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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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Public Inquiry
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 Labour Sinks to Lowest Ever Poll Rating ? as Andy Burnham Fuels Starmer Challenge Rumours Fri Sep 19, 2025 17:00 | Will Jones
Labour has sunk to its lowest ever poll rating as Andy Burnham fuels rumours he is preparing to challenge Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership by refusing to commit to serving a full term as Greater Manchester Mayor.
The post Labour Sinks to Lowest Ever Poll Rating ? as Andy Burnham Fuels Starmer Challenge Rumours appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Oxford and Cambridge Drop Out of Top Three in University Rankings Because of ?Misguided Attempts at ... Fri Sep 19, 2025 15:00 | Will Jones
Oxford and Cambridge universities have?failed to get into the top three in the Times's prestigious annual university ranking for the first time, with experts blaming "misguided attempts at equality".
The post Oxford and Cambridge Drop Out of Top Three in University Rankings Because of “Misguided Attempts at Equality” appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Jeremy Corbyn?s New Hard Left Party Descends into Chaos as Zarah Sultana Says She?s Been ?Frozen Out... Fri Sep 19, 2025 13:16 | Will Jones
Jeremy Corbyn's new hard Left party has been plunged into chaos as his co-founder Zarah Sultana claimed she had been "frozen out" from the "sexist boys' club" and Corbyn threatened her with legal action.
The post Jeremy Corbyn’s New Hard Left Party Descends into Chaos as Zarah Sultana Says She’s Been “Frozen Out” of “Sexist Boys’ Club” appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Sadiq Khan?s Officials Suppressed Report Showing LTNs Don?t Cut Car Use Fri Sep 19, 2025 11:00 | Will Jones
Sadiq Khan?s officials suppressed taxpayer-funded research that showed low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) do not reduce car use after the London Mayor spent five years baselessly claiming LTNs are good for the planet.
The post Sadiq Khan’s Officials Suppressed Report Showing LTNs Don’t Cut Car Use appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Europe?s Days of Carbon Colonialism are Numbered Fri Sep 19, 2025 09:00 | Tilak Doshi
The delusional EU believes it can wield carbon tariffs as weapons. But its grandiloquent Net Zero scheme is destined to collapse under the weight of the bloc's utter economic irrelevance, says Tilak Doshi.
The post Europe’s Days of Carbon Colonialism are Numbered appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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Bin Laden Death Photo Update
dublin / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Thursday May 05, 2011 15:26 by Declan Cullen   text 19 comments (last - monday may 23, 2011 22:47)   image 8 images   audio 1 audio file
Please examine the attached photos that I believe was used to in relation the Bin Laden death story that was published in the Evening Herald on the 2nd of May 2011.
Do your own research and then make up your own mind about what have been told by the mainstream media. read full story / add a comment
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cork / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Thursday May 05, 2011 13:54 by Ray   text 3 comments (last - thursday may 05, 2011 14:04)   image 18 images
This Sunday, the international celebration of the working class was marked in Cork with the now-traditional May Day march organised by the Independent Workers Union. Cork WSM also marked the occasion by hosting a pair of talks after the march on May Day-related topics at Solidarity Books on Douglas Street. As a finale to the day's festivities, a fundraising cabaret was held for the union and the bookshop that night at the Spailpín Fánach on South Main Street.
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Sober living for the revolution
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Thursday May 05, 2011 12:32 by Seomra Spraoi   text 3 comments (last - wednesday may 25, 2011 12:02)   image 1 image
Book presentation in the seomra spraoi social centre - Fri 13 May, 6pm

Sober Living for the Revolution: Hardcore Punk, Straight Edge And Radical Politics Book Presentation by Gabriel Kuhn

Since straight edge's origins in Washington, D.C. in the early 1980s, it has been linked to radical thought and action by countless individuals, bands, and entire scenes worldwide. read full story / add a comment
mayo / miscellaneous / event notice Thursday May 05, 2011 11:08 by Volunteer
On Saturday May 21st people from throughout Ireland will gather for the 24th annual Afri Famine Walk, honouring Irish history and standing in solidarity with those suffering today. This 10 mile road walk through spectacular scenery goes from Doolough to Louisbourgh and this year’s theme is food sovereignty, reflecting on the control of seeds and food supplies. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / education / event notice Thursday May 05, 2011 09:09 by Bill Doran   text 1 comment (last - saturday may 07, 2011 23:45)   image 1 image
This will be the last in the current season of Knowledge Exchange lectures, it will be presented by Michel Bauwens founder of the P2P foundation (http://p2pfoundation.net/). read full story / add a comment
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Thursday May 05, 2011 03:38 by Adrian Boutureira   text 1 comment (last - sunday may 08, 2011 17:02)   image 4 images
Spain's Tribunal Supremo (Supreme Court) has again politically capitulated to the pressures of its reactionary political establishment led by the Partido Popular (PP) and the Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE), against efforts to allow for democratic participation of all political forces in Euskadi (Basque country). read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Thursday May 05, 2011 01:31 by Declan Cullen   text 6 comments (last - thursday may 05, 2011 11:20)   image 1 image
Dear Indymedia

In the 2nd of May 2011 edition of the Evening Herald the paper had a story about Bin Laden's death under the heading 'Taken Out". The paper ran two photos, one file photo of Bin Laden, and one photo showing a bloodied and allegedly dead Bin Laden.
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international / anti-capitalism / event notice Wednesday May 04, 2011 19:49 by Republican Network for Unity   image 1 image
Head of the British Armed Forces Not Welcome Here!

