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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

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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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.
The post We Shouldn?t Welcome Right-Wing Cancel Culture appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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 / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Monday February 14, 2005 22:56 by Dublin City Antiwar Group
Demonstration at Binn's Bridge
(Junction Dorset Street/Whitworth Road)
Followed by the handing-in of a letter of protest at Bertie Ahern's Clinic at 161 Lr. Drumcondra Road.

5.30 pm, Tuesday, 15 February 2005

Join us on the second anniversary of the world's largest day of protest on February 15, 2003 when over 100,000 people demonstrated in Dublin against the invasion of Iraq.

Everything we said then has been proven correct. Tens of thousands of people have lost their lives in a war for oil, profit and empire. In 2003 Bertie Ahern called himself 'anti-war' but in the intervening two years his actions in supporting the US war against the Iraqi people have given the lie to that empty assertion.

End the occupation of Iraq!
U.S. military out of Shannon! read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / news report Monday February 14, 2005 19:37 by Charlie Solan   text 4 comments (last - tuesday february 15, 2005 19:03)
Just to tell everybody that Ireland's premier student station is back on air on 97.3fm. Tune in to win copies of Halo 2 for the XBOX, a two week placement with Hotpress and much more or check out the website on www.belfieldfm.ie
Text any requests or views on 085 716 0379

Hope you enjoy
Charlie Solan
Station Manager read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Monday February 14, 2005 19:36 by Charlie Solan
Just to tell everybody that Ireland's premier student station is back on air on 97.3fm. Tune in to win copies of Halo 2 for the XBOX, a two week placement with Hotpress and much more or check out the website on www.belfieldfm.ie
Text any requests or views on 085 716 0379

Hope you enjoy
Charlie Solan
Station Manager read full story / add a comment
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax / event notice Monday February 14, 2005 19:10 by Non payer
Satuday 26th Feb at 2pm

Assemble at the Garden of Remembrance,
Parnell Sq, Dublin City read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Monday February 14, 2005 16:18 by -   text 13 comments (last - monday april 04, 2005 00:35)
in 1917 on May 13th some shepherd children reported that the BVM had appeared to them.

And told them some secrets.

1- the end of the first war.
2- the conversion of Russia.
3- the last one, which dealt with an attack on a man in dressed in white.

The last of the Fatima 3, Sister Lucía de Jesús Dos Santos, who lived in a Carmelite convent, died yesterday the 13th of February 2005 at the age of 97.

The front pages of the world media showed other things depending on their point of view, is it not so? read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Monday February 14, 2005 14:30 by pat c   text 3 comments (last - thursday february 17, 2005 19:07)
The SSP have elected Colin Fox as their new leader and have rejected uncritical support for Iraqi Rebels. Instead, the SSP Conference, held in Perth gave a qualified expression of support to the popular resistence. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Monday February 14, 2005 09:58 by ramor ryan   text 11 comments (last - tuesday february 14, 2006 22:57)
Once this was a place of great hope. During the late 1980’s, the Sandinistas were consolidating the revolution in Nicaragua, the FMLN were on the brink of overthrowing the government in El Salvador and the radical movements in Guatemala and Honduras were gaining ground. Today it is a region convulsed by massive delinquency and chronic state corruption whose economies are surviving tenuously on remittance money sent by migrants. The defeat of the revolutionary movements has ushered in an era of social disintegration resulting in a veritable neo-liberal dystopia. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Sunday February 13, 2005 22:57 by Michelle Clarke   text 21 comments (last - friday april 04, 2008 21:34)
'Why Sinn Fein are a bunch of lying, stealing, cheating, hypocritical bastards?

Freedom of the Press is to be valued and not jeopardised. I lived in Zimbabwe in the 1990's and alas I witnessed what control of the Press was all about......Let us preserve our right to report taking account of the words Ethics, Morality, Justice, Human Rights, Civil Rights, Peace..............

