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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

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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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international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Tuesday December 04, 2007 13:55 by Yassamine Mather   text 3 comments (last - wednesday december 05, 2007 12:00)   image 2 images
Yassamine Mather writes about the US threats against Iran and about the developing resistance in Iran which opposes both the US and the Theoocracy.

Over the last week, the threat of an air attack on Iran has continued to be highlighted, while the US increased pressure on European and Asian banks and companies to follow its lead in imposing further sanctions. Of course, ordinary people in Iran are already paying the price for the policies of the warmongers in the US and EU. There are reports of new shortages every day and many workers fear that sanctions imposed on two major national banks - Bank Melli and Bank Saderat - will disrupt payment of their salaries (most major firms in Iran use these two banks to pay wages). read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Tuesday December 04, 2007 12:46 by Sarah Lundberg
Hugh will read in Chapters of Parnell St Dublin 1 at 2pm on Wed 12th December. Hugh's collection Planting a Mouth was recently published by Doghouse. read full story / add a comment
come to the public meeting
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Tuesday December 04, 2007 12:46 by Matt   text 6 comments (last - saturday december 22, 2007 20:34)   image 2 images
In the aftermath of the referendum defeat, many questions are posed for the future of Chavez's 'socialist' revolution. Will the strengthened right-wing opposition feel emboldened enough to strike another blow or will the working class, urban poor and peasant masses take the defeat as a sign that they must now move independently to defend and extend the gains won under Chavez? What is necessary to achieve this? read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Tuesday December 04, 2007 12:38 by Sarah Lundberg
Kildare poet Liam Aungier will read in Chapters of Parnell St, DUblin 1 at 1pm on Monday 10th December. Liam's collection, Apples in Winter, is published by Doghouse. read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Tuesday December 04, 2007 12:33 by Sarah Lundberg
Poet and broadcaster Catherine Ann Cullen will read in Chapters of Parnell St at 1pm on Firday December 14th. Catherine Ann's colelctionA Bone in My Throat was recently published by Doghouse. read full story / add a comment
antrim / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Tuesday December 04, 2007 12:25 by Paddy   text 7 comments (last - wednesday december 05, 2007 15:29)
SP Public Meeting
Classroom Assistants Betrayed!
Where to Now?

8pm Wed 5th Dec
Socialist Party Offices
13 Lombard St read full story / add a comment
dublin / arts and media / event notice Tuesday December 04, 2007 12:20 by Sarah Lundberg
Seven Towers Christmas in Dublin readings presents Galway based novelist, poet and founder of the Wester Writers Centre, Fred Johnston reading from his recently published collection The Oracle Room in Chapters of Parnell St, Dublin 1 on the Friday 7th December at 1pm.

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dublin / environment / event notice Tuesday December 04, 2007 11:50 by AL BONO   text 6 comments (last - tuesday december 11, 2007 15:06)   image 5 images
GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE read full story / add a comment
kerry / arts and media / event notice Tuesday December 04, 2007 11:16 by Sarah Lundberg
Seven Towers Christmas Reading Series
welcomes
Seven Towers and Doghouse Writers
Ross Hattaway, Quincy Lehr, Noel Ó Briain, Tommy Frank O’ Connor, Margaret O’Shea, Oran Ryan, J W Sexton, Eileen Sheehan

Seven Towers and Doghouse Books are delighted to announce an exciting evening of quality Irish writing in Ruebens of Tralee at 6pm on Saturday 8th of December.
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tipperary / arts and media / event notice Tuesday December 04, 2007 11:11 by Sarah Lundberg
After stepping "into the ring with the big boys" witht the launch of his debut CD, Chisty is Dead, singer songwriter Kris Finnerty is delighted to return to Lonergans of Clonmel where he previously played during the Clonmel Junction Festival.

Kris will play in Lonergans on Sunday 16th December 2007 at 8.30pm.

Admission is €10 and 77c from each ticket sold will be donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland in honour of Kris' two cousins who have this disease.

This is an exciting event for Kris and for Seven Towers.

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dublin / arts and media / event notice Tuesday December 04, 2007 11:05 by Sarah Lundberg
After "stepping into the ring withthe big boys" on the launch of his Debut Album CHisty is Dead, singer songwriter Kris FInnerty shares the bill with country/bluegrass band The Prairie Dawgs at this exciting pre-Christmas event in the Madison Bar, Rathmines, Dublin 6 at 8.30 on 5th December 2007

The Admission is €7 and for each gig ticket sold 77c will be donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland.

