Raj LB
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More knockouts than Muhammed Ali
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***POLL***
Context: I have seen both opinions expressed on Bluesky by at least 2 people.
Who is crazier? People who believe that:
1) Keir Starmer is a good politician.
2) Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace is a good film.
Respond with "Starmerstans" or "Jar Jar Apologists".
Context: I have seen both opinions expressed on Bluesky by at least 2 people.
Who is crazier? People who believe that:
1) Keir Starmer is a good politician.
2) Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace is a good film.
Respond with "Starmerstans" or "Jar Jar Apologists".
November 11, 2025 at 6:03 AM
***POLL***
Context: I have seen both opinions expressed on Bluesky by at least 2 people.
Who is crazier? People who believe that:
1) Keir Starmer is a good politician.
2) Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace is a good film.
Respond with "Starmerstans" or "Jar Jar Apologists".
Context: I have seen both opinions expressed on Bluesky by at least 2 people.
Who is crazier? People who believe that:
1) Keir Starmer is a good politician.
2) Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace is a good film.
Respond with "Starmerstans" or "Jar Jar Apologists".
Just to let you all know, with their third album, a compilation album entitled Greatest Hits, Blazin' Squad did not chart.
November 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Just to let you all know, with their third album, a compilation album entitled Greatest Hits, Blazin' Squad did not chart.
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Really important article - I’d argue that the switch to opt-out hasn’t failed but hasn’t worked as hoped either. It does however reinforce that even with opt-out in place it’s important to consider your wishes, register a decision & tell your loved ones - #LeaveThemCertain #YesIDoNate #OrganDonation
November 9, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Really important article - I’d argue that the switch to opt-out hasn’t failed but hasn’t worked as hoped either. It does however reinforce that even with opt-out in place it’s important to consider your wishes, register a decision & tell your loved ones - #LeaveThemCertain #YesIDoNate #OrganDonation
Thank all for your support. It's been so touching for you all to suggest it to me and I'll be honest, I also thought about it.
So I can confirm that, yes, I will be applying to be the next Director-General of the BBC.
So I can confirm that, yes, I will be applying to be the next Director-General of the BBC.
November 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Thank all for your support. It's been so touching for you all to suggest it to me and I'll be honest, I also thought about it.
So I can confirm that, yes, I will be applying to be the next Director-General of the BBC.
So I can confirm that, yes, I will be applying to be the next Director-General of the BBC.
Took some photos for an event this morning. My phone decided to take "motion photos". Consider the basic camera app of your phone enshittified.
(Yes, they are just very short, soundless videos thus rendering them useless as stills or videos.)
(Yes, they are just very short, soundless videos thus rendering them useless as stills or videos.)
November 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Took some photos for an event this morning. My phone decided to take "motion photos". Consider the basic camera app of your phone enshittified.
(Yes, they are just very short, soundless videos thus rendering them useless as stills or videos.)
(Yes, they are just very short, soundless videos thus rendering them useless as stills or videos.)
Finished watching Riot Women. The W Yorks setting made a lot more sense when I remembered that Sally Wainwright is not Sally Rooney.
It's brilliant, thoroughly recommend, but (as some of the trailers imply) it is not for the light-hearted with suicide, SA and DV all themes.
It's brilliant, thoroughly recommend, but (as some of the trailers imply) it is not for the light-hearted with suicide, SA and DV all themes.
November 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Finished watching Riot Women. The W Yorks setting made a lot more sense when I remembered that Sally Wainwright is not Sally Rooney.
It's brilliant, thoroughly recommend, but (as some of the trailers imply) it is not for the light-hearted with suicide, SA and DV all themes.
It's brilliant, thoroughly recommend, but (as some of the trailers imply) it is not for the light-hearted with suicide, SA and DV all themes.
If you ever decide you want to try being against the artist and for big business, Megalopolis is your argument. I came out of that film hoping nobody made any more original films and we just had sequels from now on. It is worse than you're imagining.
