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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 Why is ?Pandemic Preparedness? a Major Theme of the New US Global Health Strategy? Wed Oct 01, 2025 15:43 | Dr David Bell
Why is 'pandemic preparedness' a major theme of the US Government's new 'America First' Global Health Strategy, asks Dr David Bell. There are some sound public health principles in there, but the 'pandemic' con lives on.
The post Why is ‘Pandemic Preparedness’ a Major Theme of the New US Global Health Strategy? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Ed Miliband Pledges Legislation to Ban Fracking ?Forever? Wed Oct 01, 2025 13:22 | Will Jones
With energy bills heading skywards and renewable energy investment on the ropes, Ed Miliband's conference crowd-pleaser was to pledge a law to ban fracking 'forever' ? and sabotage a future Reform administration.
The post Ed Miliband Pledges Legislation to Ban Fracking ‘Forever’ appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Lammy Backtracks on Claim Farage ?Once Flirted With Hitler Youth? Wed Oct 01, 2025 11:21 | Will Jones
Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy has been forced to row back on his bizarre claim that Nigel Farage "once flirted with the Hitler Youth", which Farage has denied.
The post Lammy Backtracks on Claim Farage “Once Flirted With Hitler Youth” appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link I?m a Meteorologist. The Met Office Has Serious Questions to Answer Over the Accuracy of its Tempera... Wed Oct 01, 2025 09:00 | Andrew Sibley
Chartered Meteorologist Andrew Sibley says the Met Office has serious questions to answer over the accuracy of its temperature measurements. Instrument changes and urban growth cast major doubt on recent warming trends.
The post I’m a Meteorologist. The Met Office Has Serious Questions to Answer Over the Accuracy of its Temperature Measurements appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Labour?s EU Youth Mobility Scheme is a Win for George Soros Wed Oct 01, 2025 07:00 | Charlotte Gill
Labour's "ambitious" EU youth mobility scheme will make hundreds of thousands of European 18 to 30 year-olds eligible to work in the UK ? just like before Brexit. It's a win for George Soros, says Charlotte Gill.
The post Labour’s EU Youth Mobility Scheme is a Win for George Soros appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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national / miscellaneous / press release Wednesday February 06, 2008 21:59 by Richard Walsh
British offensive continues in Cos. Down & Arnagh read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Wednesday February 06, 2008 21:15 by Simon
Last year a Belfast anarchist travelled to the West Bank to work with the International Solidarity Movement and Palestinians and wrote this report on his impressions of the Palestinian struggle.

“The South African apartheid regime never engaged in the sort of repression Israel is inflicting on the Palestinians. For all the evils and atrocities of apartheid, the government never sent tanks into black towns. It never used gunships, bombers, or missiles against black towns or Bastustans.

"What we are witnessing in the occupied territories- Israel’s penal colonies- is the invisible and daily killing of the sick and wounded who are deprived of medical care, of the weak who cannot survive in the new poverty conditions, and those of us who are approaching starvation” (Ronnie Kasrils, S.Africa’s minister of water affairs, Al Ahram Weekly, p175).

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international / environment / news report Wednesday February 06, 2008 20:39 by Mayo News Watcher   text 6 comments (last - saturday february 09, 2008 09:06)
The fishermen have split over claims of pollution from corrib discharge read full story / add a comment
international / eu / other press Wednesday February 06, 2008 18:39 by C Murray   text 12 comments (last - wednesday march 19, 2008 13:33)   image 1 image
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/feb2008/spai-f06.shtml

The first abortion rights issue that I was involved in was a press-statement forwarded
by some polish activists who asked for dissemination of a petition to do with an
amalgamation of three far right parties which included the LPR, PiS and
another group. They had hoped to change the Polish constitution (article 38)
to 'protect life from the moment of conception'. During the ensuing parliamentary
debate and rucus, the tri-partite union who had attempted to force the issue
down throats split ;and Poland was found in breach of Human Rights Articles
in relation to the Alicia Tysiac case. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / press release Wednesday February 06, 2008 18:28 by Des Dalton
Republican Sinn Féin stated their opposition to the decision of 26-County Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs Eamon Ó Cuiv to approve funding of 250,000 euro to the Orange Order under the guise of Cadelmo Ltd, established by the Orange Order to maintain and refurbish Orange Halls in Border areas of the 26 Counties. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / press release Wednesday February 06, 2008 15:08 by Kevin Murphy   text 5 comments (last - friday february 08, 2008 16:59)
32CSM criticise RUC/PSNI offensive read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Wednesday February 06, 2008 14:21 by Niamh Nic Carthaigh
Medical humanitarian aid agency, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), to hold Information Evenings in Dublin on Tuesday, 19 Feb 2008 and in Cork on Wednesday, 27 Feb 2008. All welcome to attend

