Ian Wacogne
@ianwac.bsky.social
Husband, dad, paediatrician, ex-editor, CCIO Ride a bike too. Take your pick. Don't like these opinions? I've got plenty of others.
Bring back SWALK, I say...
November 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Bring back SWALK, I say...
Reposted by Ian Wacogne
Cardboard advent calendars are so much better than chocolate advent calendars. I didn't even like chocolate advent calendars as a kid. Give me some fantastic artwork of a robin and I'll a small square of shite chocolate some other time, thanks.
November 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Cardboard advent calendars are so much better than chocolate advent calendars. I didn't even like chocolate advent calendars as a kid. Give me some fantastic artwork of a robin and I'll a small square of shite chocolate some other time, thanks.
To be fair, some of us have pretty quiet lives on here anyway, and don't mind!
November 7, 2025 at 8:02 AM
To be fair, some of us have pretty quiet lives on here anyway, and don't mind!
Plus, of course, we're well into the "footpath and gutter chutney" season, where those of us who walk, wheel or cycle have to navigate the stuff, but the rest of the roads are miraculously clear...
October 27, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Plus, of course, we're well into the "footpath and gutter chutney" season, where those of us who walk, wheel or cycle have to navigate the stuff, but the rest of the roads are miraculously clear...
I suspect this is the wrong idea but it sounds like an excellent portmanteau of "Long" and "Lounge"...
October 22, 2025 at 11:57 AM
I suspect this is the wrong idea but it sounds like an excellent portmanteau of "Long" and "Lounge"...
False positive rate in screening is a really tricky thing to get your head around on a personal level.
This column from @bengoldacre.bsky.social finally opened my eyes, years ago.
www.theguardian.com/science/2006...
This column from @bengoldacre.bsky.social finally opened my eyes, years ago.
www.theguardian.com/science/2006...
It's not so easy to predict murder - do the maths
This week, after a major government report, we heard that one murder a week is committed by someone with psychiatric problems. But you need to understand the maths of predicting very rare events.
www.theguardian.com
October 18, 2025 at 6:49 AM
False positive rate in screening is a really tricky thing to get your head around on a personal level.
This column from @bengoldacre.bsky.social finally opened my eyes, years ago.
www.theguardian.com/science/2006...
This column from @bengoldacre.bsky.social finally opened my eyes, years ago.
www.theguardian.com/science/2006...
It is a great scheme - & the science is pretty simple/old.
Important thing to remember that in this screening test you get lots of false positives - which is OK because there is an good gold standard test as a next line. However, false positives can be very anxiety provoking so hope yours is OK.
Important thing to remember that in this screening test you get lots of false positives - which is OK because there is an good gold standard test as a next line. However, false positives can be very anxiety provoking so hope yours is OK.
October 18, 2025 at 6:49 AM
It is a great scheme - & the science is pretty simple/old.
Important thing to remember that in this screening test you get lots of false positives - which is OK because there is an good gold standard test as a next line. However, false positives can be very anxiety provoking so hope yours is OK.
Important thing to remember that in this screening test you get lots of false positives - which is OK because there is an good gold standard test as a next line. However, false positives can be very anxiety provoking so hope yours is OK.
Sounds like a day scripted by an AI! (meaning their plan, not your writing of course...)
October 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Sounds like a day scripted by an AI! (meaning their plan, not your writing of course...)