November 9, 2025 at 7:03 AM
If you ever decide you want to try being against the artist and for big business, Megalopolis is your argument. I came out of that film hoping nobody made any more original films and we just had sequels from now on. It is worse than you're imagining.
Guys, "Dozy Don" is right there
The president who regularly mocks “Sleepy Joe Biden” appeared to fight sleep himself in the Oval Office for nearly 20 minutes this week.
We watched the tape. With @riegerreport.bsky.social.
We watched the tape. With @riegerreport.bsky.social.
A closer look at Trump’s apparent struggles to fight off sleep in the Oval Office
A Washington Post analysis of multiple video feeds found that Trump spent nearly 20 minutes battling to keep his eyes open at a recent Oval Office event.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Guys, "Dozy Don" is right there
Can't wait for Star Wars Yes, Minister
ironically what makes star wars stuff best is when it is 'something else, but also star wars'
e.g. Andor, a British political thriller but also Star Wars
the Mandalorian, an episode-of-the-week Western but also Star Wars (when it was good)
e.g. Andor, a British political thriller but also Star Wars
the Mandalorian, an episode-of-the-week Western but also Star Wars (when it was good)
November 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Can't wait for Star Wars Yes, Minister
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A bad man who did one good thing. History is full of them. Churchill, Gandhi, Washington.
James Watson died yesterday. He was a bad man with many bad ideas. We owe a debt of gratitude to the unknown hero who uploaded this picture of him to Wikipedia.
November 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
A bad man who did one good thing. History is full of them. Churchill, Gandhi, Washington.
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Honoured to be asked to talk on #HealthcareAI at the Intensive Care Society of Ireland autumn meeting, along with @andymoz78.bsky.social
Made the mistake of asking my brother in law for a Gaelic greeting and now have a 30-second voice note with what appears to be some kind of toast...
Made the mistake of asking my brother in law for a Gaelic greeting and now have a 30-second voice note with what appears to be some kind of toast...
November 8, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Honoured to be asked to talk on #HealthcareAI at the Intensive Care Society of Ireland autumn meeting, along with @andymoz78.bsky.social
Made the mistake of asking my brother in law for a Gaelic greeting and now have a 30-second voice note with what appears to be some kind of toast...
Made the mistake of asking my brother in law for a Gaelic greeting and now have a 30-second voice note with what appears to be some kind of toast...
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Rosalind Franklin died first, though
muppet fozzie bear singing into a microphone with a brick wall in the background
Alt: muppet fozzie bear singing into a microphone with a brick wall in the background
media.tenor.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Rosalind Franklin died first, though
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A full house at today's Joint Association/ @rcoanews.bsky.social Wellbeing Leads Seminar 🌟
Covering working conditions, resident doctor wellbeing, lessons from organisational psychology, and more! We look forward to hearing different perspectives at this afternoon's group discussions.
Covering working conditions, resident doctor wellbeing, lessons from organisational psychology, and more! We look forward to hearing different perspectives at this afternoon's group discussions.
November 7, 2025 at 11:22 AM
A full house at today's Joint Association/ @rcoanews.bsky.social Wellbeing Leads Seminar 🌟
Covering working conditions, resident doctor wellbeing, lessons from organisational psychology, and more! We look forward to hearing different perspectives at this afternoon's group discussions.
Covering working conditions, resident doctor wellbeing, lessons from organisational psychology, and more! We look forward to hearing different perspectives at this afternoon's group discussions.
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The other issue is a consistent failure to put the IM&T resource in to maintain and optimise systems once they‘re in - often feels like it’s buy-and-ignore with resulting performance/usability issues and failure to realise potential.
Their predecessor system, Lorenzo, is admittedly the worst piece of software I've ever used (not just in healthcare).
But trusts seems to consistently, wildly underestimate the resources required.
