Less really is more! LOL

Oh, just wait. AI will all be tweaked to sell you shit.

It’s only a matter of time before product placement in AI generated photos and videos becomes a thing, too.

“Stop the windmills”, he said.

Every single place that mandated helmets (or heavily promoted) saw absolutely no reduction in death/injury.

There are too many variables to go over every country (i.e. mandated only for kids and teens). And even when they are mandated, compliance may still be low (B.C, Canada has helmet laws for all ages, yet compliance is <70%).

That said, every study I’ve seen, including meta-data analysis, shows benefit.

For instance THIS very recent study:

“The empirical evidence based on the real-world hospital and police data as well as biomechanical studies confirms that wearing a helmet while cycling is beneficial, regardless of age and crash severity, in collisions with others or not. The relative benefit is higher in high-risk situations and when cycling on shared roads. The findings from the meta-analyses studies that have been reviewed in this paper are remarkably consistent.”

The classic example is Australia – it had almost no helmet usage prior to passing a nationwide law. The law was strictly enforced with extremely high fines, and yet there was no real change comparing before/after the law.

Wait, what? This Australia?

Quoting Professor Jake Olivier of UNSW’s School of Mathematics and Statistics and Deputy Director of the Transport and Road Safety (TARS) Research Centre:

"There was an immediate 46 per cent reduction in the rate of cycling fatalities per 100,000 population following the introduction of bicycle helmet legislation in Australia,” he says.

“This decline has been maintained since 1990 and we estimate 1332 fewer cycling fatalities associated with the introduction of bicycle helmet legislation to date.”

And you also have to consider that non-injuries (i.e. walking away from a fall because of your helmet) won’t be reported, so the benefit may very well be significantly higher.

All I can say is that I’d rather be wearing a helmet than not, in the event that my head hits any object, at any speed. It’s such a “set and forget” piece of gear, and I know people who have walked away from crashes (not involving cars, just crashes due to poor surfaces) yet their helmets basically crumbled upon impact. Way better than the alternative.

But you do you. I don’t want to force anyone to do something they don’t automatically see as a benefit on the bike.

As one study put it, "Unhelmeted injured cyclists were frequent commuter cyclists who generally do not regard cycling as safe yet choose not to wear helmets for reasons largely related to convenience and comfort. " 🤷‍♂️

Goddamn. 😮

OK, a quick double-check (all I have time for), suggests these Ill effects come in mega doses (unreasonably high doses, like the equivalent of dozens of pounds of sugar), and/or in rodents.

At the same time, I see studies claiming that stevia has quite a few health benefits, ranging from preventing tooth decay to reducing tumors.

And the fermented variety in the OP should be even safer/better.

The driver and a passenger fled on foot, and despite an “intensive search” by additional officers and the police canine unit could not be located, OPP said.

This pisses me off.

So, what’s the deal with the mismatched safety limits between the carcinogen Aspartame and stevia? If not because of money, surely, it’s not from a lack of science (evidence).

The push for helmets in Netherlands is mainly from the “Safe” Traffic Association (the road lobby).

It’s actual doctors who are advocating for it.

I remember looking into this, and not only are bike crashes unreported in the Netherlands, but head injuries are surprisingly high, too.

I know we like to use the Netherlands as the gold standard for safe cycling infrastructure, but the fact remains that people do get into crashes (on their own) with the safest cycling infrastructure in the world. We are, after all, on moving objects.

Helmets save lives and can prevent head injuries. There’s no real debate here.

I don’t think anyone would rather their head hit concrete or metal, at any speed, without a helmet on.

But, yes, there’s definitely been a greater need for helmets with the introduction of ebikes, especially for older riders. That’s a demographic that has clearly suffered a disproportionate rate of injuries.

Super old video. MIPS helmets and other advanced helmets allow the helmet to shift a little, sending more of the force away from the head.

These offer significant safety benefits.

But we shouldn’t beat a dead horse. Helmets prevent more injuries than not wearing one.

Even Dutch doctors are encouraging Dutch riders to wear helmets, because quite a few head injuries result from falls, not collisions with cars.

For sure, it’s “dose dependent”. I was just correcting the assumption.

For a very small 45kg human that comes out to 30 cans of coke zero per day.

Not to split hairs, but the WHO says that the limit is between 9 to 14 cans for a 150lb person, which is still a lot, but not unreasonably so.

Considering that some countries have yearly soda consumption over 200L per person, coupled with the fact that someone who might be drinking diet cola, may also be using sugar-free foods (i.e. aspartame containing foods) throughout the day, then it seems possible that some may exceed the limit.

And that doesn’t factor in different metabolic rates, other foods or medications that might enhance the effect, etc.

Disappointingly, stevia has a much lower “recommended limit”, despite being shown to be safe. I wonder if that’s because stevia comes from a plant, and not out of a lab, so it’s harder to patent and monopolize in the market. 🤔

but I’m going to assume they’re talking about aspartame

Fight AGAINST cancer, not cause it!

Spoiler, they are talking about fermented stevia.

Except the women who are forced to vote for whoever their gun-loving, abusive, MAGA husband wants.

Why do you think so many women voted against their best interests?

Fake news, fake reality, fake President. There’s a pattern.

He’s still a rapist who was knowingly involved with a pedophile and human trafficking ring.

The coordinates given by the coast guard are indeed on the US side of the border.

Assuming we believe them, he was less than 60m over… on a body of water that would cause small craft to easily drift.

Any human to human interaction would have them asking the guy to mind his boat and to return back to the Canadian side.

Instead, they capsize the boat, kidnap, and jail him. This is another example of US aggression towards ordinary Canadian citizens, and we should not be ok with this.

There is no deal to be had with Trump. He is a bad faith actor not bound by honour, credibility, a supreme court, the rule of law or Congress.

There is literally no point in negotiating anything. Whatever agreement that is signed, won’t be honored.

I have to agree. What’s the point of “negotiating” with a criminal fraudster? He literally changes his mind more than he changes his underwear. There is no “deal” or “contract” or “agreement” with him.

Not currently available to download according to the official page:

“As of right now, Plasma Bigscreen isn’t available for public use yet. This is due to not being developed for so long. The project has been revived, but it might take a while until it becomes stable and is available for public use.”

That said, if this could run on top of the standard linux OS on my MiniPC (like Steam Big Picture), then I’d give it a go!

Meh. He’ll change his mind at least 15 more times before Aug 1st.