Windows 2012 R2 Hyper-V Generation 2 VM's Missing RemoteFX

Occasionally, this blog needs to address an issue from another realm of expertise.  There is a lot of political and economic news, but technology needs addressed.  Microsoft Windows 2012 R2 was recently released. It is the Windows Server version of Microsoft's new Windows 8.1 operating system, but is missing an important component.

Since Windows Server 2008, Microsoft's server operating systems include the ability to create virtual machines (vm) through software called Hyper-V. A key benefit of Hyper-V is that instead of new computers requiring new hardware, new virtual machines can be created on one piece of hardware. Virtual machines are accessed via Remote Desktop protocol and can display full screen video, video games, or movies over the network or "from the cloud". Hyper-V uses RemoteFX to allocate the Windows Server's video capability to a remote desktop computer. The remote desktop computer is actually accessing a file on the Windows server, this file is a "virtual" computer or "vm".

The vm is actually a few files, some are configuration files and others represent virtual hard drives.

Windows Server 2012 R2 includes improved versions of Hyper-V and RemoteFX and launched an improved vm file format called Generation 2 (.vhdx). Generation 2 vm has a lot of cool new features but is missing something important. Generation 2 does not appear to support RemoteFX.

What is the deal here Microsoft? Here is a screen capture of a Windows 8.1 enterprise vm on one of my servers which includes other vms with RemoteFX on Generation 1 virtual machines. All the group policies have been checked. I want my RemoteFX.

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Tea Party Blogger Blamed for Syria

I, a tea party member, am responsible for the political and civil unrest in Syria. I also am to blame for President Barack Obama's handling of the issue. Further, it is I, not Congress who will decide whether the president is authorized to use force in Syria, the mess which I created. Neither President Barack H. Obama nor the United States Congress hold any blame whatsoever in this situation. This is my confession.

Certain facts have been omitted for national security reasons. However, this post is an full confession to the American people of my mishandling and mismanagement of the situation. It serves as exculpatory testimony for Republicans, Democrats, Conservatives, Liberals, Progressives, NeoCons, Occupy, Tea Party, Independents, youtube movie makers and all other Americans.

Let me begin with a sincere apology. Because of me, my fellow Americans are frustrated, America's credibility in the world is shaken and the world's powers are at odds. These are consequences to which I was blind. For these things, I am gravely sorry.

The exercise of power and the accumulation of knowledge come at a price. The price we pay is the corruption of our own humility and conscience.  The founding fathers were right to implement the Separation of Powers in the U.S. Constitution. This situation serves as a reminder to lead by ageless wisdom:

The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be.
The more weapons you have, the less secure people will be.
The more subsidies you have, the less self-reliant people will be.

Therefore the Master says:
I let go of the law, and people become honest.
I let go of economics, and people become prosperous.
I let go of religion, and people become serene.
I let go of all desire for the common good, and the good becomes common as grass.

A great nation is like a great man;
When he makes a mistake, he realizes it.
Having realized it, he admits it.
Having admitted it, he corrects it.
He considers those who point out his faults as his most benevolent teachers.
He thinks of his enemy as the shadow that he himself casts. 

My meddling was motivated by the pursuit of the common good. Therein lies the fatal flaw in the common good. It doesn't require good, it only requires justifications and rationalizations in the pursuit of self aggrandizement.

So, this crisis is not the doing of an anti-Syrian Youtube video. The president is not to blame. The military-industrial complex is not at fault. Oil, climate change and religion are off the hook. Finally, Congress is innocent in this situation. I take full responsibility.

As the only person willing to take responsibility, the authorization and decision to attack Syria becomes my responsibility. This decision shall not be abdicated. No excuses are offered. The buck has stopped here.

Whatever happens blame me, a tea partier, it is always my fault.

God bless America and long may the star-spangled banner wave over the land of the free and the home of the brave!

P.S.

Do you hear me now Obama, McCain, Congress? You no longer have to worry about politics and can do what is best for the country. Point all fingers here.

Syria Reveals Rise of Islam In America

From Ow.Ly TamiJ

Late August 2013, between 9% and 15% of Americans support U.S. intervention in the Syrian Civil war. Attacking Syria in retaliation for using chemical weapons on civilians does not seem to ring true since more than 100,000 people have died in that civil war. Syria is a situation exclusively handled by Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama.

