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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.
The Saker >>
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
Public Inquiry >>
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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".
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Jump To Comment: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16Excellent film- well done!! hope that you are able and willing to make many more of them!! They are capable of inspiring others to explore the road of activism and surely that is what we need in these days...plant the seeds and the fruits will follow
Not sure if some people on Indymedia would welcome this comment but I thought the film was a beautiful piece of work that highlighted real values of decency and justice that should be at the heart of the Socialist/Social Democratic agenda.
What should be at the heart of Socialism is the provision of vital services free at the point of delivery. A concept that is usually beyond PD types and faux socialists.
Ah Plato you did not let me down. I was expecting your comment - not necessarily from you but from someone.
To repeat I am not a Socialist. I am a Social Democrat and a happy member of the broad Socialist family. There are aspects across the spectrum of the Left where i lean more one way than the other but in general Social Democracy defines me.
Above all I am a pragmatist. I believe in delivering real improvements to make life better for my community. i will satnd up my record to many on the far left for scrutiny any time. Of course I have done that by seeking re-election in 1999, 2004 and 2009 and the response has been reasonably favourable from my point of view. Perhaps you don't like democracy. I do.
I also liked the film - which is where I came in.
Nobody with a modicum of decency has the slightest interest in you or your ego, all that we seek is that you get honest and join the PDs or Fine Gael where your ideology will receive a welcome. You insult the name of the founding fathers of the Labour moverment with your neo-con ideology. Following the passing of the disgraceful budget that removed the waiver, which attacked the income of most vulnerable in our community-who have already suffered a cut in income at the hands of your bedfellows in govenrment- the Indo reported you as follows,
"Labour's Dermot Lacey said the budget was something to be proud of given the state of the economy. The budget with the changes to the waiver was pushed through 32 votes to 16"
Proud of taking food out of the mouths of the poorest? you creep. Crawl away from Labour and stop besmirching its good name. Lacey and Labour in the one sentence is a sickening sight.
Plato,
You know, except clearly you are not honest enough to admit it, that Councillors now have no control over waste issues. That is down to the only victory that you and your like had, the removal of these powers from Councillors.
When we did have those powers and in particular when I had the power, I used my casting vote to protect the waiver. That is honest representation - something which sadly Far Left posters no little about as you wallow in your own self generated purity and uselessness..
I am proud to be a member of a Party founded by James Connolly and Jim Larkin and led so hounourably during our key founding days by Tom Johnson - one of the true greats of the Irish Left.
Now you are telling us that Connolly would have voted away a waiver scheme for the most vulnerable in our community.!!! Your dishonesty is boundless and sickening.
Plato,
You are either lieing or you do not know what you are talking about>
I voted to protect a waiver you and your colleagues are responsible for the power to protect the waiver being taken out of our hands. By the way it would also be a bit honest of you to post under your real name and identify yourself. i am prepared to do so.
Do you not remember voting for the abolition of the waiver just before Christmas? If this has slipped your mind, it raises seriously questions about your priorities...
Clearly you are not very Observant at all:
1) There was no vote on this issue.
2) Even if there was a vote it would have made no difference as the power on this was removed from us. This was ensured by the Far left.
3) When we did have the power I did vote to protect the waiver and we did do.
Why do you repeatedly deny that you support the imposition of charges? In the case of the bin charges, it was obvious to anyone with more than two brain cells that waivers would be abolished when the charges bedded in. This is a report carried after the council meeting of the 21st Dec last.
“Dublin City Council (DCC) last night voted to increase rent in social housing, to raise bin charges and to remove waivers on bin charges for poorer tenants.
At its budget meeting last night, councillors elected to DCC voted to introduce a range of measures which will impact the living standards of many of Dublin's poor. Councillors agreed to increase waste collection standing charges by €5 from €91 to €96 for the 240 litre grey bin, and by €4 from €74 to €78 for the 140 litre grey bin.”
Is this report incorrect? Stop trying to hide behind the “reserved function” smokescreen, the fact is that you voted to adopt the budget which included the removal of the waiver. It is time you left the Labour Party and join with those of like mind, maybe you could front a campaign to resurrect the PDs. You and your kind have done, and continue to do, great damage to the Labour movement by hanging around where you do not belong.
Plato,
First of all I have never said I am opposed to charges. In fact I have said the opposite. The simple fact is that when Councillors had the power to protect a waiver - we did. The far Left managed to campiagn against such protection
The report you qoute is simply wrong and whats worse I believe you know it to be wrong but it panders to your prejudice so you repeat it.
I am proud of my membership of the Labour Party for over thirty years and for the fact that the voters have returned me to the Council in 1999. 2004 and 2009 having first joined the Council in 1993.
Perhaps Plato it is you who might be wrong and out of touch.
Dermot
I suppose you can be forgiven on account of your apparent ignorance of the way things work. As pointed put to you, once charges are introduced, things such as waivers soon dissappear. The fact is that such charges work against the principle of wealth distribution and in fact distribute wealth upwards. Have a go at understanding the basics and you will quickly see that you joined the wrong party.
And the recent report on litter, which paints a picture of a heavily littered state, clearly shows that we now have the worst of all worlds regarding refuse. Again, this outcome was clearly flagged in advance of the decision to impose charges. The same will happen when water charges are introduced, the most vulnerable will see their access to water impeded as happened in the UK. but than that sort of thing shouldn't bother a neo-con ideologue.
And your defending of a Fianna Fail Minister, who removed certain powers from democratically elected representatives, by suggesting that people from the "left" somehow are responsible, is pathetic but it underlines where your ideological allegiances really lie.
Plato,
You really do demonstrate and your cowardice by continuing to hid behind a false identity. The simple fact is that I do support charges as do very many other people. The far left in Ireland of course are more interested in ideological purity than actually helping people.
The second fact is that the Far Left and your allies in FF did manage to have the power on this issue removed from Councillors. That is why part of the waiver has gone. Accept your responsibility for this. I repeat when we had the Power I voted to protect the waiver the far left voted against. We saved it when we could because of the actions of your Comrades it has partially gone.
I will accept the judgement of my comrades in Labour and the electorate to determine if I should remain a Labour Public Representative not the silly postings of a clearly a silly poster.
I don't know anyone here and I'm not taking sides, however there are many reasons why people use pseudonyms and it is their right to do so.
I encourage my children to never put their names on the internet.
A valid argument should stand up on its own.
Benjamin Franklin one of the fathers of the American Revolution employed a pseudonym: he called himself Poor Richard. He was no coward, he was a hero in the fight for independence - he put his life on the line.
Would some kind person link me on to the thread i am looking for instead of deleting my requests ,
Petra