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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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offsite link RTEs Sarah McInerney ? Fianna Fail?supporter? Anthony

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offsite link Robert Watt complaint: Time for decision by SIPO Anthony

offsite link RTE in breach of its own editorial principles Anthony

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offsite link The Fightback Against Politicised Art Has Begun Wed Oct 08, 2025 15:27 | Ferro
The public's indifference to art has never been greater. No wonder, says Ferro: it's all just tired Left-progressive politics by another means. But the fightback for real art that moves the human soul has begun.
The post The Fightback Against Politicised Art Has Begun appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Upon This Ice I Will Build My Church, Says Leo XIV Wed Oct 08, 2025 13:00 | James Alexander
Not until Leo XIV did we have a picture of a holy man staring at an ice cube with his hand on it, respectfully gazing as if imagining the whisky that could go with such a rock, says Prof James Alexander.
The post Upon This Ice I Will Build My Church, Says Leo XIV appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Sir Lenny Henry Wants ?18 Trillion of Slavery Reparations Wed Oct 08, 2025 11:17 | Sallust
Sir Lenny Henry has called for Britain to pay ?18 trillion in reparations to black people, arguing in a new book that high rates of black crime and unemployment are "all because of the slave trade".
The post Sir Lenny Henry Wants ?18 Trillion of Slavery Reparations appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link How Representative is X of UK Public Opinion? Wed Oct 08, 2025 09:00 | Noah Carl
Britain's political class is addicted to X, but how representative Is the platform? According to recent YouGov polls, only 1 in 6 people uses X daily, and most people view it unfavourably.
The post How Representative is X of UK Public Opinion? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Hugh Grant Teams Up With Climate Activists Wed Oct 08, 2025 07:00 | Charlotte Gill
Last week Hugh Grant, one of several celebrities behind press censorship campaign group Hacked Off, announced a joint campaign with 38 Degrees, a radical climate activist group. Charlotte Gill investigates what's going on.
The post Hugh Grant Teams Up With Climate Activists appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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limerick / anti-capitalism / press release Wednesday April 29, 2009 04:56 by RM
Limerick Tuesday 28th April - Party President Ruairi O’Bradaigh who forecast a massive swing against Fianna Fail to candidates who are honest with the electorate launched the local election campaign for Republican Sinn Fein in the Mid-West in Limerick today. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Saturday April 25, 2009 17:05 by pat c   text 2 comments (last - saturday august 01, 2009 18:35)   image 5 images
Authorities in Iran are still attempting to crush the student movement that has been organising against the theocratic state, and against imperialist warmongering and sanctions. A leading member of the Students for Freedom and Equality group, the DAB (Daneshjouyan-e Azadi Khah va Beraber Talab), Peyman Piran, is facing deportation from Norway. Members of DAB have said that Peyman’s life would be in danger if he is returned to Iran after being subjected to ill-treatment and imprisoned for anti-regime activities going back to 1999. You can help Peyman by contacting the Norwegian consulate and the Refugee Council of Norway to demand that he is permitted to stay in Norway (details below).
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antrim / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Friday April 24, 2009 15:51 by Dublin Basque
 
The Belfast Basque Solidarity Committee has stated that the arrest of Arturo Villanueva, a member of the Basque community from Nafarroa province , living in Belfast, is yet more evidence of the Spanish authorities' attack on Basque civil society and expressed their solidarity with him. Martin Schein, UN Rapporteur on Human Rights. criticises Spanish state use of anti-terrorist legislation to convict people whose actions "have noting to do with terrorism".
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Map of Irish Royal Sites by Ireland’s History in Maps
international / history and heritage / press release Thursday April 23, 2009 18:02 by TaraWatch   image 1 image
TaraWatch is urging the Department of the Environment to partner with the Northern Ireland Government and submit a Transboundary Nomination for all 'Royal Irish Sites', rather than just those sites in the South, currently being proposed. read full story / add a comment
cavan / miscellaneous / press release Thursday April 23, 2009 17:15 by Brian Reynolds   text 3 comments (last - saturday april 25, 2009 09:17)
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national / politics / elections / press release Thursday April 23, 2009 11:59 by reform.ie   text 1 comment (last - monday june 01, 2009 20:14)   image 1 image   1 attached file
reform.ie is a an internet-based political platform that advocates the reform of local government in Ireland and the continuing reform of the European Union with Ireland at its core. We believe that these objectives are shared by a large proportion of the Irish electorate and we aim to provide a forum for debate and to register this. We hope to enlist the support of candidates who will pledge to sponsor the reforms so urgently required if elected. We also hope to secure the commitment of candidates, both local and European, to propose and deliver the reforms so urgently required if elected. reform.ie is not linked to any existing political party or movement in Ireland or elsewhere, nor are we funded by any political or economic entity read full story / add a comment
dublin / politics / elections / press release Thursday April 23, 2009 10:21 by Patrick Maphoso Campaign   text 1 comment (last - thursday april 23, 2009 12:46)
An Independent candidate in the local elections is calling on the political parties to change an election rule that he says creates ‘voter suppression’. read full story / add a comment
Arturo "Benat" Villanueva leaving the court buildings
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Wednesday April 22, 2009 21:56 by Irish Basque Solidarity Committees   text 1 comment (last - thursday april 23, 2009 21:01)   image 2 images
Charges against Belfast Basque highlight further ongoing repression in Basque Country. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / press release Wednesday April 22, 2009 19:43 by Malachy Steenson
Malachy Steenson, the Workers Party candidate in Dublin Central said it was unbelievable that "at a time of a mounting drugs crisis that the Drugs Ministry has been dropped".
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derry / miscellaneous / press release Tuesday April 21, 2009 15:17 by Richard Walsh
The fact that a travel agent in Derry City is advertising an event which glorifies the British Crown Forces has been condemned by a spokesman for Republican Sinn Féin. read full story / add a comment
longford / politics / elections / press release Monday April 20, 2009 22:17 by Saoirse
At a recent convention Sean Lynch was selected by Republican Sinn Féin to contest the forthcoming local elections. He will be a candidate for Longford Co Council in the Drumlish area read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Monday April 20, 2009 12:14 by Eugene Mc Cartan
Joint statement of the Communist Party of Ireland and Communist Party of Britain April 18th 2009

