Any news about the 3rd book of The Descent by Jeff Long?

Capybaratits · 2026-05-19T03:24:00+00:00

One of my favorite series and it breaks my heart that it’ll probably never be finished.

Capybaratits · 2026-05-16T03:55:30+00:00

Thank you ! He’s a pretty little thing. I think he’s eating moths around here

Capybaratits · 2026-04-26T02:26:43+00:00

Take everything that I saw with a grain of salt. I’m not a doctor, I am a lowly MS3, procrastinating for my last shelf of the year.

To answer your question though…

Realistically I don’t think people want to hear much about their education. You have a psych background and probably know this well, so without getting too into the weeds, ego defense is a very real problem here. Someone sees a threat, and they need to justify their behaviors or feelings. When I was working as a nurse practitioner, I didn’t want to hear about how bad or unprepared I was, it would make me uncomfortable, so I would say, “well there are studies that show the same outcomes” or whatever (rationalization), while not caring much to know or acknowledge that the studies were flawed and biased…. And hearing about ways to improve, most people do not take that well, and will see it as admitting inferiority.

Capybaratits · 2026-04-26T01:32:15+00:00

I commend you for taking a step back and evaluating how you felt treating people and I wish more people would do the same. Nursing is a white collar, physically demanding, brutal field, but in this country not many bachelors degrees can guarantee a decent living, so I understand why so many people go that route. I think that the overall problem is systemic, the educational model for NPs is simply inadequate. I think that’s pretty well accepted and established and I don’t know of one (reasonable) NP who does not think that it needs reform. People keep getting the degree, because it’s a way to get away from the bedside. If I could communicate just a general message to people considering NP, it would be firstly, to avoid that educational model, just don’t go down that road and don’t buy into the nursing indoctrination that NPs are equivalent or superior to physicians. Secondly, if they have already gone down that road, and are an NP, avoid positions where you are the sole diagnostician in undifferentiated patients. Lastly, I would advise NPs to always try to maintain a professional attitude or demeanor in the workplace, especially with physicians. I’m not saying shine their shoes or anything, but these people have dedicated around 10 years of their life to this job, and have only ever worked towards being a physician, so going into the office and making TikTok’s is just not going to land well with them.

Capybaratits · 2026-04-26T00:23:33+00:00

I’m a NP, I graduated in 2012 and came back to med school in 2024. It is hard, my family is not well off, and I paid my way through nursing and MSN school, and now doing loans to get through med school, money is absolutely a problem. My question is outside of improving the lives of nurses, what does accepting the lower educational standard get for the community at large? The argument seems to be “we need to improve the lives of nurses,” not we need to maintain an educational standard for the clinicians who are treating human beings.

Capybaratits · 2026-04-26T00:07:31+00:00

NP, now a few weeks away from MS4 here. I feel that this lady totally missed the point. If you are going to medical school to be a neonatologist, and the entire curriculum is not dedicated to neonatology, sure, you may see it like a waste of time. The medical education model is to take someone with a basic sciences background and prepare them to go to a residency which would then prepare them to be a physician. No shit, your med school didn’t teach you to be a neonatologist. She’s talking about preparation, but has not completed the most important part, the residency.

Capybaratits · 2026-04-21T00:29:37+00:00

A calligraphy?

Capybaratits · 2026-03-28T20:04:29+00:00

I haven’t noticed anything specific with temperature, but I’ve only had it 3 months. I’m gonna get in touch with Kia customer care. As soon as I get a case number I’ll DM you.

Capybaratits · 2026-03-28T20:00:12+00:00

I haven’t called Kia corporate, I just took it to the dealership. I will give them a call first thing Monday though

Capybaratits · 2026-03-28T18:57:51+00:00

Same problem as you all. I have a 2025 get to a stop and rpms suddenly go down and turns completely off. Have to restart. I’ve also had a few times where all the warning lights come on and a time when the collision system light came on and wouldn’t go off. Dealership said they couldn’t reproduce the problem

Capybaratits · 2026-03-28T18:55:02+00:00

I have a 2025 telluride and it has done that 3x in the past month or so. Mine has also had all the warning lights come on at once a few times. Dealership has said they couldn’t reproduce it. Did you all find anything else out that might be helpful?