African Saying: 'The area covered by your life is not as important as what you build on it' read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment / opinion/analysis Sunday February 13, 2005 21:28 by jim travers   text 2 comments (last - wednesday february 16, 2005 01:11)
bin tax protest and automotive disposal read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Sunday February 13, 2005 14:13 by Fanelli   text 52 comments (last - tuesday february 22, 2005 11:52)
The Communities Against the Water Tax (CAWT) has been making steady progress in the north-west with meetings in the Cityside and Waterside both declaring their support for a campaign of non-payment read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Saturday February 12, 2005 18:47 by Keith Harris   text 9 comments (last - friday march 25, 2005 06:55)
What is the best way for progress in Northern Ireland? Do you think Northern Ireland should become fully independent as a self-governing country? Should it drop its UK status and fully merge with and become part of the Republic of Ireland, without borders? Or should it continue as part of the UK with its own parliamentary Assembly?
Vote and have your say at http://www.newsmedianews.com/comment.php read full story / add a comment
derry / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Saturday February 12, 2005 17:25 by Derry Irish Republican Socialist Party
The Irish Republican Socialist Party have welcomed the many hundreds of community and trade union mobilisation in its support for today’s Anti-Water Charges demonstrations in across the six counties. read full story / add a comment
galway / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Saturday February 12, 2005 17:19 by Terry
Rab Fulton’s new novel Transformation will be launched in the back room of the NUI Galway SU bar this Thursday the 17th at 6pm. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Friday February 11, 2005 23:42 by Nead   text 2 comments (last - monday february 14, 2005 18:37)
Economy is in massive debt: no problem, nuke your creditors! read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Friday February 11, 2005 22:42 by Kevin Walsh   text 3 comments (last - monday april 09, 2007 21:42)
'Restorative Justice - Healing the Effects of Crime'
Written by Jim Consedine
'The Celtic Tradition: Repairing the Damage'
It then reads: Fivefold are Crimes
* the crime of the hand by wounding or stealing
* the crime of the foot, by kicking or moving to do evil deeds
* the crime of the tongue, by satire, Slander and False Witness
*crime of the mouth, by eating stolen things
*the crime of the eye, by watching while an evil deed is taking place

Brehon Law existed in Ireland until the final Tudor conquest in 1500.
The Irish had their own form of Criminal Justice System. The Brehon laws was based on its own form of restorative justice. These laws were replaced with the harsh retributive system of the coloniser!

Now......From Behon to a faltering Irish Peace Process.....Can we learn anything? read full story / add a comment
cork / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Friday February 11, 2005 21:37 by wmcc   text 1 comment (last - monday february 14, 2005 21:13)
Jewist Socialist JOHN ROSE and author of THE MYTHS OF ZIONISM and ISRAEL THE HIJACK STATE will be in Cork City. Talking in the VICTORIA HOTEL on PATRICK ST on WED 16th FED at 8PM. In his talk John will look at the deeper ideas of Zionism,its myths,historical,political and cultural roots. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Friday February 11, 2005 19:26 by socialist party   text 1 comment (last - friday february 11, 2005 20:04)
The following press statement on the political stalemate in Northern Ireland was released by Joe Higgins, Socialist Party member of Dáil Éireann (Irish parliament). It details an amendment to a Private Members’ Motion on Northern Ireland that was presented by Fine Gael, read full story / add a comment
kildare / miscellaneous / news report Friday February 11, 2005 19:15 by Newbridge IPSC
Newbridge looks set to twin with Occupied Town of Bethlehem. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday February 11, 2005 14:07 by finn37
In February, trials against squatters of the Harkortstrasse in Hamburg (action took place in September 2003) continue meanwhile new trials open against squatters of the Hafenstrasse - action from April 2004, where around 100 trucks and other vehicles blockaded the Hafenstrasse. read full story / add a comment
waterford / politics / elections / other press Friday February 11, 2005 12:43 by Rosebud
Waterford is the constituency of Mr Martin Cullen who, as minister for the environment, introduced the aborted e-voting system.
The State's bill for storing e-voting machines in Co Waterford is four times higher on average than anywhere else in the State. read full story / add a comment
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