I pretty much do not know what I am doing.

Pretty self explanatory, really.

[florallychaotic]

Im gonna be so real can yall actually talk about ways we can support trans women in the UK instead of giving all the attention to fucking JKR. I already know that Harry Poter sucks, I wanna know how to actually HELP people. Something something you have to love the oppressed more than you hate the oppressor

[snowonthebeachmp3]

trans actual uk - trans led and run advocacy, education and empowerment organisation

fiveforfive - collective fund for trans women and girls and transfem causes

gendered intelligence - trans led advocacy org

mermaids - supports trans youth

akt - lgbtq youth homelessness charity

loving me - domestic abuse service for trans people in england

not a phase - for trans adults

[corpish]

in recognition of World Down Syndrome Day on March 21

[corpish]

in recognition of World Down Syndrome Day on March 21

[thearialligraphyproject]

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ICU Materials part 1

After 4 years of volunteering in the ICU of the local hospital for respiratory diseases I’ve finally started to really understand a lot of the diagnostic procedures and the meaning of their results.

So I’ve decided to share with you some of the materials I use to study the ICU Stuff:

ABG interpretation

https://abg.ninja/abg - The site gives you a results from ABG analysis and you have to make a reading of them, then it show you if you are correct or wrong and gives you a full description why. On this site there some other very nice medical quzzes as well - Glasgow coma scale, Cranial Nerves, Basic ECG etc.

Lung function tests

http://www.ums.ac.uk/umj080/080(2)084.pdf

http://www.ics.gencat.cat/3clics/guies/184/img/–americanfamilyphysician.pdf In these PDFs the basic aproach to spirometry is described, everything you need to know when you stumble across spirometry results.

Coagulation tests

http://thrombosiscanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Bloody_Easy_Coag_2013.pdf

http://www.pathology.vcu.edu/clinical/coag/Lab%20Hemostasis.pdf Very consise and well writen guidelines for coagulation tests interpretations.

Chest radiology

https://lane.stanford.edu/portals/cvicu/HCP_Respiratory-Pulmoanry_Tab_2/Chest_X-rays.pdf

http://www.southsudanmedicaljournal.com/assets/files/Journals/vol_1_iss_2_may_08/how%20to%20read%20a%20cxr.pdf Basic guidelines for reading a Chest X-ray

Echography - Ultrasound Imaging

http://www.sah.org.au/assets/files/PDFs/For%20Doctors/2011-crit-care-us-heart.pdf

http://www.cardioegypt.com/cardioeg/ACSCA2014-Presentations/002001.pdf

http://www.annalsofintensivecare.com/content/pdf/2110-5820-4-1.pdf

http://www.cardiovascularultrasound.com/content/pdf/1476-7120-12-25.pdf

http://www.ccforum.com/content/pdf/cc5668.pdf Very simple and easy to understand presentations for the newbies(like me) in Ultrasound imaging. To be continued…

[toocooltobehipster]

windows users, save money using these free apps!!

[femboss]

other fab programs that are absolutely 100% free:

recuva - accidentally deleted something in the recycling bin? recover it back with this program!

speccy - tells you the specs of your computer, among other things

defraggler - defrag the SHIT out of your hard drive and clean it right up

[unlimitedgoats]

This is a great post what makes it even better is that most of these you can get from Ninite which will download and install the latest versions of all available software ALL AT ONCE without you having to worry about adware or the annoying clutter (toolbars, changing your default search engine) that sometimes comes with their individual installers. So, yeah. Have at it folks.

[attackofthekillerderk-deactivat]

For posterity.

[youngatheart34-deactivated20151]

Good lord this is awesome.

[sieben9]

Reblogging for those who might need it, and also to add

FireAlpaca

which is very intuitive and very free. It also has a very decent line stabilisation function.

[zaraegis]

Medibang- ^^^ All of FA’s features + cloud saves and uploads that let you switch between computers/devices as long as you’re logged in. Features geared more towards manga artists.

Shotcut- completely free, opensource video editing software that’s good for basic video editing and exporting!

Krita- Real nice brush mechanics with a really cool animation feature!

