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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 >>
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Down The Tylenol Rabbitol Tue Sep 30, 2025 09:00 | James Alexander
President Trump says Tylenol in pregnancy may cause autism. Wes Streeting says don't listen to Trump, he's a politician. But what does the science say? Professor James Alexander goes down the Tylenol rabbitol.
The post Down The Tylenol Rabbitol appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
I Smell a Rat in the BBC?s Claims of Climate Change ?Ratmageddon? Tue Sep 30, 2025 07:00 | Ben Pile
Rodent populations in the US and Britain have exploded, and the BBC inevitably blames climate change. But Ben Pile smells a rat. After all, there are much more likely explanations than slightly milder weather.
The post I Smell a Rat in the BBC’s Claims of Climate Change ‘Ratmageddon’ appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
News Round-Up Tue Sep 30, 2025 00:41 | 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.
Could Lithium Batteries Be Programmed to Explode? Mon Sep 29, 2025 19:05 | Dr R P
Israel's pager attack on Hezbollah highlights a frightening possibility: that lithium batteries could be programmed to explode. Yet another reason to avoid Chinese EVs, says the Daily Sceptic's robotics expert.
The post Could Lithium Batteries Be Programmed to Explode? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Sadiq Khan?s Plan to Spend ?66 Million on Wokery in Crime-Plagued London Mon Sep 29, 2025 17:10 | Will Jones
Crime is soaring in London, but Mayor Sadiq Khan is planning to spend ?66m on woke projects over three years ? and has just awarded himself a pay rise to ?170,282, making him the highest paid politician in the land.
The post Sadiq Khan’s Plan to Spend ?66 Million on Wokery in Crime-Plagued London appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
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Wednesday November 05, 2008 16:49
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5 6Opening comments by Marie Crawely (IPSC Chair):
"On behalf of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign, I would like to welcome you all to today's rally - Palestine's Tragedy, Britain's Disgrace. Today's event commemorates the signing of an agreement which has become known as the Balfour Declaration. On 2nd November 1917, in furtherance of its imperial ambitions in the Middle East, the British Government under Lloyd George made a promise to the Zionist Federation that it would 'establish a national home for the Jewish people' in Palestine. This promise, was made without consulting the people of Palestine who hoped for independence from the imperial powers. It could be described as a laudable idea - to find a home for a people without a home. As a Palestinian refugee I met last week in Palestine commented sadly - it is a shame therefore, that he did not create the state for the Jewish people in his own country - but chose instead the land of Palestine.
"The people of Palestine continue to live with the legacy of Balfour. The Israeli Government seems determined to grab every last square metre of Palestinian land. It continues to build the ever pervasive wall deep within Palestinian territory, Israeli settlements in the West Bank continue to expand despite UN resolutions and international agreements to the contrary and despite the façade of peace and prisoner releases, the Israeli government continues its systematic programme of arrests and incursions in the West Bank. In the last week alone - the IOF conducted at least 35 military incursions into Palestinian communities in the West Bank, arrested 26 Palestinian civilians, including 5 children, killed one man and injured 4 civilians, including two children. Last week was a normal week in Palestine. The number of Palestinian civilians arrested by IOF in the West Bank since the beginning of the year stands at 2,098. Yet, the western media provides us with un-researched reports about Israeli prisoner release programmes.
"In Gaza, meanwhile - the siege continues. All border crossings have been closed for more than 2 years. 1.5 million people are denied their basic rights, including freedom of movement, and their rights to appropriate living conditions, work, health and education. Fuel shortages are having a devastating effect on lack of clean drinking water, health services, water and sewage treatment facilities. More than 260 Palestinians have died since the siege was imposed in early 2006 because Israel refuses to issue permits to go abroad for medical treatment.
"We applaud the efforts of the courageous international volunteers who this week again broke the siege of Gaza by sailing there from Cyprus. We congratulate the members of the IPSC who sailed on SS Dignity - Alan Lonergan and Derek Graham and their 2 other Irish colleagues Mairead Corrigan Maguire and Caoimhe Butterly. With 4 Irish people on board SS Dignity - they have sent a strong and brave message to the Irish government. The Irish people will not stand idly by while the Palestinian people are under a brutal siege in Gaza. As a people, we will not be complicit in the EU's failure to act to end this blockade.
