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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
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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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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

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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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TESCO'S support of Greyhound racing's abuse of dogs.

category national | animal rights | press release author Monday January 31, 2011 19:44author by Bernie Wright - Greyhound Action Irelandauthor email bigbrownrat at gmail dot comauthor address GAI c/o po box 4734. d1.author phone 0872651720 Report this post to the editors

Irish greyhound racing and animal cruelty.NO to tesco clubcard deal supporting animal abuses.

SAY NO TO TESCO GREYHOUND RACING PROMOTION

Greyhound Action Ireland appeal to Tesco Clubcard Deals to remove their Irish Greyhound Racing deal from their brochure. Apparently 10 euro in clubcard vouchers will get you 40euro to spend at the Greyhound track. They say ‘experience the pace, the thrills and excitement that is a night at the dogs’.

We say racing causes the deaths and injuries of thousands of dogs annually. Dogs regularly found with mutilations, some drugged, burned, drowned , shot or just dumped in Ireland. This is well documented in the press. Over 25,000 Greyhound pups are born in Ireland annually. These are just the ones who are registered, others are killed at birth or as saplings due to no prospects at the track. See www.greyhound.org.uk for videos and more information in our IRELAND section.

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PLEASE ASK Tesco to stop supporting Greyhound abuse and cruelty.

• Call Clubcard free on 00800 00 59 16 88
• EMAILS to customer.services@tesco.ie ,seamus.banim@tesco.ie, lorraine.shiels@tesco.ie,
• Write to Tesco Clubcard at Tesco Ireland Ltd,PO Box 7198, Freepost 2664,Dublin 2or Tesco Ireland ,Gresham House,Marine Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, Ireland

please note that TESCO’s Key people Tony Keohane, (Chief Executive Officer)and Willian McCann (Chairman

If you are a journalist... FROM THE TESCO WEBSITE:

For journalist media enquiries only, please contact the Tesco Press office Monday to Friday between 8 am and 7 pm on
01 215 2661
Media Contacts:
Communications Manager: Seamus Banim, 00 353 1 2152938, email: seamus.banim@tesco.ie
Communications Executive: Lorraine Shiels, 00 353 1 215 2100, email: lorraine.shiels@tesco.ie
Tesco Ireland Corporate Affairs, 00 353 1 215 2661
or Email: Email Clubcard

Related Link: http://www.greyhoundaction.org.uk

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author by Sceptic - None Whatsoeverpublication date Tue Feb 01, 2011 01:40author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Just read your story and i am appauled at the very thought of Tesco being so closely involved in
what has to be viewed as blatent cruelty to greyhounds ..Its a National Disgrace , end of .

author by Petra .publication date Tue Feb 01, 2011 16:51author address author phone Report this post to the editors

I have sent in an e-mail to Tesco Ireland ( customer service ) in relation to your story , i have
also received a reply , same oul ' we'll get back to you ' , please keep sending e-mails to Tesco.

author by Nicpublication date Tue Feb 08, 2011 14:33author address author phone Report this post to the editors

After sending my concerns via email I received the following response.

Thank you for contacting us. I am very sorry that you are unhappy with
our decision to include greyhound racing in our Clubcard Deals scheme.

Clubcard Deals is our way of thanking customers for shopping at Tesco.
We reward Clubcard holders with a variety of deals, from money-saving
vouchers and airmiles, to magazine subscriptions and days out. Greyhound
racing is a popular activity in Ireland and this particular deal is just
one of a wide range of options that customers can choose from, so that
they can pick the one which is right for them.

I sincerely apologise for any distress that this may have caused you.
Please let me assure you we have passed on your concerns to the Irish
Greyhound Board.

Kind regards

Samantha Kaylan
Customer Relations Manager
Tesco Freetime Limited

It seems that Tesco are not going to consider removing the offer anytime soon.

author by pedantpublication date Tue Feb 08, 2011 15:08author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Hi I got exactly the same but surely if enough complaints go in they might take it seriously .

author by Leepublication date Wed Feb 09, 2011 20:07author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Looking at other forums, many have had the exact same response so Tesco clearly have had enough complaints to warrant a standard email response. Let's keep them rolling in, have faith, we can make a difference!!

author by K. Stovoldpublication date Fri Feb 25, 2011 12:10author email stovoldtravel at gmail dot comauthor address author phone Report this post to the editors

I have just sent an email to Tesco. I also noticed that Cork Groupon (www.citydeal.ie) has an advertisement up for a discount on tickets and food at Curaheen Park. I linked this page plus several others on their Facebook fan page and told them why I would no longer be following their site, nor would I allow their advertisements to appear on the websites I administer.

I think starting a petition on a site like Change.org could be very useful for getting the attention of both Tesco and Citideal.ie (perhaps 2 separate petitions). As a relatively recent resident of Ireland, however, I think someone with more knowledge of the politics and business scene would be better equipped to set this up. It looks fairly simple, I just don't know to whom the complaints would most effectively be addressed.

Will you take a look and set one up? I will happily sign and get my friends and family to do likewise.

http://www.change.org/start-a-petition

Thank you.

Cordially,
K. Stovold

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