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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

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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

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offsite link Oxford and Cambridge Drop Out of Top Three in University Rankings Because of ?Misguided Attempts at ... Fri Sep 19, 2025 15:00 | Will Jones
Oxford and Cambridge universities have?failed to get into the top three in the Times's prestigious annual university ranking for the first time, with experts blaming "misguided attempts at equality".
The post Oxford and Cambridge Drop Out of Top Three in University Rankings Because of “Misguided Attempts at Equality” appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Jeremy Corbyn?s New Hard Left Party Descends into Chaos as Zarah Sultana Says She?s Been ?Frozen Out... Fri Sep 19, 2025 13:16 | Will Jones
Jeremy Corbyn's new hard Left party has been plunged into chaos as his co-founder Zarah Sultana claimed she had been "frozen out" from the "sexist boys' club" and Corbyn threatened her with legal action.
The post Jeremy Corbyn’s New Hard Left Party Descends into Chaos as Zarah Sultana Says She’s Been “Frozen Out” of “Sexist Boys’ Club” appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Sadiq Khan?s Officials Suppressed Report Showing LTNs Don?t Cut Car Use Fri Sep 19, 2025 11:00 | Will Jones
Sadiq Khan?s officials suppressed taxpayer-funded research that showed low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) do not reduce car use after the London Mayor spent five years baselessly claiming LTNs are good for the planet.
The post Sadiq Khan’s Officials Suppressed Report Showing LTNs Don’t Cut Car Use appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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.

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international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Saturday December 11, 2004 22:56 by Yoshie
The opium export today accounts for more than 60% of Afghanistan's Gross Domestic Product. read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / opinion/analysis Saturday December 11, 2004 21:48 by supporto
..a project to put together signs, traces and memory of the G8-Summit in Genoa. A space to recover and to enhance what was produced during and after July 2001. An excuse to tell what we saw, thought and felt. Because memory is a collective gear read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Friday December 10, 2004 20:47 by Michelle Clarke   text 8 comments (last - wednesday january 19, 2005 22:45)
Peace is essential. Diversity exists but it is up to each person to work at making Unity the goal.
Let's look to colonial powers like Zimbabwe who appear to have fallen by the wayside. Let us take regard for the need of a Peace Protype/Model that can give inspiration to other countries torn by war.
Let us take account of Narcissism and those who act the part of Boss as distinct from Leadership.

Leadership is about inspiration. Leadership envelopes philosophy, psychology and a level of Truth. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Friday December 10, 2004 18:24 by mark h   text 2 comments (last - friday december 10, 2004 22:14)
Over 8million euros has been spent on cost of all security arrangements for Bush's visit read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Friday December 10, 2004 18:09 by pc
27th November 2004: Chief Superintendent Bill Donoghue and Detective Superintendent P.J. Browne of Pearse St. Garda Station Dublin Ireland have been appointed by the Assistant Commissioner of Operations Al McHugh to investigate allegations against Chinese Vice-Premier Huang Ju that he conspired to commit torture against Falun Dafa practitioners.

Criminal Complaint Against Chinese Official Huang Ju Presents an Opportunity for the Irish Judicial System read full story / add a comment

dublin / animal rights / press release Friday December 10, 2004 17:53 by Santa's Little Helper.   text 13 comments (last - thursday may 11, 2006 22:04)
The Animal liberation (ALF Ireland) has carried out two raids over the last few weeks on intensive poultry breeding farms in counties Louth and Kildare. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / news report Friday December 10, 2004 17:14 by Edward Horgan   text 4 comments (last - monday september 26, 2005 13:43)
The scale and significance of US military use of Shannon airport has taken on a new dimension with the revelations that Shannon has become part of the illegal movement and torture of prisoners, and the airport's increasing level of use by US military and civil leaders. This begs the question, has the Irish Government done a secret deal with the United States, granting US citizens immunity from arrest and procecution under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court? read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Friday December 10, 2004 16:12 by Rebecca Tallon Martinez
A fashionshow extravanganza is being held in Yello Capel St. in aid of Outhouse GLBT centre. Top prize weekend for two to Italy, and many more. Clothes by RIFLE, hosted by Annie Balls. tickets on sale for 15 euro at Outhouse, Yello, Trocadero and RAW read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Friday December 10, 2004 11:43 by Simon Willace   text 14 comments (last - tuesday december 14, 2004 13:03)
This war is about oil and where would we be without it, the Arabs would go back to herding goats but what would we do? read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Friday December 10, 2004 02:55 by Sisyphe   text 1 comment (last - friday december 10, 2004 22:06)
In an unprecedented gesture, around thirty personalities known for their social and political commitment asks the government of Canada to reject the decriminalization of prostitution claimed by certain groups and to take immediate measures to to put an end to the harassing of prostitutes and to the sexual trafficking which is practised in Canada. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Thursday December 09, 2004 23:57 by hs
On the 30th of November in Italy there was the fifth general strike against the Berlusconi government. It stopped the country.

