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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 Climatism in Europe is Dying Tue Sep 30, 2025 19:00 | Eugyppius
Climatism in Europe is dying as its grassroots support evaporates and Left-wing activists move onto other concerns. Eurocrats are well-insulated from public opinion but they can't ignore it forever, says Eugyppius.
The post Climatism in Europe is Dying appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Blow to Miliband as Reeves Signals Support for North Sea Drilling and Union Boss Calls for Him to Be... Tue Sep 30, 2025 17:36 | Will Jones
Rachel Reeves has signalled support for drilling in the North Sea in a blow to Ed Miliband ? as the boss of the Unite union calls on Keir Starmer to sack the "disastrous" Net Zero Secretary.
The post Blow to Miliband as Reeves Signals Support for North Sea Drilling and Union Boss Calls for Him to Be Sacked appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Wes Streeting Says Nigel Farage is ?Racist? Tue Sep 30, 2025 15:30 | Will Jones
Health Secretary Wes Streeting?has said Nigel Farage is "racist", joining Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson in using the insult of the Reform party and its leader.
The post Wes Streeting Says Nigel Farage is “Racist” appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Is the ?Friend-Enemy Distinction? Right-Wing Critical Race Theory? Tue Sep 30, 2025 13:00 | Noah Carl
Perfectly neutral institutions will never be attainable, argues Noah Carl, but that doesn?t mean that reasonably neutral institutions aren?t worth striving for.
The post Is the ‘Friend-Enemy Distinction’ Right-Wing Critical Race Theory? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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.

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national / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Monday March 10, 2008 20:09 by Mellows
éirígí, St. Patricks Wkend Republican ballad session,
Commemorating 150th anniversary of the founding of the Fenian Brotherhood.

8PM SATURDAY 15TH MARCH,
AIRFIELD SOCIAL CLUB, COOLOCK ( OFF DARNDALE ROUNDABOUT)
MUSIC BY BELFAST FOLK/TRAD GROUP
All welcome. Táille 10 euro. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / news report Monday March 10, 2008 19:36 by euri   text 1 comment (last - tuesday march 11, 2008 20:07)
a briefing and a translation of his two recent letters read full story / add a comment
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national / environment / event notice Monday March 10, 2008 18:33 by Terry   image 1 image
A gathering in Ballinamore for Tara read full story / add a comment
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meath / history and heritage / other press Monday March 10, 2008 18:06 by Tom Dick and Harry   text 5 comments (last - thursday april 17, 2008 09:05)   image 1 image
Alternative uses for Tara tunnel system (if the NRA give up on destroying the Tara valley) :

Bertie Ahern could stash mooney in the tunnels for a while, until he gets his bank accounts sorted. Dermot Ahern could be looking up the trees.

Storage of E-voting machines

Carbon Capture

Place for the Labour Party to dump the weapons they inherited from the Workers Party

Westlife CD's could be buried in the tunnels

Paintballing dungeons and dragons style

Underground electricity cables

natural gas pipeline

Westlife could be buried there

(that's enough uses for Tara tunnels- Ed)

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dublin / animal rights / event notice Monday March 10, 2008 14:41 by Laura Broxson
Say 'No' to Fur, Say 'Yes' to Veganism! read full story / add a comment
dublin / public consultation / irish social forum / event notice Monday March 10, 2008 12:57 by USS Education
Get involved - Have a say in YOUR EDUCATION!
“It’s your choice, use your voice!”

The Union of Secondary School Students are holding our annual general meeting on Wed March 19th in the Clock Tower Building of the Department of Education & Science, Dublin 1. Invitation letters have been sent out to all post-primary Student Councils in the country. For more information email agm@uss.ie or ring/text us on 087 280 9388 . It is a great chance for Students to voice their opinions and debate on issues that affect them. Limited places are available for the day so don't miss out and reserve your place today! :)
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IAWM meeting - March 6th Liberty Hall
national / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Monday March 10, 2008 11:56 by MichaelY   text 3 comments (last - thursday march 13, 2008 19:59)   image 4 images
Parnell Square 13.00 hours read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Monday March 10, 2008 11:39 by IPSC
The IPSC will be staging a lunchtime demo from 1 - 2pm on Thursday 13th March outside the EU Offices on Molesworth Street, calling on the EU to end its complicity in the Israeli State's siege of Gaza. read full story / add a comment
Henry Okah
international / environment / news report Monday March 10, 2008 01:58 by netrebko   image 1 image
How is the author of the best selling book about the death of the crew of a fishing boat connected to the high prices for petrol being paid by Irish motorists?

