IBD Doctor

In a moment of folly I decided to look up tickets for world cup games, you know as one does when a big sporting event is coming to your city. Beloved the resellers have taken over. These are ticket prices for group stage games on stubhub!
My couch and TV will have to do because this is obscene.

Having two and swapping out parts might be a good strategy.

Bummer. I love the Blendtec videos.
But I guess they are incentivized to limit the "right to repair"

Blendtec Commercial NBS2 Adapter Ring | 12 oz Blend it up right in your cup! It’s with the NBS2 Adapter Rings by Blendtec Commercial that smoothies and other cold beverages are able to be made quick and easy for serving right out of the S895 blender (sold separately). The durable, flexible plastic construction of the rings provide long-lasting benefits, clearly shown with everyday usage. The whole S895 blender system just doesn’t work for your cup without the adapter to hold it up. The adapter ring is easy to use: place the adapter into the individual housing unit, place your cup inside and over the adapter, place your ingredients inside your cup, and then place the micronizer over the cup and housing unit. Once that’s done, you’re ready to place it inside the blender to blend up your favorite smoothie in 20 seconds. As for cleanup, the ring is easy to rinse off in the sink or dishwasher. Without the cup, there’s no point in mixing the ingredients up. So, be sure you have what you need to fill orders by filling cups with the necessary Blendtec Commercial NBS2 Adapter Ring.

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Blendtec Commercial NBS2 Adapter Ring | 16 oz Blend it up right in your cup! It’s with the NBS2 Adapter Rings by Blendtec Commercial that smoothies and other cold beverages are able to be made quick and easy for serving right out of the S895 blender (sold separately). The durable, flexible plastic construction of the rings provide long-lasting benefits, clearly shown with everyday usage. The whole S895 blender system just doesn’t work for your cup without the adapter to hold it up. The adapter ring is easy to use: place the adapter into the individual housing unit, place your cup inside and over the adapter, place your ingredients inside your cup, and then place the micronizer over the cup and housing unit. Once that’s done, you’re ready to place it inside the blender to blend up your favorite smoothie in 20 seconds. As for cleanup, the ring is easy to rinse off in the sink or dishwasher. Without the cup, there’s no point in mixing the ingredients up. So, be sure you have what you need to fill orders by filling cups with the necessary Blendtec Commercial NBS2 Adapter Ring.

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Is it possible to buy/replace the O-rings?
It would seem like those should be a replaceable commodity.

Not yet - have to move
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Did she pre-write one for David Baltimore? A bit less hagiography would be nice.

Eating ice is a common symptom of iron deficiency, specifically called pagophagia, a form of pica

MLS needs a Detroit franchise so that you can get proper pizza.

Chapter 27 The Repeated Amend | Happy Git and GitHub for the useR One of the principal joys of version control is the freedom to experiment without fear. If you make a mess of things, you can always go back to a happier version of your project. We describe...

I've read @jennybryan.bsky.social happy git with R book a dozen times.

the challenge is you need some real life pain and heart ache with git before you can fully appreciate the words of wisdom in her book

anyways, for no particular reason - see the below link

happygitwithr.com/repeated-amend

More Top-10 teams in June of 2026 are needed.
Sharpen the spear.

Hey #Rstats!
What is your favorite #tidyverse way to turn a logical into a factor?
I'm using `factor(ifelse(x, "Yes", "No"))`, but it feels a bit ugly, and `fct_recode()` doesn't work on logicals.

Direct and indirect impacts of discrimination, internalized stigma, and disease disclosure on IBD patient health outcomes AbstractBackground. Internalized stigma impacts inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients’ wellbeing and has complex relationships with experiences of disc

New pub-Pts w/ active IBD may report higher internalized stigma (IS), which may impact IBD disclosure. Higher levels of discrimination seen in females/SGM/BIPOC. IBD disclosure may mediate discrimination and IS. Speaks to need for #gastropsych @ibddoctor.bsky.social academic.oup.com/ecco-jcc/art...

1. This is awesome
2. Can you put a spanning title on top?
3. Can you add a legend/explainer in the upper left quadrant?
4. Should this be a function/ggplot extender package if its own?

1. This is awesome

This is real. Fondue and sauna in one location. I think Colorado needs this combo. here it is:
www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_R...

Brennan Spiegel, MD, MSHS on X: ""The invisible medicine of gravity": In this @NPR interview w/ @KPCWRadio I discuss biogravitational medicine, reveal how love feels like "falling," why our gut helps keep us upright, & how evidence-based practices can build resilience against Earth’s pull https://t.co/Bk8NB4ZcuZ" / X "The invisible medicine of gravity": In this @NPR interview w/ @KPCWRadio I discuss biogravitational medicine, reveal how love feels like "falling," why our gut helps keep us upright, & how evidence-based practices can build resilience against Earth’s pull https://t.co/Bk8NB4ZcuZ

x.com/BrennanSpieg...

James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.

A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.

Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."

Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫

Grinching Thanksgiving.

Sample size of 50, but then enrolled 150??
Wondering if
A) sample size calc done after the fact, or
B) NS at 50, NS at 100, kept going to 150, still NS, then gave up on planned analysis?

On to gravity now.

Bat Boy (character) - Wikipedia

possibly inspired by Bat Boy?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_Boy...

Opinion | How Bad Is Finance’s Cockroach Problem? We May Be About to Find Out.

Yikes.
A new breed of the 2008 cockroaches
has appeared in the US financial system
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/o...

Perhaps the goal is to find and share truths,
rather than ship a sloppy beta product on deadline.

I'm finally writing a proper paper about faux, and have so many naming & default choices I regret (it was my first solo R package). Which is a better strategy:

1. Add new functions that work the way I wish the old ones did, but keep the old ones
2. Create a faux2 package and retire faux eventually

You can get fancy and use n.dodge =3 or 4 or 5 if needed

Why most polls overstate support for political violence Misperceptions about the popularity of violence increase public support for it — but you can help change that.

Why most polls overstate support for political violence
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/most-polls...

Hex stickers. Definitely.