Dominic
@drodders.bsky.social
Anaesthetics trainee in East Midlands.
Talks about medicine, DnD, gaming and Hockey
Talks about medicine, DnD, gaming and Hockey
The process behind how everyday materials are made is crazy.
Take aluminium. How did anyone ever look at Bauxite, decide to wash it, boil it and then electrocute it into metal?!
Take aluminium. How did anyone ever look at Bauxite, decide to wash it, boil it and then electrocute it into metal?!
January 22, 2026 at 9:52 AM
The process behind how everyday materials are made is crazy.
Take aluminium. How did anyone ever look at Bauxite, decide to wash it, boil it and then electrocute it into metal?!
Take aluminium. How did anyone ever look at Bauxite, decide to wash it, boil it and then electrocute it into metal?!
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Works in the same way (indeed is slightly cheaper!), but allows you to download and keep the audio files.
Sadly still American owned, but better than funding Bezos!
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January 20, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Want an alternative to Amazon owned Audible? May I present Libro!
Works in the same way (indeed is slightly cheaper!), but allows you to download and keep the audio files.
Sadly still American owned, but better than funding Bezos!
libro.fm/referral?rf_...
Works in the same way (indeed is slightly cheaper!), but allows you to download and keep the audio files.
Sadly still American owned, but better than funding Bezos!
libro.fm/referral?rf_...
I keep thinking that the best way to hurt Trump and America would be to pull out of the world cup.
January 19, 2026 at 7:58 PM
I keep thinking that the best way to hurt Trump and America would be to pull out of the world cup.
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skillful news writing www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
January 10, 2026 at 2:18 PM
skillful news writing www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
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ICE are merely the armed militia of a dictator in charge of a rogue nation.
January 7, 2026 at 11:49 PM
ICE are merely the armed militia of a dictator in charge of a rogue nation.
Wow. ICE shot a women trying to drive away from them, and then just left the scene without attempting to give any aid?! Absolutely despicable.
January 7, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Wow. ICE shot a women trying to drive away from them, and then just left the scene without attempting to give any aid?! Absolutely despicable.
Starmer needs to grow a spine and condem the US actions.
Bombing a neutral country and kidnapping their leader is in no way legal.
Bombing a neutral country and kidnapping their leader is in no way legal.
January 3, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Starmer needs to grow a spine and condem the US actions.
Bombing a neutral country and kidnapping their leader is in no way legal.
Bombing a neutral country and kidnapping their leader is in no way legal.
Reading stats for 2025. My aim for next year is to increase the number of pages read!
January 1, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Reading stats for 2025. My aim for next year is to increase the number of pages read!
Can recommend libro.fm for an audible alternative. Use the code SWITCH to get two books when signing up!
Buy audiobooks & support local bookstores
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libro.fm
December 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Can recommend libro.fm for an audible alternative. Use the code SWITCH to get two books when signing up!
What a wonderful year of exams it's been....
December 12, 2025 at 10:46 AM
What a wonderful year of exams it's been....
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The Supreme Court only ruled on whether people with a GRC count as women under the Equality Act.
You have to be 18 to get a GRC.
But the Guides say they’re kicking out trans girls – under 18s – as a result. It doesn’t track. So why are they doing it?
https://goodlaw.social/cpfx
You have to be 18 to get a GRC.
But the Guides say they’re kicking out trans girls – under 18s – as a result. It doesn’t track. So why are they doing it?
https://goodlaw.social/cpfx
Excluding trans people won’t stop you getting sued | Good Law Project
Girl Guiding and the Women’s Institute have announced that they will now exclude trans women and girls after legal threats – but organisations can and should remain inclusive.
goodlaw.social
December 5, 2025 at 7:41 AM
The Supreme Court only ruled on whether people with a GRC count as women under the Equality Act.
You have to be 18 to get a GRC.
But the Guides say they’re kicking out trans girls – under 18s – as a result. It doesn’t track. So why are they doing it?
https://goodlaw.social/cpfx
You have to be 18 to get a GRC.
But the Guides say they’re kicking out trans girls – under 18s – as a result. It doesn’t track. So why are they doing it?
https://goodlaw.social/cpfx
Time for another re-read of Project Hail Mary. An excellent comfort book.
Currently reading "Cursed under London", which is excellent so far!
Currently reading "Cursed under London", which is excellent so far!
December 5, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Time for another re-read of Project Hail Mary. An excellent comfort book.
Currently reading "Cursed under London", which is excellent so far!
Currently reading "Cursed under London", which is excellent so far!
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“When participants used ChatGPT to draft essays, brain scans revealed a 47% drop in neural connectivity across regions associated with memory, language, & critical reasoning.
Their brains worked less, but they felt just as engaged—a kind of metacognitive mirage.”🧪
Their brains worked less, but they felt just as engaged—a kind of metacognitive mirage.”🧪
December 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
“When participants used ChatGPT to draft essays, brain scans revealed a 47% drop in neural connectivity across regions associated with memory, language, & critical reasoning.