It's said that Sebastian Junger, author of the bestseller The Perfect Storm, had his life saved by a Henry Okah, who is currently in jail somewhere in Nigeria, facing trial on a charge of treason. The deteriorating security situation in Nigeria, of which Okah's incarceration is a part, is contributing the rising world price of oil. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Monday March 10, 2008 00:21 by ronan   text 15 comments (last - wednesday march 26, 2008 14:41)
Most people will be aware that Irish troops are being sent to Africa as part of an EU 'peace-keeping' mission to Chad and Central African Republic (CAR), but many will be relatively unaware of the background to the conflict and the reasons for the mission. This article looks at some of the realities behind the rhetoric and suggests some more plausible motivations for the intervention. read full story / add a comment
kerry / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Sunday March 09, 2008 20:41 by Joe Schmoh
The state-sponsored "Forum on Europe" is hosting a debate on the EU
treaty, this Tuesday 11th March.

Venue: Brandon Hotel, Tralee @7.30

Speakers: YES: Alan Dukes, NO: Martin Ferris/Sinn Fein

***Anyone concerned with the EU treaty's implications for
Militarisation and Privatisation would want to attend this one*** read full story / add a comment
westmeath / eu / event notice Sunday March 09, 2008 20:25 by June Kelly
PUBLIC MEETING

Thursday 27th March, 8pm
Greville Arms Hotel, Mullingar, County Westmeath

THE LISBON TREATY:
THE RENAMED EU CONSTITUTION

Speakers: Patricia McKenna (Former Green Party MEP)
Frank Keoghan (Secretary People’s Movement)
Chairperson: Betty Doran (Green Party)

Further details: 0861963134
Visit: www.people.ie

The People’s Movement is a non-party-political movement that seeks to extend popular sovereignty and to promote democratic values in Irish life. It opposes EU supranational control at all levels of society and seeks to counteract its dominance in Irish political life.
Patrons: Robert Ballagh, Alderman Declan Bree, Raymond Deane, Terence P.McCaughey, Finian McGrath TD, Professor John Maguire, Dervla Murphy
Secretary: Frank Keoghan (087 2308330 info@people.ie

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westmeath / eu / event notice Sunday March 09, 2008 20:11 by June Kelly
PUBLIC MEETING

Thursday 27th March, 8pm
Greville Arms Hotel, Mullingar

THE LISBON TREATY:
THE RENAMED EU CONSTITUTION

Speakers: Patricia McKenna (Former Green Party MEP)
Frank Keoghan (Secretary People’s Movement)
Chairperson: Betty Doran (Green Party)

Further details: 0861963134

Visit: www.people.ie

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international / politics / elections / news report Sunday March 09, 2008 20:05 by iosaf   text 6 comments (last - wednesday march 12, 2008 15:18)
3 exit polls in the Spanish state concur that Zapatero has won the General Election in that state with an absolute majority of both votes cast & seats won.

Over the Pyrennes in the French state, the electorate had its first opportunity to chastise Sarkozy, which exit polls appear to suggest has seen the left win 47% to a right wing 40%.

In addition the Spanish PSOE or socialist party has won the autonomous elections for the Andalucian parliament. It appears the Spanish like liberal modernity even if the onions cost a lot & are prepared to continue with the Zapatero project for another four years. read full story / add a comment
national / animal rights / press release Sunday March 09, 2008 19:24 by Laura Broxson   text 8 comments (last - sunday november 09, 2008 13:26)
ACTIVISTS PROTEST HORSE RACE

***PRESS RELEASE from the NATIONAL ANIMAL RIGHTS ASSOCIATION***
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national / miscellaneous / event notice Sunday March 09, 2008 18:18 by Gregor Kerr
Kick off the Bookfair weekend with an informal social night in the Teachers Club with music, food, discussion and drink. All welcome.... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Sunday March 09, 2008 00:20 by Edward Horgan, Conor Cregan   text 19 comments (last - thursday march 13, 2008 00:09)   image 4 images   audio 1 audio file   3 attached files
Tonight, 8 March 2008, Executive jet Gulfstream IV, number N478GS, with known associations with the CIA torture rendition programme landed at Shannon airport. Unusually on this occasion Conor and Edward were told they were not forbidden to take photos, but that the Gardai were not allowed to search this plane without higher authority because it was a US Government aircraft. read full story / add a comment
international / gender and sexuality / opinion/analysis Sunday March 09, 2008 00:16 by Cliona Flanagan   text 4 comments (last - saturday april 12, 2008 17:05)   image 1 image
Every year we celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8th. This goes back to 1910, when an international conference of socialist women decided that 'women the world over set aside a particular day each year to remember women and their struggles.' read full story / add a comment
cork / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Saturday March 08, 2008 20:07 by Joe Moore   text 11 comments (last - monday march 10, 2008 05:21)
A public meeting entitled "What did Connolly die for?" will be be held on Easter Saturday 22nd March at 2.30pm in the Victoria Hotel Patrick St. Cork. The meeting, organised by the Cork SWP will be addressed by Dr. Kieran Allen, author of "The Politics of James Connolly". The meeting will be preceded by the showing of George Morrisson's classic documentary "Mise Eire" read full story / add a comment
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antrim / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Saturday March 08, 2008 19:09 by éirígí   image 1 image
A Belfast employer who unfairly dismissed a young Slovakian worker has been forced to give in to the demands of trade union officials acting on her behalf. read full story / add a comment
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