"Happy" birds ..read more

I asked chat GPT and she says There are three adjectives in the sentence: "pleasant" describing "greenery" "merry" describing "songs" "pure" describing "air" I didn't even check if the answer is correct or what, but considering everybody is after AI I used it ..read more

[quote userid="4181" url="~/f/non-clinical-questions/30949/is-this-pro-bono-scheme-the-solution-or-a-symptom-of-the-problem/244546#244546"] Arlo Guthrie said: Probably nobody would notice reduced fees except maybe all those people complaining to the cma? Or the insurance companies who are mostly paying the fees? [/quote] I was assuming that whatever money this initiative is costing would not be enough to reduce the cost of veterinary care across the profession if Fitzpatrick were to give it out to every other practice. Or indeed to drop just its own prices by any significant degree (not that t ..read more

[quote userid="2100" url="~/f/non-clinical-questions/30939/what-do-you-think-would-have-the-biggest-positive-impact-on-the-profession/244533#244533"]The word is affordable. [/quote] One hears this word so often, especially in relation to new houses. It annoys me so much. Everything is affordable to someone. "Affordable" is a euphemism for "cheap ..read more

[quote userid="2100" url="~/f/non-clinical-questions/30949/is-this-pro-bono-scheme-the-solution-or-a-symptom-of-the-problem/244545#244545"] Publicity stunt? Well, it has generated some publicity, but I think it would be more accurate to call it cause-related marketing, and there is nothing inherently wrong in that. Cause-related marketing can do a lot of good. Clive Ansell said: Why can't they just reduce fees overall if there is spare money in the pot I think this is better marketing than just reducing fees. Probably nobody would notice reduced fees. This way generates publicity and a nice wa ..read more

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[quote userid="2100" url="~/f/non-clinical-questions/30949/is-this-pro-bono-scheme-the-solution-or-a-symptom-of-the-problem/244545#244545"]Probably nobody would notice reduced fees[/quote] except maybe all those people complaining to the cma? Or the insurance companies who are mostly paying the fees ..read more

A similar thought went through my mind (whether it's a solution or a symptom). I don't think it's a gimmick. Publicity stunt? Well, it has generated some publicity, but I think it would be more accurate to call it cause-related marketing, and there is nothing inherently wrong in that. Cause-related marketing can do a lot of good. [quote userid="5012" url="~/f/non-clinical-questions/30949/is-this-pro-bono-scheme-the-solution-or-a-symptom-of-the-problem/244544#244544"]Why can't they just reduce fees overall if there is spare money in the pot[/quote] I think this is better marketing than just red ..read more

Gimmick? Publicity stunt? Type of commission? But then, I'm just cynical I suppose. Why can't they just reduce fees overall if there is spare money in the pot, or direct it to folk who cannot afford or cannot access basic level veterinary care ..read more

[quote userid="11308" url="~/f/non-clinical-questions/30946/contextualised-or-pragmatic-medicine/244541#244541"]That is a reference to a previous paper[/quote] do you have references ..read more