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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
Waiting for SIPO Anthony Public Inquiry >>
Parse failure for http://humanrights.ie/feed/. Last Retry Monday October 06, 2025 08:16
News Round-Up Mon Oct 06, 2025 01:21 | Richard Eldred
A summary of the most interesting stories in the past 24 hours that challenge the prevailing orthodoxy about the ?climate emergency?, public health ?crises? and the supposed moral defects of Western civilisation.
The post News Round-Up appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Elon Musk Plans to Take on Wikipedia With ?Grokipedia? Sun Oct 05, 2025 19:00 | Richard Eldred
Elon Musk is taking on 'Wokepedia' with Grokipedia, an AI-powered encyclopedia aiming to cut bias, fix errors and add missing context.
The post Elon Musk Plans to Take on Wikipedia With ?Grokipedia? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Pope Leo ? a Chip Off the Old Block (of Ice) Sun Oct 05, 2025 17:00 | Dr Roger Watson
Pope Leo XIV is basically Francis 2.0 ? soft on migration, preaching LGBTQWERTY wokery and now going 'full Greta' by blessing Arctic ice like it's holy water, says Dr Roger Watson.
The post Pope Leo ? a Chip Off the Old Block (of Ice) appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Should we Abandon Liberal Democracy in Favour of the Singaporean Model? Sun Oct 05, 2025 15:00 | Toby Young
For those who think liberal democracy is the best form of government, Singapore poses a challenge. It's a technocratic, one-party state characterised by ruthless central planning. Yet it's been astonishingly successful.
The post Should we Abandon Liberal Democracy in Favour of the Singaporean Model? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Net Zero Crumbling Slowly at First, Then Suddenly Sun Oct 05, 2025 13:00 | David Turver
Net Zero has been slowly crumbling for years and is now entering the sudden collapse stage, says David Turver. The only people still backing it are the reality-denying zealots of DESNZ and the Climate Change Committee.
The post Net Zero Crumbling Slowly at First, Then Suddenly appeared first on The Daily Sceptic. Lockdown Skeptics >>
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Irish Winners in EU Journalist Competition
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 Tuesday May 08, 2007 12:36 by Mediaaward
Irish Winners announced in Europe-wide Journalist Competition
The Irish winners of a Europe-wide Journalism competition have been announced. David Lynch, formerly of Daily Ireland and now working as a freelance journalist has been declared the national winner of the ‘For Diversity. Against Discrimination’ Journalism Award and Maria Moynihan of the Irish Farmers Journal was announced as the winner in the Young Journalist Category. The Awards are now in the 4th year and previous winners have included Carl O’Brien on the Irish Times and Fiona Ness of the Sunday Business Post.
To see winning articles see http://journalistaward2006.stop-discrimination.info/win....html The Awards are presented by the European Commission in recognition of journalism, which highlights discrimination issues and are part of the Commission’s "For Diversity. Against Discrimination." information campaign which, provides information on European anti-discrimination policies with a particular focus on workplace discrimination. Entries are currently being sought for the Journalist Award 2007 and a special award will be awarded to mark the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All. Entries can qualify for this special award by submitting an article dealing with discrimination on the basis of race or ethnic origin, religion or belief, gender, age, sexual orientation or disability and referring to the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All.
Martin Territt, Director of the European Commission Representation in Ireland said that the Awards recognised the importance of journalism in highlighting issues of discrimination.
“I would like to commend both David and Maria for the quality and perceptiveness of their articles. The articles provide a real insight and understanding of the prejudices faced by sectors of our community. Tolerance and respect are core European values and the European Commission is delighted to support the type of journalism, which gives a real voice to those who are often not heard.
Commenting on the selection of David Lynch’s article, ‘The Persistence of Prejudice’, Niall Crowley, Chief Executive of the Equality Authority and Chairperson of the Irish national jury said that the article was unique in exploring the equality dimension to a news story that enjoyed widespread coverage.
"David Lynch, in this article provided a thoughtful and insightful perspective on the relationship between the Gardaí and the Traveller community and the outcome of the Morris Tribunal.
The article demonstrated a keen awareness of equality issues and gave a voice to the Traveller community".
The Irish national jury also rewarded Maria Moynihan of the Irish Farmers Journal the Young Journalist Award.
Commenting on the article ‘Family Ties: No Longer Nuclear’, Niall Crowley said it was a timely and thought provoking exploration of family diversity in Irish society. It is timely given the need for a new policy focus on this theme and it was thought provoking in setting out the extent of diversity of family forms and in affording an opportunity for different families to tell their own stories. This was a worthy winner of the Young Journalist Award.
Accepting the Award, David Lynch said that the article focused on the difficulties posed for the Travelling community in contemporary Ireland and it was the work of other journalists in Ireland and abroad who saw it is as their principal task to write from the perspective of the underdog, which encouraged him to enter journalism.
Accepting the Award in the Young Journalist category, Maria Moynihan said, “that this Award is a great honour for both myself and The Journal. As a young journalist, it’s fantastic to get this level of recognition from the European Commission.”
Editors Note:
For Diversity. Against Discrimination Campaign
As part of its Action Programme to combat Discrimination, the European Commission is running a five-year pan-European information campaign on combating discrimination on the grounds of racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, age, disability and sexual orientation. The campaign is now in its final year and will run until June 2008.
With the slogan "For Diversity. Against Discrimination", the campaign is focused primarily on promoting diversity in the workplace. The campaign, has been developed in close co-operation with EU governments, trade unions, employers' organisations and NGOs, was launched on 16th June 2003 by EU Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs, Anna Diamantopoulou.
Members of the Irish national jury
Niall Crowley, Chief Executive of the Equality Authority
Philip Watt, Director of the National Consultative Committee on Racism & Interculturalism
John horgan, former lecturer in Journalism at DCU
Niall Moonan, News Editor at the Irish Daily Mirror
Kathy Donaghy, RTE journalist
David Lynch
David Lynch is a Dublin based journalist with a wide range of experience in regional, national and international press. After graduating from the National University of Ireland, Maynooth he worked full time in regional media for five years, while also doing an eclectic range of freelance work.
He is also a published historian his 'Radical Politics in Modern Ireland- A History of the Irish Socialist Republican Party' was published by Irish Academic Press in 2005. He has also worked in Israel and the occupied Palestinian Territories for the Sunday Business Post and Daily Ireland.
Maria Moynihan
Maria Moynihan is a native of Tralee, Co Kerry and a journalist with The Irish Farmers Journal. After graduating from Dublin City University with a First Class Honours degree in Journalism, Maria joined The Journal in May 2005.
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Jump To Comment: 3 2 1The UN now uses the term "occupied territory" so is that not good enough?
The United Nations generally uses the term "Occupied Palestinian Territory", with the "Palestinian" label having gained use since the 1970s. Previous UNSC resolutions (such as 242 and 338) use the term "Territories occupied by Israel", whereas in the UN General Assembly Resolution 181 passed on November 29, 1947, the term "Samaria and Judea" was used.
"occupied Palestinian Territories"
we're they occupied by JOrdan and Egypt before 1948? why is it occupation when Israel is there, but not when an arab neighbour is?
I hope he mentioned the EU boycott of Palestine to the EC rep.