…unless there’s been a drastic change in the story over the last couple hours

Genuinely made me laugh

A few things.

Firstly, I didn’t see the apology as I wasn’t tagged and I don’t search my username. I literally just try and mind my own business as much as possible.

Secondly, I merely explained to @Snoopy@piefed.social what my opinion was and why, after he responded to me.

Thirdly, I actually like the design. I’ve not seen an air fryer that looks like it, and last I checked, there was no requirement that accompanying text needed to meet a certain standard. I could post a picture from the National Portrait Gallery or an Amazon link, the whole point of the community is to share art and design that we appreciate. At least, that’s how I’ve been using it for years.

Lastly, I wish people would just scroll past things they don’t like. Literally all of my interactions in this thread have been via my inbox, and all of my Lemmy interactions are via my subscribed feed, so I literally only have to deal with things that suit my tastes, or at least are in the ballpark. If that makes me entitled, so be it. At least I’m not being sanctimonious.

No, no, no, no!

I’ve contributed to this community for years now. I go out of my way to provide content, not just to this community but to all communities. Someone coming along and saying, “that’s not to my taste” or “this doesn’t meet my standard” is a fuck you. You want better, create better or STFU. People need to act less entitled and actually work to make things better. People that aren’t even subscribed trying to dictate content. Fuck all the way off!

You’ve come into a community, you’re not even a member of and tried to control and then have the audacity to try and lecture because your standard for a community you’re not a member of aren’t upheld. It’s weird. You are everything wrong with social media. Have a good day!

You have zero posts in this community. Are you even subscribed? I’ve been using this community for years. I see something I like or appreciate and I post, other people like it, they upvote it or discuss it. If people like you would spend more time on adding content rather than trying to curtail it, the threadiverse would be a much better diverse place. Get off of your entitled ivory tower and contribute or STFU.

What browser?

Please feel free to post things which match your standard of art and design.

Isn’t the main issue moving them and that was effectively solved this week?

I think they wanted the whole marathon vibe, as they just keep going after they piss or shit. But they’re not getting, this is indoor and equipment based. They basically misread the room.

As @TheFermentalist@reddthat.com says, spot reduction is a myth. If you want to lose fat, go into a calorie deficit.

That said, if you’re trying to retain size, you can try and body recomp. But remember the first place fat appears is the last place it leaves, which is basically the stomach for everyone.

I mean, yeah, big corporations are bad and all, but not fixing faulty map data makes you a dickhead, not a hero. It’s worse than people that don’t unrack weights IMO.

Which bit isn’t British vernacular?

Here you go:

www.bbc.co.uk I had 11 years of chemotherapy for a cancer I didn’t have David Lumb, Vanessa Pearce 7 - 8 minutes

Becky Jones has shoulder-length brown hair with a fringe. She is standing in a park and is wearing a dress with multi-coloured flowers on it. Image caption,

Becky Jones was told she had months to live despite no tumour showing up in scans

ByDavid Lumbin Coventry and Vanessa PearceWest Midlands

Becky Jones was just 21 when she was told she had a terminal brain tumour and months to live.

She had not long met her partner and dreamed of a career in policing, but suddenly the future was looking bleak.

The diagnosis, by an experienced cancer consultant, led to 11 years of chemotherapy treatment which changed her life. She regularly felt sick, she was unable to take part in family events, her career was curtailed and she felt constantly “on eggshells”.

Now 34, she has recently learned she never had cancer at all but an inflammation of the brain that could have been treated with steroids.

The mother of two is one of more than 40 patients taking legal action against University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust due to prolonged or unnecessary cancer treatment.

“I was told time and time again without the chemotherapy I would die,” she said. Figure caption,

Jones said that consultant Prof Ian Brown had “ruined” her life

As a young woman, Jones says consultant Prof Ian Brown at University Hospital, Coventry, told her she would need to take chemotherapy drug temozolomide (TMZ) for the rest of her life.

This is despite guidelines recommending six cycles over six months.

When she questioned multiple scans that did not seem to show evidence of a tumour, she says the consultant told her it would not be “visible to the naked eye”.

It was only in 2025, when cancer cases at the trust connected to Brown were being reviewed, that she learned the truth.

“I never had a brain tumour. I was misdiagnosed and I’ve gone through all this treatment for the main part of my adult life, for no reason,” she said.

“He’s just ruined my life, essentially,” she added.

Two images of Becky Jones. In the left hand side you can see the effects of taking cancer drugs where her hair has thinned and greyed. In the right hand side she is looking down Image source, Becky Jones Image caption,

Becky Jones said the effects of taking the drugs for years was “horrendous”

Many more of Brown’s patients have told the BBC they were given TMZ for years, leaving them with a variety of serious medical issues.

One patient said she believed the drug had made her infertile, while another developed leukaemia after 100 unnecessary cycles.

