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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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Public Inquiry
Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005

offsite link RTEs Sarah McInerney ? Fianna Fail?supporter? Anthony

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offsite link Robert Watt complaint: Time for decision by SIPO Anthony

offsite link RTE in breach of its own editorial principles Anthony

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offsite link News Round-Up Sat Sep 20, 2025 01:09 | Toby Young
A summary of the most interesting stories in the past 24 hours that challenge the prevailing orthodoxy about the ?climate emergency?, public health ?crises? and the supposed moral defects of Western civilisation.
The post News Round-Up appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Labour Sinks to Lowest Ever Poll Rating ? as Andy Burnham Fuels Starmer Challenge Rumours Fri Sep 19, 2025 17:00 | Will Jones
Labour has sunk to its lowest ever poll rating as Andy Burnham fuels rumours he is preparing to challenge Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership by refusing to commit to serving a full term as Greater Manchester Mayor.
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offsite link Oxford and Cambridge Drop Out of Top Three in University Rankings Because of ?Misguided Attempts at ... Fri Sep 19, 2025 15:00 | Will Jones
Oxford and Cambridge universities have?failed to get into the top three in the Times's prestigious annual university ranking for the first time, with experts blaming "misguided attempts at equality".
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offsite link Jeremy Corbyn?s New Hard Left Party Descends into Chaos as Zarah Sultana Says She?s Been ?Frozen Out... Fri Sep 19, 2025 13:16 | Will Jones
Jeremy Corbyn's new hard Left party has been plunged into chaos as his co-founder Zarah Sultana claimed she had been "frozen out" from the "sexist boys' club" and Corbyn threatened her with legal action.
The post Jeremy Corbyn’s New Hard Left Party Descends into Chaos as Zarah Sultana Says She’s Been “Frozen Out” of “Sexist Boys’ Club” appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Sadiq Khan?s Officials Suppressed Report Showing LTNs Don?t Cut Car Use Fri Sep 19, 2025 11:00 | Will Jones
Sadiq Khan?s officials suppressed taxpayer-funded research that showed low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) do not reduce car use after the London Mayor spent five years baselessly claiming LTNs are good for the planet.
The post Sadiq Khan’s Officials Suppressed Report Showing LTNs Don’t Cut Car Use appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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kildare / history and heritage / event notice Friday January 14, 2011 01:59 by T   text 1 comment (last - saturday january 29, 2011 13:40)
A short one day symposium featuring presentations on themes such as funerary monuments from south Ulster associated with the linen industry, case studies of mining between 1750 and 1850, pre-famine popular protest and a Marxist analysis of the rundale system of communal tenure. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Thursday January 13, 2011 20:59 by Kieran O'Sullivan   text 2 comments (last - saturday january 15, 2011 14:25)
Harry Brown (Lecturer in Journalism) will speak in the Central Hotel Dublin 15:00 - 17:00 on the topic of WikiLeaks and the campaign against Julianl Assange being waged after he leaked top-secret US documents.
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dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Thursday January 13, 2011 19:21 by Péars
Food Action invites you to a food and film evening, this Tuesday 18th January at 7pm in Seomra Spraoi. All welcome!

The Garden Movie
"From the ashes of the L.A. riots arose a lush, 14-acre community garden, the largest of its kind in the United States. Now bulldozers threaten its future. Can it grow in the shadow of corruption and greed?"

http://www.thegardenmovie.com/

We'll be providing a vegan meal before the film (donations gratefully accepted!) Food Action is a non-profit whole food club, whose aim is to provide its members/community with ecologically, sustainably, ethically and locally produced foods. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday January 13, 2011 18:04 by pat c
Julian Assange and WikiLeaks staff codemn the Tucson shooting and hope for the recovery of Gabrielle Giffords and the other wounded. They point out that Sarah Palin and other US reactionaries have also incited violence against Wikileaks staff and contributers. Full text at link.

