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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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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 / environment / event notice Monday November 15, 2004 18:50 by Another Tarahead   text 2 comments (last - sunday november 28, 2004 04:19)
A demonstration against the proposed M3 motorway route through the national monument of the Hill of Tara is to be held in Dublin on Saturday, November 27, beginning at 1.30pm. The public are invited to gather at The Garden of Remembrance , Parnell Square and march up O’Connell Street to the Dublin Civic Offices at Wood Quay. read full story / add a comment
international / racism & migration related issues / event notice Monday November 15, 2004 17:57 by ppp
CADIC - Coalition Against the Deportation of Irish Children: 2 events (Nov 19-20, Dublin) PLEASE COME AND SUPPORT two events to highlight the plight of thousands of Irish children, born to migrant parents, who face forced removal from Ireland because of government policy. As the world celebrates Universal Children's Day, it is time to remind the Irish government of its legal obligations to treat all children equally irrespective of the race or nationality of their parents. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Monday November 15, 2004 16:14 by Justin Moran   text 9 comments (last - friday november 19, 2004 15:44)
An unpublished feature article submitted to An Phoblacht dealing with the need to expand the democratic process in the 26 Counties in order to allow people to take ownership of pushing political change. read full story / add a comment
cork / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Monday November 15, 2004 14:29 by Paul McAndrew   text 12 comments (last - friday august 12, 2005 00:49)
Hi everyone. There was a demonstration today at 12 noon at UCC against continued protesting the blatant discrimination practised by the Blood Board against gay men.This is the second year that these protestsd have been held.The Blood Board has a blanket ban against any men who have ever had sex with a man from ever giving blood. It doesn't even bother to ask straight people wether or not they practise safer sex.There are also demonstrations at UCC at 12 noon tomorrow Tuesday 16th and Wednesday 17th of November .The anti-racist movement isn't made up only of Black and Asian people. Don't leave fighting homophobia up to gay people.
-Paul read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Monday November 15, 2004 14:03 by Global Project
Actions against the NATO summit in Venice from November 13th - 16th read full story / add a comment
waterford / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Monday November 15, 2004 12:57 by Waterford Anti War   text 1 comment (last - tuesday november 16, 2004 18:19)
national / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Monday November 15, 2004 11:16 by Katy Keenan/Jim Page   text 2 comments (last - monday november 15, 2004 22:28)
Seattle Singer/songwriter Jim Page doing short tour of Ireland. Make sure to catch one of his performances! read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Sunday November 14, 2004 22:55 by Anti-War Ireland
Veterans of the US military now at the forefront of the American anti-war movement have issued an appeal to the people of Ireland to resist the misuse of Shannon airport by the US killing machine. The statement follow: read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Sunday November 14, 2004 20:19 by D. Lynch   text 1 comment (last - monday november 15, 2004 10:54)
Socialist Forum: After Arafat: What Future for the Intifida. 8pm, Wednesday 17, November. O'Neill's Pub, Dorset Street, Dublin.
Speaker: Sinead Ni Bhroin. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / other press Sunday November 14, 2004 05:39 by none of this was my idea. I'm just a reader. a joe soap.   text 5 comments (last - thursday november 18, 2004 16:28)
one national - the UDA
the other international - HB/ETA
will be made today. read full story / add a comment
international / consumer issues / opinion/analysis Saturday November 13, 2004 19:34 by john mcdermott   text 2 comments (last - sunday november 14, 2004 16:14)
Minister Martin O,Donoghue denounces those who promulgate Ireland as a rip off country-or Fianna Fail as a rip-off government.. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Saturday November 13, 2004 18:19 by Zeev bin Natan   text 9 comments (last - sunday november 21, 2004 04:26)
There is need now to build a mass non-violent movement toward a single democratic non-national state, a “politics from below” for a sustainable just future for Israelis and Palestinians, forging bonds of ta'ayush (togetherness) in common struggle, the return of refugees in massive numbers – and inside Israel moving beyond apartheid ethnocracy and its oligarchy. read full story / add a comment
antrim / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Saturday November 13, 2004 17:04 by R Craig   text 8 comments (last - thursday november 25, 2004 09:15)
North Antrim Fascist Out! Campaign groups have carried out a poster and leaflet drive in Colraine, Ballymoney, Portrush and Bushmills. read full story / add a comment
clare / anti-war / imperialism / news report Saturday November 13, 2004 15:17 by An Púca   text 44 comments (last - sunday november 21, 2004 18:49)
A crowd of about 100 people have gathered in Shannon town centre to begin the protest against the use of Shannon Airport by the military. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Friday November 12, 2004 18:23 by pat c   text 4 comments (last - wednesday november 17, 2004 13:53)
New Bicycle Seat More Healthy, Eliminates Sexual Dysfunction

A traditional bicycle seat is more likely to cause male sexual dysfunction and a variety of other health problems than a new seat with a revolutionary design, according to Medicine & Science In Sports & Exercise, the official journal of the American College of Sports Medicine. Results of the 2004 study concluded that the typical sport/racing saddle with a narrow protruding nose causes twice the pressure in the perineal region as the Solution Bicycle Seat, a unique new model without the nose.

Previous studies linked perineal pressure to difficulties resulting from bicycling, including numbness, urinary track and yeast infections, prostate inflammation and impotence. That is because sitting on a typical bike saddle for long periods of time compresses the artery that provides blood flow to the area, according to Dr. Irwin Goldstein, a prominent urologist from Boston University. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / other press Friday November 12, 2004 13:18 by No-name   text 20 comments (last - thursday november 18, 2004 19:14)
The Socialist Workers Party in Ireland (following the line from London) has finally declared its position regarding the armed resistance in Iraq. It is fully in support of such resistance - a position that all anti-imperialists should agree with. It is remarkable, however, that the position seems to be one of unconditional support including for those who are clearly related by Islamic fundamentalism. See the extrct below which is published on the SWP's Irish website.

Question: how will this affect the political line of the IAWM? Presumably the SWP anti-war front will be expected to tow the line? read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / other press Friday November 12, 2004 12:42 by Courtesy of Irish Independent   text 52 comments (last - wednesday january 26, 2005 19:33)
Attack on War Memorial Gardens, Jewish Museum. 'Free Iraq' daubed on national war memorial gardens. Swastika painted on Jewish Museum in apparently coordinated attacks. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / news report Friday November 12, 2004 08:42 by James F. Harrington
As you read this article, the Coca-Cola company is using para-military goon squads to kidnap, torture, and kill union organizers at their plants in Columbia, South America. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday November 12, 2004 01:33 by Justin Morahan   text 4 comments (last - monday november 15, 2004 13:10)
Dr Mordechai Vanunu was rearrested by between 30 and 50 police Thursday morning read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Thursday November 11, 2004 23:32 by Pádraig Ó Ruairc
Free public lecture on Na Fianna the Countess Marcivictz's rebel youth organisation and its role in the struggle for Irish Independence 1909-1923. Talk given by Donnocadh Ó Shéa historian. read full story / add a comment
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