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This techie discussion of the problem with the ObamaCare website is pretty funny:

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One possible cause of the problems is that hitting "apply" on HealthCare.gov causes 92 separate files, plug-ins and other mammoth swarms of data to stream between the user's computer and the servers powering the government website, said Matthew Hancock, an independent expert in website design. He was able to track the files being requested through a feature in the Firefox browser.

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"They set up the website in such a way that too many requests to the server arrived at the same time," Hancock said.

He said because so much traffic was going back and forth between the users' computers and the server hosting the government website, it was as if the system was attacking itself.

Hancock described the situation as similar to what happens when hackers conduct a distributed denial of service, or DDOS, attack on a website: they get large numbers of computers to simultaneously request information from the server that runs a website, overwhelming it and causing it to crash or otherwise stumble. "The site basically DDOS'd itself," he said.

Left unexplored - what happened to all the whiz-bang talent that implemented the Obama 2012 campaign software?

Comments

[Beasts of England]

Roll Tide!

[henry]

The Obama 2012 talent is still at Google & Facebook. This is the low bid contractor following specs set by govt workers (possibly supplemented by NSA peeps sneaking in a spyware program or fifty).

[Old Lurker]

You can't make this stuff up can you?

[matt]

It's Chinese hackers, I tell ya!

[Captain Hate on the iPhone]

404Care might run better if they could purge the exemption table.

[Danube on iPad]

The individual mandate delays itself.

Appears the Terps are exiting the Top 25.

[Captain Hate on the iPhone]

Thanks for rubbing it in, DoT.

[matt]

is your computer turned on?

[matt]

And in happier news, General Vo Nguyen Giap is finally on his way to hell.

[henry]

Matt, it turns out Chinese and Vietnamese programmers now cost less than Bangalore or Hyderabad (Manila may cost even less). No reporting on where this work is performed, for all we know it could be where the Nigerian banking experts went.

[Ignatz]

-- "The site basically DDOS'd itself," he said.--

That sounds more like auto-eroticism than auto-collapse.

Once they get the kinks worked out it'll be f***ing us rather than itself.

[daddy]

Medium excitement.

In the midst of Captain hate's turncoat Terp's getting clobbered by the ACC's Florida State Semiholes, 35 to zip, Momma called and said that the sad porcupine that has been hanging out in the cul-de-sac the last few days had been squished in the middle of the street.

2 days back a neighbor had spotted it moving very slowly thru the neighborhood, and she had alerted all the dog owners since their quills can be deadly to dogs. Eventually most of us saw it, and from it's slow movement we were divided on whether it was wounded or sick (poisoned or perhaps some awful disease), but we didn't really have the opportunity to dispatch it.

So Momma called while taking the gals to a morning tennis tourney, and I notified my Lawyer buddy, and we spent the last half hour out in the street with a shovel and gloves and a large empty plastic dog food cartoon, cleaning up squished bits of quills and porky guts. Yuck.

Anyhow, now back inside, and the Terps are punting to the Semiholes with the score 63 to nothing.

Guess I didn't miss much:)

[1_cathyf_says_typepad_is_the_most_wonderful_software_in_the_world_2]

I lost track -- does the 1-800-F1U-CKYO Obamacare help line go to a call center in Bangalore or Mumbai?

[Captain Hate on the iPhone]

The Holes are looking pretty good against the Hokies; they're probably gonna lose (having just fumbled a punt) but they kept it close until then.

[daddy]

Another website having a hell of a bad time loading today, is Mediate's story on that creep ObamaCare volunteer kid Chad, and the problem his imploding narrative of lies is causing the MSM. Probably too many hits.

Love the comment that this Chad kid was supposedly too poor to previously ever buy Health Insurance, but somehow he was able to scrape together a spare $1,000 to donate to the President's re-election campaign.

[Captain Hate on the iPhone]

Pedophile enablers are losing today so it's not a total washout.

[Ignatz]

I must confess I've never seen a porcupine that was exactly fleet of foot.

Most have been kinda reminiscent of the Captain's Terrapins when performing wind sprints.

[Clarice]

You know someone really ought to shoe reporters how to use google.

[[email protected]]

wow, an Organizing Against America volunteer is a lair and the media ran with his story without any double checking.

I have on my shocked face.

[Jim Rhoads f/k/a vnjagvet]

That was a low blow to the Hatester, Iggy. Especially today when his Terps never got off the starting line.

[Captain Hate on the iPhone]

I've always been immediately suspicious of anybody named Chad. I think that began the first time I saw those douches Chad and Jeremy in the sixties. And bolstered by that "hanging chad" nonsense.

[Captain Hate on the iPhone]

Take your shots, all; it's only one loss and next week will be different against Perky Katie's Hoos, currently losing to Ball State.

[Old Lurker]

And after they load you up with those 92 programs and worms, these are your rights (Drudge):

"The Kentucky Obamacare marketplace has no “expectation of privacy,” warning its prospective customers that their information can be monitored and shared with government bureaucrats.