Doo Doo Economics, Scratching Post, Liberator Today, Canto Talk, Beers With Demo, Word Warrior and many of my tea party compatriots at the San Diego Local Order of Bloggers oppose war in Syria. There are very few social issues on which Americans unanimously agree, but this is one. America spent blood and treasure fighting al-Qaeda, we do not want to become al-Qaeda's air force after arming them in violation of international law.

As a refresher, al-Qaeda are Sunni Islamic extremists. Here is video of Syrian al-Nusra (al- Qaeda) rebels executing Shia, Alawite, truck drivers due to their religion. The battle for Islamic control between Sunni and Shia is far beyond the scope of a blog post. However, something happened on Twitter which shocked America. We need to closely review the fact that Sunni, Muslim Brotherhood, front man Luis Farrakhan seems to have come out AGAINST an attack on Syria.

To put this in context: Many Americans believe President Obama is Muslim. If true, would he be Shia or Sunni? From controversial blogger Lame Cherry:

What requires understanding in this is Kenyans are Sunni Muslims who Obama is born from. Indonesians are Sunni Muslims who Obama was adopted into. Malcolm Little or X was a convert to Sunni Islam who Obama learned to be black from according to David Remnick. Louis Farrakhan or Louis Eugene Walcott, who Obama had Walcott's followers intimidate reporters in Chicago moved the Nation of Islam Mooselums closer to Sunni theology.
Barack Obama Soetoro was financed by Saudi Sunni Islam, the same sects as Sheik bin Laden, for his schooling.
So to answer the question as to which branch of Islam that Obama's loyalties lay, the answer is he is a Sunni Muslim

In addition to the Lame Cherry statement, President Obama supported the "Arab Spring" in Egypt to the benefit of The Muslim Brotherhood. When the Brotherhood was ousted, the president spoke out against the regime change in the face of Christians being slaughtered. In Benghazi, the president armed al-Qaeda, the palestinians, Sunni Iraqi insurgents and the country of Libya came within a few votes of Muslim Brotherhood control. Ambassador Stevens' work in Libya strengthened the opposition to the Muslim Brotherhood, he is now dead.

Why would Sunni Islamists oppose the use of American military power to gain al-Qaeda/Muslim Brotherhood control of Syria? Is it coincidence that President Obama reconsidered his position and threw the decision to Congress, or was he just itching to get back to playing golf? The best that we can do is summarize what was said by Farrakhan in video and on Twitter. (Click links for raw info.)

Your point of view on this matter is very helpful, so here is my "reporter" style tweet to start:

#Farrakhan trending in USA as Obama wavers on making America Al-Qaeda's airforce. #MuslimBrotherhood #Syria #teaparty #becktips #tcot
— Doo Doo Economics (@DooDooEcon) September 1, 2013

Here is Luis Farrakhan advertising his speech:

In 30mins, my message for President Obama and the world regarding Syria airs @ http://t.co/2E7qcvSPVy #TheTime #Farrakhan
— MINISTER FARRAKHAN (@LouisFarrakhan) September 1, 2013

The video sermon is about 1.5 hours. We reviewed it in all of its disjointed glory. The closest mirror-image allegory is America's progressive-left opposing President George W. "Bush's War", but remaining silent when President Obama exceeds "W"'s imperial presidency at every turn. As Silvio Canto puts it, "  The mask is off: They hated Bush, not war."

It could be that President Obama is "not Muslim enough" for Minister Farrakhan, or maybe he is viewed as an "apostate" or as "not a good Muslim" by anti-Obama Islamic leaders. Maybe it is simply a power struggle. Maybe the Alex Jones accusations that President Obama assumed control of al-Qaeda after killing Osama Bin Laden strikes some fear in Farrakhan. In this power struggle, is President Obama the moderate Muslim?

