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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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Human Rights in Ireland
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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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Lockdown Skeptics

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offsite link Migrant Accused of Sex Assault Claims he Would be Attacked if Deported Sat Nov 15, 2025 15:00 | Will Jones
A Pakistani migrant accused of sex assault in Britain has claimed he would be attacked if deported to his home country because of the allegations against him.
The post Migrant Accused of Sex Assault Claims he Would be Attacked if Deported appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link German Police Raid a Libertarian?s Home for the Crime of Calling Civil Servants ?Parasites? Sat Nov 15, 2025 13:00 | Eugyppius
German police have raided a libertarian's home for the crime of calling civil servants "parasites" before advising him to "think carefully about what you post in future, because you are now under observation".
The post German Police Raid a Libertarian’s Home for the Crime of Calling Civil Servants “Parasites” appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Trump Will Sue BBC for Up to ?5 Billion Despite Apology Sat Nov 15, 2025 11:00 | Will Jones
Donald Trump?has said he will sue the?BBC?for up to $5 billion over its "defamatory" editing of his January 6th speech despite the apology the corporation issued on Thursday.
The post Trump Will Sue BBC for Up to ?5 Billion Despite Apology appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Train Companies Are All Aboard the Trans Activism Bandwagon Sat Nov 15, 2025 09:00 | Practically Perfect
Rainbow trains, pronoun badges ? and employees sacked for raising even the mildest question. England's train companies have climbed aboard the trans bandwagon, says one dismayed employee writing for the Daily Sceptic.
The post Train Companies Are All Aboard the Trans Activism Bandwagon appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Good Riddance to Police and Crime Commissioners Sat Nov 15, 2025 07:00 | Paul Birch
Time is up for the most pointless layer of officialdom of modern times. In a rare moment of good sense, the Labour Government is abolishing Police and Crime Commissioners. It's not a moment too soon, says Paul Birch.
The post Good Riddance to Police and Crime Commissioners appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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Shell says Solitaire to leave Irish waters today

category mayo | environment | feature author Thursday September 18, 2008 18:19author by tyrone fan Report this post to the editors

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In the last hour Shell has announced that the Solitaire pipe laying ship is to depart from Irish territorial waters and go to a British port for repair and assessment.

The company has always claimed that it was not responding to pressure from protests against its plan to install an offshore section of production pipeline without any planning permission for the onshore section.

Maura Harrington, who is on hunger strike at the Shell compound at Glengad beach, has yet to make a statement, but it is hoped that if the company claim is true, and the ship leaves, then she will end or suspend her protest.

Full Shell statement:

Shell E&P Ireland Limited can confirm that the Solitaire will leave Killybegs today for a UK Port where deep water berthing facilities are available.

The vessel will remain in port while a further assessment of factors including operational, technical and weather issues will be completed. Once this is done, a further statement about the 2008 offshore development programme will be made. This programme still requires a suitable weather window for successful completion.

Separately, a special diving support vessel is being deployed to Broadhaven Bay tomorrow to assist in the salvage of the 12 metres long, 80 tonnes section of the Solitaire's pipe laying equipment. This piece of equipment, which became detached from the vessel last Wednesday (September 10th), is currently lying on the seabed in Broadhaven Bay, Co Mayo and will be removed and disposed of for safety and environmental reasons.

