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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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Call for Solidarity
international / miscellaneous / news report Wednesday October 01, 2008 15:48 by GU   text 1 comment (last - friday october 03, 2008 15:15)   image 4 images
The lawyer of Rozbrat squat has obtained information that the bailiff/debt collector has sent the records and complete documentation to the court in order to set the date of the auction. This date may appear soon. The ground where Rozbrat is situated may be sold. The campaign "Rozbrat stays!" was not very loud in the last months but it does not mean that the situation of Rozbrat has stabilized. We ask you to keep your eyes open and support us when necessary. Our stand is unchanged: we won't give up without fight! read full story / add a comment
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national / arts and media / event notice Wednesday October 01, 2008 15:06 by 32   image 1 image
Multi Media Arts Event Belfast Thursday 2nd Oct. read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues / event notice Wednesday October 01, 2008 14:54 by Jene Kelly
The next meeting for AIMS Ireland's Dublin and Northeast region is Oct 7th at 8pm in the Conrad Hotel, Dublin. read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections / other press Wednesday October 01, 2008 13:00 by tomeile   text 2 comments (last - saturday october 18, 2008 22:19)   image 1 image
Islamophobia has replaced anti-semitism as the unifying ideology for the extreme right in Austria where neo-fascist rivals Heinz-Christian Strache and Jorg Haider utilised slogans such as “Homeland instead of Islam” and “Vienna must not become Istanbul” to make huge gains in last week’s national elections at the expense of the Conservative OeVP and Social Democrats SPOe parties . As the elections were taking place more than 90 Muslim graves were severely damaged at the cemetery in Traun, near Linz in what police believe was an organised action. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday October 01, 2008 11:28 by Kev   text 1 comment (last - friday october 10, 2008 10:33)   image 1 image
What: Public Meeting: The Destruction of the Palestinian People and the Future for Palestine
When: Friday 10th October @ 7.00pm
Where: Liberty Hall, Eden Quay, Dublin 1 read full story / add a comment
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international / arts and media / feature Wednesday October 01, 2008 09:19 by Revolt Video Collective   text 13 comments (last - thursday february 12, 2009 18:06)   image 5 images   video 6 video files
This video represents the many people not given a voice in the mainstream media. They have been denied a voice mainly because of their dissenting views about the Corrib gas project in its current form. There are interviews with many people who have suffered both personally and financially for daring to oppose the oil and gas industry. This industry has been supported by the various intimidatory and violent methods used by the Garda. The mainstream media has consistently misrepresented the facts, and has failed to report human rights abuses taking place in Mayo. It has instead tried to demonise anybody who goes against their neo-liberal view-point on how Ireland should be organized and structured.

Most of the interviews were filmed over the last month. Thanks to all of the people who generously gave up their time and energy to make this no budget documentary.

This is the first part of an ongoing documentary about the Corrib Gas Project. read full story / add a comment
national / public consultation / irish social forum / opinion/analysis Wednesday October 01, 2008 00:54 by TGH Frequent Visitor
Very little by the look of it... The services in Kerry General are pathetic. The staffing levels are completely inadequate and its embarrassing to see the lack of dignity on show sometimes. Virtually all departments are completely under staffed and cant deliver the basics. It appears that budgets are more important than patients in this establishment. So much so that, staffing levels are more weighted towards the drugs invoices than the drugs themselves. read full story / add a comment
Minister fo Natual Resources Eamon Ryan will be weighing up evidence carefully before he gives Shell his full backing and support
mayo / environment / news report Tuesday September 30, 2008 21:04 by Full Irish   text 5 comments (last - monday december 15, 2008 12:30)   image 1 image   1 attached file
Just in case you thought all the talk about the Great Gas Rip Off ® was lefty treehugger claptrap ®, it was confirmed today by no less a personage than the government's own energy watchdog, who turns out to be highly-paid civil servant called Dermot Nolan.

He works for a shower called the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) , and he told the Oireachtas Energy Committee today that as far as the Irish consumer is concerned, the gas from the Corrib field may as well be coming from Outer Mongolia (he didn't use those exact words).
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international / anti-capitalism / feature Tuesday September 30, 2008 20:54 by original by Kieran Allen   text 24 comments (last - tuesday october 14, 2008 21:00)   image 3 images   video 4 video files
Kieran Allen has just written an extensive article on the current global financial crisis. Here are the opening sentences on it.

Most people are amazed to witness a new Wall St crash, when the spectacle of the 1929 crash was supposed to have vanished forever.

For the past thirty years mainstream economists claimed that the market worked perfectly provided there was no state interference or strong trade unions. ‘You cannot buck the market’ was repeated like a mantra against anyone who dared to ask for higher wages, better environmental controls or a more developed welfare state. ‘Market forces’ were seen as wise spirits who knew best about how to run an economy. No one knew who or what they were but they appeared to work anonymously behind the scenes to make everything right. In almost every country, people were told to leave matters to these ‘market forces’ and not to seek too much regulation. In reality, these ‘market forces’ were gigantic financial houses which could move money around the globe at will.

Today this mythology has been shattered. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / press release Tuesday September 30, 2008 19:23 by Eugene Mc Cartan
COMMUNIST DEMAND:

It is now time for a state bank to be established.

