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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.

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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

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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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Cearta Teanga = Cearta Daonna

category national | rights, freedoms and repression | press release author Wednesday July 19, 2006 17:55author by Feirsteach - Na Gaeil Ógaauthor email nagaeiloga at gmail dot comauthor phone +353 857395580 Report this post to the editors

Teacher arrested for speaking Irish

Beidh Máire Nic an Bhaird, ball de Na Gaeil Óga i mBéal Feirste, os comhair na cúirte sa chathair Dé Céadaoin 19ú Iúil. A coir – gur labhair sí as Gaeilge leis na póilíní.

Arsa Ciarán Ó Brolcháin, Rúnaí Ghaeil Óga Bhéal Feirste, "Is seafóid amach is amach é gur gabhadh an bhean óg seo de bhrí gur labhair sí leis na péas ina teanga dhúchais.

TACAÍONN NA GAEIL ÓGA LE MÁIRE NIC AN BHAIRD – CEARTA TEANGA, CEARTA DAONNA

Beidh Máire Nic an Bhaird, ball de Na Gaeil Óga i mBéal Feirste, os comhair na cúirte sa chathair Dé Céadaoin 19ú Iúil. A coir – gur labhair sí as Gaeilge leis na póilíní.

Arsa Ciarán Ó Brolcháin, Rúnaí Ghaeil Óga Bhéal Feirste, "Is seafóid amach is amach é gur gabhadh an bhean óg seo de bhrí gur labhair sí leis na péas ina teanga dhúchais.

"Cuireann an eachtra seo in iúl go soiléir go bhfuil Acht Teanga de dhíth chun cearta Gaeilgeoirí na Sé Chontaetha a chosaint ó ghéarleanúint na bhfhórsaí seicteacha agus ciníocha ar nós an PSNI."

Lean sé, "Beidh agóid ag grúpaí teanga agus eagrais eile, Na Gaeil Óga ina measc, taobh amuigh de Chúirt Chos an Lagáin ag 10r.n. Dé Céadaoin. Tá muid ag dúil go mbeidh an méid is mó daoine agus is féidir ansin ag tacú le Máire agus a seasamh in éadan leatrom bhunaíocht na Sé Chontaetha."

Dar le Seán Ó hAdhmaill, Cathaoirleach Náisiúnta Na Gaeil Óga,
"Ní hí seo an chéad Ghaeil óg a mhothaigh lámh éagothrom an stáit de bharr gur labhair sí a dteanga féin. Mar a chonaic muid sa scannán "The Wind that Shakes the Barley" a dhéanann trácht ar réidh na ndúchrónaithe, tá leatrom á dhéanamh ar Ghaeilgeoirí le fada an lá.

"Fáiltíonn muid an dul chun cinn atá déanta le Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla sna 26 Contae ach tá géarghá le cearta teanga Gaeilgeoirí a chinntiú sna 6 Contae trí Acht Gaeilge a thabhairt isteach ansin.

"Idir an dá linn, tá gá le aghaidh a thabhairt ar mheoin dhiúltacha an PSNI mar lámh den stát sna 6 Contae agus baill den Gharda Síochána. Tá géarleanúint déanta ar Ghaeil óga le déanaí ar an dá thaobh den teorann, agus éilíonn muid ar an dhá fhórsa deireadh a chur leis an chleachtas seo láithreach.

"Tá Gaeil óga an-soiléir faoi na dúshláin a bhíonn rompu in éileamh agus i gcinntiú a gcuid cearta teanga. Ní ach sampla amháin í Máire Nic an Bhaird den ghlúin óg fhéinmhuiníneach Ghaelach atá ag teacht fríd na Gaelscoileanna fud fad na tíre, agus atá toilteanach aghaidh a thabhairt ar an bhiogóideachas agus ar an chaolaigeantacht i leith na Gaeilge cibé áit a thagann siad uirthi.

"Íoróin atá ann sa chás seo sa bhrí is go bhfuil an-seans gur oscail an péas biogóideach seo na doirse i leith athruithe cuimsitheacha i gcóras dlí na Sé Chontae a chinnteodh ceartaí teanga Gaeilgeoirí amach anseo"

PRESS RELEASE

Language Rights are Human Rights:
Na Gaeil Óga Support Máire Nic an Bhaird

Máire Nic an Bhaird, a Belfast member of the Irish-language youth organisation Na Gaeil Óga and secondary school teacher is before the courts today (Wednesday, 19 Iúil 2006). Her crime - speaking to a member of the PSNI in her native language, Irish.

Ciarán Ó Brolcháin, Secretary of the Belfast branch of Na Gaeil Óga said, "It is absolutely ludicrous in today's society that a young lady can be arrested for speaking to a member of the PSNI in her native language."

"This incident, highlights the urgent need for an Irish-language Act in order to guarantee the linguistic rights of Irish-speakers, when it is plainly obvious that those intrusted to do so, the various arms of the state including a sectarian police force, are more interested in harassment.

He continues, "Na Gaeil Óga will be organising a protest outside the Laganside Courthouse. We and Máire herself have received warm messages of support from Irish-language activists, and supporters alike. The protest will be attended by various language activists, language and community organisations and her supporters.

Seán Ó hAdhmaill, National Chairperson of Na Gaeil Óga stated,
"We have been aware for some time of the negative attitude of the PSNI as an institution and of its members toward Irish-speakers. The attitude of elements within the Garda Síochána should also be challenged in their attitutde to Irish-speakers, as witnessed by the recent harassment of our members on both side of the border for assserting their rights.

"Young Irish-speakers are plainly aware of the challenges before them in asserting and guaranteeing their rights as Irish-speakers. Máire Nic an Bhaird, is but an example of the thousands of assertive young people coming through the Gaelscoileanna throughout Ireland, who are willing to confront linguistic narrowmindedness and bigotry where they come across it.

"The irony of this incident is that the overt bigotry of this member of the PSNI towards an Irish-speaker, may well have opened the door for wide-ranging reform in the northern legal system to the betterment of Irish-speakers in general."
ENDS.

Seán Ó hAdhmaill
Cathaoirleach / Chairperson
Na Gaeil Óga

6 Sráid Fhearchair
Baile Átha Cliath 1
nagaeiloga@gmail.com
+353 857395580

Ciarán Ó Brolcháin
Rúnaí / Secretary
Gaeil Óga Bhéal Feirste
27-43 Sráid na Sceiche
Béal Feirste
BT12
nagaeilogabf@gmail.com

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