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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 >>
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Last Retry Tuesday September 23, 2025 01:22
Hamas Executes ?Israeli Collaborators? in Streets of Gaza Mon Sep 22, 2025 19:30 | Will Jones
Hamas?has executed three Palestinians accused of "collaborating" with Israel on the streets of Gaza, just hours after the UK, Australia and Canada announced their?recognition of a Palestinian state.
The post Hamas Executes “Israeli Collaborators” in Streets of Gaza appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
The Covid Response Was Not a Mistake ? It Was Just Wrong Mon Sep 22, 2025 17:35 | Dr David Bell
The Covid response was not an error, and it was not the result of rushing to counter an unknown pathogen. It was a lot of people, mostly professionals, systematically doing what they knew was wrong, says Dr David Bell.
The post The Covid Response Was Not a Mistake ? It Was Just Wrong appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
School Accused of ?Brainwashing? Children After 14 Year-Olds Told to Read Book ?Blaming Them for The... Mon Sep 22, 2025 15:11 | Will Jones
A parent has accused a secondary school of "brainwashing" after?he learned that 14 year-old pupils were told to read a book that "blames them for their white skin" ? and his daughter was forced to read it out loud.
The post School Accused of “Brainwashing” Children After 14 Year-Olds Told to Read Book “Blaming Them for Their White Skin” appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
No Benefits for Foreigners Under Reform, Says Nigel Farage: Stricter Visa Tests and Deportation for ... Mon Sep 22, 2025 13:00 | Will Jones
Nigel Farage?today vowed to block foreign nationals from getting benefits, slashing the welfare bill "by ?234bn", and to deport hundreds of thousands of migrants with 'settled status' by bringing in stricter visa tests.
The post No Benefits for Foreigners Under Reform, Says Nigel Farage: Stricter Visa Tests and Deportation for Those Who Fail Under Crackdown on ‘Settled Status’ Migrants appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
When it Comes to Reparations, the Church of England Doesn?t Care About Evidence or Ethics Mon Sep 22, 2025 11:00 | Nigel Biggar
The Church of England has shown that it doesn't care about evidence or ethics, says Prof Nigel Biggar. Why else, when presented with proof its ?100 million reparations giveaway is groundless, would it press on regardless?
The post When it Comes to Reparations, the Church of England Doesn?t Care About Evidence or Ethics appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5 6Hi just to clarify - the 'pro choice' angle is beyond pro abortion as the movement begins with the full acceptance of abortion as a normal ok thing to do... so 'pro choice' seems to be to seek a more informed choice when considering the abortion side of things... I'm a little confused because if your issue isn't the choice between whether it's right to have an abortion or not... then what's the 'choice' bit in your movement name that your campaigning for? I think your own movement name is misleading! because you don't advocate the same level of consideration given to not having an abortion... therefore should you all not go under the banner 'pro better information on having an abortion' or something... I'm still confused by your 'pro choice' title and if you go to Wikipedia.org you will see that clearly the 'pro choice' movement is concerned with freer access to abortions and better information on having the abortion but not at all concerned with the issue of 'not having an abortion' as part of a 'choice' that an individual has to make with respect to their unique spiritual beliefs and feeling of innocence to that point where they are faced with this dilemma. Everything is made so easy these days where money is to be made and I suspect that the abortion business is no different... but many people do suffer mentally at a later date from having an abortion that was made 'all too easy' and without having discussed what support they would have had from their family at the time... and so on.. maybe some of your campaigners can clarify your definition of 'pro choice' and why you think that's a relevant title that covers the real choice for individuals at times of unplanned pregnancy which is 'will I have an abortion or not?' Note there are two very important sides to the choice that need to be addressed and it seems to me (confused?) that you only deal with one side based on your basic beliefs that abortion is 'aok' - so therefore do not cover the two angles that is 'choice'.
Am I wrong?
You shouldnt base your beliefs solely on Wiki. The "Clinic" which we are picketing gives out false information to women who have a crisis pregnancy. They also lie pretending that they give informatuion on all options. They do not.
Irish Women do not have a choice at the moment. Abortion is effectively outlawed in Ireland despite the X Case Judgement. Women are entitled to proper truthful information and should not have to suffer abuse from the crooks who run the fake "clinic".
Pro Choice means supporting A Womans Right To Choose: to chose to have a child, to choose to have an abortion, to choose which sort of contraception to use.
Dorothy Gale's comments are akin to saying that we have the right to do what we like. This laissez-faire approach to life would result in chaos if we all lived our lives accordingly. There is such a thing as personal responsibilty and perhaps the right appraoch is to say that a woman has the right to choose not to become pregnant.
Regarding the continued harrassment of the premises involved, this smacks of the antics of the Nazi's as they terrorised premises because they were owned by opponents and Jews. The referring to the premises as a "rouge" clinic sounds like propoganda straight from the pen of Bush, Chaney etc.
Seems like Youth Defence have settled on their line for trolling - when young women picket a "clinic" that tells lies to women and tries to frighten them out of making the choice they want to make, and are threatened by burly middle-aged men, they deserve to be compared to Nazis harassing Jews. And the "Jews" in this case have proven links with neo-Nazis. You couldn't make it up could you?
If you look through this and other threads related to reproductive rights
one thing is clearly evident, the attempt is being made to corner the
issues of rights into a very simplistic ideology which uses the language
of fear and loathing to bully and intimidate the right to free speech,
campaign and protest.
The abortion issue is always sited within the language of 'woman'
and not on the issue of girls/adolescents/patients or immigrants.
It is always sited within the issue of economy- money and cash
and not within the issue of lack of money/option/knowledge/travelling rights.
The language is either paternalistic or dismissive, in fact the trolling points
quite clearly not to an attempt to further discussion or debate on the
blind spots in legislation or the role of the partner in an abortionchoice but
to a concept of woman and abortion as a consumer option. I do not know
one woman who has aborted who chose to abort because she could- or
was flippant about it- but because she received medical advice from her
oncologist /social worker or gynae that it was in the interest of herself to do so.
Abortion is a private issue- not a simplistic notion and fear of sexuality
that adds nothing to discussion.
Actually for Life seems to think that intelligent discussion consists of painting those that you don't agree with as members of a group, full stop. Wrong, as I'm sure you are on many issues. I belong to no group and maintain that harrassing legal premises is wrong and will prove counterproductive. I also believe that human life begins at conception and accordingly this debate ought to be conducted with a modicum of dignity. If you want to spend an hour shouting and aggressively confronting those you disagree with, off you go.
The fact is that you may well be wrong on this issue and the consquences for someone else in that scenario is catastrophic. If I'm wrong, all that happens is I make a fool of myself. I can live with that.