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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 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.
The post British TV Comedy Has Lost its Class appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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.
The post Thank Lockdowns for the Worst Budget in History appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Taxpayers Are Charged for the BBC Whether They Like it or Not Sat Nov 22, 2025 11:00 | Charlotte Gill
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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national / politics / elections / event notice Thursday July 12, 2007 13:44 by labour youth
Tom Johnson Summer School
Venue: Menlo Park Hotel, Galway
from Friday, July 13th - Sunday, July 15th
organised by Labour Youth
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galway / arts and media / event notice Thursday July 12, 2007 11:51 by Over The Edge
Friday Lunchtime Readings in Galway City Museum

Friday July 20th at 1pm.
with Poet and Performer Tamsin Kendrick from London read full story / add a comment
galway / arts and media / event notice Thursday July 12, 2007 11:41 by Over The Edge
Tamsin Kendrick returns to Galway
at the invitation of North Beach Poetry Nights

ON WEDNESDAY 18th July at 9pm

Also: Last Open-Mic before the Slam returns in August!

BK's Winebar, Spanish Parade, Galway

Admission: 5 Euro read full story / add a comment
A previous protest at the Old Head of Kinsale
cork / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Thursday July 12, 2007 09:52 by Old Head   text 3 comments (last - thursday april 16, 2015 00:01)   image 1 image
2007 marks the tenth anniversary of the blocking off of public access from one of Ireland's most breathtaking scenic headlands - the Old Head of Kinsale. On August 26th next a tenth anniversary "People's Picnic" will be held to mark this shameful milestone and continue the struggle. read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections / other press Thursday July 12, 2007 00:32 by John Mc Anulty
Andrew Johnson

Prior to the recent Dail election, the one constant prediction had been of very large gains for Sinn Fein. In the event, the party made a modest gain in its vote share, from 6.5% to 6.9%, a credible gain in absolute votes from 120,000 to 140,000, but failed to win any new seats and suffered the high-profile loss of Sean Crowe in Dublin South-West. read full story / add a comment
2 US Hercules C 130 and OMNI troop carrier at Shannon 11 July 07
international / crime and justice / news report Wednesday July 11, 2007 23:18 by Edward Horgan   text 31 comments (last - wednesday july 18, 2007 14:44)   image 1 image
A heavy garda escort was provided for four African asylum seekers who were being escorted through Shannon airport, loaded on to a Garda 'paddy wagon' and put on a plane back to God knows where, at about 4.30 PM on Wed 11 July 07. Meanwhile, three US warplanes sat on the secured central area of the airfield, with an Irish army protection escort.
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ARAN & ADI Mobile Billboard Tours North & South of Ireland Exposing Circus Suffering
national / animal rights / event notice Wednesday July 11, 2007 21:18 by John Carmody   text 30 comments (last - friday september 14, 2007 15:54)   image 1 image
October 4th – 10th 2007 is world animal week. Here in Ireland, Animal Rights Action Network (ARAN) will organize a nationwide week of action to support our joint ‘Stop Circus Suffering in Ireland’ campaign with our colleagues at Animal Defenders International (www.ad-international.org). Across the country there will be local campaigners gathering petitions, writing letters, contacting the media and staging peaceful protests outside of circuses that use animals. Never before has our campaign being so successful at highlighting the terrible conditions and the suffering animals endure in traveling circuses, people are refusing to support this cruelty, they are choosing different forms of ‘entertainment’, our message is simple – Ban Animal Act Circuses in Ireland. read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment / news report Wednesday July 11, 2007 20:04 by arpiai   text 19 comments (last - thursday july 12, 2007 20:51)   image 1 image
This is breaking - I just received this info via text message from a Shell to Sea activist: Erris fishermen sentenced to 3 months for 'assault' read full story / add a comment
IMC Womyn
international / arts and media / event notice Wednesday July 11, 2007 19:16 by IMC Womyn   text 1 comment (last - tuesday july 17, 2007 20:20)   image 5 images
imc-women@lists.indymedia.org

The eclectic tech carnival is a gathering of women interested in technology. Its held once
a year, each time in a venue where there has been an interest in hosting one.
The first was in Pula , Croatia in 2002, followed by Athens (2003), Belgrade (2004)
Graz (2005) and Timisoara (2006). The vent grew out of Genderchangers Hardware and
FLOSS courses. read full story / add a comment
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limerick / environment / other press Wednesday July 11, 2007 18:38 by Limerick Socialist Youth   image 3 images   2 attached files
According to a recent report by the Environmental Protection Agency Limerick will be flooded within 50 years (if not sooner) due to rising sea levels resulting from climate change.

