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This is interesting to me. I've done basically no configuring (except frequent use of a "site:reddit.com" lens) and it's been great. Now when I see Google or Bing results it's jarr…

This! I see this all the time in medicine.

Can't wait for the overpriced, late, outdated Oracle to get deployed at the VA! We get to go from one bad EHR to another...

I think you'll see this kind of thing in many professions. Some doctors, who are highly specialized and highly trained in their field, act like they should automatically be great a…

I completely agree. I've never read a 1-star (to me) book because that implies it's unreadable, and anything good enough to keep my attention room is generally 4-stars and rarely 5…

Late to the party, but I know of at least two highly-paid coworkers that already had plans to retire, but are now just hoping for several months of extra pay (it's essentially the …

This is such an interesting perspective that I've never thought about. Thanks!

This doesn't change the fact that bidets in the US are only in a vanishingly small percentage of homes. As an example, while not at all scientific, open up Zillow or Redfin and loo…

Wow I was surprised by this figure, so I tried to find the source everyone quotes. It appears to be a 2006 telephone survey of 987 randomly-selected voting age citizens that were t…

You honestly think there are 10s of millions of people wanting a decongestant in the United States without ID? This is ridiculous and I agree with the other commenter, a bit hyperb…

This article (and many like it) often mention how intuitive and speedy the Dept. of Veterans Affair EMR is. I can guarantee not a single one of these authors has ever used it. CPRS…

I think you are mistaken: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_shock "Shell shock is a word that originated during World War I to describe the type of post-traumatic stress disord…

Highly recommend the recent Acquired podcast episode about Lockheed Martin. They spend a while discussing the development of the SR-71 (and other Skunk Works projects): https://www…

Interesting feedback. What apps do you prefer?

This looks great! Any other good recommendations like this?

Can you post a link to this study? If true, it's really interesting...

Thanks for this. Worked like a charm! (Though I am another user that switched to Fastmail and so far enjoy it)

Of course it has happened and probably will continue to happen. The key is that this isn't a systemic error, but rather providers going against the government's reporting rules (ei…

I decided to look into this, because I hear this bandied about frequently (i.e. "these death numbers aren't real because they count even if they incidentally had COVID-19"). Turns …

Patriot is an amazing show and I was looking for someone to post this clip! Don’t forget Leslie’s original rendition: https://youtu.be/yyfMphjo4t4

> Credit cards also provide a nice hack to allow cash deposit for those with only online banks... Thank you, I had no idea about this! Going to seriously help me "deposit" cash sin…

Just anecdotal data, but in both my roles as an academic hospitalist and community hospitalist in the US (inpatient internal medicine doc, ie the person that cares for people admit…

Upside: there are very few indications for an MRI with contrast, and epidemiological studies have shown current gadolinium-based contrast appears to be well-tolerated (i.e. very lo…

You're correct. Routine EEG (~30 minutes) can capture active seizures and sometimes patterns that might lead you to think someone is predisposed for a seizure. Often patients need …