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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

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

offsite link Waiting for SIPO Anthony

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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.

offsite link 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.

offsite link 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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offsite link 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.
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offsite link 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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international / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Monday October 11, 2004 18:33 by liz
1. In order to facilitate the security, safety and comfort of all attendees, UK ESF 2004 (London) Limited reserve the right to refuse admission of an attendee to the Forum and refund the registration fee in full. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Monday October 11, 2004 08:49 by Michael Hennigan   text 9 comments (last - friday october 15, 2004 00:53)
The massive response of the Afghani people to the presidential election is very positive news after a quarter century of civil war and upheavel. This positive development should not be seen through the prism of the US elections. read full story / add a comment
cork / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Monday October 11, 2004 02:38 by David McCarthy   text 29 comments (last - friday march 31, 2006 10:21)
Mainstream media reaction to the Traveller protest at Dunsink has been interesting, writes Dave McCarthy of the Traveller Visibility Group in Cork. The action has given the darlings of the right wing media the time of their lives this week, as they got their first excuse in years to peddle their hatred of Ireland’s only ethnic minority. But are we all losing out because of this? read full story / add a comment
louth / politics / elections / opinion/analysis Thursday October 07, 2004 12:12 by Henry Mc Greath   text 8 comments (last - monday october 11, 2004 13:46)
We need for fairer system for the elecion of a President if this office is an office of the people. This involeves making some change in the constitution read full story / add a comment
cork / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Wednesday October 06, 2004 22:46 by Paul McAndrew   text 87 comments (last - thursday october 21, 2004 10:28)   image 3 images
The referendum stirred up racist feeling in Ireland, helpfully distracting people from what the corrupt politicicians were getting up to , channeling anger towards people who are vulnerable. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Wednesday October 06, 2004 08:50 by Michael Hennigan   text 4 comments (last - thursday october 07, 2004 10:56)
It's always interesting to observe how individuals can be so generous with other people's money. €9,000 for a retirement watch looks certainly like gilding the lily. However, this is just an example of a 'sexy' story that can get public attention while so much else is ignored. read full story / add a comment
national / indymedia ireland / opinion/analysis Monday October 04, 2004 00:33 by pc   text 24 comments (last - wednesday october 06, 2004 13:20)
A new login has been created for the Admin Page which allows you to see (but not edit) the administration of Indymedia Ireland. Just enter in the text boxes

Editor: uncover
Password: please

and click login and you will now be able to view the site via the usual newswire, latest comments and events links but with the [hidden] posts marked in red. read full story / add a comment

antrim / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Sunday October 03, 2004 23:10 by never trust the rich   text 7 comments (last - saturday december 18, 2004 13:18)
Class politics storyline hits coronation street as working class scholarship pupil Katy webster is bullied by rich snobs at her snooty new grammar school.'apparently toffs can smell poverty a mile off'', and have realised Katy's humble background. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Saturday October 02, 2004 12:06 by Sean Crudden   text 6 comments (last - saturday october 09, 2004 03:37)
A look at possible new emphases (for better or for worse) in public policy in a few key areas. read full story / add a comment
international / environment / opinion/analysis Saturday October 02, 2004 01:45 by Brent Herbert
The following is a brief discussion of the extent and potential impact of America's forest dieback in the immediate future, as well as a discussion of the various causes and scenarios which describe the impact of forest loss on human civilization and the planetary ecosystem. read full story / add a comment
sligo / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Saturday October 02, 2004 00:09 by s.fleming   text 9 comments (last - tuesday august 22, 2006 12:21)
The medicalisation of human behaviour as disease or illness must be challenged read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / opinion/analysis Tuesday September 28, 2004 16:37 by Michael Hennigan   text 6 comments (last - thursday september 30, 2004 14:44)
Robert Shortt currenty a business correspondent at RTE, is to succeed the current incumbent Carole Coleman as the station's Washington Correspondent. Is an expatriate posting justified when areas of the world such as Asia and Africa generally go unreported? read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Tuesday September 28, 2004 12:15 by Al
Education in the North –an update

End of Industrial Action

Following a meeting between the main teachers’ unions and Education Minister Barry Gardiner, industrial action which had hoped to bring about teachers’ 2002 pay parity claim has now officially ended. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Monday September 27, 2004 14:52 by Dorothy   text 54 comments (last - sunday october 17, 2004 01:02)
In every presidential campaign, there is an issue, which rises to the surface and dominates the debate. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Monday September 27, 2004 07:07 by Astrid Essed   text 2 comments (last - monday september 27, 2004 14:35)
Seen in the light of the in februari 2003 restarted conflict in Darfur, by which by the military conduct of the governmental troops and the Janjaweed-militia's 50.000 civilians were killed and 1 million were expelled, the sending of UN-Peacetroops is of the greatest importance read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Monday September 27, 2004 02:24 by pc   text 34 comments (last - sunday october 10, 2004 01:25)
A clampdown on Dublin's niteclubs is on the way. The move, which is set to come into effect on Wednesday, will force all niteclubs to close 1.30am. Ireland's EUR500 million nightclub industry, which employes more than 2,000 people in Dublin alone, is planning to mount a campaign to oppose it. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Saturday September 25, 2004 20:32 by Sean Dowling   text 6 comments (last - sunday january 09, 2005 00:23)
Contact Al Jazeera to try to Save Hostage read full story / add a comment
Earth moving equipment moves in on paralysed Traveller women
cork / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Friday September 24, 2004 16:31 by David McCarthy   text 2 comments (last - friday september 24, 2004 21:13)   image 1 image
Resolving the Traveller accommodation crisis is a matter of urgency and one of primary concern in combating discrimination. The negative public perception of Travellers is reinforced daily by the sight of families living on roadside sites with no sanitation, water, electricity, refuse disposal, or facilities to dispose of liquid waste. The local authorities collectively are the only agents of change who can help improve the position of Travellers through co-ordinated action to address the human rights problems of Travellers by resolving their most basic need of shelter.
TVG makes the case to Cork County Council to take the appropriate actuion as part of its Traveller Accommodation Programme 2005 to 2008. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Thursday September 23, 2004 16:29 by No Masters   text 2 comments (last - sunday september 26, 2004 01:49)
Education is not accessible to all in society. A blatant fact. I challenge anybody who thinks on the contrary to this. The reasons for this inequality are abundant. The main reasons are predominantly due to broader social and economic inequalities created and maintained by the present government. read full story / add a comment
UUP Recruit in UCD
national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Thursday September 23, 2004 15:07 by DUP Supporter   text 15 comments (last - sunday september 26, 2004 03:45)   image 1 image
It’s great to see the Ulster Unionist Party recruiting in UCD – or so I thought until I realised the Union Jack bedazzled stand was actually that of Young Fine Gael!

I guess they’re really taking Bruton’s comments about reaching out to England and re-joining the Commonwealth seriously! read full story / add a comment
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