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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.

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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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Is Trump embracing Europe's energy suicide? His imposition of Russian oil sanctions is a rejection of his earlier energy pragmatism and a shift to imitating the failed moralistic policies of Europe, says Tilak Doshi.
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offsite link Universal Basic Income ? Making Slavery Great Again Thu Oct 30, 2025 19:00 | Dr David Bell
Having seen a Universal Basic Income in action and the awful effect it has on communities ? leaving people listless and without dignity ? Dr David Bell issues a stark warning: beware of slavery to the government.
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offsite link Gazan Students Allowed to Bring Their Families to Britain Thu Oct 30, 2025 17:48 | Will Jones
Gazan?students coming to Britain will be allowed to bring their families in a reversal of Government policy as 17 more arrived this week.
The post Gazan Students Allowed to Bring Their Families to Britain appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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Kidnapped female British soldier coerced to wear headscarf and "apologise" to Iranians in video

category international | anti-war / imperialism | other press author Thursday March 29, 2007 10:12author by Phil The Greek Report this post to the editors

Iranian propaganda highlights medieval Muslims attitudes to the rights of women.

Faye Turney, a married mother of a young daughter, serving in the British armed forces, was shown wearing a black headscarf as she was interviewed and forced to apologise for "aggression" against Iran. The sight of a non-muslim Western woman forced to submit to the misogynist Islamic headscarf demonstrates the bigotry of the Islamic government of Iran and echoes the forced "conversion" of an American reporter and cameraman to Islam when they were captured by Palestinian terrorists last year.

Removed article that was plagiarised from guardian. Also moved to 'other press'. Do not cut and paste articles - post a summary and a link and categorize under other press

Related Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,,2045099,00.html?79%3A+Uk+news+-+guardian+-+do+not+use

