Dr Shenanigans
@dr-shenanigans.bsky.social
(real name Dr Jamie Sherrington)
Dabbler in video games, comics #DnD. Less of a gym monkey more of a Gym Nerd. When I'm not doing geek stuff I do doctor stuff
#TeamGP #paedsRocks Children's Palliative Care
Dabbler in video games, comics #DnD. Less of a gym monkey more of a Gym Nerd. When I'm not doing geek stuff I do doctor stuff
#TeamGP #paedsRocks Children's Palliative Care
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It occurred to me that the reason short form media like tiktok is so addictive is because it's basically gambling.
Scroll to see if it's something you want to watch
Nope
Nope
Nope
Maybe, but the next thing might be better
Nope
Nope
Yes
Yes
Nope
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Continue forever
Scroll to see if it's something you want to watch
Nope
Nope
Nope
Maybe, but the next thing might be better
Nope
Nope
Yes
Yes
Nope
.
.
Continue forever
November 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
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If I did not want the public to submit "Boaty McBoatface" as a name for my project, I would simply not interview with the national broadcaster and publicise to everyone that the project exists and you definitely don't want people voting for/suggesting Boaty McBoatface
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Sutton Hoo ship name contest urges no 'Boaty McBoatface' suggestions
Sutton Hoo Ship's Company wants help naming their replica, but urges people not to make joke suggestions.
www.bbc.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:07 PM
If I did not want the public to submit "Boaty McBoatface" as a name for my project, I would simply not interview with the national broadcaster and publicise to everyone that the project exists and you definitely don't want people voting for/suggesting Boaty McBoatface
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
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Overseas-trained doctors leaving the UK in record numbers
Overseas-trained doctors leaving the UK in record numbers
Medical bodies warn that hostility towards migrants is behind a 26% rise in departures that imperils NHS
Record numbers of overseas-trained doctors are quitting the UK, leaving the NHS at risk of huge gaps in its workforce, with hostility towards migrants blamed for the exodus.
In all, 4,880 doctors who qualified in another country left the UK during 2024 – a rise of 26% on the 3,869 who did so the year before – figures from the General Medical Council reveal. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Overseas-trained doctors leaving the UK in record numbers
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"Record numbers of overseas-trained doctors are quitting the UK, leaving the NHS at risk of huge gaps in its workforce, with hostility towards migrants blamed for the exodus"
Slow clap to the anti-immigrant rhetoric
Slow clap to the anti-immigrant rhetoric
Overseas-trained doctors leaving the UK in record numbers
Medical bodies warn that hostility towards migrants is behind a 26% rise in departures last year that imperils NHS
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:31 AM
"Record numbers of overseas-trained doctors are quitting the UK, leaving the NHS at risk of huge gaps in its workforce, with hostility towards migrants blamed for the exodus"
Slow clap to the anti-immigrant rhetoric
Slow clap to the anti-immigrant rhetoric
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Investing in #ClimateAction is not just about the planet. It is about people.
US$ 11 billion a year could build climate-resilient health systems, costing less than US$ 2 per person worldwide.
Let's call on your leaders to put health at the heart of every climate plan! 👉bit.ly/HealthCOP30 #COP30
US$ 11 billion a year could build climate-resilient health systems, costing less than US$ 2 per person worldwide.
Let's call on your leaders to put health at the heart of every climate plan! 👉bit.ly/HealthCOP30 #COP30
November 19, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Investing in #ClimateAction is not just about the planet. It is about people.
US$ 11 billion a year could build climate-resilient health systems, costing less than US$ 2 per person worldwide.
Let's call on your leaders to put health at the heart of every climate plan! 👉bit.ly/HealthCOP30 #COP30
US$ 11 billion a year could build climate-resilient health systems, costing less than US$ 2 per person worldwide.
Let's call on your leaders to put health at the heart of every climate plan! 👉bit.ly/HealthCOP30 #COP30
Knob jaundice 💀
I was a little concerned I might have knob jaundice as my todger had turned a worrying shade of yellow. Turns out that my wife's moisturiser, that I'd been using as lube when knocking one out, was self-tanning cream and my liver function was just fine.
November 17, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Knob jaundice 💀
How long do we give it till some Americans try and inject baby formula into their faces for cheap botulinum toxin?
November 17, 2025 at 8:54 PM
How long do we give it till some Americans try and inject baby formula into their faces for cheap botulinum toxin?
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So many adverts for smart tech are just profoundly depressing.
November 16, 2025 at 11:17 AM
So many adverts for smart tech are just profoundly depressing.
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Of all the canoes out there...
Volcanoes are the most dangerous.
Volcanoes are the most dangerous.
November 16, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Of all the canoes out there...
Volcanoes are the most dangerous.
Volcanoes are the most dangerous.
I thought of another
Lazlo and Nadja
Lazlo and Nadja
November 15, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I thought of another
Lazlo and Nadja
Lazlo and Nadja
Microscopice view of the Golgi (dead) body
slightly obsessed about the end of this lady's effigy tomb with the voluminous folds of her dress and petite heeled shoes
November 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Microscopice view of the Golgi (dead) body
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Cynthia Erivo Disappointed To Discover All Her ‘Wicked: For Good’ Scenes Cut https://theonion.com/cynthia-erivo-disappointed-to-discover-all-her-wicked-for-good-scenes-cut/
November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Cynthia Erivo Disappointed To Discover All Her ‘Wicked: For Good’ Scenes Cut https://theonion.com/cynthia-erivo-disappointed-to-discover-all-her-wicked-for-good-scenes-cut/
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Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Standing by the Perimeter Fence Screaming for Thirty Seconds Before Vanishing Day to all who celebrate
November 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Standing by the Perimeter Fence Screaming for Thirty Seconds Before Vanishing Day to all who celebrate
All kids we should be asking if they vape!
