tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11729043Sat, 13 Feb 2010 11:39:06 +0000Various musings on whatever I want to write abouthttp://www.brianwsnyder.com/blog/noreply@blogger.com (bwsnyder)Blogger189125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11729043.post-6601639928758114530Tue, 06 Feb 2007 02:47:00 +00002007-02-05T21:50:49.531-05:00new blog is located at http://www.brianwsnyder.com/pbloghttp://www.brianwsnyder.com/blog/2007/02/this-feed-will-disappear-soon-please.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bwsnyder)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11729043.post-116881017155273330Sun, 14 Jan 2007 21:20:00 +00002007-01-14T16:30:51.756-05:00My new blog is linked on the right. I still need to add a few things to the page like the blogroll and maybe a few other links. While this blog and archives are on my webspace, not Blogger's, for some reason the comments people post seem to get saved on Blogger (owned by Google) and I don't trust Google hosting anyone's free speech.It took me a while to figure out a color scheme on the new blog. http://www.brianwsnyder.com/blog/2007/01/new-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bwsnyder)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11729043.post-116788608802938579Thu, 04 Jan 2007 04:17:00 +00002007-01-04T00:00:19.073-05:00I was right on several of my predictions for 2006; namely 1, 2, 3, 8, and 10. I have no way to verify 7 and I was wrong on 4 and 9; well half-wrong on 9 I guess and half-right on 1 depending on how one looks at it. Numbers 5 and 6 can be counted as correct but they hold true for any year and are not unique to 2006.I am not going to do another predictions list for 2007. With Democrats in control http://www.brianwsnyder.com/blog/2007/01/predictions-for-2007.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bwsnyder)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11729043.post-116748748530883896Sat, 30 Dec 2006 13:58:00 +00002006-12-30T09:05:17.993-05:00Look at these two pictures. Can you guess which one is Americans celebrating a Lakers NBA title and which is Iraqi expatriates in Dearborn celebrating the hanging of Saddam?Stories here and here.http://www.brianwsnyder.com/blog/2006/12/we-can-learn-from-iraqis.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bwsnyder)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11729043.post-116713649822602798Tue, 26 Dec 2006 12:31:00 +00002006-12-26T07:34:58.250-05:00One of the more enjoyable things in life is the Eagles beating the Cowboys. It's even better when they whoop them and even better still when they do so on a nationally televised game. Yes, I know I wrote the Eagles off before I wrote the Phillies off but, hey, I'm glad I was wrong.http://www.brianwsnyder.com/blog/2006/12/whoopin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bwsnyder)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11729043.post-116675838714955385Fri, 22 Dec 2006 03:31:00 +00002006-12-21T22:47:27.886-05:00I finally did something that I had be meaning to do for a few years. I wrote down all my usernames and passwords that I use for various things on the Internet. I had a few scribbled down here and there but most I kept in my head. Initially, I came up with 25 logins and 16 different passwords; yes, 16, and no dictionary words or proper nouns either. I am proud that I can recall almost all of them http://www.brianwsnyder.com/blog/2006/12/please-sign-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bwsnyder)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11729043.post-116636432171350128Sun, 17 Dec 2006 13:45:00 +00002006-12-17T09:08:06.946-05:00As luck would have it, I had two hard drives go bad on me in the past month. One is a 60 GB Maxtor that is two years old and the other is an old Seagate 6.4 GB that was probably five years old when I got it 2-3 years ago. I'm irked about the Maxtor as it's so new and the other isn't that big of a loss. However, upon looking into what was on them, they were the only two drives that had some of http://www.brianwsnyder.com/blog/2006/12/fubared-x2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bwsnyder)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11729043.post-116537910419259125Wed, 06 Dec 2006 03:52:00 +00002006-12-05T23:33:27.743-05:00I ran across that error recently on a Windows 2000 machine. There are several reasons this may happen and you can Alltheweb for them and the myriad of possible solutions. I'll summarize what worked for me.The system in question was missing the ntdetect.com and ntldr files under C:\. Of course, there is no way to know that until you actually get back into the system. I guess it's a real crapshoot http://www.brianwsnyder.com/blog/2006/12/ntldr-is-missing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bwsnyder)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11729043.post-116474990812753326Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:23:00 +00002006-11-28T16:38:28.276-05:00My local paper published a slightly edited letter to the editor. Last I checked there were 195 comments on it and then a little later there were 157; still by far the most commented-on letter to the editor over the past few days. The most I saw on any other was five. They must moderate the comments after they are posted. Funny how what people read is different from what's written. My piece http://www.brianwsnyder.com/blog/2006/11/unnatural-aversion.