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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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Indymedia Ireland is a volunteer-run non-commercial open publishing website for local and international news, opinion & analysis, press releases and events. Its main objective is to enable the public to participate in reporting and analysis of the news and other important events and aspects of our daily lives and thereby give a voice to people.

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offsite link Study of 1.7 Million Children: Heart Damage Only Found in Covid-Vaxxed Kids Sat Nov 01, 2025 00:44 | imc

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offsite link BBC to Review Bias in Climate Change Coverage Sun Nov 09, 2025 13:00 | Richard Eldred
The BBC has launched an internal probe into its crummy climate coverage. Has the Director-General seen our article listing 50 times the BBC spread climate misinformation?...
The post BBC to Review Bias in Climate Change Coverage appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Bridget Phillipson?s School Reforms Are Deepening the Two-Tier Crisis Sun Nov 09, 2025 11:00 | Mary Gilleece
Bridget Philipson's curriculum reforms have ignored a growing two-tier state education system, warns Mary Gilleece.
The post Bridget Phillipson?s School Reforms Are Deepening the Two-Tier Crisis appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Criticism of Islam is a Protected Belief, Judge Rules Sun Nov 09, 2025 09:00 | Toby Young
In a landmark Employment Tribunal ruling, a judge has found that being critical of Islam is a protected belief under the Equality Act. This renders the Government's efforts to ban 'Islamophobia' largely pointless.
The post Criticism of Islam is a Protected Belief, Judge Rules appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Joining the Dots Between Bill Gates and the BBC Sun Nov 09, 2025 07:00 | Ben Pile
What connects the scandal of the BBC doctoring Jan 6th footage to cast Trump in a bad light and Bill Gates's retreat from climate alarmism? More than you might think, says Ben Pile. It's all about how the Blob is made.
The post Joining the Dots Between Bill Gates and the BBC appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link News Round-Up Sun Nov 09, 2025 00:20 | Will Jones
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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national / anti-capitalism / other press Thursday March 25, 2010 12:16 by Socialist   text 1 comment (last - friday march 26, 2010 11:10)
In Part two of a three part article on the Irish economy, Paul Murphy looks at some of the factors depressing the domestic economy, focusing on debt and unemployment, as well as analysing whether the government's export focused strategy can be successful. read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / other press Tuesday March 23, 2010 22:48 by Darren J. Prior/Mac an Phríora
www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055799478
http://www.peoplesrepublicofcork.com/~peoplesr/forums/s...72095
www.politics.ie/gaeilge/122236-ar-muin-na-muice-near90fm-snath-amhain.html read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Sunday March 21, 2010 18:50 by pat c   text 1 comment (last - friday april 02, 2010 17:41)   image 1 image
Paulette Schroeder writes about an Israeli tactic of kidnapping Palestinian children and falsely charging them with crimes. These children are then convicted and imprisoned by the Israeli kageroo courts. Full text at link.

I am most concerned these recent weeks in Hebron. Young teens and even smaller children are disappearing from our neighbourhood in the Old City of Hebron. It's not by kidnapping. It's not by trafficking. It's not an unknown person with a criminal record perpetrating the crimes. Rather, the Israeli military is again pressing its boots down harder on the heads of the Palestinian people. If restrictions on travel and commerce, land confiscations, home invasions, and forced business closures have not succeeded in convincing Palestinian families to leave their land, then MAYBE taking their children will. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Sunday March 21, 2010 17:56 by Darren C   text 2 comments (last - tuesday march 23, 2010 17:08)
The fascist English Defence League (EDL) suffered a defeat in Bolton yesterday as plans for another demonstration intended to whip up racism in the local community and terrorise the town in the name of ‘anti-Islamic extremism’ were thwarted. In past demonstrations in Luton, Leeds and Stoke, the EDL have been able to terrorise black and Asian communities and gay districts. In Bolton the brave determination of anti-fascists protestors meant the EDL weren’t able to riot again, in the face of extreme police brutality.
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dublin / animal rights / other press Thursday March 18, 2010 21:04 by Laura Broxson   text 1 comment (last - saturday march 20, 2010 21:53)
Hi,

It was brought to our attention that 'Lara Boutique' was recently shown on an episode of TV3's 'Xpose'.

In the episode, real fur was casually shown and promoted - and the presenter, Glenda Gilson, even joked that "animal rights people wouldn't be happy".

I dropped into 'Lara Boutique' today to discuss a possible fur-free policy, but the manager was unwilling to talk about it, and was quite uptight and rude.

The shop doesn't currently have any real fur items, but this will not be a permanent status. I will be monitoring the situation, and will organise protests if I see any real fur in the shop.