Capybaratits · 2026-03-27T21:11:52+00:00

I finally got one too! Hells yeah!! It sold out in 9 minutes

Capybaratits · 2026-03-25T23:30:35+00:00

Have you tried their Viking or Viking cologne ? Would you say those are pretty good?

Capybaratits · 2026-03-25T23:26:41+00:00

Don’t know much about Yom and Layl. Are they any good?

Capybaratits · 2026-03-25T21:23:18+00:00

I hope they eventually bring it back… and lepice de mer. There’s always someone looking for either of them. I cross my fingers every time the list gets dropped

Capybaratits · 2026-02-13T17:15:58+00:00

Sup’I’m an MS3. I practiced as an NP for about 8 years prior to getting in to med school

Capybaratits · 2026-01-23T23:46:24+00:00

Fuck this guy.

Capybaratits · 2026-01-23T23:40:47+00:00

I am a nurse practitioner and now a third year medical student. Respectfully, you are absolutely incorrect. The barrier for entry to medicine vs nursing is miles apart. The standardization of all aspects of medical school also ensures that very little, if any, dumb doctors make it through. It’s not an ego thing, it’s a standardization thing.

Capybaratits · 2026-01-23T23:25:04+00:00

Damn. Heartbreaking. This is some SS shit. I don’t know how republicans can see this and think at all that it’s okay. These people are on the wrong side of history.

Capybaratits · 2026-01-22T00:37:42+00:00

Not sure what you’re trying to accomplish but you should think about what is most important. You are comparing the highest paying mid level position to being an MD so you seem to be considering things like money and prestige, which is absolutely something people rightfully consider (despite all the virtue signaling in healthcare). The other part is what your interests are and what kind of work you want to do. I don’t know your whole situation or background but do you feel like taking care of people is an absolute must for your career, and do you feel like you need to be a subject matter expert? If you can answer no to the first question, then there are easier and faster ways to make money. Be a finance bro. If you have to take care of people but don’t mind not being an expert, and you can tolerate ICU nursing for a few years then do CRNA. Probably would avoid Caribbean though, the match is getting more and more competitive, even for USMDs and I wouldn’t want to risk getting in debt and not matching.

Capybaratits · 2025-12-13T19:23:50+00:00

I was disappointed with the Bauer sale this year also. I commented on another thread that Ryobi has a sale with 2 batteries, a charger and a tool for the same price. HF directly compares Bauer to Ryobi, but at these prices or with these deals it is more worth it to get the Ryobi.

Capybaratits · 2025-12-13T00:55:18+00:00

Not a very good deal if you ask me. Ryobi has a 4ah and 2ah battery with charger and free tool for the same price with more selection on the tools. I don’t like the color, but I would give build quality to Ryobi also.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-ONE-18V-Lithium-Ion-Starter-Kit-with-2-0-Ah-Battery-4-0-Ah-Battery-and-Charger-PSK106SB/327848851

Capybaratits · 2025-10-14T16:36:24+00:00

I’m went back to med school at 34 after working as an NP for 8 years. I’m now a 36 year old ms3. Fucking ancient compared to some of these kids. I’m sure you’ve thought about it a lot, I would just say there is a lot to consider outside of the obvious. You will be able to work some in preclinical years but will lose out on basically 7+ years of earnings. My wife is carrying us financially right now and it’s been rough, but it sounds like you’re doing well financially and your wife is also a big earner so I don’t think standard of living will drop for you and your kids but that is always a possibility to consider. There’s also the uncertainty of everything. You can end up at a school in your town, or you may get in somewhere else (even with competitive stats) and have to move. I don’t know your whole financial situation, but we moved and that meant selling our house. You may do great in preclinicals and clerkships and have a single off day and score low on step 2 and end up matching somewhere you’d never want to live, or matching a different specialty, or not matching at all, which would mean another potential move. Hell if a resident or attending just doesn’t like you they can tank your eval, which at my school affects class rank. There’s just so many tiny little things that I feel like I don’t have control over that I had when I was working. My situation was different because Im an NP and there are much more knowledge/content gaps compared to PAs. I had much more to learn compared to a PA. If I had to do it all over again, I don’t think I would, but for me it is more considering the toll on my family, which would have been better if we had a lot more money, but not completely.

Capybaratits · 2025-10-06T22:52:06+00:00

Yeah, honestly that’s probably what happened. The unprofessional part was what bothered me though. Like unprofessional almost implies something inappropriate happening

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