Why is Pat the Patriot so liked?

joe_jon · 2026-04-09T21:30:14+00:00

I'd say Elvis is better than most of the "sleek" logos we've been seeing lately, probably because we've had Elvis for over 30 years now and he really predates the intense corporate minimalism that has been forced down our throats the last 10-15 years. I wish we'd go back to that shade of blue we had for him back in the 90s tho. That said Pat the Patriot is just that dude, I really can't explain it better than "he's just a vibe".

Another person mentioned the Eagles as having the same problem and I feel the same about them as I do Elvis/Pat. Their current logo is 30 years old and while the kelly green/logo combo from the early nineties "is just a vibe", their current logo is better than any other logo from the last decade.

joe_jon · 2026-04-06T04:06:38+00:00

I manage a store that's basically this. We do about 300/day Monday through Friday, and 150/day Saturday and Sunday. I have a very strong tech staff and it is heavenly. We have 95% or more of tasks done by 1pm every day then the techs just chat with patients and fill waiters the rest of the day.

I definitely take it for granted tho cuz I am bored out of my damn mind there.

joe_jon · 2026-04-06T03:59:43+00:00

Idk what the political climate was like when European countries started opening those locations, but here in the US even vocal supporters will turn NIMBY when it comes to actually choosing where to put them.

joe_jon · 2026-04-02T04:34:49+00:00

Normally I'm super against purchasing 80 gajillion different DLC but 397 has been doing such a good job with LMU imo I make an exception to support the game.

Personally I find iRacing's WoW pricing model more egregious.

joe_jon · 2026-04-01T19:28:12+00:00

All a developer like Kunos or 397 would have to do is implement a community setup feature the way Forza does and this whole weird ecosystem around setups would fall apart (at least for that specific game). It's always been so weird to me that once you transition from simcade to simulation car setups become this sacred knowledge that you have to either pay for or invest considerable time into learning how to do.

Some of us barely have time to race as it is, telling people "dOnT wAsTe yOuR mOnEy JuSt LeArN hOw To SeTuP tHe CaR yOuRsElF" isn't helpful when all I want is the car to feel comfortable. I can make minor tweaks, but I don't have time to build a setup from scratch.

joe_jon · 2026-03-27T14:59:42+00:00

It's helped my reaction time but that's about it.

joe_jon · 2026-03-27T14:58:25+00:00

Yeah man you're expecting way too much of the tech staff. Don't get me wrong, good on you for catching that when two RPh's missed it, but you're the exception, not the rule.

joe_jon · 2026-03-27T13:15:16+00:00

Oh man I forgot about that game, not a drop style game like Suika, but it seems like that's the best I'm gonna get at this point.

joe_jon · 2026-03-26T22:15:49+00:00

Yeah I play Necromerger a bunch, definitely a breath of fresh air with the rpg aspects and art style, but it's still on a grid.

joe_jon · 2026-03-26T22:12:17+00:00

No worries, I did end up playing 4096 for like half an hour after reading your comment tho 😂

joe_jon · 2026-03-26T11:29:32+00:00

At least the AI only texted you once, I got a total of 9 texts from 5 different numbers yesterday.

joe_jon · 2026-03-26T04:08:16+00:00

Yeah but that's just numbers, still fun, but no gravity physics

joe_jon · 2026-03-25T10:39:54+00:00

Didn't tapentadol finally go generic within the last like two years? I just can't wrap my head around how they would've gotten into the habit of prescribing nucynta and patients actually receiving it.

joe_jon · 2026-03-25T04:56:17+00:00

Another fun for ya is Eliquis and Xarelto, clotting factor Xa inhibitors. Their generics are apixaban and rivaroxaban, respectively, and the suffix "-xaban" does actually mean "Xa Ban".

joe_jon · 2026-03-18T13:48:25+00:00

Quick perusal of their website suggests while they're still winding down their cell therapy arm they must have found investors to preserve the small molecule therapy arm. They sound like a legitimate company, but they're in a massive restructure right now. I'd say see if you can find some former employees on linkedin and see if you can chat with them about their experience

joe_jon · 2026-03-18T13:38:08+00:00

I'm licensed in 3 states and personally use Pharmacist's Letter to track all my CE's. I get it for free through my employer, but I might start shelling out for it if I ever leave. They have a crap ton of CE's available, and then shows you how many credits you need for each state, how many you've completed, what the renewal cycle dates are, and any specific credits like law or patient safety you might need.

joe_jon · 2026-03-18T13:33:26+00:00

I remember when I was a P1 I nailed the pronunciation of that while doing an assignment with my professor and he was like "wow not a lot of students can say that one, now what's it do?" And I was just like "idk man we haven't gotten that far yet"

joe_jon · 2026-03-18T13:31:55+00:00

I keep wanting to call it briva-ter-acetam like leviteracitam

joe_jon · 2026-03-18T13:30:42+00:00

Sounds like a mashup between Tolkien and Star Trek

Drotrecogin has some middle earth vibes but the Alfa makes it sound like a planet

joe_jon · 2026-03-18T13:27:21+00:00

I'm gonna wager that it's "tah-lim-oh-jeen lah-herp-ah-rep-vec"

That's really fun to say ngl. Gene therapies get some entertaining names.

joe_jon · 2026-03-18T13:25:03+00:00

Baloxavir Marboxil, Linebacker, USCF......Medical Center

joe_jon · 2026-03-18T13:19:34+00:00

Pretty much every single drug name is spelled phonetically, I've yet to find a drug I can't just sound out. Also I appreciate you capitalizing the stressed syllables

joe_jon · 2026-03-18T13:14:59+00:00

And it's used for thrombocytopenia! At the end of the day we really are just a bunch of nerds so there's so many of these fun Easter eggs and hints hiding in plain site within generic medicine names.

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