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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 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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international / housing / news report Thursday December 14, 2006 22:45 by Cablefish & Presz   text 2 comments (last - sunday december 17, 2006 23:30)
Coverage of Thursday’s events. The most recent news first. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Thursday December 14, 2006 21:47 by Australians for David Hicks to come Home
On 9 December 2006, David Hicks marked 5 years in the American Concentration Camp at Guantanamo Bay without a trial. Abandoned by Australian Prime Minister John Howard and left to rot.
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mayo / environment / other press Thursday December 14, 2006 19:45 by Bill   text 4 comments (last - tuesday january 23, 2007 15:49)
It is time to pause and take stock of the Corrib gas project, argues Mark Garavan, the main spokesman for the campaign against the project read full story / add a comment
galway / anti-war / imperialism / other press Thursday December 14, 2006 18:50 by Dunlo
In today's UK Independent, Nigel Morris, Home Affairs Correspondent ,reports that Peace protesters and civil rights groups are celebrating an "enormous victory for free speech" after the House of Lords condemned the police for preventing a demonstration outside RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire in March 2003 - an airbase used in the Iraq war.

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dublin / environment / event notice Thursday December 14, 2006 16:58 by Billy Big Shoes
...alternatively referred to as Seasonal Party, End-of-party and even Atheist-mas party read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Thursday December 14, 2006 14:40 by Brian Wardlow
Segment 3 welcomes John Horan of Cabhair in Ireland. John covers the history of Cabhair which provides financial and moral support to the dependents of Irish Republican political prisoners for over twenty years. John highlights the upcoming Cabhair Christmas swim in Dublin and how to support. read full story / add a comment
sligo / politics / elections / other press Thursday December 14, 2006 12:52 by Pat E.   text 76 comments (last - wednesday january 03, 2007 14:36)
TG4 MRBI Poll indicates collapse of left in Sligo. read full story / add a comment
national / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Wednesday December 13, 2006 22:23 by Michelle Clarke   text 16 comments (last - tuesday november 11, 2008 18:09)
What needs to be done?

Game plan to combat crime for 2006......... read full story / add a comment
tyrone / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday December 13, 2006 17:03 by West Tyrone
Traditionally for republicans the month of December has been ‘Prisoners Month’. This year will be no different. 12 IRA POWs are still being held in various jails throughout Ireland.

This is totally unacceptable given the historic decision by the army to call an end to the armed campaign in July 2005. It is equally unacceptable that this is happening 8 years after the signing of the Good Friday agreement, which should have secured their release, and over 10 years from the initiation of a peace process this is totally unacceptable.

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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday December 13, 2006 15:48 by Dublin S2S activist
Dublin Shell to Sea to picket the Minister for Justice at the National Forum of Europe read full story / add a comment
derry / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday December 13, 2006 15:47 by Seán Ó Murchú
A white-line picket will be held on Saturday, December 16th, on Shipquay Street in Derry City opposite the Guildhall, starting at 2:00p.m. This will be followed by a rally. The protest has been organised by the Republican Prisoners' Action Group (RPAG) in support of the Republican POWs in Maghaberry Gaol who have been on protest for almost six months against the appalling conditions in which they are held. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Wednesday December 13, 2006 05:32 by nano   text 3 comments (last - wednesday december 13, 2006 15:49)
Corporate power and rulership in western societies is complete, governments either conform to corporate dictates or are quickly replaced by compliant political alternatives. The management of information via the monopolised mass media and the complete domination of the economy maintain and sustain corporate supremacy. The masses suffer increased subjection (debt slavery) and vulnerability (limited options) as a result of decreased representation by governments. Corporate rule has reduced the real status of the public to servility and subservience, not dissimilar to the ancient Roman model of kept house-slaves. The belief that Roman slaves were constantly maltreated is based on erroneous images (whipped galley-slaves) that Hollywood and the entertainment industry have popularised. Ancient Roman slaves lived in basic but tolerable conditions, similar (in relative terms) to the servile masses of today. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Tuesday December 12, 2006 20:25 by paul o toole   text 5 comments (last - thursday december 14, 2006 15:24)
Forigen Affairs minister 'calls on Iraq' not to use the death sentence on Sadam. read full story / add a comment
national / health / disability issues / opinion/analysis Tuesday December 12, 2006 14:51 by M Cotton   text 2 comments (last - wednesday february 07, 2007 20:27)
Brian Cowen, Minister for Finance announced in his Budget speech on 6th Dec 06 an additional 100m to fund health related disability and mental health services in 2007. This funding incorporates the 2006-2009 multi-annual funding promised under the National Disability Strategy.

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national / crime and justice / opinion/analysis Monday December 11, 2006 22:40 by wsm   text 3 comments (last - thursday december 14, 2006 01:25)
A consortium of Shell, Statoil, and Marathon do a deal with the government allowing them exclusive exploitation rights to the Corrib gas field, off Mayo. Not only that, but they are allowed to write off their costs against taxes, meaning that the whole project is being funded by the PAYE taxpayer, who will receive nothing, not even lower gas prices. It may sound a bit iffy but there is no garda investigation into possible bribery or corruption.
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national / gender and sexuality / press release Monday December 11, 2006 18:14 by Socialist   text 3 comments (last - monday december 11, 2006 20:43)
SDLP Youth today protested against the DUP motion to deny gays and lesbians protection against discrimination. In the Assembly, the SDLP voted for equality and against a DUP motion. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Monday December 11, 2006 16:25 by Ian Greene
Upon reading one of the redtops (tabloids) on the weekend of 3rd Sept 2006 I came across an interesting article by journalist John Mooney. The article led me on to search for a website referred to in the article. The website itself was interesting and gave an indepth background into the case of Michael McKevitt. However, one thing was confirmed to me during my search, that one can be seriously misinformed and mislead by the print media and the redtops in particular. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Monday December 11, 2006 15:25 by Paul Lynch
Ending Homelessness
Public Meeting read full story / add a comment
national / health / disability issues / news report Monday December 11, 2006 14:20 by Miriam Cotton   text 5 comments (last - friday march 23, 2007 14:34)
There is a strong possibility that the judgment will be handed down in the High Court on Wednesday, December 13, 2006.

This case is of huge significance to all people with a disability, their family and friends and the professionals who serve them. Such is the importance of this case that our government spared no expense to fight Sean O'Cuanachain who has autism and his parents. The State employed two full legal teams, one for the Minister of Education, Mary Hanafin and the Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney and one for the HSE to win the right to deny Sean the education that was clearly benefiting him. The case was heard for an unprecedented 68 days from January to July 2006 at the expense of many million euros. read full story / add a comment
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