The first step is considering whether you may or may not have a problem... #UKRunChat #UKTriChat

Grok has finally crossed a line here... (/s!) (your regular reminder that, whatever Musk says, these things aren't yet quite up to complex medical tasks)

I thought we were getting a heat pump as a bit of an eco thing when our boiler died... but when it's -1C outside; the Yorkshireman in me can't help but approve of this. (and it's toasty inside!)

Start 2026 as you mean to go on: With freshly-made crumpets #NewYear

Due to his surname, my eldest has apparently been nicknamed "Lawnmower" at secondary school Today I found out that when his younger brother arrived, he was immediately christened "Strimmer"... Any good nicknames in your family?

The absolute joy of jumping into muddy puddles at the Boxing Day #ChevinChase whilst dressed as a K-Pop Demon Hunter (pic: Dave Woodhead)

We all grew to love the FFP3 and other respirators during the #CovidIsAirborne pandemic - but important to realise that they're not always enough: dx.doi.org/10.1155/carm...

Some thoughts from the Chevin Chase today: - bad drag is a great British Christmas tradition - in the 8-12yo female demographic, brand recognition was near 100% - despite their high-energy antics in the film, K-Pop Demon Hunter costumes start to fall apart at even a light jog (Pic: Andy Stoneman)

Shout out to "3DFabXYZ" on Thingiverse, who managed to cause the most delightful noise from my eldest when he eventually solved the outer puzzle only to find another puzzle box inside, locking away his present...

Congratulations to whoever managed to sneak "67" as the door number on #Strictly for ensuring my choice ldren's undivided attention for the next few minutes at least

Double Olympic gold medalist boxer vs podcaster?? #Gladiators

Working in an unfamiliar location today; I got the distinct impression that they initially weren't 100% confident I was a competent anaesthetist... That attitude instantly changed, however, once they saw me start to grind the coffee.

Heck, if there's one thing that Musk's experiments with Grok #AI have taught us, it's that it's *really* difficult to "follow the science" with real-world data, and still be a right wing bigot. Respect

This is the future they want us to have. (Not entirely sure who *they* are, but I saw it in the Telegraph so it must be true)

I have just discovered that clicking "flag for follow-up" on work emails in Outlook is not the same thing as actually dealing with the problem, and I am broken...

Another medical #AI fails the "can I get a vegan cake recipe out of it in under five minutes?" test...

The elves somehow duplicated last night (nothing to do with me!) and the 8yo has spent the last few minutes working out how many we'd have by Christmas if the trend continues. #ExponentialGrowth #RofElves

Fnarr fnarr... The fact it was found at the place my children renamed "Penisthorpe" when we were on holiday there, is the icing on the cake! #WildBeaver www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Friends don't let friends use generative #AI around numbers...

Really looking forward to hearing Farage and the gammons railing against this EU sausage nonsense... #Sausage

It is *definitely* now flu season... #CleanTheAir #ICU

I can think of few better demonstrations of the difference between wisdom and intelligence than watching my eldest this morning, utterly paralysed by whether his Advent calendar should be used in a count-down, or count-up style...

Today, @cfaa.bsky.social launches SCAIL: a hub bridging AI research & safe clinical use. It aims to equip teams with confidence, skills & training to adopt AI safely. First two blogs: one from me on AI's role; plus Dr Horton on what happens when tech culture meets clinical reality: www.scail.uk

My second mistake was apparently pointing out that traditionally, insane conspiracy theorists use red thread...

So I made the mistake of joking that a colleague's string-based "process mapping" looked like one of those film scenes of a conspiracy theorist with a giant cork board...

This may be true, but I'll be the one laughing when someone desperately needs to connect a Centronics printer to a 25-pin D-sub parallel port.

Wasn't quite prepared to pick up my kids' Beano and find more biting satire of #AI, #Trump, #Musk, #Bezos than in much of the mainstream press - but they're definitely getting their subscription renewed for Christmas!

Simultaneous WhatsApp conversations this morning discussing: a) a protocol for measuring the physical properties of animal faeces that's been through a kiln b) statistical significance required to work out whether it's the heater or the socket making the noises and burning smell #ScienceIsLife

If you make your medical parents worried enough to give you your second dose of paracetamol ever, you're probably sick enough for a day off school... But we'll check in the morning.

This is like when I demonstrate my control over my cat by ordering him to lie somewhere comfortable, or scratch the furniture. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It's definitely Big Coat Day today

Me to the medical student when I've asked them about the CO2 and it's reading "67" (Yes, I'm cross it's in mmHg too!)

Achievement from today's #HealthcareAI talk. Final one for a while!

Presenting today at @rcsi.bsky.social in Dublin on #HealthcareAI Looks like an interesting day of talks, and if pre-meeting chats are anything to go by, the panel discussion should be fascinating!

My new plan for encouraging resident colleagues to document in the electronic patient record appropriately...

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...

Someone replaced my HDMI monitor cable with a VGA one, and I'm wondering what it says about me that I noticed instantly...

Every time I write "explained anaesthetic" in the notes as part of a pre-assessment, I'm reminded of the fact that even the most expert professor of anaesthesia wouldn't *really* be capable of making that true.

As we inexorably head towards winter, please ensure you've set your cat to cold weather mode. #CatsOfBluesky

Predictably, it's our eldest who - even on holiday - refuses to give up on #Halloween traditions "Dolcetto o scherzetto?"

Not sure of the origin; ironically it looks like it might be AI-generated to me!

I had a quick dig around Grokipedia and honestly there's not even anything interesting enough to post about - just seems to be a low-effort regurgitation of the real thing. www.404media.co/grokipedia-i...

If anyone needs proof of my tech prowess, I just managed to transfer a file over Bluetooth, first time...

My client, Tantalus, regrets dismembering, cooking, and serving up his son to the gods and wishes to make clear that this was not a premeditated, organised party, but a work event at which he was, in a sense, ambushed by Pelops Pie

Transcribing some interviews with #AI, it is *alarming* how poor most of the diarisation engines are at telling the difference between two feminine voices... #AIBias

In light of the outage the other day, it's interesting to see that Amazon has apparently been replacing a significant proportion of its AWS DevOps staff (allegedly 40% according to some sources) with AI tools... www.reuters.com/business/ret...

"I've had my vaccines" says the badge they're giving out at the NHS flu-only vaccination stand...

Brilliant news. I can think of one or two non-pollutant-based diseases this might help with too!

Our homemade heating controller misbehaved this morning, so today I will mostly be blaming Chinese cyberattacks (and wearing a jumper)

I confess to having a limited understanding of immunology, but is anyone aware of a decent reason that playing conkers would be dangerous near someone with a nut allergy? Asking for a conker-playing child...