Children are now using e-cigarettes at higher rates than adults.
Tom Gatehouse and colleagues argue for an approach to regulation that prioritises children’s rights and protects them
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Tom Gatehouse and colleagues argue for an approach to regulation that prioritises children’s rights and protects them
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
November 13, 2025 at 10:29 AM
All kids we should be asking if they vape!
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Children are now using e-cigarettes at higher rates than adults.
Tom Gatehouse and colleagues argue for an approach to regulation that prioritises children’s rights and protects them
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Tom Gatehouse and colleagues argue for an approach to regulation that prioritises children’s rights and protects them
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
November 13, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Children are now using e-cigarettes at higher rates than adults.
Tom Gatehouse and colleagues argue for an approach to regulation that prioritises children’s rights and protects them
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Tom Gatehouse and colleagues argue for an approach to regulation that prioritises children’s rights and protects them
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Some of my favourite characters are men who adore their wives,
extra points if they support them because she is more powerful than he is.
Who is your favourite?
extra points if they support them because she is more powerful than he is.
Who is your favourite?
November 12, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Some of my favourite characters are men who adore their wives,
extra points if they support them because she is more powerful than he is.
Who is your favourite?
extra points if they support them because she is more powerful than he is.
Who is your favourite?
Gym goalz: this Funko pop of me
November 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Gym goalz: this Funko pop of me
Just wait till they find out what poor sleep is linked to ....
Then who tends to takes melatonin
Then who tends to takes melatonin
Great example of an overly
sensationalist media headline based one one preprint with spurious methods
(Tl;dr No causal link has yet been found between melatonin and heart failure)
sensationalist media headline based one one preprint with spurious methods
(Tl;dr No causal link has yet been found between melatonin and heart failure)
November 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Just wait till they find out what poor sleep is linked to ....
Then who tends to takes melatonin
Then who tends to takes melatonin
Fucking WHAT?!?!
November 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Fucking WHAT?!?!
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Discworld QOTD, from Carpe Jugulum
“Am I dyin’?’
YES.
‘Will I die?’
YES.
Granny Weatherwax thought this over. ‘But from your point of view, everyone is dying and everyone will die, right?’
YES.
‘So you aren’t actually bein’ a lot of help, strictly speakin’.’”
“Am I dyin’?’
YES.
‘Will I die?’
YES.
Granny Weatherwax thought this over. ‘But from your point of view, everyone is dying and everyone will die, right?’
YES.
‘So you aren’t actually bein’ a lot of help, strictly speakin’.’”
Discworld QOTD, from Witches Abroad
"‘Will she live happily ever after?’ he said.
NOT FOREVER. BUT PERHAPS FOR LONG ENOUGH."
"‘Will she live happily ever after?’ he said.
NOT FOREVER. BUT PERHAPS FOR LONG ENOUGH."
Discworld QOTD, from Going Postal
"'You wrote everything down, Crispin?' he said. 'Why?'
Crispin looked appalled.
'Got to keep records, Reacher,' he said. 'Can't cover y' tracks if you don't know where y'left 'em. Then... can put it all back, see, hardly a crime at all.'"
"'You wrote everything down, Crispin?' he said. 'Why?'
Crispin looked appalled.
'Got to keep records, Reacher,' he said. 'Can't cover y' tracks if you don't know where y'left 'em. Then... can put it all back, see, hardly a crime at all.'"
November 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Carpe Jugulum
“Am I dyin’?’
YES.
‘Will I die?’
YES.
Granny Weatherwax thought this over. ‘But from your point of view, everyone is dying and everyone will die, right?’
YES.
‘So you aren’t actually bein’ a lot of help, strictly speakin’.’”
“Am I dyin’?’
YES.
‘Will I die?’
YES.
Granny Weatherwax thought this over. ‘But from your point of view, everyone is dying and everyone will die, right?’
YES.
‘So you aren’t actually bein’ a lot of help, strictly speakin’.’”
*Me getting a hilarious message from the group chat*
My phone: I can use AI to summarise that for you?
Me: On what planet would I want that? You are going to explain the joke to me? Sit down and be quiet. In fact go face the wall and think about what you have done
My phone: I can use AI to summarise that for you?
Me: On what planet would I want that? You are going to explain the joke to me? Sit down and be quiet. In fact go face the wall and think about what you have done
November 8, 2025 at 3:53 PM
*Me getting a hilarious message from the group chat*
My phone: I can use AI to summarise that for you?
Me: On what planet would I want that? You are going to explain the joke to me? Sit down and be quiet. In fact go face the wall and think about what you have done
My phone: I can use AI to summarise that for you?
Me: On what planet would I want that? You are going to explain the joke to me? Sit down and be quiet. In fact go face the wall and think about what you have done
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"All right, class, who knows what Watson and Crick discovered?"
"Rosalind Franklin's notes."
"That's correct."
"Rosalind Franklin's notes."
"That's correct."
November 7, 2025 at 8:57 PM
"All right, class, who knows what Watson and Crick discovered?"
"Rosalind Franklin's notes."
"That's correct."
"Rosalind Franklin's notes."
"That's correct."