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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.
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.
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.
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
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.
The Saker >>
Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005
RTEs Sarah McInerney ? Fianna Fail?supporter? Anthony
Joe Duffy is dishonest and untrustworthy Anthony
Robert Watt complaint: Time for decision by SIPO Anthony
RTE in breach of its own editorial principles Anthony
Waiting for SIPO Anthony
Public Inquiry >>
Parse failure for http://humanrights.ie/feed/.
Last Retry Wednesday September 24, 2025 01:40
Britain?s Judiciary is Biased to its Core Tue Sep 23, 2025 20:08 | Dr David McGrogan
The Court of Appeal overturned the closure of Epping's migrant hotel because Britain's judiciary is biased to its core, says Dr David McGrogan. The Right must get to grips with this problem ? and fast.
The post Britain’s Judiciary is Biased to its Core appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Muslim Who Attacked Koran Burner Hamit Coskun With Knife Spared Jail as Judge Says He ?Lost His Temp... Tue Sep 23, 2025 17:08 | Will Jones
The Muslim man who attacked Koran-burning protester Hamit Coskun with a knife has been spared jail after the judge said he "lost his temper". Hamit, meanwhile, remains in hiding, as concerns about two-tier justice grow.
The post Muslim Who Attacked Koran Burner Hamit Coskun With Knife Spared Jail as Judge Says He “Lost His Temper” appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
The Exaltation of the Cross Tue Sep 23, 2025 15:00 | Chris Larkin
Church leaders are too quick to condemn Tommy Robinson and the Unite the Kingdom march, says Chris Larkin. We don't know what Jesus would have made of our politics, but we can?t just assume he?d have been a Lib Dem voter.
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Council Insists Women Be Called ?People With Ovaries? Tue Sep 23, 2025 13:27 | Will Jones
Bristol City Council has been accused of offending women with "virtue-signalling madness" after insisting that women be called "people with ovaries" and claiming that defining sex as biological "misgenders trans people".
The post Council Insists Women Be Called “People With Ovaries” appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Jimmy Kimmel?s Comeback Derailed as Major ABC Affiliate Refuses to Air Show After Charlie Kirk Comme... Tue Sep 23, 2025 11:04 | Will Jones
Jimmy Kimmel's comeback after his Charlie Kirk comments has been dealt a massive blow with ABC affiliates refusing to air it in nearly 40 major markets after Disney announced the liberal talk host will return Tuesday.
The post Jimmy Kimmel’s Comeback Derailed as Major ABC Affiliate Refuses to Air Show After Charlie Kirk Comments appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9but:- this is one less female leader in a country with a female TD representation
less than, (at this point) the sub-saharan African female ratio.
This is a problem for Irish people.
It's a big problem , because women a re not represented at the legislation table,
the church or the judiciary. or as Mc Dowell would have it- the triple arm of good governance.
This is unprecedented in western deomocracy.
Feck Harney but we need women debating and legislating.
Female share of seats in elected
national chambers in November 2004 (percent)
Top Five:
Rwanda - 49%
Sweden - 45.3%
South Africa - 42%
Namibia - 42%
Denmark - 38%
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminism#Worldwide_statistics
Shockingly, Ireland does not even appear in the top 20 countries
even more shocking, Ireland is beat by Pakistan, Mauritius and the United States.
the fact that ministers of the Irish government got away without paying 2nd home tax.
http://unison.ie/irish_independent/stories.php3?ca=9&si...14629
(Mc Dowell's is in Roscommon)
I have so much to say about both Harney & Mc dowell. I have said so much before. I gave them nicknames. "mammy Harney" then became "granny Harney", "big swinging Mickey Mc Dowell" was unrivalled till minister O'dea took up the pistol & pointed it journalists and allowed himself the nickname "9mm willie". But at the moment I don't want to add more. I really am much more interested in how people & voters in the Irish homeland react to this news - & am awaiting clarification as to whether or not Mcdowell is tanaiste or not.
The papers call it a bloodless coup, The accession to Power of probably the most
incompetent politician in Irish History, but you don't need competency to be a leader,
just an image and a bit of energy.
The most invidious piece of legislation ever to pass through the Dail was written or drafted
by the servants of Mr Mc Dowell's Dept of Justice and it is grounded in the failure of the
Fianna Fail government to deal honestly and openly with the issue of child abuse.
