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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
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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
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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.

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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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Lisbon Treaty rejected – respect the will of the people

category international | eu | press release author Friday June 13, 2008 13:18author by Campaign Against EU Constitution - www.sayno.ieauthor phone 085 7131903, 01 8727912, 086 1787925 Report this post to the editors


The Irish people have spoken. Contrary to the predictions of social and political turmoil, we believe that hundreds of millions of people across Europe will welcome the rejection of the Lisbon Treaty. The proposals to further reduce democracy, to militarise the EU and to let private business take over public services have been rejected. Lisbon is dead. Along with the EU Constitution from which it came, it should now be buried.

Press Statement, June 13, 2008 – immediate release

Press conference at 17.00, Buswells Hotel, Molesworth St, Dublin 2

Campaign Against EU Constitution – www.sayno.ie

Lisbon Treaty rejected – respect the will of the people

The Irish people have spoken. Contrary to the predictions of social and political turmoil, we believe that hundreds of millions of people across Europe will welcome the rejection of the Lisbon Treaty. The proposals to further reduce democracy, to militarise the EU and to let private business take over public services have been rejected. Lisbon is dead. Along with the EU Constitution from which it came, it should now be buried.

We call on the Irish government and those who supported this Treaty to respect the will of the Irish people and abandon this failed Treaty: there must be no re-run, like they did with Nice.

We call on the European Commission, the European Parliament, and the governments of the Member States of the EU to respect the will of the Irish people: there must be no more threats or attempts to bully the people.

This vote shows the gulf that exists between the politicians and the elites of Europe, and the opinions of the people. As in France and the Netherlands, the political leaders and the establishment have done everything they could to push this through – and they have failed.

We call for a change of direction. We call for a halt to European militarisation and reductions in arms spending – with the money going to socially useful projects.

We call for a halt to the privatisation of all public services, and the exclusion of public services from the dictats of the market.

We call for an end to the central role given to the markets and the banks in deciding how society should be run: we want serious measures to stop the race to the bottom and protect workers rights, to deal with unemployment and poverty, to end inequality and oppression, and to reverse global warming.

We call for a change in European relations with developing countries, giving priority to the needs of the peoples of the 'global south'; and for the real prioritising of human rights – not support for repressive regimes because they do favours for European states or businesses.

We call for the peoples of Europe to now take a leading role in deciding our common future. This is no longer an issue for Ireland alone. The future of Europe is for the people of Europe to decide. We will not tolerate a situation where, over time, focus is returned to the question of how Ireland might be made to 'vote right'. Where Lisbon represented a denial of democracy for the overwhelming majority of the population of the EU area, we now call on the people of Europe to reclaim their democratic right to decide their own future.

For a social, demilitarised and democratic Europe !

Ends.

For information and comment: 085 7131903, 01 8727912, 086 1787925

author by French NO-nistpublication date Fri Jun 13, 2008 13:59author address author phone Report this post to the editors

("bisous" is "kisses" for family word in french)

To night, I will make me drunked with my favorite beer (Guinness), with love in heart for my European brothers. :-) [no need Treaty !] For my brothers in World they want to be free from economic well thinking dictature.

I have stopped drinking alccol, theses last monthes, but her taste is coming like taste of victory against economic mafia.

No to OMC, no to Monsanto. No to one power in top of world ! No to lobbies decisions that make us going back fare in time ! At least, in Middle Ages !

They told they have no b plan ("plan b" ). It is maybe a good occasion to think and make an alternative.
To begin by the beginning. Make an Commun Philosophy UE.

Tell what points of human values we want to be respected.
Because, there is a big conflict between Human Rights and Economics ones.

What one side wins, the other losts it. (Ce que l'un gagne, l'autre le perd - vases communicants)

(Evolution on ireland.com, is wonderful. 42% Yes / 58% No.

Nananèreeu ! :-) :-) :-)

See you later... :-)

To the Greek beer drinker
Sto Ellinas paidi : kai ligo ellenisa eimai ! :-)
apo pou eisai ;

author by Mediawatcherpublication date Fri Jun 13, 2008 14:43author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Not a good idea to hold your press conference at 5.00 - more or less the time when the final official result is due to be announced, and the entire media will be in the RDS count centre. Bring the time forward, or put it back. Not a very media-savvy campaign you have there, is it?

author by Hartmut Pilchpublication date Sat Jun 14, 2008 22:44author email phm at a2e dot deauthor address author phone Report this post to the editors

Your campaign seems to confirm the prejudices about the No vote that the political elite is spreading.

The Lisbon treaty should not be used as a kind of surrogate for all real or imaginary evils of the world.

Focus on what's really wrong with the treaty text, or you'll do the common cause a disfavour.

Related Link: http://eupat.ffii.org/08/06
 
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