One of the challenges on any Linux upgrade is getting your Samba server to work again. I use Samba to network with my Windows computers. I have to keep a couple Windows machines around, just for quality control testing on website development, and for creating flash.
After the Slackware 12 upgrade, Samba didn’t work. I copied over my old smb.conf, but no dice.
Finally got around to doing some research today. Of course, it was simple. Just needed to re-add myself as an smb user:
December 29th, 2007 at 5:02 pm by Bob Weber (Food, Laugh Stupid)
If you love Bacon as much as my sister does (and I know that you don’t - nobody does) you probably don’t need any help deciding when to eat Bacon, you eat it all the time.
It’s interesting to me what “Alternative” or “Modern Rock” has become these days. I don’t listen to “Pop” radio much these days, just can’t take the Fergie, Kanye West, or Taylor Swifts of the world. Interestingly the hip hop, R&B and other music types that have taken over the pop charts in the last decade or two has forced much of the “power pop” type acts to the “Modern Rock” genre.
I say all of that to introduce this week’s Music Pick, Rooney. Rooney’s single, “When Did Your Heart Go Missing?” is currently getting airplay on the local Denver “Modern Rock” radio station. While I appreciate the introduction, this California band is much more influenced by 80’s power pop than anything that has been in the alt music scene in the last 10 years.
“When Did Your Heart Go Missing?” sounds like it just fell off the sound track to a John Hughes movie, even down to the semi cheesey voice-over last verse:
Things were so good
We had a little dream
A little dream together
Buy a house, settle down, do our thing
But you disappeared on me
And your heart, your heart went missin’…
I suggest you just watch the video for yourself and let me know what you think.
The more devout among us seem to regard the idea of Separation of Church and State as an affront to our Creator. They consider a godless government as a sure-fire path to destruction. While that stance may have some validity, an article on the front page of yesterday’s Wall Street Journal really struck a chord - reminding me why the Freedom of Religion is a good thing.
Russian President Vladmir Putin, by all accounts, is a downright scary man. Some would consider him borderline evil. He has brought stability to a Russia that has been in chaos since the end of the cold war - but at what price. Putin has little regard for civil liberties, been accused of orchestrating assasinations on foriegn soil and is oddly remeniscent of his bolshevik predecessors.
One thing Putin knows, that escaped the Communists, was the power of the Church. Putin has embraced the Russian Orthodox Church with open arms, even receiving a public blessing for his heir-appearant First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. Using one’s personal religious beliefs to bolster public support (a tactic President Bush has been accused of using), while suspect, is fairly common and accepted. Using the head of a country’s largest religous institution, in this case Patriarch Alexy II f the Russian Orthodox Church, to receive an endorsement from God himself is a step beyond.
Separation of Church and State may not be a perfect policy when it comes to the public morality, but it is much preferred to the alternative. Any time the heads of the Church and the heads of Government begin to collude and abuse their power over the public we are reminded of how great the American Constitution is. We may constantly fight over these issues… but at least we are free to fight.
If you are a Denver Broncos fan, as I am, you have had a dismal season. The Broncos have been up and down, but mostly down. A fiasco of special teams failures, inadequate defense and tepid offense. All year long the citizens of Colorado have searched for an explaination. Some blame bad kicking, some blame youth on defense, some even go so far to blame the coaching.
Last night, while watching the Houston Texans school the Broncos at their own game, I had an epiphany. I know why the Broncos have struggled this year. The problem is Jay Cutler can’t see out.
If you examine the picture on the right closely, you will see how the helmet comes down over Cutler’s eyes. It’s unclear if this is an equipment issue, or just a mishapen head on Cutler’s broad shoulders, but the problem is obvious.
The poor fitting helmet is restricting Cutler’s vision and causing sacks, missed throws, missed opportunities and interceptions. Hopefully the Denver Broncos organization will read this, and either get Jay into surgery to fix his head, or build a special helmet that he can see out of.
December 13th, 2007 at 4:14 pm by Bob Weber (Music)
Ever since my friend Dave introduced me to the Pet Shop Boys back in college, they have been one of my favorite bands of all time. This would probably surprise some of the people who know me, since they aren’t exactly the kind of redneck music you might think I listen to, but anyone that reads my music picks will probably understand.
The great mix of witty lyrics, Neil Tennant’s vocals and the great electronic sound that the Pet Shop Boys pioneered has always appealed to me.
After listening to the album, I found it interesting how a band in the same overall genre could have such a different sound than the original. The tracks are definitely more upbeat dance music, and lose much of the darkness of the original. West End Girls have made these recordings even more dynamic. The sirens in West End Girls, the clock ticking in Jealosy are a great touches and at times Rent borders on being orchestral. The feeling is almost overwhelming, an amazing achievement considering that the originals weren’t exactly stripped down.
This rendition of some great Pet Shop Boys tunes is amazingly well done and a great addition to the collection of any fan of vintage electronic music. I would highly recommend Goes Petshopping
December 12th, 2007 at 6:20 pm by Bob Weber (Tech)
For years I’ve had to look up a guide for creating a CAT 5 cable every time I build one. Just don’t do it frequently enough, especially if I need a crossover cable.
There's one hole in every revolution, large or small. And it's one word long -- People. No matter how big the idea the all stand under, people are small and weak and cheap and frightented. It's people that kill every revolution.
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back in college, they have been one of my favorite bands of all time. This would probably surprise some of the people who know me, since they aren’t exactly the kind of redneck music you might think I listen to, but anyone that reads my music picks will probably understand.
