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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 Labour Sinks to Lowest Ever Poll Rating ? as Andy Burnham Fuels Starmer Challenge Rumours Fri Sep 19, 2025 17:00 | Will Jones
Labour has sunk to its lowest ever poll rating as Andy Burnham fuels rumours he is preparing to challenge Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership by refusing to commit to serving a full term as Greater Manchester Mayor.
The post Labour Sinks to Lowest Ever Poll Rating ? as Andy Burnham Fuels Starmer Challenge Rumours appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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.

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national / bin tax / household tax / water tax / opinion/analysis Sunday November 21, 2004 11:03 by john mcdermott   text 2 comments (last - monday november 22, 2004 11:25)
January 2005 has been announced as the date set for the last and greatest Revenue amassing campaign in the history of the Irish Free State.General Bertie,and his Chief of Staff Marshall Mary Hearney,loyal dominatrix of the Soldiers of destiny,will go to war against the remaining tax dodgers holed up in "Irish Life",etc,etc. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Sunday November 21, 2004 06:09 by Gary Sudborough
US imperialism hits a stumbling block in Fallujah and the whole of Iraq in its drive for global hegemony and corporate control. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Sunday November 21, 2004 03:56 by Dave Curran   text 6 comments (last - sunday november 21, 2004 17:43)
The free market solution to world poverty has failed, so countries should be allowed self-determination in their economic policies. read full story / add a comment
cork / miscellaneous / press release Saturday November 20, 2004 22:24 by Paul McAndrew   text 4 comments (last - saturday november 20, 2004 23:33)
New Cork yahoo group
To keep people who join the group informed about alternative and left-wing and events and meetings and demos in Cork, everything from The SWP to the Tibetan Buddhists to community arts. Its getting hard to flypost and hopefully this group will make it easier to publicise events. Anyone can send messages to the whole group, but anyone posting stuff -which isn't publicising an event, -or is e.g: racist,homophobic or just right-wing will have that message removed and may be barred from the group. Another Cork, isn't, at the moment anyway a discussion forum, to avoid getting bogged down in dogma wars. . read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Saturday November 20, 2004 19:44 by Secretary   text 2 comments (last - tuesday november 30, 2004 17:44)
A wonderful high point in the year for REACH and indeed the gay community in Dublin. With the help of the award winning lesbian and gay choir GLORIA the Christmas season in sung in with a beautiful selection of carols in the lovely setting of the Unitarian Church on St. Stephen's Green. read full story / add a comment
international / environment / news report Saturday November 20, 2004 19:24 by Diet Simon
Here’s a collation of all the English-language coverage (including pics) on German IndyMedia of this year’s protests against the haulage of 12 more Castor containers of nuclear waste to the Gorleben “interim” storage hall near the north German village of Gorleben. A 21-year-old French student died after the train ran over him in France when he tried to stop. This collation also contains some other anti-nuclear protest news that appeared here recently in English. read full story / add a comment
international / environment / other press Saturday November 20, 2004 17:26 by jeejeejee   text 1 comment (last - saturday november 20, 2004 22:40)
Catholickes are not only putting the environment at risk by not obliging the USA with pain of excommunication to honour the Kyoto agreement but also are farming completely un-neccesarily beeswax. read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media / news report Saturday November 20, 2004 16:14 by Sean Crudden   text 1 comment (last - saturday november 20, 2004 16:50)
A full house heard this program of very popular pieces which sounded fresh, new and free from cliche. There were many new faces in evidence around the National Concert Hall for this performance and, judging by last night's experience, audiences around the country are in for a very pleasant musical treat. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / press release Saturday November 20, 2004 15:58 by Jp   text 8 comments (last - monday november 22, 2004 17:57)
FF & PDS PLAYED POLITICS WITH WORLD'S POOR read full story / add a comment
international / animal rights / other press Saturday November 20, 2004 15:40 by Roberto X
Interview with Rebelión Animal from Uruguay read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / news report Saturday November 20, 2004 01:25 by CESL
* The Venezuelan Comision de Relaciones Anarquistas (CRA) calls for solidarity with a project which is the first of its kind in our country: the opening (sunday 14th November 2004) of a Libertarian Social Studies Centre (Centro de Estudios Sociales Libertarios - CESL), together with a social library. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Friday November 19, 2004 23:31 by Residents Against Racism
STAND UP TO STATE RACISM!
In support of Residents Against Racism

Teachers club, 36 Parnell Square
Friday 26th of November 8:00 pm
E8 waged E5 unwaged read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Friday November 19, 2004 22:17 by x   text 18 comments (last - tuesday november 23, 2004 03:49)
International media and newspaper report that the US-army uses Napalm and Phosphor bombs in Falluja.
Here is a summary (with links; some in foreign language) read full story / add a comment
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax / news report Friday November 19, 2004 16:20 by Dusty Bin Laden   text 1 comment (last - friday november 19, 2004 22:34)
Dublin City Council will be introducing Pay by Use/Volume System for household waste from 1st January 2005. This system is designed to benefit the environment by encouraging housholds to reduce, reuse and recycle their waste materials and present theirs bins or bags for collection when they full. It quite simple - the less you throw away the less you pay!!! There are also wavier systems in place. In this system waste can be presented in either in a Wheelie Bin or in Tagged Bags. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Friday November 19, 2004 11:45 by pat c   text 6 comments (last - monday november 22, 2004 12:07)
Venezuela prosecutor feared dead

A key state prosecutor may have been killed in a double explosion in his car in Venezuela, officials fear.
Police are carrying out tests on the dead driver of a jeep that blew up in a suburb of the capital Caracas.

They say the vehicle belonged to Danilo Anderson, a prosecutor investigating those involved in a 2002 coup against President Hugo Chavez. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Thursday November 18, 2004 21:41 by Paul Kinsella   text 29 comments (last - thursday may 24, 2007 12:43)
Lies! Damned Lies! And Statistics! This certainly applies to this survey that claims that Ireland is the best country in the world to live in. Ireland the best country in the world to live in! Come on get a grip! Are these people for real? What planet are they living on? Are these economists, businesspeople and their rich friends so detacthed from the stark reality of daily life for most people that they believe such stuff? read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / press release Thursday November 18, 2004 21:03 by Rob Chapman   text 2 comments (last - thursday november 18, 2004 21:49)
Department of Eduaction and Science pay salaries of teachers, teaching in fee-paying schools - diverting much needed resources from state-supported schools. read full story / add a comment
clare / anti-war / imperialism / news report Thursday November 18, 2004 19:38 by Court Reporter   text 5 comments (last - friday november 19, 2004 12:52)
Presiding Judge: Joseph Mangan
Prosecution : Inspector Kennedy
Defendants: Conor Cregan, Owen Rice, Elaine O'Sullivan, Zelda Jeffers.

Today in Ennis Court House, the sitting of Shannon District Court (long story) was expected to be fairly routine, even for the four peace activists facing charges before judge Mangan. As it turned out, the Judge was in no humour for routine. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / other press Thursday November 18, 2004 17:42 by Bank of Ireland
Perhaps its the influx of dodgy bankers at the Dublin docks development. Certainly no mention of the antiquated 'justice' system or the growing gap between rich and poor, the homeless problem, corruption, intolerance etc etc. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Thursday November 18, 2004 13:57 by Jem   text 7 comments (last - monday december 13, 2004 15:22)
Powell says Iran's nuclear activities "should be of concern to all parties." read full story / add a comment
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