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The Human Wall (pic by Greg M)
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Wednesday May 04, 2011 18:53 by Kev   text 2 comments (last - wednesday may 04, 2011 22:20)   image 6 images   video 2 video files
On the morning of Wednesday 4th May 2011, over 50 human rights activists supporting the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign formed a ‘human wall’ outside the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Irish multinational CRH, while concerned shareholders inside asked serious questions about the role of the cement company in the building of Israel’s illegal Separation Wall and illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. read full story / add a comment
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mayo / environment / news report Wednesday May 04, 2011 14:49 by Shell to Sea   text 4 comments (last - wednesday may 04, 2011 20:08)   image 8 images   video 1 video file
Yesterday 4 campaigners were arrested as work was stopped at Shell's compound in Aughoose for over 7 hours. In a damning sequence of events, Gardaí continue to use inappropriate and unsafe methods to police the protests. read full story / add a comment
international / environment / other press Wednesday May 04, 2011 13:37 by Boris   text 5 comments (last - wednesday may 04, 2011 20:31)   image 4 images
It may already be too late to stop climate change. Full paper at url.

Global climate change is anticipated to bring more extreme weather phenomena such as heat waves that could impact human health in the coming decades. An analysis led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health calculated that the city of Chicago could experience between 166 and 2,217 excess deaths per year attributable to heat waves using three different climate change scenarios for the final decades of the 21st century. The study was published May 1 edition of the journal Environmental Health Perspectives

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national / arts and media / opinion/analysis Wednesday May 04, 2011 13:24 by Bernardo O'Reilly   text 1 comment (last - wednesday may 04, 2011 13:53)
AFA Ireland has uploaded all 5 issues of their magazine 'No Quarter' and all 2 issues of their newsletter 'In The Area' onto Scribd.

Please share link widely. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Wednesday May 04, 2011 13:23 by LASC

When: Wednesday 4th of May Time 7pm

Where: 5, Merrion Row. Lasc Office
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international / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Wednesday May 04, 2011 13:20 by Feudal Castrato   text 7 comments (last - thursday may 05, 2011 12:33)
In 2007 Sir David Frost interviewed Benazir Bhutto prior to her death. In this interview she stated clearly that Omar Sheikh was the man that had killed Osama Bin Laden. In light of recent events further discussion of this matter is in order read full story / add a comment
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dublin / education / event notice Wednesday May 04, 2011 12:53 by Empty Sky   text 27 comments (last - tuesday june 07, 2011 17:04)   image 5 images
Attend the World Atheist Convention in Dublin, Ireland, June 3-5 2011. Venue: O’Callaghan Alexander Hotel
At Merrion Square, Dublin 2

Topics will include

* Weird science versus weird religion
* Communicating Atheism
* Secular education: teach, don’t preach
* Women Atheist Activists
* Speaking out against blasphemy laws
* Religion: accommodate or confront?
* Building Secular Coalitions
* Dublin Declaration on Religion in Public Life
* Launch of new Atheist Alliance International
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international / animal rights / press release Wednesday May 04, 2011 11:06 by Bernie Wright   text 4 comments (last - thursday may 05, 2011 13:35)   image 1 image
GREYHOUND ACTION IRELAND is relieved to hear that the prospect of thousands of Greyhounds being bred in Ireland for Chinese greyhound Tracks has been shelved by the Irish Greyhound Board after fierce opposition by animal rights activists. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Wednesday May 04, 2011 08:43 by Prison Solidarity   text 4 comments (last - wednesday july 20, 2011 06:16)
* PHOTO - Frank & Steve outside G.P.O Dublin for Bradley Manning
http://www.flickr.com/photos/frank_cordaro_and_the_dm_c...8005/

**LONDON YOUTUBE Frank & Steve blockading Downing St. on Good Friday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pFCQthlxgg
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galway / environment / press release Tuesday May 03, 2011 18:51 by Des Doherty   text 2 comments (last - monday july 09, 2012 13:42)   1 attached file
Talks taking place in County Galway on the health and environmental effects of mobile phone masts, and what to do about it, with two renowned experts. read full story / add a comment
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national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Tuesday May 03, 2011 16:26 by John D   image 1 image
Protest to take place outside CRH AGM tomorrow

On the eve of Irish multinational CRH's Annual General Meeting the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) are lodging a complaint with the OECD accusing CRH of complicity with Israel's violations of international human rights law and humanitarian law. The CRH AGM takes place at tomorrow Wednesday 4th May at 11am in the Royal Marine Hotel in Dun Laoghaire. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday May 03, 2011 13:07 by Robespierre
The Egyptian Revolution: Where is it going?

Public Meeting hosted by the SWP.
Friday May 6th, 8pm Teachers Club Parnell Sq West. Dublin 1.

Author and activist John Molyneux has recently returned from Cairo.
He relates his experience and offers an analysis of the present and future course of the Egyptian Revolution read full story / add a comment
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