When clicking “let’s get started” on the state-run health insurance marketplace “kynect,” the user is quickly prompted to a “WARNING NOTICE.”

“This is a government computer system and is the property of the Commonwealth of Kentucky,” it states. “It is for authorized use only regardless of time of day, location or method of access. “

“Users (authorized or unauthorized) have no explicit or implicit expectation of privacy,” the disclaimer reads. “Any or all uses of this system and all files on the system may be intercepted, monitored, recorded, copied, audited, inspected, and disclosed to authorized state government and law enforcement personnel, as well as authorized officials of other agencies, both domestic and foreign.”

Such information includes Social Security numbers. When calling kynect to enroll in the marketplace a person is told to have their Social Security card, immigration status, pay stubs, alimony payments, student loan information, and current health insurance information at the ready.

The kynect disclaimer says users information can be shared at the will of state government agencies.

“By using this system,” the warning states, “the user consents to such at the discretion of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.”

[[email protected]]

Obama handling the important business. He chimes in that if he were the owner he might change the name.

Glad he has the time to handle the national scandal that has been going on for ah... 81 years.

[narcisoM]

Ezar last seen putting lipstick on a pig, comes up with this beaut;

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/10/04/people-dont-fully-appreciate-how-committed-the-tea-party-is-to-not-compromising/?tid=pm_business_pop

[[email protected]]

wow, need coffee...if he were the owner of the Redskins...

stepped in it and it wasn't even funny the first time.

[Captain Hate on the iPhone]

Has anybody pointed out to Bezos that he pays money to Ezra?

[daddy]

Did you guys notice this:

Alaska weather forecast includes hidden plea for pay

JUNEAU, ALASKA — There was more than the forecast in a National Weather Service dispatch Friday for south-central and southwestern Alaska.

The "Anchorage area forecast discussion" posted online and sent to media outlets at 5 a.m. contained a secret message: The first letters of each line on the left-hand column read "PLEASE PAY US."

My Jihad that all Weathermen in America ought to receive mandatory castration is looking more and more sensible, no?

BTW, my company uses it's own weather so we don't have to rely on the Feds.

[narcisoM]

Maybe vategory error explains this;

[bgates]

Iowahawk has suggested a name change to the Crapville Redskins.

[Danube on iPad]

And who can forget the Chad Mitchell Trio?

[[email protected]]

I should have left it to the experts.

[4JIB2]

daddy,

Did I ever tell you that I once worked in our Memphis operation and next to our office complex was the Special Projects branch of Fred's lemonade stand. This was back in the days of the Fax project, Weather project and the Airship project. I had a chance to meet the guy who was in charge of the Airship project and I think they mothballed it but its ready to come out anytime they think it feasible:)

[Captain Hate on the iPhone]

I think there was a letter to the WSJ editor by an Aboriginal American strongly suggesting that only white people with issues have a problem with the Redskin moniker.

[4JIB2]

What about Atlanta and KC? Or for that matter, Dallas. Don't they represent the oppressor? And Cleveland has a baseball team named the Indians. Buffalo has a team named after one of the men who help almost wipe out the Indians main food supply.

Where do you stop?

[daddy]

Back on my high horse for a moment...

Somebody should ask the President something like this:

Mister President, you tell Americans what foods they should eat and what drinks they should drink. You tell American's what type of cars they should drive and what type of jobs they should have. You tell American's what sort of organizations they should contribute to and what sort of organizations they should not contribute to. You tell Americans what News Networks they should listen to and what News Networks they should not listen to. You tell American's what sort of energy they should use to heat their homes and fuel their cars, and what sort of energy they should not use to heat their homes and fuel their cars. You tell Americans what "Science they should listen to and what "Science" they should not listen to. You tell American's what Journalists they should read and what Journalists they should not read. You tell Americans what Talk Show Hosts they should listen to and what talk Show Hosts they should not listen to.

You tell Americans they should respect Islam and not criticize the teachings of Islam, yet you tell Christian Americans to ignore their Churches teachings on Abortion or Marriage or morality. You tell Americans where they should send their children to school, and what those children should be taught and fed in those schools. You tell Americans what sexual behaviors they must accept as normal in Society. You tell American's what sort of Healthcare they should have and will have, like it or not, and what sort of Health Care they should not have. You tell Americans how much money they should make, and that even thought they built something, that they did not really build it. You tell Americans who to vote for and who not to vote for, and what parts of the Constitution should be abided by and what parts of the Constitution should not be abided by. And you tell us on one hand that we must speak civilly in public to our opponents while yourself engaging in the grossest incivility to your political opponents.

And now Mister President, you think it is your job as President to tell American's what the names of their football Teams should be.

So my question for you Mister President, is what part of life in America do you think free American citizens should be allowed to engage in without you Mister President telling them how to their lives?

