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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

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Lockdown Skeptics

The Daily Sceptic

offsite link News Round-Up Tue Sep 23, 2025 01:12 | 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.

offsite link Hamas Executes ?Israeli Collaborators? in Streets of Gaza Mon Sep 22, 2025 19:30 | Will Jones
Hamas?has executed three Palestinians accused of "collaborating" with Israel on the streets of Gaza, just hours after the UK, Australia and Canada announced their?recognition of a Palestinian state.
The post Hamas Executes “Israeli Collaborators” in Streets of Gaza appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link The Covid Response Was Not a Mistake ? It Was Just Wrong Mon Sep 22, 2025 17:35 | Dr David Bell
The Covid response was not an error, and it was not the result of rushing to counter an unknown pathogen. It was a lot of people, mostly professionals, systematically doing what they knew was wrong, says Dr David Bell.
The post The Covid Response Was Not a Mistake ? It Was Just Wrong appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link School Accused of ?Brainwashing? Children After 14 Year-Olds Told to Read Book ?Blaming Them for The... Mon Sep 22, 2025 15:11 | Will Jones
A parent has accused a secondary school of "brainwashing" after?he learned that 14 year-old pupils were told to read a book that "blames them for their white skin" ? and his daughter was forced to read it out loud.
The post School Accused of “Brainwashing” Children After 14 Year-Olds Told to Read Book “Blaming Them for Their White Skin” appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link No Benefits for Foreigners Under Reform, Says Nigel Farage: Stricter Visa Tests and Deportation for ... Mon Sep 22, 2025 13:00 | Will Jones
Nigel Farage?today vowed to block foreign nationals from getting benefits, slashing the welfare bill "by ?234bn", and to deport hundreds of thousands of migrants with 'settled status' by bringing in stricter visa tests.
The post No Benefits for Foreigners Under Reform, Says Nigel Farage: Stricter Visa Tests and Deportation for Those Who Fail Under Crackdown on ‘Settled Status’ Migrants appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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national / crime and justice / other press Saturday February 19, 2005 04:08 by Chris Floyd
'You had to attack civilians, the people, women, children, innocent people, unknown people far removed from any political game. The reason was quite simple: to force ... the public to turn to the state to ask for greater security."
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national / environment / press release Friday February 18, 2005 22:28 by Bob Wilson
CELT are to run a 12-day introductory level course - 'Sustainable Woodland Management' - at Bealkelly Wood, Tuamgraney, Co. Clare on Sundays beginning Sun 20th February. Registration can be on 20th or 27th February. Course fee 165 euro - and is subsidised by County Clare VEC. Course outline below. read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections / event notice Friday February 18, 2005 19:21 by Y€$
so do Nicuraguans.
so do Mexicans.
so do Columbians.
so do El Salvadorians.
so do Argentinians.
so does mr Bush.
Iraqis didnt speak Spanish. read full story / add a comment
international / consumer issues / news report Friday February 18, 2005 19:19 by amanda   text 4 comments (last - monday february 28, 2005 02:57)
This is a link to the list of recalled foods from supermarkets. The food is found to have a cancer causing food dye Sudan1. It is being taken off the shelves and if you have any of it at home, even if you bought it months ago, don't eat it.
Supermarkets in the Uk are offering refunds if you return with the wrappers, I assume they are doing the same here. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / other press Friday February 18, 2005 18:40 by R. Isible   text 1 comment (last - tuesday february 22, 2005 01:49)
Excellent Guardian summary of the history of US torture and how widespread it is.

"The infliction of pain or suffering per se, whether it is physical or mental, is insufficient to amount to torture." Jay Bybee, Assistant US Attorney General (now a federal judge in Las Vegas) read full story / add a comment
galway / miscellaneous / event notice Friday February 18, 2005 17:50 by Ciara Brady
The Complementary Therapy Society will host the first ever Holistic
fair to take place in the university on Wednesday the 2nd of March in the
busy foyer of Aras na Mac Leinn. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Friday February 18, 2005 12:03 by pat c
Curators’ Talk

On Friday 18 March 2005 at 11.00am , (First Floor Landing, RHK, IMMA,) Rachael Thomas and Berta Sichel, Director of the Audiovisual Department, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, will discuss Pierre Huyghe’s work in relation to the history of film and video. Admission to the talk is free but booking is essential on Tel: +353 1 612 9900 or the automatic booking line +353 1 612 9948; Email: simona.lecce@imma.ie.

The exhibition continues until 15 May 2005. Admission is free.

