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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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Public Inquiry
Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005

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

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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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offsite link Europe?s Days of Carbon Colonialism are Numbered Fri Sep 19, 2025 09:00 | Tilak Doshi
The delusional EU believes it can wield carbon tariffs as weapons. But its grandiloquent Net Zero scheme is destined to collapse under the weight of the bloc's utter economic irrelevance, says Tilak Doshi.
The post Europe’s Days of Carbon Colonialism are Numbered appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link The Sceptic | Episode 51: Charlie Kirk, Free Speech and the Scourge of ?Anti-Fascism?, and Why Brits... Fri Sep 19, 2025 07:00 | Richard Eldred
In Episode 51 of the Sceptic: Michael Murphy on Charlie Kirk, free speech and the scourge of ?anti-fascism?, and Ben Pile on how the British public are going cold on global warming.
The post The Sceptic | Episode 51: Charlie Kirk, Free Speech and the Scourge of ?Anti-Fascism?, and Why Brits are Cooling on Global Warming appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link News Round-Up Fri Sep 19, 2025 01:07 | Richard Eldred
A summary of the most interesting stories in the past 24 hours that challenge the prevailing orthodoxy about the ?climate emergency?, public health ?crises? and the supposed moral defects of Western civilisation.
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offsite link We Shouldn?t Welcome Right-Wing Cancel Culture Thu Sep 18, 2025 19:00 | Noah Carl
The Right has spent much of the last decade railing against cancel culture, and was arguably winning the debate. It would be a mistake to abandon that position now.
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offsite link Trump Tells Starmer: Use Military to Stop Small Boats, Drill in the North Sea and Uphold Free Speech Thu Sep 18, 2025 17:00 | Will Jones
Donald Trump?urged?Keir Starmer?to deploy the military to stop the Channel small boats crisis that is "destroying" the country, drill in the North Sea and uphold free speech at a tense joint press conference today.
The post Trump Tells Starmer: Use Military to Stop Small Boats, Drill in the North Sea and Uphold Free Speech appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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national / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday February 22, 2005 17:57 by ppp
Five Days of Culture, Campaigning and Craic as part of Amnesty’s Stop Violence against Women Campaign The festival is also celebrating the work of women’s rights activists. This festival is part of the Stop Violence against Women (SVAW) Campaign, which was launched in March 2004.

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international / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Tuesday February 22, 2005 17:33 by rory hearne   text 1 comment (last - tuesday march 01, 2005 02:43)
Start to make poverty history in 2005; cancel the debt



On the 23rd of February, Make Poverty History Ireland are launching their campaign to “mobilise citizens and policy makers in Ireland to bring about the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. The campaign is calling for urgent policy reform in the linked issues of trade, aid and debt. Make Poverty History is mobilising around key opportunities in 2005 to drive forward the struggle against poverty and injustice”. These include the G8 summit in Scotland in July and the WTO meeting in Hong Kong in December. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / event notice Tuesday February 22, 2005 16:48 by ucd anarcho sons of bitches   text 1 comment (last - tuesday february 22, 2005 17:00)
Films, and discussions with an anarchist bent. There will be a selection of radical books and zines availible at all events couresy of Red Ink Books (above flip, opp the central bank) read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Tuesday February 22, 2005 12:34 by Stephen
"Assessing the Damage - War on Iraq & Pit Stop Ploughshares Disarmament at Shannon"

The Pit Stop Ploughshares go to trial on March 7th charged with $2.5mllion disarmament of a U.S. Navy war plane at Shannon Airport 3/2/03.
More info see link....

Public Meeting 6.30pm, Tuesday
Venue - Downstairs in Sociology Dept. North Campus, NUI Maynooth read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections / news report Tuesday February 22, 2005 12:00 by USI watch   text 54 comments (last - thursday march 31, 2005 18:15)
national / crime and justice / news report Tuesday February 22, 2005 10:58 by Media Man   text 30 comments (last - thursday march 03, 2005 19:17)
Drogheda SF Councillor votes against Good Friday Agreement read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Tuesday February 22, 2005 08:16 by Mary La Rosa
Israel has created a purgatory in which a free man is held prisoner because of nineteen year old memories in a fifty year old brain. read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / press release Tuesday February 22, 2005 02:45 by Evan Greer   text 1 comment (last - tuesday february 22, 2005 16:13)
Some of the folks from Riot-Folk! Records are planning to come early for the G8 in Scotland and want to tour around a bit first doin' what we do best: playing hard-hitting anarchist folk music.

We're stupid Americans who don't know shit about Europe and we're looking for contacts (anyone at all, you don't need to be in a band or have a venue or anything) who might be able to help us out.

We've played with folks like Billy Bragg, Anti-Flag, Against Me!, Pete Seeger, David Rovics, etc.