We currently use a mishmash of systems but Nervecentre is used for a lot of documentation.
But trusts seems to consistently, wildly underestimate the resources required.
We currently use a mishmash of systems but Nervecentre is used for a lot of documentation.
November 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The other issue is a consistent failure to put the IM&T resource in to maintain and optimise systems once they‘re in - often feels like it’s buy-and-ignore with resulting performance/usability issues and failure to realise potential.
To be honest, this was just an enraging. Hearing people say that implementing a large-scale is EPR is always difficult. So difficult that nobody has though, hey maybe we shouldn't do elective work for a couple of weeks? Maybe?
No it'll be fine like it literally never has been.
No it'll be fine like it literally never has been.
A bit more on topic here.
With thanks to @ramshackle78.bsky.social
Have been listening to this podcast for some time now.
Doesn’t help with general sense of NHS nihilism.
With thanks to @ramshackle78.bsky.social
Have been listening to this podcast for some time now.
Doesn’t help with general sense of NHS nihilism.
Critical incident
Podcast Episode · HSJ Health Check · 07/11/2025 · 26m
podcasts.apple.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
To be honest, this was just an enraging. Hearing people say that implementing a large-scale is EPR is always difficult. So difficult that nobody has though, hey maybe we shouldn't do elective work for a couple of weeks? Maybe?
No it'll be fine like it literally never has been.
No it'll be fine like it literally never has been.
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This is my new favourite way to describe Watson and Crick.
November 8, 2025 at 11:34 AM
This is my new favourite way to describe Watson and Crick.
There's been a tendency to argue that Crick and the late racist Watson's contribution to discovering the DNA's structure was just copying Franklin's ideas which this article clearly highlights as erroneous.
Though she does deserve equal credit, it doesn't mean the racist and his friend did nothing.
Though she does deserve equal credit, it doesn't mean the racist and his friend did nothing.
If I see one more stupid Rosalind Franklin take I'm going to lose my mind. Thank god for @matthewcobb.bsky.social and @nccomfort.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:32 AM
There's been a tendency to argue that Crick and the late racist Watson's contribution to discovering the DNA's structure was just copying Franklin's ideas which this article clearly highlights as erroneous.
Though she does deserve equal credit, it doesn't mean the racist and his friend did nothing.
Though she does deserve equal credit, it doesn't mean the racist and his friend did nothing.
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If I see one more stupid Rosalind Franklin take I'm going to lose my mind. Thank god for @matthewcobb.bsky.social and @nccomfort.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:21 AM
If I see one more stupid Rosalind Franklin take I'm going to lose my mind. Thank god for @matthewcobb.bsky.social and @nccomfort.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Dominic West's British accent
Name the worst movie/TV accents.
November 8, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Dominic West's British accent
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Maugham ‘28: why just *shoot* Reform’s fox?
November 6, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Maugham ‘28: why just *shoot* Reform’s fox?
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Seeing this story shared a lot by non-Sheffielders. It's great to a local journalism outfit getting so much credit. It's a fantastic story that affects lots folks in our local area (but luckily not me).
What can Sheffield leaseholders do in response to the “very aggressive” letters? And the legal industry reacts to our story. Our latest piece, by @djstimms.bsky.social and @molliesimpson.bsky.social www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/pressure-gro...
Pressure grows on Andrew Milne
Plus: what can leaseholders do in response to the "very aggressive" letters?
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Seeing this story shared a lot by non-Sheffielders. It's great to a local journalism outfit getting so much credit. It's a fantastic story that affects lots folks in our local area (but luckily not me).
On the off-chance I save an ED doctor on admission, no it's not, it's about body temperature, please don't try to boil and egg in your arse.
November 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
On the off-chance I save an ED doctor on admission, no it's not, it's about body temperature, please don't try to boil and egg in your arse.
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Where’s your fuckin’ poppy?
November 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Where’s your fuckin’ poppy?