Nick
@nickopotamus.co.uk
Recovered geophysicist. Amateur triathlete. Less amateur intensivist and anaesthetist. Health data scientist. Mostly here for the stats memes. Opinions own etc.
Looking to gain neuro or trauma #icu experience? Post-stage 1 anaesthetics, looking for an OOP, or even post-CCT? Come and work with my colleagues as a SCF. We even have #research fellowships available if you want to work with me on survivorship, ICU data, or TBI
Job vacancy: Senior Clinical Fellow - Adult Critical Care, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham | trac.jobs
www.healthjobsuk.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Is #Hyrox a cult? I get that endurance events are popular but to have 2.5k in a queue already for a "tickets released at noon" seems a bit much.
April 25, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Is #Hyrox a cult? I get that endurance events are popular but to have 2.5k in a queue already for a "tickets released at noon" seems a bit much.
Can’t see #TotoWolff on #DTS without my brain adding @dirtyair.bsky.social’s “and maybe some ham” at the end of every soundbite
March 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Can’t see #TotoWolff on #DTS without my brain adding @dirtyair.bsky.social’s “and maybe some ham” at the end of every soundbite
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The other website is pretty much done
February 19, 2025 at 3:17 AM
The other website is pretty much done
Posting my goodbye monologue to the regional trainee WhatsApp group as one of the final old people left
February 5, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Posting my goodbye monologue to the regional trainee WhatsApp group as one of the final old people left
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A reminder that {modelsummary}, {tinytable}, and {marginaleffects} are Canadian so if you're an American researcher, you'll have to increase your citations of those #rstats packages by 25%, err, next month.
February 3, 2025 at 11:09 PM
A reminder that {modelsummary}, {tinytable}, and {marginaleffects} are Canadian so if you're an American researcher, you'll have to increase your citations of those #rstats packages by 25%, err, next month.
Totally worth staying up* to see this on the website
*Only joking. Obviously I’m finishing on nights because lol training
*Only joking. Obviously I’m finishing on nights because lol training
February 4, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Totally worth staying up* to see this on the website
*Only joking. Obviously I’m finishing on nights because lol training
*Only joking. Obviously I’m finishing on nights because lol training
I love it when my #Garmin suggests something silly like “54 hours recovery”. Dude, you track me literally every minute of every day (except for showering). You *know* that isn’t going to happen.
February 2, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I love it when my #Garmin suggests something silly like “54 hours recovery”. Dude, you track me literally every minute of every day (except for showering). You *know* that isn’t going to happen.
I wrote something about #bayesian stats - is there anyone from the #rstats community who can check my working please?
Neuroaxial anaesthesia vs GA: A Bayesian take – nickopotamus.co.uk
nickopotamus.co.uk
January 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
It’s finally happened: My wife has been home when I’ve received an #aliexpress delivery 🤦♂️
Now trying to explain why we “need” an Arduino controlled robot claw (in amongst all the other random gadgets that turned up)
Now trying to explain why we “need” an Arduino controlled robot claw (in amongst all the other random gadgets that turned up)
January 13, 2025 at 11:07 AM
It’s finally happened: My wife has been home when I’ve received an #aliexpress delivery 🤦♂️
Now trying to explain why we “need” an Arduino controlled robot claw (in amongst all the other random gadgets that turned up)
Now trying to explain why we “need” an Arduino controlled robot claw (in amongst all the other random gadgets that turned up)
A moment of post-flu emotional weakness. You’re bad influence on me @em-dr-jacklin.bsky.social
January 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
A moment of post-flu emotional weakness. You’re bad influence on me @em-dr-jacklin.bsky.social
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Brilliant analysis and worth looking at
From a UK perspective our lack of efficiency ironically stems from being too lean on the things that matter - beds, diagnostics, not enough admin/managers.
We apparently have the money but not the tools to leverage it.
From a UK perspective our lack of efficiency ironically stems from being too lean on the things that matter - beds, diagnostics, not enough admin/managers.
We apparently have the money but not the tools to leverage it.
NEW: Is the NHS still good value for money?
Billions of pounds are being ploughed into Britain’s health service — with little noticeable improvement in health since 2019.
Critics say the NHS has become bloated and inefficient. Is it?
@thetimes.com
🔗 www.thetimes.com/article/1130...
1/7
Billions of pounds are being ploughed into Britain’s health service — with little noticeable improvement in health since 2019.
Critics say the NHS has become bloated and inefficient. Is it?
@thetimes.com
🔗 www.thetimes.com/article/1130...
1/7
December 30, 2024 at 12:10 PM
Brilliant analysis and worth looking at
From a UK perspective our lack of efficiency ironically stems from being too lean on the things that matter - beds, diagnostics, not enough admin/managers.
We apparently have the money but not the tools to leverage it.
From a UK perspective our lack of efficiency ironically stems from being too lean on the things that matter - beds, diagnostics, not enough admin/managers.
We apparently have the money but not the tools to leverage it.