You can hear lots of free mp3s at http://www.riotfolk.org plus read reviews and learn more about what we do.

So yeah, if yer from Ireland or the UK and you like music and hate governments, get in touch.

E-mail: mailto:evan@riotfolk.org

Solidarity,
Evan from Riot-Folk! read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Tuesday February 22, 2005 01:42 by Fintan Bolton   text 3 comments (last - wednesday february 23, 2005 10:35)
Dr. Mohammad J. Haded, a doctor from Fallujah, and Mohammad F. Awad, director of an aid centre for Fallujan refugees, describe their experiences of the American attack on Fallujah and the humanitarian aftermath at an event in Munich. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Tuesday February 22, 2005 01:35 by Michael Gallagher
Just a note to let you know that we have been given permission to extend the photography exhibition by one week. It will now finish on March 7th and this will facilitate those visiting Dublin for the anti-war/anti-globalisation forum who might like to see it. The times are: 9am-8pm Mon.-Fri. and 9am-6pm on weekends. The exhibition posters are now selling at €5 - great value! read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Monday February 21, 2005 22:00 by Barra Ó Gríobhtha   text 63 comments (last - monday december 28, 2009 17:54)
Seán’s ninth birthday is approaching and with this in mind his father Jimmy asks him if he would have any interest in watching Ireland Vs France this coming weekend in Landsdowne Rd. Sean is ecstatic at the prospect, so the following day his dad sets out to purchase a pair of tickets for the big game. To his dismay though, there is a reduced capacity in the stadium due to FIFA regulations and as a result Jimmy is unable to purchase tickets from any of the legitimate sources. For a while he wonders if he might chance his arm and negotiate a ticket from a tout prior to the match, but eventually his financial situation deems this option a non-starter. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Monday February 21, 2005 16:47 by south city against war   text 4 comments (last - wednesday march 02, 2005 23:54)
South city anti-war group is organising weekly leafleting from 5.30 pm every tuesday on grafton street between now and March 19th.

Everybody welcome to come along

The stall will be opposite the AIB bank at trinity end of grafton st read full story / add a comment
international / eu / opinion/analysis Monday February 21, 2005 16:04 by Me   text 4 comments (last - tuesday february 22, 2005 13:54)
The Spanish government considers the European constitutional treaty pass for the citizenship, in a day in which about 60% of the ones called to the urns did not exert the right to vote. With 93,54% of the scrutinized votes, 76,49% of the Spanish that voted told 'yes' to the text and 17,43% has been decanted for the 'not'. 6% of the ballot papers has been blank. read full story / add a comment
national / eu / news report Monday February 21, 2005 13:33 by Jonah   text 11 comments (last - wednesday february 23, 2005 11:21)
De Rossa Humiliated as Labour Youth Reject Constitution read full story / add a comment
antrim / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Monday February 21, 2005 11:13 by chief cuntstable hugh odd bored   text 6 comments (last - tuesday february 22, 2005 03:17)
The PSNI have absolutely no evidence whatsoever that the DUP were behind the £26 million bank raid, just like they have absolutely no evidence that Sinn fein were behind it. But they might as well point the finger of blame at someone. read full story / add a comment
derry / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Monday February 21, 2005 11:06 by F.E.I.C.
Benefit Gig for the Pit Stop Ploughshares in Derry Friday Feb. 25th. read full story / add a comment
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Monday February 21, 2005 10:58 by missing maysfield   text 1 comment (last - tuesday february 22, 2005 12:30)
The predominantly loyalist Castlereagh borough's biased decision to close Maysfield leisure centre, is far from sporting or fair play. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Monday February 21, 2005 10:58 by Ithaca Catholic Worker   text 3 comments (last - thursday february 24, 2005 01:04)
Homes of four people associated with the Ithaca Catholic Worker were visited by the FBI on Friday.

In an act that represents escalated harrassment of those nonviolently resisitng the war, the St. Patrick's Day 4 have been hit with summons related to felony charges After failing to convict them at district court level (hung jury) the Feds have now stepped in upped the stakes to felonies. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Monday February 21, 2005 03:39 by Mark Drolette   text 1 comment (last - monday february 21, 2005 15:42)
To see how the Bushies stack up against former regimes of a particular bent, read on. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Sunday February 20, 2005 22:42 by Michelle Clarke   text 8 comments (last - friday october 14, 2011 21:20)
Justice delayed is Justice Denied.

The CAB will not apparently being receiving early pensions. Instead, their skills refined through the 1980's/90's scandals of tax evasion will now prove refined to the degree that we may have an effective, speedy system of tribunals with prompt delivery to the Justice system


However, in the midst of all this exciting blame festering news let us not forget the important issues. We need to review children, we need to consider restorative justice, we need to appoint educational psychologists in our schools, we need Ethics established as a mind set of those entering the work environment, government etc. read full story / add a comment
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