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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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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.

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offsite link AI Reach: Gemini Reasoning Question of God Sat Aug 02, 2025 21:00 | Mind Agent

offsite link Israeli Human Rights Group B'Tselem finally Admits It is Genocide releasing Our Genocide report Sat Aug 02, 2025 00:54 | 1 of indy

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cork / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday January 16, 2013 13:12 by Eric   text 2 comments (last - friday january 18, 2013 01:42)   image 1 image
Many groups, organisations and networks are coming together in Athens and call for an International day of action against racism and the fascist Golden Dawn movement in Greece.

"We call for international solidarity with participation in the Athens demonstration on Saturday 19th of January and antifascist action around the world outside Greek embassies."

Over twenty cities in Europe and beyond are planning days of solidarity to coincide with the callout from Greece. In Ireland, actions are planned so far in Dublin and Derry. read full story / add a comment
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cork / arts and media / event notice Monday January 14, 2013 17:29 by Eric   image 1 image
Join us in Solidarity Books on Wednesday Dec. 19th at 8pm, for a showing of ‘La Haine’(1995) 98 mins, Dir. Mathieu Kassovitz' read full story / add a comment
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cork / arts and media / event notice Tuesday December 04, 2012 18:16 by Eric   image 1 image

Solidarity Books will be holding a fundraising Ska Party! for Cork's radical bookshop and social space. Fundraiser will take place Thursday, 13th December at 9pm
at Nancy Spain's on Barrack Street.
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cork / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Sunday December 02, 2012 22:22 by Eric   text 1 comment (last - wednesday december 05, 2012 14:14)   image 1 image
When: (This) Thursday at 6pm

Where: Assemble outside The Opera House, Cork

What to Do: Spread the word. Bring your friends, work mates and neighbours. Bring placards, noise and banners. All welcome. People organising for the the Campaign Against Household and Water Taxes anti-budget protest on Sat 8th are invited to distribute leaflets about it at our march.

We encourage people to come to both events.
It's time to standup and fight! read full story / add a comment
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cork / arts and media / event notice Friday November 30, 2012 15:19 by Eric   image 1 image

Join us in Solidarity Books, next Wednesday 5th December 8pm for a showing of the powerful documentary Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes' (2006) - 56mins. Dir. Byron Hurt

Film description follows : read full story / add a comment
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cork / arts and media / event notice Friday November 23, 2012 17:37 by Eric   image 1 image
Join us on Wednesday 28th November 8pm for a showing of the powerful documentary "Hillsborough " (2012) Dir. Matt Walker

Film description follows "‘'Hillsborough' - a powerful documentary describing the events and aftermath of the 1989 tragedy - was aired on LFC TV to mark the 20th anniversary of the day 96 Liverpool fans lost their lives at a football match. Featuring contributions from Liverpool fans and ex-players alike, ‘Hillsborough’ is essential viewing not just for football fans, but anyone interested in how the state and media have mis-handled such a gross injustice.
" read full story / add a comment
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cork / arts and media / event notice Thursday November 15, 2012 18:06 by Eric   image 1 image
Join us at Solidarity Books next Wednesday 21st November 8pm for a showing of the classic "Bicycle Thieves" (1948) Dir. Vittorio De Sica

Film description follows read full story / add a comment
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cork / arts and media / event notice Friday November 09, 2012 10:06 by Eric   image 1 image
Join us at Solidarity Books next Wednesday 14th November 8pm for a Cork Premiere showing of "Welcome to Our World" (2012 Dir. Margaretta D’Arcy) a film which asks what is daily life like for those with wheelchairs? read full story / add a comment
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cork / arts and media / event notice Wednesday November 07, 2012 14:58 by Eric   image 1 image
(1935-2012): The Weeping Meadow and The Dust of Time.

A short introduction will be presented by Mario prior to each film and these weekend films are as a homage to perhaps Greece's most distinctive director.
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cork / arts and media / event notice Thursday November 01, 2012 19:11 by Eric   image 1 image

Film description follows"

Nov. 7th: Little Murders (1971) Dir. Alan Arkin
‘Little Murders’ is a black comedy starring Elliott Gould and Marcia Rodd. It is the story of a girl, Patsy (Rodd), who brings home her boyfriend, Alfred (Gould), to meet her severely dysfunctional family amidst a series of random shootings, garbage strikes and electrical outages ravaging the neighbourhood. A great piece of cinema for those who find joy in how pain can make us laugh. read full story / add a comment
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cork / arts and media / event notice Thursday October 18, 2012 13:18 by Eric   image 1 image
Film description follows”

“Documentary look at the 1996-97 effort of the dancers and support staff at a San Francisco peep show, The Lusty Lady, to unionize. Angered by arbitrary and race-based wage policies, customers’ surreptitious video cameras, and no paid sick days or holidays, the dancers get help from the Service Employees International local and enter protracted bargaining with the union-busting law firm that management hires.

