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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

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dublin / anti-capitalism / feature Wednesday October 08, 2003 10:58 by Steelie Bashment   text 11 comments (last - thursday october 09, 2003 15:05)
dublin / arts and media / event notice Wednesday October 08, 2003 09:57 by Rainbow's Edge
A chance to hear a selection of slammers, rappers, activist and street poets. read full story / add a comment
national / public consultation / irish social forum / press release Tuesday October 07, 2003 23:20 by Niav   text 11 comments (last - friday october 17, 2003 15:07)
The Irish Social Forum’s Carnival 4 Change due to take place on Sunday 19th October in Smithfield Market Square, Dublin has been cancelled. read full story / add a comment
cork / public consultation / irish social forum / event notice Tuesday October 07, 2003 22:42 by dave   text 11 comments (last - tuesday october 14, 2003 13:16)
Cork Social Forum
Get-together 8pm, Tuesday Oct. 14th, Linc centre, 11a White St., Cork City

A meeting space for all those concerned with peace, equality, ecology, democracy and personal freedom.

No one issue stands alone…
Here’s where we connect. read full story / add a comment
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax / event notice Tuesday October 07, 2003 19:01 by pat c
Anti-Bin Tax protest on Wednesday 8 October at 7.30 am outside Grange gorman bin depot. Supporting the 25 campaign members in the High Court on Wednesday. read full story / add a comment
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax / news report Tuesday October 07, 2003 18:47 by Janus   text 2 comments (last - wednesday october 08, 2003 00:16)
Support for TEEU bin tax motion gathers pace
By Luke Cassidy Last updated: 07-10-03, 16:50 read full story / add a comment
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax / event notice Tuesday October 07, 2003 18:24 by The Brehon   text 2 comments (last - monday october 13, 2003 15:29)
The Anarchists are going to have a meeting! Cocktails are cheap at this place, so the Brehon have organised a meeting upstairs for the Bin Tax.

If anyone has any livestock, don't bring any with you, but do talk to us. Remember when the sheep farmers stormed government buildings with sheep? Well, lets reminisce!

See you all there! read full story / add a comment
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax / event notice Tuesday October 07, 2003 17:55 by Paul
25 people are due to appear in court tomorrow for taking part in a blockade.
Show your support - a solidarity protest will take place on the steps of the Four Courts from 10.30 tomorrow.
Let them hear you in the court! read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / news report Tuesday October 07, 2003 15:57 by Statewatch
Independent civil liberties group Statewatch publishes here its regular update on the State in each European country as well as the emerging EU State itself. read full story / add a comment
limerick / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Tuesday October 07, 2003 15:14 by Joe Sheehan
Takes place in The Globe (Ground Floor Bar) Cecil Street, Limerick. starts 8 pm. read full story / add a comment
sligo / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Tuesday October 07, 2003 15:06 by Dannie McQ   text 18 comments (last - thursday october 09, 2003 18:01)
Yesterday I went to the Burger King on O'Connell Street and got a take away meal. I left the joint to meet with my mates in McDonalds. After a few minutes the manager came up to me and took my meal off me saying "next time you eat in here make sure it's McDonalds". He then dumped it in the bin. It wasn't even half ate and it really annoyed me cause he actually threw away my donought which was in a plain brown bag on the middle of the table. read full story / add a comment
antrim / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday October 07, 2003 14:56 by Davy Carlin   text 1 comment (last - tuesday october 07, 2003 14:59)
Second meeting of the Anti racist Network. read full story / add a comment
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax / event notice Tuesday October 07, 2003 14:20 by pat c (posted at request of DCAB)
Lobby SIPTU at Liberty Hall, Thursday 9 October, 11.30am - 1pm.

The Donnycarney residents against the Bin charges want SIPTU to hear directly from us why we oppose the charges. As the main union representing the bin workers we are asking SIPTU to support us in our struggle. We believe the dispute could be over immediately if the unions instructed their members to stick to union policy and lift all bins. We understand SIPTU policy is one of opposition to service charges.

We Invite people from communities across the City and County to join us in our lobby.

Join us and let the trade union leaders know that we expect them to follow their own union policy and to listen to the voices of working people in the communities. Coolock residents against the charges are supporting the lobby.

All are welcome to attend.

Donnycarney Community Against the Bin Charges. read full story / add a comment
galway / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday October 07, 2003 14:07 by Sylvia Pankhurst
The film is of a speech given by Lorenzo Komboa Ervin during one of his speaking tours in Europe in '97 (part of the campaign to free Mumia Abu Jamal)it's happening in the Arts Millenuim building on Thursday 7pm October 9th (this Thursday) in one of the lecture theatres along the balcony (first floor). read full story / add a comment
cork / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Tuesday October 07, 2003 13:38 by Mike M.   text 42 comments (last - thursday february 09, 2006 21:02)
As activists in Cork will know, Brian Wallace/David Noone and his motley and tiny assortment of holocaust deniers have been postering the city with their "holocaust did not happen" posters. It goes without saying that these posters (and that associated racist stickers) have not lasted long on the lampposts.

There are now new posters, in German - I think they say "Wahrheit der Deutschland" or something of the sort and advertise a few websites. My German is limited but 'Wahrheit' means 'Truth' or 'Lowdown' and one of the websites (the only one I checked) is that of David Irving.

So tear them down! read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday October 07, 2003 12:47 by John McGuirk
This Wednesday evening Trinity College’s Historical Society will host a debate on the legalisation of so-called Gay Marriage, featuring leading figures from both sides of the ongoing public debate on the issue. read full story / add a comment
donegal / arts and media / event notice Tuesday October 07, 2003 12:11 by Ruairi   text 2 comments (last - friday october 17, 2003 13:59)
CONTACT DETAILS

theionad@eircom.net

Myles Sweeney
+ 353 (0)74 9522198 read full story / add a comment
galway / environment / event notice Tuesday October 07, 2003 11:57 by Niall OB   text 6 comments (last - thursday october 30, 2003 16:15)
The monthly meeting of the Galway Greens takes place in the Westwood House Hotel @ 8pm on Monday November 3rd.
All are welcome. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / press release Tuesday October 07, 2003 11:14 by Saoirse   text 33 comments (last - monday october 13, 2003 19:28)
Irish Republican Socialist Party
http://www.irsm.org/irsm.html

Statement on behalf of the Free Dessie O'Hare Campaign, delivered at
the Seamus Costello Commemeration read full story / add a comment
dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax / news report Tuesday October 07, 2003 11:13 by annoyed   text 32 comments (last - thursday october 09, 2003 18:39)
There are reports this morning of various incidences of Illegal dumping on green areas around dublin by those actively engaged in the anti bin tax campaign. (or the SWP's anti service charge campaign) read full story / add a comment
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