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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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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 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.

offsite link 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.

offsite link 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.

offsite link 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.

offsite link 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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dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Wednesday February 07, 2007 16:57 by Abu Nidal   text 2 comments (last - wednesday february 07, 2007 18:10)
Motion:

"This house believes that Muslims are not integrating enough into Irish Society"

Speakers are:

Sheik Saheed Satardien (Chairman, Supreme Muslim Council)

Ali Selim (Director, Clonskeagh Mosque),

Dr Nazih (Medical Doctor , Health Board)

Mohammed Alkabour (Secretary to the Supreme Muslim Council),

Abu Hasan (Milltown - Shia - Mosque),

Paddy Monaghan (Lay Catholic missionary and writer)

Gerry Gregg (film maker),

Phillip Watt (Director of NCCR).

Thursday 8th Feb, Theatre R (Arts) @ 7pm
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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday February 07, 2007 14:36 by Jane
Sunday 18th February, 6pm. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Wednesday February 07, 2007 14:26 by Apparat   text 42 comments (last - thursday february 15, 2007 00:52)
The ISN have added 4 new publications to irishsocialist.net

☆ An article on Trotsky
☆ The latest issue of "The Finglas People"
☆ Reflections on the Anti War Movement in Ireland
☆ A review of "Socialism Made Easy", by James Connolly - first published in Red Banner read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media / event notice Wednesday February 07, 2007 11:07 by beautiful work
Taispeántas 3 Gluain Ealaine
3 Generations of Patch work and Paintings Exhibition

17th- 24th feb 2007
Melody Court Community Hall
Renmore
10am-9pm Cuile lá
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international / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday February 07, 2007 04:41 by IFC NewsList
In twin events in Boston and Albuquerque on Tuesday January 30, 2007,
the Irish Freedom Committee remembered the Bloody Sunday. read full story / add a comment
kerry / anti-capitalism / event notice Tuesday February 06, 2007 22:43 by sean moraghan   text 1 comment (last - monday february 26, 2007 23:07)
An exciting set of public debates, meetings, and DVD showings in Tralee
on Saturday 3 March.

“RESIST 2007” is a day conference featuring the themes of health, anti-war, revolution, South America, and Palestine.
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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday February 06, 2007 21:03 by GK
On the 7th of February of 1986, the Haitian people, after years of revolt against the rich and the powerful in their country, toppled one of the most brutal dictatorships that history has recorded, the one led by the Duvalier family. But not only they did put an end to the US-backed reign of terror of the Duvaliers, but as well, the people were pushing forward a series of popular demands that were meant to radically change the face of Haiti: this was a truly revolutionary struggle.

Today, Haiti is again under the yoke of oppression: this time, under a UN military occupation called MINUSTAH, headed mostly by subservient Latin American governments, but engineered from the US and France, the main imperialist powers controlling Haitian affairs. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / press release Tuesday February 06, 2007 20:15 by Seán Ó Murchú   text 31 comments (last - wednesday february 28, 2007 19:43)
Statement by Des Dalton Vice President of (Republican) Sinn Féin Poblachtach

The visit to Dublin on February 5 of a member of the British royal family, Andrew Windsor, can only be viewed as part of the normalisation of British rule in Ireland. Staged events such as this are used to support the pretence that British rule in Ireland is now accepted by the Irish people.
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national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Tuesday February 06, 2007 19:32 by jim travers   text 1 comment (last - thursday april 12, 2007 01:21)
In order to survive we must eat, when there is a plentiful supply of food we live in the knowledge that since variety is the spice of life and food is in abundance, there is nothing to think about and less to worry about. Despite our preferences towards organically grown produce, modern 21st Century life styles dictate that the foods we eat must be readily available, possibly precooked and ready for consumption at the click of a switch. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Tuesday February 06, 2007 17:23 by Deirdre Donegan
The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
Faculty of Pathology
PUBLIC MEETING

Concern about healthcare-associated infection and whether MRSA control measures are adequate, discussed by an expert panel. Chair: Dr. John Bowman read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Tuesday February 06, 2007 17:07 by Dermot L
On Saturday February 3rd delegates at the IUSY (International Union of Socialist Youth) World Council held in Cork passed a resolution in support of the Boycott of Coca Cola proposed by Labour Youth in Ireland. The boycott was called for in 2003 by the Colombian Trade Union SINALTRAINAL in response to the murder and intimidation of its members by Colombian paramilitaries with the complicity of the Coca Cola corporation. read full story / add a comment
international / sci-tech / other press Tuesday February 06, 2007 15:58 by R. Isible
The independent documentary Loose Change [1] is doing the rounds in screenings and downloads (over 4 million apparently for just this version on Google Videos) [2]. Despite overwhelming testimony from independent scientific experts as publicised by Counterpunch [3], Popular Mechanics [4] and South Park [5] the documentary is spreading a pall of confusion and misinformation about 9/11. George Monbiot takes it on in his latest column: read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections / opinion/analysis Tuesday February 06, 2007 14:29 by Simon Bolger   text 1 comment (last - tuesday february 06, 2007 23:32)
Yesterday I was horrified to see that politic campaigns are getting started and soon we will have to endure giant billboards of Michael McDowell face scaring us at every turn. Something you would not want to run into in a dark alley. But this got me thinking about a serious question, should political parties have anything to do with Students’ Unions? read full story / add a comment
national / animal rights / other press Tuesday February 06, 2007 11:23 by CAPS   text 3 comments (last - sunday february 11, 2007 23:53)
The UK-based Captive Animals' Protection Society and Dublin-based Alliance for Animal Rights have launched a website as part of their campaign to end the use of animals in circuses.
The website includes reports, videos, information on animal circuses and encourages the public to get actively involved in the campaign. read full story / add a comment
national / history and heritage / event notice Tuesday February 06, 2007 09:48 by RogerC   text 6 comments (last - wednesday february 07, 2007 15:24)
Exhibition and Seminar commemorating the fight against fascism.
Spain 1936-1939. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Tuesday February 06, 2007 00:31 by Sean
An emergency appeal from human rights groups in Canada for individuals and groups internationally to show solidarity with three detainees in Canada's Guantanamo who are approaching their 75th day on hungerstrike on Wednesday 7th February. Please take a minute to email, phone or fax your protest to the Canadian Embassy in Dublin and copy to the campaign at the address given below.

65 St. Stephen's Green
Dublin 2
Ireland
Tel: 353 (1) 417-4100
Fax: 353 (1) 417-4101
email: cdnembsy@iol.ie

Please copy emails to: abolissons@gmail.com and tasc@web.ca
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galway / arts and media / event notice Tuesday February 06, 2007 00:22 by poetry news
Thursday, 15th February at 9pm in BK's Winebar.

Just when you thought it was safe! You thought he had gone away.

He's back! read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections / press release Monday February 05, 2007 16:05 by Seán Ó Murchú   text 4 comments (last - wednesday february 07, 2007 19:04)
At a special meeting of the Comhairle Uladh (Ulster Executive) body of Republican Sinn Fein a decision was taken to field candidates on an abstentionist basis. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / other press Monday February 05, 2007 15:51 by none   text 4 comments (last - friday may 20, 2016 03:31)
Monsanto Ireland CEO Patrick O’Reilly is furious at RTE 2 for broacasting “The Future of Food” last Sunday.

He has complained to RTE and to the chief scientists of the various agricultural research bodies. The Irish Farmers Journal printed the following article in its current issue: read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Monday February 05, 2007 13:23 by Con Carroll   text 3 comments (last - monday march 05, 2007 17:57)
do-not forget Justice for Terence Wheelock read full story / add a comment
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