LJ: the DDoSening

The reason LJ has been frequently down lately is because it's the main hub of blogging (much of it political) in Russia, and various groups object to that. This post sums it up, although I am puzzled by the people asserting that Dreamwidth will never be a hub for online activity for anyone, since it's where I make and receive the majority of comments. (I mean, obviously it depends what you're there for, but ... yeah. I heart my DW, and just bought another year of paid time here.)

(And if anyone's interested, the update on DW's financial status is here. To summarise: they are cruising.)