Neil

When did we stop being nice? Many years before the recent Ryder Cup match in New York last week, I was watching the golf tournament on the television. As always in those days, the commentator was the late, great Peter Alliss. …

Since the Ryder Cup, a number of friends who are not golfers or golf fans like me have asked me why the ugly scenes at Bethpage happened....
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I was thinking that when there yesterday. They do a great job with it.

Thank you. It was my son’s hand - he loves beasties. I’ll let him know it was a friendly one. 🦟

@ashwhiffin.bsky.social hi Ashleigh. Spotted this bug in Orkney. Any advice on what it is? Looked a bit like a big mosquito but seems the wrong climate! Thanks, Neil

The Electroverse app and card has proved handy for travels.

There seems to be more chargers in one town in the Netherlands than most of Scotland. This part of Europe very easy to travel through in an ev.

Snap! Although I didn’t even consider an extended warranty and am now feeling anxious…!
Still, no problems so far. We’re currently on a family holiday Europe with it.

any excuse to repost the greatest Tetris story ever, when a reporter went to cover early e-gaming championships and discovered that his wife was unknowingly *the world's greatest Tetris player* by a huge margin

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Screenshot of Margaret McCartney’s article on whether Drs should be prescribing things like Parkrun.

In case anyone can’t access the article.

We should build one at dounreay. Provide work for the far north for another 50 years.

Waste and cost assessment of total intravenous anaesthesia... : European Journal of Anaesthesiology | EJA An abstract is unavailable.

Waste and cost assessment of total intravenous anaesthesia in the context of environmental sustainability

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Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen

Sounds a lot like NHS Highland. Every year we have to submit case to HR/finance as to why we need more resident doctors in August.

When one of our 3 permanent anaesthetists retired it took 6 months to get an advert out, during which time we paid for locums.

Horribly inefficient.

A bear with a microphone on his head starts to fall ontoa crowd after being shot with a tranquilliser dart. From the Simpsons.

Visual representation of the markets right now

I’m an Aberdeen fan, really enjoyed it. It was great to get a refresher of 2000s football and some great stories I hadn’t heard before. The boxing match between Romanov and Bednar was the highlight.

I don't think this info got the attention it deserved.

Both longhorn crazy ants (Paratrechina longicornis) and humans can figure out how to work together to move an unwieldy object through a series of obstacles. So scientists pitted the two against each other.

Ants won.

The video is ace.
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Why not route all calls through the hospital switchboard who keep a list of who’s working and who isn’t?

Gloria

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Hello! It’s #ThoracicThursday! Here is Q58 - do you know the answer? Give it a go! Answers at the weekend. #SCE #RespEd #lungsky #medsky #pulmsky

Just realised this refers to 2023! Unbelievable.

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I’ve managed to miss what they’ve done now. Still PA nonsense?

Hi David, thanks for sharing. Where’s the source for this? I’d be interested in why the differences are so large.

V/Q before CT because of fearing contrast AKI is 🤬 🤦🏽‍♂️

You’re entitled to moan.

Sorry to hear that. It must be awful to have it recur again. I hope it settles soon.

Sorry, forgot about Munich too. Again probably not much help.

I was there when travelling in 2004. Flew to Berlin then train to Warsaw, Krakow, Prague, Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, Pecs, Zagreb then Llubjana.

Came home via Zurich and Geneva.

I wouldn't recommend this route though as you will be able to find a more direct one if you look hard enough...

Bamboo! My dad’s mate had a green 2cv with his newsagents branding on it. Happy memories.