Not really. It's been a thing since AI became mainstream that it will present crap scavenged from anywhere as fact. Stuff from conspiracy sites, Fox News, your nan on Twitter, literally anywhere.Mussels wrote: Fri Apr 10, 2026 4:55 pm That is funny and also very scary .The fake research was then cited in a peer-reviewed journal that only retracted it after Nature contacted the publisher.
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Even the shite we post on here?Pirahna wrote: Fri Apr 10, 2026 5:53 pmNot really. It's been a thing since AI became mainstream that it will present crap scavenged from anywhere as fact. Stuff from conspiracy sites, Fox News, your nan on Twitter, literally anywhere.Mussels wrote: Fri Apr 10, 2026 4:55 pm That is funny and also very scary .The fake research was then cited in a peer-reviewed journal that only retracted it after Nature contacted the publisher.
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Peer-review journals publishing medical stuff without anyone reading it first is scary.Pirahna wrote: Fri Apr 10, 2026 5:53 pmNot really. It's been a thing since AI became mainstream that it will present crap scavenged from anywhere as fact. Stuff from conspiracy sites, Fox News, your nan on Twitter, literally anywhere.Mussels wrote: Fri Apr 10, 2026 4:55 pm That is funny and also very scary .The fake research was then cited in a peer-reviewed journal that only retracted it after Nature contacted the publisher.
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Similarly worrying is that 10s of thousands of published papers are retracted every year, often due to fraud.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crk175k1705o
A "whopping" 1.7 tonnes of ready-cut chips have been seized, according to police taking part in an operation to crack down on food standards breaches.
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"Nearly 1.71 tonnes of chilled prepared chips were being transported in an unrefrigerated vehicle at temperatures well above the legal requirement," she said.
A "whopping" 1.7 tonnes of ready-cut chips have been seized, according to police taking part in an operation to crack down on food standards breaches.
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"Nearly 1.71 tonnes of chilled prepared chips were being transported in an unrefrigerated vehicle at temperatures well above the legal requirement," she said.
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Remember the Renault Fuego?
Now one of the uk's rarest cars!
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/classi ... ult-fuego/
20 in total, with "This is the sole GTS Automatic version of the sleek French coupé known to remain on the road"
Now one of the uk's rarest cars!
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/classi ... ult-fuego/
20 in total, with "This is the sole GTS Automatic version of the sleek French coupé known to remain on the road"
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Is there no end to the crap accessories these Chinese want to put in their cars....
Chinese carmaker patents voice-controlled 'in-vehicle toilet'
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1l92yv4mydo
Chinese carmaker patents voice-controlled 'in-vehicle toilet'
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1l92yv4mydo
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That's to confound EV owners who use charging stops as an excuse when they really need a wazzgremlin wrote: Fri Apr 17, 2026 12:35 pm Is there no end to the crap accessories these Chinese want to put in their cars....
Chinese carmaker patents voice-controlled 'in-vehicle toilet'
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1l92yv4mydo
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Live Nation found guilty of running a monopoly in a US court
LIVE NATION
And apparently they've been overcharging their customers by nearly
LIVE NATION
And apparently they've been overcharging their customers by nearly
Spoiler
$2 a ticket! 
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I just read that modern toilet paper was invented in 1857. However, it wasn't until the 1930s that "Splinter-Free" paper was developed. Until then the manufacturing process often included wood splinters in the paper. So I've just discovered my personal cut-off for time travel...
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"Drinking the odd pint of beer can provide "substantial levels" of an essential brain-boosting vitamin in your diet"KungFooBob wrote: Thu Apr 23, 2026 7:41 pm At least I'm not going short of vitamin B6...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvglqw709k1o
So that's why my head hurts after drinking a lot of it.
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Community notes were a great addition for X
This is a scripted parody sketch by writer Ivor Baddiel, not a real BBC interview.
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He has done it! 
With a time of 03:47:46, Sylvain Guintoli unofficially breaks the world record for the fastest marathon in motorcycle leathers, incredible
All to raise money for the charity who helped their family when they lost their young son recently
Full leathers including armour and protection
Top geezer
With a time of 03:47:46, Sylvain Guintoli unofficially breaks the world record for the fastest marathon in motorcycle leathers, incredible
All to raise money for the charity who helped their family when they lost their young son recently
Full leathers including armour and protection
Top geezer
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These guys were in the Oxford Half:Yorick wrote: Sun Apr 26, 2026 8:28 pm He has done it!
With a time of 03:47:46, Sylvain Guintoli unofficially breaks the world record for the fastest marathon in motorcycle leathers, incredible
All to raise money for the charity who helped their family when they lost their young son recently
Full leathers including armour and protection
Top geezer
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I had a Fuego.Horse wrote: Fri Apr 17, 2026 12:21 pm Remember the Renault Fuego?
Now one of the uk's rarest cars!
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/classi ... ult-fuego/
20 in total, with "This is the sole GTS Automatic version of the sleek French coupé known to remain on the road"
I was a Renault 18 man during the week, and the sporty Fuego was taken out at the weekend.