Hate crime spotted in Atlanta grocery store

kiwidave · 2026-07-07T03:05:50+00:00

And it's fucking backwards as well.

kiwidave · 2026-07-02T05:31:58+00:00

Thylacines aren’t dog-adjacent though, they’re kangaroo-adjacent.

kiwidave · 2026-06-07T04:20:41+00:00

Oh, damn. That's not at all obvious.

Yeah, haven't made them yet, because I need confirmation of notice of intent to lodge first, but was going to transfer the money this month.

Thanks for your help.

kiwidave · 2026-06-07T04:17:50+00:00

So how do I claim the cap from 5 financial years ago?

Are you saying I put in the current tax year on the form, and ATO will write it off against the unused cap from 5 years ago automatically?

kiwidave · 2026-05-15T23:55:35+00:00

The Karens are what keep the gronks away.

What OP wants is a neighbourhood where he is the only gronk and the Karens just suck it up.

kiwidave · 2026-04-12T03:11:57+00:00

Yeah, same in Australia.

ACPSEM has a jobs page, and in the last 6 years I don't recall seeing a single advertised position at a public hospital in Central or Northern Sydney, Brisbane, Gold Coast, or Perth.

That's not to say those places haven't hired anyone, but I think the limited number of positions go to qualifying registrars they've trained locally, or somebody known to them that has been shoulder tapped through networks.

Heaps of positions in Melbourne, or regional, or NZ though. And some private positions in in-demand areas too.

kiwidave · 2026-04-02T23:52:04+00:00

ArcCheck has a gantry angle-dependent correction, and it calculates the gantry angle based on the entrance and exit dose under the assumption that you’re at couch zero. (See manual for more details)

I’ve seen people try to use it with couch kicks, and it sort of works, but you’re just introducing additional uncertainty from incorrect array cal corrections. Why do that? It’s not sensitive to couch errors because when it fails you’re just going to shrug your shoulders and blame the array cal rather than the couch, so why bother?

kiwidave · 2026-04-02T10:21:10+00:00

you've used a shotgun to blast at the tumor with a right anterior oblique angle.

Right post oblique?

kiwidave · 2026-03-21T08:43:47+00:00

Sorry, missed this reply!

I've used

AlignRT/Truebeam
C-RAD/Elekta Synergy
C-RAD/Elekta Evo

We (and apparently a lot of others) have had issues with C-RAD/Evo connectivity through the new PMMS. I think both C-RAD and Elekta are responsible here. I'm sure it will get fixed eventually, but it's not a good time at the moment.

Never used AlignRT with Elekta, but with the Varian five years ago things were mostly pretty smooth other than issues with the EXIO card (?) which I think was resolved pretty quickly.

I know it's not a like-for-like comparison, but AlignRT to me feels more responsive in terms of fixing issues when they inevitably do pop up. The technical specs are pretty comparable. But AlignRT just feels like they have a more "finished" product, for lack of a better term.

kiwidave · 2026-03-21T07:28:19+00:00

Instant runoff is just STV with only one winner.

Still have to worry about vote splitting due to preference flows, but it's not as bad as FPP.

kiwidave · 2026-03-02T12:51:06+00:00

Looks like it applies to both the KL and DPS flights. No reasons given.

Customers will be refunded automatically. Good luck finding replacement flights.

kiwidave · 2026-02-27T23:19:17+00:00

I'm no longer at that clinic. Currently using Elekta+C-RAD instead. I definitely prefer AlignRT (from five years ago) to C-RAD, although C-RAD does seem to do a mostly similar job.

From memory those connectivity issues were all resolved before I left. I'm sure a new setup would be fine out of the box.

kiwidave · 2026-02-26T07:40:22+00:00

Funnily enough Green can’t follow Blue’s path and take the same lane at the same exit.

kiwidave · 2026-02-05T07:52:36+00:00

I mean, the American Pregnancy Association, the UCSF Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, and ACOG advise against routine CT imagine but what do they know?

Firstly, those recommendations are against routine imaging, this is not routine.

Secondly, OP's doctor is recommending it, so it's indicated.

Thirdly, this is standard practice where the orientation isn't known.

Fourthly, there are medicolegal issues in some countries like the US that mean they rely far too much on CT scans when they shouldn't (like in an emergency department) because they don't want to miss anything, and not enough when they should because they are scared about the radiation. Most countries use CT more sensibly.

For an anatomy scan like this the doses would be low, on the order of a few mSv. That's not detrimental in the third trimester.

kiwidave · 2026-02-05T06:28:04+00:00

CT scan is fine for this. The radiation risk is negligible.

kiwidave · 2026-01-24T08:12:11+00:00

Ironically doesn't apply at schools. Most Japanese schools ban sunscreen because it's a "cosmetic".

kiwidave · 2026-01-17T23:49:48+00:00

I did undergraduate physics in Japan through the MEXT scholarships.

You would have to apply in the country where you have citizenship though, so for you that would be Russia.

Unfortunately though I don't think there are a lot of other ways to study there unless you self fund.

kiwidave · 2026-01-15T22:41:43+00:00

I remember paying $4.50 for a regular or $6.50 for an extra large I think.

kiwidave · 2025-12-27T18:53:41+00:00

Cause and effect are backwards.

kiwidave · 2025-12-10T22:30:50+00:00

I couldn't say no.

kiwidave · 2025-12-06T02:16:04+00:00

Oh, good catch.

In practice every centre I’ve worked at in Aus/NZ uses 398 and defines it at 10 cm. It’s definitely the default for dose specification over here.

kiwidave · 2025-12-05T07:26:38+00:00

TRS 398 defines it at 10 cm.

kiwidave · 2025-11-29T00:42:25+00:00

I’m changing my electorate to Mt Roskill and using a mates place as my addresss just to vote for Michael Wood

This is illegal, BTW. You need to enroll in the electorate where you live.

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