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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.

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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.
The post British TV Comedy Has Lost its Class appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

Is the Era of Cheap Internet Surveys Over? Sat Nov 22, 2025 15:00 | Noah Carl
Is the era of cheap internet surveys over? A new paper demonstrates that AIs can now be "trivially programmed" to answer online surveys in ways that are essentially indistinguishable from humans.
The post Is the Era of Cheap Internet Surveys Over? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

Thank Lockdowns for the Worst Budget in History Sat Nov 22, 2025 13:00 | Will Jones
We're a week away from the most painful Budget in history thanks largely to the eye-watering cost of lockdown. Yet Baroness Hallett says next time the Government must be ready to go harder and faster. This is insanity.
The post Thank Lockdowns for the Worst Budget in History appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

Taxpayers Are Charged for the BBC Whether They Like it or Not Sat Nov 22, 2025 11:00 | Charlotte Gill
It's bad enough that all UK TV users are forced to fund the BBC via a TV licence. But it's worse than that, says Charlotte Gill: millions of pounds of taxpayers' money are handed to the corporation via backdoor channels.
The post Taxpayers Are Charged for the BBC Whether They Like it or Not appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

CPS Appeals Against Acquittal of Hamit Coskun for Burning Quran Sat Nov 22, 2025 09:00 | Will Jones
The Crown Prosecution Service is appealing against the acquittal of Hamit Coskun, who was convicted of burning the Quran in a protest, reigniting fears Britain could introduce blasphemy laws by the back door.
The post CPS Appeals Against Acquittal of Hamit Coskun for Burning Quran appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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Will intergovernmental institutions withstand the end of the "American Empire"?,... Sat Apr 05, 2025 07:15 | en

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Sean Ardagh FF TD blockaded by Anti-War Protestors / Barry Andrews too - see comments

national / miscellaneous / news report Friday March 28, 2003 02:42 by Damien Moran

4 comments (last - saturday march 29, 2003 02:47)

Sean Ardagh FF TD blockaded by Anti-War Protestors read full story / add a comment

A peer-to-peer -Boycott Utility Tool-

national / miscellaneous / news report Friday March 28, 2003 02:02 by Saeed al-Sahaf

There's a very nice tool named AntiMafia... read full story / add a comment

$Hell Blockade Belfast

national / miscellaneous / news report Friday March 28, 2003 01:25 by tina/darren

2 comments (last - friday march 28, 2003 17:57)

In an action to highlight the connections between our economy hooked on oil & the war in Iraq the $Hell Petrol station on Great Victoria Street (the most central city petrol station) was blockaded for one and a half hours by 40 people during ‘rush/(snail) hour traffic. 8 activists using lock-ons blockaded the two entrances to the station as a ‘No Blood for Oil’ banner was dropped from the forecourt canopy. read full story / add a comment

Black Pope in Jail

national / miscellaneous / news report Friday March 28, 2003 01:25 by Jugges Mangan

8 comments (last - saturday march 29, 2003 04:06)

Peace activised Eoin Rice(aka the black pope)was arrested outside the Dail on monday morning while on a two day fast. read full story / add a comment

Students hit with Dempseys First Strike:

national / miscellaneous / news report Friday March 28, 2003 00:00 by Rigor Mortiz

3 comments (last - friday march 28, 2003 10:59)

Anybody receiving the Bact to Education grant will have to "be actively looking for work for the summer months". Postgraduates no longer qualify for the grant. Another example of how this pock faced bastard cannot be trusted. He promised that cutbacks would only affect those who could afford it. How we laughed. read full story / add a comment

Shannon Peace House to close due to Garda harrassment

national / miscellaneous / news report Thursday March 27, 2003 22:22 by Tim

9 comments (last - friday march 28, 2003 16:55)

We in the peace house have had to put up with a lot. at first it was just unsocial hours outdoors planespotting, then the Airport police and a few Gardai questions. Establishment hacks and others trying to discredit us as liars, anti-american, or trouble makers. Local politicians eager to appear moral and responsible. We weathered it all. Lately we've become the target of a determined Garda campaign of harrassment and intimidation. It was not covert surveillance (and I'd know a fair bit about that topic) it was obvious, intended not only to harrass us, but to let out neighbours in Shannon see that we were being watched. But the brave guardians of order (not law, but the pecking order) decided to go one better. not content with harassing anyone who visits the house, they started putting pressure on our landlady. read full story / add a comment

