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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 Education Secretary Launches Fresh Attack on Private Schools Sun Sep 21, 2025 17:13 | Richard Eldred
In a fresh raid that could force more closures and squeeze parents' wallets, Bridget Phillipson is hitting private schools again, this time tripling Ofsted inspection fees.
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offsite link Keir Starmer Confirms Britain Will Ignore US and Israeli Anger and Recognise a Palestinian State Sun Sep 21, 2025 15:00 | Richard Eldred
Keir Starmer has sparked fury by pledging to recognise a Palestinian state even though critics say it rewards Hamas, angers Israel and the US and won't help hostages or feed Gaza's starving.
The post Keir Starmer Confirms Britain Will Ignore US and Israeli Anger and Recognise a Palestinian State appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link North Sea ?Has Three Times More Oil and Gas? Than Government Claims Sun Sep 21, 2025 13:00 | Richard Eldred
Britain's North Sea could have 14 billion barrels of oil and gas ? three times what the Government reckons ? but sky-high taxes and drilling bans are leaving it in the ground while jobs and cash go begging.
The post North Sea ?Has Three Times More Oil and Gas? Than Government Claims appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Met Office Staff Given Record Bonuses Despite String of Forecast Failures Sun Sep 21, 2025 11:00 | Richard Eldred
The Met Office might struggle to predict the weather, but it seems staff can always count on a downpour of cash: they walked away with record bonus payments of ?8.1 million last year and ?31.5 million over five years.
The post Met Office Staff Given Record Bonuses Despite String of Forecast Failures appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link National Trust Sacks Volunteer Gardeners for Not Being Inclusive Enough Sun Sep 21, 2025 09:00 | Sallust
Thirteen volunteers say they have been forced out by the National Trust, which told them their "attitude and values" did not align with the charity's "respectful and inclusive culture".
The post National Trust Sacks Volunteer Gardeners for Not Being Inclusive Enough appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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

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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

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limerick / rights, freedoms and repression / opinion/analysis Thursday September 20, 2007 13:23 by Adrian Nally   text 5 comments (last - sunday october 07, 2007 12:50)
Open letter to Minister John Gormley TD. The letter outlines how Limerick County Council's motor tax office have forced me off the road and are now failing to take responsibility for my plight. It is a complaint to the Minister, in the hopes that he may help to resolve the situation. I have not had an acknowledgement from the Minister's department yet in relation to my email. I have circulated my letter to a number of newspapers and it remains to be seen if they publish its contents. read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests / news report Thursday September 20, 2007 10:57 by robert hamm   text 1 comment (last - thursday september 27, 2007 16:49)
Staff in the Thuringian town Nordhausen hold occupied their factory 'Bike-Systems' for two months now in an attempt to prevent the factory being closed down. Met with remarkable solidarity from their wider community the workers now decided to kick-start production of bicycles in self-management. To be able to do so however they need a guaranteed number of 1800 orders in advance for their 'city-bike'. These orders need to be in by 2nd of October.
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dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Wednesday September 19, 2007 20:50 by Dublin Shell to Sea   text 2 comments (last - sunday september 23, 2007 14:46)
Shell to Sea is holding a public meeting on Tuesday, 25th September at 7:30 pm in the Teachers Club, Parnell Square West.

Speaker
John Monaghan, Rossport Resident and Shell to Sea national spokesperson

All supportive individuals, organisations and political parties are strongly encouraged to attend.
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dublin / housing / other press Wednesday September 19, 2007 19:39 by biggles   text 1 comment (last - wednesday september 19, 2007 21:09)
Anyone going down to RTE news today will see how they've put a little "interactive" twist on the news that a flight from Lisbon almost crashed in Santry. A thumbnail picture accompanies the story http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0919/air.html of the hotel which is reported as being a 16 storey building at Santry Cross at night with the caption "you be the judge". Then you get to see another picture of the building during the day. Cool. You be the judge. Relax now.

You are presently at the controls of a DC 9-83 passenger jet with 4 other crew members and 112 passengers slowing down on your cruise speed of (504 mph, 811 km/h) beginning a standard descent of no more than 2% declination. Feel good? Confident? Skittish? Not worrying about the 72,600 kg weight you could wallop? Now do those lights which look like an airstrip on the big hotel just in front of hte airstrip confuse you?? read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / other press Wednesday September 19, 2007 17:40 by Miriam Cotton   text 24 comments (last - wednesday september 26, 2007 14:19)
The Youtube video link below shows a student being arrested and tazered for asking John Kerry, among other things, why he conceded the presidential election when he allegedly would have known it was rigged. The student was doing nothing other than asking questions which Kerry did not want to answer. He was not violent in any way, nevertheless he was bundled off by security men in front of a large audience not one of whom responded to his cries for help - despite having been clapped by a number of them just moments earlier. He was handcuffed and then tazered while completely defenceless. The only apparent attempt to help him on the video is the sound of a lone woman screaming at the police to stop what they were doing. read full story / add a comment
national / rights, freedoms and repression / press release Wednesday September 19, 2007 11:02 by Martin O'Sullivan   text 1 comment (last - wednesday september 19, 2007 11:32)
Siemens were ordered by the Labour Court to pay €12,000, to a Vision impaired person who they discriminated against,
when he sought employment as an IT Support Specialist. read full story / add a comment
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Wednesday September 19, 2007 10:03 by William James Walker Connolly
Dublin City Libraries in association with SIPTU are holding 5 lunchtime talks in Dublin City Hall, Dame St, Dublin. The talks take place on Tuesday 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 Oct from1.10pm to 1.45pm. Admission is free and all are welcome. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / event notice Wednesday September 19, 2007 06:29 by Sean Ramsey   text 1 comment (last - saturday september 22, 2007 07:09)
The remarkable Irishman, Frank Muldowney, will complete his walk for peace across Australia at 1pm, 29th September, at the Lighthouse in Byron Bay. (Australian Time)

