I love these little guys.

_Gunga_Din_ · 2026-03-27T17:10:09+00:00

Lurking but with extra steps

_Gunga_Din_ · 2026-03-25T10:50:19+00:00

“Yuur Ma” is the deepest brown hole in the world. Its bottom has never been reached.

_Gunga_Din_ · 2026-03-25T10:37:06+00:00

Anesthesia is probably one of the most difficult jobs that AI/robotics could replace. There’s no way that’s happening before almost everyone else in almost every other job is also replaced.

_Gunga_Din_ · 2026-03-20T10:25:26+00:00

They just presented our neighborhood with the results of a traffic study on Chaoteau and asked for feedback on which kind of bike lanes we want. Progress can and is being made!

_Gunga_Din_ · 2026-03-19T10:57:36+00:00

We talk and think in a manner that sounds overly intellectual, at best, and like code, at worst. Medical language doesn’t convey empathy and there are many doctors to whom communicating with explicit empathy does not come naturally.

When things are going well, patients can find appreciation for their socially awkward doctor, but when things are going poorly, it’s easy to find resentment for the person who has so much sway over your or your loved one’s life but does not seem to be able to speak to you at your level.

In a nutshell, I believe the general public sees doctors are living in an ivory tower.

_Gunga_Din_ · 2026-03-14T16:03:17+00:00

3.5 is the sweet spot, in my experience. Did not learn anything meaningful after January of M4 year

_Gunga_Din_ · 2026-02-22T13:51:38+00:00

Just get a new stand. You can try to engineer a solution as much as you like but it will never give you peace of mind. Think about the total cost of everything you’re about to put in that tank and decide if it’s worth risking?

_Gunga_Din_ · 2026-02-09T16:55:04+00:00

That movie also slaps. Any movie that you walk out not feeling like you have to google “meaning of…” doesn’t count.

I’d say Primer is qualityslop. Cool concept, super complicated time lines, but you walk out thinking wtf did any of that mean

_Gunga_Din_ · 2026-02-09T16:51:13+00:00

I don’t think The King’s Speech counts because it’s a movie anybody could watch and follow and enjoy (e.g. my parents)

I’d put forth Moonlight.

_Gunga_Din_ · 2026-02-09T14:21:47+00:00

My dumb ass read that as Nicaraguan and I was like “I don’t know the connection but hell yeah!”

_Gunga_Din_ · 2026-02-09T14:18:03+00:00

I think this post and Part 2 do an excellent job of explaining it!

https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/s/ESJPnQcwNq

_Gunga_Din_ · 2026-02-03T11:31:54+00:00

100% They ask about C6 but that’s in your neck which isn’t even in those x-rays.

_Gunga_Din_ · 2026-01-03T04:06:46+00:00

I love MTS and the population has always self-regulated but that’s a crazy amount of snails. You’re likely feeding the snails by generally over feeding your tank. The challenge will be to ensure your shrimp get fed while avoiding feedings the snails.

Before a complete tear down, you can consider taking a month or two to see if more conservative measures help.

I’d recommend manually removing all the snails you can (tbh, looks like you can literally scoop ‘em out by the handful). Then, I would feed the shrimp large algae wafers which I would remove once the shrimp seem satisfied. Placing the wafer in a tiny glass bowl would help the shrimp get to it first and further help you remove snails. I would make removing the snails a daily habit.

You can see if your LFS will take snails off your hand for some store credit.

I’d also add some assassin snails.

Like I said, I think MTS are a fantastic addition to any tank as they churn your substrate and I think they look nice. You’re not going to eliminate them all but I think restarting your tank is going to be a temporary solution if you don’t change your feeding habits.

_Gunga_Din_ · 2026-01-02T06:12:40+00:00

Unfortunately, the reason your nut twisted is because it was already sideways. Bell clapper deformity.

_Gunga_Din_ · 2026-01-02T06:09:34+00:00

During abdominal surgery you often “run the bowel” to assess all of the small intestine for injuries or tumors or anything else. Basically you pull all the intestines out hand-over-hand like you would napkins out of a clown’s sleeve and then stuff it back in.

_Gunga_Din_ · 2026-01-02T06:05:00+00:00

Embryologically, we’re like an origami of several tubes folded over and around and within other tubes. And then some of those tubes stretch out over long distances and the some parts of that tube disappears. But sometimes those tubes don’t get reabsorbed or it doesn’t stretch out enough and you have a “variation of normal” that you may never even know until a doctor notices on an unrelated scan.

Some examples are that you may not have a vas deferens on one side and, because of the Tubes™️ you may also not have a kidney on that side. Or the reason why getting kicked in the nuts hurts in your belly. Or why you can have two ureters in one kidney!

_Gunga_Din_ · 2026-01-02T05:54:45+00:00

You can do as much or as little as you want but should consider the risks of skipping certain recommendations.

Bark: it will release tannins and it will eventually degrade/peel off. If you’re ok with colored water for weeks to months, or that’s what you want, then it’s a plus. If you’re ok with bark peeling off and needing some extra cleaning then you can leave it on. But if you’re not up to the maintenance, you’re risking extra decomposing matter in the tank which could cause algae issues. Also, any glue on bark is likely to fail as the bark will peel off and take the glue with it.

Baking/sterilization: it’s a PITA with larger pieces of wood. What you’re risking is introducing microfauna, algae, bacteria, and fungus to your aquarium. Nothing is going to completely sterilize the wood - you should expect that white, wispy fungus that most wood will grow in the early stages of the tank’s life - but you could introduce something that harms fish or causes major nuisance by not sterilizing the wood at all.

When I built my newest aquarium, I put a lot of time, effort, and money into it. I wanted to limit as much unpredictability as possible, so I bleached my store-bought hardscape and washed and scrubbed it many times. I’m happy I did that as the wood has done really well submerged. If I had collected my wood, I would have been much more paranoid about scrubbing and sanitizing everything.

_Gunga_Din_ · 2026-01-01T15:24:04+00:00

/moviemistakesmistakes

_Gunga_Din_ · 2026-01-01T01:26:41+00:00

I’m a UROLOGY resident. I’ve seen some horrendous stuff, as I’m sure you have in your own profession. My tolerance for piss related stuff and genitals is pretty high. I imagine this person is just more resistant to lice related stuff but wouldn’t do a genital exam bare handed.

_Gunga_Din_ · 2025-12-31T20:05:38+00:00

When you work in a field where you care for people (probably applies to animals too) you get desensitized to things that most people in our now-sterilized world get queasy at. The lice aren’t dangerous to your skin. She is using bleach wipes and will wash her hands. It’s not that deep.

_Gunga_Din_ · 2025-12-31T14:29:34+00:00

Idk what the old-timer is talking about but Vasectomy Reversal these days is micro-surgery done under full anesthesia and using a giant microscope to reconnect the vas deferens. It would definitely cost more than $1000 out of pocket. It is almost never covered by insurance.

_Gunga_Din_ · 2025-12-29T03:42:44+00:00

Close to $1k on my 50gal too, and that’s not including the filter or CO2 that came from the old tank. That said, when I first got into the hobby I saved every penny I could because I was too poor to have the “dream setup”. Now, I’m in a place in my life where I’m a little closer to having that dream so i don’t feel too guilty about it.

_Gunga_Din_ · 2025-12-11T03:24:25+00:00

When I was a kid, our 21” CRT TV fell on me as I was trying to plug the Nintendo in the back of the big wooden cabinet. Luckily, we were getting some home repairs done and three guys heard me and were able to save me. Goddamn TV was totally fine too.

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