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After being hacked and down for a few day, OL is back and much better than before!
All the previous posts are here except the ones approximately between July 16/17 and July 27, when the databases where deleted by an intruder. We would not have lost these posts if the backup utility of the old phpbb board had not malfunctioned. We were able to recover many of them from other sources and we will insert them shortly.
We greatly beefed up security, so this kind of issue should never happen again.
You will find many new resources here. You should experiment a bit to get the hang of things. That is precisely what we are doing. We will offer simple explanations of how things work in the Tech Support section as we go along and learn them.
You will find the formatting funny in many places. This will take some time to fix as it will have to be done my hand, post by post. Please bear with us. There is a lot of work to do in this migration.
The following is a section from an e-mail I sent to our members a couple of days ago, but it applies here:
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The person who did this hack did not attack only Kat and me or even the organization, Objectivist Living. He attacked you. He knew that many OL members posted their thoughts and work, but did not keep copies. He tried to destroy your work, regardless of who you are. He was indiscriminate. His mentality is that of a terrorist. He has my utmost contempt.
Please accept our apology for any inconvenience this may have caused you. We are working hard to assure that something like this will not happen again.
One of the wonderful aspects of being an Objectivist is that we are producers – all of us. Thus, when we are attacked by a malicious person for no other reason than a wish to destroy the good, we simply build again. That has been the way of the world throughout mankind’s history. That is the way of this event.
Our new software will keep all the old functions and come with some new bells and whistles that everyone should enjoy. We will have a hot new look, but the basic layout will be similar to the one before. Thus it will be quite easy to use.
One other nice improvement is that the URL with the name “objectivistliving” will no longer be changed into “wheelerdesignworks.” We will be officially Objectivist Living all the way. This may cause come of you inconvenience if you saved the site’s address under “Favorites” or similar browser shortcut, but it is easy to replace. Simple instructions for the main issues will be provided once we go back up.
Kat and I are very grateful to all the talented intelligent people of goodwill who made Objectivist Living such a friendly and dynamic place where important work gets done. We are filling a glaring need in the Objectivist community and we are making an enormous difference. This is an exciting time to be alive.
Kat and I thank you for your understanding from the bottom of our hearts. May you all have wonderful premises.
Please accept our apology for any inconvenience this may have caused you. We are working hard to assure that something like this will not happen again.
One of the wonderful aspects of being an Objectivist is that we are producers – all of us. Thus, when we are attacked by a malicious person for no other reason than a wish to destroy the good, we simply build again. That has been the way of the world throughout mankind’s history. That is the way of this event.
Our new software will keep all the old functions and come with some new bells and whistles that everyone should enjoy. We will have a hot new look, but the basic layout will be similar to the one before. Thus it will be quite easy to use.
One other nice improvement is that the URL with the name “objectivistliving” will no longer be changed into “wheelerdesignworks.” We will be officially Objectivist Living all the way. This may cause come of you inconvenience if you saved the site’s address under “Favorites” or similar browser shortcut, but it is easy to replace. Simple instructions for the main issues will be provided once we go back up.
Kat and I are very grateful to all the talented intelligent people of goodwill who made Objectivist Living such a friendly and dynamic place where important work gets done. We are filling a glaring need in the Objectivist community and we are making an enormous difference. This is an exciting time to be alive.
Kat and I thank you for your understanding from the bottom of our hearts. May you all have wonderful premises.
Just a word about Kat. I was deeply in love with her before all this happened. Now, incredibly, I am even more so. I am engaged to a very smart cookie and ferocious fighter. Her performance and dedication in getting through the maze of practically learning a new computer language while setting this site back up went way beyond what normal people do. I would like a hearty round of applause for her. Kitten, you are magnificent!
Welcome back everybody. It's great to be here again!
Michael
I like it. 
