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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

Public Inquiry >>

Lockdown Skeptics

The Daily Sceptic

offsite link Children to Be Able to Choose Their Own ?Gender? at Any Age Under New EU Rules Thu Oct 09, 2025 13:18 | Will Jones
Children will be able to choose their own?'gender'?at any age under new EU rules set to be imposed across the continent with penalties for countries that refuse to comply.
The post Children to Be Able to Choose Their Own ‘Gender’ at Any Age Under New EU Rules appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Gaza Ceasefire Will Begin Tonight, Israel Announces Thu Oct 09, 2025 11:13 | Will Jones
A ceasefire in Gaza will come into effect this evening ahead of the release of the remaining hostages after the first?stage of a peace agreement was signed by Israel and Hamas this morning.
The post Gaza Ceasefire Will Begin Tonight, Israel Announces appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Are Advertisers Finally Realising They Need to Stop Over-Representing Black People? Thu Oct 09, 2025 09:00 | Lee Taylor
Black people make up 4% of the UK but appear in over half of adverts, according to a new Channel 4 report. Is the industry finally realising that such fake over-representation is off-putting, asks Lee Taylor.
The post Are Advertisers Finally Realising They Need to Stop Over-Representing Black People? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Cutting CO2 Emissions Remains Conservative Party Policy, Says Environment Network Head Thu Oct 09, 2025 07:00 | Paul Homewood
The head of the Conservative Environment Network has just confirmed that cutting CO2 emissions remains Conservative Party policy. So it's Net Zero by the back door, says Paul Homewood.
The post Cutting CO2 Emissions Remains Conservative Party Policy, Says Environment Network Head appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link News Round-Up Thu Oct 09, 2025 01:07 | 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.

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ILLEGAL Guns on sale OPENLY at the Galway Races while Bertie bets on the horses.

category galway | animal rights | press release author Wednesday August 01, 2007 15:27author by Berne Wright - Alliance for Animal Rightsauthor email berniew at esatclear dot ie Report this post to the editors

illegal guns under Berties nose at the Galway Races

ILLEGAL Guns on sale OPENLY at the Galway Races while Bertie bets on the horses.

Illegal firearms in the form of pellet guns with plastic bullets were on sale openly today at the Galway Races. Up to 15 stalls were observed selling three different types of guns from Handgun size to Rifle starting at 15 euro. Others including children were observed selling the illegal items from the back of vans.

‘These guns will no doubt be used to slaughter innocent cats, dogs and birds. The plastic orange bullets could also take a child’s eye out. We are disgusted at the Race organisers who obviously are turning a blind eye to this activity, along with a total disregard for the growing number of cruelty cases and deaths involved in Horse Racing.



Illegal firearms in the form of pellet guns with plastic bullets were on sale openly today at the Galway Races. Up to 15 stalls were observed selling three different types of guns from Handgun size to Rifle starting at 15 euro. Others including children were observed selling the illegal items from the back of vans.

‘These guns will no doubt be used to slaughter innocent cats, dogs and birds. The plastic orange bullets could also take a child’s eye out. We are disgusted at the Race organisers who obviously are turning a blind eye to this activity, along with a total disregard for the growing number of cruelty cases and deaths involved in Horse Racing.

Our members are observing the races and we have a photograph of one with the purchased item.

We have contacted the Mill Street Gardai who are looking into this.

Ph 091538000 Garda Hayes.

Please highlight this disgrace

Bernie Wright,

Press Officer

087 2651720.

