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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

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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

offsite link Waiting for SIPO Anthony

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offsite link ?Serious Safety Concerns? as Trans Criminals Remain in Women?s Prison Despite Supreme Court Ruling Wed Sep 24, 2025 19:00 | Will Jones
Male trans criminals are still being held in a women's prison despite the Supreme Court ruling that sexes must be segregated, with the independent monitor reporting serious safety and welfare concerns.
The post “Serious Safety Concerns” as Trans Criminals Remain in Women’s Prison Despite Supreme Court Ruling appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link The Antidote to Western Education Wed Sep 24, 2025 17:10 | Paul Frijters
Western education, riddled with progressive fads, has been grinding down the spirits of young people for decades. Now, a group of dissenting academics has decided to do something about it, says Professor Paul Frijters.
The post The Antidote to Western Education appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Trump?s UN Rallying Cry for the Defence of Western Civilisation Wed Sep 24, 2025 15:24 | Will Jones
End open borders. Stop importing criminals. Fight Islamism. Stand up for Christianity. End ruinous Net Zero policies. Because otherwise Europe is "going to Hell". Trump was on hard-hitting form at the UN this week.
The post Trump’s UN Rallying Cry for the Defence of Western Civilisation appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link The Despicable Special Educational Needs Fraud Wed Sep 24, 2025 13:19 | Mary Gilleece
After working with over 100 SEND children, Mary Gilleece has finally met a child with actual special needs. But there isn't enough money to support him because ?11 billion is being blown on bogus diagnoses.
The post The Despicable Special Educational Needs Fraud appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner?s Daughter Violet Pushes for Mask Mandates at United Nations Wed Sep 24, 2025 11:12 | Will Jones
Violet Affleck,?the daughter of Hollywood stars?Jennifer Garner?and?Ben Affleck, was at the?UN?on Tuesday to push for mask mandates, saying the world was irresponsible for returning to 'business as usual' after Covid.
The post Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner’s Daughter Violet Pushes for Mask Mandates at United Nations appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Friday April 24, 2009 19:17 by Group of support of the political Catalan prisoners
International solidarity with who fight for the liberation of the nations and the socialism! read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / event notice Friday April 24, 2009 18:05 by diabhal   text 1 comment (last - tuesday april 28, 2009 22:22)   1 attached file
Understanding Recession: Public Forum at NUI Maynooth
What happened to the Irish economy and what is going to happen next?
Put your questions directly to a panel of guest speakers in a public forum at NUI Maynooth. read full story / add a comment
Lismullin Bridge as seen from Rath Lugh
international / history and heritage / news report Friday April 24, 2009 17:05 by Tara Tara Tara   text 6 comments (last - saturday april 25, 2009 10:49)   image 8 images   video 1 video file
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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international / anti-capitalism / news report Friday April 24, 2009 15:40 by Andrew editing - Farah recording - Torab Saleh speaking   image 1 image   audio 1 audio file
Yesterday Torab Saleh who took part in the Iranian revolution of 1979 spoke in Dublin of his personal experiences of that time and the challenges it presented to him and others on the left. This is the audio recording of that meeting. read full story / add a comment
Spelling it out -- of the protesters on Sunday (some of the 1916 leaders' descendants in front)
dublin / history and heritage / news report Friday April 24, 2009 15:22 by Diarmuid Breatnach   text 8 comments (last - monday april 27, 2009 20:07)   image 2 images
Public hearing of appeal against property developers' plan for Moore Street has been going on all week. 500 people protested on Sunday in a symbolic Arms Around Moore Street event. Witness for the developers compares the deliberate destruction of the Reichstag as a fascist symbol with the burning of the British Embassy in Dublin after Bloody Sunday. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday April 24, 2009 14:28 by Paula Geraghty   text 1 comment (last - friday april 24, 2009 22:13)   video 1 video file
A multi-national group of people took part in a protest to show their horror at events in Sri Lanka against the Tamil people. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Friday April 24, 2009 12:27 by amnesty1   text 6 comments (last - saturday may 02, 2009 20:33)
Amnesty International has demanded that the Israeli army make public the full details of the findings of its probe into some of its attacks during the 22-day Gaza military offensive. The report concluded that the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) had committed no violations and only rare mistakes, some of which may have resulted in the killing of Palestinian civilians.
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cork / environment / event notice Friday April 24, 2009 10:41 by Margaret O'Regan.
Public Meeting at the Mountain Bar, Evergreen Road, Turners Cross (across from Schools) on Tuesday, 28h April, at 8 pm. read full story / add a comment
Public Meeting
national / politics / elections / event notice Thursday April 23, 2009 23:55 by PBPA   text 15 comments (last - friday may 29, 2009 15:42)   image 2 images   1 attached file
People Before Profit Alliance Will launch:

"Economic Alternative Agenda" Document
Tuesday 28th April 7.30pm in Unite Hall, Abbey St, Dublin 1.
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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)
Bollards in front of Glengad compound gates
national / miscellaneous / feature Thursday April 23, 2009 16:14 by J   text 60 comments (last - tuesday june 02, 2009 19:44)   image 11 images   audio 1 audio file
Shell's illegal Glengad compound was dismantled last night and Goldman winner, Willie Corduff was assaulted by masked Shell security during truck protest.
Yesterday Shell’s attempts to restart their works on the Corrib Gas project were ground to a halt after only eight hours. At 6-30 a workforce of about 20, backed up by around 50 private security guards erected fences to re-establish a compound. This compound is the would-be on-shore pipe installation base. Works were seriously hampered when local people and solidarity camp activists occupied machinery.

By 4 o clock Rossport Five member Willie Corduff was still refusing to leave the from under the truck, which he had occupied in the compound and all work had ground to a halt. Shell were unable to continue as Willie was preventing necessary equipment being used.
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dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Thursday April 23, 2009 14:37 by Des Derwin   text 10 comments (last - friday may 01, 2009 14:42)   1 attached file
Dublin Council of Trade Unions

May Day March 2009

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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
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antrim / miscellaneous / news report Thursday April 23, 2009 10:23 by Belfast WSM   text 3 comments (last - friday april 24, 2009 19:40)   image 1 image   1 attached file
Mayday is a time of reflecting and renewing the proud tradition of working-class resistance and commitment to social revolution. The spirit of class struggle continues to burn in our class from the Visteon workplace occupations to the school occupations in Glasgow and beyond. As we continue to bear the brunt of job cuts, house evictions and police brutality, the powerful message of direct action and solidarity against the bosses and the state is as relevant and necessary as ever before. 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
national / miscellaneous / news report Thursday April 23, 2009 08:59 by Dublin Shell to Sea   text 32 comments (last - friday april 24, 2009 23:11)   image 7 images
Willie Corduff, one of the Rossport 5 and Goldman prize winner, was badly beaten by men in balaclavas and dark clothes at approximatly 4 o clock in the monrning last night.

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international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Thursday April 23, 2009 01:03 by kbranno   text 1 comment (last - thursday april 23, 2009 09:21)
Jack Jones passed away in his sleep on Tuesday night aged 96. Jones was a life long Union man, veteran of the Anti-Fascist war in Spain and descibed at one time in 1977 as 'the most powerful man in Britain' ahead of the then Prime Minister, James Callaghan.

No Pasaran!

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