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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

offsite link Disintegration of Western democracy begins in France Sat Apr 05, 2025 06:00 | en

offsite link Voltaire, International Newsletter N?126 Fri Mar 28, 2025 11:39 | en

offsite link The International Conference on Combating Anti-Semitism by Amichai Chikli and Na... Fri Mar 28, 2025 11:31 | en

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dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax / event notice Wednesday October 29, 2003 18:27 by Campaign activist
Assemble 2:30pm Saturday Nov 1
At the Council 'Bring Centre' at Dundrum Shopping Centre
This is located at the back, where the entrance from the Dundrum bypass is located.

Bring paper, bottles, plastics (bottles), batteries, organic waste, used oil, heavy cardboard, styrofoam etc -anything that the council should recycle, but does not provide adequate facilities for. read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment / event notice Wednesday October 29, 2003 15:53 by Vincent Salafia
Save Tara/Skreen Valley Campaign is hosting an event in Dublin tomorrow to raise awareness of the current crisis at Tara, stemming from the recently approved M3 motorway. We are also hosting 'Halloween at Tara/Skreen' Festival all day and night on Friday, on both the Hill of Tara and Skreen Parochial Hall. read full story / add a comment
galway / anti-capitalism / event notice Wednesday October 29, 2003 15:46 by Rónán from CYM   text 2 comments (last - wednesday october 29, 2003 17:14)
Tuesday 4 November, 8 p.m.
Public meeting: “Coca-Cola: its crimes in Colombia”
Talk, video, and debate
Connolly Books ,43 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. (Next door to Project Arts) read full story / add a comment
antrim / miscellaneous / event notice Wednesday October 29, 2003 15:10 by Caoimhin
Marjorie Kelly– Leading American Advocate of Business Ethics to Speak In
Ireland

The Fifth Annual Feasta Lecture
'Designing a Truly Democratic Economy'

[Monday 3rd November
7.30pm - Davenport Hotel, Lr Merrion Street, Dublin 2.
Euro 10 (Euro 8 members and concessions)]

Tuesday 4th November
6.00pm – The Linen Hall Library, Donegal Square, Belfast
In association with Sustainable NI read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Wednesday October 29, 2003 15:04 by Caoimhin
Marjorie Kelly– Leading American Advocate of Business Ethics to Speak In
Ireland

The Fifth Annual Feasta Lecture
'Designing a Truly Democratic Economy'

Monday 3rd November
7.30pm - Davenport Hotel, Lr Merrion Street, Dublin 2.
Euro 10 (Euro 8 members and concessions)

Tuesday 4th November
6.00pm – The Linen Hall Library, Donegal Square, Belfast
In association with Sustainable NI read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Wednesday October 29, 2003 14:14 by dunk
Venue:
Ballymun

When:
3rd November 2003 at 18:30

Description
This series of twelve lectures explores the nature of human freedom.

A number of academics, authors and journalists will pose a succession
of questions in Dublin Public Libraries throughout October, November and December 2003.

Ideas, Ideolgy and Freedom of thought, Fintan O'Toole, author,
columnist and theatre critic. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Wednesday October 29, 2003 13:55 by Mark Doris
WEST PAPUA FREEDOM GIG

Enjoy Jazz, Traditional, Barbershop, Folk and more!

Venue: An Cliabhán (Above Conways, Parnell St.)
Time: 8.30pm
Date: Wednesday 29 October.

Featuring:

Peter Browne (Jazz, traditional)
The Werewolf Quartet (Barbershop)
Alison O'Donnell (contemporary singer)
"Booster" (singer)
Claire Hanley: (fiddle)
Des Charleson: (singer)

€10.00 cover. Proceeds to West Papua Action campaign.

All Welcome!!! read full story / add a comment
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax / news report Wednesday October 29, 2003 13:01 by f   text 35 comments (last - wednesday november 05, 2003 21:22)
The Fianna Fáil Bin Tax minister, Martin Cullen, will be attending a public meeting in UCD tonight on the environment. read full story / add a comment
international / sci-tech / news report Wednesday October 29, 2003 11:54 by Raymond McInerney   text 21 comments (last - friday september 15, 2006 19:55)
At a press conference in New York's plush Plaza hotel, David Lynch launched a $1 billion fundraising campaign to build 100 'peace palaces' across America, part of a plan for 3,000 buildings across the globe, one in each major city. Inside the palaces up to 300 devotees will spend their time meditating and 'yogic flying', which practitioners say is a form of levitation. Once the peace palaces are up and running - the theory goes - war, violence and crime will come to an end. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Wednesday October 29, 2003 11:28 by Aron Baker   text 5 comments (last - friday october 31, 2003 00:50)
Soldier threatens to shoot 5 year old at checkpoint. read full story / add a comment
wicklow / miscellaneous / event notice Wednesday October 29, 2003 11:26 by Pat C   text 4 comments (last - saturday september 15, 2012 11:25)
The Michael Dwyer Bicentennial
Commemoration Committee
1803 2003

