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 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.
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.
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.
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
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. The Saker >>
Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005
RTEs Sarah McInerney ? Fianna Fail?supporter? Anthony
Joe Duffy is dishonest and untrustworthy Anthony
Robert Watt complaint: Time for decision by SIPO Anthony
RTE in breach of its own editorial principles Anthony
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Parse failure for http://humanrights.ie/feed/. Last Retry Tuesday September 23, 2025 20:17
Muslim Who Attacked Koran Burner Hamit Coskun With Knife Spared Jail as Judge Says He ?Lost His Temp... Tue Sep 23, 2025 17:08 | Will Jones
The Muslim man who attacked Koran-burning protester Hamit Coskun with a knife has been spared jail after the judge said he "lost his temper". Hamit, meanwhile, remains in hiding, as concerns about two-tier justice grow.
The post Muslim Who Attacked Koran Burner Hamit Coskun With Knife Spared Jail as Judge Says He “Lost His Temper” appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
The Exaltation of the Cross Tue Sep 23, 2025 15:00 | Chris Larkin
Church leaders are too quick to condemn Tommy Robinson and the Unite the Kingdom march, says Chris Larkin. We don't know what Jesus would have made of our politics, but we can?t just assume he?d have been a Lib Dem voter.
The post The Exaltation of the Cross appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Council Insists Women Be Called ?People With Ovaries? Tue Sep 23, 2025 13:27 | Will Jones
Bristol City Council has been accused of offending women with "virtue-signalling madness" after insisting that women be called "people with ovaries" and claiming that defining sex as biological "misgenders trans people".
The post Council Insists Women Be Called “People With Ovaries” appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Jimmy Kimmel?s Comeback Derailed as Major ABC Affiliate Refuses to Air Show After Charlie Kirk Comme... Tue Sep 23, 2025 11:04 | Will Jones
Jimmy Kimmel's comeback after his Charlie Kirk comments has been dealt a massive blow with ABC affiliates refusing to air it in nearly 40 major markets after Disney announced the liberal talk host will return Tuesday.
The post Jimmy Kimmel’s Comeback Derailed as Major ABC Affiliate Refuses to Air Show After Charlie Kirk Comments appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Labour Will Regret Defending the Boriswave Tue Sep 23, 2025 09:00 | Laurie Wastell
When Nigel Farage announced on Monday that Reform would end benefits for migrants and abolish settled status, Left-wing MPs rushed to denounce him. Labour will regret defending the Boriswave, says Laurie Wastell.
The post Labour Will Regret Defending the Boriswave appeared first on The Daily Sceptic. Lockdown Skeptics >>
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Irish Social Forum Co-operation and Solidarity Summit Group Meeting Minutes
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 Friday October 17, 2003 17:44 by Mary Kinane - Comhlamh Trade Group and ISF Outreach mkisok at hotmail dot com
Minutes 16/10/03
Minutes of a meeting held on Thursday 16th October 2003 @ 7.30pm in the Comhlámh office, 10 Camden St. Dublin 2. Minutes of a meeting held on Thursday 16th October 2003 @ 7.30pm in the Comhlámh office, 10 Camden St. Dublin 2.
Present:Mark O’Connor, Jean Somers, Joe Kelly, Niav Keating, Clare Lee, Christian Volkmann, Paul Dillon, Mark Grehan, Cian O’Callaghan, Finbar Dywer, Paul Butler, Liz Curry, Mary Kinane, Barry Finnegan, Deirdre de Burca
Apologies:Brendan Young, John Meehan
Chairperson:Joe Kelly
Minute-taker: Mary Kinane
1. Minutes of the last meeting
Minutes of the last meeting (11/10/03) were read. It was agreed to then go through all the practicality issues of the weekend.
2. Friday night
• Mark, John, Clare, Niav and Brendan will look after registration. Mark will take care of all money collected. Any cheques received to be paid into the TSB “Campaign for Tolerance and Choice” account, which is being used as a temporary account for the ISF.
• Opening will commence at 7.15 with Mary, followed by speaker on WSF (if available), speaker on ESF (Rory Hearne) and on ISF (Barry Finnegan) and Paul Dillon of the Students Union.
• Cian agreed to document the key points of the Peace and War plenary.
• Paul Butler will ensure guidelines for all chairs of plenaries and workshops will be made available.
• It was agreed that the group would meet from 3pm onwards on Friday to prepare. Brendan Young will bring the ISF boards and Barry will remind Pat Clafferty to bring the banner.
