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Which is an ongoing cyclic phenomenon. We may be affecting the timing but not the end result.

Global warming is bullshit. Climate change is happening and has been happening since the earth first formed. No doubt we're having an effect on things but I would hazzard a guess that mother earth is old and wise enough to deal with things when they happen. If it results in the extinction of the human race, so be it; I won't be losing any sleep over it just yet. I think we should be turning to alternative fuels and improving the efficiency of our transportation system due to (potentially?) reducing oil reserves and for sure everyone should be doing shitloads of wind tunnel testing to improve aerodynamic efficiency. Preferably at the University of Southampton wind tunnels®.

From Wikipedia (which calls this the 'chemtrail conspiracy theory' by the way), which we know is the source of all knowledge in the world:

At work so can't watch the video but why would/how could commercial airlines be doing this? Are they saying the fuel companies are lacing the fuel or what? Sounds like a foil hat conspiracy to me...

Ah fair enough Tom, cheers for that. The most complete quote I've had is £400+VAT from MjM which in theory includes diagnosis, recovery, spare parts and a replacement drive to return the recovered data on. They were advised by the guys at uni so I think if we go ahead with recovery I'll probably send it to them. I'm currently using a digital image recovery program to try and recover as many photos from our camera SD cards and depending on the outcome of that will decide whether it's worth doing anything with the drive or not but thanks for enquiring!

Lol. I can wait . If all else fails I'll send it to one of the various companies and see what's recoverable and the costs involved and go from there.

Sweet, let me know

Yeah I've tried giving it a knock (not too roughly mind you) with no success but may give it another thwack before committing hundreds of quid to recovery!

When you say the chain's coming off do you mean actually coming off the drivetrain completely or just skipping?

Pictures of the setup? Chain line and alignment of the tensioner would be possible issues...

Hehe, yeah I know... I was careful not to sneeze while it was open! The arm is sitting part way in and doesn't move when the drive is powered up so I take it it's that which is jamming the drive and preventing it spinning up. Most places seem to offer a free diagnosis and will provide a list of the recoverable files with a price list so I think once I choose a company then I'll see what they come back with.

Yeah, thought as much. Just wondered if anyone had a company they'd used before or even better a mate of a mate who can offer preferential rates as £200+ seems a bit on the steep side!!

Right, so the wife dropped her 1TB portable HDD onto the block paving outside our house yesterday and it's now jammed. Taken it out of the casing and tried it in a SATA USB reader and it just sounds like the motor's stalled. Opened it up briefly and the actuator arm is jammed and not in the 'home' position but the platters appear in good condition and are completely intact. So here's the question- has anyone had to get data recovered from an HDD before (hardware issues not just software recovery)? I've been in touch with a few places today and the ballpark figure is ~£200 so I'm wondering if anyone has any experience or advice they can share. She's a teacher and the drive has a bunch of school work on it from her maternity leave and also pictures of our baby that she hasn't had backed up... Dumbass, I know. Help?!

You clear your tyres at comps more for starting a section with extra grip and less weight than anything to do with clearance. Clay is the worst though. I've been at comps in a quarry before where your wheel picks up so much clay that it is actually impossible to pedal. That stuff was so sticky that you could get off your bike and it would remain standing!

I need pictures or videos of you hucking that thing please. Why such a crazy steep head angle? Looks lethal.

That's quite an odd choice. I would never use unsealed pedals if I could help it and for the price of DMR V8's you could get two sets of Wellgo V8 copies or almost a set of Wellgo MG1's which are Magnesium and sealed... I'm an MG1 convert big time these days. Would still run cheap caged pedals for pure natural but for anything else MG1's are the way to go.

Any way of making the battery quick release so you can take it inside with you and throw it back in when you need to use the bike?

I think you're wrong. I've seen first hand the lengths they go to improve performance by the tiniest of margins by technical advances.

Make sure it looks like it's connected. If they see a plug with wires hanging out or a loose wire they'll probably fail it but if it looks right it's not something they'll actively check as far as I'm aware.

I seriously doubt that. I'm sure they stretch what's legal (regs-wise not law) to the limit but it's just not worth the risk doing anything that's actually illegal/forbidden. That's not to say that they haven't dabbled in the past when it was the done thing but I would bet your other bollock that the guys you mention are 100% clean (again, just within the regs) at the moment and over the past good few years. They're at the top because of the massive investment in time, money and science that has been put into the team's success. When Team Sky was formed their goal was to have a Tour win in the following 3 or 4 years. I dread to think how many tens of millions were spent achieving that goal but they made it by treating the whole thing in the efficient, businesslike way that the likes of F1 teams use to get the most from their opportunities. It paid off. Similarly for the Olympics guys UK Sport spent countless millions on the run up to Beijing and again before London to ensure that when it mattered the team were on absolute top form on the best kit having investigated every possible potential advantage. Edit: But back on topic; Lance Armstrong is a cunt.

To be honest that's not the time I'd expect the forks to break. Maybe with the front landing heavy but not without any direct impact. I would have expected them to go more from the likes of a hook/tap/gap to front or whatever.

You're still beating Charlotte but that's not saying much. I'm shocked and appalled! Work that social media!

It doesn't make them a bad person but it does possibly make them lazy and maybe a little retarded if they can't see the problems they're causing themselves.

I would love that job. I'd consider having a set of scales at the entry to the queue system to separate the fatties into a separate line that I could deal with. Thinking about it that line could be on a travelator thing going the wrong way so they have to keep walking to remain stationary. That way they could be burning calories while waiting for me to charge them extra for being fat. I need to put this to Dragon's Den I think... In all seriousness though I don't have an issue with someone being obese until it starts affecting others. Aircraft/public transport is an obvious one but the drain on the benefits system for retards who eat themselves into a position where they can't leave their own home and need round the clock care is f**king ridiculous.

What about flights though. I'm 11 stone and slim yet I am still only allowed the same baggage allowance as the fat b*****d weighing 30 stone crammed into the seat next to me. In my mind we should be weighed before boarding so they take that into account for baggage allowance and also fuel allowance. A plane full of fatty Americans won't have nearly the same range as the same plane full of Ethiopians and that's a scientific fact. Do the yanks pay more fuel duty? Nope. Should probably point out that although strong of opinion I've been 11 stone since I was about 16 with I guess well below 10% bodyfat but have never set foot in a gym and eat what I want. Metabolisms are wonderful things.