u/Dom-in-Ant

This is a research paper published independently by IMG doctors in the NHS based on the FOI access request to the NHS.

Recruitment by ethnicity and country of qualification

UK graduates accounted for 17,939/36,983 (48.5%) of applicants in 2021, falling to 24,082/80,583 (29.9%) in 2024 (Supplemental Table 10). Success rates for UK-qualified applicants declined from 44.5% (7987/17,939) in 2021 to 35.5% (8546/24,082) in 2024, whereas for non-UK graduates fell from 22.8% (4334/19,044) to 9.5% (5345/56,501) (Figure 4; Supplemental Table 10). Overall, the success rate for UK graduates (32,199/79,085, 40.7%) exceeded that of non-UK graduates (20,530/132,610, 15.5%) by 25.2 p.p. (95% CI 24.8–25.6, p < 0.001)

This paper itself is enough to discredit ALL THE FALSE NARRATIVES about competition ratio and going unemployed and what not.

Why isn't this paper not posted in this subreddit yet?

So, NMC thinking of scrapping essentiality certificate for new colleges.

EC is the certificate from state health authority which justifies the opening of a new college by stating the lack of facilities and doctors around a specific region.

If this is scrapped then there's gonna be uncontrolled opening of colleges like engineering colleges. And no, not govt ones, it'll be private and deemed.

It'll also affect states like Karnataka that have govt quotas in Pvt and deemed unis because the state can't hold EC as a hostage and force those colleges to allocate a few seats in govt quota.

Where is this gonna lead to?

Ever since the announcement, I didn't resize my instances ONCE. Nothing.

I already set budget alerts, and every day some random post reconfirms the same thing. 4/24 for Paygo, 2/12 for others.

How many of y'all are just eating popcorn 🍿 and watching the drama unfold? 😂😂

https://preview.redd.it/c661c3f9jl9h1.png?width=373&format=png&auto=webp&s=a175acdeba63db0c8b37a6ac9f961edc0594a68b

how come it casually used swear words omg 😭😭😂😂😂

I updated the app and backend yesterday, and since then, the desktop app is irritating the fk out of me. It either does not connect and says remote backend not ready. If I sighout and signin even using basic auth or nous portal, it times out and keeps throwing stupid errors.

Does anyone else face the same issues?

As above.

My understanding is this will override the RDC motions. The 2 conflicting motions that were going to BMA lawyers will likely be overruled by the subsequent ARM motion passing (this is my take).

Hello everyone!

I was in the UK for the past month and I made a few purchases. One of them is a mini PC that looks like a router with 4 ethernet ports. I tried to keep it in the original packing but it consumed space, so I opened the box, and spread out the PC, power adapter and all the stuff among my clothes.

Would it be an issue at the airport? It doesn't have any battery or dangerous items, but would it be a problem when they scan it at the Indigo counter?

I installed Hermes agent on an OCI instance with a paygo account and I have linked telegram as the way to interact.

I charged for 15USD yesterday and I just interacted with the bot for a bit, it burnt thru the credits in no time 😭

I set the openrouter to use openrouter/auto because I don't have a heavy use right now, like I use it as an alternative for Perplexity, and sometimes use it for troubleshooting my homelab bugs and issues, helping me find lowest price during shopping for stuff online and what not. Also a bit lazy in changing the model for each session.

Which models should I set up in the openrouter control panel as allowed models so as to optimise the cost?

I’m currently running OpenWrt on a Raspberry Pi 5, booting from USB storage, and it works, but I’m starting to question whether this is the right long-term platform for my use case.

My setup is not a simple home router setup — I use mwan3 with multiple WAN links, including multiple PPPOE from an FTTH ISP plus 5G CPE uplink and I also run Tailscale, VLANs, custom failover logic, and IPv4/IPv6 handling that is already a bit complicated.

Recently I’ve had enough weird instability that I’m considering moving to an x86 router appliance instead of continuing to build around the Pi 5. On the Pi/OpenWrt side I’ve seen LuCI and SSH issues consistent with I/O/storage instability while routing itself sometimes kept working, which makes me nervous about depending on USB boot long term.

Because this router is important in my setup, I care more about stability and serviceability than chasing the absolute lowest price.

What I’m looking for:

x86 mini PC / firewall appliance.

Multiple 2.5GbE ports, ideally 4 ports.

Good OpenWrt compatibility.

Good thermals, because this will eventually be used in India where ambient temperatures can be high.

Better long-term storage reliability than SD card or questionable USB boot.

Support for a 2.5-inch SATA SSD, because I already have a spare 256 GB SATA SSD I can reuse.

Reasonable size, because I have to carry it on a plane.

Reasonable price, but I prefer something reputable and documented over the absolute cheapest random box.

I have been looking at options like the Protectli VP2420 and also generic Intel N100 4-port firewall boxes from brands like CWWK/Topton/Kingnovy.

My dilemma is basically this:

Protectli seems more documented, more reputable, and easier to trust.

N100 boxes seem newer and often cheaper.

I’m unsure how much I should value “better support / better documentation” versus “newer CPU / lower price”.

I also care about thermals and storage reliability more than raw benchmark numbers.

What I want from people who have actually used these:

If you moved from Pi 4/Pi 5 to x86 for OpenWrt, was it worth it?

Is a J6412-based box like Protectli VP2420 still a sensible buy in 2026 for OpenWrt?

Which N100 4-port boxes are actually reputable and have been used long enough by real people, not just random rebrands?

For a warm environment, would you trust onboard eMMC for OpenWrt, or would you use a 2.5-inch SATA SSD instead?

If you had to choose between Protectli VP2420 and a reputable N100 4-port box for a serious always-on router, which would you buy and why?

A few things I am not looking for:

Not looking for Wi-Fi recommendations; I only care about the router/firewall box.

Not looking for “just use OPNsense/pfSense” unless there is a very strong hardware-specific reason.

Not looking for 10G gear.

Not looking for the cheapest AliExpress mystery box unless people have actually run it successfully for a while.

Would really appreciate replies from people who have used these with OpenWrt in real deployments, especially with multiple WANs, VPNs, and always-on usage.