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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
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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 British TV Comedy Has Lost its Class Sat Nov 22, 2025 17:00 | Finlay McLaren
The BBC's Director of Comedy wants to "save the sitcom". But the sitcom is only endangered because most of them stopped being funny. As To the Manor Born reminds us, British comedy has lost its class, says Finlay McLaren.
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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.
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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.

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Hillsborough heroes...

category national | miscellaneous | news report author Tuesday April 08, 2003 00:47author by Jimmy Report this post to the editors

Three mile sterile zone my arse.

Anti-war protesters block road within 100 yards of Butcher Bush!

They came two by two, mixing with the locals till they were within 100 yards of Bush and Blair. One observant cop realised something was wrong, but it was too late. As the terrorists shook hands on the steps of Hillsborough Castle, off came the protesters disguises (ordinary clothes) to reveal the white anti-war costumes. A lie down protest across the road, within 100 yards of Bush and Blair! OK - so they were carried off by cops within a couple of minutes but the mission had been a success. And, surprisingly, the small crowd of locals seemed, on the whole, to back the protesters. (There was one idiot waving an Ulster flag and cheering for Bush - like he would know what the f**k it was.) The success spooked the cops - within minutes the riot squad were on the street and the army had sealed off the road with steel barricades.

Fifteen dedicated peaceful protesters versus 200 cops, 100 soldiers, steel barricades, army mechanical diggers, riot squads, police dogs, helicopters, and spotter planes.

It's amazing how dangerous a few peaceful protestors seem to be in the eyes of the establishment!!!

RIGHT TO PROTEST 1 MILITARY STATE 0

author by shane - derrypublication date Tue Apr 08, 2003 01:35author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Great stuff. Got more news coverage than the mainstram march hijacked by the ICTU and other reformist elements which got fuck all coverage outside indymedia

well done

author by gargoylepublication date Tue Apr 08, 2003 02:32author address author phone Report this post to the editors

I'm sure that the UK and US will pull decide to end the war and go home now that these valiant heroes have sacraficed their evenings! :)

author by Patricia Gardinerpublication date Tue Apr 08, 2003 04:01author email typoty at astound dot netauthor address author phone Report this post to the editors

My hats off to you ..Many thanks
to my brothers and sisters of peace
in Ireland

Related Link: http://www.democraticunderground.com
author by Margaretpublication date Tue Apr 08, 2003 04:22author address author phone Report this post to the editors


Hello fellow protesters! I survived the port massacre this morning at the Oakland docks (okay, I got there after the shooting stopped). But we all heard about your actions throughout the day as we continued marching in the streets and I want you to know we love you. We thank you for doing what we can't (since Bush can't show his face in California). Good tactics, good coverage, and the best of all possible targets...congratulations!

author by Texan (from Texas)publication date Tue Apr 08, 2003 07:33author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Greeting from Texas to Irland Heros. I appoligize for voting for bush. Keep the good work. Goodness always end up beeting evil.

May god bless Y'ALL

Texasn

author by Seanpublication date Tue Apr 08, 2003 09:46author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Yous got some coverage on the Spanish Tele Cinco(5) this morning.

author by Joe Sheehanpublication date Tue Apr 08, 2003 10:00author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Just want to say thanks to all who have "welcomed" the bush junior and tony. I was not able to be there but you are all doing such good work please know we are all supporting you!

author by margretpublication date Tue Apr 08, 2003 10:34author email goinghome2001 at hotmail dot comauthor address author phone Report this post to the editors

The whole world is watching! Ireland's too good for the likes of Blair and Bush - tell em to swim home, if they can remember where that is. Whose country does Bush live in, how many massacres did his people carry out. Shame to take their evil to Ireland. Shame to commit genocide in Iraq.

author by ipsiphipublication date Tue Apr 08, 2003 10:56author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Bush slept his first night outside of the USA since the declaration of War as a guest of Elizabeth the second of England and Wales in one of her impregnable fortresses.
By the usual standards of British hospitality that was a "calculated snub".
think about it.
Hillsborough is not Terceira USAF Azores base now is it?
What is "She" saying?
did "She" invite him, or did "He" invite himself?

author by One of the Pittsburgh 122publication date Tue Apr 08, 2003 15:09author address author phone Report this post to the editors

We exiles could never get within 100 yards of the Jolly Rancher. I'm so jealous.
Thanks again.

author by Jan, from Pittsburgh, PApublication date Tue Apr 08, 2003 22:29author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Congrats to the brave people who stood up against Bush and Blair! I am happy and proud!! PEACE!

author by Ciaran Stuartpublication date Fri Apr 11, 2003 01:29author email ciaran_stuart at hotmail dot comauthor address author phone Report this post to the editors

Congrats on Direct Action in Belfast. As someone who moved to England from Belfast a few years ago to study, and has since got involved with D.A. as part of the anti-war movement, I'm really glad you pulled this off in Belfast.

I never really got involved in protesting at home. I used to get pissed off with the fucking Sinn Fein youth trying to hijack every peaceful demo. I'm happy to see that the anti-war movement in the north of Ireland is now able to shake off those associations on this.

author by Leone Smithpublication date Tue Jul 22, 2003 16:39author email golden at goddess dot zzn dot comauthor address author phone Report this post to the editors

i would really like to make a documentary of the antiwar protests in hillsborough and belfast, and possibly distribute it through undercurrents. if you have footage, or even photos and sound recording, please get in touch

Related Link: http://www.undercurrents.org
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