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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 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.

offsite link When it Comes to Reparations, the Church of England Doesn?t Care About Evidence or Ethics Mon Sep 22, 2025 11:00 | Nigel Biggar
The Church of England has shown that it doesn't care about evidence or ethics, says Prof Nigel Biggar. Why else, when presented with proof its ?100 million reparations giveaway is groundless, would it press on regardless?
The post When it Comes to Reparations, the Church of England Doesn?t Care About Evidence or Ethics appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Sensational New Measurements of Uncorrupted Air Temperatures Destroy UK Met Office Constant Claims o... Mon Sep 22, 2025 09:00 | Chris Morrison
New data shows the Met Office's 'record' heat spikes are junk, weaponised by Net Zero activists to scare the public witless and push the no-hydrocarbons fantasy, says the Daily Sceptic's Environment Editor.
The post Sensational New Measurements of Uncorrupted Air Temperatures Destroy UK Met Office Constant Claims of ?Records? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Making Tax Digital ? a Disaster in the Making or a Brilliant Innovation? Mon Sep 22, 2025 07:00 | Guy de la B?doy?re
Making Tax Digital is set to hit sole traders and landlords from 2026, promising more admin, costs and chaos than clarity, and Guy de la B?doy?re is already throwing in the towel rather than get swamped.
The post Making Tax Digital ? a Disaster in the Making or a Brilliant Innovation? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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CIA Fugitive Robert Seldon Lady (Bob Lady)
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / news report Friday November 13, 2009 09:28 by Carolyn Keuhn   text 5 comments (last - saturday november 14, 2009 00:32)   image 6 images
An Italian judge on November 4, 2009, convicted 23 CIA agents and two Italian agents over their role in the 2003 kidnapping of a Muslim cleric. Milan judge Oscar Magi sentenced former Milan CIA station chief Bob Seldon Lady (on left in PHOTO with Luciano Pironi) to 8 years and 22 other agents (PHOTOS) to 5 years in prison for their role in the abduction of Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr, also known as Abu Omar. Also convicted was Air Force Colonel Joseph Romano (COLOR PHOTO), who was responsible for the CIA kidnapping team’s flight to Egypt from a U.S. air base in Italy. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Thursday November 12, 2009 21:25 by Paula Geraghty   video 1 video file
5,000 frontline public service staff took to the streets to vent their anger at further attacks on their pay and conditions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THNLfk7qKLg read full story / add a comment
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national / arts and media / news report Thursday November 12, 2009 18:57 by Darren J. Prior/Mac an Phríora   image 3 images
www.myspace.com/armuinnamuice
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www.near.ie read full story / add a comment
antrim / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Thursday November 12, 2009 14:06 by Daniel W   text 1 comment (last - thursday november 12, 2009 14:17)   image 1 image
Minister for Employment labels some young people vampires. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Thursday November 12, 2009 13:26 by Richard Walsh   text 1 comment (last - sunday november 15, 2009 22:44)
Proposals which could see the DNA profiles of those acquitted of engaging in activities aimed at securing Irish national liberation retained for life have been criticised by Republican Sinn Féin. read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Wednesday November 11, 2009 23:50 by Dave Donnellan   text 1 comment (last - thursday november 12, 2009 09:45)   video 2 video files
As the Irish government attempts to shift the burden of the economic recovery onto ordinary workers the Irish Congress of Trade Unions held a day of action. This video captures some of the atmosphere on the day and talks to some of the people on the walk. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / press release Wednesday November 11, 2009 22:05 by Donegal Alternatives to Pylons
An Bord Pleanála Board has overruled its own Inspectors and given the go ahead for a high voltage power line to run through South and West Donegal. This ESB Networks and Eirgrid project is not, as they maintain, to supplement the energy needs of County Donegal but rather to facilitate wind energy developers in their rush to profit at the expense of people in Donegal and their environmental heritage.
However local opposition is strong and Donegal Alternatives to Pylons is not going away. read full story / add a comment
Even Scrooge had a heart at Christmas
national / anti-capitalism / press release Wednesday November 11, 2009 18:15 by Workers' Party   text 21 comments (last - monday november 23, 2009 19:38)   image 1 image
Hanafin cancels Christmas for 2 million people - decision to scrap annual Christmas Bonus condemned by the Workers' Party read full story / add a comment
Event Notice, Taking Liberties Night
dublin / arts and media / event notice Wednesday November 11, 2009 17:26 by Peter Duffy   image 1 image
On Saturday 21st of November 2009, at THE CO-OP in Newmarket, Dublin 8, this unique venue is hosting a special night of music, song, story, lore, dance and film.