"We repeat our call on the Irish government to use its power and influence in Europe to impose sanctions on the Israeli state. While Israel continues to occupy the territory of Palestine and to contravene norms and agreements of international law - Europe must stop treating it as like a respected business partner. It must start treating it for what it is - a rogue state in the heart of the Middle East.
"As some of you will know, Balfour's previous work was well known to us here in Ireland. As Secretary of State for Ireland, Balfour had long opposed Home Rule. It is fitting therefore, that as one previously colonised nation to another - on this anniversary of the signing of the Declaration -that we show our solidarity with the people of Palestine.
"We are delighted to have with us a range of speakers from Palestine, Britain and Ireland. I would like to welcome Jeremy Corbyn MP, Aengus O'Snodaigh TD, Anaheed Al-Hardan and Professor Mahmoud Muhareb. Unfortunately, we are not being joined today by Prof Illan Pappe, as advertised, he was called to a meeting in Berlin; but we are delighted to have an excellent and varied range of speakers nonetheless."
Statement of support from George Galloway MP (Respect):
"It is extremely fitting that you have chosen to demonstrate on this day to mark the infamous Balfour Declaration.
"It was Arthur Balfour - a notorious anti-Semite - who set us upon this bloody helter-skelter in Palestine and the wider Middle East.
"He it was who, in the name of one people, the British, gave to the purported leaders of another, the land belonging to a third without asking any of the peoples concerned.
"Those of us who are politically active in Britain have a special responsibility to the people of Palestine for the suffering that has been inflicted on them.
"That a demonstration is taking place in Dublin should prick consciences on this side of the water.
"Congratulations to the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign for taking this initiative.
"This is a moment of potential change in world politics. No one should imagine that will be easy or automatic. But the closing days of the US election campaign are revealing a deep desire for change, way beyond what is on offer.
"For those of us who have campaign for decades in solidarity with the Palestinian people now is a time to renew our commitment. The failure of the US imperial project in Iraq and, increasingly in Afghanistan, is now fusing with the failure of the free market ideology that has held sway for a generation.
"It's time to talk about alternatives. To resurrect the notions of solidarity and collectivity we were told had been vanquished.
"In so doing, the name of Palestine will be emblazoned on the banners of all who count themselves progressive.
"The shifting sands in the Middle East are undermining the corrupt kings and puppet presidents who rule almost without exception from north Africa to the Afghanistan.
"There is a fire under the presidential throne of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt. The underpinnings of the House of Saud are rotting away.
"The struggle in Palestine is finding fresh and powerful detachments in Cairo, Amman, Riyadh.
"We must do all we can here in the West to fan these flames."
In solidarity,
George Galloway MP
L-R: Aengus O'Snodaigh TD (Sinn Fein), Anaheed Al-Hardan (IPSC), Prof Mahmoud Muhareb (Al Quds Uni), Marie Crawley (IPSC Chair), Jeremy Corbyn MP (Labour) & Freda Hughes (IPSC)
A section of the meeting crowd
Freda conducts live phone interview with Sami Abu-Salem in Gaza (with SS Dignity slideshow in background)
Prof. Muhareb speaks
Anaheed speaks
Looks very good.
Plus isn't there some fundraiser for the IPSC in Dublin tomorrow night? Perhaps someone could kindly post the details...
Hi there, info about the pub quiz can be fund here - thanks for the interest, hope you can make it along.
(Basically, 8pm Brokers Bar, Dame St, Dublin 2 - part of the Mercantile unit near Central Bank - cost €10 per head, teams 4-5 max)
http://cosmos.ucc.ie/cs1064/jabowen/IPSC/ipsc/displayEv...D=474
...the people of Gaza who are getting a kicking, with the support of UK & US Gov'ts...
Shame on them British newspapers who are more interested in publishing stories about Gazza than about Gaza.