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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 When it Comes to Reparations, the Church of England Doesn?t Care About Evidence or Ethics Mon Sep 22, 2025 11:00 | Nigel Biggar
The Church of England has shown that it doesn't care about evidence or ethics, says Prof Nigel Biggar. Why else, when presented with proof its ?100 million reparations giveaway is groundless, would it press on regardless?
The post When it Comes to Reparations, the Church of England Doesn?t Care About Evidence or Ethics appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Sensational New Measurements of Uncorrupted Air Temperatures Destroy UK Met Office Constant Claims o... Mon Sep 22, 2025 09:00 | Chris Morrison
New data shows the Met Office's 'record' heat spikes are junk, weaponised by Net Zero activists to scare the public witless and push the no-hydrocarbons fantasy, says the Daily Sceptic's Environment Editor.
The post Sensational New Measurements of Uncorrupted Air Temperatures Destroy UK Met Office Constant Claims of ?Records? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Making Tax Digital ? a Disaster in the Making or a Brilliant Innovation? Mon Sep 22, 2025 07:00 | Guy de la B?doy?re
Making Tax Digital is set to hit sole traders and landlords from 2026, promising more admin, costs and chaos than clarity, and Guy de la B?doy?re is already throwing in the towel rather than get swamped.
The post Making Tax Digital ? a Disaster in the Making or a Brilliant Innovation? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link News Round-Up Mon Sep 22, 2025 00:43 | Richard Eldred
A summary of the most interesting stories in the past 24 hours that challenge the prevailing orthodoxy about the ?climate emergency?, public health ?crises? and the supposed moral defects of Western civilisation.
The post News Round-Up appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link The BBC?s ?1 Billion Pension Bailout Sun Sep 21, 2025 19:47 | Richard Eldred
The BBC has poured over ?1 billion into its gold-plated pension scheme, gobbling up nearly ?850 million of licence fee money ? and it looks like the bill could keep climbing.
The post The BBC?s ?1 Billion Pension Bailout appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

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Voltaire, international edition

offsite link Will intergovernmental institutions withstand the end of the "American Empire"?,... Sat Apr 05, 2025 07:15 | en

offsite link Voltaire, International Newsletter N?127 Sat Apr 05, 2025 06:38 | en

offsite link Disintegration of Western democracy begins in France Sat Apr 05, 2025 06:00 | en

offsite link Voltaire, International Newsletter N?126 Fri Mar 28, 2025 11:39 | en

offsite link The International Conference on Combating Anti-Semitism by Amichai Chikli and Na... Fri Mar 28, 2025 11:31 | en

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dublin / bin tax / household tax / water tax / news report Sunday December 07, 2003 21:17 by Emmett Farrell   text 17 comments (last - monday february 28, 2005 23:39)
The conference of anti-bin tax campaigns was the first opportunity since the charge was introduced in these council areas for the campaigns to meet and discuss strategy and tactics. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Sunday December 07, 2003 20:35 by Dominic Carroll   text 24 comments (last - tuesday december 09, 2003 22:12)
The attempt to blockade Shannon Airport could be considered a qualified success. Credit is due to those who attended and those who worked to build the demo over a period of months. As with any anti-war event, there are identifiable pluses and minuses. read full story / add a comment
galway / anti-capitalism / event notice Sunday December 07, 2003 13:58 by John   text 1 comment (last - wednesday december 10, 2003 10:54)
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the death of this significant writer in the Irish language.

Probably because his depiction in Albert Power's Eyre Square statue, O Conaire has a folksy image nowadays, but he was a substantial character in his time

O Conaire was a trade unionist, a member of IRB and of IRA, and a founder of Galway Labour Party. He also wrote in defence of the Russian revolution, but evidently became disenchanted withe the Soviet state, for he described himself in later years as an anarchist and as a Trotskyist.

Friday's event will be held in the Conradh na Gaeilge building in Dominick Street, starting at 8. Contributors include actor, Diarmaid de Faoite: poet Rita Ann Higgins (O Conaire's successor as laureate of the dispossessed); and historians Aindrias O Cathasaigh and John Cunningham.

