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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.

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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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The Church of England has halted its plans to introduce gay 'wedding' services after the bishops finally accepted that it is not possible to do so without the approval of two-thirds of General Synod.
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offsite link 100,000 Amazon Trees Chopped Down to Build Road for COP30 Climate Conference Thu Oct 16, 2025 09:00 | Chris Morrison
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The post 100,000 Amazon Trees Chopped Down to Build Road for COP30 Climate Conference appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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Gardaí arrest Thomas Cook staff

category dublin | worker & community struggles and protests | feature author Wednesday August 05, 2009 07:58author by K.Nikolaisen - SWP Report this post to the editors

Over 150 Garda smashed their way into Thomas Cook travel agency at 5am this morning

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Some of the 150 Strong Force used to End the Occupation

At 5 AM this morning, over 150 Garda took part in an opperation to remove Thomas Cook workers who had occupied the building.They sealed off the street, dragged peaceful demonstrators away from the front door,and smashed their way in with a battering ram.

At 5 AM this morning, over 150 Garda took part in an operation to remove Thomas Cook workers who had occupied the building. They sealed off the street, dragged peaceful demonstrators away from the front door, and smashed their way in with a battering ram.

First, around 25 Gardaí marched up to the front door of the building. Over 150 Gardaí followed them on foot and in riot vans. The latter placed metal barriers across the street, from Trinity College to the bottom of Grafton Street and more across the top of the street affectively sealing off the area. It's estimated 50 to 60 Gardaí manned each line of barriers.

About a dozen protesters huddled together at the front of the building. When the Gardaí arrived they immediately used force to remove the protesters even though all of them repeated the words '…this is a peaceful protest…' Women were dragged along the ground by their feet, and put into arm and wrist locks by Gardaí twice their size. One man was punched as he sat on the ground by the front door.

Once the Gardaí had managed to force the handful of demonstrators back, they immediately produced a battering ram and proceeded to break the door down by breaking the glass and also the doorframe.

Before they arrived there were a number of people inside, sleeping on the floor. It’s believed at least one pregnant lady was inside, and she was taken to the Coombe Hospital as she went into labour early.

Many witnesses who saw the events unfold before their eyes were horrified at the amount of force and manpower that was used to gain entry to the building. The workers inside, and the supporters outside, had said from the start that it was a peaceful demonstration.

There will be a protest at 1 o'clock at the Bridewell Garda station. Those arrested will be appearing at the Dublin District Court no 45/46 at 2 pm today

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 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Picket Belfast Thomas Cook TODAY lunchtime     Gary Mulcahy    Tue Aug 04, 2009 09:50 
   confused about the time and place of the protest     Daffyd    Tue Aug 04, 2009 11:03 
   clarification     Mark P    Tue Aug 04, 2009 11:10 
   Mark     Daffyd    Tue Aug 04, 2009 11:24 
   It's the same place     Mark P    Tue Aug 04, 2009 11:29 
   Protest     Peter    Tue Aug 04, 2009 11:30 
   cookin     thomas    Tue Aug 04, 2009 11:30 
   Two protests can unite from bridewell starting point.     fifth horseman    Tue Aug 04, 2009 11:40 
   CONFUSION     w.    Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:11 
 10   Confusion     Mark P    Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:16 
 11   worker gives birth!     krossie    Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:18 
 12   the Gardaí     Sean    Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:30 
 13   the gardai did a great job     cathie    Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:59 
 14   Re: the gardai did a great job     T    Tue Aug 04, 2009 13:16 
 15   Condemnation of arrest and detention of Thomas Cook workers:     Eugene Mc Cartan    Tue Aug 04, 2009 13:24 
 16   Get garda thugs' numbers, please     Active Citizen    Tue Aug 04, 2009 14:00 
 17   good crowd at court, most outside     John Jefferies    Tue Aug 04, 2009 14:14 
 18   A new revolt     Redundant Republican    Tue Aug 04, 2009 14:25 
 19   How can I protect you in this crazy world?     dunk    Tue Aug 04, 2009 14:50 
 20   how many gardai does it take to change a light bulb?     krossie    Tue Aug 04, 2009 14:51 
 21   one law for the rich!     krossie    Tue Aug 04, 2009 15:06 
 22   "we're all going on a summer holiday" except for baby Chelsea & her Ma & Da.     iosaf    Tue Aug 04, 2009 15:45 
 23   Good turn out     Mark P    Tue Aug 04, 2009 16:08 
 24   Breaking News     Peter    Tue Aug 04, 2009 16:20 
 25   Picket on Thomas Cook outlet in Australia     John Jefferies    Tue Aug 04, 2009 16:30 
 26   Graffiti     Pete the Painter    Tue Aug 04, 2009 17:51 
 27   Workers?     Ken Lee    Tue Aug 04, 2009 18:29 
 28   Marked contrasts     Fred Johnston    Tue Aug 04, 2009 19:20 
 29   Apparatus     fedup    Tue Aug 04, 2009 19:36 
 30   Fairness?     Sean    Tue Aug 04, 2009 20:10 
 31   The Protest...     Ken lee    Tue Aug 04, 2009 20:54 
 32   .     fedup    Tue Aug 04, 2009 22:21 
 33   Dictatorship or Democracy??     margaret    Tue Aug 04, 2009 22:50 
 34   Former Thomas Cook Workers - Photo Essay     Michael Gallagher    Tue Aug 04, 2009 22:54 
 35   .     Michael Gallagher    Tue Aug 04, 2009 22:59 
 36   .     MG.    Tue Aug 04, 2009 23:04 
 37   .     Michael Gallagher    Tue Aug 04, 2009 23:09 
 38   Fair Play Is Good Sport?     Michael Gallagher    Tue Aug 04, 2009 23:20 
 39   Thomas Cook workers detained     Spim    Tue Aug 04, 2009 23:35 
 40   Photos etc.     Michael Gallagher    Wed Aug 05, 2009 00:03 
 41   Thomas Cooke workers arrest     Spim    Wed Aug 05, 2009 00:23 
 42   Spim Bolligan....     Michael Gallagher    Wed Aug 05, 2009 09:13 
 43   James Connolly     Jim    Wed Aug 05, 2009 09:37 
 44   Video     Sean    Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:14 
 45   Thomas Cook Protests     Spim    Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:20 
 46   oh where oh where.....     francis hughes    Wed Aug 05, 2009 20:07 
 47   Well said Francis     Damien    Thu Aug 06, 2009 00:11 
 48   disagree     fred    Thu Aug 06, 2009 00:56 
 49   Wrong target, Comrades !     Wiseacre    Thu Aug 06, 2009 06:40 
 50   Forget Thee Not....     Michael Gallagher    Thu Aug 06, 2009 06:43 
 51   what is needed     Diarmuid    Fri Aug 07, 2009 15:59 
 52   listen     dell boy    Fri Aug 07, 2009 17:32 
 53   It's All Been Said Many Times....     Michael Gallagher    Fri Aug 07, 2009 18:20 
 54   There are things you can do     Yeager    Fri Aug 07, 2009 19:45 
 55   I though the gardai were sound     Jason    Sat Aug 08, 2009 20:47 
 56   Where Have you Been Jason..     Ken Lee    Sat Aug 08, 2009 22:33 
 57   I'm in the real world     Jason    Sun Aug 09, 2009 15:17 


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