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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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dublin / environment / event notice Wednesday November 21, 2007 21:55 by Blazes Boylan
Conference organized by Merrion Capital at the Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin 2, on 1st December. read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment / news report Wednesday November 21, 2007 20:55 by K. Ryan   text 2 comments (last - thursday november 22, 2007 15:05)   image 1 image
This week saw the beginning of a plan to remove the trees in front of St. Marys Hospital Phoenix Park. read full story / add a comment
Plans could make such street scenes a thing of the past?
dublin / anti-capitalism / feature Wednesday November 21, 2007 16:50 by G.McKnight   text 12 comments (last - tuesday december 04, 2007 16:51)   image 4 images
Dublin's much loved Moore St. market, one of the most organically diverse, culturally & historically layered streets remaining in Dublin city centre is under serious threat of extinction from a €500 million multi-story commercial development. Plans are soon due to be fully unveiled to the public. read full story / add a comment
Sligo women will not let their unit be downgraded.
national / consumer issues / opinion/analysis Wednesday November 21, 2007 13:04 by C Murray   text 22 comments (last - tuesday may 27, 2008 20:45)   image 1 image
A protest of Sligo and Letrim women converged on the Dail this early afternoon, with
Balloons, a pipe-band and attendant politicians (from all parties except PD's).
The Junior Minister for Health (FF) came out and addressed the crowd, some of who
were tired and upset. After a battery of 'political suits' someone had the bright idea to
put the women on the platform and the stories came out. They have said that they will
no longer travel to access treatment which they have worked and paid for.
They said they do not require a two tier health system and that indeed they have
a centre of excellence already. They spoke of leaving home and family with query
breast cancer and having to access bus, train or taxi to be there for their kids.
Largely they said 'enough'. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Wednesday November 21, 2007 11:30 by Terence   text 9 comments (last - tuesday december 04, 2007 09:52)   image 1 image
In an article published today titled: Coup D'Etat Rumblings in Venezuela , it has been revealed that one of the world's most feared, well funded and deadly terrorists groups, the CIA and their sponsors in the White House and Wall Street, are planing yet another assassination attempt on Chavez. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Wednesday November 21, 2007 11:03 by gra   text 2 comments (last - monday december 03, 2007 12:44)
There is a meeting being held for anybody interested in working against this development, both publicising the proposals and hopefully submitting a planning objection. Lots of ideas and people needed read full story / add a comment
Friday 23rd November 2007
international / environment / event notice Wednesday November 21, 2007 01:41 by JM   text 2 comments (last - saturday november 24, 2007 19:01)   image 2 images
Broadhaven Bay Hotel, Belmullet
Friday 23rd November 2007
starting at 9.30pm - admission €10 read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Wednesday November 21, 2007 00:36 by Kieran O'Sullivan
The Raytheon 9 have gone on trial for a non-violent occupation of the Raytheon office
on 9th August 2006. This occupation was carried out in the context of the Israeli attack
on Lebanon there is evidenced that Raytheon Guided Bomb Units were used in this attack
on Lebanon.
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national / environment / event notice Tuesday November 20, 2007 23:49 by PaddyK2   text 3 comments (last - wednesday november 21, 2007 12:02)
'OIL: THE BEGINNING OF THE END' read full story / add a comment
national / worker & community struggles and protests / press release Tuesday November 20, 2007 21:20 by Richard Walsh
RSF has expressed its support for striking Classroom Assistants in the Six Counties. read full story / add a comment
dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Tuesday November 20, 2007 19:56 by Shell to Sea
Shell to Sea will be holding a lunchtime protest at 1:00 at the Dail. read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections / other press Tuesday November 20, 2007 17:33 by Michael Nugent   text 4 comments (last - friday november 23, 2007 21:57)   image 1 image
This video highlights just fifty of the many Fianna Fail scandals that have hit the headlines since Bertie Ahern became Party Leader in December 1994. This sheer volume of continuous scandals - some serious, some more trivial - has now become almost helpful to Fianna Fail, because we have now become so desensitised to scandals that we just accept them as the normal state of affairs. read full story / add a comment
kerry / environment / event notice Tuesday November 20, 2007 15:46 by Coo Coo Kerry
Talk by Graham Strouts and Davie Philip

Short Films –
‘ The History Of Peak Oil’
'The Village – Building Sustainable Community’

Brandon Hotel Wednesday 21st November
At: 7.30 p.m – 10 p.m.. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / event notice Tuesday November 20, 2007 15:22 by w.
DCU STUDENT UNITE will be showing the film "Don't Let Shell Kill Again" about the murder of Ken Saro Wiwa by the Nigerian government at the behest of the Shell Corporation, who are now engaged in the theft of natural resources in Mayo and endangerment and harassment of the local community.

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international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Tuesday November 20, 2007 14:27 by Jim Miles
An interesting review:of Treacherous Alliance – the secret dealings of Israel, Iran and the United States By Trita Parsi. Yale University Press, New Haven. 2007 by Jim Miles.

As the prospects of a limited ‘strike’ or a full out attack on Iran become more and more familiar in the media, and as the end date for the Bush-Cheney regime in the United States draws ever nearer to its close, a better understanding of the tripartite relationship between Iran, Israel, and the U.S. requires a strong presentation of the underlying so far verbal conflict between the three governments. Trita Parsi succeeds in this goal in Treacherous Alliance, in which he discusses the relationship between the three. read full story / add a comment
Cllr Keith Martin addresses the Labour Party Conference
national / miscellaneous / press release Tuesday November 20, 2007 13:49 by Cllr Keith Martin   image 1 image
Westport Labour condemns underspend in the BMW Region by FF/PD/Greens read full story / add a comment
Cllr Keith Martin of the Westport Branch
national / environment / press release Tuesday November 20, 2007 13:42 by Cllr Keith Martin   text 9 comments (last - thursday november 22, 2007 12:02)   image 1 image
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Tuesday November 20, 2007 12:31 by David L
Discussion evening: Trip to Palestine

Thursday 22nd November 7 pm
Connolly Bookshop, Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2

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Dennis O Driscoll
national / arts and media / other press Tuesday November 20, 2007 11:44 by C Murray   text 1 comment (last - thursday november 22, 2007 23:08)   image 1 image
" Yet we have an understanding with the weather:
Whenever squalls end and sun returns with
Friendly fire, we would forgive it anything"

(From 'Skywriting' )

'Reality Check' was launched on the Fourth of September 2007 in the Royal College of Surgeons
and it was nice to see the luminaries and the establishment having to queue and snake through
the room to get their copy signed (!)

The book is in two sections, the first 17 short poems and series ;and the second is a beautiful
long poem called 'Skywriting' which is all about light and the sun threading his way over
our Irish map.

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international / arts and media / event notice Tuesday November 20, 2007 11:17 by undercurrents   image 1 image

Many films including Naomi Klein who explodes the myth that the global free market triumphed democratically. Exposing the thinking, the money trail and the puppet strings behind the world-changing crises and wars of the last four decades.
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