Here are a few #Farrakhan "peaceful" reactions from Twitter. Some seem to be threats to the President:

The Holy Land will be the headquarters for the Mahdi. #FarrakhanTwitterArmy #Farrakhan #TheTime
— De'Nise Muhammad (@diamondbabe) September 1, 2013

Take heed to the warning dear President. #Farrakhan
— Gregory X Moore (@GregoryXMoore) September 1, 2013

#Farrakhan to Barack Obama...."I WARN YOU IN THE NAME OF ALLAH..." #TheTime Calamities are coming to America
— QueenofPeace (@NailahKhalifa) September 1, 2013

The Day of Resurrection is now #farrakhan
— Khadijah Muhammad (@Dijah97Muhamm) September 1, 2013

Pres. Obama: if you go along with them, you will be stained with the blood of all those that are dying from a lying. #Farrakhan #TheTime
— The Final Call News (@TheFinalCall) September 1, 2013

Mr President #Obama accept the warning Allah sends to you #Farrakhan #TheTime
— April 2X Freeman (@April2X) September 1, 2013

I (Farrakhan) warn you Obama in the name of Allah. #Farrakhan #TheTime
— Allan X (@BroAllan19) September 1, 2013

So the Nation of Islam in the West, the weeding has now begun. #Farrakhan #TheTime
— The Final Call News (@TheFinalCall) September 1, 2013

By contrast, the tea party is the "party of peace." Moreover, that this trended in the United States twittersphere is a shock. Doo Doo Economics is all over twitter and this is the first such American Islamic "pop-culture" trend noticed.

We appreciate your help in getting to the bottom of the question, "Is Islam rising in America?"

Glenn Beck, from my viewing, would answer "YES." What do you say?

World War III, America Would Win

If you have read this blog, you know that we are not fans of President Obama, but on one issue we do agree. The entire world should fear the U.S. Military and our covert services. If President Obama drags the world into a Third World War, America will win decisively.

America may not be good at establishing "democratic" governments in the middle east, but we are the dominant military power on Earth. No other group of nations can hope to oppose us. 

Russia, China, Iran, Syria, North Korea, from the loyal political opposition to the current U.S. Administration, a charge that this very blog is evidence of, heed my warning. We have war-gamed the scenarios, even dismissing two of America's top secret weapons, America wins decisively. The world is not as it has been. Allow Obama's grab at his five points in approval rating and move on. We Americans will hold him accountable.

For my fellow Americans, oppose this attack on Syria. What is at stake is human liberty. 

As a country, America today stands not as a leader or a "world police" but as a progressive empire. Not the progressive, smiley brunette on television commercials or the pie-in-the-sky promise of a left-wing politician. Progressive as in the brutally oppressive, collectivist, statists driven to use politics to gain power through deception and manipulation of the masses; would-be tyrants in ideology, policy and action.

It is one thing to allow these people temporary elected power under the U.S. Constitution. It is another thing to allow these people to bully the entire planet. America can bounce back from the economic destruction wrought by progressives. Other countries, with fewer opportunities and less resources might never bounce back.

We love our country. The Constitution is a foundational document for all mankind, but it is not the law of the land at this moment. Our government has "progressed" into the very thing it was founded to oppose. Where the Constitution establishes Rule Of Law, "progressive" America practices Rule Of Man.

It is not America's place to rule. America, at our best, is an example of cultural cooperation, limited government, equal justice, freedom and prosperity...a symbol of hope, under God. There is a limit to the amount of power any man or group of men can hold before becoming hopelessly corrupted by decisions which should not be theirs. This is why our founding fathers established Separation of Powers.

So, I ask you to oppose an arbitrary attack on Syria. Do not support the "progressive" notion that the strong rule the weak without debate, due process or evidence. Do not support actions rationalized only because no country is powerful enough to hold us accountable. To support this action is incompatible with liberty and our historic role in the world.

Today, only Americans can hold America accountable. It is up to you. Is your loyalty to The Republic or The Empire?

CNN's Nick Robertson Interviews Mohamed al-Zawahiri Day of Benghazi Attack

The following video directly contradicts the Obama Administration's Benghazi narrative. It was recorded by veteran CNN correspondent Nick Robertson on the morning of the Benghazi, Libya attack. The attack that killed U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other heroic Americans. In the interview,  Mohamed al-Zawahiri discusses the protests scheduled to demand the release of Al Qaeda leaders and does not mention any youtube video.

Full CNN video here

Egyptian Americans Start Whitehouse.gov Recall Obama Petition

Around five thousand Egyptian-American and anti-Obama activists have signed a Whitehouse.Gov petition to Recall President Barack Obama. One hundred thousand petition signatures are required to force an administration reaction. The petition cites "abuse of power" as a reason for impeachment and replacement of the President of the United States of America:

WE PETITION THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO:

We call for an early presidential election, and rebel Obama because of his abuse of power.
The House Judiciary Committee voted on July 27, 1974 to recommend the impeachment against President Nixon because his abuse of power. In 2013 president Obama did the same mistake by abusing his power of authority to support and fund the terrorist organization (Muslim brotherhood which is the founder and leader of Hamas) in the Middle East countries to achieve a destructive objective against those countries which is not accepted by the majority of Americans nor human rights (led to the death of thousands.) Obama developed a wave of hatred against the American government and is leading to lose Egypt as one of USAs very strong alliance, which is also the leading country in its region and this wave transferred to other countries including Tunisia, Syria, and the gulf region.