That the state should have fifty percent of places on the boards
of all the bank and financial institutions who may avail of this
massive public bail out.

All current banking CEOs should be removed from office without severance pay
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national / miscellaneous / press release Tuesday September 30, 2008 17:39 by Richard Walsh
RSF have condemned the use of mobile vans to recruit informers by the RUC. read full story / add a comment
sychronicity- this book was bought from a charity shop window in Dublin today
national / anti-capitalism / news report Tuesday September 30, 2008 16:30 by S.Cat   text 11 comments (last - sunday october 05, 2008 18:15)   image 1 image
The Leinster House Government has announced its intention to guarantee all deposits and borrowings for the six Irish-owned financial institutions for the next two years.

The list is as follows: Allied Irish Bank, Anglo Irish Bank, Bank of Ireland, Irish Life & Permanent, Irish Nationwide Building Society and the EBS.

Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan has been giving interviews to the corporate media all day to explain why this is a good idea. He says all deposits and debt will be covered by the State.

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international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Tuesday September 30, 2008 15:04 by Raymond D   text 1 comment (last - monday october 13, 2008 16:07)
Under pressure from the US and other nuclear powers, Micheál Martin has agreed to a proposal allowing India - a non-signatory of the NPT - to engage in nuclear trade. This constitutes a shredding of Ireland's historic commitment to the NPT and shows that there is not a principle on earth on which our government isn't prepared to capitulate - presumably for the right price. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Tuesday September 30, 2008 12:35 by Ciaron O'Reilly   text 2 comments (last - tuesday september 30, 2008 14:24)   image 1 image
Well Dan O'Neill's visit began with a hurry up & wait dash to Dublin airport, with "Hammered by the Irish " author Harry Browne, read full story / add a comment
Hedy Epstein
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday September 30, 2008 02:05 by CÓB   image 1 image   1 attached file
Octogenarian Hedy Epstein knows what she's talking about when it comes to fascism. She alone of all her family survived the Nazi anti-Jewish onslsaught in the Germany of the Thirties because her parents managed to send her out of the country on the Kindertransport. Her family subsequently perished in the concentration camps.

Because of her experiences Hedy became a strong campaigner for human rights. She has supported many causes including that of Palestinian liberation. She has consistently criticised the policies of the State of Israel, drawing comparisons between these and those of the Nazis. Because of this she has been the object of vitriolic attacks by the Zionist lobby.

She pulls no punches as the title of her latest tour of Britain and Ireland shows. read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Monday September 29, 2008 21:58 by Trade Unionist
A meeting to co ordinate a campaign against the proposed national pay deal will take place in the Teachers Club Parnell Sq Dublin at 730pm next Monday 6th Oct. It is organised by a number of well known union activists lincluding Eddie Conlon of the TUI, Owen McCormack a NBRU activist and Des Derwin a long time campaigner in SIPTU. The meeting is open to all to discuss how best to maximise a no vote across workplaces on this deal.
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national / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Monday September 29, 2008 21:34 by Trade unionist   text 3 comments (last - wednesday october 01, 2008 21:28)
Trade unionists across all unions are today being urged to reject the proposed national pay agreement.

Following a conference of over 70 activists and union shop stewards a campaign is now being launched for the biggest no vote. The conference was organised by a number of trade union activists from both the private and public sector and addressed by Jimmy Kelly, regional secretary of Unite, one of Ireland’s largest unions. Kelly stated that the deal was an “effective pay cut which does not address any of our unions concerns on pensions, union recognition, or low pay.”

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The Shell to Sea delegation before meeting the ministers
mayo / environment / news report Monday September 29, 2008 21:16 by FSB!   text 6 comments (last - wednesday october 01, 2008 18:37)   image 7 images
A number of groups from Erris and Co. Mayo went to meet with two government ministers, Éamon Ryan (Natural Resources) and Éamon Ó Cuív (Gaeltacht & Community Affairs) in Ballina today. These groups included Shell to Sea, Pobal Chill Chomáin, and Pobal le Chéile; a number of Erris fishermen accompanied by the parish priest of Kilcommon also met the ministers despite not having been invited. The ministers also met with the Pro- Gas Mayo Group and the Council for the West, organisations that could be candidly described as ‘astroturf’ (i.e. fake grassroots) and stalking horses for Shell. Following these encounters, the ministers met with the TDs for Mayo and county councillors from Erris, to round off what was a cynical PR exercise by an alarmed clueless government. read full story / add a comment
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Monday September 29, 2008 21:08 by Valentine Julien   text 12 comments (last - thursday october 02, 2008 14:55)   image 3 images
Yes, you find it in the papers all over Europe and today in Belgium in de Morgen .....but is it true?

Declan Ganley is initiator of the No means No campaign in Ireland. Cohn Bendit (green party EU parliament) and his Anti-American friends try with a personnel attack to save the European Union as it is, by asking an EU investigation on the legality of this No campaign. read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment / press release Monday September 29, 2008 20:25 by Shell to Sea   text 1 comment (last - monday september 29, 2008 20:28)
For immediate press release
8pm, Monday 29th Sept 2008

Today at noon a delegation of 6 Shell to Sea representatives met with Minister Eamon Ryan and Minister Eamon Ó Cuiv. read full story / add a comment
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