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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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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.
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The Ryder Cup Parable: What Europe Gets Right and the EU and USA Get Wrong Mon Sep 29, 2025 15:31 | Clive Pinder Europe's Ryder Cup victory shows that, unlike the DEI-obsessed EU, the nations of Europe win when they respect merit, says Clive Pinder. And unlike the USA big shots, they know how to work as a team.
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J.K. Rowling: Emma Watson Poured Petrol on Trans Attacks Against Me and is ?Ignorant of How Ignorant... Mon Sep 29, 2025 13:12 | Will Jones J.K. Rowling?has accused Emma Watson of "pouring more petrol on the flames" of an attempt to cancel her by trans activists and said the Harry Potter actress is "ignorant of how ignorant she is".
The post J.K. Rowling: Emma Watson Poured Petrol on Trans Attacks Against Me and is “Ignorant of How Ignorant She Is” appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Taliban Commander?s Nephew Granted Asylum in UK Can be Joined by Seven Family Members, Judge Rules Mon Sep 29, 2025 11:11 | Will Jones A?Taliban?commander?s nephew granted refugee status in Britain can ?be joined by seven family members currently living in Turkey even though none of them speaks English or is able to work, an immigration judge has ruled.
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Are School Playgrounds Microcosms of Society at Large? Mon Sep 29, 2025 09:00 | Joanna Gray Lunchtime football is the latest victim of nanny-state safetyism, turning school playgrounds into microcosms of society ? corralled, cramped, and socially conditioned, says Joanna Gray.
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Palestine: Looking Into 2011
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Saturday January 01, 2011 00:29 by Bryan Wall - IPSC

Another year has passed by where the Palestinian people have been denied their right to self-determination, have lived under an illegal occupation and have had to endure daily hardships under an occupying force. Despite this, when one looks into the new year, the future may seem brighter than it would appear as the public becomes more and more aware of the struggle for freedom in the Occupied Territories. This time two years ago, Gaza was being bombarded ceaselessly, from land, sea and air, by the forces of an illegal occupying force. Civilians were deliberately targeted along with schools, power stations, and other non-military targets. Overall, the occupying forces managed to kill 1,416 Palestinians, of which 926 were civilians and 255 were police officers. The occupying force which I am speaking of is of course the Israeli Defence Forces. The supposed reasoning behind this illegal, three week long incursion into Gaza, was in order to stop rocket attacks when in matter of fact it was simply an exercise in military domination. As testimony from Israeli soldiers who took part in the offensive, dubbed Operation Cast Lead, shows, Israel “used insane amounts of firepower”; firepower used indiscriminately against a civilian population. This is the kind of existential but also very real threat that the Palestinian people have to live with on a day-to-day basis.
Now two years later, the war drums are once again beating in Israel. Over the last week, there have been daily bombardments of the Gaza strip, which one can assume is simply a prelude to another incursion similar in scope and operation as the last incursion two years ago. In recent months, the so called “peace talks” have stalled all the while illegal Israeli settlements were continually being built and the Palestinians were being forced off their land, as is the norm in Israeli policy regarding the Occupied Territories. Added to this, there was the massacre onboard the MV Mavi Marmara in June of this year when I.D.F commandos illegally boarded the aid ship in international waters which resulted in the deaths of 9 innocent people on board. The ship, which was part of a larger aid flotilla headed for Gaza, was described by the Israeli government as being a part of an “armada of hate”. This accusation is par for the course when it comes to the issue of Palestine where critics of Israel and Israeli policy, are demonised as anti-semites and supporters of terrorism. All in all, it seems that the future for Palestine and the people of Palestine is bleak.
Looking into 2011 however, all may not be lost. Firstly, Operation Cast Lead and the illegal boarding of the MV Mavi Marmara, along with the murder of the 9 activists on board, has been an unmitigated public relations disaster for Israel and their supporters. The actions of Israel in these two events has clearly and succinctly burned Israeli policy towards the Palestinians into the hearts and minds of the average person. Simply put, Israel is losing the battle in the court of public arena, especially in Europe. This will and has in turn lead to more pressure being put on our respective governments, their dealings with Israel and the stances that they take regarding the Occupied Territories. Elected officials have to worry about the court of public opinion, at least during election time, and Palestine is something that must be on the agenda. Platitudinous comments and actions are no longer needed. What is needed are real and meaningful actions being carried out by those in elected office and by activists worldwide.
Secondly, the Solidarity Movement worldwide is gathering more and more support as time goes by. This, along with Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (B.D.S), is having a very real effect, not only on popular opinion but also in Israel itself. Evidence of this can be seen particularly in reaction to the B.D.S movement, where an anti-boycott resolution has been proposed in the Knesset which “would see any funds for the Palestinian National Authority redirected to compensate Israelis hurt by Palestinian boycotts of Israeli settlement products”. This is simply an act of desperation as the Israeli government reacts to this very real and effective tactic of B.D.S which was also used during the regime of apartheid-era South Africa. Along with this, and despite an overall Israeli biased mainstream media, it is becoming easier to get the points of view of Palestinians and the Solidarity Movement into the public arena which can then be backed up by hard, documented evidence. Education is the key to winning any battle no matter how unconquerable the enemy may seem.
As we face into the new year, the issue of Palestine, at least to this writer, does seem to be racing towards a climax. Even over the previous few weeks various governments in South America have recognised Palestine “as a free and independent state”. Whilst it may seem to be a small step, it is an important one nonetheless; one which none of us must underestimate. It means that the Palestinians have another voice, another outlet from which to broadcast their message to the world. It shows to them that their strength and perseverance since the dark days of the Nakba are being rewarded and that at some stage, in the foreseeable future, they will have the justice which they have been callously denied since 1948. As I sit here writing this, in the early hours of January 1st 2011, I can see another year of almost unendurable hardships for the people of Palestine but I also see light at the end of a very long and indeed dark tunnel.
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