Sarah Palin urged the US administration to “Hunt down the WikiLeaks chief like the Taliban”. US politician Mike Huckabee called for the execution of WikiLeaks spokesman Julian Assange on his Fox News program, and Fox News commentator Bob Beckel, referring to Assange, publicly called for people to "illegally shoot the son of a bitch." US radio personality Rush Limbaugh has called for pressure to "Give [Fox News President Roger] Ailes the order and [then] there is no Assange, I'll guarantee you, and there will be no fingerprints on it.", while the Washington Times columnist Jeffery T. Kuhner titled his column “Assassinate Assange” captioned with a picture Julian Assange overlayed with a gun site, blood spatters, and “WANTED DEAD or ALIVE” with the alive crossed out. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / other press Thursday January 13, 2011 17:27 by Red Banner
Issue 42 of Red Banner: a magazine of socialist ideas
out now in bookshops and the address above, €2 / £1.50 read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / event notice Thursday January 13, 2011 11:46 by ICD
The use of culture and art to promote dialogue and understanding is a field that, though the subject of much scholarly attention, has had little impact on the behavior and activities of national governments and other stakeholders in international relations. Moreover, whilst there is a widespread agreement of the value of culture and art in raising awareness of cultural differences, there is less understanding of the potential for culture and art to offer a neutral platform for mutual cultural exchange, to transform cultural differences and unite people through emotions. "The Language of Art and Music" will work to bridge the gap between theory and practice by bringing together artists with academic experts from the field and key figures in international relations to discuss the importance of these artistic disciplines. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Thursday January 13, 2011 05:09 by R.I.P.   text 1 comment (last - wednesday march 30, 2011 06:19)
This thread marks the passing in 2011 of folks who have spent their lives struggling for peace and justice (and others). read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Thursday January 13, 2011 00:41 by Conall
"Would you like to come along to the next Dublin branch meeting of the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign?
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / news report Tuesday January 11, 2011 20:17 by Con Carroll   text 3 comments (last - monday january 17, 2011 08:48)
we should shout if from every rooftop that Israel is apartheid state read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday January 11, 2011 16:16 by Karen Ní Ríada
Public Discussion announced with Susan George in the Central Hotel, Exchequer Street, Dublin 2 on January 18th from 1pm - 2pm. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Monday January 10, 2011 22:46 by ViciousHippie
Bring tools, play sound !

A lively and open jam session on the streets of Dublin -
free to everyone with or without an instrument.
Bring the community spirit back to our streets,
play some music and have some fun while you're at it !

Meet @ 1pm in Temple Bar Square on Saturday 22th January read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Monday January 10, 2011 22:26 by ViciousHippie
A Drum, Pot n' Pan Bang - Peaceful Sonic Vigil for Real Democracy

LIBERATE YOUR KITCHENWARE WEDNESDAY 12th JANUARY @ 12pm outside the Not-So-Pearly gates of Dáil Eireann
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national / arts and media / event notice Monday January 10, 2011 22:06 by Dominic Taylor
'On The Nail' Reading @ The Locke Bar, Limerick
Thurs. 3rd Feb 2011 8.00pm
The next monthly 'On The Nail' literary reading takes place Thursday 3rd Feb 2011 at 8.00pm in The Locke Bar, George's Quay, Limerick
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Organised by The Limerick Writers' Centre this popular monthly reading and open-mic continues to attract audiences with a mix of poetry, prose and music.

This Month (February) our Guest Readers are author PJ Taylor and poet Ciaran O’Driscoll. PLUS Launch of Revival Literary Journal 18.
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mayo / environment / event notice Monday January 10, 2011 21:42 by ViciousHippie
Winter skillshare 15th-16th of January 2011 in Barr na Coille

* tree talk and tree planting
* timber handling demonstration
* guided foraging walk
* craft workshops
* soap making and needle work
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national / arts and media / opinion/analysis Monday January 10, 2011 16:23 by V for vendetta   text 2 comments (last - friday january 14, 2011 23:46)
An emerging guitar talent who might go all the way. Here he plays an old tune from Eurythmics in his unique style that has impressed many famous guitarists and gained him a following on youtube in a short time. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Monday January 10, 2011 11:03 by Mairtin
DUBLIN - Vigil US Embassy,
Ballsbridge, D4 12midnight
Saturday night 15th January 2011
to mark the first bombardment of this 20 year ongoing War on Iraq
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cork / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Sunday January 09, 2011 18:52 by Fiona Dukelow
Bernadette McAliskey will give a seminar on 'Republicanism Revisited - Thomas Paine’s The Rights of Man' at University College Cork on January 24th. This will be held at 4pm, Room G04, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, College Road. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Sunday January 09, 2011 01:17 by Amnesty1   text 12 comments (last - tuesday march 01, 2011 10:51)
Phil is a journalist; Caroline a qualified psychotherapist. Kevin has just graduated with an MA in political theory and for Julie, music is the cornerstone of her life.

They are successful, confident, down to earth people.

But they’ve seen people, even their friends and families, look at them with fear and suspicion because of "those things"; because they had mental health problems. read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues / opinion/analysis Saturday January 08, 2011 17:15 by Tracy Donegan   text 2 comments (last - sunday january 09, 2011 13:00)
As the baby boom continues in the Irish maternity hospitals are literally bursting at the seams. With more Mums labouring in corridors on trolleys is there anything you can do to stack the odds in your favour of having a healthy baby and a positive birth? read full story / add a comment
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