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international / miscellaneous / news report Wednesday September 19, 2007 02:03 by Destroysystemdestroy
An international call out for solidarity with our anarchist comrades
Gabriel and Jose who are currently imprisoned in Germany read full story / add a comment
international / sci-tech / other press Tuesday September 18, 2007 21:53 by gerbil afterburner   text 4 comments (last - thursday march 13, 2008 09:34)
An object thought to be a meteorite landed Saturday last at 16º24'12"S, 69º2'59"W just on the Peruvian border with Bolivia. It left a crater 6 meters (19 feet) deep and 30 meters (98 feet) wide. Since then both locals and police who were sent to investigate claims of a mystery sickness have been hospitalised. All indications are of radiation poisoning. & the appropriate authorities of scientists have taken samples and closed the area. Very rational & "move along there - nothing to see" stuff, most people will agree. But the global media heard of it. & now the Peruvian health ministry has made a statement on the general lines that the Andean state is not being invaded by cosmic inter-plantery bugs or viruses. So I thought I'd let you know. read full story / add a comment
cork / environment / event notice Tuesday September 18, 2007 20:24 by Nora- CEF
Get on your bike for CEF's Rebel Pedal this Saturday Sept. 22nd to mark European Mobility Week. Cyclists will be meeting at 11.30am, Emmet Place (at Opera House) for the 40-minute cycle, followed by a street festival at Emmet Place from 1pm. All welcome! read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Tuesday September 18, 2007 19:01 by Fu manchu
Yesterday a student of general "leftiness" tried to squeeze a ranting bit of information & polemic into a question being put to US senator John Kerry during a student debate in Florida University. Nothing he said was particularly revolutionary despite his obvious passion. He affirmed the belief that Greg Pallast is a good bloke, Kerry had really won the 2004 election, GW Bush gets blowjobs, 911 is upsetting and then just as the good senator had asked him to get to the point and ask the question, the young man uttered the word "impeachment" & then got carried to the back of the room and tasered by the university security guards.the website of Taser international offers a t-shirt with the slogan "so...... you weren't doing anything - let's go to the video!". That's exactly where we going dear readers. read full story / add a comment
international / environment / other press Tuesday September 18, 2007 18:58 by IT. Story   text 3 comments (last - wednesday september 19, 2007 08:46)
A shortlist of three possible pipeline routes will be on display in Belmullet tomorrow. read full story / add a comment
cork / environment / opinion/analysis Tuesday September 18, 2007 11:39 by John Baker   text 5 comments (last - friday september 28, 2007 14:33)
This conference was organised by the Irish branch of the Association for the Study of Peak Oil to bring together people from government and the industry as well as some of those working to alleviate the problems. Unfortunately for a variety of reasons Cork Shell to Sea has so far been unable to gain entry but stimulated by the ideas presented on the ASPO website and our own experinces we put this leaflet together that we think raises points that anyone working in this area would do well to consider. This is the text, we plan to distribute this leaflet outside the conference later today and to write a further article in the next day or two. read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Tuesday September 18, 2007 10:45 by Patricia McKenna   text 1 comment (last - tuesday september 18, 2007 12:04)
Global Human Right Torch Relay

Time: 1:00-5:00PM
Date: Wednesday 17th October 2007
Starting Venue: Top of Grafton St, where the speeches and singing performances will be held;
Ending Venue: Chinese Embassy, 40 Ailesbury Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
Running route: After the speeches and performances, some athletes and volunteers will carry the Torch and run to the Chinese Embassy, where the whole event will end about 5:00PM

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dublin / animal rights / event notice Tuesday September 18, 2007 09:34 by Laura Broxson   text 5 comments (last - sunday september 23, 2007 13:57)
ANTI-FUR DEMONSTRATIONS SAT. 22nd read full story / add a comment
national / environment / other press Tuesday September 18, 2007 03:11 by Spirit of Roestown
Activists rush the destruction site and stop work occupying,over 10 machines. read full story / add a comment
cork / environment / event notice Monday September 17, 2007 17:22 by Peakoil
Sixth International ASPO Conference
17th & 18th September 2007
Cork City Hall
The Sixth International ASPO Conference will be held in Cork in Ireland on 17th and 18th September. The Conference will address not only the evidence for an imminent peak in world oil supply, as imposed by natural depletion, but consider the implications in social, political and economic terms. read full story / add a comment
cork / environment / event notice Monday September 17, 2007 17:15 by Peakoil
Sixth International ASPO Conference
17th & 18th September 2007
Cork City Hall
The Sixth International ASPO Conference will be held in Cork in Ireland on 17th and 18th September. The Conference will address not only the evidence for an imminent peak in world oil supply, as imposed by natural depletion, but consider the implications in social, political and economic terms. read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / event notice Sunday September 16, 2007 19:41 by John
Just Books Collective will be hosting a benefit night on the 29th September in Kelly Cellers Bar in Belfast city centre from 9pm till late, featuring a punk, reggae, ska DJ
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