• Tea and coffee facilities will be available in the bar. There is a shop but no hot food will be available.
3. Saturday
• It was agreed to meet at 10am and each person will take a 2 ½ hour time slot to look after registration, logistics, etc. for the day. Paul Dillon and Mark Grehan will prepare identification stickers for all helpers.
• Mary will prepare titles of each workshop for the doors. Barry will prepare a wall chart.
• There is no roving microphone available.
• Re. the Planet before Profit plenary, George Marshall has had to cancel. Paul Butler confirmed he would chair the Equality plenary.
• Workshop No. 24 is being changed to 11am and will take place in the Arts Block. Information to be made available at registration.
• The group discussed the issue of groups looking for voluntary donations and it was agreed that no fundraising should take place in workshops. Fundraising can take place on a group’s stall/table only. Barry will take on to inform people of this. It was also agreed that all selling and leafleting would take place from a stationary position at stalls only and that the astral hall is not to be leafleted before or after plenaries. Barry will add these details to the guidelines being e-mailed out and it will be up to those helpers whose shift it is to ensure that these are adhered to.
• Clare has prepared a large information banner for the wall so that if there are extra issues, topics, etc. arising, people can use this banner as their information point.
4. Crèche facilities
There will be one room available as a crèche with two childcare workers (€20 p/hr x 2 x 8hrs = €160). This room is covered by public liability insurance.
5. ISF Programme
Clare and Niav have prepared the programme. There was some discussion around the pricing of photocopying (70c for the colour cover sheet) and that 250 programmes would cost within the region of €90. As there is a good possibility of accessing free photocopying, it was agreed to leave this task to Clare and Niav and to go for 400 copies.
6. Accommodation
Liz will have a notice at the registration desk for those seeking accommodation over the weekend and those who have accommodation to offer.
7. Fundraiser
There will be a fundraiser Saturday night in the UCD bar with DJs and a rap duo from 7pm onwards. Cover charge is €4. Mark Grehan is organising this.
8. Sunday morning
• PA and room hire for Mother Redcaps for both Sunday morning and last Tuesday’s table quiz will cost €150.
• The group will meet at 10am.
• Mark O’Connor will bring flipchart paper and the sound system for Sunday.
• Jean will facilitate the Sunday session.
• On the issue of flexibility of the programme and making proposals to discuss arising issues, it was noted that the timetable is quite restrictive. There is room for groups to have their own discussion around extra issues on the Saturday but we only have two hours on Sunday. Jean suggested rules of engagement for Sunday’s session and Barry agreed to do this. It is clarified in the programme that groups or individuals may make proposals for Sunday. In keeping with the Charter of Principles of the World Social Forum, the ISF will not be called upon to vote on decisions. It can however facilitate the setting up of groups to organise around issues. (With regard to the international day of protest on Feb 15th, it was clarified that the ESF did not call this day - it was called by the movement of social movements and groups who met during the ESF summit). The ISF is a forum where suggestions can be made around further meetings, planning days, events, etc.
• Paul Butler will prepare an evaluation sheet for feedback from ISF participants.
• The meeting concluded with a round up of how everyone felt approaching the ISF summit weekend. Overall, the feeling was quite positive.
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3I notice that according to the website Brid Smith of the SWP was going to speak at a plenary session on behalf of the anti-bin tax campaign.
I would ask if the four campaigns had actually democratically decided to send her as a representative or if the SWP made the decision in the way they tried at the DCTU protest, but it seems a little pointless given that she is in jail.
The interesting bit will be seeing who will replace her at that session. Anyone want a little wager on the replacement speaker being some SWP hack with no particular prominence in the anti-bin tax movement?
I mean we can take it for granted that the SWP will have made sure that the replacement will be a member of theirs, but it isn't as if their organisation is filled to the brim with people who anyone in the bin tax movement has even heard of.
I'm willing to give odds...
Who will it be? Which SWP second stringer will they wheel out to "represent the movement"? Or could it be kicked upstairs to Rich Boy Barrett?
Sure enough, the bin tax speaker was some second string SWP hack (I forget her name).
A question for the SWP:
What campaign delegated your member who nobody has heard of to speak on its behalf?
Dublin City?
Fingal?
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown?
South Dublin?
"€20 p/hr x 2 x 8hrs = €160"
No, it equals €320. Make sure you gots enough dosh fer yer creche workers, eh?