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Robin Hennessy and Liz Tully in 2005
national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Tuesday December 04, 2007 10:35 by Fintan Lane   text 16 comments (last - tuesday march 29, 2011 04:31)   image 1 image
Yesterday afternoon, friends and family of Robin Hennessy gathered under an overcast sky in Kanturk graveyard to bid farewell to a stalwart of the anti-war movement and other social justice causes. Above all, we bid farewell to a man remembered for his enormous capacity for love and who was motivated in politics by his deep concern for the well-being of other human beings.
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international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Tuesday December 04, 2007 10:00 by tomeile   text 7 comments (last - tuesday december 04, 2007 16:08)
Today, two campaign groups are publishing their groundbreaking research on the extent of military involvement in British universities . Seventy per cent of the projects investigated were sponsored by three industry leaders: BAE Systems, RollsRoyce and the controversially privatised research group QinetiQ.
The report, Study War No More, has been produced by Campaign Against Arms Trade and the UK branch of the Fellowship for Reconciliation, a long-established interfaith peace group with headquarters in New York state.

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international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Tuesday December 04, 2007 09:53 by tomeile   text 15 comments (last - tuesday november 17, 2009 12:29)   image 1 image
In 2003, BAE Systems - Europe's largest arms company - was accused of spying on a small group of peace campaigners. Mark Thomas refused to believe that his trusted friend and fellow activist Martin Hogbin could possibly have any involvement in the story. But then the doubts began to set in ...

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international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday December 04, 2007 09:37 by Irish Basque Committees   text 3 comments (last - tuesday january 15, 2008 21:50)
All of the arrested are welknown grassroots activists and the Spanish National Court's decission has shocked Basque people. The majority of Basque political parties, trade unions and social organizations have spoken out against this attack. 25,000 people took to the streets just 24 hours after the arrests started. read full story / add a comment
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cork / miscellaneous / event notice Tuesday December 04, 2007 09:32 by Ladyfest Cork   image 1 image
Ladyfest Cork Christmas party is on Dec 8th in Cyprus Avenue, doors at 8.30, featuring :

The Duloks (UK): http://www.myspace.com/theduloks
Estel (Dub): http://www.myspace.com/estelrocks
We should be dead (Lim): http://www.myspace.com/wsbd
KVX (Cork): http://www.myspace.com/kvxuality

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cork / anti-capitalism / event notice Tuesday December 04, 2007 00:55 by Cork WSM
Franciscan Well

North Mall

8.30pm-late

Saturday, 15th December read full story / add a comment
cork / anti-capitalism / event notice Tuesday December 04, 2007 00:47 by Cork WSM
2 Great Magazines! 1 Great Launch!

The RAG - Issue 2

Red and Black Revolution 13 read full story / add a comment
international / history and heritage / opinion/analysis Monday December 03, 2007 23:03 by Nick Folley   text 5 comments (last - tuesday december 11, 2007 12:00)
For those following the Hidden History on Coolnacrease below is published a transcript of the Joe Duffy Liveline programme of Nov 6th 2007 on RTE. It features Jack Lane and Tom Carew. There is also a link to the transcript of the previous day's Liveline where the same topic was duscussed.

I have tried to give the discussion verbatim where possible, but due to sound quality and the natural cadence of conversation, on occasion it wasn't possible to catch every word. Where I have some doubt about the actual words, I have used [ ?] read full story / add a comment
CIA Rendition Plane N71PG  at Shannon 3 Dec 2007
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Monday December 03, 2007 22:53 by Edward Horgan   text 29 comments (last - saturday january 05, 2008 16:36)   image 2 images
A CIA controlled Learjet reg no N71PG was refuelled at dawn this morning at Shannon and made a hasty exit within the hour. It had been due two hours earlier, in the hours of darkness as usual.
Unlike the two other CIA planes recently refuelled at Shannon, Gulfstream N476LC refuelled on 30 Oct 07 and Gulfstream N478GS refuelled on 30 Nov 07, both of which were notorious torture rendition planes, we know very little about N71PG so far. Please carry out some research and try and dig up its CIA history. We should remember that when the now infamous N379P, known as the Guantanamo Express was first seen at Shannon and logged on indymedia by Tim Hourigan, we were not even aware of the CIA torture rendition programme. Such murky and gross violations of human rights are by their very nature very difficult to expose. read full story / add a comment
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