Opentoonz- Steep learning curve but complete opensource animation software!

Storyboarder- Quick intuitive software for storyboarding, includes audio integration and allows you to edit in real time with an external drawing program of your choice (PS, Medibang etc..)

Carapace- lets you create a perspective grid and also export it to your own native drawing program! (Original link down but someone on the forums had the download file so just a warning)

WriteMonkey- Distraction-free writing program that has optional typewriter sfx, custom layout and even has a progress bar with optional timer for those word sprints!

GifSplitter- let’s you break down a gif into frames in a folder. Very lightweight

PureRef- Stores all your picture refs, allowing you to annotate and organize to your hearts content. Lets you save the ref file as well!

[er-cryptid]

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[nursingstudent41]

All the links are down, but follow here - https://www.er-cryptid.com/resources for all these little gems.

[medically-challenged]

FREE MEDICAL PDFs

Anatomy:

1–> KLM for Gross Anatomy

2–> Snell’s Anatomy

3–> BD Churassia

4–> RJ Last

5–> Grey’s Anatomy

6–> Langman Embryology

7–> KLM for Embryology

8–> BD For General Anatomy

9–> Dissector

10–> Di Fore Histology

11–> Junqueira’s Histology

12–> Netter Atlas of human Aantomy

Folder link–> https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3WdpdsqpX0LYV9KQ3lxY29FY28

Physiology:

1–> Guyton

2–> Ganong

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Folder link–> https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3WdpdsqpX0LdXlCSjdZM214dEE

  Biochemistry:

1–> Harper

2–> Lippincott

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Pathology:

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Folder link–> https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3WdpdsqpX0LYkRYdjFrTm5MR0U

  Pharmacology:

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Folder link–>https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3WdpdsqpX0LRFpFSG5hZ1pVWkE

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Folder link–>https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3WdpdsqpX0LMU1LRjFDa1FrbjA

Pediatrics:

1–> Nelson Essentials of Pediatrics

2–> Nelson Complete

3–> Pediatrics Review

Folder link–>https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3WdpdsqpX0LUkdTQkVuNV92Yzg

I hope this helps everyone, it’s not mine. But has been shared to me and I am sharing this with all of you.

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[medicalorbitofapisces]

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Look at KB coming through

[kimreesesdaughter]

Every time you see this, reblog it. There is always someone in college that will see this.

[feiyueparkourkungfu-blog]

Exercise is a great way to get a healthier, stronger body. It can also be a great way to relax and make you happier. It is important to remember, though, that you should always alternate between different types of exercise to ensure that your whole body gets the attention it needs. If you want to get started exercising to improve your quality of life, read these pictures carefully.

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[jaubaius]

This kind of bread could be dangerous because when you start eating it you won’t stop.. But it’s delicious

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[elbiotipo]

what the fuck did I just download

[elbiotipo]

Context: I downloaded what's called simply "Encyclopedia of Religion" by Lindsay Jones because I found some articles online and they seemed well written in the style I like. I was like, okay, it must be one of those thick reference books, like, 500 pages long.

No. Apparently it's a 15-volume masterwork made by what I think are a hundred experts covering everything from Muslim Sufism to the Hindu Vedas to Slavic gods to the beliefs of the peoples of the Chaco to recent Afro-American religious movments to the structure of the papacy to Selkam religion and back. There are even individual articles on animals like bears and cats. It's honestly scary.

God must be in there, somewhere.

[elbiotipo]

Bro just the preface + list of contents + list of contributors is 100 pages. I still haven't reached the index.

There's a Japanese dude who wrote articles about foxes, toads and frogs, hedgehogs, cocks (direct quote..). There's also articles about.., just reading titles: scholasticism, a lot of Muslim terms I'm not familiar with, theriantropism, that weird Japanese cult who did those sarin attacks, ancient canaaite religion, humor and islam, Jenovah's Witnesses, Gender in Celtic religions, an overview of prehistoric religion, and a lot of things I have never heard about. This is all from different collaborators listed on the same page.

This is just the table of contents. The encyclopedia starts in page 152.