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bwsnyder)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11729043.post-116443722380813045Sat, 25 Nov 2006 06:39:00 +00002006-11-25T01:49:50.060-05:00Missing: natural phenomenon that existed at least hundreds of thousands of years before January 20, 2001 whose arrival is announced with wind gusts of at least 39 mph; often brings lots of rain; frequently forms in the Atlantic Ocean and occasionally hits the U.S. with said winds and rain; usually given a name that is predetermined well before June 1. often causes death and destruction; once its http://www.brianwsnyder.com/blog/2006/11/have-you-seen-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bwsnyder)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11729043.post-116437774903389326Fri, 24 Nov 2006 13:36:00 +00002006-11-24T09:19:13.793-05:00One of the blogs I read regularly is from a US Army Sergeant with the 25th Infantry Division. I came across his blog about a year ago, when he was stationed in Hawaii, and immediately added it to my live bookmarks. In August, he was sent to Iraq and he's been able to post often. A few days ago he posted an entry entitled "Go Home?"Here's an excerpt:There's an argument being circulated, and has http://www.brianwsnyder.com/blog/2006/11/boots-on-ground.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bwsnyder)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11729043.post-116356244772546208Wed, 15 Nov 2006 03:33:00 +00002006-11-14T22:51:44.946-05:00Look at this picture of Bob Casey, Jr, on Wilkipedia and compare it to the one in the previous post. Next, type "Bob Casey Jr" into Alltheweb's image search and you get the same results; two different people.http://www.brianwsnyder.com/blog/2006/11/invasion-of-body-snatchers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bwsnyder)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11729043.post-116296062931928793Wed, 08 Nov 2006 04:44:00 +00002006-11-15T11:22:03.370-05:00because sometimes you get it."Automaton Casey programmed and awaiting instructions, Mr. Reid."It's obvious that the voters in PA did not watch the debates. Plus, somehow, Casey's "I'm not Santorum" campaign was able to pull out a win; unlike Kerry's "I'm not Bush" campaign in 2004.I think Santorum would have won this year if he had endorsed Toomey in 2004. First, Toomey would have won both the http://www.brianwsnyder.com/blog/2006/11/be-careful-what-you-wish-for_07.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bwsnyder)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11729043.post-116275181709294880Sun, 05 Nov 2006 18:32:00 +00002006-11-05T13:38:49.323-05:00Election Day 2006 is now two days away. Democratic supporters should make sure their knives are sharpened and ready to go.5 charged in GOP tire slashingshttp://www.brianwsnyder.com/blog/2006/11/slash.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bwsnyder)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11729043.post-115885144111597344Fri, 27 Oct 2006 12:40:00 +00002007-02-27T21:51:27.642-05:00Since the MSM gives Democrats a free pass when they make "insensitive" comments, I thought I'd post a reminder:click for sound clipNew Yorkers who vote for Hillary are almost as bad as Massachusettians who vote for Teddy the Traitor. Somehow, the MSM missed that one, too.A quick search through Google News returns 25 hits for "Kennedy KGB" and 35,500 for "Mark Foley." The same query through Yahoo!http://www.brianwsnyder.com/blog/2006/10/hillary-on-ghandi-and-treasonous-teddy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bwsnyder)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11729043.post-116101265674176270Wed, 18 Oct 2006 12:33:00 +00002006-10-23T12:57:55.183-04:00It is well-documented that the Democrat Party has some major alliances and these alliances have been in full battle mode for quite some time. We can now put together a rough sketch of how this rank and file is organized and that it's organized like a a standard U.S. army group. An army group is simply two or more armies under a single command.The command group, known as Democrat Staff HQ,1 is http://www.brianwsnyder.com/blog/2006/10/1st-democrat-party-army-group.