Useless Conversation

[ghost]

Avast.

[rattran]

Fuck Dave Barry right in his stupid mouth. Talk like Bernard Miles day sucks.

[ghost]

 

I love it when I actually guffaw uncontrollably from stuff I read on the f13.   

[Ingmar]

So I went to the dentist for a couple-months-late-because-I-missed-my-prior-appointment cleaning, and apparently at some point in the intervening months, my regular old dentist was replaced by a totally hot chick. You'd think they'd send a letter to warn me when the practice changes hands, so I know to shave and wear a nice shirt. 

[ghost]

You could have worn nipple stars.   

[Yegolev]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrjMkeXGfGM

[Lantyssa]

We should have a contest to see whose dentist is hotter.

[WayAbvPar]

If someone has a line on a hot one in Bellevue/Renton/Kent please let me know- been meaning to switch for a couple of months now 

[Ironwood]

If I want a hot lady jamming my jaw with pain, I usually just have to pay more.

You people are strange.

[Ingmar]

Sophos just pushed an update that causes it to detect itself as a virus.

[RhyssaFireheart]

What a coincidence, I just had a dentist appointment this morning.  Can't really comment too much on the hotness of my hygienist though, since I'm not into the ladies.  She's pretty, I guess.  I will say my dentist doesn't have a cool 'stache like ghostie does, sadly. 

And I've determined that I'm one of the few people I know who's apparently never been traumatized by going to the dentist as a child.  Nor am I bothered by going for cleanings now.  I always had a feeling Dr. Bischoff was a cool old guy, but now I guess this is more proof he was an awesome dentist.

[Ingmar]

It isn't really trauma for me, so much as a dislike of the discomfort involved. That's become less over the years as technology improves, but still it isn't anything like a pleasant process.

[ghost]

We should have a contest to see whose dentist is hotter.

A couple of my colleague orthodontists down here in San Antonio are pretty hot. 

[Engels]

Sophos just pushed an update that causes it to detect itself as a virus.

I'm sitting here with my teeth on edge because ALL our computers, hundreds of them, use Sophos. I think I'm gonna go home and put my head in the sand and cope with whatever fallout tomorrow.

[Nebu]

I'm still trying to find a dentist that isn't trying to upsell me into shit that I don't need. 

Hint: Don't tell a metal chemist/toxicologist that he needs to remove his mercury amalgum fillings without a scientific reason. 

[Ingmar]

Sophos just pushed an update that causes it to detect itself as a virus.

I'm sitting here with my teeth on edge because ALL our computers, hundreds of them, use Sophos. I think I'm gonna go home and put my head in the sand and cope with whatever fallout tomorrow.

I believe they're pushing fixed defs out now: http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/118311.aspx

[Trippy]

But Sophos flags the updater as a virus so you can't install the latest update

http://community.sophos.com/t5/Sophos-Endpoint-Protection/Update-AV-but-my-AV-Updater-IS-THE-VIRUS-no-updates-Shh-Updater/td-p/30315

[Sjofn]

And I've determined that I'm one of the few people I know who's apparently never been traumatized by going to the dentist as a child.  Nor am I bothered by going for cleanings now.  I always had a feeling Dr. Bischoff was a cool old guy, but now I guess this is more proof he was an awesome dentist.

My dentist growing up was an awesome dude too. I think most of my "no, I don't mind going to the dentist at all" is bound up in the fact I have great teeth, though. I am one of those people who won the genetic lottery with regards to my teeth.  

[Paelos]

My hygienist is hot, and my doctor is an Indian born guy who studied at Oxford and has a slight British accent.

I feel very classy when I leave.

[Ingmar]

But Sophos flags the updater as a virus so you can't install the latest update

http://community.sophos.com/t5/Sophos-Endpoint-Protection/Update-AV-but-my-AV-Updater-IS-THE-VIRUS-no-updates-Shh-Updater/td-p/30315

Yeah, we had to do this on our update server (I am told, luckily this isn't my particular baby):

Sophos Update Manager unable to update

If SUM is unable to update it is probable that files in the warehouse are failing to be decoded as they are being falsely detected as Shh/Updater-B.

To workaround this issue and successfully download the IDE file that fixes this issue follow these steps:

Delete agen-xuv.ide from C:\Program Files\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\ [C:\Program Files (x86)\Sophos\Sophos Anti-Virus\]
Restart the 'Sophos Anti-Virus Service'
Update SUM via the Sophos Enterprise Console

More details and such: http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/09/19/sshupdater-b-fsophos-anti-virus-products/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+nakedsecurity+%28Naked+Security+-+Sophos%29

[Minvaren]

Sophos just pushed an update that causes it to detect itself as a virus.

QA, we haz it.   

[ghost]

And I've determined that I'm one of the few people I know who's apparently never been traumatized by going to the dentist as a child.  Nor am I bothered by going for cleanings now.  I always had a feeling Dr. Bischoff was a cool old guy, but now I guess this is more proof he was an awesome dentist.

My dentist growing up was an awesome dude too. I think most of my "no, I don't mind going to the dentist at all" is bound up in the fact I have great teeth, though. I am one of those people who won the genetic lottery with regards to my teeth.  

You know, so much of this is related to diet and transmission of less virulent resident bugs from your mom early in life.  And if you have good teeth when you're young, nothing happens at the dentist other than they brush your teeth.  Having to do major work on a 2 year old is fairly traumatic and in most instances should be done by a specialist that can sedate the child.  Too many GPs try to hold the kids down to do work which leads to lifetime dental fear. 

