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" Trump’s advice is based on some of the associations seen in the literature (e.g. the review of 46 studies). But much of the strongest evidence (e.g. large population + sibling‑controlled studies) do not support the claim of a causal link. Experts generally view Trump’s statements as overblown...

I don't deny that an oligarch like Musk might ensure that his AI offering was giving out MAGA memes and thinking. He is almost uniquely ego-centric and determined to spend any amount of money on achieving his aims. However, this is absolutely no different to the way owners of newspapers and...

What you and Chat Gpt are describing here is a problem with PEOPLE, not a problem with AI. It is not the AI that is planning to bias its output. It MIGHT BE the people who are training it in how to respond, if there is a problem in reality, rather than in your VERY hypothetical scenario -which...

In a list of catastrophes which might end human civilisation or even the species, how would you rate these in severity and likelihood: Large asteroid or comet striking the Earth and bringing about a species ending global disaster Global nuclear war Super Intelligent Artificial Intelligence...

This lady is mad. Articulate, intelligent, and driven, but deranged. I thought the police realised this and calmed her down and had a civil discussion. She might have bipolar disorder and she certainly seems manic. One of the aspects of that illness is delusional enthusiasm like this lady is...

Do you think if I contacted him he might do training courses, so I can learn to do that?

No - Never! :) He likes winding people up. I've fallen for it many times and thought he was serious when the joke was on me.

Yeah - lets go to facebook to get the true statistical issue sorted out, rather than the government data. You were joking - of course. You're a sane, sensible man. Of course you were joking.

My price was for one caliper. :)

The same kind of hype has been wrongly attached to electric cars too. If you ask around, many people seem to think that battery fires in electric only cars are common. They are extremely rare. Of the 18,545 vehicle fires that occurred in the UK in 2024, only 232 were battery cars. Of course the...

Well that is a different category of risk than what I thought we were talking about, but in those cases, I would not be happy. I thought we were talking about sensible chaps being refused access and a nurse being refused permission to store her bike. On the other hand, one of the anecdotes...

My pet hate is when they show something you want at a brilliant price, but when you click on it you get a message saying they can't post it to your location. I wonder why they will sell me that caliper for £16.70 but for you it is £29?

I suspect they may be making sure their goods are not able to be seized by customs or trading standards when they come into the country. The law and interpretation of it by law enforcement makes it clear that easy ways to defeat the speed limitation such as speed dongles and switches, or hidden...

Did you check the price of the different colours? You probably did but when I first load the page it shows the price of a disk which was a bit over a fiver, but the first caliper is a fancy purple one and that is shown as about £29, but if you click the black one it is £16.80 or something like...

I wondered when I was checking whether the actuating arm could be loosened and put back on in a slightly different orientation. I have done that many times over the years with motorbike brake arms on drum brake systems to get a better mechanical action on part worn, rear brake shoes. You want...

On the rear brake the gap is about 3mm - not less. As you describe the boot is compressed. It is possible that this is restricting movement of the arm. The front brake has much more arm clearance - easily 5mm. I had actually noticed a slight tailing off in stopping power of the rear brake. This...

No. I will have a look after lunch and report back. Thanks.

I have no doubt that these stories of panicked property owners are true, but they are a reaction to the hysteria in the media. They are not a rational reaction to serious risk. Outside of outright battery abuse, the risk of charging a battery, is no greater than any other domestic activity...

The pads cost pennies. If they can't be adjusted any more, chuck e'm and replace. The zoomtec brakes are a cheap replacement for much worse performing cable mechanical calipers. Not Rolls Royce. Not priced as Rolls Royce. Mine have done 1150 miles since i fitted them and they are still...

That is an even worse disaster (if you are recommending it as a strategy). People on lower wage jobs and even middle of the road jobs can not afford to pay their rents and they can't borrow enough to get a mortgage which will pay for a house. How much worse do you want it to get for the mass...