God Bless the Solomon Islands

national / miscellaneous / news report Thursday March 27, 2003 21:44 by Joe Ranii

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The government of the Solomon Islands shows a hundred times more backbone and principle than Slimy Ahern read full story / add a comment

Fight Fascism on the Net

national / miscellaneous / news report Thursday March 27, 2003 21:29 by Peter

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Fight pro-war activists everywhere on the net read full story / add a comment

The first contracts for rebuilding post-war Iraq have been awarded

national / miscellaneous / news report Thursday March 27, 2003 19:33 by Donnie's room mate AL

2 comments (last - thursday march 27, 2003 22:52)

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) "The first contracts for rebuilding post-war Iraq have been awarded and Vice President Dick Cheney's old employer, Halliburton Co., is one of the early winners." read full story / add a comment

US Prepares to Use Chemical Weapons in Iraq

national / miscellaneous / news report Thursday March 27, 2003 18:52 by Dominic Carroll

2 comments (last - friday march 28, 2003 01:59)

BBC Radio 4 reports that the Pentagon is preparing to use biological and chemical weapons in Iraq. read full story / add a comment

Got a Text

national / miscellaneous / news report Thursday March 27, 2003 18:30 by Any word? From Belfast

Getting word that the ant war movement have called a quick protest outside the US building in belfast with around 100 protesters and people have now moved on for Direct action at a Shell station read full story / add a comment

D U think they'll get cancer....

national / miscellaneous / news report Thursday March 27, 2003 18:00 by P.Ranks

5 comments (last - friday march 28, 2003 15:49)

The Scots Dragoons used depleted uranium shells today in their rout of Iraqi tanks, destroying 14 of them as well as much of their own genetics, and generations of Iraqi kids who'll run around these areas in years to come wondering why they're covered in lesions that don't hurt. This is one of the most overlooked and horrendous aspects of this war. People have suggested that the US may use battle field nuclear weapons, but they waged a low level nuclear war the first time round, and now they're at it again, well its the UK in this particular instance. But is it better than sending it to Sellafield, any NIMBYs out there who want to field this one?? http://breaking.examiner.ie/2003/03/27/story93335.html read full story / add a comment

ploughshare-activist Barbara Smedema courtcase

national / miscellaneous / news report Thursday March 27, 2003 17:40 by fiebel

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ploughshare-activist Barbara Smedema courtcase read full story / add a comment

SADDAM'S PALESTINIAN CHEERLEADERS

national / miscellaneous / news report Thursday March 27, 2003 16:56 by Avi H.

21 comments (last - saturday march 29, 2003 08:28)

As allied forces march toward Baghdad (where you will find the busy commercial district Yasser Arafat Street), the Palestinian populace and leadership are engaging in frequent pro-Saddam frenzies read full story / add a comment

Excellent news. For ALL anti-war peace activists: IRA scumbags to rot in jail.

national / miscellaneous / news report Thursday March 27, 2003 16:56 by Limerickman

21 comments (last - friday march 28, 2003 11:37)

The 3 animals that murdered Garda Jerry McCabe while robbing a post office in Co. Limerick will not be released. Anyone that believes in justice in Ireland will be happy at this news. Of course, I expect the usual crowd of brain-dead Sinn Fein/Indymedia types to be angry at this. It'll make for such funny reading. read full story / add a comment

Critical Mass Cycle Tomorrow (Friday) 6pm Parnell Sq

national / miscellaneous / news report Thursday March 27, 2003 16:52 by Conor Mc Gowan

6 comments (last - friday march 28, 2003 15:05)

Gather at the Garden of Remembrance, Parnell Square at 6pm tomorrow (Friday 28 March) for the first Critical Mass cycle of 2003. We're back on the last Friday of every month until September! read full story / add a comment

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