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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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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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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

offsite link The Golden Haro Fri Oct 31, 2025 12:39 | Paul Ryan

offsite link Top Scientists Confirm Covid Shots Cause Heart Attacks in Children Sun Oct 05, 2025 21:31 | imc

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offsite link Does the UKHSA?s Refusal to Release Covid Vaccine Excess Deaths Data Give the Game Away? Tue Nov 18, 2025 20:30 | Dr Carl Heneghan and Dr Tom Jefferson
Does the UKHSA's refusal to release the Covid vaccine excess deaths data because they could "have an adverse impact on vaccine uptake" give the game away, ask Professor Carl Heneghan and Dr Tom Jefferson.
The post Does the UKHSA’s Refusal to Release Covid Vaccine Excess Deaths Data Give the Game Away? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Why is Private Eye Taking the BBC?s Side? Tue Nov 18, 2025 18:39 | Dr Frederick Attenborough
Why does the cover of the latest edition of Private Eye defend the BBC? Someone needs to explain to Ian Hislop the difference between a politician and a public service broadcaster, says Frederick Attenborough.
The post Why is Private Eye Taking the BBC’s Side? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Civil Servants Taught to Spy on Anti-Migrant Social Media Posts Tue Nov 18, 2025 17:22 | Will Jones
Civil servants are being taught to spy on social media posts that express concern about migrants in order to stop online 'disinformation' and push 'counter-narratives'.
The post Civil Servants Taught to Spy on Anti-Migrant Social Media Posts appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link ?We Wun?t Be Druv?: Crowborough?s Reaction to the 600-Strong Illegal Immigrant Camp Proposal Tue Nov 18, 2025 14:55 | Madeleine Gillies
The residents of Crowborough in Sussex are battling the Home Office to stop 600 illegal migrants being housed in an army training camp. When will the Government start listening to local people, asks Madeleine Gillies.
The post “We Wun’t Be Druv”: Crowborough’s Reaction to the 600-Strong Illegal Immigrant Camp Proposal appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Ireland Promises Tougher Asylum Rules to Ensure Migrants Continue Heading to Britain Tue Nov 18, 2025 11:10 | Will Jones
Ireland will introduce tougher asylum rules to counter any new measures brought in by Labour and ensure migrants continue heading to Britain, Ireland's Justice Minister has said.
The post Ireland Promises Tougher Asylum Rules to Ensure Migrants Continue Heading to Britain appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Monday December 12, 2005 01:08 by Coilín Oscar ÓhAiseadha
The right-wing parties’ decision for Denmark to participate in the Iraq war is not popular among the voters. And not at all among the women. The Danish People’s Party has a particular problem with the Danish forces in Iraq.

For the first time, an opinion poll from Gallup shows a majority opposed to Danish participation in the Iraq war. 52 percent of Danes do not think it was a correct decision, while 43 percent support participation.

This was reported in the Danish conservative daily, Berlingske Tidende, on Sunday. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Sunday December 11, 2005 23:26 by pat c   text 1 comment (last - monday december 12, 2005 12:01)
You wouldnt normally expect The Economist to write a favourable article about Unions but in this weeks edition (6 Dec) there is a piece about the Unionisation of janitors in Houston, Texas. The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) has organised 5,000 janitors, some readers might remember the Ken Loach film, Bread And Roses, which dealt with the SEIU organised strike in Los Angeles.

As The Economist requires a paid subscription to view this article, I am posting it here in full. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / other press Sunday December 11, 2005 19:49 by Mittens
Anti-war protesters, refuseniks and supporters of lesbian and gay and other human rights will took to the streets on Friday 9 December to free conscientious objector Mehmet Tarhan. Tarhan, 27, is a gay Kurdish anarchist who is a “total” conscientious objector – against all wars and any alternative to military service. He was sentenced to four years by a military court for “refusing orders”. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Sunday December 11, 2005 16:04 by iosaf   text 2 comments (last - sunday march 19, 2006 15:39)
This weekend, as the French state celebrated 100 years since the law that seperates state :+: church in education and beyond. French youth have enjoyed secular secondary education and been taught the values of the republic "liberty equality fraternity" fo 100 years. As insidiously the triad of republican values has seen added the quaternion (*) "Equity" added. France has changed: 500 French youth were attacked by police last night for attempting a rave in Rennes, shouting as near 40 were arrested "Liberté!".

