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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.

offsite link Trump hosts former head of Syrian Al-Qaeda Al-Jolani to the White House Tue Nov 11, 2025 22:01 | imc

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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 Thousands of Pakistanis Using Visa Loopholes for Asylum Claims Sun Nov 23, 2025 11:00 | Richard Eldred
There are growing claims the UK's visa system is being openly gamed, with record numbers of Pakistani nationals arriving on student, work and visitor visas and then switching to asylum.
The post Thousands of Pakistanis Using Visa Loopholes for Asylum Claims appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link 30 Left-Wing MPs Call on Ofcom to Censor X Under the Online Safety Act. Of Course They Do Sun Nov 23, 2025 09:00 | Laurie Wastell
Thirty Left-wing MPs have written to Ofcom to press it to censor X under the Online Safety Act. The evidence of 'hate' on the platform is threadbare, but it's obvious why they want to clip its wings, says Laurie Wastell.
The post 30 Left-Wing MPs Call on Ofcom to Censor X Under the Online Safety Act. Of Course They Do appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Exposed: How Green ?Philanthropy? Writes Scripts for Ulez ?Clean Air? Activists Sun Nov 23, 2025 07:00 | Ben Pile
Ben Pile highlights the work of Charlotte Gill exposing how green 'philanthropy' gives scripts to activists pushing 'clean air' schemes like Ulez as blatant proxies for the climate agenda.
The post Exposed: How Green ‘Philanthropy’ Writes Scripts for Ulez ‘Clean Air’ Activists appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link News Round-Up Sun Nov 23, 2025 01:46 | 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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offsite link British TV Comedy Has Lost its Class Sat Nov 22, 2025 17:00 | Finlay McLaren
The BBC's Director of Comedy wants to "save the sitcom". But the sitcom is only endangered because most of them stopped being funny. As To the Manor Born reminds us, British comedy has lost its class, says Finlay McLaren.
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ADIDAS=ADIDEATH

category national | miscellaneous | news report author Thursday August 29, 2002 11:05author by orenauthor email direct at revert dot com Report this post to the editors

as you all know (or don't know), adidas recently started using kangaroo skin to manufacture it's shoes. write them and tell them what you think about that!


below is an email i got from the Adidas/Salomon company (Adidas) as a reply for an email i sent them telling them what i think of the fact that they started making shoes from kangaroos.
it doesn't make a difference if it's a cow, a pig or a cangaroo, but there seems to be glabal pressure on adidas on the kangaroo issue and the momentum should be used for further pressure.

here is the letter, email addresses are also included at the end. so write them and tell them what you think.

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adidas-Salomon Response to the Viva! Campaign:

Kangaroo leather is used by manufacturers globally to make a wide range of products; from handbags, watch straps, wallets, shoes and even furniture.

Like Viva, adidas is opposed to kangaroos being killed in an inhumane or cruel manner. This is why we insist that our suppliers fully comply with the Australian governments strict rules on kangaroo culling.

These rules require those involved in culling to obtain a license or permit to operate from the government. Licensed operators must also comply with a code of practice that requires kangaroos to be culled humanely.

All the kangaroo leather that adidas buys are from licensed operators. Furthermore if our suppliers fail to comply with the law, they will be refused an export permit for the leather by the Australian government.


For more information please contact:

Australian Embassy in Washington
Matt Francis Counsellor - Public Diplomacy
Phone: 202 797 3000 ext. 3165
Email: matt.francis@dfat.gov.au or matthew.francis@dfat.gov.au

adidas America
Nicole Vollebregt
Director of Public Relations
Tel: 971-234-2345
Email: nicole.vollebregt@adidasus.com

adidas-Salomon AG
Anne Putz
Corporate PR Manager
Tel.: +49 (0) 9132 84-2964
Email: anne.putz@adidas.de

Please visit the following websites: www.adidas-Salomon.com,
www.ea.gov.au/biodiversity/trade-use/publications/kangaroo/humane-culling.html
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i didn't know there was a humane way to kill something.

write to these people and tell them what you think!

author by publopublication date Thu Aug 29, 2002 11:55author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Kangaroos are being culled on a massive scale at the moment as a result of a population increase that farmers say is threatening their livliehoods. I dont know whether or not its truly necessary and im sure there are less contentious methods of reconciling the rights of farmers and the natural environment. To see kangaroos reared simply to feed the profits of major global corporation is inexcusable, but if there is a genuine need to cull, then isnt it better to use skins etc in the manufacture of products. saying that, there is the danger that if the need to cull ended but a market for the stuff has been established, then commerial rearing of roos would continue to satisfy demand. all in all its not worth the risk, i suppose you're right bud, i'll mail adidas.


http://forests.org/articles/reader.asp?linkid=6434

author by gubupublication date Thu Aug 29, 2002 14:20author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Need help - what are
1) cangaroo
2) glabal pressure
Your save the cangaroo campaign might have more effect if you first learn to spell.

author by wallaroopublication date Thu Aug 29, 2002 17:11author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Why do people think the 'roo is more worthy of life than other animals - ie. Cow, or rat. I have never seen a Save the Rats campaign. Do animals have to appear "cute" to humans to warrant preservation?

author by bernadette marypublication date Fri Aug 30, 2002 23:32author address author phone Report this post to the editors

wouldnt like lickle jimmy/tina wearing trainers made of kangaroo skin, skippy.

 
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