Monday, August 8, 2022

Neo Japan 2022 figures designed by cyberpunk artist Johnson Ting

Some of today's new toy preorders:


-Lots of new Power Ranger toys including Super 7's Super Cyborg Dragonzord

-And these Neo Japan 2022 figures by Zenpunk Collectibles that include an arsenal of weapons, light up head, alternate head, clothing options, and laser umbrella





"Dire" shortage of dentists in the UK

Guardian:

According to a survey by the British Dental Association and the BBC, 91% of NHS practices across England were not accepting new adult patients, with this figure rising to 97% in the east midlands, and 98% in the south-west, north-west and Yorkshire and the Humber.

Across Northern Ireland, 90% of NHS practices were not accepting new adult patients, while the figure stood at 82% in Scotland, and 93% in Wales.

The survey also found that of the practices that were not taking on new adults in England, only 23% had an open waiting list, and 16% said the waiting time was at least a year, or were unable to give an estimate as to how long it would be.

"Due to the success of MAVERICK, Paramount Pictures has decided to temporarily withdraw TOP GUN prints from circulation, thus canceling our screenings"

How to turn off Twitter's sound effects

Today's funny posts




Sunday, August 7, 2022

Last month's heatwave crashed the computers at two of the UK’s leading hospitals

Guardian:

He was speaking nine days after the hospitals’ computers crashed, on 19 July, as a direct result of the record-breaking heat.

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Without access to electronic records, doctors have not been able to tell how patients were reacting to their treatments. “We were flying blind,” said one senior doctor at St Thomas’. “Getting results back from the labs was an absolute nightmare and involved porters carrying bits of paper to and from the lab.

“However, people often did not specify where a patient was in the hospital. So there were groups of porters and lab staff wandering around the hospital looking blindly 

Fun, imaginative idea for LARPing with an infant