Holy shit, that is an incredibly preserved hadrosaur hoof

If you’re looking for an explanation for why, here goes… (BTW, I’m a lab professional arguing against testing, so the answer is not that I’m trying to line my pockets) 1/n

Testing earlier, more often, for more things is not necessarily a good thing.

The time honored capitalistic trend of gradually making your product shittier and shittier until you can debut the original as a new product

For regional transplants, what are some regional or local rules you wish someone had explained to you? As a Bay Area native who moved to the Midwest, mine are all snow-shoveling etiquette related.

I think we’re all feeling a little “shoe half-empty” these days.

Mental-Mucil Do I have to do everything around here?

Emergency Iran Pod! Discussing the complex and varied reactions from both inside and outside Iran to the terribly named, Operation Epic Fury Links: tinyurl.com/4me3p5rv

There is a very stupid term paper to be written about the (presumedly) unintentional parallels between “Paradise” and “Lost”

I’ve been watching the old 1966 Star Treks, most of which I’ve never seen or completely forgotten. They seem to fall into three categories: good science-fiction premises badly executed, goofy premises executed with a self-aware wink, and City on the Edge of Forever.

My work is just beginning: ThunderPants

so we paid the tariffs and now the corporations that passed the costs on to me and you are the ones that are going to be reimbursed, do i have that correct

If you have no outside reason to suspect a problem, you should not go looking for one. More testing isn’t always better! I say this as someone paid to do the tests!

Why do I even keep this petard?

Post a musical theory: Naughty by Natural Selection Prince-ipia Mathematica

I’m cool! I’m cool!

New Episode: Pain! Reframing the way we look at pain as clinicians and attempting to understand a fuller picture to help our patients! With @pallbro.bsky.social @ Dr. Anthony Kaveh Links: tinyurl.com/nk6rzsnt

discord: please verify your age me: *lets out a sigh that seems to crawl out of my lungs rather than be exhaled, dense with fatigue, disappointment, so profoundly Gen X it practically hums with the ghosts of mixtapes, dial-up modems, and being told to “just deal with it”* discord: age verified

How do we feel about “San Fran-disco?”

Who am I rooting for in the Super Bowl? Well, if you put a gun to my head it would come as sweet relief.

Narrator: It’s not woke.

Me: [bleeding to death during the AI uprising] They don't really _understand_ what it means to shoot me. They're just generating statistical plausible actions based on sensory inputs. Deathbot: [blowing smoke from its gun] That is correct.

DOCTOR: I told him he needed to get out to a show, that was how he would cure his depression. CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school? DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town. C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name? DR: Now look

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Why is it called a protest hat and not a fezn’t?

Chad boys, Chad boys. Watcha-gonna-doo? Watcha-gonna-doo when they awkwardly hit on you?

There’s video, so you can see us Looksminning.

New Episode! Discussing the troubling internet trend of “Looksmaxxing” and the dark corners of the internet from which it “ascends.” With Dr. Umang Mehta, @bishonentype.bsky.social & @mopathguy.bsky.social Links: tinyurl.com/yysx5zkj

Alphas, Betas, Sigmas oh my. Discussing the dark corners of the Internet that the new looksmaxxing trend has “ascended” from. Listen to the latest episode of The House of Pod, anywhere you get podcasts (check bio for links) #Looksmaxxing #medicalpodcast

This week’s episode covers a disturbing Internet trend called Looksmaxxing and the dark corners of the Internet that it “ascended” from. Subscribe to hear it as soon as it drops.

Even the med student exam prep account is dunking on ICE

My foolproof method for online virality.

My wife thinks I don’t notice her smile when I wear something she believes she snuck into my wardrobe.

Going to be sitting down with a dreamteam of guests, including @mopathguy.bsky.social @bishonentype.bsky.social and a well renowned facial plastic surgeon to discuss the rise of something called Looksmaxxing. Let us know if any topics or questions you want covered!

10K years breeding cattle, and we just notice this behavior now. Meanwhile, tech is insisting they understand enough about the mind to design one from scratch? www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

More on the devastating conditions in Iranian hospitals with guest co-host Shaun Davari (Survivor) and Dr. Kayvan Mirhadi. Links: tinyurl.com/yjvzbs85

Discussing the creative ways that Doctors in Iran are finding to treat injured protesters and the threats hospitals work under. Listen to the latest episode of my podcast: tinyurl.com/yjvzbs85

Emergency Pod! I’m joined by Dr. Kayvan Mirhadi and Shauhin Davari to talk about the devastating situation unfolding in our own streets and hospitals. Listen & share. Links: tinyurl.com/yjvzbs85

An underrated factor in "why don't people in wealthy societies have more kids" is changing societal norms that now expect even older kids to be chaperoned by an adult any time they are in public, and to be chauffeured by a parent as their only means of transportation

I never used to stop and consider the best version of “thank you.” AI sure is improving my workflow and reducing my anxiety!

Have to applaud the commitment to the dad joke in naming this “milkshake bar” in Berkeley, CA. Also applaud the milkshakes.

Slightly diminish a band: Kilodeth

Cry, “hammock!” and let’s sip the Pinot noir!

The Fightin’ 14th ABV!

I got stuck in a Children’s Hospital elevator with a clown who wouldn’t break character.

The end of the aphorism is “… spoils the bunch.” You have to get rid of the bunch, not just the bad apples.

Honestly, after the last couple of days, I’m willing to consider novel approaches. [falsetto] scitechdaily.com/castration-l...