The Communist Party of Ireland and the Communist Party of Britain held a bilateral meeting in Belfast on 18 April 2009. At the top of the agenda for both parties was closer co-operation in relation to strengthening the peace process and our response to the growing and deepening crisis of state-monopoly capitalism globally. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / press release Saturday April 18, 2009 19:26 by tom chamberlin
Announcement for a recently completed documentary about citizen activism in Kerala, India. read full story / add a comment
cork / gender and sexuality / press release Thursday April 16, 2009 15:50 by anarkitty
Dates and venues of the Cork Community performances:

Monday 27 April The Pavilion, Carey’s Lane 8pm - €15/12
Tuesday 28 April The White Lady Kinsale, 8pm €15/12
Wednesday 29 April The Crane Lane Theatre, 8pm €15/12
Thursday 30 April The Vertigo Suite, County Hall, 8.00 €25/20 - Grand Finale!
Each performance lasts 90 minutes, and will be followed by further entertainment, musicians, DJs, dancing, for everyone to join in and celebrate the 11th year of V Day. read full story / add a comment
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national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Wednesday April 15, 2009 22:35 by Irish Republican Youth   image 1 image
Barry McColgan
National Organiser
Ógra Shinn Féin

The refusal by the Equality Commission to grant the Easter Lily the proper recognition ensuring that it can be worn without discrimination in the workplace, at school and college is an outrage, and has caused major upset, hurt and anger to many Irish Republicans.

The Easter Lily which is worn by Irish Republicans throughout the Easter period is a symbol of remembrance for Ireland’s patriot dead and all Easter Lily collections are used for the upkeep and maintenance of Republican graves and monuments.

Is the Equality Commission by their refusal to grant equal status to the Easter Lily insinuating that Ireland’s patriot dead are less important, and do not deserve to be remembered publicly?
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dublin / eu / press release Wednesday April 15, 2009 14:10 by Julyo   video 1 video file
S.O.S. Abruzzo
Charity concert at Think Tank with Italian Rock band ‘The Sound Of Soul’

Friday 17th April – 7.30 pm
Think Tank (formerly The Hub) on Eustace St.,
Temple Bar, Dublin, D2 read full story / add a comment
fermanagh / miscellaneous / press release Monday April 13, 2009 18:30 by Richard Walsh   text 3 comments (last - tuesday april 14, 2009 13:25)
Attendees at an Easter Commemoration in County Fermanagh were assaulted by the RUC whilst leaving the event. The commemoration, which had been organised by the Republican Movement, was held in Roslea on Easter Monday.
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Enda O'Donoghue, “Apetite” (2008), Oil on Canvas, 95 x 120 cm
international / arts and media / press release Monday April 13, 2009 10:02 by adoenoughdone   image 1 image
The Irish Arts Center, a New York venue dedicated to the evolving arts and culture of Ireland and Irish America, is pleased to announce the opening of Irish artist Enda O’Donoghue’s first U.S. exhibition. Opening on Public Thursday, April 30, 7:30 pm
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international / anti-war / imperialism / press release Sunday April 12, 2009 08:41 by Solidarity   text 3 comments (last - sunday june 21, 2009 09:09)
A number of faith based acts of nonviolent resistance to U.S. wars occured over the Holy Week season at the Pentagon, White House and Dept. of Energy in Washington D.C. and elsewhere. Here are some press release, images and reports...... read full story / add a comment
Poster for Fridays protest
sligo / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Friday April 10, 2009 01:23 by Killian McLoughlin   text 22 comments (last - wednesday april 29, 2009 00:37)   image 9 images   video 1 video file   audio 1 audio file   1 attached file
This is a copy of the press release sent out regarding the 'Save Sligos Cancer Services' (SCSS).
The group are organising a huge protest in Sligo this good friday, they are marching on Sligo General and demanding that the management choose whether they are going to represent the people of the Northwest or the private interests and agenda of Mary Harney and the HSE. The SCSS have stated that their memmbers are sick and tired of teh duplicity and lies of both the management in Sligo and the HSE and are no longer willing to accept it.
The people of the northwest are taking back their health services, starting with Sligo General Hospittal, this Good Friday 10/04/2009 read full story / add a comment
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