Have no idea what's wrong with the system this morning [appears to be fixed!]

November 28, 2010 | Jim Robinson

[Jim Robinson]

Have called John and left messages. No luck so far.

Here's hoping he gets it fixed soon.

Jim

[ScottinVA]

Thanks for the update, Jim. I was getting “503 - No Connection” messages here.

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

I am on Opera, same story for me as the others.

[library user]

Thanks for the update, Jim. I was getting “503 - No Connection” messages here.

"Get used to them
from now on.
Get very used
to them."

[Jemian]

I’d say thank you for the information, but I can’t get through.

I am very appreciative of what y’all have provided for us.

[Lazamataz]

Government or liberal interference?

DHS grabbed a bunch of websites the last 72 hours without due process. We are not immune.

Still uninterested in the Free Republic peer-to-peer concept? It might save our a&&. I’m building a backbone anyways, but per your instruction, I’m not going to affiliate with FR — unless you change your mind.

These are perilous, 1932-style times. We should be prepared.

[GalaxieFiveHundred]

Think that white CAT5 cable may be loose...

[moovova]

Elbow shot to the mouth maybe?

Stitches may be required...

[moovova]

Elbow shot to the mouth maybe?

Stitches may be required...

[library user]

Electronic pasta. Yum.

[Salvation]

I got this far, but could go no farther.

[Sawdring]

Tell him to blow on the cartridge before he puts it in.

[Dallas59]

[Libloather]

U.S. Government Blocks Domain Names
ICANN Censors Roughly 80 Sites
Nov 27 2010, 10:26pm CST | by Robert Evans

Every URL you visit ends with a '.'. You probably leave it out, but your browser completes it for you. That '.' stands for the root servers. You can't make a DNS query without shaking hands with the root servers. These all-important servers are controlled by ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.

In case you aren't aware, ICANN was created by a Presidential Mandate. While they are technically a private non-profit, they work closely with the government and do not wear the pants in that relationship.

ICANN has the power to kill any domain on the Internet. Until recently, that power was mostly theoretical. Then this happened. Acting at the behest of the Department of Homeland Security, ICANN has censored around eighty websites. You can find a full list in the TorrentFreak article.

http://www.i4u.com/43253/us-government-blocks-domain-names

[Popman]

This thread must have pushed Obama over the edge and he is doing a little cyber warfare Thumb Puppet

[Popman]

This thread must have pushed Obama over the edge and he is doing a little cyber warfare Thumb Puppet

[Fantasywriter]

Stuxnet. ;)

[llmc1]

We’ve been having the same problem with Firefox for a month or so. What ISP do you use?

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

I’ve seen three or four different pages all morning. First one looked like the Latest Articles page in safe mode. Then a 404 error, and some 503 unavailables that are gotten around by persistent refreshing. Sometimes I just get a normal one.
It’s a lot like dating.

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

Nice maze. Got cheese?

[dfwgator]