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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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national / history and heritage / press release Wednesday December 07, 2005 00:19 by Muireann Ni Bhrolchain   text 1 comment (last - wednesday december 07, 2005 18:15)
All those involved in the campaign to save Tara are disturbed by the information on Brian Duffy, Chief State Archaeologist, as revealed by Frank McDonald (Irish Times, 5th December, 2005). Disturbed but not particularly surprised. Once again the credentials of a government advisor are questioned and questionable.
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national / history and heritage / other press Wednesday December 07, 2005 00:17 by Muireann Ni Bhrolchain   text 2 comments (last - wednesday december 07, 2005 16:41)
Irish Times - Chief archaeologist only has basic degree
Frank McDonald, Environmental Editor, 5th December 2005 read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Tuesday December 06, 2005 20:54 by Pinhead   text 2 comments (last - thursday december 08, 2005 23:07)
The social welfare office is a bleak place to find yourself on a summer’s afternoon. It's decrepit decor of ruddy orange plastic chairs and ratty gray carpets, scarred with cigarette burns from anxious claimants testify to a lack of state investment and care . With every text and fag leaving another dent in a miserly bank balance, attempting to navigate signing on for the first time is more obstacle course than a walk in the park. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Tuesday December 06, 2005 20:17 by CW   text 3 comments (last - thursday december 08, 2005 18:18)
In this posting:
1. Announcement of “Witness Against Torture” and call to action
2. Press Release
3. Letter to Friends and Activists read full story / add a comment
international / environment / press release Tuesday December 06, 2005 19:38 by Oisin Coghlan   text 1 comment (last - friday december 09, 2005 18:24)
Friends of the Earth has written to European environment ministers in advance of their arrival in Montreal calling on them to rethink the EU's negotiating strategy. The current approach risks the climate talks drifting into a dead end.

Minister Dick Roche, who has delayed his departure for Montreal until after the budget, received the letter on Tuesday afternon.

Oisin Coghlan, Friends of the Earth Director in Ireland, said

“The EU’s Environment Ministers must not forget that Europe has sent them to Montreal to secure a robust framework for negotiations to win the battle against global climate change. Their negotiators, who have been in Montreal for more than a week now, have instead prioritised an agreement that is acceptable to the Bush Administration. But the US negotiators have made clear they will water any deal down to voluntary action or nothing, making it worth less than the paper it's written on.” read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Tuesday December 06, 2005 19:28 by Paddy Savage   text 18 comments (last - wednesday december 21, 2005 19:27)
Weds 5thOct: Protesters called on the British governement to take action against Irans treatment of gay and lesbian people,the protest took place outside the Iranian embassy after the brutal execution of two young men accused of being lovers.Celebrities such as Matt lucas,Simon Callow,Boy george,Scott capuro and gay rapper Qboy sent their messages of support to the event,Cappuro said"i just think its horrible,im sick of this shit."The boys were tortured,given lashes and then hung!! read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Tuesday December 06, 2005 19:03 by Barry Finnegan
"GCD film Society in association with Griffith College Library are proud to announce that we will be showing the Irish premiere of 'WalMart: the high cost of low price' ( in room A004 on Wednesday 7th December at 6.30pm. All welcome."

See http://walmartmovie.com for more details. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / other press Tuesday December 06, 2005 18:59 by Louise
Minister for Education Mary Hanafin TD tonight confirmed the Government's support for the workers in the Irish Ferries dispute is little more that a face saving sham.

The Taoiseach's carefully choreographed charade is now in tatters following her statement that teachers who leave the classroom on the ICTU’s National Day of Action will be docked their pay.

Hanafin who isn’t known for making mistakes has surely committed a massive one on this occasion. It remains to be seen what our “Socialist” Taoiseach’s response will be!