In response to this Socialist Youth have been out on the streets of Limerick recently, demanding immediate action to stop climate change. read full story / add a comment
cork / arts and media / event notice Wednesday July 11, 2007 15:33 by siobhan   text 1 comment (last - thursday july 12, 2007 10:06)
get down to this field in cork- cheap booze, bitchin kitchin eateries and music from 11 bands over the two days for €20.

Saturday= Sausage fest (the lads) 5 bands play
Saturday night- sleep in yer tent or WHOEVERS..
Sunday = Lady Picnic in the field + 6 bands play

Details of bands and phone number for more info on link below read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday July 11, 2007 14:48 by infoLASC
Club Sandino returns to White Horse Inn, Burg Quay, on the 21st of July, to celebrate the 28th Aniversary of Sandinista Revolution.
There will be World music by Dj Don R and Live Nicaraguan music by Jayro Gonzalez.

Entrance is a mere €10 (€5 concessions), doors open at 9pm and we have an extension til 2am.

Don't miss it! read full story / add a comment
dublin / rights, freedoms and repression / event notice Wednesday July 11, 2007 13:27 by Paul Lynch
Sinn Féin are urging everyone to join with the Dun Laoghaire community
in a
March and Rally to 'Save and Upgrade St. Michael's Hospital'.

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international / worker & community struggles and protests / other press Wednesday July 11, 2007 03:41 by arpiai   text 18 comments (last - thursday july 19, 2007 11:49)   image 3 images
Leading Iranian trade unionist Mansour Osanloo kidnapped. read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous / other press Tuesday July 10, 2007 23:35 by Brian Wardlow
Video Discussion about Irish Republican issues censored, ignored, or misrepresented by the mainstrem media. read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media / opinion/analysis Tuesday July 10, 2007 21:11 by ipsiphi   text 3 comments (last - friday july 13, 2007 17:46)
In the last while attention on this site has been brought yet again to the suicide crises & adjacent mental health issues amongst our young. We've read much & been directed to yet other sites and resources who like most of us want to do our bit to tackle the problem. There seems to be growing concensus that the nasty hard approach just isn't working. Yet we've still got some work to do in appraising what that means & how it ought influence contemporary anarchist & friends activism, conversation, chit-chat & attitude. It goes without saying the judicial, penal & educational policies and frameworks of both the Irish state & Irish society have a role to play. But lest we get diverted into learning a list of "warning signs" & "indicators" of those dealing with the various psychological or emotional challenges which may lead to suicide I thought to bring it back to primary school. S-p-e-l-l-i-n-g. read full story / add a comment
Troy Anthony Davis
international / crime and justice / news report Tuesday July 10, 2007 20:52 by A Gardner   text 6 comments (last - monday august 06, 2007 13:11)   image 1 image
Despite support from Amnesty International and other human rights groups, Anthony Troy Davis,38 is due to be executed within the week by the state of Georgia for the murder in 1991 of Officer Mark Allen McPhail. read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Tuesday July 10, 2007 15:30 by io   text 8 comments (last - sunday november 04, 2007 14:38)
We don't know at what stage the branch davidian group of fundamentalist christians of mount Carmel in Waco, Texas crossed the line of extremism. Most people don't remember what the suspected crime was which brought the US federal agencies complete with tanks and psychological weaponry to lay seige to the compound & demand its leader David Koresh to surrender. Was the illegal fully automatic weapons which neighbours professed to hear or the rumours that Koresh had taken unto him as wives all the females (some barely adolescent) in the compound to mother his children? Few will tell you that the Oklahoma bombing of a Federal social security office by Timothy Veigh & others as revenge for the Waco massacre was first atttributed to Islamic fundamentalists. We now know the FBI regretted the crises as soon as the charred remains of the children were brought out of the rubble. Musharraf's attack on the Lal Masjid or Red Mosque of Islamabad is comparable. read full story / add a comment
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national / rights, freedoms and repression / feature Tuesday July 10, 2007 02:23 by w.   text 28 comments (last - sunday august 05, 2007 01:09)   image 2 images
A recent independent report oby a delegation of international human rights and environmental activists has slammed the actions of the Gardai in Mayo for suppressing peaceful protest and creating civil unrest.

The report, issued by the Global Community Monitor (GCM), was compiled from evidence gathered at a public hearing as well as through interviews, emails and video footage. It does not, however, take a position in relation to the construction of Shell’s pipeline. read full story / add a comment
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