This is scary. Did God write this.

[elbiotipo]

If you want a link, you can find it on Anna's Archive by searching Encyclopedia of Religion, apparently by the Macmillan Library Reference.

It's 170mbs. I am not responsible if your PC crashes.

[elbiotipo]

The thing is that every single article, even if it's half a page short (and they're all well written) has annotated bibliography and primary sources on it. You could seriously get lost forever here.

[donjuaninhell]

So You've Finally Switched to Firefox: a Brief Guide to a Some Very Useful Add-Ons.

This post is inspired by two things, the first being the announcement by Google that the long delayed Manifest V3 which will kill robust adblocking will finally roll out in June 2024, and the second, a post written by @sexhaver in response to a question as to what adblockers and extensions they use. It's a very good post with some A+ information, worth checking out.

I love Firefox, I love the degree of customization it offers me as a user. I love how it just works. I love the built in security features like DNS over HTTPS, and I love just how many excellent add-ons are available. It is a better browser than Chrome in every respect, and of the many Chromium based browsers out there, only Vivaldi comes close.

There are probably many people out there who are considering switching over to Firefox but are maybe putting it off because they've got Chrome set up the way they like it with the extensions they want, and doing all that again for Firefox seems like a chore. The Firefox Add-on directory is less expansive than the Chrome Web Store (which in recent years has become overrun with garbage extensions that range from useless to active malware), but there is still a lot of stuff to sift through. That's where this short guide comes in.

I'm presently running 33 add-ons for Firefox and have a number of others installed but disabled. I've used many others. These are my picks, the ones that I consider essential, useful, or in some cases just fun.

Adblocking/Privacy/Security:

uBlock Origin: The single best adblocker available. If you're a power user there are custom lists and scripts you can find to augment it.

Privacy Badger: Not strictly necessary if you're also running uBlock, but it does catch a few trackers uBlock doesn't and replaces potentially useful trackers like comment boxes with click-to-activate placeholders.

Decentraleyes: A supplementary tool meant to run alongside uBlock, prevents certain sites from breaking when tracker requests are denied by serving local bundled files instead.

NoScript: The nuclear option for blocking trackers, ads, and even individual elements. Operates from a "trust no one" standpoint, you will need to manually enable elements yourself. Not recommended for casual users, but a fantastic tool for the power user.

Webmail Ad Blocker: The first of many webmail related add-ons from Jason Saward I will be recommending. Removes all advertising from webmail services like Gmail or Yahoo Mail.

Popup Blocker (Strict): Blocks ALL pop up/new tab/new window requests from all websites by default unless you manually allow it.

SponsorBlock: Not a fan of listening to your favourite YouTuber read advertisements for shitty products like Raycons or BetterHelp? This skips them automatically.

AdNauseam: I don't use this one but some people prefer it. Rather than blocking ads and trackers, it obfuscates data by injecting noise into the tracker surveillance infrastructure. It clicks EVERY ad, making your data profile incomprehensible.

User-Agent Switcher: Allows you to spoof websites attempting to gather information by altering your browser profile. Want to browse mobile sites on desktop? This allows you to do it.

Bitwarden: Bitwarden has been my choice of password manager since LastPass sold out and made their free tier useless. If you're not using a password manager, why not? All of my passwords look like this: $NHhaduC*q3VhuhD&scICLKjvM4rZK5^c7ID%q5HVJ3@gny I don't know a single one of them and I use a passphrase as a master password supplemented by two-factor-authentication. Everything is filled in automatically. It is the only way to live.

Proton Pass: An open source free password manager from the creators of Proton Mail. I've been considering moving over to it from Bitwarden myself.

Webmail/Google Drive:

Checker Plus for Gmail: Provides desktop notifications for Gmail accounts, supports managing multiple accounts, allows you to check your mail, read, mark as read or delete e-mails at a glance in a pop-up window. An absolutely fabulous add-on from Jason Saward.

Checker Plus for Google Drive: Does for your Google Drive what Checker Plus for Gmail does for your Gmail.