Mr Noel Dempsey TD was accused of obstructing the work of the Laffoy Commission on
Child Abuse, and Michael Woods TD signed a pact with the devil called the Church /State
indemnity Fund. Both of these of obstructions of victims supports, by one of the triple
arms of good governance had a long term impact on 1. How government in a wealthy
nation deals with victims. 2. How the 'leader' of that government (a Man of the people)
gives more consideration to enriching the voting %.
On June First this year, after a year of warning, the release of two sex offenders and
an uproar caused by the tea-time radio hosts and the corporate media , 2000 women
stood outside the Dail with white flowers and were barricaded. Inside, the men
stood up and prayed and a facsimile of debate was presented to the media high nation.
Mc Dowell's refrain was ' lies, damned lies' as the order bell rang (three times)
and when the fog cleared , we had a deal. The Sex Laws,are passed. Victims will be
cross-examined. Bertie was absent. Michael Woods (Church/State indemnity fund)
chaired in the absence of the Leas Ceann- Comhairle and One by one the opposition
spokemen kicked and bucked , but facilitated the law with Section 5 intact.
Mr Mc Dowell is an incompetent leader but he is shrewd. Section5 of the Sex Laws
are open to constitutional challenge as they are not gender neutral.
http://www.indymedia.ie/article/76365
http://www.indymedia.ie/article76407
http://www.indymedia.ie/article76923
http://www.indymedia.ie/article77462
another writer called it an appalling vista.
1.No woman spoke during the debate.
2.Bertie (absent) has hinted on the holding of a referendum.
3. The victims of Rape are further victimised by the rape laws.
4.Section5 is open to constitutional challenge.
Mister'A' was released by Ms Justice Mary Laffoy. She had no choice within the parameters of
the exsistant law. Which Like the Prison service laws have not been updated because victims
and criminals are treated in the wealthiest EU nation with equal lack of humanity to their
beings.
Today the newspapers say that three suicides have been prevented at Mountjoy Prison in
the Last week.
Three coffins have left Mountjoy, two suicides and one murder.
Three reports on Abbeylara.
The Silver Bullet.
The Morris tribunal
have crossed Mister Mc Dowell's desk.
The prison officers are getting riotous, because the prisoners are not getting re-hab,
education or sex.
http://www.indymedia.ie/article77954
http://www.indymedia.ie/article77657
add to this the families of Leonard Rossiter, Terence Wheelock and
those who commit suicide after they leave the brutality of our prison system.
The Stratetgic Infra structure Bill was adapted to accomodate Minister Mc
Dowell's vote Majority( by not including Poolbeg Incinerator)
Thus we have a very powerful new leader who controls the state's police services
and a nimby. But the elections are about the economy, aren't they?
I welcome the nomination of Michael Mc Dowell T.D as leader of the Progressive Democrats and Tanaiste to our democratically elected Government.
I look forward to seeing the present Government re-elected and the Progressive Democrats increasing their number of T.Ds elected and seats held from 8 to 12 at the next General Election.
In closing I wish Mary Harney well with her furstrated proposals for change at the Department of Health, and thank her for her contribution to to the founding of our prosperous economy.
afterall a new deputy leader in your party is a woman.
she wears very pretty shoes, I noticed them during the sex law debates.
and is interested in Church/State separation.
Only problem is, if you think in terms of business and education the nuns who currently feed
immigrant kids and clothe em, will have nothing to do, will they?
will the sponsors /business feed hot milky porridge to kids who wear my kids
second hand clothing?
This is money and lives and the issue of equality....
The National Infrastructure Board, propounded by Martin Cullen Td was challenged by
Michael Mc Dowell on the basis of fast-tracking planning, including Incinerators.
There is one in his constituency (proposed at Poolbeg)
Cullen was bumped with his cronies to Transport and Roche
propounded the SIB- wherein An Bord Pleanala would be divided to allow for
fast-track planning, (pipelines, roads. a one stop shop for critical infrastructure-
except the Poolbeg project)
This went through the Dail on the day of Charlie Haughey's Funeral. 16th june 06.
http://www.indymedia.ie/article/76678
Are you supporting the Incinerator in Ringsend? Otherwise why are you attacking McDowell for opposing it?
am pointing out that this nimby bent the law of the land to suit his vote majority.