I have an awful feeling we have been hacked. I can’t get access to our admin programs, and even the Rackspace guys have been locked out of SSH.
   You wonder who the sick bastards are who would hack a company that sets out to do good. I realize some hackers have a weird sense of justice, when they target the big corporations. But the little guy?
   I can still blog away, but no new posts can get published.
   I know a few weeks back, a bunch of conservative blogs were attacked, but politically, I have been centrist (well, Confucianist). But my gut tells me there is some connection. Probably because I don’t insult the American president, ergo, I must be a conservative.
   Which does remind me of one thing. I have around two dozen friends on a joke list. Whenever a joke comes through, I am the guy who forwards them, to spread good cheer. Everyone enjoys it when I send a Bush joke, even long-time GOP voters. The minute I send one that is vaguely supportive of the US administration—never mind how many I have sent prior to that that laughs at it (from the Vice-President’s hunting accident to the war in Iraq)—someone complains. The most recent was a cartoon on the UN’s dealings with Iran, which some of my liberal friends interpreted as an endorsement of waging war on the country. I did not think so.
   Back in the Clinton days, I remember sending plenty of jokes about the 42nd president—but opinions were not this divided. And I remember being balanced with my humour then, too, so slightly pro-Clinton jokes (it was easy to laugh at Sen. Bob Dole when certain commercials were shown) never received complaints from those conservative friends.
   Is it politically incorrect now to be politically correct, or, in my case, “fair and balanced” with my humour? Or are we humans now geared toward criticizing and laughing at larger institutions and governments, to the point where we don’t like hearing hints of support? Posted by Jack Yan, 22:11  permalink

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