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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 German Police Raid a Libertarian?s Home for the Crime of Calling Civil Servants ?Parasites? Sat Nov 15, 2025 13:00 | Eugyppius
German police have raided a libertarian's home for the crime of calling civil servants "parasites" before advising him to "think carefully about what you post in future, because you are now under observation".
The post German Police Raid a Libertarian’s Home for the Crime of Calling Civil Servants “Parasites” appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Trump Will Sue BBC for Up to ?5 Billion Despite Apology Sat Nov 15, 2025 11:00 | Will Jones
Donald Trump?has said he will sue the?BBC?for up to $5 billion over its "defamatory" editing of his January 6th speech despite the apology the corporation issued on Thursday.
The post Trump Will Sue BBC for Up to ?5 Billion Despite Apology appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Train Companies Are All Aboard the Trans Activism Bandwagon Sat Nov 15, 2025 09:00 | Practically Perfect
Rainbow trains, pronoun badges ? and employees sacked for raising even the mildest question. England's train companies have climbed aboard the trans bandwagon, says one dismayed employee writing for the Daily Sceptic.
The post Train Companies Are All Aboard the Trans Activism Bandwagon appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Good Riddance to Police and Crime Commissioners Sat Nov 15, 2025 07:00 | Paul Birch
Time is up for the most pointless layer of officialdom of modern times. In a rare moment of good sense, the Labour Government is abolishing Police and Crime Commissioners. It's not a moment too soon, says Paul Birch.
The post Good Riddance to Police and Crime Commissioners appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link News Round-Up Sat Nov 15, 2025 01:08 | Toby Young
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.

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dublin / miscellaneous / event notice Monday November 06, 2006 16:16 by Commandante   text 2 comments (last - monday november 13, 2006 10:28)
Shell to Sea Picket - SHELL Garage, Kylemore Road, Ballyfermot read full story / add a comment
national / miscellaneous / opinion/analysis Monday November 06, 2006 14:55 by jim travers   text 6 comments (last - monday october 26, 2015 13:57)
Since 1997 I have endeavoured to highlight the need to establish an environmenal end of life vehicle disposal network that would comply with an EU Directive on End of Life Vehicles and help clean up the environment for all of our people to enjoy. My plan was to make Ireland the pride of Europe and a leader in the proper environment recycling and disposal of motor vehicles. Despite knocking on many doors, I experienced an old Irish problem of notyet,not yet, not yet. read full story / add a comment
national / consumer issues / press release Monday November 06, 2006 14:42 by Santa
Buy Nothing Day is coming up. It takes place on the 25th of November 2006.

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cork / anti-capitalism / press release Monday November 06, 2006 14:33 by Elinor   text 1 comment (last - tuesday november 07, 2006 00:23)
Cork Shell To Sea Seems to have entered a particularly creative phase of the campaign ! This may be one reason for our falling down on regular updates, so apologies. read full story / add a comment
kerry / environment / opinion/analysis Monday November 06, 2006 14:02 by Hanshiro   text 3 comments (last - thursday november 09, 2006 15:56)
The Skelligs Rocks, 8 miles off the coast of Co. Kerry, constitute one of only two UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Ireland. However, the Office of Public Works (OPW) is currently engaged in reconstruction work there. On the South Peak of Skellig Michael, an altar, dating probably to the ninth century, has been destroyed by unsupervised workmen. In addition, there has been extensive rebuilding carried out on the main complex, which has led to considerable damage to the original structures. The work has proceeded without an Environmental Impact Assessment; while the Department of the Environment and OPW have argued that, because the Skelligs are a national monument (thus covered by the National Monuments Act 2004) and because the current work is part of an ongoing programme of conservation dating back to the 1980’s, neither an EIA nor planning permission is necessary. read full story / add a comment
national / environment / press release Monday November 06, 2006 13:56 by Friends of the Earth   text 1 comment (last - wednesday november 08, 2006 04:53)
As UN talks on tackling climate change get underway today in Nairobi, Kenya, Friends of the Earth is calling for leglislation to ensure Ireland does its fair share to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The environmental pressure group wants the Oireachtas to pass a Climate Security Act mandating 3% year-on-year cuts in emissions and establishing an independent body to monitor progress. read full story / add a comment
mayo / environment / other press Monday November 06, 2006 11:48 by supp   text 9 comments (last - friday november 10, 2006 21:07)
Fresh talks may take place between Shell Ireland and local residents in north Co Mayo in an effort to resolve the long-running dispute over the Corrib gas terminal site.

The Shell to Sea campaign, which represents residents opposed to the pipeline, is due to outline a new initiative aimed at breaking the ongoing deadlock.

Details have not been disclosed, but reports this morning say the proposal could allow for fresh dialogue between Shell, the Government and the local community. read full story / add a comment
national / politics / elections / press release Monday November 06, 2006 11:48 by Labour_Youth
Following Labour Youth's annual conference the following press release has been issued. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Monday November 06, 2006 01:54 by John Meehan
The story is at this link :

http://www.scottishsocialistparty.org/pages/rosiejail.html

Rosie Kane was jailed for participating in an Anti Trident Direct Action outside the Scottish Parliament -

pictures here :

