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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 Sadiq Khan?s Plan to Spend ?66 Million on Wokery in Crime-Plagued London Mon Sep 29, 2025 17:10 | Will Jones
Crime is soaring in London, but Mayor Sadiq Khan is planning to spend ?66m on woke projects over three years ? and has just awarded himself a pay rise to ?170,282, making him the highest paid politician in the land.
The post Sadiq Khan’s Plan to Spend ?66 Million on Wokery in Crime-Plagued London appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link The Ryder Cup Parable: What Europe Gets Right and the EU and USA Get Wrong Mon Sep 29, 2025 15:31 | Clive Pinder
Europe's Ryder Cup victory shows that, unlike the DEI-obsessed EU, the nations of Europe win when they respect merit, says Clive Pinder. And unlike the USA big shots, they know how to work as a team.
The post The Ryder Cup Parable: What Europe Gets Right and the EU and USA Get Wrong appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link J.K. Rowling: Emma Watson Poured Petrol on Trans Attacks Against Me and is ?Ignorant of How Ignorant... Mon Sep 29, 2025 13:12 | Will Jones
J.K. Rowling?has accused Emma Watson of "pouring more petrol on the flames" of an attempt to cancel her by trans activists and said the Harry Potter actress is "ignorant of how ignorant she is".
The post J.K. Rowling: Emma Watson Poured Petrol on Trans Attacks Against Me and is “Ignorant of How Ignorant She Is” appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Taliban Commander?s Nephew Granted Asylum in UK Can be Joined by Seven Family Members, Judge Rules Mon Sep 29, 2025 11:11 | Will Jones
A?Taliban?commander?s nephew granted refugee status in Britain can ?be joined by seven family members currently living in Turkey even though none of them speaks English or is able to work, an immigration judge has ruled.
The post Taliban Commander’s Nephew Granted Asylum in UK Can be Joined by Seven Family Members, Judge Rules appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Are School Playgrounds Microcosms of Society at Large? Mon Sep 29, 2025 09:00 | Joanna Gray
Lunchtime football is the latest victim of nanny-state safetyism, turning school playgrounds into microcosms of society ? corralled, cramped, and socially conditioned, says Joanna Gray.
The post Are School Playgrounds Microcosms of Society at Large? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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national / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Monday June 09, 2008 09:51 by Sevinch Karaca   text 2 comments (last - monday june 16, 2008 19:39)   image 1 image
35 Years old Ihsan Turman was the latest to be killed in the Shipyards who crushed to death on Sunday 8th of June by a metal cover weighing half a ton read full story / add a comment
galway / eu / opinion/analysis Monday June 09, 2008 00:01 by Frustrated Galwegian   text 3 comments (last - monday june 09, 2008 21:59)
Written after reading comments by Michael D. in the Local Press urging people to vote Yes. read full story / add a comment
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international / racism & migration related issues / other press Sunday June 08, 2008 23:24 by Laure Akai/Damien Moran   text 1 comment (last - friday june 20, 2008 23:45)   image 5 images
dublin / animal rights / event notice Sunday June 08, 2008 21:12 by Laura Broxson
Stand up for animal rights - join us on Saturday! read full story / add a comment
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antrim / anti-war / imperialism / feature Sunday June 08, 2008 20:59 by Ciaron O'Reilly   text 38 comments (last - saturday june 28, 2008 13:59)   image 4 images   1 attached file
The Raytheon 9 are an inspiration. I just got a phone call from my friend Les who's trying to get a plane ticket to get to Belfast for the Raytheon 9 trial. Les hasn't been to Northern Ireland since he did three tours with the British military. He says is it is so exciting that socialists and republicans are experimenting with nonviolent direct action and he wants to be there to support them at the trial. He says that this would be a great way for him to return to Northern Ireland - confront his past and celebrate a future with a community in resistance to war.
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national / eu / news report Sunday June 08, 2008 12:55 by Amy Winehouse   text 4 comments (last - sunday june 08, 2008 20:20)   image 1 image
The Taoiseach Brian Cowen is to attend a rally today to steady the resolve of Dublin FF supporters in a last ditch effort to get them to support the Lisbon Treaty. The event will take place at 2PM at the National College of Ireland in the IFSC.

The last ditch rally is an echo of the same tactic which was carried out last year in thegeneral election the Sunday before polling day.

