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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.
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.
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.
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
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.
The Saker >>
Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005
RTEs Sarah McInerney ? Fianna Fail?supporter? Anthony
Joe Duffy is dishonest and untrustworthy Anthony
Robert Watt complaint: Time for decision by SIPO Anthony
RTE in breach of its own editorial principles Anthony
Waiting for SIPO Anthony
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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.
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The Sceptic | Episode 51: Charlie Kirk, Free Speech and the Scourge of ?Anti-Fascism?, and Why Brits... Fri Sep 19, 2025 07:00 | Richard Eldred
In Episode 51 of the Sceptic: Michael Murphy on Charlie Kirk, free speech and the scourge of ?anti-fascism?, and Ben Pile on how the British public are going cold on global warming.
The post The Sceptic | Episode 51: Charlie Kirk, Free Speech and the Scourge of ?Anti-Fascism?, and Why Brits are Cooling on Global Warming appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
News Round-Up Fri Sep 19, 2025 01:07 | Richard Eldred
A summary of the most interesting stories in the past 24 hours that challenge the prevailing orthodoxy about the ?climate emergency?, public health ?crises? and the supposed moral defects of Western civilisation.
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We Shouldn?t Welcome Right-Wing Cancel Culture Thu Sep 18, 2025 19:00 | Noah Carl
The Right has spent much of the last decade railing against cancel culture, and was arguably winning the debate. It would be a mistake to abandon that position now.
The post We Shouldn?t Welcome Right-Wing Cancel Culture appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Trump Tells Starmer: Use Military to Stop Small Boats, Drill in the North Sea and Uphold Free Speech Thu Sep 18, 2025 17:00 | Will Jones
Donald Trump?urged?Keir Starmer?to deploy the military to stop the Channel small boats crisis that is "destroying" the country, drill in the North Sea and uphold free speech at a tense joint press conference today.
The post Trump Tells Starmer: Use Military to Stop Small Boats, Drill in the North Sea and Uphold Free Speech appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19The two parties most linked with the hated bin tax, Fianna Fail and the Green Party are taking a hammering in Dublin city.
Any idea when to expect the first results for the local elections?
yes i am deligted that people are turning to left wing parties like S.F. Lab and Swp etc.i was particualrily suprised with sinn fein but we wont kno the full extent of their success until all the preferences are counted.
Every seat the government loose is deserved after breaking every promise after the 02 election. Left wing parties are providing people with the opportunity to have a pot shot at the government.Although the recovery of Fine gael is notable.
I dont agree with bin charges myself but Green party`s reasons are purely enviornmental.Fianna Fail wish to transfer the service to big business as part of the F.F.F.F.P.(Finance Friends of Fianna Fail Plan)
You can listen to the coverage on NewsTalk106 online.
www.newstalk106.ie
Shitty news about the referedum.
I'd just like to inform you that the referendum has been passed by 80% to 20%. Just thought I'd provide this results service, as those who stay glued to this site are unlikely ever to find out the referendum result from it. Looks like the vast majority of Labour, Green, SF and various socialist party supporters voted in favour of it. I do seem to recall that that well-known 'impartial' program, Prime Time on RTE, had a poll 3 weeks ago which showed the referendum scraping thru by 3%in Munster and losing in Connaught. Looks like the worst opinion in poll in history.
Results so far (according to the radio)
Mick Barry got in for the SP in Cork, Ruth Coppinger has been re-elected in Fingal with SF close behind and favourite for the second seat.
4 SF candidates elected so far in Dublin City Council area.
DeValera cooked his mind and gave us that little blue book. almost three million can vote through it. Mike Mc Dowell who's ancestor probably shot at DeValera but went to Blackrock college has with the support of the Irish Government and some of the Establishment added a new law to "Our Blue Book" an Bunreacht.
Electorate:2,712,772
Spoilt Votes:16912 - maybe some "not voted" "-no-".
Valid Poll:1603750- over 21% of which voted
"-no-"
thats over 300,000 people.
we are a sizeable group of the Electorate.
Well done everyone. "we?" hey man, I can't vote! I lose my right to vote when I'm not in the country. RECOUNT! get out the chads, phone Ivana we're going to the supreme court. You won't get away with this you boyo!
You are a sizeable group of the Electorate, I am a member of the diasporia, you are responsible for exercising my interest in "an bunreacht" thank you :-)
Now Minister Michael if really very desperate people come here to have a child rather than terminate it in another jurisdiction will you deport both mother and child?
Mick Barry (SP) tops Cork North Central.
Johnathan O'Brien (SF) tops Cork North (East/West?).
The PDs are ahead in Galway City council, and thgis town was supposed to be soo liberal. Well balls to that!
This party tried to curtail free speech with these littering by laws. As I've ranted before, the majorety of human beings care not for priciples but for money. The PDs are a money first party, which is why they will always get elected.
Expect more cuts in the dole when they win the election in 2007.
melting down with disillusionment
jeff patrick dolan
2004
Despite your earnest wishes the Workers' Party were'nt wiped out in Waterford although they did lose one seat by a very narrow margin.
John Halligan topped the poll in Ward 3, narrowly ahead of Sinn Fein Euro candidate David Cullinane. John's running mate Billy McCarthy was well behind and lost his seat.
Davy Walsh held his seat in Ward 1. It was expected he would be under pressure from the rise of Sinn Fein but it was Fianna Fail's Sean Dower (sidekick of Martin Cullen) who lost out in the end. The result that Fianna Fail now holds one seat in Waterford City while Sinn Fein and the WP have two each.
In Cork North East Ted Tynan doubled his vote and was in a four way fight with FF, SF and the Greens. He was just pipped by the Green candidate (34 votes) and his transfers helped elect Annette Spillane (SF).
If it wasn't for the Homan factor, I think Ted would be a councillor.
Eoin Martin polled a respectable 450 votes for the WP in Finglas. Not bad for a first time running!
The Wp were hammered in Cork, in each ward in Cork SF beat them. Actually I think SF outpolled the WP in every ward they competed with each other. The WP are nothing on what they used to be, there was a time when the WP had 8 TDs and Councillors all over the country. Now they barely exist as an organisation. Outside of Waterford particularly thay only exist to endorse old stalinist trade union bureaucrats as candidates. In Finglas that is not a good result, the WP had a TD in that area once, to be reduced to 400 odd votes is a disgrace particularly in a climate when even the SWP got good votes in Clondalkin, Dun Laoghaire and Ballyfermot.
The what what?
Did he actually run in the end?
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Jimmy Homan (WP activist. His son had property seized by the CAB. Dont forget the Sean Garland factor. Last Sundays Panorama had an update on Garland role in counterfeiting $100 bills.
I knew the family well when I lived in Cork Nice people. The only son I knew then (about 15 years ago) was 15/16 and big into singing.
the wp have a short memory when it comes to loyalty they turned there backs on an innocent man who still to this day has no criminal convictions he was tried by the media and denounced by a party he would have died for one time i know him and he is a proud man who could easily have been a dail member if he was as sneaky as ye even bertie wouldnt give statements to the media until wrongdoing was proven .. you lost a good one in jimmy for a cheap bit of publicity queerney etc but dont worry he will bring yer secrets to his grave and ye are not invited with yer crocodile tears .he has his own red flag .....