Irish Museum of Modern Art
Royal Hospital
Military Road
Kilmainham
Dublin 8 read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / other press Friday February 18, 2005 00:47 by european gossip and celebrity press office   text 4 comments (last - tuesday february 21, 2006 01:42)
To mark Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams first visit to Montserrat Abbey in Catalonia where he joined with the President of ERC Josep Carod Rovira (the Catalan republican left independence party) our own occasional contributor, Mr Eoin O Broin published at his welcomed suggestion a piece in the local english language (girona based) pan catalonia weekly paper today.

Mr Adams expressed his belief that there is enough wisdom in the current Spanish gov. to help the basques sort things out, and that Mr Blair for another term is still preferable to the tories.
He didn't say he had seen the BVM and I'm sure he got chocolate biscuits.

And stirring words they were too.
But it would breach copyright to publish them here at the moment, and so I won't. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday February 18, 2005 00:19 by tahira faune alford   text 2 comments (last - saturday july 02, 2005 07:02)
Quechua infant taken without consent from her Indigenous Parents read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / event notice Thursday February 17, 2005 22:57 by Tracey Ryan
The Drumcollegher Organic Students Collective are hosting a 'Skillshare Weekend' this Sat 19 & Sun 20 Feb, at The Heritage Centre, Drumcollegher, Co Limerick.

Workshops run from 10am - 6pm Sat and 10am - 3pm Sun, and they include:

Apple tree grafting ( bring home your own apple tree)
Introduction to Organics
Embroidery
Massage
Tipi erection
Forestry
Sustainable Lifestyles
Herbs
Video on organics in Brazil
Basket making
Map making
Women in Activism

Price is 40 euro (or donation) and includes accomodation.

We have hired a minibus to take us to and from the Falls Hotel, Ennistymon, Co Clare on Sat night to a fundaising benefit for the children of Mongolia. This concert features some of Clare's finest traditional musicians including Tommy Peoples, Josephine Marsh, Davy Spillane, Jackie Daly, Paul Dooley, Yvonne Casey, Kevin Griffin Eoin O'Neill and more.

For more info you can contact me on 087 6543425. Hope to see you there.

Tracey Ryan. read full story / add a comment
international / eu / opinion/analysis Thursday February 17, 2005 19:01 by Maria   text 2 comments (last - friday february 18, 2005 10:53)
Latvia rewrites its history by erasing its Soviet past.
Socialist Party of Latvia proposal to recognize the 9th of May as Victory Day over Nazism in the Great Patriotic War of 1945 has been refused by the Latvian government.
Vaira Vike-Freiberga presented “History of Latvia: XXth Century” to Vladimir Putin at the Holocaust Memorial Day in Oswiecim. read full story / add a comment
international / environment / other press Thursday February 17, 2005 17:12 by R. Isible
The floor traders (who are "self-employed") and security guards are reported to have assaulted the non-violent activists pretty severly. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Thursday February 17, 2005 14:06 by Pajo
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AGAINST WAR OCCUPATION & EMPIRE Forum
March Central Dublin
4th, 5th & 6th
Venues: Irish Film Institute, Temple Bar (Friday March 4th)
Royal Dublin Hotel, O' Connell St (March 5th& 6th)
Tickets: Weekend (excluding Screening) - €15/10 (conc.) Day Ticket - €10/7.50(conc.)
Tickets available from Irish Anti-war Movement, 55 Middle Abbey St, Dublin
(Mon-Fri) or phone 01 8727912 / e-mail info@irishantiwar.org read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Thursday February 17, 2005 10:57 by Patrick McGee   text 2 comments (last - thursday october 13, 2005 05:12)
One of the great unresolved questions of the early twenty-first century is that of Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction. How far had Saddam’s WMD programs progressed prior to the United States toppling his government in 2003? And to what can we attribute the failures of U.S. intelligence – and virtually all the intelligence services throughout the world – in massively overestimating Saddam’s WMD capabilities? read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Thursday February 17, 2005 04:24 by Nataraj
Are you willing to take a few minutes a day and focus on a positive result? Try this... read full story / add a comment
international / eu / other press Thursday February 17, 2005 01:39 by John Meehan
Follow this link for an article by Brendan Young on why the left should oppose the EU Constitution :

http://www.internationalviewpoint.org/article.php3?id_article=555 read full story / add a comment
international / sci-tech / opinion/analysis Wednesday February 16, 2005 22:05 by Various   text 1 comment (last - tuesday may 24, 2005 00:26)
[FOR INDYMEDIA IRELAND'S FILM CRRRRITTTIIICCCSSS] read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Wednesday February 16, 2005 20:33 by pc
Seomra spraoi: Social Centre organising meeting

All welcome

There will be an general organising meeting this Thursday 17th at 7pm in the EENGO office (above the bounty store,across from the palace), Camden street.

Agenda

focusing on

finding location
choosing preparing gig pencilled in 4th of march

We are looking for more people or groups who think they could help with the project in any way or possible co-host events of the type that one day may be held in the such a centre.

AOB

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