Sources in the NO campaign said they would make their presence felt at the rally, to protest against the militarisation of the EU, amongst many other issues. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Sunday June 08, 2008 12:04 by Ciaron O'Reilly   text 1 comment (last - monday june 09, 2008 08:01)
There will be a solidarity vigil at Dublin's GPO Monday June 9th.
4pm-7pm
with the Raytheon 9 presently on trial in Belfast.
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international / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Sunday June 08, 2008 09:45 by Ramor Ryan   text 1 comment (last - sunday june 08, 2008 10:02)   image 1 image
"History is a nightmare from which I am trying to wake." - Stephen Daedalus, in Ulysses, James Joyce 1922

Oaxaca City, Mexico, May 15 - Midnight in Oaxaca, and walking around the historic center, it's almost as if nothing had ever happened here. The bourgeoisie sit around under the colonial arches in the long stretch of French-style outdoor cafes lining the central plaza. Aside from being beset by a small army of ambulant trinket vendors and beggars, the well-heeled citizens sipping cappuccinos seem very at ease with the world. A few late night tourists wander about the pleasant old streets under the starry sky, and the industrious hum of the sultry cosmopolitan city invokes an eternal calm.
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national / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Sunday June 08, 2008 00:23 by Martha   text 1 comment (last - friday june 13, 2008 15:00)
Education sharing weekend 12th and 13th of July in Gort, co Galway.
A weekend for parents and children to share experiences and learn from each other. read full story / add a comment
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national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday June 07, 2008 19:46 by Paula Geraghty   image 9 images
Over a hundred people took part in a Save St Luke's Campaign march from Rathmines to the Central Bank on Dame Street in Dublin read full story / add a comment
Biffo and Charlie keeping each other right on the Treaty
dublin / eu / news report Saturday June 07, 2008 18:52 by Joanne   text 14 comments (last - thursday august 21, 2008 16:27)   image 15 images   video 1 video file
Dublin youth activists united in protest today outside the European Union house to urge a No! vote in this Thursday’s Lisbon Treaty referendum.

The protest, which included an open mic and street theatre, was jointly organised by Ógra Shinn Féin, and the Connolly Youth Movement, with members of the IPSC and Anarchist activists also in attendance.

Following a very imaginative and visible protest which had Brian Cowen and Charlie McCreevy present, there was an extensive canvass of the thronged Grafton Street asking people to secure a better deal for Ireland, and vote No!
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national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Saturday June 07, 2008 16:11 by Edward Horgan   text 18 comments (last - monday june 23, 2008 10:08)   1 attached file
Where is the so-called Tripple Lock protecting Irish neutrality today at Shannon airport as hundreds of troops from the US the principal NATO state, pass through Shannon on their way to and from the unlawful Iraq War? read full story / add a comment
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international / history and heritage / news report Saturday June 07, 2008 00:18 by TaraWatch   text 1 comment (last - monday june 09, 2008 14:33)   image 2 images
TaraWatch received notification on Thursday 5th June, from the World Archaeological Congress (WAC), Committee on Ethics, that it has been recognised as stakeholders in the ongoing Hill of Tara / M3 issue for purposes of a round table session at the upcoming Sixth World Archaeological Congress, (WAC-6) to be held at University College Dublin, from the 29th June to 4th July, which will be debating the ethics of the M3 / Hill of Tara issue. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Friday June 06, 2008 23:59 by Caoimhain Ceallaigh   text 5 comments (last - wednesday june 18, 2008 14:27)
Iris Robinson of the DUP has, today, claimed that people of a homosexual orientation should seek help from psychiatrists in order to be "turned around" referring to their sexuality. It is unbelievable that a member of an assembly responsible for the lives of others can come out and make these sorts of ignorant comments putting people's lives and well being in jeopardy. Shocked by the homophobic and ignorant comments, the Starry Plough Initiative wishes to make a statement... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Friday June 06, 2008 19:39 by Sevinch Karaca   text 2 comments (last - wednesday july 30, 2008 09:34)
Labor has friends in Turkey, maybe R.Quinn should run for elections in Turkey to replace AKP who is also facing ban and closure. For more on the case http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/world/2008/0606/121269....html

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national / eu / opinion/analysis Friday June 06, 2008 19:34 by Howard Holby   text 2 comments (last - tuesday june 10, 2008 08:02)
Myth: ‘Ireland and Europe need the EU and Lisbon Treaty’

Fact: the EU needs Ireland and Europe, and the EU needs the Lisbon Treaty to gain control over Europe read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Friday June 06, 2008 17:58 by aniko
WE MUST REACT IN THE CONDEMNATION OF LAZAROS PETROMELIDIS WE MUST RESIST IN MILITARISM!
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national / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Friday June 06, 2008 13:06 by Sara   text 1 comment (last - sunday june 15, 2008 13:05)
Irish Anti War Movement calls for massive national mobilisation to protest Bush visit to Belfast on June 16th.

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dublin / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Friday June 06, 2008 12:32 by Andy McNab   text 7 comments (last - sunday june 08, 2008 16:05)
Opponents of the Lisbon Treaty claim that Ireland will become part of a Pan-European Army.
However their hysteria betrays a profound ignorance of our military weaknesses and indeed the military weakness of the European armies even the big three, German, France and the United Kingdom.
None of the European armies shows any likelihood of being able to overcome nationalistic rivalries, duplication of resources, linguistic difficulties and a plethora of different weapons systems that would make a Pan-European army exist anywhere except in the fantasies of Brussels bureacrats even if a common defence treaty is made official. read full story / add a comment
dublin / housing / event notice Friday June 06, 2008 10:09 by Social Housing
Residents from Dominick St., St Michaels Estate and O'Deveny Gardens continue their protests at Dublin City Council over colapse of housing plans. read full story / add a comment
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