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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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Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005
RTEs Sarah McInerney ? Fianna Fail?supporter? Anthony
Joe Duffy is dishonest and untrustworthy Anthony
Robert Watt complaint: Time for decision by SIPO Anthony
RTE in breach of its own editorial principles Anthony
Waiting for SIPO Anthony
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Two-Tier Justice on Full Display as Epping Protesters Get Longer Sentences Than Sex Attacker Whose C... Wed Oct 08, 2025 19:36 | Will Jones
Two-tier justice was on full display as three Epping protesters received longer prison sentences than the asylum seeker whose sex attack on a child they were protesting about, says Laurie Wastell.
The post Two-Tier Justice on Full Display as Epping Protesters Get Longer Sentences Than Sex Attacker Whose Crime They Were Protesting appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
British Steel Industry Faces ?Existential Threat? as EU Hikes Tariffs to 50% Despite Starmer?s ?EU R... Wed Oct 08, 2025 17:23 | Will Jones
Britain?s Net Zero-ravaged steel industry is facing an "existential threat" as the EU threatens the UK with tariffs of up to 50% despite Keir Starmer's recent 'EU reset' giveaway on fishing rights and youth mobility.
The post British Steel Industry Faces “Existential Threat” as EU Hikes Tariffs to 50% Despite Starmer’s ‘EU Reset’ Giveaway appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
The Fightback Against Politicised Art Has Begun Wed Oct 08, 2025 15:27 | Ferro
The public's indifference to art has never been greater. No wonder, says Ferro: it's all just tired Left-progressive politics by another means. But the fightback for real art that moves the human soul has begun.
The post The Fightback Against Politicised Art Has Begun appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Upon This Ice I Will Build My Church, Says Leo XIV Wed Oct 08, 2025 13:00 | James Alexander
Not until Leo XIV did we have a picture of a holy man staring at an ice cube with his hand on it, respectfully gazing as if imagining the whisky that could go with such a rock, says Prof James Alexander.
The post Upon This Ice I Will Build My Church, Says Leo XIV appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Sir Lenny Henry Wants ?18 Trillion of Slavery Reparations Wed Oct 08, 2025 11:17 | Sallust
Sir Lenny Henry has called for Britain to pay ?18 trillion in reparations to black people, arguing in a new book that high rates of black crime and unemployment are "all because of the slave trade".
The post Sir Lenny Henry Wants ?18 Trillion of Slavery Reparations appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19These are the results of five scientifically conducted polls on the Corrib saga. Many questions were asked in different ways, but the ones shown here all relate to the specific design concept... an inland refinery and high pressure onshore pipeline. This is the fundamental issue of the controversy; where should the gas be processed?
The results are fairly consistent, with a two-thirds to three-quarters majority opposed to the Bellanaboy option.
When it comes to interpreting the results in more depth, it is clear that the vast majority of respondents support development of the Corrib field in principle, and this is spun by Shell as support for Bellanaboy. Contradicting this, however, is Shell's assertion that those opposed to a refinery at Bellanaboy are in fact opposed to all forms of "progress".
The fact is, Shell To Sea is a pro-development stance, but one that demands sustainability for health, safety and the environment to take precedence over private financial gain for unaccountable corporations.
May 2006 - Irish Times
September 2006 - Nuacht TG4
October 2006 - Mayo Advertiser
November 2006 - RTE Primetime
March 2007 - Western People
Shell commissioned their own poll that was made public (in part) in October 2006, and among the questions was one about Bellanaboy:
"If the gas cannot be processed out at sea, which one of the following options would you prefer?
That the gas be brought to the terminal in Bellanaboy via a pipeline
Or
Do nothing, leave the Corrib Gas Field as it is."
Because of the pro-development stance already demonstrated, it was quite likely that the response would be grudgingly positive, and Shell got the answer they needed. 65% for, 35% against.
The question was akin to asking the following:
"If the only thing availble to eat is cabbage, even if you hate the stuff, which would you prefer?
Eat cabbage for breakfast, dinner and tea
Or
Starve to death."
The fact that the question was extremely narrow in the way people could respond gave a pre-determined outcome. They also had the double safety net of ignoring people who responded negatively (as reported in Village magazine at the time) and not having to make the results known at all if they were unfavourable.
This would all be hilarious if the consequences were not so serious. The lie of community support for the experimental Corrib gas project has led to a prolonged dispute becoming ever more dangerous, with Shell and their partners allowing proper debate and reasoned argument to be replaced with physical abuse and intimidation of a community. Governement mediator Peter Cassells has a lot to answer for.
Shell's own poll - October 2006
poll trends
Bellanaboy - for and against
I wonder If the publications of the pie charts (above) by JM is an indication that the S2S group are attempting to condition their supporters for a softening of their demands.
As JM has pointed out in every poll the vast majority of respondents were in favor of the gas been brought ashore, and the Millward Brown IMS poll shows a 2/3 majority favoring it been processed at bellanaboy in favor of leaving the gas where it is for now.