A new statue of the famous 1798 –1803 United Irishman and rebel leader Michael Dwyer will be unveiled in the Glen of Imaal on Sunday 14th December. The day will begin at 11 a.m. with a pike march from the landmark Dwyer-McAllister cottage in Derrynamuck to the site of the new statue, adjacent to the Glen of Imaal bar in Seskin. read full story / add a comment
sligo / miscellaneous / news report Wednesday October 29, 2003 09:37 by Allen   text 29 comments (last - friday november 07, 2003 14:09)
The transfer saga of former Fine Gael Alderman Jim McGarry to Labour could take a fresh twist this week. A crunch meeting of the party’s constituency council on Thursday evening in the Trades club is due to consider the decision of the West Ward’s branch to accept him into the party. read full story / add a comment
galway / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday October 28, 2003 21:56 by Sylvia Pankhurst   text 14 comments (last - thursday november 06, 2003 11:12)
First details of the Grassroots Gathering Six, which is happening in Galway on November the Eight and Ninth. read full story / add a comment
international / sci-tech / opinion/analysis Tuesday October 28, 2003 21:36 by hydrarchist
Background to the World Summit non the Information Society, introduction to the project of Geneva03, intellectual property and the counter-offensive from below. read full story / add a comment
galway / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Tuesday October 28, 2003 17:37 by Orla Ni Chomhrai
Recently the Department of Justice looked for submissions on their plans to place 18 CCTV cameras in Galway City. I sent in the one on behalf of the Defend Free Speech, Assembly, and Activity Campaign. (see http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=61744 ). We raised various concerns, potential for misuse, invasion of privacy, issues over use of resources and inefficiency of CCTV as a deterrent, and the lack of real consultation as it seemed the decision had already been made to introduce these regardless of submissions made. The sham of a consutation process became even more obvious during the week. This is relevant to the whole country not just because of plans to bring in new CCTV cameras to 17 locations around the country, but because it shows how the government and state works. Anyway here is some information on the issue. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / news report Tuesday October 28, 2003 15:50 by techwatcher   text 1 comment (last - tuesday october 28, 2003 16:55)
The whitehouse utilizing a method for preventing indexing of certain files, has excluded all files on it own site with reference to Iraq from bing included in any of the well known search engines sucha s google. The motive is unclear but it points to a possible plan to prevent people from finding changes to past statements and information when archived elsewhere. read full story / add a comment
galway / anti-war / imperialism / news report Tuesday October 28, 2003 13:39 by Sylvia Pankhurst   text 7 comments (last - sunday november 02, 2003 12:42)
In solidarity wth the Pitstop Ploughshares Five, who have a pre-trial hearing on November 3rd for the "crime" of disarming a military plane, the NUI Galway Ecology Society is holding a protest at the Galway Oil Company offices on Forster Street (the local wing of Top Oil). read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / opinion/analysis Tuesday October 28, 2003 12:31 by --
The 'charity' War Child was used a a cover for arms lobbying during the Bosnia war. War Child was always a politically dubious organisation, and was involved in financial scandals before. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday October 28, 2003 11:25 by pat c
LE CHEILE ARTISTS AGAINST RACISM SEMINAR

"Addressing Diversity Through the Arts"

Saturday 1st November 10.30-4.30pm
National College of Ireland,Mercy St.,IFSC,Dublin read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism / event notice Tuesday October 28, 2003 11:04 by pat c
James Byrne Commemoration Committee

1st November 2003-09-11 Monument Unveiling & 90th Anniversary Commemoration

Assemble 2pm Main Entrance Deansgrange Cemetery, Deansgrange, Co. Dublin, Ireland. The newly-commissioned monument over the grave of Trade Union Martyr, James Byrne, District Organiser, ITG&WU, who died on 1st November 1913 following a hunger & thirst strike during the Great Lock-Out 1913 will be unveiled by Des Geraghty, President, SIPTU. All trade unionists, political activists and members of the Public welcome!

[No Party Political Banners, please!]
(This is a request of the organisers. pc) read full story / add a comment
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