Tuesday, August 28, 2007

BOMB SCARE, BAGGY BRITCHES AND OPUS

About 1,700 people were kept waiting when the source of a bomb scare on a Florida cruise ship turned out to be heart medication. The scare, in which dogs were used to sniff out a suspicious package, happened Saturday as passengers waited to embark from Jacksonville aboard the Celebration Carnival Cruise Ship, The Jacksonville Times-Union reported. Cruise passengers who were kept waiting for several hours were given $15 ship credit apiece for the inconvenience, the newspaper said. It had to be the tiny nitro pills that help people with heart conditions. Connecticut Town Considers Low-Pants Ban Low Baggy Pants Could Cost You Big Bucks In Fines
STRATFORD, Conn. Something that's considered fashionable could be fineable if a Stratford councilman has his way. Councilman Alvin O'Neal is proposing a ban on baggy pants that are worn too low down with a hefty fine for those caught with their pants down. O'Neal said he is responding to complaints from senior citizens around town who notice young people wearing their baggy pants as low as possible, revealing their backsides. The councilman has proposed a town ordinance that would make it unlawful for people to wear "pants which fall below the buttocks to expose their undergarments," with a penalty of $250. The council has set a hearing on the proposed law for Monday night at Town Hall. "I've had a lot of senior citizens complain that they were tired of going to the store and seeing people with their pants down below their buttocks," O'Neal said Friday. O'Neal says the target of the new law is very specific, young people who wear trousers as low as possible without them falling down completely. "We're not out to get plumbers whose pants creep down while they're working on your pipes," O'Neal said. Any proposed ordinance would have to pass muster with the town attorney. "We intend to review it before the Town Council votes on it," Town Attorney Richard Buturla said. "Actually, a similar ordinance is being looked at in Atlanta." I wonder if the plumber exclusion is for senior ladies? Berkeley Breathed has a note up on his site: "Note to Opus readers: The Opus strips for August 26 and September 2 have been withheld from publication by a large number of client newspapers across the country, including Opus' host paper The Washington Post. The strips may be viewed in a large format on their respective dates at Salon.com.." I thought it was ok. A man comes home from work and finds his wife admiring her breasts in the mirror. He asks, "What are you doing?" She replies, "I went to the doctor today, and he told me I have the breasts of a 25 year old."The husband retorts, "Well, what did he say about your 50year old ass? "She replied, "Frankly dear, your name never came up." Be sure to click on the header and tell me how it works.

Sunday, August 26, 2007

MICROSOFT AND THE PUZZLE

Some things are surprising. Some are astounding. And some absolutely amazing. Herewith a reprint of an puzzling report from Microsoft:

Details Product: Windows Operating System ID: 8003 Source: MRxSmb Version: 5.2 Symbolic Name: EVENT_BOWSER_OTHER_MASTER_ON_NET Message: The master browser has received a server announcement from the computer %2 that believes that it is the master browser for the domain on transport %3. The master browser is stopping or an election is being forced. Explanation This computer is a master browser, and another computer has announced that it is the master browser. There can be only one master browser on a subnet at any given time. This message is logged for informational purposes only. The existence of two browser masters occurs when a second computer cannot contact the master browser for some reason: for example, when there are name resolution problems or the master browser is too busy to respond. When the original master browser receives a master announcement from the second computer, the master browser tries to resolve the conflict by ending its status as a master server, forcing an election, or both. The choice of these actions depends on the status of the two computers: for example, whether one or both are domain controllers, primary domain controllers or Windows for Workgroups computers, and whether this computer lost an election earlier. For more information about browsing, see Appendix I: Windows 2000 Server Browser Service on the Microsoft Technet Web site. User Action No user action is required. Version: 5.0 Symbolic Name: EVENT_BOWSER_OTHER_MASTER_ON_NET Message: The master browser has received a server announcement from the computer %2 Explanation This computer is a master browser, and another computer has announced that it is the master browser. There can be only one master browser on a subnet at any given time. This message is logged for informational purposes only. The existence of two browser masters occurs when a second computer cannot contact the master browser for some reason: for example, when there are name resolution problems or the master browser is too busy to respond. When the original master browser receives a master announcement from the second computer, the master browser tries to resolve the conflict by ending its status as a master server, forcing an election, or both. The choice of these actions depends on the status of the two computers: for example, whether one or both are domain controllers, primary domain controllers or Windows for Workgroups computers, and whether this computer lost an election earlier. For more information about browsing, see Appendix I: Windows 2000 Server Browser Service on the Microsoft Technet Web site.. User Action No user action is required. Currently there are no Microsoft Knowledge Base articles available for this specific error or event message. For information about other support options you can use to find answers online, see http://support.microsoft .com/default.aspx.

I guess I don't have to do anything. I'm not sure if it was Wild Thing's computer that lost the election or mine. In fact, I didn't even know I was running.

I will not tolerate both our browsers wanting to be the master. They've obviously never heard of Abe Lincoln and the Proclamation.

I wish I knew how to chastise my browser for its behavior. Furthermore, I don't remember ever downloading an 02 or 03 browser. Hell, I can't even find either of them in my programs.

Emjoy yourself. Click on the header.