We see the women work, sort out their demands, and go through the difficulties of bargaining. The narrator is Julia Query, a dancer and stand-up comedian who is reluctant to tell her mother, a physician who works with prostitutes, that she strips.”
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cork / arts and media / event notice Thursday October 11, 2012 19:34 by Eric   image 1 image
"Life in a Day" (2011)
Wednesday 17th October 8pm

"A documentary shot by filmmakers all over the world that serves as a
time capsule to show future generations what it was like to be alive
on the 24th of July, 2011. Amongst the 19 directors who put the film
together is Kevin Macdonald ("Last King of Scotland", "Touching the Void")." read full story / add a comment
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cork / miscellaneous / event notice Tuesday October 09, 2012 11:18 by Eric   image 1 image


Delicious Vegan food (..not just for Vegans!), at the Veg Out Cafe every Tuesday from 7pm in Solidarity Books, 43 Douglas Street (across from Fionn Barra's) read full story / add a comment
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cork / arts and media / event notice Monday October 08, 2012 13:28 by Eric   image 1 image
Yes Cinema Night Returns at Solidarity Books is back for a new season of thought provoking fabulous films with a change of night to Wednesdays at 8pm. The October programme starts with "Germany in Autumn" this Wednesday :
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'HIstorian Caught in Ambush Row' Justine McCarthy Sunday Times 26 August 2012
cork / history and heritage / other press Monday August 27, 2012 14:03 by Justine McCarthy   text 5 comments (last - monday september 10, 2012 20:40)   image 2 images
A SON of a war of independence veteran has accused a historian of publishing "untrue and unchecked claims" relating to a disputed IRA ambush in which his father participated 92 years ago.

Edward "Ned" Young was the last known survivor of the Kilmichael ambush, when the IRA killed 17 police auxiliaries on November 28, 1920. His son John Young has described as "palpably untrue" assertions made by Dr Eve Morrison about a phone conversation he had with her last month. Morrison's claims appear to contradict an affidavit Young signed five years ago, in which he denied that his father co-operated with a controversial book about the ambush. read full story / add a comment
cork / history and heritage / event notice Sunday August 19, 2012 14:13 by Sports History Ireland   1 attached file
The 8th Annual Conference of Sports History Ireland takes place in University College, Cork on the 15th September. read full story / add a comment
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cork / miscellaneous / event notice Saturday August 04, 2012 10:42 by Eric   image 1 image
Taking in some of the most headland beautiful walks in Ireland, and also Ireland's only Cable-Car! read full story / add a comment
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cork / arts and media / event notice Tuesday July 31, 2012 11:44 by Eric   text 2 comments (last - wednesday august 01, 2012 12:42)   image 1 image
Solidarity Books presents...Howard Zinn's 'Marx in Soho' and Wallace Shawn's 'The Fever'

This July/August Solidarity Books will present….Howard Zinn's 'Marx in Soho' and Wallace Shawn's 'The Fever'. The last time actor and activist Jerry Levy graced these shores he had sell out shows across the country. He returns to perform Howard Zinn's "Marx in Soho" as well as Wallace Shawn's "The Fever". 

Together these plays illustrate the humanity, care and frailty that lie at the heart of struggles in solidarity for justice and equality. His one person performance are simply brilliant as Jerry brings to life the nuances and contradictions in both Zinn and Shawn complimentary pieces.

Come see them yourself and you'll be talking for ages. And often the case Jerry himself is happy to rejoin the audience to break the barriers between performers and consumers.  read full story / add a comment
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cork / arts and media / event notice Thursday July 26, 2012 17:19 by Eric   image 1 image
This July/August Solidarity Books will present….Howard Zinn's 'Marx in Soho' and Wallace Shawn's 'The Fever'. The last time actor and activist Jerry Levy graced these shores he had sell out shows across the country. He returns to perform Howard Zinn's "Marx in Soho" as well as Wallace Shawn's "The Fever".

Together these plays illustrate the humanity, care and frailty that lie at the heart of struggles in solidarity for justice and equality. His one person performance are simply brilliant as Jerry brings to life the nuances and contradictions in both Zinn and Shawn complimentary pieces.

Come see them yourself and you'll be talking for ages. And often the case Jerry himself is happy to rejoin the audience to break the barriers between performers and consumers. read full story / add a comment
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