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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 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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dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Sunday February 06, 2011 22:24 by CDC   text 18 comments (last - saturday february 12, 2011 22:43)   image 2 images
A meeting for the formation of a Citizens Defence Committee will be held on Saturday the 12th at 2.00pm in the Deluxe Public House on Capel Street, Dublin 1. This will be the first Citizens Defence meeting to be held. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Sunday February 06, 2011 18:51 by pat c   text 1 comment (last - monday february 07, 2011 15:05)
Awal Gul has finally left Guantánamo - in a coffin. Full text at link.

On Thursday the Pentagon announced that Awal Gul, a 48-year old Afghan prisoner, who had been held for nine years without charge or trial and was scheduled to be held forever, died in a shower after suffering a heart attack. Gul had never been held as a prisoner of war, and despite the US government’s assertions that he could be held forever, no one in a position of authority — neither President Bush nor President Obama — had ever adequately demonstrated that he constituted a threat to the United States. read full story / add a comment
Dinny McGinley TD
national / arts and media / other press Sunday February 06, 2011 18:50 by Darren Mac an Phríora   text 1 comment (last - monday february 07, 2011 15:20)   image 2 images
www.myspace.com/armuinnamuice
www.bebo.com/armuinnamuice
www.facebook.com/pages/Ar-Muin-na-Muice-Near90fm/151607258200495 read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment / news report Sunday February 06, 2011 18:45 by Lily   text 2 comments (last - tuesday february 08, 2011 00:27)
The People, the pipe and the E540 oil and gas giveaway
Report from Belmullet Public Meeting 21st Jan 2011

The Belmullet Public Meeting was a great success and after hearing the ABP decision the day before, was a good chance to reflect on all the achievements of the campaign these last 11 years and why it is still the ‘wrong project in the wrong place’. read full story / add a comment
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national / politics / elections / opinion/analysis Sunday February 06, 2011 16:39 by troisc   text 7 comments (last - tuesday february 08, 2011 11:52)   image 2 images
This is some confusion around about Fis Nua and New Vision. read full story / add a comment
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international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Sunday February 06, 2011 15:31 by LCW   text 3 comments (last - thursday february 10, 2011 05:46)   image 5 images
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Aussies go to High Commission to Demand Defence of Julian Assange's civil rights read full story / add a comment
The hunger stirkers in Thessaloniki
international / racism & migration related issues / news report Sunday February 06, 2011 12:14 by Open solidarity initiative of Thessaloniki   text 1 comment (last - monday february 07, 2011 14:29)   image 4 images
EITHER WITH THE STRUGGLES OF MIGRANTS OR WITH THE DICTATORSHIP OF THE BOSSES!
Support the 300 migrant hunger strikers in Greece!
Call for a Common Day of Action – 11th February 2011 read full story / add a comment
Frank O'Neill
national / miscellaneous / other press Saturday February 05, 2011 23:05 by Saoirse   text 19 comments (last - monday june 06, 2011 20:03)   image 1 image
The National offices of the Irish Freedom Committee, and the Charlie Kerins Cumann in Chicago, regrets to inform our friends and supporters of the death of veteran Irish republican Frank O'Neill last night in Chicago. Frank was 88 years old. read full story / add a comment
wicklow / anti-capitalism / event notice Saturday February 05, 2011 22:29 by Kruk   video 1 video file
The Happy Pear Film Club is back on 19th of February! We’ll be showing Zeitgeist: Moving Forward! It is a feature length documentary work which will present a case for a needed transition out of the current socioeconomic monetary paradigm which governs the entire world society.

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dublin / arts and media / event notice Saturday February 05, 2011 22:02 by RachelD
Global Harmonies, in conjunction with Mary Jennings, is presenting two exciting Georgian singing workshops this March. Georgia, in the Caucasus, has a singing culture which Unesco describes as one of the Oral and Intangible Masterpieces of Humanity. As well as a chance to immerse yourself in some amazing and ethereal harmonies, both of these workshops offer an insight into the fascinating idea of music as medicine and in the healing powers of the human voice.