Lazzaro Bortolotti, cwi Italy read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Thursday December 09, 2004 22:04 by Paul Kinsella   text 2 comments (last - saturday december 11, 2004 23:04)
What an amazing turnout! No one in their wildest dreams could have foreseen the massive turnout for yesterday's postal workers March organised as part of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) "National Day of Action". Over 8,000 according to this morning's newspapers An Post workers and their families took part in what the Gardaí described as the largest March in Dublin since the Anti war Marches last year. I will try and give as good an account as I can of how yesterday went but ye'll have to forgive me if parts of this are a bit sketchy and patchy as due to the huge crowd I was near the end of the March on Molesworth Street. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Thursday December 09, 2004 21:50 by Rachel   text 19 comments (last - tuesday december 21, 2004 22:44)
The plans for Falluja are that when people return, they will all be bio ID-ed, and they will be forced to wear badges displaying their home addresses at all times: read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Thursday December 09, 2004 12:02 by pat c
"IT WAS A BIT OF A COCK-UP ..HE SOUNDED WHITE OVER THE PHONE "

BNP members who mistakenly hired a black DJ for their Christmas party proved yesterday they were not just racist but STUPID. Official Bob Garner said: "There was a bit of a cock-up. The chap who booked him didn't realise. The DJ sounded white on the phone." read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Thursday December 09, 2004 11:17 by Liam   text 8 comments (last - friday december 10, 2004 17:23)
"On behalf of our members we are to advise you that our members will not accept the manner or means by which your organisation have taken the decision to dismiss their colleagues." read full story / add a comment
dublin / crime and justice / news report Thursday December 09, 2004 10:49 by CW   text 1 comment (last - sunday december 12, 2004 13:53)
As the Guardian wins access to court files relating to Alvis (now owned by BAe systems) having had Indonesian Dictator Suahrto's daughter on the pay role. As surveillance & dodgy activity appears to be stepping up around the Pit Stop Ploughshares awaiting trial in Dublin. It may be worth revisiting what gone before.

The following web site has been set up dealing with the infiltration by a private intelligence agency hired by BAe to infiltrate the moderate "Campaign Against the Arms Trade" and the radical Liverpool Catholic Worker & Bread Not Bombs Plowshares support.

Good to know this stuff, not to be paralysed by paranoia but to remain "wise as serpants, gentle as doves". read full story / add a comment
louth / anti-war / imperialism / other press Wednesday December 08, 2004 22:41 by Brian Vernon
... But first back to Iraq. "Saddam sealed his fate when he decided to switch to the euro in late 2000 (and later converted his $10 billion reserve fund at the UN ... read full story / add a comment
galway / miscellaneous / event notice Wednesday December 08, 2004 21:50 by Orla Ni Chomhrai
TOKIE LAOTAN BENEFIT WITH SEAN TYRRELL, ETC. Thurs. 9 December, Richardson's Eyre Square. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Wednesday December 08, 2004 18:28 by pc
Anti-war protestors are today celebrating a Court of Appeal ruling which held that the police acted unlawfully in detaining them for 2½ hours without arrests. read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media / opinion/analysis Wednesday December 08, 2004 18:13 by Michael Hennigan   text 2 comments (last - thursday december 09, 2004 17:08)
In November, significant Revenue data on tax reliefs was issued in response to Dáil Questions from Deputies Joan Burton, Richard Bruton and Paul McGrath.

Last week, as if it was all a revelation to him, the Taoiseach Bertie Ahern said that 'the game is up' for those who have paid little or no tax through availing of the many reliefs/schemes, which are undermining the taxation system. On Friday last, Mary Harney jumped on the bandwagon and said that individuals who earn more than €200,000 should pay a minimum of 20% in income tax. read full story / add a comment
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