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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
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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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Does Trump Not Realise How Globally Toxic Tony Blair Is? Mon Oct 06, 2025 19:30 | Ramesh Thakur
Trump's peace plan for Gaza might yet succeed, but why on earth does Tony Blair feature, asks Professor Ramesh Thakur. Does Trump not realise how globally toxic the Blair brand is?
The post Does Trump Not Realise How Globally Toxic Tony Blair Is? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Stupidologiology Mon Oct 06, 2025 18:15 | James Alexander
William Davies has written an article titled 'Stupidology' which Prof James Alexander summarises as: 'Trump is stupid. Brexit was stupid. I am not stupid. Neither are my friends. Why do stupid people have power?'
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Backlash as Nando?s Limits Customers to One Coke per Visit Under New ?Nanny State? Rules Mon Oct 06, 2025 15:11 | Will Jones
Nando's has sparked a backlash after restricting customers to a single glass of Coca-Cola Classic under new 'nanny state' Government rules aimed at cutting sugar consumption.
The post Backlash as Nando’s Limits Customers to One Coke per Visit Under New ‘Nanny State’ Rules appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
?Nudge? Has a New Evil Twin: ?Stochastic Terror? Mon Oct 06, 2025 13:30 | Nick Rendell
'Nudge' has a new evil twin, says Nick Rendell: 'stochastic terror'. When all else fails, the Left foments the conditions for random political violence and then sits back and waits for someone to pick off Trump or Farage.
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Green Party Votes to Abolish Landlords Mon Oct 06, 2025 11:17 | Will Jones
The?Green Party?has committed itself to "abolishing landlords" after party members at its conference in Bournemouth passed a motion to seek the "effective abolition of private landlordism".
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4I've played a few rounds at Greenore ,Sean , and I agree with you that it's heavenly there if the weather holds fine (apart from the 11th which I always seem to bogey on for some reason !) .If it's a bit breezey from the nor'west the wind can fairly cut through you on the fairway as well if I remember correctly .
I was going to visit my own club this weekend - the ladies have a tournament which my better half is booked in for and I told her I'd go along . Unfortunately the fixture clashes with an anarchist bookfair going on in the Teachers Club in Dublin which I have been promising myself I'd get along to.
Danny Carr was the winner of the Captain's Prize for 2008 in Greenore Golf Club. The final round was played yesterday (Sunday 31 August 2008). The par 71 course was playing to every inch of its length with markers at the very back of the back tees. Danny's total for two rounds was 140 playing off a handicap of 9 and he won with a few shots to spare.
Danny was well known as a soccer referee in the local leagues. He is 47 and has spent 30 years to date in the army. He is a corporal. Danny is a native of Dundalk and he has been a member of Greenore Golf club for three years. He is a member of the Greenore Inter-provincial Towns' Cup team. Greenore compete in the second and final leg of the final of this competition next weekend in Newbridge against Newbridge.
Danny was a very popular winner. 270 players teed up in this competition.
Danny Carr (left), winner of 2008 Captain's Prize in Greenore Golf Club pictured with club captain, Michael Shields, just before the presentation of the prizes on Sunday 31 August 2008. Carlingford Lough may be seen in the window in the background.
Luke Clarke (left), winner of category 3 in the captain's prize competition and Paddy Lawless runner-up overall. They are standing on the balcony of Greenore golf clubhouse with the dark mass of Slieve Foy in the background. Slieve Foy is the tallest pe
Martin McGrath, competitions' secretary, Greenore Golf having almost completed a hard day's work well done.
A heavy storm of hailstones driven by an icy north western wind momentarily halted the preparations for the 2009 captains' drive-in at Greenore GC this afternoon. However the storm abated and the sun shone while the drive-in took place. There had been a scramble with a shot-gun start at 8.00 a.m. and a further round of the scramble took place starting at 1.15 p.m. immediately after the drive-in ceremony. Members who braved the elements and took part were required to pay an entry fee of €15 which included a voucher for a roast beef dinner. Music, a social, presentation of prizes will commence at 6.00 p.m. this evening.
Men's captain this year is Kevin McKenna a business man and a native of Dundalk. Ladies' captain is Mrs Ann McParland. Her husband Peadar is club president for this year. Peadar and his brother Seamus were born and reared in a public house beside the 4th fairway in Greenore and the McParlands live there still in new bungalows. Peadar is a member of staff with the Irish PGA. Seamus was recently a winner of championships such as the West of Ireland Seniors' and the North of Ireland Seniors' and he was a member of the Irish international seniors' team which won the European championship a few years ago.
Pat Closkey the lady captain hails from Ravesdale where she still lives on her farm. Pat is a retired national school teacher. Seán O'Hanlon the men's captain resides in Bellurgan. He is a native of Greenore. His business deals with alarms and his wife Pauline is a nurse. A mixed scramble was played today in excellent conditions. There were two shotgun starts, one early in the morning and the other at 13.00. When the drive-in was taking place at 12.45 there was not a cloud in the sky over Greenore. An omen for the golfing year to come?
Tommy Hazzard and Pauline O'Hanlon
Pat Closkey and Seán O'Hanlon
Terése and Joe Quinn
Michael Murphy and Seán O'Hanlon
Ben Todd, assistant professional