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   No To Misogyny & No To Imperialist Torture     pat c    Thu Mar 29, 2007 10:21 
   weeping lefty!     righteous pragmatist    Thu Mar 29, 2007 10:36 
   Brit shananigans     MichaelY    Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:41 
   yes but no but yes     Human rights guy    Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:59 
   Siúite na náisiún     duine    Thu Mar 29, 2007 12:06 
   Point taken     MichaelY    Thu Mar 29, 2007 12:08 
   "coerced to wear scarf?"......wow eh. very clever the psychic pube pullers.     iosaf    Thu Mar 29, 2007 12:10 
   Rattle and roll     Mars    Thu Mar 29, 2007 12:19 
   Border counties     Spiff    Thu Mar 29, 2007 13:05 
 10   Righteous pragmatist     jeff    Thu Mar 29, 2007 13:43 
 11   Michael Y, my arch nemesis is trying to impersonate me eh?     righteous pragmatist    Thu Mar 29, 2007 13:58 
 12   Bigotry?     Phil The Greek    Thu Mar 29, 2007 14:17 
 13   The impact of nemesian politics     MichaelY    Thu Mar 29, 2007 14:38 
 14   Michael Y     pat c    Thu Mar 29, 2007 14:55 
 15   Is this for real     Mars    Thu Mar 29, 2007 15:53 
 16   Good cop - bad cop     MichaelY    Thu Mar 29, 2007 16:14 
 17   All part of the big lie.....     Human rights guy    Thu Mar 29, 2007 16:46 
 18   let's take it up another level.     ipsi    Thu Mar 29, 2007 16:59 
 19   Words are meaningless without actions pat c     Phil The Greek    Thu Mar 29, 2007 17:03 
 20   war games     matt    Thu Mar 29, 2007 17:11 
 21   and...     matt    Thu Mar 29, 2007 17:26 
 22   Deja vu, the fog and scarf of war !     TD    Thu Mar 29, 2007 17:30 
 23   Crusading spirit     MichaelY    Thu Mar 29, 2007 17:32 
 24   For your information Michael Y, I am an atheist     Phil The Greek    Thu Mar 29, 2007 19:16 
 25   I am a secular liberal pluralist democrat.     Phil The Greek    Thu Mar 29, 2007 19:50 
 26   Phil     d    Thu Mar 29, 2007 20:37 
 27   There has been (some) better coverage on the BBC!     scanner    Thu Mar 29, 2007 21:31 
 28   coerced?     Cliodhna    Thu Mar 29, 2007 22:26 
 29   Headscarf Torutre. oooo..eeee!     Ascent    Thu Mar 29, 2007 22:35 
 30   Misdirection     Anarchy Rules    Fri Mar 30, 2007 09:16 
 31   "Anarchy" Rules     Pushkin    Fri Mar 30, 2007 10:19 
 32   Asscent     Pushkin    Fri Mar 30, 2007 11:15 
 33   Enough hysteria     Maggio 1358    Fri Mar 30, 2007 11:59 
 34   Maggio     Pushkin    Fri Mar 30, 2007 12:16 
 35   Oh yeah? Iranians performed a mock execution in 2004 on British servicemen!     Phil The Greek    Fri Mar 30, 2007 12:23 
 36   The testimony of Scott Fallon who was subjected to a mock execution by Iranian forces in 2004     Phil The Greek    Fri Mar 30, 2007 12:26 
 37   Why does the image of the veiled woman incite so much excitement?     images    Fri Mar 30, 2007 12:31 
 38   Do you want audio?     Phil The Greek    Fri Mar 30, 2007 12:37 
 39   A couple of questions     MichaelY    Fri Mar 30, 2007 12:44 
 40   Despite what Michael Y believes - women are treated like animals in Iran.     righteous pragmatist    Fri Mar 30, 2007 13:31 
 41   Michael Y     Pushkin    Fri Mar 30, 2007 13:33 
 42   interesting logic     righteous pragmatist    Fri Mar 30, 2007 13:43 
 43   RP     Pushkin    Fri Mar 30, 2007 13:53 
 44   Defeating the Iranian Islamo-Fascists will strengthen the hand of the Iranian opposition     Righteous Pragmatist    Fri Mar 30, 2007 13:54 
 45   No way     Marlboro Man    Fri Mar 30, 2007 13:55 
 46   iran & nazi germany     d    Fri Mar 30, 2007 14:06 
 47   Interesting point Pushkin     Righteous Pramgatist    Fri Mar 30, 2007 14:08 
 48   Iran has the same motive as Nazi Germany     righteous pragmatist    Fri Mar 30, 2007 14:13 
 49   ...     d    Fri Mar 30, 2007 14:20 
 50   Logic     David    Fri Mar 30, 2007 14:35 
 51   A few more points     MichaelY    Fri Mar 30, 2007 14:42 
 52   Michael Y     Pushkin    Fri Mar 30, 2007 14:57 
 53   Re: David - MediaBite     righteous pragmatist    Fri Mar 30, 2007 14:58 
 54   Logic     David    Fri Mar 30, 2007 15:22 
 55   Re: David - Mediabite "Completely false"? Who are you trying to fool?     righteous pragmatist    Fri Mar 30, 2007 15:45 
 56   Not a liar, just mis-informed and unwilling to find the truth     David    Fri Mar 30, 2007 15:53 
 57   It means the exactly same thing     righteous pragmatist    Fri Mar 30, 2007 16:08 
 58   Anarchism standing on its head     MichaelY    Fri Mar 30, 2007 16:26 
 59   Pushkin and Righteous Pragmatist     Maggio 1358    Fri Mar 30, 2007 16:26 
 60   Maggio     Pushkin    Fri Mar 30, 2007 16:36 
 61   Pushkin     Maggio 1358    Fri Mar 30, 2007 16:41 
 62   interesting opinions. If you want to change a country - start with what's wrong not who.     templar iosaf    Fri Mar 30, 2007 17:01 
 63   Second British Imperial Invader Confesses     Ascent    Fri Mar 30, 2007 23:30 
 64   "Confession"     pat c    Sat Mar 31, 2007 16:32 
 65   Pat C     Tony    Sat Mar 31, 2007 16:56 
 66   Last man standing     Mars    Sat Mar 31, 2007 16:59 
 67   Tony     pat c    Sat Mar 31, 2007 17:10 