On Sundays I occasionally publish an opinion piece:-

I want you to ponder how Mrs Larkin told Jim he looked great just because she was on her knees, and then she arose, and that beautiful human detail is what seperates you from and joins you to the birth of the Irish Labour movement. Jim thought it was such a funny line, and would be a secret testament to

"what its all about"
= Arise now. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Sunday December 11, 2005 11:40 by Rebel   text 16 comments (last - monday december 12, 2005 22:32)
The statement issued by the leadership of the PIRA on Thursday 28th of July, instructing an end to their armed campaign is significant beyond its declaration that the war is over. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Sunday December 11, 2005 00:09 by Jonah   text 14 comments (last - friday december 16, 2005 00:18)
Our march says that the work of Christian Peacemaker Team in Iraq is like the work that we're doing here as we march to Guantánamo. We're all looking for just and humane treatment for all the detainees whether in Guantánamo, Iraq or other hidden detention camps we can't reach.
-Sr. Anne Montgomery, Marcher and member of Christian Peacemaker Teams in Iraq

The only thing standing between us and the Guantánamo prisoners is George Bush's permission.
-Gary Ashbeck with the Witness Against Torture
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday December 10, 2005 23:30 by Cindy   text 12 comments (last - tuesday december 13, 2005 19:56)
Forty-four year old Rigoberto Alpizar, an American citizen was Murdered by federal air marshals on Wednesday as he fled an American Airlines jet at Miami International Airport. Federal officials lied about him saying he had a bomb. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Saturday December 10, 2005 19:37 by Wayne Madsen
Internet censorship. It did not happen overnight but slowly came to America's shores from testing grounds in China and the Middle East. read full story / add a comment
limerick / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Saturday December 10, 2005 17:35 by St.John   text 2 comments (last - friday november 02, 2007 12:42)
Great demonstration in Limerick yesterday against the crazy Irish Ferries debacle, loadsa folks from all walks of life in the march, biggest one I've ever seen down here read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Saturday December 10, 2005 16:33 by Kingfisher
A fundamental feature of extremist regimes is the absolute requirement of an adversary. If a real or perceived enemy loses its opponent status then a bogeyman (under the bed) mentality is cultivated until the negative effects of that strategy (fear, loathing etc.) can be successfully superimposed onto a suitable ‘candidate’. The ‘successful’ candidate would then immediately attract the fear, loathing and violence of the extremist society (or group) in question. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Saturday December 10, 2005 15:03 by maria golpe
Thirty thousand colombian asylum seekers wait to be accepted into Ecuador. Some of them come from the region of Putumayo, south of Colombia. This is the most affected area by the indiscriminate spraying of crops from the air that US companies, in association with the Uribe Administration, have been carrying out since december 1999 in order to eliminate coca plantations. Or so they say.
Since the beginning of this “War on drugs” instigated by the Plan Colombia, food crops have been totally devastated, animals are killed by the millions in the area, people suffer from skin and gastric disorders, and some doctors talk of the high risk of getting cancer, suffering miscarriages, genetic mutations…these people from south Colombia are exposed to, due to the spraying of their lands that breaks all sorts of environmental and human rights laws. But, what’s happening in Putumayo? And why? read full story / add a comment
national / environment / opinion/analysis Saturday December 10, 2005 13:53 by Sean Crudden   text 2 comments (last - monday december 12, 2005 20:04)
Arthur Morgan TD as well as Shane McEntee TD passionately expressed during the week in Drogheda, at a meeting organised by Meath Community Forum, their oppostition to incineration. But what if the incinerator at Carranstown (or the one in Cork) goes ahead? read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / opinion/analysis Saturday December 10, 2005 02:21 by seedot
Thoughts on watching a large number of working people gather together and walk through my city during working hours. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Saturday December 10, 2005 01:13 by Daithí Mac Lochlainn   text 5 comments (last - monday december 12, 2005 23:09)
…as an Washington Post: read full story / add a comment
cork / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Friday December 09, 2005 22:32 by james mc barron   text 7 comments (last - monday december 12, 2005 21:16)
Workers march to secure their rights read full story / add a comment
international / environment / other press Friday December 09, 2005 20:06 by Slarti
Plans to ship nuclear waste and MOX to and from Europe in single hull, single engine converted RORO ferry... read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Friday December 09, 2005 14:47 by Seán MacRuadhán   text 2 comments (last - saturday december 10, 2005 03:38)
IRSP fully supports day of action on Friday 9 of December. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Friday December 09, 2005 14:16 by iosaf   text 1 comment (last - monday december 12, 2005 13:43)
Lest anyone think that strike action is old-fashioned the main Italian unions for workers in print and broadcast media have called a 48 hour series of stoppages starting today.

This is the third strike in Italy by media workers this year not including the general strike of November 25th & the fifth strike in the media sector in Europe in 2005. Most recently the workers of Liberation the French left-daily protested the rescue package of their company, and earlier this year a one day stoppage at the BBC saw workers there fight lay offs and continuing privitisation. read full story / add a comment
international / environment / news report Friday December 09, 2005 14:12 by Fish
Never mind the Holy Grail. First 250 million-year-old peace award goes to cyberspace and airpond knight errant. read full story / add a comment
meath / environment / opinion/analysis Friday December 09, 2005 11:56 by Meath on Track   text 11 comments (last - saturday may 10, 2008 23:46)
The 2005 'Transport 21' plan and the 2000 'A Platform for Change' plan - Compare & Contrast the promises made for reopening the Navan rail link under both plans. read full story / add a comment
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