It's like the Nifty 50; only there are 7 of them rather than 50. Personally, I'd probably go with 33% S&P500, 20% MSCI world, 20% FTSE 100, and the remainder split evenly between the Eu… (View Post)

Ah hem; if the sample is balanced, then it is a 4% chance that the Greens are leading. The probability of the sample (which comes from a gambling website) is balanced is less than 4%. (View Post)

The problem with mental decline is that it comes and goes. One day, someone has had a good night's sleep, and is rested and sharp, and you think "oh, they're just like they've alw… (View Post)

For what it's worth, I think the UK's Assisted Dying Bill stinks, and I would vote against it. However, I also believe that done right it could be an entirely positive thing, enabling peopl… (View Post)

OK. I'm going to go out on a limb here. Humanoid robots are stupid. We can build self driving cars. Why would we want to build a regular car and put a humanoid robot in it? What jobs would a hum… (View Post)