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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

offsite link Waiting for SIPO Anthony

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Indymedia Ireland is a volunteer-run non-commercial open publishing website for local and international news, opinion & analysis, press releases and events. Its main objective is to enable the public to participate in reporting and analysis of the news and other important events and aspects of our daily lives and thereby give a voice to people.

offsite link Trump hosts former head of Syrian Al-Qaeda Al-Jolani to the White House Tue Nov 11, 2025 22:01 | imc

offsite link Rip The Chicken Tree - 1800s - 2025 Tue Nov 04, 2025 03:40 | Mark

offsite link Study of 1.7 Million Children: Heart Damage Only Found in Covid-Vaxxed Kids Sat Nov 01, 2025 00:44 | imc

offsite link The Golden Haro Fri Oct 31, 2025 12:39 | Paul Ryan

offsite link Top Scientists Confirm Covid Shots Cause Heart Attacks in Children Sun Oct 05, 2025 21:31 | imc

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offsite link Labour?s Callous Betrayal of The ?Environmentally Responsible? and Their Gravy Train Wed Nov 19, 2025 15:39 | Sallust
Deeply aggrieved EV owner Andrew Moore is moaning because, after shelling out "to save the planet", nasty Labour "plans to punish him", leaving him feeling "so let down". Cue the violins.
The post Labour’s Callous Betrayal of The ‘Environmentally Responsible’ and Their Gravy Train appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link King?s College London Has Ceased to Be a University Wed Nov 19, 2025 13:31 | Michael Rainsborough
King's College London has abandoned academic standards entirely with its new marking guidelines, declaring objectivity to be racist and oppressive. It has ceased to be a university, says Professor Michael Rainsborough.
The post King’s College London Has Ceased to Be a University appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Police Chief Says St George?s Flags Are ?Disturbing Tools of Division? and ?Intimidation? Wed Nov 19, 2025 11:20 | Will Jones
The display of St George's flags on Britain's streets is a "tool of division" and "intimidation", a policing leader said yesterday ? as she also said Shabana Mahmood's asylum crackdown is "demonising communities".
The post Police Chief Says St George’s Flags Are “Disturbing Tools of Division” and “Intimidation” appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Retracted by Nature, Traduced by Michael Mann ? Gianluca Alimonti is Back and He?s Taking No Prisone... Wed Nov 19, 2025 09:00 | Chris Morrison
In 2023, a group of activists including Michael 'hockey stick' Mann got Nature to retract a paper pointing out that extreme weather is not getting worse. Now the author, Gianluca Alimonti, is back, writes Chris Morrison.
The post Retracted by Nature, Traduced by Michael Mann ? Gianluca Alimonti is Back and He’s Taking No Prisoners appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link The Great Mental Illness Grift Wed Nov 19, 2025 07:00 | Mary Gilleece
Who is making money from children with mental illness? It's not just Big Pharma, says Mary Gilleece. There's a whole industry of mental illness farmers earning tidy profits from keeping young people in misery.
The post The Great Mental Illness Grift appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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national / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Tuesday February 24, 2009 18:22 by Teachers United   text 18 comments (last - thursday march 26, 2009 10:10)
Stop The Madness
international / environment / other press Tuesday February 24, 2009 17:19 by Tarapixie   text 15 comments (last - saturday march 28, 2009 13:04)   image 5 images   video 7 video files   3 attached files
Tarapixies, Direct Action and tara Solidarity Vigil are staging a series of Protests and Events. Details below... read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Tuesday February 24, 2009 14:35 by Darren C
23 February 2009

The Waterford occupation has entered its fourth week. Workers at Waterford Crystals are fighting for their jobs after the Waterford Wedgwood Group went into receivership. Negotiations are still in progress as two rival companies Clarion Investments and KPS Capital Partners talk to the receiver and union officials about a possible purchase. As our leaflet on the march in Dublin pointed out either bidder will cut jobs that’s why we need nationalisation under workers control.
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national / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Tuesday February 24, 2009 14:29 by Darren C
On Saturday 21 February 120,000 workers marched in Dublin against the imposition of a pension levy on public sector workers’ wages by the Fianna Fail government. League members and supporters report from the demonstration read full story / add a comment
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dublin / education / event notice Tuesday February 24, 2009 14:10 by UCD FEE   text 1 comment (last - friday february 27, 2009 14:07)   image 1 image
UCD FEE are organising a fundraiser gig this Saturday in Slattery's on Capel St.

