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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
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.

offsite link 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.

offsite link 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

offsite link 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.

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Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005

offsite link RTEs Sarah McInerney ? Fianna Fail?supporter? Anthony

offsite link Joe Duffy is dishonest and untrustworthy Anthony

offsite link Robert Watt complaint: Time for decision by SIPO Anthony

offsite link RTE in breach of its own editorial principles Anthony

offsite link Waiting for SIPO Anthony

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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 Trump hosts former head of Syrian Al-Qaeda Al-Jolani to the White House Tue Nov 11, 2025 22:01 | imc

offsite link Rip The Chicken Tree - 1800s - 2025 Tue Nov 04, 2025 03:40 | Mark

offsite link Study of 1.7 Million Children: Heart Damage Only Found in Covid-Vaxxed Kids Sat Nov 01, 2025 00:44 | imc

offsite link The Golden Haro Fri Oct 31, 2025 12:39 | Paul Ryan

offsite link Top Scientists Confirm Covid Shots Cause Heart Attacks in Children Sun Oct 05, 2025 21:31 | imc

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offsite link Nigel Farage Fumes at ?Banana Republic? Britain as Labour Prepares to Delay Local Council Elections ... Fri Dec 19, 2025 17:00 | Will Jones
Nigel Farage?has said Britain is turning into a "banana republic" as?Labour?prepares to delay local council elections again until 2027 for millions of voters.
The post Nigel Farage Fumes at “Banana Republic” Britain as Labour Prepares to Delay Local Council Elections Again Until 2027 appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Leading Scottish Teaching Union Defines Gender Critical Views as ?Far Right? Fri Dec 19, 2025 15:00 | Annemarie Ward
The leading Scottish teaching union, the Educational Institute of Scotland, has released a briefing that defines gender critical views and Reform UK supporters as "far Right". Pupils deserve better, says Annemarie Ward.
The post Leading Scottish Teaching Union Defines Gender Critical Views as “Far Right” appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Thousands of Turkish Students Could Come to UK as Starmer Hands EU ?570 Million to Rejoin Erasmus Sc... Fri Dec 19, 2025 13:00 | Will Jones
Keir Starmer faced outrage this week after handing the?EU ?570 million to rejoin the?Erasmus student exchange programme ? and opening the door to a wave of arrivals from Turkey and North Africa.
The post Thousands of Turkish Students Could Come to UK as Starmer Hands EU ?570 Million to Rejoin Erasmus Scheme for a Year appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Government Minister Steps in to Defend Met Office as Fake Temperature Scandal Escalates Fri Dec 19, 2025 11:00 | Chris Morrison
Government Minister Patrick Vallance has stepped in to defend the Met Office as the fake temperature scandal surrounding its weather stations escalates. But he fails to answer the crucial questions, says Chris Morrison.
The post Government Minister Steps in to Defend Met Office as Fake Temperature Scandal Escalates appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Why is Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin Attending a Summit in Brazil With US Billionaire Mike Bloomberg? Fri Dec 19, 2025 09:00 | Charlotte Gill
Why, asks Charlotte Gill, is West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin attending a summit in Brazil with US billionaire Mike Bloomberg? Will this turn up in Labour's review into 'foreign interference'?
The post Why is Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin Attending a Summit in Brazil With US Billionaire Mike Bloomberg? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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Press Freedom or just bad taste?

category international | arts and media | opinion/analysis author Saturday February 04, 2006 18:32author by Ed Leeauthor email edwin_lee at vodafone dot ie Report this post to the editors

Who knew global politics could be swayed by cartoons?

Twelve images of a bomb-wearing, knife-wielding crazy Muhammad have sparked quite a controversial affair in the Middle East with protests, death threats, jihad chanting and flag burning.
Drawn by Swedish artists, published by the Danish Jyllands-Posten and subsequently reprinted in Norway, France and Germany, they defended their actions in the name of press freedom. The Danish prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen has refused to apologize again for the same reason, but is naturally worried about the boycotting of Danish products now happening. In fact the Danish paper had printed a 'semi apology' while maintaing its right to print whatever it likes- not good enough it seems.
Some media commentators applaud these as symbols against Islam and encourage others to not be afraid in the name of press freedom. As a result several artists have jumped on the bandwagon by creating their own illustrations of Mohammed. You can view some here http://www.zombietime.com/mohammed_image_archive
I see two forces at work here: Western media organisations finally venting out their disdain of Islam and hiding behind our age old tradition of press freedom. The others are Islamic regimes deliberatly creating anger to gain 'street credit' among fundamentalists. Scandinavians have always been the envy of Europe, hence their stubborness and refusal to apologise will not ease tensions in the Middle East. However a confederation of Danish businesses have asked their Prime Minister to officially apologise in order to lift the ban. So will the Danes stick by their politics at the expense of economic gain?
You can't blame the Muslims for being so pissed. Would Christians do the same if the Turkish Press did the same job on Jesus or God? They live their lives by religious principles and are naturally more sensitive to such depictions while we giggle at the artwork.
Tell ya one thing first the Swedes draw that poxy annoying Frog now this.
Now we wait if fundamentalists take their rage to the next level... looks like Jacques Chirac might get to use his A-bombs after all.

author by Ed Leepublication date Sat Feb 04, 2006 18:38author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Sorry lads didn't know there was already a more detailed post regarding this matter.
Later

author by .-) - busy little global cyber activists.publication date Sun Feb 05, 2006 14:44author address author phone Report this post to the editors

An article was published with time line and the statement from the Danish newspaper and le soir and links to all sorts of data. Which can be read the link, in addition its worth searching "denmark" in our search engine for more background info.

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