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Congratulations!     Three Castle Head    Thu Sep 18, 2008 16:38 
   Great news     small farmer    Thu Sep 18, 2008 17:14 
   maura harrington hunger strike     marlyn    Thu Sep 18, 2008 18:12 
   Power to the People     coast to coast    Thu Sep 18, 2008 19:20 
   arrests continuing     supporter    Thu Sep 18, 2008 19:54 
   all the best     Chrissie    Thu Sep 18, 2008 20:00 
   Environmental Protection Agency     visionships    Thu Sep 18, 2008 22:29 
   Environmental Protection Agency     visionships    Thu Sep 18, 2008 23:46 
   Maura´s Strike     Irishmags    Fri Sep 19, 2008 08:15 
 10   good news     Jack    Fri Sep 19, 2008 08:53 
 11   The scent of victory in our nostrils - bye bye Solitaire!     FSB!    Fri Sep 19, 2008 11:29 
 12   Maura agus Muintir Erris abú!     Gearóid Ó Machail    Fri Sep 19, 2008 11:37 
 13   Response to M     Gearóid Ó Machail    Fri Sep 19, 2008 11:41 
 14   Boat gone, strike over - Rock on!     dunk    Fri Sep 19, 2008 12:03 
 15   Congrats!     Shell to Sea Switzerland    Fri Sep 19, 2008 12:26 
 16   Shell song     Eamonn óg    Fri Sep 19, 2008 12:34 
 17   Solitaire is coming back     seadog    Fri Sep 19, 2008 13:17 
 18   Solitaire on the Clyde     Martin O'Neill    Fri Sep 19, 2008 15:12 
 19   thankful     cable    Fri Sep 19, 2008 15:42 
 20   Hunger Strike Over - Statement From Maura Harrington To The Press And To The General Public     From the email lists    Fri Sep 19, 2008 16:11 
 21   Solitaire anchored     Martin O'Neill    Fri Sep 19, 2008 16:30 
 22   Coverage of hunger strike end in mainstream media     linker    Fri Sep 19, 2008 17:13 
 23   Eighties Hunger Striker's where not criminals     Jack    Fri Sep 19, 2008 21:11 
 24   Soltaire anchored near Largs     Martin O'Neill    Fri Sep 19, 2008 21:35 
 25   A true friend     Ethel andTom Corduff    Fri Sep 19, 2008 23:22 
 26   Best wishes and solidarity - how do I donate to defray costs of resistance?     Ciaron O'Reilly    Sat Sep 20, 2008 07:49 
 27   Analysis     GB    Sat Sep 20, 2008 10:18 
 28   Crical point     Ciaron    Sat Sep 20, 2008 14:19 
 29   Comhghairdeas agus comhbhá     Tomás Mac Síomóin    Sat Sep 20, 2008 15:55 
 30   Bad Day for Shell globally - MEND have blown up an important facility of theirs on the Niger Delta     Buenaventura    Sun Sep 21, 2008 00:33 
 31   Sunday Independent Report(?)     barra    Sun Sep 21, 2008 18:41 
 32   Hunger strike hero     guardian reader -bearded , sandal wearing muesli eating type    Sun Sep 21, 2008 20:04 
 33   Guardian coverage of overall crisis in NW Mayo     Disappointed Guardian reader (no beard or sandals!)    Mon Sep 22, 2008 11:02 
 34   Guardian stories     gu.com    Mon Sep 22, 2008 11:57 
 35   To Gu.com     Disappointed Guardian Reader    Mon Sep 22, 2008 19:33 
 36   paying the piper     lulu    Tue Sep 23, 2008 21:45 
 37   Solitaire's position Mon Sep 22     Fergal MacErlean    Wed Sep 24, 2008 11:32 
 38   Loading?     MacE    Wed Sep 24, 2008 13:11 
 39   Dredgers are back     Rudiger    Thu Sep 25, 2008 10:37 
 40   Channel 4     Miriam Cotton    Thu Sep 25, 2008 11:34 
 41   Observer from last Sunday     Stevo    Thu Sep 25, 2008 14:14 
 42   Broadhaven Bay     Reyning    Thu Sep 25, 2008 19:13 
 43   Dredging work continuing     Rudiger    Thu Sep 25, 2008 23:00 
 44   Ongoing work     Reyning    Thu Sep 25, 2008 23:53 
 45   The $h£LL saga     some one that thought    Thu Sep 25, 2008 23:54 
 46   Gas Pipes     POD    Fri Sep 26, 2008 11:38 
 47   the soltaire     martin    Fri Sep 26, 2008 13:25 
 48   Solitaire Update     Reyning    Fri Sep 26, 2008 17:22 
 49   Clyde info     JD    Sat Sep 27, 2008 09:54 
 50   Solitaire Support Ship     Reyning    Sat Sep 27, 2008 09:56 
 51   S2S Cork     Solitare activity    Sat Sep 27, 2008 10:15 
 52   boat spotting     S2S Cork    Sat Sep 27, 2008 11:52 
 53   The Solitaire from Bute     Martin O'Neill    Sat Sep 27, 2008 20:35 
 54   Another view from Bute     Martin O'Neill    Sat Sep 27, 2008 20:45 
 55   Be Very Careful     Kashmir    Mon Sep 29, 2008 14:02 


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