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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

offsite link Joe Duffy is dishonest and untrustworthy Anthony

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

offsite link RTE in breach of its own editorial principles Anthony

offsite link Waiting for SIPO Anthony

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Human Rights in Ireland
Indymedia Ireland is a volunteer-run non-commercial open publishing website for local and international news, opinion & analysis, press releases and events. Its main objective is to enable the public to participate in reporting and analysis of the news and other important events and aspects of our daily lives and thereby give a voice to people.

offsite link Rip The Chicken Tree - 1800s - 2025 [1] Tue Nov 04, 2025 03:48 | Mark

offsite link Rip The Chicken Tree - 1800s - 2025 [2] Tue Nov 04, 2025 03:43 | Mark

offsite link Rip The Chicken Tree - 1800s - 2025 [3] Tue Nov 04, 2025 03:40 | Mark

offsite link Study of 1.7 Million Children: Heart Damage Only Found in Covid-Vaxxed Kids Sat Nov 01, 2025 00:44 | imc

offsite link The Golden Haro Fri Oct 31, 2025 12:39 | Paul Ryan

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Lockdown Skeptics

The Daily Sceptic

offsite link News Round-Up Fri Nov 07, 2025 01:03 | Richard Eldred
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 The Reaction of My Mental Health Nursing Students to Being Shown an Image of a Black Murderer and Wh... Thu Nov 06, 2025 19:01 | Dr Niall McCrae
The reaction of my mental health nursing students to being shown an image of a black murderer and white victim shows why 'anti-racist' ideology is putting us all at risk, says Dr Niall McCrae.
The post The Reaction of My Mental Health Nursing Students to Being Shown an Image of a Black Murderer and White Victim Shows Why Ideology is Putting Us All at Risk appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link BBC Rebukes Newsreader Who Corrected ?Pregnant People? to ?Women? Thu Nov 06, 2025 17:52 | Will Jones
The BBC newsreader who went viral after she changed "pregnant people" to "women" during a live broadcast has been rebuked by the BBC after being found to have breached impartiality rules.
The post BBC Rebukes Newsreader Who Corrected “Pregnant People” to “Women” appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link The Southport Inquiry?s Sinister Censorship Agenda Thu Nov 06, 2025 15:23 | David Shipley
The Southport Inquiry summoned X this week to lecture it on the wonders of the Online Safety Act. It shows a sinister willingness to use the worst kind of tragedy to advance a censorship agenda, says David Shipley.
The post The Southport Inquiry’s Sinister Censorship Agenda appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link How the Government?s Digital ID Fantasy Will Fall Apart Thu Nov 06, 2025 13:21 | Guy de la B?doy?re
Keir Starmer is planning digital ID for UK citizens. You may worry about the impact on civil liberties, but worry not, says Guy de la B?doy?re. A recent experience shows the system will never get off the ground.
The post How the Government’s Digital ID Fantasy Will Fall Apart appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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'F21': Big March Against Levy: 'Anyway, It's Time . . . . ' (but for what?)

category national | worker & community struggles and protests | feature author Sunday February 22, 2009 00:46author by Conor. M from the comments (+eds)author email liberalconormurphy at ymail dot com Report this post to the editors

From A Commenteer: 'France 24, BBC, RTE all say up to 100,000. Every single Garda I asked at the march said well over 100,000. The Irish Times has even said up to 120,000! 20,000 in the difference....

Anyway, it's time for the unemployed, the farmers, the workers (private & public), the students and every other sector of society to strike & demand a better deal or put this government out on its arse.

Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams has called on Labour and the Greens to join his party in "a new alliance for change" which would provide "an egalitarian alternative to the politics of greed, inefficiency, waste and corruption". He goes on to say "And I include parties like Labour, the Greens - if they can survive the fall-out from their participation in this government; other smaller parties ; the trade unions; the community organisations that are on the front line in the battle for equality; Gaelgeoirí; rural agencies and organisations, including farming bodies and fishing communities; women's groups; the students, youth organisations and especially those who speak for the disabled, the poor, the unemployed, the homeless and the marginalised in our society."

