Elections and site problems
I apologize to readers out there who’ve been tryin to get to the site over the last couple of days. Apparently my blog host, Blog City, has been dealing with Denial of Service (DOS) attacks because of the elections. They indicated that the sites that were being attacked specifically were pro-Bush, so I guess that means Kerry/Edwards has the hacker vote! Which could come in handy if those voting machines are as hackable as some suspect! But really, such attacks are completely idiotic if they are indeed substantiated. Blog City is based in Scotland, hardly a bastion of conservatism, and hosts blogs of all political leanings. Cutting them down is hearting everyone and goes against the whole idea of the internet – everyone should get their say, no matter how much you disagree with them.
Update: Well, it does seem that Blog City isn't the only site having problems right now. I've had issues getting to Boing Boing for some time now. Boing Boing, although not completely political in its subject matter, does lean to the left when it does express political viewpoints. So I wonder if there is just some general traffic issues with the net on a day like today or if there is indeed a movement by partisan hackers to take down sites they don't agree with. Blah!