At the MSF Information Evenings returned aid workers will share their experience of providing independent medical relief on the ground with MSF. It's an ideal opportunity to talk with MSF aid workers to find out how you can get involved, to learn more about MSF's approach to humanitarian relief and about it's projects across the world. read full story / add a comment
cork / miscellaneous / event notice Wednesday February 06, 2008 14:16 by Niamh Nic Carthaigh
Medical humanitarian aid agency, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), to hold Information Evenings in Dublin on Tuesday, 19 Feb 2008 and in Cork on Wednesday, 27 Feb 2008. All welcome to attend read full story / add a comment
galway / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday February 06, 2008 13:47 by Sarah Clancy   text 24 comments (last - thursday february 14, 2008 10:47)
Next Tuesday, February 12th 7.30 pm ‘The Mill Debates 2008’ Series will continue in the Galway One World Centre. This month’s debate promises to be both lively and contentious, as it will discuss the possible shortcomings of Human Rights. read full story / add a comment
Barrena's arrest by Spanish police
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday February 06, 2008 12:37 by Irish Basque Committees   text 2 comments (last - thursday february 07, 2008 17:36)   image 1 image
Basque pro-independence spokespersons Pernando Barrena and Patxi Urrutia were arrested on Monday by Spanish police. read full story / add a comment
dublin / public consultation / irish social forum / press release Wednesday February 06, 2008 12:11 by Clondalkin Republican
Clondalkin Sinn Fein Call For Additional Resources into Various Services
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dublin / animal rights / event notice Wednesday February 06, 2008 11:41 by Laura Broxson
Lismullin Henge
international / environment / news report Wednesday February 06, 2008 10:32 by Tarapixie   text 30 comments (last - friday february 22, 2008 06:50)   image 5 images
national / miscellaneous / press release Wednesday February 06, 2008 01:44 by RSF
The refusal of the HSE to protect elderly patients in nursing homes is yet another example of how out of touch the organization is with public opinion, a spokesman for Republican Sinn Fein said today.
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representing the arms trade
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Wednesday February 06, 2008 01:14 by +   image 1 image
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has long been on of the most trustworthy & respected research resources for people who like to count Scud missiles & stuff like that. In addition to "stuff like that", they do pretty good analysis too & not for nothing have they been ranked in the top 30 most influential think-tank entities on the planet. But most people who use this site don't pay attention to think-tanks & probably wouldn't even notice if they were floating like Tom Cruise in a tank having a think about how bad & evil the arms trade is for the good reason they didn't get the right degrees or recruited by the appropriate sort of shadowy agencies in their youth. Thankfully SIPRI has now decided to offer a lot of its information not only for free, but in a format & language. In short - (for I know no other way) I introduce you to the website " Armsflow ". read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / press release Tuesday February 05, 2008 23:15 by Richard Walsh   text 11 comments (last - wednesday february 06, 2008 18:36)
Two men are still being interrogated at Antrim RUC Barracks. read full story / add a comment
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national / anti-capitalism / news report Tuesday February 05, 2008 22:17 by John   image 1 image
Below is a recent letter from US Anarchist prisoner Harold Thompson to a member of Belfast Anarchist Black Cross, who maintains regular contact with Harold and his struggle as a ‘Jail House Lawyer’ defending fellow prisoners against the repressive prison regime. A simple activity such as writing a letter goes a long way to breaking down the constant experience of isolation and confinement. As Harold writes,
“Any political movement or peoples struggle, which fails to provide support to fallen comrades, is doomed to failure as certain as day follows night. Prisoner support should be considered as a top priority within all political movements and with all activists, as we, you or I never knows when gulag gates will slam shut behind us or when those gates to the outside will open again to allow our passage back out once the system has us in its grasp."
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national / miscellaneous / press release Tuesday February 05, 2008 21:06 by Richard Walsh
Republicans were arrested in Counties Armagh and Down on the morning of Tuesday, 5th February. read full story / add a comment
cork / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday February 05, 2008 13:55 by grainne
Stall from 1pm -3pm 9th febuary read full story / add a comment
meath / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday February 05, 2008 12:29 by marcin swoboda   text 6 comments (last - wednesday february 06, 2008 08:29)
I'm turncoat ACS archaeologist. I'm involved in Tara
Campaign since June 2006 and thats my story about
clamping to a lorry at 31st of January. read full story / add a comment
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