The preliminary findings of a review by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) said patients at the hospital were routinely given prolonged courses of the drug with “little or no evidence of benefit”.

It found staff failings at the hospital amounted to a “betrayal of patient trust” and also questioned why oncology pharmacy teams did not challenge patients receiving oral chemotherapy continuously for 10 to 15 years.

UHCW said it would not comment on individual cases, but said measures had been put in place to ensure “more robust oversight of the prescription and use of TMZ”.

Image shows a man in a white/pale pink shirt, opened at the collar. He is wearing a yellow baseball cap, back to front, and some grey hair is sprouting out the sides. He looks like he may be on holiday. His eyes are squinting towards the camera and he has a slight smile. Image source, Supplied Image caption,

Prof Ian Brown was referred to as Dr Y in the Royal College of Physicians report

In 2012, life was just beginning for Jones, a CCTV operator at Coventry City stadium. She met her partner Pete, a steward, at work, but soon after she began experiencing severe migraines and sought medical help.

She underwent a brain biopsy carried out by a private neurosurgeon.

But Fiona Tinsley, a partner at law firm Brabners, said Prof Brown had diagnosed her with a grade four glioblastoma, one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer, before the results had returned.

The BBC has attempted to contact the retired professor several times.

Jones described her years taking the chemotherapy drugs as “horrendous”.

“It was constant nausea, stomach pains, mouth ulcers, just day-to-day fatigue, it was awful,” she said.

The drug affected every aspect of her life with the fear of infection meaning she avoided social events and family gatherings.

Her driving licence was also initially taken away, and then restricted.

“Before the treatment I used to go to the gym all the time, I was running, and me and Pete used to go for meals all the time, which obviously then I couldn’t do,” she explained.

The couple were also told she would be unable to get pregnant.

“I later went on to have two children, which he told me were both miracles,” she said.

The exterior of University Hospital in Coventry. It has a semi circular entrance with windows and a wide door, with red brick buildings either side. Cars are parked outside the entrance Image caption,

More than 40 patients are taking legal action

Her treatment continued for more than a decade, until suddenly, in 2024, she received a phonecall from a doctor saying her chemotherapy was stopping.

“He didn’t have any reason as to why. He told me Ian Brown had retired - this was the first I’d heard of it,” Jones said.

Any questions would be answered by her new oncologist, she was told, but she was not given any name.

“I didn’t know what to do, where to turn, who to talk to because I had no support from the hospital during that time,” she said.

In May 2025, after independent analysis by neurosurgeons and radiologists, on behalf of her lawyers, she was told she had never had cancer of the brain at all.

She had actually been suffering from a tumefactive demyelination - an inflammation which is usually treated by neurologists who would prescribe strong steroids.

Jones got the news on a video call with her solicitors and the experts.

“When we found out there were just tears in everyone’s eyes,” said Tinsley, who is representing many of the patients.

Becky Jones sits on a dark sofa with a laptop open on her lap. She is wearing a brightly flowered blouse and has long dark hair. Image caption,

The Coventry resident says the chemotherapy treatment changed her life

The RCP review, which did not name Prof Ian Brown but referred to “Dr Y”, found out of the 20 cases reviewed, 15 were “unsatisfactory overall”. The consultant did not participate in the review.

There was “scant evidence” of the understanding and documentation of the risks of taking the drug, the review team found.

The preliminary findings said there was “insufficient clinical curiosity” in some cases and a lack of collaboration with multidisciplinary team colleagues, allowing potential diagnostic errors to persist.

Jones described the findings as “chilling”.

“It’s not just about what he’s done, it’s about how they let him act on his own for so long,” she added.

“It’s almost like he was running his own show and no one was there to monitor what he was doing.”

More investigations

A UHCW spokesperson said all affected patients had been reviewed by senior clinicians, “with appropriate care plans put in place”.

"We are also undertaking an independent review of our speak-up processes, led by an independent party, to ensure staff feel fully supported and confident in raising any concerns.

"The trust will assess the full RCP review when it is published and will take further appropriate action based on its findings.

“We want to reassure our community that patient safety, experience and wellbeing remain our top priorities,” the trust added. Get in touch

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Client? Sure. Server? I actually don’t know.

Telegram has been winning awards for their UI since inception. WhatsApp has basically mimicked it. Signal has gone in its own direction which suits 40 year old geeks who use Lemmy, but the actual masses…

Come on, can we at least pretend to have the self-awareness to know what we like isn’t conducive to how the masses use these apps.

It’s like how people on Reddit use to try and say that front facing cameras were useless and so they want small phones without them. 😮‍💨

What docker container? One for AA? Or a downloader?

Yup

I use Signal via Molly and as @lka1988@sh.itjust.works points out, there’s friction in getting users to on to it. But also the UX isn’t even as good as WhatsApp let alone Telegram.

I read installable and instable, I was like 🫠

It depends on the client.