Kicking off the night at 8.00pm will be the screening of the documentary film ‘The Liberties’. Fear an Tí, Des Geraghty will then introduce the performers: Tony MacMahon - Accordion; Noel Pocock - Uilleann Pipes; Maureen Johnson - Singer and Storyteller from Pimlico; Sibéal Davitt - Sean-Nós Dancer; and Des Geraghty - Flute player and Storyteller.

In a celebration of the colourful local history and culture of The Liberties, it promises to be a great night with such talented performers. read full story / add a comment
Republican ballad session , Ballyfermot , Dublin , Saturday 28 November 2009.
dublin / history and heritage / event notice Wednesday November 11, 2009 16:57 by Sharon.   text 1 comment (last - sunday november 29, 2009 14:08)   image 2 images
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday November 11, 2009 14:54 by Drew   image 1 image
This year the Ahmadinejad regime gave even more importance to the anniversary of the U.S. embassy takeover than usual so as to claim anti-imperialist credentials. The imperialist media influential in Iran also emphasized this day as the anniversary of the takeover and ignored the memory of the student movement. So two opposing celebrations were held, one by the regime in front of the U.S. embassy and the other all over Tehran and other cities, especially those with universities. The regime’s TV used edited film footage from previous years to inflate the number of pro-government forces, but they did it so unskilfully that this became a scandal. This first-hand report translated from the Iranian student newspaper Bazr details some of the day's events.

A June 2009 edition of BAZR in English is available at http://www.peykeiran.com/userfiles/file/bazr-EN.pdf read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Wednesday November 11, 2009 12:29 by Sevinc Karaca
In its 30 years strugle to form itself Turkish Student Union face another legal setback by the state.

Here is info read full story / add a comment
galway / environment / event notice Wednesday November 11, 2009 10:58 by Liamo
Transition Galway meeting to organise local Transition events. All welcome. read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media / opinion/analysis Wednesday November 11, 2009 10:34 by proon4   text 24 comments (last - wednesday june 29, 2011 15:20)   image 1 image   video 2 video files
The incident on Frontline 9/11/2009 between Alan O Brien and Pat Kenny read full story / add a comment
PHILIPPINES
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Wednesday November 11, 2009 02:04 by AKBAYAN   image 1 image
An administration that shall not enter into any compromises with Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (GMA), her family and her cronies. A government that shall commit to reverse the political and economic damages wrought by the Arroyo administration. A political leadership that shall use its authority and shall exercise political will to introduce basic reforms that would restore our faith in our own capacity to lead decent and honorable lives. read full story / add a comment
galway / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday November 11, 2009 01:02 by Joseph Loughnane
Bassem Abu Rahmah was a non-violent anti-Apartheid Wall activist from the West Bank village of Bil'in. On April 17th 2009 he was murdered by the Israeli military when he was shot at point blank range in the chest with a tear gas canister. This film looks at the situation in Bil'in through the lens of Bassem's short life.
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O'Connell Street Festival
sligo / environment / news report Wednesday November 11, 2009 00:55 by Aisling Ryan   text 26 comments (last - monday december 21, 2009 19:23)   image 1 image   video 1 video file
Sligo's elected representatives have ignored the majority of public opinion and have voted to reopen O'Connell Street to traffic. What can we do?? read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Wednesday November 11, 2009 00:38 by R.N.U Cill Dara- P.R.O   text 8 comments (last - friday november 13, 2009 12:06)
Boots Workers to strike Nationwide read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday November 11, 2009 00:21 by RNUDublin   text 1 comment (last - wednesday november 11, 2009 13:37)
Join us for a night of craic agus ceol all in aid of supporting internee Colin Duffy. read full story / add a comment
Copyright Paula Geraghty
national / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Tuesday November 10, 2009 23:57 by Paula Geraghty   text 1 comment (last - wednesday november 11, 2009 00:48)   image 10 images   video 1 video file
Tens of thousands of public and private sector workers demonstrated to defend public services, pensions, jobs. Watch the vide report here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sn-u0eCFrA read full story / add a comment
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