http://www.unison.ie/breakingnews/index.php3?ca=9&si=83459
http://www.rte.ie/news/2005/1206/irishferries.html read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Tuesday December 06, 2005 17:48 by Socialist Party   text 1 comment (last - tuesday december 06, 2005 17:52)
George Best 1946 - 2005 Obituary

www.socialistparty.net read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Tuesday December 06, 2005 14:35 by No to Nice campaigner   text 1 comment (last - tuesday december 06, 2005 17:36)
It's interesting that the SIPTU leadership and De Rossa who both were condescending to NO campaigners in recent referendum have awoken to the threat in light of the Irish Ferries rubicon. If it wasn't so sad we'd laugh and tell you we told you so. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Tuesday December 06, 2005 14:28 by Tom Chelston
New Song/WMV "BushWhacked" run time 3:48 read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday December 06, 2005 14:18 by Paul Lynch
Volunteer Richard Coleman Commemoration - Sunday 11th December 2005
Assembling in Swords Village Outside Fingal County Council Offices @2:00pm
Marching To St. Colmcilles Graveyard.
Speaker Aengus O Snodaigh TD.
Organised by the Coleman/Fullerton Sinn Fein Cumann, North County Dublin. read full story / add a comment
cork / miscellaneous / event notice Tuesday December 06, 2005 14:04 by Wendy Knott
Comhlamh Cork presents the second in the series of discussion meetings, this time focussing on the quality of aid - how does aid work? Is it effective? Is it transparent? Find out more, and pose a few questions -or provide a few answers - yourself.
This will take place at 8.00pm in the Quay Co-op, Sullivan's Quay, Cork - meals and snacks will be available.
Further details from Comhlamh 021 4275881 read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media / news report Tuesday December 06, 2005 13:50 by El Ché   text 10 comments (last - sunday december 11, 2005 14:09)
3 Sundays ago RTE's Frame 2 documentary series featured interviews with anti-Castro groups, including the terrorists , Alpha 66 read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Tuesday December 06, 2005 13:00 by Fred   text 10 comments (last - monday january 01, 2007 12:08)
A group calling itself the Swords of Truth Brigades has kidnapped four members of the pacifist group Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT), accusing them of being "spies working for the occupying forces.” They have threatened to kill the four hostages unless all detainees held by the Coalition and the Iraqi government are released by December 8. read full story / add a comment
international / sci-tech / other press Tuesday December 06, 2005 05:19 by Dr. Coilín Oscar ÓhAiseadha   text 1 comment (last - saturday december 17, 2005 12:35)
A physics professor at a university in Utah has written a scientific paper that undermines the hypothesis that fires caused the collapse of three buildings in the World Trade Center on 11 September, 2001. He lists many indicators of pre-positioned explosives as a more plausible hypothesis. This would neatly account for discrepancies, including the rapid, symmetrical and total collapse of building WTC-7, which was not struck by an aeroplane.

Jones’ analysis raises the level of scepticism about the official explanation for the events of 9/11 into the scientific domain. Jones’ distinguished academic career includes a PhD from Vanderbilt University, post-doctoral research at Cornell University and research for the US Department of Energy.

In his paper, Jones points out that the explosive demolition hypothesis cannot be dismissed out of hand as a “conspiracy theory”. Such thinking “departs from good science as well as from numerous historical precedents of empirical conspiracies”. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Tuesday December 06, 2005 02:18 by Justin Morahan   text 14 comments (last - saturday december 10, 2005 22:21)
During the recent Summit of the Nobel Peace Laureates in Rome, Pope Benedict XVI granted them an audience together and then had a short meeting with each one.
During her very brief interview, Mairead Corrigan Maguire asked the Pontiff to abolish the "Just War" doctrine.
Here is her own report of the encounter read full story / add a comment
antrim / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Tuesday December 06, 2005 00:17 by John McAnulty
A successful picket was held tonight (Monday) at the headquarters of Ulster television in Belfast in support of Irish Ferries workers. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Monday December 05, 2005 20:36 by Nessa   text 4 comments (last - thursday december 08, 2005 20:19)
NCAD students will host an anti-war art exhibition night in the college, with guest story-teller Coilin OhAiseadha. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Monday December 05, 2005 17:48 by Residents Against Racism   text 15 comments (last - friday december 30, 2005 22:35)
Residents Against Racism will be holding a demonstration outside the Garda National Immigration Bureau(GNIB) on Burgh Quay on December 8th to protest against the deportation of Asylum seekers to Nigeria.

Asylum seekers are currently being held in Clover Hill prison and Mount Joy women's prison for deportation others from around the country have to sign on at gnib for deportation.

Age out minors, single men, and women and children who are under threat of female genital mutilation have being given letters to report for that day.

GNIB Burgh Quay 2pm
Thursday 8th December read full story / add a comment
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