Comments for Snipergirl's Web Log http://www.snipergirl.com/blog A Collection of Tales from the Underworld Sat, 07 Jan 2012 07:41:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on All you need is love by Ryan Andrewshttp://www.snipergirl.com/blog/all-you-need-is-love/comment-page-1#comment-660 Ryan Andrews Sat, 07 Jan 2012 07:41:54 +0000 http://www.snipergirl.com/blog/?p=1746#comment-660 As a dude who is now married and separated, all I have to say is A-fucking-men. Not that I went into it with status in mind, but still, there is still so much attached to these ideas of being a couple, having a house and a family. It is so fucked up. All I learned from four years of shitty marriage is that you have to find your own path to happiness. There is no formula. As a dude who is now married and separated, all I have to say is A-fucking-men. Not that I went into it with status in mind, but still, there is still so much attached to these ideas of being a couple, having a house and a family. It is so fucked up. All I learned from four years of shitty marriage is that you have to find your own path to happiness. There is no formula.

]]> Comment on Primitivity by snipergirlhttp://www.snipergirl.com/blog/primitivity/comment-page-1#comment-659 snipergirl Fri, 18 Nov 2011 10:57:10 +0000 http://www.snipergirl.com/blog/primitivity#comment-659 The quiet health care revolution stuff is great! Some of it is already implemented in Australia thankfully- wound care nurses, community nurses, occupational therapists, high risk clinics. Some of it is certainly not implemented as well as the organisation listed (but overall Australia does better than the US). Prevention >> cure, and it's really nice to see effective programs out there that benefit patients and save resources. The proof that it works hopefully will lead to more successz0r.I'm trying to find an article that I read long after I wrote the above post which describes how a particular hospital uses its data & computer statistical analyses to find disease associations etc. It was the same guy who first implemented the compulsory use of checklists for central line insertion to reduce infection rates (successfully) The quiet health care revolution stuff is great! Some of it is already implemented in Australia thankfully– wound care nurses, community nurses, occupational therapists, high risk clinics. Some of it is certainly not implemented as well as the organisation listed (but overall Australia does better than the US). Prevention » cure, and it’s really nice to see effective programs out there that benefit patients and save resources. The proof that it works hopefully will lead to more successz0r.

I’m trying to find an article that I read long after I wrote the above post which describes how a particular hospital uses its data & computer statistical analyses to find disease associations etc. It was the same guy who first implemented the compulsory use of checklists for central line insertion to reduce infection rates (successfully)

]]> Comment on A textbook of systemic disease by threadhttp://www.snipergirl.com/blog/a-textbook-of-systemic-disease/comment-page-1#comment-658 thread Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:44:07 +0000 http://www.snipergirl.com/blog/a-textbook-of-systemic-disease#comment-658 I can see applications of my AI course here (and I think AI is put to serious work in the field already).The first 10 “chapters” (lecture groups) have been about interpreting probabilities with incomplete observability (eg, determining the cause of an event that has more than one possible cause) and learning from what observations exist.Also, your “storylines” box is interesting. I can see applications of my AI course here (and I think AI is put to serious work in the field already).

The first 10 “chapters” (lecture groups) have been about interpreting probabilities with incomplete observability (eg, determining the cause of an event that has more than one possible cause) and learning from what observations exist.

Also, your “storylines” box is interesting.

]]> Comment on Primitivity by threadhttp://www.snipergirl.com/blog/primitivity/comment-page-1#comment-656 thread Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:42:48 +0000 http://www.snipergirl.com/blog/primitivity#comment-656 I think you overestimate engineers! Engineering is about “How many approximations can I make such that it won’t be a balls up that makes people angry/dead?”More favourably: “We can’t possibly understand everything, so let’s simplify things as effectively and rationally as possible.”Also, you might be interested in this: http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/11/the-quiet-health-care-revolution/8667/ I think you overestimate engineers! Engineering is about “How many approximations can I make such that it won’t be a balls up that makes people angry/dead?”

More favourably: “We can’t possibly understand everything, so let’s simplify things as effectively and rationally as possible.”

Also, you might be interested in this:
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/11/the-quiet-health-care-revolution/8667/

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]]> Comment on Short Cases 3: Toilet humour, nomenclature and NQR complexes by iPhone autocorrect was obviously on. | Snipergirl's Web Loghttp://www.snipergirl.com/blog/short-cases-3-toilet-humour/comment-page-1#comment-650 iPhone autocorrect was obviously on. | Snipergirl's Web Log Wed, 24 Aug 2011 07:08:17 +0000 http://www.snipergirl.com/blog/?p=1570#comment-650 [...] Short Cases 3: Toilet humour, nomenclature and NQR complexes (snipergirl.com) [...] […] Short Cases 3: Toilet humour, nomenclature and NQR complexes (snipergirl.com) […]

]]> Comment on Short Cases 3: Toilet humour, nomenclature and NQR complexes by Autocorrect was obviously off. | Snipergirl's Web Loghttp://www.snipergirl.com/blog/short-cases-3-toilet-humour/comment-page-1#comment-649 Autocorrect was obviously off. | Snipergirl's Web Log Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:55:28 +0000 http://www.snipergirl.com/blog/?p=1570#comment-649 [...] Short Cases 3: Toilet humour, nomenclature and NQR complexes (snipergirl.com) [...] […] Short Cases 3: Toilet humour, nomenclature and NQR complexes (snipergirl.com) […]

]]> Comment on Short Cases 3: Toilet humour, nomenclature and NQR complexes by Short Cases 4: More toilet humour and lolwuts | Snipergirl's Web Loghttp://www.snipergirl.com/blog/short-cases-3-toilet-humour/comment-page-1#comment-648 Short Cases 4: More toilet humour and lolwuts | Snipergirl's Web Log Sun, 24 Jul 2011 16:26:44 +0000 http://www.snipergirl.com/blog/?p=1570#comment-648 [...] denizens of the toilets I frequent get worse and worse. From standing on toilet seats to this? Tsk [...] […] denizens of the toilets I frequent get worse and worse. From standing on toilet seats to this? Tsk […]

]]> Comment on Why To I Am Crying Last Night by Urban Fairytales | Snipergirl's Web Loghttp://www.snipergirl.com/blog/why-to-i-am-crying-last-night/comment-page-1#comment-647 Urban Fairytales | Snipergirl's Web Log Sun, 24 Jul 2011 15:44:13 +0000 http://www.snipergirl.com/blog/why-to-i-am-crying-last-night#comment-647 [...] While I admire their dedication to the cause of lameness, due to the fact that one of these bottom-feeders dared to attempt to make eye contact with me, I can only give them a B+ for effort and a B- for vileness. Puppies with butts for eyes outdo this duo. [...] […] While I admire their dedication to the cause of lameness, due to the fact that one of these bottom-feeders dared to attempt to make eye contact with me, I can only give them a B+ for effort and a B– for vileness. Puppies with butts for eyes outdo this duo. […]

]]> Comment on Short Cases (part two) by Short Cases 3: Toilet humour, nomenclature and NQR complexes | Snipergirl's Web Loghttp://www.snipergirl.com/blog/short-cases-part-two/comment-page-1#comment-643 Short Cases 3: Toilet humour, nomenclature and NQR complexes | Snipergirl's Web Log Sun, 10 Jul 2011 12:42:22 +0000 http://www.snipergirl.com/blog/?p=1204#comment-643 [...] it is gross for those who follow you. I suppose at least you don’t need to do drugs before you go [...] […] it is gross for those who follow you. I suppose at least you don’t need to do drugs before you go […]

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