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bwsnyder)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11729043.post-116104888519296011Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:50:00 +00002006-10-17T07:55:42.396-04:00According to the Census's Population Clock, the population of the U.S. surpassed 300 million a few minutes ago; 38 years after hitting 200 million.http://www.brianwsnyder.com/blog/2006/10/300000000.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bwsnyder)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11729043.post-116023164430745421Sat, 07 Oct 2006 14:19:00 +00002006-10-07T10:40:45.780-04:00This is a common error and one I've had a few times over the years when trying to mount a USB device on various Linux kernels and distributions. Typing that string into your search engine of choice will yield a lot of results and possible solutions. The first recommendation was to check to make sure the usb-storage and uhci modules are loaded (# lsmod); and they were in my case. I even unloaded http://www.brianwsnyder.com/blog/2006/10/devsda1-is-not-valid-block-device.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bwsnyder)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11729043.post-115990416527151352Tue, 03 Oct 2006 19:28:00 +00002006-10-03T15:42:02.416-04:00Apparently, the pilot of this single-seat airplane did not notice two extra passengers.http://www.brianwsnyder.com/blog/2006/10/pilot-error.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bwsnyder)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11729043.post-115932374372732417Wed, 27 Sep 2006 02:24:00 +00002006-09-26T22:32:47.606-04:00http://www.brianwsnyder.com/blog/2006/09/glenn-beck-explains-kyoto.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bwsnyder)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11729043.post-115918732301922093Mon, 25 Sep 2006 12:19:00 +00002006-09-25T08:40:14.836-04:00Philadelphia's smoking ban takes effect today; from 6abc.com: "The city's Health Department will begin enforcement of the smoking ban signed into law this month by Mayor John Street." I've been to Philadelphia and smoking is the least of its problems. As usual, though, officials always take the path of least resistance when dealing with the city's problems. Corruption and crime run rampant in http://www.brianwsnyder.com/blog/2006/09/out-orwelling-orwell.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bwsnyder)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11729043.post-115862693058691468Tue, 19 Sep 2006 10:05:00 +00002006-09-19T06:46:24.696-04:00One would think that spinach doesn't stand against a hurricane. Spinach contaminated with E. Coli gives no warning, cannot be tracked with the aid of satellites, and can show up in a myriad of places. Hurricanes, on the other hand, give plenty of warning, can be tracked, and we know where they come from.When a few people die and a few hundred are sickened by food contaminated with E. Coli, the http://www.brianwsnyder.com/blog/2006/09/spinach-versus-hurricanes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bwsnyder)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11729043.post-115858942803740812Mon, 18 Sep 2006 14:13:00 +00002006-09-19T06:17:50.166-04:00I discovered this hole in the dryer transition tube last night and, at first, it puzzled me. Then my wife said that it looked like something chewed through it. She was right. It turns out that the lint buildup around the exterior vent flap was enough to keep the flap open. That, of course, is an open invitation. I set a mouse trap in the laundry room and got one about two hours later. The next http://www.brianwsnyder.com/blog/2006/09/determination.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bwsnyder)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11729043.post-115776483843872827Sat, 09 Sep 2006 01:00:00 +00002006-09-08T21:24:27.006-04:00Not being one who likes to ingest medicine past the expiration date on the packaging, last week I threw out a bottle of aspirin that had 'exp 08/06' typed on the label. The bottle contained slightly more than half of the original 300 it had when I purchased it. I don't remember when I bought it but I would guess not more than three years ago.On my next trip to the supermarket, I had aspirin on myhttp://www.brianwsnyder.com/blog/2006/09/great-aspirin-conspiracy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bwsnyder)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11729043.post-115766459195240853Thu, 07 Sep 2006 21:20:00 +00002006-09-07T17:31:47.390-04:00The NFL season starts tonight with the Steelers hosting the Dolphins. All the usual mouthpieces have made their predictions and I will too; except that I will comment on what will not happen.The Eagles will not win more that 9 games this year. I am not as optimistic as some when it comes to the Eagles this year.The Steelers will not repeat.You-know-who on the Cowboys will not stay out of trouble.http://www.brianwsnyder.com/blog/2006/09/for-birds.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (bwsnyder)0