Their brains worked less, but they felt just as engaged—a kind of metacognitive mirage.”🧪
Their brains worked less, but they felt just as engaged—a kind of metacognitive mirage.”🧪
My toddler absolutely loves George Ezra (very sensible child), so it's no surprise that all of my top streamed songs are his!
My Top Artist of 2025
Spotify
www.spotify.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:03 AM
My toddler absolutely loves George Ezra (very sensible child), so it's no surprise that all of my top streamed songs are his!
Back to the hated place
December 2, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Back to the hated place
My watch keeps telling me my stress levels are high.
Ain't nothing I can do about that until after the exam buddy!
Ain't nothing I can do about that until after the exam buddy!
November 30, 2025 at 1:36 PM
My watch keeps telling me my stress levels are high.
Ain't nothing I can do about that until after the exam buddy!
Ain't nothing I can do about that until after the exam buddy!
Labour can piss off with the 3p per mile EV tax. Way to reduce the incentive to switch to electric.
This will cost me an extra £660 a year. On top of now paying tax, this effectively eliminates the cost savings on EV.
Great work Labour.
This will cost me an extra £660 a year. On top of now paying tax, this effectively eliminates the cost savings on EV.
Great work Labour.
November 26, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Labour can piss off with the 3p per mile EV tax. Way to reduce the incentive to switch to electric.
This will cost me an extra £660 a year. On top of now paying tax, this effectively eliminates the cost savings on EV.
Great work Labour.
This will cost me an extra £660 a year. On top of now paying tax, this effectively eliminates the cost savings on EV.
Great work Labour.
But why?
Artificial intelligence-assisted tracheal intubation in humans: a prospective observational study of diagnostic accuracy
#AnSky #MedSky #AI
doi.org/10.1111/anae...
#AnSky #MedSky #AI
doi.org/10.1111/anae...
November 18, 2025 at 3:56 PM
But why?
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A strong immigration system doesn't need to be a cruel one.
It shouldn't need saying - but refugees & asylum seekers are real people, fleeing war and persecution.
This daughter of an immigrant is proud of our British and Labour values of respect and not turning our backs on people in real need.
It shouldn't need saying - but refugees & asylum seekers are real people, fleeing war and persecution.
This daughter of an immigrant is proud of our British and Labour values of respect and not turning our backs on people in real need.
November 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
A strong immigration system doesn't need to be a cruel one.
It shouldn't need saying - but refugees & asylum seekers are real people, fleeing war and persecution.
This daughter of an immigrant is proud of our British and Labour values of respect and not turning our backs on people in real need.
It shouldn't need saying - but refugees & asylum seekers are real people, fleeing war and persecution.
This daughter of an immigrant is proud of our British and Labour values of respect and not turning our backs on people in real need.
One of the many things that annoy me in the NHS is that I'm trusted to give paralysing drugs and strong opioids, but I'm not trusted to adjust the clock on the anaesthetic machine to the correct time!
October 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
One of the many things that annoy me in the NHS is that I'm trusted to give paralysing drugs and strong opioids, but I'm not trusted to adjust the clock on the anaesthetic machine to the correct time!
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Bigger cars makes collisions more lethal, especially for pedestrians. Very few people have a good reason to drive a tank, especially in urban/suburban areas. Time to get these off the road.
Deep dive into the surge in US pedestrian deaths:
"It’s not that more pedestrians are getting hit by vehicles; it’s that the ones that are getting hit are more likely to die."
"[That] seems like fairly strong evidence for the theory that the rise in large SUVs is behind the uptick in ped deaths."
"It’s not that more pedestrians are getting hit by vehicles; it’s that the ones that are getting hit are more likely to die."
"[That] seems like fairly strong evidence for the theory that the rise in large SUVs is behind the uptick in ped deaths."
Why Are So Many Pedestrians Killed by Cars in the US?
It’s unfortunately not uncommon for pedestrians to be killed by cars in the US.
www.construction-physics.com
October 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Bigger cars makes collisions more lethal, especially for pedestrians. Very few people have a good reason to drive a tank, especially in urban/suburban areas. Time to get these off the road.
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Starmer: “Controlling migration is a reasonable goal- but if you throw bricks and smash up private property that is thuggery…if you incite violence that’s criminal…if you graffiti on a Chinese takeaway telling them to go home, that’s not pride that’s racism.”
September 30, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Starmer: “Controlling migration is a reasonable goal- but if you throw bricks and smash up private property that is thuggery…if you incite violence that’s criminal…if you graffiti on a Chinese takeaway telling them to go home, that’s not pride that’s racism.”
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Absolute all-timer sentence in today's @nytimes.com
September 30, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Absolute all-timer sentence in today's @nytimes.com