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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
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The BBC?s ?1 Billion Pension Bailout Sun Sep 21, 2025 19:47 | Richard Eldred
The BBC has poured over ?1 billion into its gold-plated pension scheme, gobbling up nearly ?850 million of licence fee money ? and it looks like the bill could keep climbing.
The post The BBC?s ?1 Billion Pension Bailout appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Education Secretary Launches Fresh Attack on Private Schools Sun Sep 21, 2025 17:13 | Richard Eldred
In a fresh raid that could force more closures and squeeze parents' wallets, Bridget Phillipson is hitting private schools again, this time tripling Ofsted inspection fees.
The post Education Secretary Launches Fresh Attack on Private Schools appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Keir Starmer Confirms Britain Will Ignore US and Israeli Anger and Recognise a Palestinian State Sun Sep 21, 2025 15:00 | Richard Eldred
Keir Starmer has sparked fury by pledging to recognise a Palestinian state even though critics say it rewards Hamas, angers Israel and the US and won't help hostages or feed Gaza's starving.
The post Keir Starmer Confirms Britain Will Ignore US and Israeli Anger and Recognise a Palestinian State appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
North Sea ?Has Three Times More Oil and Gas? Than Government Claims Sun Sep 21, 2025 13:00 | Richard Eldred
Britain's North Sea could have 14 billion barrels of oil and gas ? three times what the Government reckons ? but sky-high taxes and drilling bans are leaving it in the ground while jobs and cash go begging.
The post North Sea ?Has Three Times More Oil and Gas? Than Government Claims appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Met Office Staff Given Record Bonuses Despite String of Forecast Failures Sun Sep 21, 2025 11:00 | Richard Eldred
The Met Office might struggle to predict the weather, but it seems staff can always count on a downpour of cash: they walked away with record bonus payments of ?8.1 million last year and ?31.5 million over five years.
The post Met Office Staff Given Record Bonuses Despite String of Forecast Failures appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
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Monday April 19, 2004 11:37
by Sally Bowles
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14No thanks, I'd prefer to have my eyeballs chewed by a cat than go to a Labour Party fundraiser
Surely Prof. Bacik can fund her campaign without these events. I'm sure she gets a nice salary from the University of Dublin and the Trade Union bureaucrats will always mis-spend money on the Labour Party.
SP, SWP, independents etc will have fundraisers that I would consider going to. They are not well financed political machines that are doing very well running high profile media campaigns. Prof. Bacik, go and feck off your not getting my money.
There will be plenty of non Cultists at it. What do you mean about Ivanas salary, should she work for TCD for free??? Joe Higgins also has a salary paid by taxpayers.
No one is stopping the SP, SWP or independents from advertising fundraisers here..
Some facts about Ivana:
She was against Nice then she was for Nice.
She was against coalition now she's for coalition.
She opposes the neoliberal aspects of the new Euro Constitution but she wont oppose it in a referendum.
She's against the occupation of Iraq by the US but not if it has a UN figleaf.
She doesnt like Blair but she won't have a problem working with her British Labour colleagues in the PES.
She thinks the Provo's are to the right of Labout cos they accepted a donation from Coca Killa but she's forgotten Ethna Fitzgeralds corporate lunch with Ruairi Quinn.
She concerned about 'ordinary people' but she had nothing to say about the Bin Tax struggle, even when 'ordinary people' were jailed.
And so on and so on....
In fact the only issue that I can think of where Ivana has displayed principle and integrity has been that of abortion where she has unambigiouly advocated womens right to control their own bodies.
Ivana is not a left candidate but a liberal one, and the Labour Party tacitly acknowledge this when they target all her propaganda at a middle class audience i.e. the puke-inducing plug in saturdays Irish Times supplement. The Sunday Business Post poll confirmed this with the revelation that most Labour Party supporters are from the middle classes rather than the working class.
As the song goes 'you cant always get what you want' and Paddy wishes there was a Sheridan or Chavez to vote for in Dublin, but despite his aversion to leninism he will be voting for Joe Higgins, who is a decent and principled oul skin and for Patricia Mc Kenna cos she drives liberals and conservatives bonkers, including those in her own party. But defintiely no votes for Proinsias De Big Fat Salary or Ivana the Enlightened.
PS Once again Paddy calls on the socialists who are still in the Labour Party to make the break and help build a new party of the working class.
He always comes on with the same rant. Even if its a fund raising event the same screed will vent forth. what did the Labour Party ever do to him and what has caused this magnificent obseession?
Paddy if you are really a Socialist then why dont you vent your spleen at FF, FG,the PDs.
And calm down, remember this is only an ad for a quiz.
"what did the Labour Party ever do to him"
Partnership deals the bosses
Support Nice Treaty
Coalition Government with the Bosses' Parties
Introduce Water Tax disconnections
Not Oppose Citizenship Referendum
..... need I go on?