Checker Plus for Google Calendar: The same as the above two only this time for your Google Calendar.

Firefox Relay: An add-on that allows you to generate aliases that forward to your real e-mail address.

Accessibility:

Dark Reader: Gives every page on the internet a customizable Dark Mode for easier reading and eye protection.

Read Aloud: A text to speech add-on that reads pages with the press of a button.

Zoom Page WE: Provides the ability to zoom in on pages in multiple ways: text zoom, full page zoom, auto-fit etc.

Mobile Dyslexic: Not one I use, but I know people who swear by it. Replaces all fonts with a dyslexia friendly type face.

Utility:

ClearURLs: Automatically removes tracking data from URLs.

History Cleaner: Automatically deletes browser history older than a set number of days.

Feedbro RSS Feed Reader: A full standalone reader in your browser, take control of your feed and start using RSS feeds again.

Video Download Helper: A great tool for downloading video files from websites.

Snap Link Plus: Fan of Wikipedia binge holes? Snap Link allows the user to drag select multiple hyperlinks and open all of them in new tabs.

Copy PlainText: Copy any text without formatting.

EPUBReader: Read .epub files from within a browser window.

Tab Stash: A no mess, no fuss way to organize groups of tabs as bookmarks. I use it as a temporary bookmark tool, saving sessions or groups of tabs into "to read" folders.

Tampermonkey/Violentmonkey: Managers for installing and running custom user scripts. Find user scripts on OpenUserJS or Greasy Fork, there's an entire galaxy out there of ingenious and weird custom user scripts, go discover it.

Browsing & Searching:

Speed Dial 2: A new tab add-on that gives you easy access to your favourite sites.

Unpaywall: Whenever you come across a scholarly article behind a paywall, this add-on will search through all the free databases for an accessible and non-paywalled version of the text.

Web Archives: Come across a dead page? This add-on gives you a quick way to search for cached versions of the page on the Wayback Machine, Google Cache, Archive.is and others.

Bypass Paywalls: Automatically bypasses the paywalls of major websites like those for the New York Times, New Yorker, the Financial Times, Wired, etc.

Simple Translate: Simple one-click translation of web pages powered by Google Translate.

Search by Image: Reverse search any image via several different search engines: Google Image, TinEye, Yandex, Bing, etc.

Website Specific:

PocketTube: Do you subscribe to too many YouTube channels? Would you like a way to organize them? This is your answer.

Enhancer for Youtube: Provides a suite of options that make using YouTube more pleasant: volume boost, theatre mode, forced quality settings, playback speed and mouse wheel volume control.

Augmented Steam: Improves the experience of using Steam in a browser, see price histories of games, take notes on your wishlist, make wish listed games and new DLC for games you own appear more visible, etc.

Return YouTube Dislikes: Does exactly what it says on the package.

BlueBlocker: Hate seeing the absolute dimmest individuals on the planet have their replies catapulted to the top of the feed because they're desperate to suck off daddy Elon sloppy style? This is for you, it automatically blocks all Blue Checks on Twitter. I've used it to block a cumulative 34,000 Blue Checks.

Batchcamp: Allows for batch downloading on Bandcamp.

XKit Rewritten: If you're on Tumblr and you're not using whichever version of XKit is currently available, I honestly don't know what to say to you. This newest version isn't as fully featured as the old XKit of the golden age, but it's been rewritten from the ground up for speed and utility.

Social Fixer for Facebook: I once accidentally visited Facebook without this add-on enabled and was immediately greeted by the worst mind annihilating content slop I have ever had the misfortune to come across. Videos titled "he wanted her to get lip fillers and she said no so he had bees sting her lips" and AI photos of broccoli Jesus with 6000 comments all saying "wow". Once I turned it on it was just stuff my dad had posted and updates from the Radio War Nerd group.

BetterTTV: Makes Twitch slightly more bearable.

Well I think that's everything. You don't have to install everything here, or even half of it, but there you go, it's a start.

[toastyglow]

a very basic easy-to-follow crash course in cleaning

[soracities]

"Absolutely no one comes to save us but us."