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Illegal?     acid    Wed Aug 01, 2007 16:05 
   Pellet Guns     d'other    Wed Aug 01, 2007 18:18 
   Facts ? We don't need no stinking facts !     Tony    Wed Aug 01, 2007 18:52 
   Another Fantastic Journalist????     Declan    Wed Aug 01, 2007 18:59 
   Do you actually have a clue what you are talking about?     Paul    Wed Aug 01, 2007 19:02 
   Get your facts correct please     bullets    Wed Aug 01, 2007 19:07 
   By the way     bullets    Wed Aug 01, 2007 19:29 
   Misinformation & lies     TMasons    Wed Aug 01, 2007 19:41 
   just so there is no confusion - what is a joule in calories?     butch cassidy    Wed Aug 01, 2007 20:10 
 10   Quality arctile     John O'shea's Left Peg    Wed Aug 01, 2007 20:24 
 11   hang on a moment with this ridicule.     splat militia    Wed Aug 01, 2007 20:49 
 12   Nice work     Correction    Wed Aug 01, 2007 21:21 
 13   illegal to sell-Yes, and illegal to hold without a license.     Black Shadow    Wed Aug 01, 2007 22:31 
 14   illegal to sell-Yes, and illegal to hold without a license.     B.Wright.    Wed Aug 01, 2007 22:43 
 15   Incorrect.     Educator    Wed Aug 01, 2007 22:43 
 16   You are wrong Bernie     Paul    Wed Aug 01, 2007 23:17 
 17   f*ckin ejjits     bullets    Wed Aug 01, 2007 23:20 
 18   More lies from uninformed sensationalist journalists.     o1s1n    Wed Aug 01, 2007 23:45 
 19   Good luck to the owner     TMasons    Thu Aug 02, 2007 01:59 
 20   Legend     Rev. Turk    Thu Aug 02, 2007 14:58 
 21   Clarification     AFAR member    Thu Aug 02, 2007 16:31 
 22   Pure tripe     Sgt_Major    Thu Aug 02, 2007 17:05 
 23   Still a lack of actual substance and just hearsay     Paul    Thu Aug 02, 2007 18:32 
 24   Paul     AFAR member    Thu Aug 02, 2007 20:40 
 25   This report is well..... crap     OMG    Thu Aug 02, 2007 21:30 
 26   get real     Just William    Thu Aug 02, 2007 21:34 
 27   GET THE FACTS RIGHT     Irish Airsoft Player(L_B)    Thu Aug 02, 2007 21:57 
 28   Strange     Paul    Thu Aug 02, 2007 23:27 
 29   I'm not Bernie     AFAR member    Fri Aug 03, 2007 12:19 
 30   Bet there aren't     SABWATCH    Fri Aug 03, 2007 12:30 
 31   Galway races gun story     Michael Ronan    Sat Aug 04, 2007 00:17 
 32   Picture     AFAR member    Mon Aug 06, 2007 08:51 
 33   Hey Michael     P    Tue Aug 07, 2007 05:26 
 34   Cheap shots     Anti_Indy_Bullying    Wed Aug 08, 2007 23:02 
 35   Clarification     TMasons    Tue Aug 14, 2007 18:34 
 36   whoa     tj    Wed Aug 15, 2007 01:06 
 37   Clarification     TMasons    Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:14 
 38   The last comment reminds me of an almost far-gone day when English graduates wrote Company copy.     jayzhus    Wed Aug 15, 2007 19:41 
 39   Jayshus     TMasons    Thu Aug 16, 2007 14:56 
 40   great we've got through honours maths now & can deal with the gun fetish.     jayzhus    Thu Aug 16, 2007 17:26 
 41   Jasus Jazhus     SABWATCH    Thu Aug 16, 2007 22:03 
 42   Thank you jayzhus     TMasons    Fri Aug 17, 2007 13:34 
 43   One more thing.     TMasons    Fri Aug 17, 2007 13:38 
 44   substitute "automatic assault rifle" for "air-soft pellet gun" & the same arguments are used     charlton heston    Fri Aug 17, 2007 19:41 
 45   Airsoft     ME    Fri Aug 17, 2007 21:54 
 46   That's it kids - wait till your 18th birthday & you too can be a 1 joule Gun fetishist.     YOU    Fri Aug 17, 2007 22:22 
 47   Charlten Heston     SABWATCH    Sat Aug 18, 2007 12:23 
 48   An airsoft gun can be modified to fire above 0.000238846 calories.     Charlton Heston    Sat Aug 18, 2007 13:44 
 49   Wikipedia     SABWATCH    Sat Aug 18, 2007 18:53 
 50   So we go back to Leaving Cert Higher Maths - does a Garda know his Joules from his Calories?     charlton heston    Sat Aug 18, 2007 22:08 
 51   It is the 'The Wild West' after all!     Jacqueline Fallon    Mon Aug 20, 2007 14:27 
 52   Final post     TMasons    Tue Aug 21, 2007 16:07 
 53   what an interesting last post it was too.     charlton heston    Tue Aug 21, 2007 20:52 
 54   Charlie     SABWATCH    Tue Aug 21, 2007 23:43 
 55   answering questions     AFAR menber    Wed Aug 22, 2007 10:54 
 56   Frustrating     TMasons    Wed Aug 22, 2007 11:21 
 57   Answers to your questions     TMasons    Wed Aug 22, 2007 11:35 
 58   Airsoft upgrades     TMasons    Wed Aug 22, 2007 11:48 
 59   TMasons     SAWWATCH    Wed Aug 22, 2007 12:39 
 60   SAWWATCH     TMasons    Wed Aug 22, 2007 13:02 
 61   OK,     SABWATCH    Wed Aug 22, 2007 20:25 
 62   so it wasn't your last comment...     charlton heston    Wed Aug 22, 2007 20:52 
 63   Response     TMasons    Thu Aug 23, 2007 11:21 
 64   You finally hung your self Charlie     SABWATCH    Thu Aug 23, 2007 11:59 
 65   Tmasons     AFAR Member    Thu Aug 23, 2007 13:55 
 66   Thanks     TMasons    Thu Aug 23, 2007 14:41 
 67   Old Indymedia Comment by Sabwatch.     Bernie Wright    Thu Aug 23, 2007 18:00 
 68   TMasons - re: your "camo uniform & rifle bag" (paramilitary uniform)     charlton heston    Thu Aug 23, 2007 19:58 
 69   Well done     SABWATCH    Fri Aug 24, 2007 10:54 
 70   Response     TMasons    Fri Aug 24, 2007 16:53 
 71   I salute you! & you not even a soldier nor I drunk.     charlton heston    Fri Aug 24, 2007 19:02 
 72   And that Charlie     SABWATCH    Sat Aug 25, 2007 12:53 
 73   Need more information     TMasons    Mon Aug 27, 2007 13:01 
 74   Correction     TMasons    Mon Aug 27, 2007 16:33 
 75   Register     TMasons    Fri Aug 31, 2007 11:44 
 76   bb guns are ligul     willy wanker    Fri Sep 28, 2007 17:48 
 77   Airsoft guns     Mono    Tue Oct 02, 2007 03:17 
 78   Pellet guns     Eoghan    Sat Nov 03, 2007 20:56 
 79   Wrong     Al    Mon Nov 05, 2007 23:13 
 80   What a crock of sh**te     Rob    Wed Nov 14, 2007 15:24 


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