In 2017, a hacker named “Lucy Pat” invaded my site and sent flirtatious messages to all of my middle school students. Thank you, internet.
Instantly, I received angry messages from a bunch of homeschool moms. They sent angry messages because they thought that I sent flirtatious messages to a bunch of middle school students.
Not to put too fine a point on it, please do not be stupid when you email me. Do you really think that I would do that? Do you really think that I would torpedo my means of income and provision? Do you really think that I would burn my own financial house down? Do you really think that I would send out flirtatious messages to a bunch of kids online? Please think before you yell at me.
Those who were angry with me canceled their accounts and left. I was glad to see them go.
Most people recognized the hack as a hack. Most people encouraged me to hang in there. You know who you are. Thank you.
On this side of the hack, I remain nervous. I do not want to get hacked again.
I have probably overdone website security on my end. Now, there is a new problem. From time to time, my students will receive one of two messages. Either they will get a “Forbidden” notice, or they will get this notice:
“ERROR: JavaScript and Cookies are required in order to register. Please be sure JavaScript and Cookies are enabled in your browser and reload the page.”
The problem is an overzealous security feature. This affects about 2% of my students. If you find yourself in this number, please email me at dwane@visuallatin.com. I know how to fix the problem. It will take a few emails. I apologize for the hassle.
If you don’t want to wait around, here are my online hours. I start about 4:30 am every morning. I finish up around 7 am. I am usually back online from about 9 pm until I fall asleep at 11 pm. Most days, I am in the Central Time Zone.
I know the objections. Put your hands down. I know these hours are not healthy. But, with a large family, hours and hours of Latin and Greek research, writing, teaching, filming, taxes, bills, the DMV, website repair, and on and on, I don’t know how to get off this train.
Doing whatever just to stay alive.
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