I could be cynical and point out that the poll at http://scripts.ireland.com/polls/head2head/index.cfm?fu...=8030 would be "very" simple to manipulate, for example if one was to vote 1000 times it would suggest that 1000 people voted in a particular way.
But in fact it was actually only one determined person.
JM and the rest of us know that the value of this find to a company like shell is just small change, and the Irish economy needs this gas more than shell needs the profit they will make from the "deal".
Shell could quite easily cap this find and sit on it for years or even decades and it wouldn't dent their global profits, in fact with the predicted inflation in energy prices it would likely make good business sense to do just that.
It is the Irish state that most needs a secure energy supply, and yes this project most likely will set a precedence on how further finds will be developed in inhospitable regions of the world.
But the crux of this whole saga is, the Irish people needs this gas more than shell needs the profit. and that simple fact (which shell is well aware of) means shell are holding all the aces.
'for example if one was to vote 1000 times'
Multiple on-line voting is prevented by the use of cookies and reading of IP addresses.
The people in the IT didn't come down in the last shower.
"Multiple on-line voting is prevented by the use of cookies and reading of IP addresses.
The people in the IT didn't come down in the last shower."
I should have expected such a Gullible response.
you can download "cookie crumble" from http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Reviews/r3114.html "This tool proves to be very useful particularly when a website uses tracking cookies to monitor your online activities.
Or you can do it manually which is almost as easy.
Cookies are very easily fooled with your browser .........Steps to manually delete cookie files for Windows Internet Explorer http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278835 with Vista it is even easier takes approx 2 seconds go to,, tools/ delete browsing history/delete all... presto the IT thinks you haven't voted before?
Similarly IP identification is useful to recognize a computer (this is how computers locations are identified) but again very easily the online poll software can be fooled. simply use Dial up with its dynamic IP (different IP every time you connect) or use a proxy/mirror.
or simpler still download a software utility such as http://www.hidemyip.net/ "Hiding your IP is as easy as clicking the "Hide IP" button. Change your IP address automatically every few minutes"
So while such polls are entertaining their scientific value are worthless.
Red stating "The people in the IT didn't come down in the last shower" sounds a bit gullible in light of those simple truths.
And if that dosent convince you you can see..........
http://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/transcripts/s886149.htm
CL is becoming funnier and funnier.
S/he's now suggesting a conspiracy is responsible for the crap results for Shell in opinion polls.
The simple truth is that if there were a massive majority that supported Shell, it would have been reflected in the poll. Afterall if Shell had a massive majority, this massive majority would have allowed CL's conspiracy theory to have fruitioned on a massive scale and it would have dwarfed the alleged conspiracy allegedly perpetrated by those who side with S2S. Despite the obvious flaws in the machinations of CL's theory itself, I doubt the average S2S supporter would bother. They are right afterall and they know they are right. Beside's if one reads the comments, one would rapidly grow sick of reading Shell's one argument (alleged that is) cloned into a vast array.
I have a habit of talking to strangers. I always do it. Very few people I've talked to agree with Shell and the most of the few I've talked to who were on Shell's side were acting under false information and switched sides when shown the truth. Then again maybe I clean out my cookies after every conversation and end up talking to the same person each time who has done the same thing.
Conspiracies - Gotta love em!! (specially when they're pushed on behalf of the bad guys - shows desperation).
When the trolls come out Shell is kicking ass (or asses)!!
CL knows a hell of a lot more about cookies than I do - and is it (when anonymous, no name, no gender, one is entitled to use 'it') seriously delusional enough to try to say that I voted 1000 times!! It then turns round on itself and says ALL polls are useless.
I grant its comments that Shell can cap the wells and sit on them - up to a point. While it would have been feasible up to 10 years ago it's not any longer. All oil companies are under pressure to renew their reserves and in that regard Shell has the poorest record of the big oil companies. This is serious for them as it affects investor confidence and big investors not governed by ethical considerations will just go for Exxon or BP. Furthermore, in Erris, Shell is under pressure to 'deliver' the conduit for many more pipelines which are stacking up to come into Ballinaboy (they think).
It, by its smug commentary that Shell can sit on OUR resources is strengthing OUR argument that if Burke/Bertie hadn't treasonably ceded the peoples rights to their own resources it would be the State, on behalf of the people, who would use these resources wisely to literally fuel the transition from fossil energy to 21st century alternatives.
Finally, trying to detect a 'softening' of S2S resolve now its 8th year and growing in success merely points to a serious softening of whatever passes for a brain in this ridiculous creature.
CL has been flushed out.
Given his record on Shell-related threads we can now safely assume that he has been multiple-voting on the IT Head to Head site.
In light of this it makes the overwhelming vote against Shell even more convincing.
Thanks CL!
remember this everyone? :)
Irish times freudian slip
I am honored that some of the "intellects" from S2S deemed it necessary to attempt discrediting my theory.
First Seán Ryan, "S/he's now suggesting a conspiracy is responsible for the crap results for Shell in opinion polls."
I never suggested that! I pointed out the fact that it is possible to "fix" an online poll to get a desired result.
and his assertion "obvious flaws in the machinations of CL's theory itself" ok Seán point out those flaws and I will gladly concede I was wrong (I promise).
