I am going to be changing the Anvil in the coming weeks. Gradually. Quietly. Be prepared.
Many of you have noted my tune has changed over the course of the past 12 months. I feel that it is time to reflect that in the Anvil’s look and feel.
I now understand what is most important for Americans (and not coincidentally the World), and that is to protect the U.S. Constitution against all enemies. Islam is still an enemy, but is no longer the Enemy.
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This should not come as a surprise to my regulars, but I am going to make this official: I am on an indefinite hiatus from blogging here at the Anvil. This does not mean that I will never put an entry up. This does not mean that I will never do another radio interview or podcast. What this means is that I am taking three steps back and not slaving myself to this ship like I have done for upwards of 4 years now in various forms.
My friends, I am alive and well. However, the Anvil has been the victim of a barrage of hacking since March and I have reached a point where I do not know if I will be able to contend with it for much longer. Bots are automatically sniffing my site and looking for any vulnerabilities 24/7. The ‘Let Them Eat Cake’ article was yet another instance of hacking — this time not bringing down my databases, but somehow inserting code that managed to close comments and remove the body of text from the article itself.
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Yes, the Anvil was hacked yet again yesterday morning. That makes three times in the past 11 days.
Do not panic. I can and will weather the storm. I fully expect such attempts to continue, just as all the other forms of censorship and abuse have come my way since going full-time and full-tilt with this blog back in January of 2007. Death threats haven’t killed me. Digg.com banning me hasn’t stopped me. Fatwa-worthiness hasn’t scared me off. Extortion didn’t shut me down. Hackers help build my traffic and reputation.
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The First Amendment. It guarantees my Right to Free Speech. Yet, here we are 6 months later, after I originally brought up the issue of Foehammer.com (sister domain to Foehammer.net) being listed as a ‘hate site’, and it is still unchanged from or has reverted back to “1.Violence/Hate/Racism” categorization by SonicWall, one or the other.
I cannot abide censorship and so I am once again asking that you take a minute and follow the instructions originally listed in the an article here mid-way through 2007:
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Even if you are a regular reader here, you may not have noticed that I have slightly altered the welcoming message at the top of the main page to the Anvil this morning. It has been changed as follows, the following lines being added:
0 Comments“If you are not prepared to discuss all enemies of the United States Constitution and the Republic, turn back now. If you are ready to give up Western idealism and Europe itself, turn back now.”
No, that’s not tires you’re smelling; that’s the Anvil pages flying by on the Web! Thanks to the hard work of the folks at my new server hosting company and some new optimizations I tossed in over the past two days, the Anvil is now loading at speeds that make me grin from ear to ear. I hope all of you enjoy this long awaited adrenaline shot!
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For the better part of two months now, the Anvil has been sputtering and gagging for air. The server has been a nightmare of slow-motion and, yes, it drives me crazy. I feel like apologizing each day to my readers for the condition of the hosting here.
However, chins up, gentle readers. I feel not so much as a blogger being hanged, as I do one that is about to find new footing on fresh ground. The next couple of weeks will spell big personal changes for me one way or another, and if things go my way, then I will not only eventually salvage the work here at the Anvil, but I will finally launch the Anvil on a fully dedicated server. It’s going to be touch and go for awhile and I can’t promise frequent updates in the interim, but hang in there, because at least the potential for vast and overdue improvements to the Anvil, long hoped for, is finally staring me in the face.
I’m still debating whether to move out of the country if Obama gets elected President…and I’m not much happier about McCain. The best choice left for the nation right now would be Huckabee, but since I’m convinced the elites have already crowned McCain King of the USA (and they started oiling the ‘machine’ way back in June of 2007), it’s really against the odds for any other Republican contender.
Most of us are still thirsting for “something completely different” in U.S. politics, but you might at least still have me breathing fire on the Blogosphere later this year. That’s about the best consolation prize that I can offer hope for right at this moment.
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As many of you are aware of by now, I am experiencing problems with the hosting at the Anvil. This has been continuing off and on for months and in recent weeks it has built up a full head of steam.
This may be the last blog entry I make here at the Anvil for many days, so just be prepared. I am being badgered by my hosts with nebulous emails, unexpected service denials, etc., all during a time in my life when I need them the least and am not able to make much sense of what they claim to be the “problem” with the Anvil. In other words, I’m out of patience and short on solutions.
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In January of 2007, I promised to give the Anvil more fuel than I had ever fed it before. I know that I have been true to my word in that regard. However, I also said that by December I would have some tough choices to make based on the success of this project. The Anvil has been more successful than I honestly anticipated; it has proven beyond a doubt that one man or woman can still make a difference in this confused and crazy world. Yet, I can not honestly say that it has been enough for me.
OK, I’m going to put this very plainly this afternoon for everyone that reads the Anvil, but mostly for a tiny few commenters that in recent weeks have spun more and more out of control.
If you come here and curse like you are in a sports locker room or the local pool hall, I will immediately delete your post. Your time will be wasted and I will not blink an eye.
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Well, I’m back and refreshed from the continuing holiday festivities. Since Thanksgiving, I have eaten two entire pies by myself, more than enough turkey to make me sleep like a hibernating polar bear and mounds of stuffing and mashed potatoes! I wonder what’s for Christmas dinner this year…
Hmm. Do polar bears actually hibernate?
The answers to this and other fascinating questions coming up in the following open thread. This has now become a tradition of its own here at the Anvil. Play nice!
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