Little freaked out right now

[mordarlar]

I now i am going to sound paranoid but... the Netscape forum i am on went off line this morning. When it started back up the user names were missing. This was goofy but could have been server error. But then my favorites list blacked out for a little bit. It is probably nothing but in light of the new "laws" i get nervous. Terrorist is now definable by the people i criticize daily. And punishable by them as well. I am not computer savvy but i have some protection software advised by a friend. Does this sound suspicious to anyone in the know?

[ET Awful]

1. What forum sofware did they use?

There was a known bug affecting some php forum scripts that would wipe out the entire contents of the forum if not patched. This started a little over a month ago, people are still being affected and still patching.

[mordarlar]

2. wow geez i dunno. how would i find this out?

It only erased the names not the body of text we all wrote.

[ET Awful]

6. Usually it'll say somewhere on the page "Powered by" and then

something like PHPbb or InvisionBoard or something of the sort.

It's more likely to be a bug or somebody fooling around than to be anything insidious from any new law or anything.

[mordarlar]

11. thanks : )

[The Backlash Cometh]

3. Earthlink was also doing something freaky the other day

[Pacifist Patriot]

4. I'm not up to the task of analyzing internet blurps, but....

if we get audited by the IRS this year I'll know for darned sure it was because of my lobbying efforts against the Bush administration. How's that for paranoid?

[mattclearing]

5. You should work under the assumption that they already read it all.

I do. I choose to speak and operate in the light.

Freedom has be be exercised in order to exist.

If I suffer ill consequences for exercising my freedoms, then perhaps others will see how free we truly are.

Regardless, my advice is to assume that they are reading this, and accept that the exercise of free speech often comes with consequences.

[Pacifist Patriot]

7. Same here.

[EFerrari]

9. Me, too. For a while my signature was "And how are you doing

today, Mr. Ashcroft?"

[roenyc]

13. that cracked me up

but during the RNC i know i had company! my computer was crashing like crazy and doing all kinds of odd things especially when i went to nycindy media, who was monitoring the entire thing. and i was there every day. i just didn't care. the site was under servileness but the evil ACLU protected them. i still think they were screwing with them.

so you have to type, b o %b, B( *h stuff like that. just ridiculous.

its like living in 24 episode.

[JoMama49]

10. Do you have a firewall?

You need to have a firewall on your computer that blocks any attempts of others to "hack" into your harddrive. I know you can download them or purchase them at Frye's. Perhaps someone out there has a good website for this?

[mordarlar]

12. I have firewall software and a router. But i know when you access

you open up a bit. (i think) lol really am comp stupid

[Pacifist Patriot]

14. Yes, I use a firewall.

My husband works for a computer that deals with software and computer systems so he's loaded up our computers with the latest and greatest. All I know is it makes our home network a pain in the ass to deal with sometimes. LOL!

[mordarlar]

8. I am now mostly over it. Immediately thought of personal info the site...

has. But realized after they could easily get that anyhow. So eh well. But sure does feel good to know others know yanno ;) It can't shut me up but boy do i love my little buggers. gotta do good by them on both sides of the fence.

[Pacifist Patriot]

15. I have not said a single thing that I wouldn't say

in a court of law or in front of congress so I'm beyond caring.

[mordarlar]

16. :/

[Pacifist Patriot]

17. Oh no, not at all! You misunderstand me.

I mean that I'd be more than happy to be a seditious dissident under oath too. LOL!

I would never encourage anyone to stop speaking out. Quite the opposite!

[mordarlar]

18. I apologize.

I misunderstood. I thought you were suggesting becuase i asked for assistance i was bending to fear. I want my kids safe. And i want to bring Bush down. Sorry. I am not usually like this. I am defensive of my loyalty to fighting this, while at the same time attempting to be realistic about the dangers. I am furious that there is even a reason to be afraid. THIS IS AMERICA! It is my country and i love it, but i do not recognise it anymore. : (

[Pacifist Patriot]

19. No need. Sometimes I can be as clear as mud. Cheers!

[mordarlar]

20. I live close enough to a nuclear plant to hear the siren. They test

i thought on the first Wed every mo. Today it went off. People went outside and were flipping. There were police sirens running up and down my street all day. I am a bit tense. It was unusual.

[Pacifist Patriot]

21. That would freak me out.

I live near an AFB and they have had unusually heavy C130 activity this week. Those behemoths fly so low over my house I'd swear they were going to take the roof off. I can't imagine how unnerved I'd get during an unexpected nuclear facility test. *shudder*

[mordarlar]

22. So i am really sorry. This on top of the odd comp stuff. Too much.

I reacted. I don't like to react. Just makes me more mad at Bush lol

[Pacifist Patriot]

23. Hey, seriously. No need to apologize.

The insane folks running our government have many of us reacting in ways we don't usually act. Ask my husband. He doesn't recognize me these days. ;)

And hey, you've been keeping me company while I count down the minutes until I put the youngest down for a nap.

[Blue_In_AK]

25. I agree

That's why I always leave my name on the on-line petitions I sign. If they're going to start harassing us for exercising our constitutionally protected rights, I would be proud to be an example.

[spooked911]

24. I wouldn't worry until they start locking up some of us

:) ;)