Now on to the "intellects" Maura "seriously delusional enough to try to say that I voted 1000 times!! It then turns round on itself and says ALL polls are useless." Where when did I say all polls are useless?
"While it would have been feasible up to 10 years ago it's not any longer" futures expert Maura?
"Shell is under pressure to 'deliver' the conduit for many more pipelines which are stacking up to come into Ballinaboy (they think)." Seán will love reading that (Conspiracies - Gotta love em!!)
"OUR argument that if Burke/Bertie hadn't treasonably ceded the peoples rights to their own resources it would be the State, on behalf of the people,"
You may be absolutely correct in that argument , but how will Shell refining at sea change that fact?
"Finally, trying to detect a 'softening' of S2S resolve now its 8th year and growing in success" How is that success measured, did S2S get a commitment from minister Ryan that he would tear up the deal with shell, or deny consent for a pipeline route?
Red, "CL has been flushed out." don't know what he means by that.
"Given his record on Shell-related threads ."
My record on Shell related treads are of stating facts.
"we can now safely assume that he has been multiple-voting on the IT Head to Head site"
I have just posted a piece pointing out the fact that online polls are unreliable, so why would I waste my time (I could have if I wanted) altering the results of something with no scientific credibility?
I'd be happy to point out some of the flaws.
1. I'm not a member of S2S, though I very much agree with and appreciate them. If CL considers me an intellectual then God love him/her, wait till s/he really encounters one.
2. If as you say, the IT does IP checking, then deleting cookies is a waste of time.
3. Just because you read some WINDOWS propaganda about deleting cookies and then say that following your instructions by telling Internet Explorerer to delete cookies does not mean that the cookies are deleted. This does not effect what you said in regard to the IT using tracking cookies, however it does put your WINDOWS 'expertise' in question. Try reading up on the CACHE and DAT files to see my point.
4. A very decent percentage of folks use broadband and for the most part, you are stuck with the IP number you're given. With regard to 56k modems, it would be unusual in Ireland for providers to give a different IP number everytime someone connected.
5. IP numbers are not used to identify an individual computer. They are used to identify a customer, many computers might use the same service. (This would introduce the opposite to what you are alleging - different computer users might be stopped from taking part in the poll as they use the same account.)
6. Proxies and mirror sites are quite easy to find and use, tis true. However most proxy servers and mirror sites are well known and are well known in the public domain. The IT could and probably does have a list of them. The proxies that are not public knowledge are rarer and if lots of posts used them, there would be much duplication of IP addresses.
7. Here's some of my 'intellectual' thinking that refutes what CL has said. When you read an IP number, you can tell where the poster is located. It's my guess that the vast majority of posts and votes came from Ireland. I say that this would be reflected by whatever IP checks the IT performed. Here's my point: I challenge CL to post a singular mirror site that gives an Irish IP or indeed a proxy provider that gives an Irish IP number, never mind a mirror site or a proxy provider that provides services that mimic Irish IP's from various counties.
All in all a piss poor conspiracy theory.
have a look at :
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=596139
Personally, I find just power cycling / resetting my router changes my IP
Well worth doing on a regular basis.
perhaps thats the method that frank fahey used on his computer to fake the high "yes" vote for his latest get richer quick road scheme on his oh-so-neutrally named website
http://www.isupportthebypass.com/
what a joke!
From post titled 'Gullible' in this thread I quote 'So while such polls are entertaining their scientific value are (sic) worthless'
Once more, an attempt is being made to deflect serious discussion on serious issues by talk of cookies etc etc
The great thing about Indy is that the likes of McDowell can't shoot it down as he did CPI. Therefore we owe it to readers to discuss topics rationally - if the It creature wants to slobber on it's quite entitled to but let's continue with reasoned comments interspersed with prattlings of It & Co.
actually I believe talk of IT is relevant
People may in their ignorance attribute more weight to such online polls than they merit and make ethical judgements based on them.
Personally it was not my intention to derail a serious discussion in any way, merely to help keep it its feet in reality regarding the value of online polls.
Maura&Seán should read what I actualy said before they post,
Seán "an intellectual " :-) :-)
maura "such polls "= online polls
sean ever hear of clear cache or Index.dat Suite http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_5_180_22549.html.
Nothing is foolproof!
Any attempted manipulation of the poll would have meant the result wouldn't have tallied with the comments. A quick glance confirms that the percentage of comments in support of Maura's argument was easily in excess of 84%. If there was manipulation of the voting, it was on the pro-Shell side.
Good point MacE.
Maybe somebody has the time to analyse the opinions. They are certainly overwhelmingly anti-refinery.
I noticed comments from Kathy Sinnott, Patricia McKenna and Harry Blaney (is this a FF first?) - all against the current location.
Tim Quinn in Belmullet and Frank Chambers in Newport want the gas refined offshore and oppose the Bellanaboy option. That's 2 out of the 12 FF councillors in Mayo. While they're not very vocal about it, at least they haven't done a U-turn like Michael "I'll go to jail with ye if I have to" Ring.