Is it possible to override shellcheck? It's a valuable tool that I use all the time, but it reports many false positives. It's not unusual for junior developers to introduce bugs in scripts because they blindly follow the output of shellcheck.
> As an administrator, I wish MediaWiki had a built-in updater (bonus points if it could be automated).
I get that by using the container distributions. I just mount My LocalSettings.php and storage volumes in the appropriate places and I get a new version.
And since I run on ZFS and i take a snapshot before updating if something goes wrong I can rollback the snapshot, and go back to when stuff just worked (and retry later).
This isn't fair. Researchers put an extraordinary burden on administration in an academic institution. Research by its very nature is cutting edge and is always testing limits. "I want it now!" ignores existing streamlined processes and administration often provides value by enforcing compliance. This kind of oversight also minimizes a lot of abuse.
Yes, your local agent can be accessed on the destination host by any other user with the necessary privileges (including your own account -- a root compromise is not required). This has been known for a very long time and a warning is included in the documentation. No, it does not compromise any private keys.
Your private keys are more likely to be compromised when you store them on untrusted systems. SSH-Agent allows you to avoid that risk.
Another mitigation is to use a dedicated agent per private key (or group of keys) to prevent forwarding keys to destinations that don't need them.
SSH agent restriction (ssh-add -h) looks promising, but support isn't widespread and it doesn't cover all use cases.
The article assumes a remote attacker, but the attacker can more easily be your boss or team. Keep this in mind whenever you forward your agent and plan accordingly.
SSHFS provides enormous value precisely because it doesn't rely on configuring a file server or elevated privileges. It's convenient, secure and performs well. The ability to create ad hoc mounts for any remote location I can access via SSH is awesome (though I prefer rsync or scp for file transfers).
But relying on SSHFS in production... Yeah, that's insane.
In my experience, it isn't necessary to configure ChromeOS by logging into a Google account after enabling Developer Mode, if you simply want to ditch ChromeOS and flash the UEFI firmware. Just press ctrl+alt+F2 to get a shell, login as chronos (no password), then type `sudo bash` or `sudo -s` to get a root shell.
In addition to the other recommended distros, NixOS runs well on all my converted ChromeOS devices.
It's a great way to get continued use out of hardware that no longer receives ChromeOS updates. Even underpowered devices can be appealing for some tasks because they're lightweight and fanless.
This comment is great, because otherwise it does seem basically necessary to log into a Google account after enabling Developer mode in order to update the firmware.
However, even though `sudo bash` or `sudo -s` has worked out fine for the parent commenter, there is a note at [0] that says, """IMPORTANT: ...Also, you must execute these commands *as a normal/non-root user*. Running them as root will break things. DO NOT RUN 'SUDO SU' BEFORE RUNNING THE SCRIPT CMD BELOW."""
Thus, a question is: does the parent comment's method ignore the warning at [0] about using sudo to run the firmware update command? (If so, at what risk, and, if any, is there a workaround to mitigate that risk?)
I started refusing local anaesthetic for dental procedures when I was teenager. I discovered the pain of the procedure itself (such as drilling a cavity) was the same, but I was spared the pain of the injection and lingering numbness afterwards. I was happy to leave my appointments alert and pain-free.
I imagine any color light or other type of distraction would provide the same results. It's not even a placebo effect, so much as the fact that a lot of these procedures are well within most people's pain tolerance and/or can be over in a minute.
I gladly went under general anaesthesia to have my wisdom teeth removed, however.
> the pain of the procedure itself (such as drilling a cavity) was the same
I've not had cavities filled without anesthetic, but are you sure someone wasn't just fucking up the procedure? I've had plenty of dental work and if it's done properly it definitely isn't painful, just uncomfortable. I've definitely had cases where they didn't give me enough, and they've re-upped me and fixed the issue.
I had a cavity filled without local anesthesia as a poor backpacker in Thailand. It hurt. Not as bad as I thought it would, but I’ve never felt the need to turn down local since.
I also had my wisdom teeth out under local. The pain was bearable, but it is a much more violent procedure than I would have guessed. Given that general comes with a non-zero risk of death, I’d still do local again on that one. Plus it’s kind of a trip to watch someone wrench a tooth out of your mouth.
I went under for my removal and I vaguely have a memory of waking up during one of the wrenching sessions, and the doctor saying something like “sorry, this one’s being a bit difficult, up his anaaaaaaaaa” and then I woke up at home in a comfy recliner.
For an uncomplicated case, I think the difference in risk between local and general is so tiny it cannot be reliably measured, when performed by competent pros in the western world.
The most reliable number I can find for patients without comorbidity is ~.4/100k[0] (so about 1/250,000). A study specific to dental anesthesia produced a similar number (3 per 1,000,000)[1].
I couldn't find any mortality numbers for local anesthesia, but it would pretty much require an allergic reaction, and I know from past experience I don't have that allergy.
So yes the increased risk for general is very low, but not unmeasurably so.
