legoline
07 April 2011 @ 07:52 pm
Boosting the Signal  
Originally posted by [livejournal.com profile] clari_clyde at post

I’ve been wondering what’s up with all the DDoS attacks LJ has been receiving lately. Signal boosting [info]ingridmatthews:



Just in case anyone thinks LJ's downtime is just TPTB being incompetant, read this:


LiveJournal, Russia's blogging platform of choice, is sustaining biggest cyberattack attack in its history. Bloggers say the Kremlin wants to crack down on political discussion.


"LiveJournal, Russia’s most popular blogging platform, has been under a massive DDoS attack for the past few days. The attack has effectively wiped out Russia’s main refuge for unbridled political discussion, a hugely lively and extensive domain frequented by politicians, opposition activists and social commentators alike...


“The reason for attack is more than clear in this case — someone wants LiveJournal to disappear as a platform,” Ilya Dronov, development director at SUP, wrote in a post on his LiveJournal blog earlier this week. He said the hackers were hoping to push bloggers from LJ to social networks where “it's easier to fight individual users.”"


http://globalpost.com/dispatches/globalpost-blogs/bric-yard/russian-blog-site-under-attack


http://putinwatcher.blogspot.com/2011/04/cyber-war-on-russian-activist-bloggers.html


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legoline
11 July 2009 @ 01:41 pm
So, Icons.  
Since I did in the end sign up for [livejournal.com profile] likethegun_lims I finally decided that why not, I could as well finally create an icon journal and start posting all my icons over there...instead of, you know, not posting them at all.

So, [livejournal.com profile] pie_icons was created yesterday and I actually posted my first batch of icons there earlier today only now...I'm too chicken to post them to communities. And I don't know what communities to post them to. HALP.

Anyway, if you like, go friend [livejournal.com profile] pie_icons if you like. I figured I'd drive my flist insane if I started using this LJ not only for fic but also for icons. So, it's all gonna be over there. And who knows, I might end up actually posting them to comms as well.
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legoline
30 April 2009 @ 06:34 pm
Lurkers Delurk!  
Seen at [livejournal.com profile] embroiderama's LJ and found a neat idea:

Today has been declared lurker amnesty day! Have you read me but never commented? Do you surf by occasionally? Here for the fic? Say hello! You are under no obligation to ever comment or delurk again, but here's a chance to do so in a post just for that.

Come and say hi! And entertain me while I butt my heads with a thesis that refuses to be written. AGAIN.
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legoline
20 March 2008 @ 10:36 am
LJ Strike - Have you heard?  
I've seen this pop up all over on one side of my flist but not on the other, so I'm reposting this in case some people haven't heard about it yet but would like to participate.

On March 21st there will a 24-hour content strike on LJ. No posts, no comments, no content.

In case you've missed it, the new owners of LJ have managed to piss off their userbase on their 100th day of running the business, by erasing the possibility of basic accounts for journals created after March 12th. Also, certain interests have been vanishing from Most Popular Lists. That and certain utterances from above that their customers are simpletons and not to be reckoned with. (Interview is here)

I'm copying this from [livejournal.com profile] morelindo:

For 24 hours, we will not post or comment to LJ. Not in our own journals, not in communities. Not publicly, privately, or under friends-lock.

This is a protest that will have long-lasting effects, showing up forever in the daily posting statistics.

This is a protest that will not harm LJ in the long run, as leaving LJ might do.

This is a protest that will demonstrate the power of community, as all users unite to support Basic users, the concept of adfree space, and our right to enjoy any interests we choose.

This is a protest that will educate the new owners that LJ is driven by user-created content.


More Information on The How & Why )



I wasn't going to participate at first because I'm a horribly fatalistic "It won't help anyway" person, but seeing that this has spread like a wildfire I think I'll have a look at LJ tomorrow, and should it indeed be dead and suffering from the strike, I won't be posting either if only not to spoil the strikers' efforts.
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legoline
02 June 2007 @ 10:03 am
Interesting Article On The Strikethrough 2007  
Sadly, THIS MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.

(nicked from [livejournal.com profile] mareen's LJ :-) )

Still can't post longish things. I'm rather pissed off. I understand they have traffic problems, but why does it always effect the same users?
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legoline
31 May 2007 @ 11:03 pm
Aha  
Livejournal is unsuspending all fandom & fiction journals.

HERE.
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legoline
31 May 2007 @ 04:12 pm
Wow.  
When I joined [livejournal.com profile] fandom_counts yesterday evening member count was about 3,000. Now it's at 25,500 - and counting.

Just wow.
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legoline
25 May 2007 @ 08:06 am
Not Cool.  
Eight Hours later and I still can't post anything that's longer than 20 words. This is what I pay money for?
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legoline
26 April 2007 @ 09:59 am
Photography Community  
My lovely friend [livejournal.com profile] extremefangirl has started a photography community: [livejournal.com profile] extremesnapshot. For aspiring professionals and semi-professionals :-P

Join. You know you want to :-)
 
 
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legoline
22 August 2006 @ 01:12 pm
It's Shiny! It's New!  
I finally have a completely new LJ layout!

Man, I sure love the new "customise your LJ" thingie. Shiny! LJ still needs refining here and there but for now I like it as it is :-)

Am rather fond of my new top graphic... to quote Dean: "It's home made."

I just loved the caps from the CW advert too much not to use them :-)

[livejournal.com profile] legoline [livejournal.com profile] legoline [livejournal.com profile] legoline
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legoline
16 May 2006 @ 11:29 am
Oh come on, this is fun!  
Totally nicked this from [livejournal.com profile] liek_omg_.

Post a list of up to 20 books/movies/TV shows/etc. that you've had an obsessive fannish love of at some time in your life. Then have your friends list guess your favourite character from each item.

1. Lord Of The Rings
2. SeaQuest DSV
3. Star Wars
4. Star Trek: Voyager
5. Buffy The Vampire Slayer
6. Harry Potter
7. Supernatural (come ON, it's a 50/50 chance :p )
8. Stargate Atlantis
9. Gilmore Girls
10. Scrubs

Volunteers, step forward!

Also I tried and failed at learning s2 layers - dammit I want a new pretty costumized layout...!
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