[Miasma]

My dentist changed a couple years ago and I don't really like the place anymore.  They started doing weird things like try to get everyone to buy prescription mouthwash that was specially formulated for the bacteria in your mouth... fuck that.

[ghost]

Well go somewhere else.  There are a billion dentists around. 

[Hammond]

I lucked out with my genes and my teet never had issues.  The most I had to get done until my 20's is cleanings.  My brother on the other hand had horrible teeth and got to wear braces for YEARS!  Of course as we have gotten older I got the gene that makes my hair fall out and he hasn't lost a hair :( so its a bit of a mixed blessing.

[Sjofn]

Oh, I needed to have my teeth straightened (my dentist generally tried to avoid putting braces on kids, though, because he didn't trust them to clean their teeth well enough with 'em in, so I had an appliance), but that's about it. I went a couple of years without going (because I had no insurance and I was dumb) and had two cavities. And now when I go for a cleaning, there ain't nothin' wrong with 'em. <3

[Khaldun]

I had such bad experiences at three separate dentists in this area when we moved here that I have to confess I haven't been to one in six years. I need  to get over it. But it was really bad. The one guy kept trying to sell me on massive amounts of work, so I switched and the other guy said, "No, none of that is true" but then his assistant during cleanings would alternate screaming at me (not exaggerating) because I don't floss regularly and preaching to me about Jesus. So I switched and the next guy said, "No, you don't need any of that work", didn't scream about flossing, but started telling me about his sex life in detail during a cleaning in ways that very quickly went into the creepy. I don't think I'm phobic about getting my work done exactly but I don't want to be lectured at, I don't want to hear creepy stories, and I don't want to be scammed and I just started to feel like that was what was going to happen if I went to a dentist.

[ghost]

I had such bad experiences at three separate dentists in this area when we moved here that I have to confess I haven't been to one in six years. I need  to get over it. But it was really bad. The one guy kept trying to sell me on massive amounts of work, so I switched and the other guy said, "No, none of that is true" but then his assistant during cleanings would alternate screaming at me (not exaggerating) because I don't floss regularly and preaching to me about Jesus. So I switched and the next guy said, "No, you don't need any of that work", didn't scream about flossing, but started telling me about his sex life in detail during a cleaning in ways that very quickly went into the creepy. I don't think I'm phobic about getting my work done exactly but I don't want to be lectured at, I don't want to hear creepy stories, and I don't want to be scammed and I just started to feel like that was what was going to happen if I went to a dentist.

You really need to see someone.  Lots of things can happen in 6 years.  It certainly can be tough to find someone good.  You can learn a lot about the office from your initial phone call.  If they sound professional, that's good.  I'm usually fairly wary of the fancy office.  A clean, reasonably nice office is one thing, but a super fancy office needs to be paid for which typically will mean pushing for lots of things to be done. 

[Sky]

I'm quite happy with my specialists. Got into a quite limited practice a few years ago. Dad had built a new office to transition to his son (who looks about 14). The kid is really talented, full of current knowledge with dad to fall back on for experience (though the kid has been practicing for around ten years at this point). The hygienist was amazing, such a gentle touch; but she moved closer to home and the new one is just ok. Most people think the new one is pretty, but she's also just ok in that department and very high maintenancy looking.

And the office is an important part of things. His office is great. Competent, pleasant, responsive and pro-active. My GP's office is a total mess and I'm about to find a new GP because I'm just tired of them. I also want a GP who is in better shape than me.

[ghost]

Best course of action?  Ask your specialist who they would recommend, or even better who they see themselves. 

[Nebu]

I also want a GP who is in better shape than me.

Find a woman GP.  They tend to be more attentive, listen better, and doing general practice because they want to rather than because they barely finished medical school.

[murdoc]

My boys turn 2 today and apparently 45 people are coming to a birthday party on Saturday, which I think is goddamn ridiculous. I'll be standing in front of a BBQ the whole time, drinking my beer.

It's totally appropriate to get drunk at your kids birthday party, right!?

[Nebu]

Holy crap... 45 people?   

Put a bunch of stuffed animals in cages and call it a petting zoo!

[ghost]

I also want a GP who is in better shape than me.

Find a woman GP.  They tend to be more attentive, listen better, and doing general practice because they want to rather than because they barely finished medical school.

I don't find this to be the case as much with women dentists.  I agree with you about GP physician though. 

My boys turn 2 today and apparently 45 people are coming to a birthday party on Saturday, which I think is goddamn ridiculous. I'll be standing in front of a BBQ the whole time, drinking my beer.

It's totally appropriate to get drunk at your kids birthday party, right!?

I had a colleague bring a 1.75 of bourbon to my kid's first birthday party. 

[Viin]

My boys turn 2 today and apparently 45 people are coming to a birthday party on Saturday, which I think is goddamn ridiculous. I'll be standing in front of a BBQ the whole time, drinking my beer.

It's totally appropriate to get drunk at your kids birthday party, right!?

Yeah, after 30+ people at my first kid's 1st Bday party, I instituted an 'even birthdays only' party rule. Only on birthdays 2,4,6,8,10,etc will we have a party with friends/family. Odd birthdays will be our family only. Ridiculous.