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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 The BBC?s ?1 Billion Pension Bailout Sun Sep 21, 2025 19:47 | Richard Eldred
The BBC has poured over ?1 billion into its gold-plated pension scheme, gobbling up nearly ?850 million of licence fee money ? and it looks like the bill could keep climbing.
The post The BBC?s ?1 Billion Pension Bailout appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Education Secretary Launches Fresh Attack on Private Schools Sun Sep 21, 2025 17:13 | Richard Eldred
In a fresh raid that could force more closures and squeeze parents' wallets, Bridget Phillipson is hitting private schools again, this time tripling Ofsted inspection fees.
The post Education Secretary Launches Fresh Attack on Private Schools appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Keir Starmer Confirms Britain Will Ignore US and Israeli Anger and Recognise a Palestinian State Sun Sep 21, 2025 15:00 | Richard Eldred
Keir Starmer has sparked fury by pledging to recognise a Palestinian state even though critics say it rewards Hamas, angers Israel and the US and won't help hostages or feed Gaza's starving.
The post Keir Starmer Confirms Britain Will Ignore US and Israeli Anger and Recognise a Palestinian State appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link North Sea ?Has Three Times More Oil and Gas? Than Government Claims Sun Sep 21, 2025 13:00 | Richard Eldred
Britain's North Sea could have 14 billion barrels of oil and gas ? three times what the Government reckons ? but sky-high taxes and drilling bans are leaving it in the ground while jobs and cash go begging.
The post North Sea ?Has Three Times More Oil and Gas? Than Government Claims appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Met Office Staff Given Record Bonuses Despite String of Forecast Failures Sun Sep 21, 2025 11:00 | Richard Eldred
The Met Office might struggle to predict the weather, but it seems staff can always count on a downpour of cash: they walked away with record bonus payments of ?8.1 million last year and ?31.5 million over five years.
The post Met Office Staff Given Record Bonuses Despite String of Forecast Failures appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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ATGWU Motion calling on the DCTU to hold their traditional May Day March

category dublin | summit mobilisations | news report author Thursday April 08, 2004 15:09author by Union head Report this post to the editors

The Amalgamated Transport and General Workers Union (ATGWU) have a motion down for next Tuesday night's Dublin Council of Trade Unions (DCTU) General Delegates Meeting calling on them to have their traditional May Day March, or to at least support the alternative May Day March organised by the Another Europe Is Possible (AEIP) mobilising by having their banner on the march and informing their members of it, in other words to reverse their outrageous decision to cancel their traditional annual May Day March. I think that it's really important to get as many sympathetic delegates as possible along on Tuesday night and that we should all speak out loudly and forcibly in favour of the ATGWU motion. I'm calling on anyone reading this who knows someone involved with the DCTU or Trade Unions generally to strongly encourage them to attend, and to participate in Tuesday night's meeting.

author by Badmanpublication date Thu Apr 08, 2004 15:35author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Another front is possible is a failed SWP front. Nobody else is involved. If they call their own march, grassroots and the SWP will join it. If they join the another front march, they will be lonely stooges of the SWP.

author by ecpublication date Thu Apr 08, 2004 15:44author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Lets get real here - Press conference today with SF and Greens and ATGWU supporting forcefully the AEIP March - it is a little more complicated than you are making it out to be.

author by Mr Angrypublication date Thu Apr 08, 2004 16:08author address author phone Report this post to the editors

They've been making our lives miserable for too long now!

author by Non-Leninist and interested in GGpublication date Thu Apr 08, 2004 16:15author address author phone Report this post to the editors

The little beardy twat might have been wrong about most things but for christ sake lads it doesn't look like he was wrong about infantile disorder.

1. The ATGWU is about the most left wing union in Ireland - its not saying much but it is.

2. Their call is for the DCTU march to be uncancelled.

3. We can't help it if they are more disposed to the AEIP types.

4. We have to show them we are serious about what we do, it might take time but ffs stop with the hair trigger replies.

author by Teenage worker and I.W.U member in Coolock (Cúlog) - Independent Workers Union (I.W.U.)publication date Thu Apr 08, 2004 16:51author email iwu at union dot ieauthor address Cúlog, Baile Átha Cliathauthor phone Report this post to the editors

The whole fiasco of the Dublin May Day March that was cancelled by the Dublin Council of Trade Unions (DCTU) on the dicktat of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) without any opposition from that former ultra radical in his day, the most militant of them all (At the time of course) Sam Nolan (DCTU Secretary) proves the case more than ever for a new Trade Union completely independent from the so-called Congress of Trade Unions that is merely another tool of the Government. That Union, the Independent Workers Union (I.W.U.) was established in Cork last Saturday, and we're not going away you know.

We're absolutely delighted that Ahern's jamboree on O'Connell Street has been cancelled, not just because it has left them with egg on their faces, but because it is now exposing the real reason for the DCTU's totall unwillingness to hold the traditional May Day March this year, namely that to use their words, they're terrified of any trouble on May Day this year, and they don't want to be associated with Anti-capitalist, Leftist, Anti-globalisation, Anarchist groups and anybody who does not fit into their narrow right wing side of the so-called Labour Party mould.

Lest anyone thinks that this is just a serious Dublin issue, this has also raised it's ugly head in Cork. The Cork Council of Trade Unions (CCTU) are also seriously considering their May Day March this year. And their excuse? Roadworks on Patrick Street!

We wish the ATGWU and all of the various Anti-capitalist, Leftist, Anti-globalisation, Anarchist groups of whatever your very diverse views the very best on your May Day mobilisations this year, and we will fully support you'se as much as we can on May Day.

Related Link: http://www.union.ie
author by Chris Codypublication date Thu Apr 08, 2004 19:05author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Just to repeat what I've said before, these so-called socialists in the trade union movement would give shame a worse name. This is the time for working class people to take control of May Day and take it out of the hands of SIPTU etc. The I.W.U.and certain heads in the A.T.G.W.U. with rank and file workers should meet on May 2nd to plan next year's May Day! Lets once and for all start to push Fleming, O'Connor and Gerathy etc with their lackies and the like to the side.

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