Ismatu Gwendolyn, "you've been traumatized into hating reading (and it makes you easier to oppress)", from Threadings, on Substack [ID'd]

[paper-mario-wiki]

HEY wanna read but annoyed on where to find copies of books?

Here's an archive with millions of PDFs of books and papers and magazines and essays and stuff.

[morebaffledlessbrooklyn]

ChatGPT "Absolutely Wrecked" at Chess by Atari 2600 Console From 1977

Despite all its advances, ChatGPT still, seemingly, is less smart than an Atari simulator on beginner mode.

Yup.

[sirfrogsworth]

I was trying to think of a way to explain why this is stupid and also ghoulish. I think I came up with something.

Imagine you are an engineer designing body armor. You are tasked with making sure the body armor can stop 10 different types of bullets. In your first attempt, you create body armor that stops 6 of the 10 bullets. You start selling those because that's pretty good protection. You can save some lives while you continue to improve things.

You already know how to stop 6 bullets, but you really want to figure out how to stop the last 4. So you do exactly what you did before, but add a few more layers of Kevlar and a steel plate.

Your boss, RFK Jr., says he wants a test of the new and improved body armor. But he says you have to give one test subject the real thing and the other test subject fake body armor that does nothing.

And you're like, "Hey, can I at least give them the body armor that stops 6 bullets? We already know that gives some protection. We only need to compare the new armor to what we already accomplished."

And RFK says, "No, please shoot a person dead. It's science."

[starfieldcanvas]

Frogman's example above is a very good illustration of what's going on with non-placebo vaccine trials, but I'd also like to share my favorite explanation for why we don't do randomized controlled trials for everything—this "joke" study on the effectiveness of parachutes:

Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma when jumping from aircraft: randomized controlled trial - PubMed

Parachute use did not reduce death or major traumatic injury when jumping from aircraft in the first randomized evaluation of this intervent

All studies involving human or animal participants have to pass a certain threshold of safety for all involved (this is done by the IRB for human trials and the IACUC for animal trials.) if you wanted to do a control group for parachutes, the only way to make it safe would be to have everyone jump out of the plane while it was still on the ground. in which case the people with parachutes and the people without parachutes would have the same survival rate, making it look like having a parachute is not an improvement over no parachute.

so while the theoretical outcome of RFK's bullshit is this "kill people for science" thing, the IRB still exists; it wasn't just made up by the FDA or DHS, its existence is directly required by the US Legal Code (Title 42, §289. Institutional review boards; ethics guidance program, elaborated on more in Title 45 CFR 46). Studies that get federal funding still need ethics boards, per federal law, and the composition of ethics boards is controlled by federal law as well. RFK Jr can't wipe that away as easily as he can wipe away other things.

What that means in practice is that RFK Jr will say "let's do a randomized controlled study where we lie to parents about whether or not their children are actually getting vaccinated" and the ethics board will say "that's unethical, you can't do that" and RFK Jr will say "fine, then we won't do any research at all!" and now there's no research proving the new vaccines are safe and effective.

He does not actually want proof that vaccines are better than placebo. He wants to get rid of vaccines altogether. I'm pretty sure the point here is not directly killing people in unethical trials; it's to make it impossible to get any evidence that vaccines work.

[corporalkiheart]

If this actually went into effect it would affect far more than just vaccines alone. Pretty much no medication gets a placebo-control RCT - they almost all go up against whatever the current “gold standard” treatment is. This is particularly important for things like oncology drugs - you don’t *not* get the usual treatment, you get standard treatment PLUS the new thing.

Vaccines are actually one of the areas that placebo control trials can happen - for the things we already have a vaccine for, yes, this would be a problem because you would want to know you’re at least getting the basic standard of medical care. But a lot of the recent vaccine trials are trying create a vaccine for things we don’t have one for yet (like RSV, or the ongoing search for an HIV vaccine).

This is definitely one of those things where if you don’t know anything about science, it seems like a great idea. But if you know even a little about science, you can see that it is catastrophically bad. This is so much worse than vaccines alone (but even if it was vaccines it would still be extremely bad!)