Come one and all! read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Tuesday February 24, 2009 12:21 by éirígí PRO
éirígí chairperson Brian Leeson has said the building of a publicly-owned health service on the principles of equality and world-class care is the only alternative to the cut-backs being muted by the Health Service Executive [HSE] in the Twenty-Six Counties. read full story / add a comment
One Hundred Years of Organising
national / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Tuesday February 24, 2009 12:08 by Worker   image 1 image
Like many others who attended the march on Saturday 21st February I was surprised at the massive turn out. At 13.50 I was walking up O’Connell street and the march was passing the GPO. I walked around the march, curious to see how it was arranged, and what groups were represented. Eventually, I trickled down to the back of the march which passed the GPO at around 3.30pm. There were at least 120,000 protesters on the march. Some estimate slightly more, some slightly less. ICTU claim it was the biggest march in thirty years at 150,000+ , whilst RTE claim less than 100,000. But, overall I think 120,000 is a fair estimate. Either way there can be no disputing the fact that this was a huge turnout.
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national / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Tuesday February 24, 2009 11:58 by Etain   text 1 comment (last - wednesday february 25, 2009 10:25)   image 1 image
“People who got mortgages they can’t afford to pay back were greedy and foolish and should suffer the consequences…They signed a free contract, they’re adults and they have to take responsibility for their actions”. This is the kind of thing that gets thrown around a lot in recessions. It conveniently ignores a few things. read full story / add a comment
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national / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Tuesday February 24, 2009 11:50 by Alan MacSimoin   text 6 comments (last - friday february 27, 2009 00:32)   image 3 images   video 1 video file
The economy's crashing, the dole queues are growing. Yet the bankers, bosses and developers responsible are untouchable - because the politicians supposed to hold them to account had their noses in the same trough. So-called experts bluster to cover their confusion, make tut-tut noises about corruption and greed, then shake their heads and agree, that in the end its the ordinary workers and taxpayers that will have to foot the bill. Because that's just the way it has to be... read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Tuesday February 24, 2009 11:35 by Dublin City Public Libraries
This lecture explores the contribution of women to modern art in Ireland read full story / add a comment
dublin / consumer issues / press release Tuesday February 24, 2009 11:21 by Gillian Kane   text 1 comment (last - tuesday april 14, 2009 00:12)   1 attached file
AIMSI welcome the publication of the Independent Review of Maternity & Gynaecology Services in the Greater Dublin Area. In particular we welcome the recommendation for increased choice for women regarding models of care and the recognition that there is considerable evidence for the development of midwifery led units. We agree with the finding that the GDA is out of step in being able to offer a woman-centred service, providing choice and access to services .We share the belief that the GDA needs to place much more emphasis on community based maternity services, as 60% of women will experience a normal birth. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Tuesday February 24, 2009 11:10 by Andrew   text 3 comments (last - monday march 09, 2009 15:01)   image 1 image
First meeting of the Grassroots Education Workers Network read full story / add a comment
dublin / history and heritage / event notice Tuesday February 24, 2009 10:55 by Dublin City Public Libraries   text 3 comments (last - wednesday march 25, 2009 21:11)   image 1 image
This talk will focus on the lives and work of three revolutionary doctors who took part in the Easter 1916 Rising. Marking International Women's Day in Dublin City Libraries. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Tuesday February 24, 2009 10:48 by Dublin City Public Libraries
The launch of a programme of local events to mark International Womens' Day will be held in Coolock Library. This will be followed by a talk by Ailbhe Smyth.
All welcome.
Coolock Library: Wednesday 4th of March at 10.30am
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dublin / crime and justice / event notice Monday February 23, 2009 22:41 by m   image 1 image
5 p.m. @ Seomra Spraoi, 10 Belveledere Court, off Mount Joy Sq
"Symetria" /"Symmetry"/ (2003), Poland
"Mark of Cain" (2000), Russia, USA

Benefit for Tomek Wilkoszewski, Polish antifascists prisoner - www.tomek.most.org.pl read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / other press Monday February 23, 2009 18:19 by Ken Macdonald   text 3 comments (last - tuesday february 24, 2009 23:54)
I put this up because I think it is a very significant statement from such a high profile person in such dodgy times. Student

'Our system for regulating markets and for prosecuting market crime is completely broken. If you mug someone in the street and you are caught, the chances are that you will go to prison. In recent years mugging someone out of their savings or their pension would probably earn you a yacht. read full story / add a comment
derry / history and heritage / event notice Monday February 23, 2009 18:18 by RSF
Keenan was a life-long Republican, and Honorary Vice President for life of Sinn Féin, who endured three periods of internment amounting to a total of 15 years. For a period in 1969 he was also chairperson of the Derry Citizens Defence Associaton - an organisation which played a significant role in the defence of Free Derry during the Battle of the Bogside. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / other press Monday February 23, 2009 17:40 by Arm-a-Gedden   text 2 comments (last - friday march 27, 2009 15:05)
Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern is a director of the company which developed the Quays shopping centre in Newry, recently blamed for sucking millions of euro of business away from the economy in the Republic.

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national / arts and media / news report Monday February 23, 2009 16:17 by Spark
The Irish Republican Youth Movement, Ógra Shinn Féin, launching their new e-zine Spark at the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis. The online magazine which can be viewed at www.splanc.ie aims to discuss the most relevant issues concerning young republicans and Irish youth today.

The first edition features articles on policing, drugs, gay rights, music and tracing 100 years of Irish Republican youth. The youth production also has a distinct international flavor to it with an exclusive interview with banned and censored Basque youth movement, Segi.
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national / animal rights / news report Monday February 23, 2009 16:15 by Laura Broxson   text 21 comments (last - wednesday march 04, 2009 18:18)   image 2 images   audio 1 audio file
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