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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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offsite link Is the Era of Cheap Internet Surveys Over? Sat Nov 22, 2025 15:00 | Noah Carl
Is the era of cheap internet surveys over? A new paper demonstrates that AIs can now be "trivially programmed" to answer online surveys in ways that are essentially indistinguishable from humans.
The post Is the Era of Cheap Internet Surveys Over? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Thank Lockdowns for the Worst Budget in History Sat Nov 22, 2025 13:00 | Will Jones
We're a week away from the most painful Budget in history thanks largely to the eye-watering cost of lockdown. Yet Baroness Hallett says next time the Government must be ready to go harder and faster. This is insanity.
The post Thank Lockdowns for the Worst Budget in History appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Taxpayers Are Charged for the BBC Whether They Like it or Not Sat Nov 22, 2025 11:00 | Charlotte Gill
It's bad enough that all UK TV users are forced to fund the BBC via a TV licence. But it's worse than that, says Charlotte Gill: millions of pounds of taxpayers' money are handed to the corporation via backdoor channels.
The post Taxpayers Are Charged for the BBC Whether They Like it or Not appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link CPS Appeals Against Acquittal of Hamit Coskun for Burning Quran Sat Nov 22, 2025 09:00 | Will Jones
The Crown Prosecution Service is appealing against the acquittal of Hamit Coskun, who was convicted of burning the Quran in a protest, reigniting fears Britain could introduce blasphemy laws by the back door.
The post CPS Appeals Against Acquittal of Hamit Coskun for Burning Quran appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link World Kindness Day is Just Another Way of Grooming Schoolchildren into the Climate and Open Border C... Sat Nov 22, 2025 07:00 | Steven Tucker
World Kindness Day may have passed you by. But it won't have passed by your children, whose school will have been sure to teach that climate action and open borders are essential elements of 'kindness', says Steven Tucker.
The post World Kindness Day is Just Another Way of Grooming Schoolchildren into the Climate and Open Border Cults appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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Voltaire, international edition

offsite link Will intergovernmental institutions withstand the end of the "American Empire"?,... Sat Apr 05, 2025 07:15 | en

offsite link Voltaire, International Newsletter N?127 Sat Apr 05, 2025 06:38 | en

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international / anti-capitalism / press release Thursday November 13, 2003 16:55 by michele
While the European Social Forum is in session at Paris-Saint Denis, the
Ecole des métiers de l'Information-Cfd launches an ephemeral photo
agency: alterphoto.com read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Thursday November 13, 2003 16:43 by SF member   text 8 comments (last - tuesday november 18, 2003 18:58)
FF's Pat Carey reacts very negatively to SF housing campaign and seems to suggest that a consititutional amendment would be bad as it would mean the state would be obliged to provide adequate housing to its citzens - god forbid that would be a good thing! read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Thursday November 13, 2003 16:04 by Robert
An invitation you join this global mail campaign. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / press release Thursday November 13, 2003 14:02 by Mary Muldowney   text 1 comment (last - thursday november 13, 2003 16:24)
Introductions needed to women who travelled from Northern Ireland to work in the U.K. during the Second World War. read full story / add a comment
galway / miscellaneous / event notice Thursday November 13, 2003 12:25 by Rachel   text 2 comments (last - friday november 28, 2003 02:47)
A lively course exploring some of the main issues affecting Latin America today and how they relate to us in Ireland, open to anyone wanting to find out more about Latin America. Will include sessions on the indigenous situation, on Mexico and NAFTA and on the debt situation.

Irish Centre for Human Rights, NUI Galway
2pm-6pm Saturday 29thNovember
11am-5pm Sunday 30th November