The quiz will include rounds based on popular TV quiz shows, including:
The Weakest Link (in the Socialist chain - the Labour Party)
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (Yes, you CAN phone a friend) (Ruari's brother or a multitude of others that Labour have sold out to.)
Countdown (Not long until Labour doesn't represent any working class)
Blockbusters (Go there to see videos of when the Labour Party had links to the working class)
If you are not careful, there will be a round based on 'Quicksilver' (Stop the lights Bunny Rabbitte)
- A full house will ensure this does NOT happen! (Enjoy, I'm sure there will be plenty of jokers too.)
And its not even May yet. You lot must really be afraid of Ivana if this level of abuse is used. As Paddy Fan well knows Ivana was at the CARR press conference and is totally opposed to the Racist Referendum. As is Joe Higgins who was happy to share a platform with Ivana at the Press Conference.
Joe understands that you have to build broad coalitions if you are to succeed.
Joe and Ivana are adults unlike the SPuppies who must attack everyone who does not agree with them.
Labour have finally made it clear that they will, as a party, oppose the Raciost Referendum.
What's a republcian socialist doing defending the party of Rabbitte, De Rossa, Gilmore and McManus.
Forgotten the past or what hebe?
I am opposing childish attacks. I want to see the Labour Party in CARR and while I have respect for Joe Higgins, Bacik has the better position on the National question. She has also proven herself on a lot of other issues over the last 15 years. Lets see where some of the puppies are in 15 years time.
Paddy's comments on Bacik and Labour were entirely correct but he is not and never has been a member of supporter of the Socialist Party.
I know Paddy isnt in the SP but I suspect his fan is. Some of the other comments seem to come from the puppies kennel.
Paddy is not 'obbsessed' with Labour. Paddy is a marxist who sees the importance of exposing the right of social democracy and trying to encourage the left of social democracy towards a more radical position. This is not unique but has always been part and parcel of working class struggle.
Paddy also has detailed knowledge going back many years of De Rossa and co., indeed Paddy was once a young red who took the Bearded one for his words but gradually learned that these were meant to lull the rank and file for the next shift right. Unlike De Rossa and his gang Paddy has grown older, wiser but not cynical and remains dedicated in word and deed to the struggle for a socialist transformation of sociaty.
As for fighting Fianna Fail etc. Paddy can modestly say he has given a lifetime of active struggle including the housing action, water tax, bin tax campaigns etc. etc. His advice to LY (if he/she is a socialist): make the break, come over from the dark side and help build a new party of the working class rather than wasting your time proping up the careers of ambitious hacks.
Wisdom doesnt always come with age. Maybe I will become cynical and give up on Labour but not just yet. Paddy I was annoyed at the tone of your original posting, this one is more fraternal. I think Ivana is a worthy candidate and you misrepresented her in the stark way you ascribed views to her.
Just as even I have to admit it can be easy to misrepresent the SP by ascribing views to them about Shannon etc. Paddy lets agree that the main enemy is FF, FG, PDs. Otherwise we end up in Life of Brian land.
For a start Im not in the SP, never was and never will be, cos I abhor centralism. I certainly did not agree with their stance on direct action and was, in fact one of the original fencepullers at Shannon, though the cops did'nt catch me, perhaps cos the sight of a middleaged man trundling towards the tarmac made them laugh so much!
So who are the real enemies? The ruling class of course and the parties that represent their interests ie FF FG PD. But things are never that simple and social democratic parties have a contradictory role, sometimes proping up capitalism sometimes introducing limited reforms but never ever attempting to bring about a transformation of society. In fact sometimes SD parties can become the favourite party of capital as in Blairs New Labour or the PSOE during the reign of Gonzales, as can individual SD politicians ie Craxi in Italy during the 80s or our own Ruari Quinn who was the most right wing Finance Minister in our history until Mc Creevy arrived.
So, while many labour members are socialists, the party is objectively a barrier to building a new radical party of the working class a la the SSP in Scotland. there is also a real problem with the class nature of the Labour Party which is now predominantly a 'middle class' party in membership terms. While people of all kinds of backgrounds can be good socialists, that kind of skewing inevitably has an impact on both the practice and policies of a party (Just look at the SWP!)
You will note that I never denounce ordinary Labour members but urge them to leave and join the effort to build this new movement. I reserve my attacks for the cynical gang of ex-DLers who now run the show: trust me, I worked closely with them for many years and their sole ambition is seats at the cabinet table, full stop. They are entirely lacking in principle. As for Ivana, she's not in the same league as them, but you have to admit she has'nt exactly a 'militant' record, has a history of U-turns and I believe that my categorisation of her as a 'liberal' not as a term of abuse but a description of her political position is correct.
Neither Berlin nor Boston but Revolutionary Socialism! (Of the non-Leninist kind of course!)