In this atmosphere, I think this coalition would be our best bet.... Better than Fine feckin Gael anyway'

Continue below to view a photo series by a WSM member, and to discuss the march. Please add links in comments to discussions taking place on the web.

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Audio and images from the ICTU march     Andrew interviewing Dermot    Sat Feb 21, 2009 22:26 
   More images     Etain (photography)    Sat Feb 21, 2009 22:29 
   Tail wags dog     Shop Steward    Sun Feb 22, 2009 01:26 
   ICTU & pension levy     Andrew    Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:01 
   Patience and immediacy     hmmm    Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:16 
   Think outside the box, please     {1 of other indy editors}    Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:31 
   fight for your rights     Conor. M    Sun Feb 22, 2009 14:16 
   The S Word     Michael Gallagher    Sun Feb 22, 2009 16:18 
   The Left must unite     Brian    Sun Feb 22, 2009 21:13 
 10   Co-operation and solidarity     Gregor Kerr    Sun Feb 22, 2009 21:37 
 11   Photos from the march + personal commentary     Ray    Sun Feb 22, 2009 21:51 
 12   More photos + thanks     Ray    Sun Feb 22, 2009 22:12 
 13   our mutual future     Veronica    Sun Feb 22, 2009 22:18 
 14   Some pictures     Gregor Kerr    Sun Feb 22, 2009 22:19 
 15   More photos!     Ray    Sun Feb 22, 2009 22:21 
 16   More pictures     Gregor Kerr    Sun Feb 22, 2009 22:27 
 17   More photos!!     Ray    Sun Feb 22, 2009 22:30 
 18   Another 5     Gregor Kerr    Sun Feb 22, 2009 22:34 
 19   More photos!!!     Ray    Sun Feb 22, 2009 22:36 
 20   My last 4 photos     Gregor Kerr    Sun Feb 22, 2009 22:41 
 21   More photos!!!!     Ray    Sun Feb 22, 2009 22:43 
 22   More photos!!!!!     Ray    Sun Feb 22, 2009 22:49 
 23   More photos!!!!!!     Ray    Sun Feb 22, 2009 23:00 
 24   Building solidarity through respect     Does'nt matter    Mon Feb 23, 2009 12:19 
 25   mainstream reports     linker    Mon Feb 23, 2009 12:47 
 26   When honesty is a weakness     Mark    Mon Feb 23, 2009 13:08 
 27   National Strike ASAP!     J    Mon Feb 23, 2009 14:33 
 28   Great protest and a wonderful turnout     Jim    Mon Feb 23, 2009 14:49 
 29   Use All Options     Clarence Darrow    Mon Feb 23, 2009 14:49 
 30   Jim...cop on     HumanBeing    Mon Feb 23, 2009 17:32 
 31   A new united left platform?     linker    Mon Feb 23, 2009 18:25 
 32   Hurlers on the ditch     Shop steward    Mon Feb 23, 2009 18:30 
 33   Fair amount of coverage in today´s Times     linker    Mon Feb 23, 2009 21:19 
 34   was there any IMC banner or info?     curious    Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:56 
 35   Coverage of ICTU march     Dublin Community Television    Tue Feb 24, 2009 13:32 
 36   Thanks DCTV     redjade    Tue Feb 24, 2009 14:45 
 37   Confused     Rational Ecologist    Tue Feb 24, 2009 15:24 
 38   Commentry on the march and beyond...     linker    Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:45 
 39   A few more post march discussions     linker    Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:52 
 40   Will Ireland follow Iceland? + a few more vids     dunk    Wed Feb 25, 2009 13:22 
 41   France 24 vid report     Hervé Amoroc. France 24 correspondent    Wed Feb 25, 2009 13:38 
 42   Flickr Photo Set and some Youtubes     seb via friend    Wed Feb 25, 2009 23:20 
 43   Another embedded march clip     last 4 seb    Wed Feb 25, 2009 23:22 
 44   somewhat oblique message     marcher    Fri Feb 27, 2009 14:21 
 45   ICTU - Youtube Channel     Worker    Sat Mar 07, 2009 11:32 


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