(Admission free; all welcome (Even if you don't know Irish, you'll understand half of the proceedings) read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-war / imperialism / press release Sunday December 07, 2003 12:44 by IRSP
POLICE STATE TACTICS AGAINST LEGITIMATE PROTEST

The Irish Republican Socialist Party would seriously question the heavy handedness of Garda officers against hundreds of anti-war protesters at Shannon as it is without doubt nothing more than Police State tactics against legitimate protest. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / opinion/analysis Sunday December 07, 2003 12:10 by Al S
Welcome to Working Class Resistance (WCR!). The appearance of this publication marks the coming together of the Anarcho-Syndicalist Federation, Anarchist Federation, Anarchist Prisoner Support and a number of individuals to create a more effective and better resourced class struggle anarchist organisation across Ireland. Together we have created a new organisation, Organise!, with local groups and individual members across Ireland. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-war / imperialism / news report Sunday December 07, 2003 07:26 by (reposted) Gordon Deegan (IT)   text 1 comment (last - sunday december 07, 2003 13:09)
reprinted ere fer dem wat's too pooir or dignafoid to boiy de rag:
tanx 2 Gordon. read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues / news report Saturday December 06, 2003 13:24 by Maynooth obsever   text 50 comments (last - saturday march 13, 2004 17:46)
Something I came about in Maynooth:

They're the only active political party on campus, so they should have a role in any referendum read full story / add a comment
antrim / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Saturday December 06, 2003 12:28 by Belfast   text 1 comment (last - wednesday september 15, 2004 12:25)
This Blanket issue has Eamon Sweeny on the peace process, A Mc Intrye on campaigning for E. McCann in the elections, Davy Carlin's address to the Progressive Unionist Party Conference, Dr Peter Doran on Global Justice and much more. read full story / add a comment
national / anti-capitalism / news report Saturday December 06, 2003 11:57 by Al S   text 11 comments (last - sunday december 07, 2003 23:21)
Please find below, the first article from Working Class Resistance -a new anarchist publication from Organise! -a new anarchist organisation ( a merger of Anarchist Federation Ireland, Anarcho-Syndicalist Federation and Anarchist Prisoner Support) read full story / add a comment
international / eu / news report Saturday December 06, 2003 03:59 by seedot   text 2 comments (last - saturday december 06, 2003 14:54)
Some news from the campaign - someday soon we will have to vote on something.

They'll call it the Constitution - the Book of the people.

Read a news report and then a link read full story / add a comment
international / eu / news report Friday December 05, 2003 20:58 by Fergus   text 1 comment (last - monday january 05, 2004 21:11)
From cutting rent allowance in Ireland to the demolishing of Dutch cultural freezones.
Where is Europe being pushed during the Irish and Dutch Eu Presidencies in 2004 ? read full story / add a comment
antrim / miscellaneous / news report Friday December 05, 2003 18:56 by xAnonx   text 7 comments (last - monday december 08, 2003 17:00)
First news report here on job losses at Belfast's Global Email Company:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/3295287.stm

Just in time for Christmas too. It looks like the work will be out-sourced to India, although that is just "speculation" at this stage. read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / news report Friday December 05, 2003 16:47 by Oisín Kelly   text 22 comments (last - monday january 12, 2004 19:31)
Today the UCDSU has learned that the Earlsfort Terrace Library opening hours will be extended to 10pm in the new year. read full story / add a comment
dublin / eu / event notice Friday December 05, 2003 15:43 by John Meehan   text 1 comment (last - monday august 29, 2005 01:32)
The new EU Constitution undermines democratic control of decision making; it advances liberalisation and trade in education health and cultural /audio-visual services. read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media / news report Friday December 05, 2003 15:05 by Vinnie
As you may have noticed by now a small amount of our topics and regions now have their own page banners read full story / add a comment
international / eu / opinion/analysis Friday December 05, 2003 14:36 by DAPSE
This Briefing paper was given out today at a press conference called by DAPSE**. The complete text of the briefing follows some quotations from participants in the press conference.

For those interested in these GATS related issues - there is a half-day seminar on the subject of the EU Constitution and its implications for democratic control of core public services taking place at The Teachers Club, Parnell Square from 11am Tomorrow - Saturday 6th. Dr Stummann (Assistant Secretary General of the Assembly of the European Regions will be the main speaker. read full story / add a comment
galway / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Friday December 05, 2003 13:55 by jamie
limerick / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Friday December 05, 2003 13:09 by Joe Sheehan   text 1 comment (last - friday december 05, 2003 17:41)
Tonight, Friday 5th December, at 8pm there will be a vigil for Fintan Lane at Limerick Prison.

Come along bring banners candles yourself and good voice, let him hear that we are there supporting him.

A nice warm up for tomorrow in Shannon read full story / add a comment
international / politics / elections / news report Friday December 05, 2003 12:59 by SP   text 30 comments (last - wednesday december 10, 2003 11:28)
Last night the Socialist Party, the English section of the Committee for a Workers International (CWI) won a seat on Lewisham Council in London. read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues / news report Friday December 05, 2003 12:20 by Ellen McCann
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