http://www.scottishsocialistparty.org/inpictures/triden...x.htm read full story / add a comment
national / arts and media / opinion/analysis Monday November 06, 2006 00:05 by David Alvey   text 14 comments (last - friday july 31, 2009 19:44)
The recent Bertie Ahern controversy showed that the Irish Times believes it has a right to depose Taoisigh it disapproves of. They already have the scalps of Haughey and Reynolds and now they want Bertie's. The paper holds such a powerful position in Irish public life that its faults cannot be openly discussed. A debate between Minister for Communications, Noel Dempsey, and Ryle Dwyer of the Irish Examiner illustrates the problem. Dempsey failed to mention that the paper broke the law. Neither did he dare to challenge the paper about its over the top anti-Fianna Fail bias. And nobody dares to mention the connection between the paper and the British Foreign Office initiated by Major Thomas McDowell in 1969. So confident are the media professionals who defend the paper, that they simply toss off rhetorical put downs, as in Ryle Dwyers's reply to the Minister. It is past time that the bastion of Irish investigative journalism should itself be investigated. read full story / add a comment
dublin / environment / event notice Sunday November 05, 2006 23:03 by turoe   text 1 comment (last - wednesday november 08, 2006 05:16)
An important event is taking place on Wednesday and Thursday (8th to 9th November) in the Burlington Hotel, Dublin. Ireland’s Atlantic “Petroleum Province” is being discussed. Confused? This “Province” consists of all the Irish Atlantic oil and gas fields that have been explored so far.
At present, the Irish Government is handing out licences to Shell, Exxon-Mobil, Statoil, and others as fast as they can. The Irish Government and the global oil and gas industry are working in close partnership, and have been for many years. Shell and Statoil, the energy multinationals involved in the Corrib project, will be represented, as will the Minister for Marine and Natural Resources, who is to give the opening address.
Follow the links below for further details. It is important that this event is advertized widely, and actively picketed, to express the outrage of the public against this collaboration of elected representatives in the giveaway of Ireland’s natural resources. read full story / add a comment
international / crime and justice / other press Sunday November 05, 2006 19:56 by C Murray   text 1 comment (last - monday november 06, 2006 11:23)
NYC and NarcoNews are reporting twenty thousand People converging for a March
organised by the APPO in Oaxaca:
"During the night helicopters brought military troops into the city, according to
'La Doctura', impecabbly calm and intelligent as ever on Radio Universidad"

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/story/2006/11/5/124043/519 read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression / other press Sunday November 05, 2006 15:52 by sophia
for Shell to Sea campaigners in particular:
A 2005 documentary film , Total Denial, by Milena Kaneva examines the effects of oil companies on local people in Burma.

Burmese refugee Ka Hsaw's courage in filing a lawsuit against one of the biggest global corporations on the planet has inspired people fighting for human rights in other countries, such as Indonesia and Nigeria, to do the same. Has this been shown here? If not it should be. read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism / other press Sunday November 05, 2006 12:21 by sophia   text 4 comments (last - wednesday november 08, 2006 19:28)
For the fourth consecutive day, Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) continue their land incursion on the town of Beit Hanoun in the north of the Gaza Strip. This attack comes as part of an IOF operation codenamed "Autumn Clouds." The number of victims has increased to 34 killed, including 21 civilians that include 7 children, 2 women, and 2 paramedics. The injured are 150, most of them unarmed civilians, including approximately 40 women, 40 children, 1 paramedic, and 1 journalist.
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights [PCHR]Calls upon the international community to immediately intervene to stop these crimes. read full story / add a comment
galway / anti-war / imperialism / other press Sunday November 05, 2006 00:43 by TJ
In his latest article for the New Statesman, John Pilger describes how read full story / add a comment
galway / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Saturday November 04, 2006 20:03 by auntiewar
George Galloway, anti-war British MP, is to speak in Galway Town Hall Theatre on Sunday 5 November at an afternoon public meeting organised by the Galway Alliance Against War.

Ibrahim El Moussaoui, A senior representative of Lebanon Hezbollah, an organisation deemed by
both Washington and London to be a terrorist group, will speak also

Ibrahim El Moussaoui is head of political programming at Hezbolla alligned television station Al Manar and is a very senior figure inside the Hezbollah political organisation. read full story / add a comment
dublin / racism & migration related issues / event notice Saturday November 04, 2006 19:44 by Residents Against Racism   text 1 comment (last - monday november 20, 2006 17:45)
At 8 pm on Friday 17 November,
in the Teachers' Club (Club na Múinteoirí), 36 Parnell Square, Dublin,
Residents Against Racism will be holding a table quiz to raise much-needed funds. read full story / add a comment
antrim / miscellaneous / event notice Saturday November 04, 2006 13:19 by JM
Public Meeting
St Andrews Agreement - Do we really want Paisley as First Minister?
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dublin / anti-war / imperialism / event notice Saturday November 04, 2006 11:58 by Coilín ÓhAiseadha
Deirdre Clancy speaks at the Dublin Shambhala Centre at 8 pm on Tuesday 7 November.

Dublin Shambhala Centre
19 Herbert Street, Dublin 2. read full story / add a comment
international / arts and media / other press Saturday November 04, 2006 08:12 by Kingfisher
Conservative (far right) ‘governments’ – presentation marionettes of Corporate and Financial interests – have unanimously implemented “new sweeping” (slogan) anti-terrorist and sedition laws to constrain or otherwise stifle dissent and other opposing ‘views’. Conservatives can always be relied upon to implement the most lacklustre ‘solutions’. In characteristic mode they have all resorted to Legislation in a futile attempt to silence dissenting and protesting ‘voices’. Legislation has always been the refuge of all scoundrel governments and inept politicians; nevertheless, the popular media remains unaffected by the new laws and continues to demonise, misrepresent, distort and omit details in order to present a ‘tailored reality’ to the public. Circumventing the ‘new sweeping laws’ is child’s play for any journo, analyst, artist or professional media manufacturer/fabulator/fabricator – WHY? read full story / add a comment
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