The workshops take place from 6.30-9pm on Thursday 10th March and Monday 14th March at the Carmelite Community Centre, Aungier St, Dublin 2. One workshop costs €35 or you can do both for the price of €55. Concessions are available.
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"Indignez-vous!" just released in English as "Time for Outrage"
national / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday February 05, 2011 20:09 by James Dick   text 4 comments (last - thursday february 17, 2011 05:04)   image 2 images
A Tale of Two Books: From France, 2 little books with big impact! One little book, "Time for Outrage" or "Indignez-vous!", believes violence is bad and not what wins out in the end. The other little book, "The Coming Insurrection", claims we must tear everything up and start all over again, because the first way hasn't worked for a long time. read full story / add a comment
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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Saturday February 05, 2011 19:03 by Dublin Basque   image 1 image
Member of Udalbitza, pan-Basque organisation of town mayors and local authority councillors, charged with another seven members of "supporting terrorism" was cleared last month and comes to Dublin to speak on his experiences and on repression of the Basque self-determination movement. read full story / add a comment
Conor Kostick - Revolution in Ireland 1917-23
antrim / miscellaneous / event notice Saturday February 05, 2011 18:55 by Ciarán   image 1 image
Gort na Móna CLG & Glór na Móna present
Community Lecture Series 2011

February – Saturday 19th, 7pm

Conor Kostick – Revolution in Ireland 1917-23 read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Saturday February 05, 2011 18:42 by Dublin Basque
DIBSC social event in solidarity with the Basque people as part of International Solidarity with the Basque Country Week.

FLOWING TIDE (downstairs), Lwr. Abbey Street, D1.

Music by Liam Lappin and others.

CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS FOR THE BASQUE COUNTRY! SELF-DETERMINATION FOR THE BASQUE PEOPLE!

Related Link: http://www.facebook.com/dublinbasque read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Saturday February 05, 2011 18:29 by Dublin Basque   text 1 comment (last - saturday february 05, 2011 18:45)
DIBSC calls for solidarity with the Basque people, calling for civil and political rights in the Basque Country. Saturday February 12, 2011 16:00 read full story / add a comment
dublin / education / event notice Saturday February 05, 2011 18:16 by Mick
The Provisional University presents:

NAMA and the search for space:

A discussion with Prof. Rob Kitchin of Ireland after NAMA, and introduction to the NAMAland app by its author Conor McGarrigle. After the discussion we will take a short walk in Dublin city centre using the NAMAland app as our guide.
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Diamonds accont for betwwee 1/3 and 1/4 of Israel's exports
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday February 05, 2011 00:57 by Sean Clinton   text 1 comment (last - wednesday february 09, 2011 15:45)   image 1 image
In a significant development for the growing global Boycott Israeli Blood Diamond campaign and the BDS movement in general, the UN supported Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KP) has taken down its Facebook page: The Kimberley Process - The Official Page of the Chair of the KP.

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international / miscellaneous / other press Friday February 04, 2011 18:44 by Chris Knight
Chris Knight of the Radical Anthropology Group continues his examination of Chomsky's life and work. In particular he analyses an early work by Chomsky: Cartesian linguistics. He also looks at some sources Chomsky tapped for funding in his early days. Full text at link.

In 1966, Noam Chomsky (pictured) published his Cartesian linguistics. The book was a survey of rationalist conceptions of language and mind, focusing heavily on the French mathematician and philosopher, Réné Descartes (1596-1650). In his early years, Chomsky had been working within the structuralist tradition of Ferdinand de Saussure, Roman Jakobson, Leonard Bloomfield and his own teacher, Zellig Harris. Chomsky wrote Cartesian linguistics in order to signal to the world his change of mind. His distinctively 'Cartesian' approach, he now clarified, was a rebellion against the entire 20th century tradition of structural linguistics. ... read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment / event notice Friday February 04, 2011 16:03 by Stop Shell Hell
Come up to the camp for a weekend of non-violent direct action (nvda) training, meet the community and see this incredible place.
If you have ever wanted to take action and be part of the campaign, the time is now!
All welcome, open to complete beginners-no experience necessary! read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Friday February 04, 2011 15:53 by Comhlámh Supoprt Services   1 attached file
If you have you returned from development work/volunteering overseas and you're feeling a bit out on a limb...

Comhlámh has a great idea for a wonderful weekend break for you!

Come spend the weekend sharing experiences and stories with other returned development workers & volunteers benefit from networking opportunities, think about how to apply your skills developed overseas, and readjust to the culture shock of being home again.

And of course, make new friends and have a bit of craic!
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