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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
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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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Jeremy Corbyn's new hard Left party has been plunged into chaos as his co-founder Zarah Sultana claimed she had been "frozen out" from the "sexist boys' club" and Corbyn threatened her with legal action.
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Sadiq Khan?s officials suppressed taxpayer-funded research that showed low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) do not reduce car use after the London Mayor spent five years baselessly claiming LTNs are good for the planet.
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offsite link Europe?s Days of Carbon Colonialism are Numbered Fri Sep 19, 2025 09:00 | Tilak Doshi
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Garda Shoot to Kill

category national | crime and justice | opinion/analysis author Friday May 27, 2005 14:59author by james Report this post to the editors

McDowell gives the signal and the ERU do the job

Garda killings are sanctioned and encouraged by the state.

Thursday's killings in Lusk if they occured in the north before the ceasefires and if the RUC or the Bristish army had been involved would have brought immediate public questioning by many prominent political figures and many media commentators. The silence here is deafening.

There have been a spate of serious armed robberies over recent times and a spate of gangland style killings. The state felt things were getting out of hand so they reacted in the same way they have done before.

McDowell gave the signal earlier with his "Operation Anvil" launch. Frankly as I discussed this with a friend we both felt that it meant the ERU would kill someone. It is evident from the reports(slanted as they are, Paul McWilliams the garda spokeperson oops journalist stated that an exchange of gunfire had occured) that one unfired gun and a sledge hammer were recovered. Two dead in a hail of bullets.

The ERU strikes again not for the first or unfortunately the last time. The Gardai on the ropes over corruption charges and accusations of brutality on the Reclaim the Streets march have been given a signal by the politcal leadership of the country that all is well and get on with the job.

The bottom line is this the gardai are vital for the control of society and the protection of capital and the state. If they cross the line every now and then that's okay once they know who's boss. Anyone who has illusions in their willingness to batter protestors, frame up undesirables and even kill for the state should cop themselves on.

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Re:     Santy Claus    Fri May 27, 2005 15:38 
   Hurray for the ERU     jeff    Fri May 27, 2005 15:45 
   Wtrong wrong wrong wrong wrong     Al    Fri May 27, 2005 15:58 
   Santa     Al    Fri May 27, 2005 16:20 
   Live by the sword, die by the sword.     Johnny Rotten    Fri May 27, 2005 16:29 
   camus?     Al    Fri May 27, 2005 16:32 
   Al, Camus is...     Jeff    Fri May 27, 2005 17:05 
   Mr Larkins says     Reader    Fri May 27, 2005 18:12 
   Well, Mr.Larkin     jeff    Fri May 27, 2005 18:21 
 10   Eh jeff muppet     Reader    Fri May 27, 2005 18:23 
 11   Applaud the Gardai     Dozzey    Fri May 27, 2005 18:28 
 12   Could be caught in the crossfire     Gerry    Fri May 27, 2005 18:32 
 13   who     Con carroll    Fri May 27, 2005 18:56 
 14   Con Carroll's posting     Sense    Fri May 27, 2005 19:32 
 15   Briefly acquainted with the truth     Billy Jack    Fri May 27, 2005 23:37 
 16   muhumad weeps!     jesus    Fri May 27, 2005 23:52 
 17   What?     Al    Sat May 28, 2005 20:41 
 18   Media got it wrong again     Pete    Sat May 28, 2005 23:24 
 19   "Shoot to Kill" - Lusk Post Office     Martha    Sun May 29, 2005 00:21 
 20   Police State     Isolde    Sun May 29, 2005 00:40 
 21   The Gardai could have, and should have maimed and not killed the would-be robbers.     rooster    Sun May 29, 2005 01:09 
 22   Garda Murders????     Wedgy    Sun May 29, 2005 03:51 
 23   papers     Al    Sun May 29, 2005 16:50 
 24   Eye Witness Info     Lusk Man    Sun May 29, 2005 20:54 
 25   Weird     Darko    Sun May 29, 2005 21:17 
 26   Anyone know if post-mortems are to be done?     eeekkk    Sun May 29, 2005 22:02 
 27   let us investigate     donegal danny    Mon May 30, 2005 00:03 
 28   Dont know     Al    Mon May 30, 2005 00:26 
 29   Dr Cassidy     Phil Boylan    Mon May 30, 2005 01:04 
 30   Nice.     Al    Mon May 30, 2005 01:12 
 31   Amen to that     mr. pedantic    Mon May 30, 2005 12:28 
 32   While we are at it     Al    Mon May 30, 2005 18:11 
 33   Con Carroll is correct and the liberals are olut of touch with reality     aunty neo liberal    Tue May 31, 2005 01:38 
 34   Compassion??     bewildered    Tue May 31, 2005 11:41 
 35   Nice mix     Paddy Whacker    Wed Jun 01, 2005 10:07 
 36   Predictable result: an arms race     R. Isible    Wed Jun 01, 2005 10:30 
 37   Who shall guard the guardians?     Vinny fan    Wed Jun 01, 2005 11:27 
 38   Quid custodiet ipsos custodes?     ipsiphi .:.    Wed Jun 01, 2005 13:35 
 39   Shoot to Miss     Barra Ó Gríobhtha    Thu Jun 02, 2005 04:48 
 40   re: Barra Ó Gríobhtha "shoot to miss"     how shallt thou kill?    Thu Jun 02, 2005 14:19 
 41   Well, well     Shocked    Thu Jun 02, 2005 17:22 
 42   It seems very badly handled by the ERU     Barry    Thu Jun 02, 2005 23:56 
 43   Interesting compare & contrast English Shoot to Kill incident with "an Irishman" "scotsman"     mc cavity    Fri Jun 03, 2005 10:24 
 44   it is worth considering contrasting & comparing (slight suffix to previous comment = READ IT PLEASE)     mc cavity    Fri Jun 03, 2005 10:38 
 45   A few points     Al    Sat Jun 04, 2005 19:23 
 46   Thats my point exactly Al     Barry    Sat Jun 04, 2005 21:07 
 47   No Barry you are wrong     Al    Sat Jun 04, 2005 23:22 
 48   real world     Barra Ó Gríobhtha    Sun Jun 05, 2005 05:49 
 49   Good post but not appreciated     Al    Sun Jun 05, 2005 22:10 
 50   Al     Nicolo    Sun Jun 05, 2005 23:13 
 51   Thanks     Al    Mon Jun 06, 2005 13:46 
 52   Europe?     HappyHippy    Tue Jun 07, 2005 01:29 
 53   Point proved I think.     Al    Tue Jun 07, 2005 19:39 
 54   re: Al's comment no. 49     homemaker    Tue Jun 07, 2005 20:14 
 55   Actually my family finances do justify my politics     billpayer    Tue Jun 07, 2005 21:20 
 56   Well yes actually     Al    Wed Jun 08, 2005 12:45 
 57   aint that sweet.     io    Wed Jun 08, 2005 21:23 
 58   Are they or Aren't they?     =    Wed Jun 08, 2005 21:27 
 59   They got one thing right     Old Bill    Thu Jun 09, 2005 04:11 
 60   Yes and no     Al    Thu Jun 09, 2005 18:22 
 61   careful on the plane Al     Barry    Thu Jun 09, 2005 18:40 
 62   apples don't fall too far eh?     -    Thu Jun 09, 2005 22:07 
 63   Emergency Response Unit     John O'Connell    Sat May 06, 2006 04:07 


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