Me too, but it makes a big difference how far erupted they are. Mine were basically half way out, and were starting to cause problems, so pull them all. The top ones came out with like one yank each, but the bottom ones took a lot of tugging. The dentist said that was pretty normal, top teeth are barely hanging on.
Mine were just beginning to come in and for some reason my dentist felt it was okay to remove them... trying to pull them was a joke, so he used a tiny reciprocating saw to cut each tooth into pieces. Took 3 hours, and given the amount of local used it would have been better to do general. Worst pain I ever felt was when the anesthetic wore off 30 minutes post procedure.
The funny thing is he had been my dentist for 3 years to that point, and because of this my family moved on to someone else. And there were potential repercussions beyond as my face was crazy swollen for a couple weeks and dozens of teachers/students wanted to know WTF happened... like if I was in a car wreck and broke my jaw or something.
Is general anesthesia then offered somewhere as an option for wisdom tooth removal? That sounds massively excessive for what usually is just pulling a teeth out.
Yes very common actually. Getting your wisdom teeth extracted at ~16 is also extremely common - a sort of rite of passage.
> That sounds massively excessive for what usually is just pulling a teeth out.
So with above in mind, the wisdom teeth are typically still inside the jaw's bone at that age so extraction is a full on surgery at that point. Drilling through bone and then the tooth is not for the feint of heart - so that's why it's so common to do general.
It does raise the question. Should wisdom teeth be extracted so early when it's not truly necessary yet?
Personally, having lived abroad now where a large percentage of people around me still have their wisdom teeth - I've seen the pain and problems having wisdom teeth can have and how expensive it is if you do have a problem. Doesn't seem worth not extracting at a younger age when you have "more freedom".
That's how it works here indeed -- you get them pulled out when they are in the way or start causing problems. I didn't have any specific problems with them, mostly just annoying to clean and some were coming out in a bit weird angles.
I got mine out through my 20s and 30s, and they were all quite straightforward. Local anaesthesia, pull the tooth, done in 15 mins. And like the other commenter said, you're told to take some ibuprofen if you have pain afterwards.
In the US apparently. I'm German and I also found it completely wild when I heard it. Over here they give you barely anything if they fix a cavity and for wisdom teeth you get local anesthetics, and afterwards they tell you to take an ibuprofen and an ice pack when you have some pain.
People in the States even told me they got opioids from a dentist.
Exactly. Depending on the location and "crookedness" of each tooth, the oral surgeon might grind down the inside of the jaw bone for a clean extraction.
Source: I've had three of my four wisdom teeth removed like that just a few weeks ago (mid thirties, local anesthetic). Chewing harder things like bread still hurts a little, otherwise it's fine.
iirc, the wisdom from long ago was getting your wisdom teeth out in a hospital would be covered by medical insurance, but not by the dentist. And general was part of that, but I don't know the timeliness or prevalence of that
some people have very strong (negative) reactions to having teeth pulled, my boss was out of work for days and swelled up like a chipmunk
It's more than just the numbness: the actual numbing agent is often injected in combination with epinephrine (aka adrenaline), which acts as a vasoconstrictor and tends to keep the anesthetic in the right place longer... but some of that is eventually going to get into your overall bloodstream and the result is that you are now a bit anxious/nervous :/ refusing the injection (which I also started doing back about 10-15 years ago, when the mother of my at-the-time-girlfriend told me about her experiences doing that) also thereby leaves you chemically calmer (and likely thereby better able to deal with any pain that does result).
There shouldn't be any pain at all during local anaesthetic, but you'll still feel movement. The injection also shouldn't be particularly painful if done correctly; something like a mild pinch. They can use numbing gel prior to the injection if needed. It also shouldn't affect your alertness.
Are you perhaps a redhead or something else that would give you an atypical response to anaesthesia and pain? Some people do just need a higher dose of local anesthetic, and your dentist should provide it if you're still in pain.
Similar here. I disliked the numbness and the fact that I can't eat food for few hours after the procedure, so I just go anaesthetic free now. I can definitely tell the difference. It is painful without, but it's just some pain. I am an adult, I can take it. And the fact that I can leave without any lingering effects is very nice. Would probably still go for anaestesia for harder procedures like root canal.
In the UK, I've never been told not to eat after local anesthesia, just to be careful with anything hot or sharp, because I won't be able to feel if something is burning or spiking me.
I never had any issues with local anesthesia and usually get some novocaine gel as a local anesthetic prior to the local anesthetic. Maybe it is effective for some while not for others, I have no other explaination. I’d let a dentist drill anything, no matter how small without anesthesia.
Infiltration techniques depend on the patient and, to some extent, the skill of the dentist. They're most common for single extractions and cavity prep, sometimes endodontics.
Nerve block techniques are more effective but also difficult for dentists to do properly, and some dentists have low success rates. There's no way to know a given dentist's success rate, but an oral surgeon has a lot more practice with nerve blocks.
Finally, some drugs have a very slow onset and patients aren't given enough time for the effect. You also don't usually get to choose the drug as a patient.
