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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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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

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offsite link Europe Has Never Looked More Pathetic Tue Sep 30, 2025 11:27 | Will Jones
With Trump's announcement of a peace plan backed by both Israel and Arab leaders, Europe, with its toothless alternative proposal to reward terror, has never looked more pathetic or weaker on the global stage.
The post Europe Has Never Looked More Pathetic appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Down The Tylenol Rabbitol Tue Sep 30, 2025 09:00 | James Alexander
President Trump says Tylenol in pregnancy may cause autism. Wes Streeting says don't listen to Trump, he's a politician. But what does the science say? Professor James Alexander goes down the Tylenol rabbitol.
The post Down The Tylenol Rabbitol appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link I Smell a Rat in the BBC?s Claims of Climate Change ?Ratmageddon? Tue Sep 30, 2025 07:00 | Ben Pile
Rodent populations in the US and Britain have exploded, and the BBC inevitably blames climate change. But Ben Pile smells a rat. After all, there are much more likely explanations than slightly milder weather.
The post I Smell a Rat in the BBC’s Claims of Climate Change ‘Ratmageddon’ appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link News Round-Up Tue Sep 30, 2025 00:41 | Richard Eldred
A summary of the most interesting stories in the past 24 hours that challenge the prevailing orthodoxy about the ?climate emergency?, public health ?crises? and the supposed moral defects of Western civilisation.
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offsite link Could Lithium Batteries Be Programmed to Explode? Mon Sep 29, 2025 19:05 | Dr R P
Israel's pager attack on Hezbollah highlights a frightening possibility: that lithium batteries could be programmed to explode. Yet another reason to avoid Chinese EVs, says the Daily Sceptic's robotics expert.
The post Could Lithium Batteries Be Programmed to Explode? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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meath / anti-capitalism / other press Saturday March 29, 2008 11:12 by durty tunnel bunny
Here's an interview with Professor George Eogan, on top of the Rath Lugh Monument, which is one of the seven ancient forts that was used to protect Tara throughout the centuries in Ireland.

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donegal / environment / opinion/analysis Saturday March 29, 2008 02:59 by Patricia McCafferty   text 2 comments (last - tuesday december 16, 2008 02:20)
Bundoran has the most scenic views of the Donegal Bay, Dartry Mountains of Leitrim and a coastline accessible to everyone. We preserved our old historical buildings and respected our community atmosphere.

In the last twelve years Bundoran Town Council has allowed Planning Corruption erode the very HEART of Bundoran and now the greedy developers and certain Corrupt Councillors want to destroy our Foreshore not or enhancement but to built apartment blocks on the most beautiful coastline in Ireland. In the last twelve years the population of Bundoran has decreased now these greedy developers want to destroy Bundorans Sealife.
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dublin / eu / event notice Friday March 28, 2008 21:58 by John Meehan   text 2 comments (last - thursday april 10, 2008 11:19)
CAEUC Public Meeting
Trade, Public Services and the Lisbon Treaty
Speakers include Susan George activist and author of We the Peoples of Europe and Marie O’Connor author of Emergency: Irish Hospitals in Chaos

DATE: Friday 11th April at 8pm
VENUE: Teachers Club (Theatre)

Find out more about the Lisbon Treaty and to get involved see the Campaign Against the EU Constitution’s website
www.caeuc.org

The Irish healthcare system is in crisis and everyday we hear new stories about people being denied treatment, waiting for days on trolleys and further cutbacks in essential services.
The health service is being driven into crisis by a Fianna Fail-PD-Green government whose aim is to outsource and privatise as much as possible. There are already American private health corporations, some of which are mired by healthcare fraud, involved in Harney's co-located private hospitals read full story / add a comment
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday March 28, 2008 21:51 by prisoner solidarity   image 1 image
In an unjust decision by the Third Circuit Court, all of the claims for a new trial for former Black Panther and progressive journalist/activist Mumia Abu-Jamal were denied and his murder conviction upheld.
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Cover Story
international / arts and media / other press Friday March 28, 2008 20:32 by C Murray   text 2 comments (last - saturday march 29, 2008 19:54)   image 1 image
In this month's 'Irish Art Review', which is available online (it's a tenner a pop in the
Newsagents) the editor discusses the current exhibition in Collin's Barracks and asks
the question: 'Should not the Irish State give up to 50% of the pieces back, because
they are colonial plunder' ?

Its brief and I did not bring my copy, thus I cannot quote him verbatim..
The Natural History Museum remains closed since the staircase collapse last
year, with rumblings in the media that the Senate will be expanded in there and
kids are therefore limited in free access to their heritage, learning and study places.

