassination of Charlie Kirk on WhatsApp and Tried to Silence Anyone Who Didn’t Agree” appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
?Britain Can?t Deport Me?: Calais Migrants Vow to Keep Crossing Channel Sat Sep 20, 2025 11:00 | Will Jones
Migrants in Calais have vowed to cross the Channel "again and again", saying "Britain can't deport me", as Keir Starmer's 'one in, one out' deal?with France faces a wave of legal challenges.
The post “Britain Can’t Deport Me”: Calais Migrants Vow to Keep Crossing Channel appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Sun and Cosmic Rays Drive Climate, Not CO2, Says Astrophysicist Sat Sep 20, 2025 09:00 | Hannes Sarv
It's not CO2 that drives the climate, says astrophysicist Dr Henrik Svensmark. Its the Sun and cosmic rays. But you won't hear about this because only one viewpoint is now allowed in the pseudo-science of climate.
The post Sun and Cosmic Rays Drive Climate, Not CO2, Says Astrophysicist appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
The ?Far Left? Finally Gets Its Comeuppance Sat Sep 20, 2025 07:00 | James Alexander
For years the Left has smeared its opponents as 'far Right'. Now, the spike in Leftist political violence has led to a turning of the tables. What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the Guardian, says Prof James Alexander.
The post The ‘Far Left’ Finally Gets Its Comeuppance appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17absolutely delighted with this news. maybe more sporadic actions will occur as a result of ¨raytheon 9¨ ' s actions....fair play to everyone involved...these guys have courage and guts and hopefully will inspire others to do their bıt to end this horrıble war......this action and result prooves we can play a huge part in ending the suffering of the ıaqis and ındeed all those people who are at the recieving end of raytheons war machine....
thank u, the raytheon 9....yous are an inspiration......
(hopefully this result wıll be followed up by a positive NO vote ın the lisbon treaty- to top off the week)
to the 9 and all supporting. The right and just result!!!
Congratulations guys!!!!
Wow! :-)
Anyone see a trend here?
What's next?
bloggish stuff...
'There were jubilant scenes in a Belfast court today as six Derry anti-war protesters were unanimously acquitted of destroying property belonging to multinational arms company Raytheon.
As the Crown Court jury of four men and seven women were led from Court 14 at the Laganside complex, the six men and their supporters who had packed the public gallery clapped and cheered in appreciation of the not guilty verdicts.'
http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/Raytheon-6-cleared....43.jp
Can somebody do an interview with somebody you know who was in court today and get a little alternative exclusive for Indymedia?
By the way, Indy was the first to carry the acquittal on the web.
Take note of the final paragraph - the jury obviously believed our friends who were acquitted and not the war profiteers.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/foy...3.stm
http://u.tv/newsroom/indepth.asp?id=89575&pt=n
The focus for these news outlets is that Eamonn, to paraphrase, 'stole discs' and was 'let off', rather than the amazing news of the acquittal and what it means in exposing Raytheon's crimes and the politicians who let them come into and stay in Derry.
Brilliant. Just got this most welcome news from Ciaron and Paul (thanks C and P) after coming home (without mobile). It's fantastic.
The long wait is over for these brave people and I hope that their celebration will be full and joyous. They deserve no less. Sleep well tonight.
Thanks to all nine and their faithful supporters who stood by them throughout all the dark moments before this happy conclusion.
Raytheon may not have been stopped from making killing machines and children will still be dying as a result of their horrible weapons but they stand condemned now more than ever.
Well done, "Raytheon Nine", you have made history today. You have exposed Raytheon the dealers in blood for what they are.
Well done too to jury and judge.
Six were acquitted, I thought there were nine, what about the other three?
Well done to the Raytheon 9 and to all involved in the Derry Anti-War Coalition! It should be remembered that this was a collectively agreed action and all in DAWC should be commended for the act of decommissioning and for the solidarity they organised afterwards for those actually arrested. Goretti in particular played a key role and could have been among those charged.
Well done all in DAWC! Well done the Raytheon 9!
Another aquittal for non-violent direct action! It certainly puts it in a position to be a more generally accepted form of protest,
Question to Damien or Ciaron, were they aquitted on the same grounds you were? ie. that criminal damage does not apply if you destroy property to save someone from harm or their property from harm.
I would assume after the dust settles. A lot is going to be written about the Raytheon 9 case from legal and political, movement and academic frameworks.