Please contact them now, politely asking that they adopt a fur-free policy. It would also be beneficial to visit the shop to peacefully make a complaint in person. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / other press Saturday March 13, 2010 13:49 by Storyliner   text 2 comments (last - monday march 15, 2010 18:29)
A critical profile of Vincent Salafia - Ruadhán Mac Eoin and Michael Smith read full story / add a comment
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national / anti-capitalism / other press Friday March 12, 2010 14:24 by Gavin Gleeson   image 1 image
It was announced today that the NAMA board members received a huge pay hike with the board's chair receiving a 70% pay increase. This is in stark contract to the two successive wage cuts of between 14% - 18% of income for all public sector workers. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / other press Friday March 12, 2010 01:56 by Con Lee
SERIOUS street clashes erupted between rioting youths and police in Athens yesterday as some 30,000 people demonstrated during a nationwide strike against the cash-strapped government’s austerity measures.

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international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Thursday March 11, 2010 21:02 by Caoimhghin Ó Croidheáin   image 1 image
The role of diamonds in fuelling conflict read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / other press Wednesday March 10, 2010 22:47 by a non-racist individual   text 25 comments (last - tuesday november 23, 2010 17:48)   image 13 images   video 6 video files
A Youtube video series shows the full horror of life under Israeli occupation read full story / add a comment
international / environment / other press Wednesday March 10, 2010 21:04 by Disillusioned   text 2 comments (last - friday march 12, 2010 09:49)
Dr Rogers says “It is unfortunate that my original report is being interpreted in this way,”
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international / anti-capitalism / other press Wednesday March 10, 2010 09:56 by Red Banner
Issue 39 of Red Banner: a magazine of socialist ideas is available now from bookshops or the address above, priced €2 / £1.50. read full story / add a comment
Derry Friends of Palestine
national / arts and media / other press Tuesday March 09, 2010 19:08 by Latuff   image 3 images
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Friday March 05, 2010 15:14 by pat c
Due to the Israeli Occupation Armys use of phosphorous and other toxic weapons there has been an increaser in Birth Defects among babies born in Gaza.

An increase in birth defects among newborns in the Gaza Strip - first documented in the Palestine Telegraph - has become apparent, despite claims to the contrary by some doctors at Al-Shifa Hospital. Pregnant women say they are living in constant fear. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Friday March 05, 2010 15:04 by David Morbeg
David Morbeg writes on the growth in Workers Struggle in Iran. How Independent Unions are once again being formed after decades of suppression first under the Shah then under the Theocracy. Full text at url below.

Iranian advocates of democracy have taken to the streets regularly since the fraudulent re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, promoting a “green revolution” against the heavy-handed, repressive theocracy that rules the country. But there’s another wave of protests that, if linked to the green movement, could greatly strengthen the opposition and give it a more pronounced social-democratic character.

Late last week, for example, workers from the Shiraz Iran Telecommunications Industries blocked highways and sat in the provincial governor’s mansion for three days to protest 13 months of unpaid wages. A few weeks earlier, workers at the Mobarake steel complex in Isfahan staged hunger strikes on two days over pay and pension cuts. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday March 04, 2010 16:17 by Tweet-Tweet   text 6 comments (last - saturday march 13, 2010 20:31)
Article that could have very serious repercussions in Ireland.

Derek Scally- Berlin article in the Irish Times March 3rd 2010

The Germans are challenging an EU directive on data retention 'after a law governing its implementation was dismissed as an unconstitutional intrusion"

Where do the Irish people stand? Have they an opinion about this? read full story / add a comment
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international / anti-capitalism / other press Wednesday March 03, 2010 13:10 by 00   image 1 image
LETTER FROM ROME: A taped conversation between building contractors has fuelled the anger of acquilani already disenchanted with the progress of reconstruction read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / other press Sunday February 28, 2010 18:47 by MediaScan
"Our parents were too frightened to challenge the status quo. A lot of that was because of the power of the church, but now that's tumbling then maybe this is our time. We can't keep on pointing the finger, we've been really, really placid, using pubs as health centres for self-medication. This is a huge opportunity. We are a young, well-educated people and this is our pivotal moment."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/feb/28/new-irish-d...apora
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national / anti-capitalism / other press Saturday February 27, 2010 23:02 by V. Calanan   text 2 comments (last - sunday march 14, 2010 10:06)
Minister John Gormley has agreed to publish two reports by Niamh Brennan into the operations of the DDDA. But he has not said that he will publish a third report. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / other press Saturday February 27, 2010 14:54 by Bazooka Joe
Evidence that America is sponsoring terrorism against the Iranian people has been given by Abdolmalek Rigi who was captured in Iran on Tuesday when a private jet in which he was travelling was forced to land in southern Iran. Rigi revealed he met CIA agents who offered unlimited support to his organisation. He also claims the US Air Force base ‘Manas’ in Kyrgyzstan was used as a transport corridor for terrorists to attack the Iranian Government and people. read full story / add a comment
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