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national / environment / news report Friday March 28, 2008 19:59 by Joe   text 11 comments (last - monday march 31, 2008 20:57)   image 1 image
Shell are about begin offshore work off the Erris coast in the coming weeks, after minister gave consent in early march read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Friday March 28, 2008 18:55 by Derek
Third Circuit Court Upholds Frame-Up Conviction of Mumia Abu-Jamal, Orders Hearing to Reinstate Death Penalty or Entomb Him for Life.
Free Mumia Now!

Emergency Protests, March 28 in cities across the U.S., internationally on March 28 and 29: Freedom Now for Mumia Abu-Jamal! Contact the PDC for local information or go to www.partisandefense.org read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Friday March 28, 2008 18:12 by Politicalhostage
The latest report to the UN, submitted by the Michael McKevitt Justice Campaign, has resulted in the case being brought to the attention of two further UN Special Rapporteurs. The Special Rapporteur on the independence of the judiciary and the Special Rapporteur on human rights while countering terrorism read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Friday March 28, 2008 17:30 by Justin Morahan   text 12 comments (last - tuesday april 01, 2008 01:31)   image 7 images
Nine people took part in today's vigil outside the Polish Embassy in Dublin where a letter was handed in to the Polish Ambassador, Dr Tadeusz Szumowski. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / press release Friday March 28, 2008 17:08 by GR
The latest victims of the paramilitary violence are Leonidas Gómez, from a bank employee's trade union; Carmen Cecilla Carvajal, affiliated member of ASINORT trade union; Gildardo Antonio Gómez, affiliated member of ADIDA; Carlos Burbano, affiliated member of the trade union of hospital workers. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Friday March 28, 2008 17:03 by Mairtin MacMaolain   text 2 comments (last - wednesday april 02, 2008 14:29)
We are calling on all folks who are opposed to the wars on Afghanistan and Iraq to make their opposition visible for an hour a week - solo or with friends.

To vigil is to stay awake. Our society slumbers as our warships, fighter aircraft, troops and bombers unleash death and destruction on the people of Iraq. The body bags of British, Australian and American troops come home without causing a ripple beyond the immediate families of the deceased.
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Film Screening: A Caged Bird's Song
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Friday March 28, 2008 17:01 by IPSC   image 1 image
What: Film Screening & Talk: A Caged Bird's Song - Followed by a talk by Mira Dabit, former activist with the Birzeit Right to Education Campaign
Where: The Swift Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College, Dublin
When: Friday 11th April @ 6pm read full story / add a comment
Exhibition: Education Under Occupation
dublin / arts and media / event notice Friday March 28, 2008 16:52 by IPSC   image 1 image
What: Photo Exhibit: Education Under Occupation (Runs 7th - 11th April)
Where: The Atrium, Trinity College, Dublin
When: Mon 7th - Fri 11th April, from 9am - 5pm daily read full story / add a comment
Raji Sourani of the PCHR Gaza
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Friday March 28, 2008 16:35 by IPSC   image 1 image
What: Public Meeting: Raji Sourani (PCHR) on the Siege of Gaza
Where: Connolly Room, Liberty Hall, Eden Quay, Dublin
When: Thur 3rd April @ 8pm read full story / add a comment
meath / environment / other press Friday March 28, 2008 15:28 by durty tunnel bunny
The illegal M3 Motorway is being ploughed through one of the richest and best known archaeological landscapes in Europe. read full story / add a comment
Independent Workers Union
national / eu / press release Friday March 28, 2008 14:55 by I.W.U. PR Dep.   image 1 image
The Independent Workers’ Union urges all Trade Union member’s and Workers to campaign on behalf of a NO VOTE in the forthcoming E.U. Constitution referendum, now known as the ‘Lisbon Treaty’.
This Treaty poses a major threat to workers’ and personal freedoms. The I.W.U. and other European Trade Unions are very concerned at the potential annihilation of workers’ rights, pay and conditions by a number of concerning anti-Trade Union/anti-Workers measures contained within the Treaty. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / arts and media / event notice Friday March 28, 2008 13:21 by Richter Collective   text 1 comment (last - friday march 28, 2008 13:22)   image 2 images
We are an Independent DIY record label, music distributor and gigs promoter. The Richter Collective was set up in 2007 by Organised Ideas//Armed Ambitions and Popular records after a series of split label releases.

As a distro we stock only good quality independent labels and artists, the majority of which are based in Ireland. As a label we are currently working with three bands; Adebisi Shank , We Are Knives and The Vinny Club, more will be announced very soon. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / press release Friday March 28, 2008 11:02 by PBPA   text 7 comments (last - sunday march 30, 2008 12:09)
The People Before Profit Alliance join others in supporting the Dublin Council of Trades Unions national day of protest for March 29 demanding a decent public health service and is urging people to join this protest. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Friday March 28, 2008 10:40 by Time to Act
As part fo the Dublin Council of Trade Unions / ICTU Campaign for a Decent Publin Health Service, a Publin March will be held on Sarurday 29th March at 3pm, starting at Parnell Square. read full story / add a comment
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