€55 waged/€30 unwaged
For Information and reservations:
please contact lasc at 01-6760435 or lasc@iol.ie. read full story / add a comment
national / bin tax / household tax / water tax / news report Thursday November 13, 2003 11:32 by WSM   text 5 comments (last - thursday november 13, 2003 22:10)
We received a leak of planned new taxes in todays estimated from some in the Department of Finance. This press release comes with the reactions of various parties built in! read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Thursday November 13, 2003 04:46 by Fintan Lane   text 24 comments (last - wednesday november 19, 2003 18:29)
Building for the Shannon blockade on December 6th read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Thursday November 13, 2003 00:38 by Adam
We will be leaving to go to London to "greet" George Bush. Meet 1930 at Dublin Ferry port. read full story / add a comment
down / politics / elections / opinion/analysis Wednesday November 12, 2003 20:57 by SP   text 53 comments (last - tuesday november 18, 2003 17:28)
The Socialist Party has decided to challenge the right wing and sectarian parties by putting up two candidates for the Assembly. Voters in East and South Belfast will have the chance to elect someone who will fight to defend the common interests of working class people and to break the logjam of sectarian politics. read full story / add a comment
galway / environment / event notice Wednesday November 12, 2003 16:53 by Caoimhín
14 November - Irish Seed Savers Association World Music Benefit, 10pm till late,
Club Áras na nGael, 45 Dominick St, Galway.


The Irish Seed Savers Association is a charity set up to preserve the agricultural bio-diversity of Ireland. They collect, conserve and grow fruit, grains and vegetables. It is their intention to grow, research and develop varieties as well as preserving them in a "seed bank". It is their intention to educate the public in the importance of their work and encourage gardeners to grow the seeds. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism / news report Wednesday November 12, 2003 15:56 by Joe Carolan
Where to stay and first Irish session read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / press release Wednesday November 12, 2003 14:48 by Rick Lines, Executive Director   text 1 comment (last - friday november 14, 2003 21:11)
The Irish Penal Reform Trust has questioned why Justice Minister McDowell is privatising the prisoner escort service when a report produced by his own Department found that “privatisation of prisoner escorts is not a viable option”. The IPRT further asked on what basis the Minister has made this decision when he himself admits, “no detailed research was undertaken into the experience of privatised prisoner transport in other jurisdictions.” read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Wednesday November 12, 2003 14:27 by reporter   text 8 comments (last - friday november 14, 2003 12:03)
At least twenty-two people died in this morning's suicide bomb attack on the headquarters of the Italian Carabinieri military police in the southern Iraqi city of Nassiriya. read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Wednesday November 12, 2003 13:58 by Ld
Conference on Irish Presidency of EU on Dec 5, Dublin Castle!
by Ld Wednesday, Nov 12 2003, 10:48am

Going on all day from 9am-6pm

to speak-
Bertie
Brian Cowen
Garret Fitzgerald
Nora Owen
Michael McDowell
Mary Harney
Juicy line up or what!

Bertie's always complaining that no-one ever comes to listen to him when he's speaking about European issues, so here's a wee opportunity to raise the concerns mentioned above in/outside the conference and show Bertie that we do care!

ps.Anyone from the BBB around on that day? %-) read full story / add a comment
galway / miscellaneous / news report Wednesday November 12, 2003 13:10 by Orla Ni Chomhrai   text 4 comments (last - thursday november 13, 2003 03:03)
Last night the Environment committee at City Hall discussed an amendement to the litter pollution bye-law. The result of this was is that now only a ban on commercial leafletting is being proposed. This amended proposal still needs to go to the City Council to be voted on.

Orla read full story / add a comment
national / bin tax / household tax / water tax / news report Wednesday November 12, 2003 13:01 by Oisín Kelly   text 8 comments (last - tuesday november 18, 2003 02:52)
Yesterday (Tuesday 12th November) I went to Mountjoy Prison in Dublin
to visit David Murphy, UCDSU Class Rep and bin tax prisoner. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Wednesday November 12, 2003 11:07 by Colm Stephens   text 53 comments (last - tuesday november 18, 2003 02:36)
Shannon Blockade, etc. etc. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / event notice Wednesday November 12, 2003 11:01 by Gearoid O Loingsigh
First hand account of Coke in Colombia from one of their workers. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Wednesday November 12, 2003 08:35 by Aron Baker   text 1 comment (last - wednesday november 12, 2003 11:04)
Normalising to the occupation, checkpoints, army incursions and the weather! read full story / add a comment
galway / bin tax / household tax / water tax / news report Wednesday November 12, 2003 03:02 by Orla Ni Chomhrai   text 5 comments (last - thursday november 13, 2003 17:00)
There was a meeting on Tuesday night of the Galway City Council Environment Strategic Policy Committee. Bin Tax was discussed. Here are a few details of the meeting. read full story / add a comment
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