 68   pow? WOW!     Anarchy Rules    Sat Mar 31, 2007 17:37 
 69   POWs     pat c    Sat Mar 31, 2007 17:52 
 70   blowing hot and blowing cold - lukewarm     Anarchy Rules    Sat Mar 31, 2007 18:16 
 71   Headscarf? Why not just put a bag over her head     R. Isible    Sat Mar 31, 2007 18:41 
 72   oh we're all very clever. I wonder will it ever recognised?     message sent    Sat Mar 31, 2007 19:23 
 73   POWs and headscarves     Barry    Sun Apr 01, 2007 03:12 
 74   Re: The Geneva Convention ?     uncle samuel & jonathan bull    Sun Apr 01, 2007 08:17 
 75   Pat C's lead     Tony    Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:10 
 76   Oh Lord but it's hard to be humble     Anarchy Rules    Sun Apr 01, 2007 17:29 
 77   Ali Khameneni     Linker    Sun Apr 01, 2007 18:24 
 78   Prisoners of war or what?     Croppy Boy    Sun Apr 01, 2007 18:58 
 79   fruity     Anarchy Rules    Sun Apr 01, 2007 19:18 
 80   Anarchist     Croppy Boy    Sun Apr 01, 2007 19:27 
 81   Anarchist     Croppy Boy    Sun Apr 01, 2007 19:27 
 82   POWs     Anarchy Rules    Sun Apr 01, 2007 20:05 
 83   Amnesty Say They Are POWs     pat c    Sun Apr 01, 2007 20:27 
 84   Do any of you know how to play the POW game?     iosaf mac diarmada    Sun Apr 01, 2007 20:43 
 85   Pat C     Anarchy Rules    Sun Apr 01, 2007 20:51 
 86   Re. "I believe that they are POWs"     big swinging micky    Mon Apr 02, 2007 06:24 
 87   truth will out     Mars    Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:21 
 88   "Anarchy Rules" & BSM     pat c    Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:27 
 89   Pot-kettle     Mod    Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:29 
 90   The Mullahs Propaganda     pat c    Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:41 
 91   put up or shut up     Anarchy Rules    Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:42 
 92   Pat C     Anarchy Rules    Mon Apr 02, 2007 11:18 
 93   There's only one emancipated woman in Iran     Mars    Mon Apr 02, 2007 11:27 
 94   "Anarchy Rules"     pat c    Mon Apr 02, 2007 11:42 
 95   Support The Iranian Resistance     pat c    Mon Apr 02, 2007 11:47 
 96   Contacted Amnesty International     pat c    Mon Apr 02, 2007 12:07 
 97   Are we any better?     Mars    Mon Apr 02, 2007 12:38 
 98   Huh?     Anarchy Rules    Mon Apr 02, 2007 12:44 
 99   Mars     pat c    Mon Apr 02, 2007 12:44 
 100   Anarchy Rules     pat c    Mon Apr 02, 2007 12:47 
 101   time wasters!     hobbled    Mon Apr 02, 2007 12:49 
 102   Oh really     Marlboro Man    Mon Apr 02, 2007 13:07 
 103   Heres an idea     Kev Lar    Mon Apr 02, 2007 16:53 
 104   on Sunday I wondered about how 15 UK sailors could be worth 5 US held iranians.     iosaf    Tue Apr 03, 2007 06:04 
 105   Re. "IT as a piece of toilet paper"     white nigger    Tue Apr 03, 2007 07:48 
 106   Pat C at it again     Tony    Tue Apr 03, 2007 08:07 
 107   Intolerance     Mars    Tue Apr 03, 2007 10:12 
 108   Tony     pat c    Tue Apr 03, 2007 10:24 
 109   Mars     pat c    Tue Apr 03, 2007 10:34 
 110   Real events please     MichaelY    Tue Apr 03, 2007 14:52 
 111   Michael Y     pat c    Tue Apr 03, 2007 15:07 
 112   Enlarging the debate somewhat     MichaelY    Tue Apr 03, 2007 15:35 
 113   Michael Y     pat c    Tue Apr 03, 2007 15:39 
 114   Speed reading world record     Goblin    Tue Apr 03, 2007 15:55 
 115   Goblin     pat c    Tue Apr 03, 2007 16:26 
 116   Green Goblin     pat c    Tue Apr 03, 2007 16:57 
 117   Seized Iranian freed in Iraq     pat c    Tue Apr 03, 2007 17:46 
 118   Ins and outs     MichaelY    Tue Apr 03, 2007 18:00 
 119   Circles     Mars    Tue Apr 03, 2007 18:02 
 120   Repeat is a form of flattery     MichaelY    Tue Apr 03, 2007 18:06 
 121   Mars     pat c    Tue Apr 03, 2007 18:12 
 122   answer     Mars    Tue Apr 03, 2007 18:28 
 123   US out of Iraq, hands off Iran     A Fan of Toufan    Tue Apr 03, 2007 18:48 
 124   Mars     pat c    Tue Apr 03, 2007 18:50 
 125   Gift for militarist faction     Yassamine Mather    Tue Apr 03, 2007 18:58 
 126   Michael Y     pat c    Tue Apr 03, 2007 19:06 
 127   Tantrums     Mars    Tue Apr 03, 2007 19:22 
 128   Mars     pat c    Wed Apr 04, 2007 10:02 
 129   Iranian Response     pat c    Wed Apr 04, 2007 10:16 
 130   Iran - Regime change from within?     pat c    Wed Apr 04, 2007 10:43 
 131   WPI Response     pat c    Wed Apr 04, 2007 12:01 
 132   Allies     Mars    Wed Apr 04, 2007 12:09 
 133   More of this effort closer to home     Goblin    Wed Apr 04, 2007 12:38 
 134   Goblin     pat c    Wed Apr 04, 2007 12:57 
 135   Mars     pat c    Wed Apr 04, 2007 13:07 
 136   Iran 'to release British sailors'     pat c    Wed Apr 04, 2007 15:13 
 137   this thread generated over 130 comments.     iosaf .:. ipsiphi    Wed Apr 04, 2007 15:42 
 138   The end of a beginning     MichaelY    Wed Apr 04, 2007 15:50 
 139   Michael Y     pat c    Wed Apr 04, 2007 16:06 
 140   It's easy to...     Tony    Wed Apr 04, 2007 16:11 
 141   Tony     Pat c    Wed Apr 04, 2007 16:53 
 142   This is NOT a debating site     R. Isible    Wed Apr 04, 2007 17:00 


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