Created: Aug 15, 2013

The petition expires September 14, 2013, so there is plenty of time to reach the 100,000 signature goal.
Moreover, the "Impeach Obama" movement has traction on many sides of American politics.

Many historically educated Americans have been upset since 2008 over Barack Hussein Obama's ineligibility to hold the office of president, a movement maligned as "birthers." The Natural Born Citizen (NBC) clause of the Constitution has been upheld on three occasions by the U.S. Supreme Court. The founding fathers needed to ensure that royals from Europe could not grab control of America. One check to ensure the loyalty of Presidents is to require that they hold no loyalty/citizenship to another country because both of their parents are U.S. citizens at the time of their birth. This common language requirement was so unanimously agreed upon that it was added as Article 2, Section 1, Clause 5. The common term Natural Born Citizen has never changed or been amended. Only a vague, lightly-worded April 3rd, 2009 opinion by Jack Maskell, a legislative attorney for the Congressional Research Service, expands the definition by conflating Natural Born with Native Born. Several low level judges have used Mr. Maskell's report to ignore the U.S. Constitution to protect the "first black president" for political reasons.

"Obama’s unconstitutional steps worse than Nixon’s" was recently penned by George Will of the Washington Post.

President Obama’s increasingly grandiose claims for presidential power are inversely proportional to his shriveling presidency. Desperation fuels arrogance as, barely 200 days into the 1,462 days of his second term, his pantry of excuses for failure is bare, his domestic agenda is nonexistent and his foreign policy of empty rhetorical deadlines and red lines is floundering. And at last week’s news conference he offered inconvenience as a justification for illegality.

In the article, George Will steers clear of the terms "high crimes and misdemeanors" but calls out President Obama for illegal and unconstitutional acts. Acts which are obviously "high crimes and misdemeanors."

At the DailyKos, Ray Pensador wrote the June 29, 2011 article I Figured it Out! Why Americans Haven't Revolted Yet:

As the grip of this Neo-Fascist ruling class gets stronger, you will see the jailing (in these private jails across the country) of activists that try to rise against the oppression.  They will turn Patriot Act provision against the populace, and by expanding the definition of "enemy combatant", "terrorist", or "giving aid and comfort to terrorists", they will cast a wide net which will ensnare a larger and larger group of people, activists.  They will infiltrate protest groups.  They will monitor social networks, your email accounts, your phone conversations.

Since they will have an almost universal knowledge of both, your private and public life (once you are targeted), they will be able to discredit people by exposing aspects of their private lifes.

A liberal commentor added:

We were raised to believe in American exceptionalism, and we think the system still works, that our votes still matter, that our opinion counts for something.

To recognize the unthinkable is very difficult.  This is a nation suffering mass cognitive dissonance; this is a nation in denial.

Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth - Abraham Lincoln

by Gustogirl on Wed Jun 29, 2011 at 12:23:11 PM PDT

Egyptian Americans have been vocal with their disgust of the Obama Administration's support of the Muslim Brotherhood. These activist are petitioning as an outlet to speak-out against the Muslim Brotherhood supporters in the White House. They want a simple message to be heard:

The country now is divided between two camps and no other, Egyptians versus the Muslim Brotherhood, anyone who says anything differently doesn't know what they're talking about." (@Cyn Farah)

So, let me ask... Have you seen this petition on television news... Fox, MSNBC, CNN, or anywhere?

We found this petition on an Arabic language news broadcast about Egypt. The news channel compared the Muslim Brotherhood to the Taliban while displaying this Recall Obama petition web address. We also learned that Turkey, empowered by President Obama's recent "lecture" on Egypt, suspended all Turkish produced television series from airing in Egypt as a show of Muslim Brotherhood solidarity. Egyptians can sarcastically say, "Thanks Obama."

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The late night talk shows have a blast with San Diego Mayor Bob Filner.

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