Legally, it was a in different jursidiction eg. British V Irish. where the criminal damage acts are written differently. The legal defense team would have laid the basis in which relevant evidence could be heard. The Prosecution one would expect try to strip the act of any damage of any context eg. Raytheon's complicity and profiteering in the killing of innocents. At one point in the Raytheon case the Judge wished to direct the jury to acquit (as the Judge did in the Loch Goil plowshares case where Trident related computers were thrown overboaad from a barge into Loch Goil). It appears that the defense thought they were in such a strong position early in their case they decided - that to add would be to subtract - and closed after calling only one witness. This contrasts with the Pitstops all testifying and attempts (some successful some not) to call many expert witnesses. These decisions are all strategic and this is what happens when you accept professional legal representation rather than defending yourself....which is also a tactical/ strategic decision.
Politically, the broader anti-war movement and associated organisations (IAWM, StWC, CAAT could have done much more to make this a major showtrial of the arms trade) did not swing behind the Raytheon 9 as it failed to swing behind the Pitstop Ploughshares...if it had, this acquittal and the previous one would have been more dynamic....more heads would have been plugged into the circuit board for a jolt of hope. Everyone in Ireland should at least know what Raytheon is and that the U.S. military are still using Shannon Airport...they don't and that's not the fault of any of the defendants in either of these trials. The mainstream media Covering (up) of the Raytheon 9 acquital is remiscent of the cover up they did following the Pitstop acquittal. Both these were historic acquitals and exceptional occurences in the legal system on the island. It is not bad luck they are being suppressed, these are editorial decisions. There are other ways they will enter the dissident memory and nourish nonviolent resistance long after Emperor Bush has departed Belfast and the world stage.
As you say this acquittal and the Pitstops should do much to mainstream NVDA as an anti-war movement tactic north and south of Ireland. We have to develop techniques and a culture of solidarity where people taking the risks of NVDA feel nourished and supported. I hope to write about this and solidarity in general in the days ahead. It would be interesting to have a seminar or gathering to unpack what was learnt form these two trials - not only legally but in terms of organising techniques locally, nationally and internationally.
Harry Browne's soon to be published (by Counterpunch) book "Hammered by the Irish" takes up these themes of the legal defense, isolation of nonviolent direct actionists in the Irish ant-war scene and celebration of communities of resistance in much more depth. Hopefully more will be written by and and about the Raytheon 9 experiment in nonviolent resistance.
>Six were acquitted, I thought there were nine, what about the other three?
They are currently in prison in the Irish Republic so they could not attend the trial.
The still got acquitted though.
I would think it highly unlikely the state would pursue a prosecution on absent co-defendants when the case has already been heard and lost. For example, acquitted defendants could testify at the later hearing they had already been found not guilty of charges arising from the incident etc etc
While I don't understand the legalities of it all, the other three were represented on the first day of the trial. There was some muttering by their barristers back and forth with the judge and then they withdrew. I went out and asked them if the other three would be included in the trial as we are all are adamant that there should be no separation of the 9 defendants. The barristers said that, if the six were acquitted, then the other three would be de facto included in that verdict while if the six were found guilty the other three could demand a separate trial since they were not in court....so getting a second bite of the cherry.
to all the 9 for their commitment and effort to bring this great result, a very important victory for the people.
I remember in 1999 doing a public awareness meeting with Eamonn McCann in Letterkenny about the growing arms trade ( publicised by Afri researchers in their excellent LINKS report ), particularly in the north where the Good Friday Agreement actively facilitated and welcomed the investment of these companies. It is very satisfying to see ordinary town people in Derry people step up to the challenge to put things right, take the knocks along the way, and put huge effort into making the connections between that faceless looking factory to some of the families it is responsible for destrying in Lebanon. Well done!
To Ciaron; fair play for your active solidarity to the 9. I second your call for a seminar to learn from this trial and the CW trial, and I suggest my own trials have much also to contribute to the pool of learning. While I was convicted for criminal damage in 2004, my appeal has been slowly working its way through the Court of Criminal Appeal, thwarted however by the dissapearance of a significant portion of the transcript. Its a very interesting case, as was the trial with many obstacles and important lessons.
Overall a good week with very hopeful results Great stuff!
Also sends a big statement to Raytheon. You are not wanted in Derry!
There are rumblings that the plant is in trouble and is considering closing its doors.
This verdict will only increase the pressure on them to do that.
Now the trial is out of the way we can get back to protesting outside and taking the message directly to the workers and the management.
Find ethical employment - close down - piss of!
Raytheons "anti protestor weapon".
Basically the thing microwaves you from a distance. Lovely!
http://www.counterpunch.org/dickinson05282008.html
http://www.counterpunch.org/garcia06022008.html
(Note: Raytheon9 got a mention! :-)