Subscription failed for #bestbikesplit due to Apple Pay ballsup, and now their #Stripe integration won’t let me pay. Meanwhile #mywindsock less than 1/3 of the price, and let’s me pay in one click. So I guess I use that now 🤷♂️
December 30, 2024 at 12:28 PM
Subscription failed for #bestbikesplit due to Apple Pay ballsup, and now their #Stripe integration won’t let me pay. Meanwhile #mywindsock less than 1/3 of the price, and let’s me pay in one click. So I guess I use that now 🤷♂️
Christmas morning, and my wife is reminding the kids prior to opening presents what they asked Santa for a month ago (rather than the completely different things they asked for yesterday evening)
December 25, 2024 at 7:25 AM
Christmas morning, and my wife is reminding the kids prior to opening presents what they asked Santa for a month ago (rather than the completely different things they asked for yesterday evening)
Listening to a “chilled Christmas” #spotify playlist which is all instrumental versions of carols. @timminchin.bsky.social wasn’t wrong with “some of the hymns that they sing have nice cords, but the lyrics are dodgy”
December 23, 2024 at 9:09 PM
Listening to a “chilled Christmas” #spotify playlist which is all instrumental versions of carols. @timminchin.bsky.social wasn’t wrong with “some of the hymns that they sing have nice cords, but the lyrics are dodgy”
My wife just made my check that the dog - who is less than 3 months old - was asleep. Why? Because I apparently now have to wrap the dog’s Christmas presents (why?) and we can’t have her knowing in advance what she’s getting
a young boy wearing a yellow shirt is smiling and making a funny face .
ALT: a young boy wearing a yellow shirt is smiling and making a funny face .
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December 23, 2024 at 8:16 PM
My wife just made my check that the dog - who is less than 3 months old - was asleep. Why? Because I apparently now have to wrap the dog’s Christmas presents (why?) and we can’t have her knowing in advance what she’s getting
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For any residual Elon Musk fans who were inspired by him back in 2013, and have turned a blind eye because you like Tesla or SpaceX (including several YouTubers), examine his overt support for far right parties, now in at least 3 major economies. Trumpism, Reform (UK), AfD (Germany). Please wake up.
December 21, 2024 at 8:12 AM
For any residual Elon Musk fans who were inspired by him back in 2013, and have turned a blind eye because you like Tesla or SpaceX (including several YouTubers), examine his overt support for far right parties, now in at least 3 major economies. Trumpism, Reform (UK), AfD (Germany). Please wake up.
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The importance of strong vetinary and public health on controlling disease, especially when it runs counter to short-term economic incentives . With the new US administration coming in, what could possibly go wrong🤷https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/bird-flu-spread-cattle-poultry-pandemic-cdc/
How America Lost Control of the Bird Flu, Setting the Stage for Another Pandemic - KFF Health News
Exclusive reporting reveals how the United States lost track of a virus that could cause the next pandemic. Problems like the sluggish pace of federal action, a deference to industry, and neglect for ...
kffhealthnews.org
December 20, 2024 at 6:05 PM
The importance of strong vetinary and public health on controlling disease, especially when it runs counter to short-term economic incentives . With the new US administration coming in, what could possibly go wrong🤷https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/bird-flu-spread-cattle-poultry-pandemic-cdc/
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pro tip: by using a linux phone as your main, you can make sure you do Exciting things while in public transportation, such as debugging bluetooth audio, rather than boring, normie things, such as listening to music
December 20, 2024 at 1:17 PM
pro tip: by using a linux phone as your main, you can make sure you do Exciting things while in public transportation, such as debugging bluetooth audio, rather than boring, normie things, such as listening to music
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Here we go again
December 19, 2024 at 4:42 AM
Here we go again
Honestly I don’t think anything is going to be funnier than my wife watching #strictly on catch-up, having muted all social media so she doesn’t spoil the result, trying to skip the “your highlights” time filler and accidentally skipping to Chris lifting the trophy
December 14, 2024 at 9:36 PM
Honestly I don’t think anything is going to be funnier than my wife watching #strictly on catch-up, having muted all social media so she doesn’t spoil the result, trying to skip the “your highlights” time filler and accidentally skipping to Chris lifting the trophy
Day 6 of #adventofcode and I've resorted to brute forcing part 2. Glad I updated my laptop as my Intel MBP would have sounded like it was taking off by now.
December 14, 2024 at 12:37 PM
Day 6 of #adventofcode and I've resorted to brute forcing part 2. Glad I updated my laptop as my Intel MBP would have sounded like it was taking off by now.
Finally catching up on #adventofcode in #rstats. Slightly in awe of how good some of the solutions on here are (and how bad mine are)
Advent of Code 2024 - day 4 – nickopotamus.co.uk
nickopotamus.co.uk
December 13, 2024 at 11:52 AM
Finally catching up on #adventofcode in #rstats. Slightly in awe of how good some of the solutions on here are (and how bad mine are)