[maryrose]

This whole name change business is politically correct people gone mad.
A broken down, closed up ACA computer system that Bammy created can't function. Mr. anti-Midas touch strikes again.
Has anyone seen the movie "Gravity" yet? It looks intriguing.

[daddy]

China could use a guy like Harry Reid.

[maryrose]

great points Daddy!
Some one needs to get the hook for this vaudville show called Obama and Company. Reviews are in: It doesn't play in Peoria.

[Ignatz]

--You know someone really ought to shoe reporters how to use google.--

Oh, clarice and her funny typos.
We know you meant "someone really ought to *shoot* reporters....."

[Ignatz]

--Take your shots, all;--

Wasn't taking a shot Cap. A turtle was the first slow footed thing that came to mind and so used the Terps as an example. For all I follow college ahtletics your Terrible Terrapins may be as speedy as a hungry snapping turtle after a ham-hock this year.

If it helped any I'd substitute the UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs but it seems like you have some connection there too, no?

[[email protected]]

has the media made a big deal about the OFA liar or have they quietly forgotten about it.

imagine if the Bush Administration did it?

[Captain Hate on the iPhone]

maryrose, as opposed as I am to viewing anything with pretty boy Clooney,the WSJ's Morganstern, who is pretty reliable, wrote very highly about it.

[Captain Hate on the iPhone]

It's all good, Iggy; I just get salty whenever my Turtles are disappointing, which is so frequent I should be used to it by now.

[4JIB2]

CH,

Look at it this way. You will now only have to drive down the road and be able to watch them play the Buckeyes every other year:)

[daddy]

the Airship project. I had a chance to meet the guy who was in charge of the Airship project and I think they mothballed it but its ready to come out anytime they think it feasible:)

Cool JiB.

That Blimp project sticks it's head up every once in a while. Even up here in Alaska it gets discussed every few years as a State funded cargo transport method of possibly getting heavy equipment to the north slope without having to build environmentally damaging roads across the Tundra.

I'm all for it. When it isn't in use, they could tether the Blimp to the top of our IceBreaking Ferryboat which we could now call a $78 Million Dollar "anchor".

[Jane-Rebel Alliance1]

Matt has a great blog post up.

The last line is my favorite.

I asked this on Facebook, but no answer.

Why if we are now paying furloughed workers can they not go back to work?

[daddy]

For you guys who missed it, here's that nice, poor, average American kid Chad, in the days before he became a hero to the Left by lying about signing up for ObamaCare"

If that pic guts cut off, his tweet to Sarah sez: "Go suck on a turd."

[narcisoM]

Bravo Matt, and here we have another scribr to add to the list:

http://mattsmeditations.com/2013/02/15/the-presidents-new-policy-a-fable-of-the-modern-age/

[Danube on iPad]

They'll get paid in arrears after a CR passes. But since it's certain that one will be, that's not a reason for them not to be working now.
How LI does a V have to be not to recognize that this is pure, petty vindictiveness on the part of Barack Obama?

[Threadkiller]

And to think the party of stupid wishes to woo those LIVs.

[narcisoM]

Chad reminds me of Kernell, the weasel that hacked her emails, he was also from Tenessee

[Danube on iPad]

CH, you're probably too young, but I remember the 1953 Terps, AP national champs under Lou Saban. Jack Scarbath, Chet Hanulak ("from Hackensack") and the Modzelewski brothers.

[narcisoM]

Sorry I meant to include a piece by Fukuyama who clearly doesn't understand why things are the way they.

[daddy]

Chaco thinks the shut down's almost over. I hope it's not before people buy my sharpened pikes and head to the Mall memorials.

Concur, Clarice.

We know that in the aftermath it's all going to be blamed on the Repub's by the Newsmedia regardless, so lets keep pressing while we're making headlines and engendering hatred of Obama for his overwrought reaction to the WW2 Vets.

[Captain Hate on the iPhone]

JiB, seeing a game at the Horseshoe is just a tremendous experience; as it is at the Doak I'm sure. The Nole's freshman QB might be something special.

[Extraneus]

The House voted unanimously to pay non-essential workers who aren't even doing their non-essential jobs, and who might otherwise have pressured the Dems to get them back to work. Not even one dissenter?

I guess I'm way out on the fringe, but like JimmyK says, maybe there's a silver lining in that the federal workers will support more shutdowns in the future, knowing that they'll get the Lois Lerner extra-paid-vacation treatment. But what's the point if no money is saved?

I don't get it. Fear of sob stories?

[Jane-Rebel Alliance1]

How LI does a V have to be not to recognize that this is pure, petty vindictiveness on the part of Barack Obama?

I keep hearing from republicans that it is both side's fault. The are LI and very disturbing.

[sbwaters]

my company uses it's own weather

Wow. Blue skies all the time?!

[Captain Hate on the iPhone]

DoT, I am too young for the Jim Tatum Terps; the first team I remember had Gary Collins and was coached by Tom Nugent, whom Father Hate said was a bit too concerned with self promotion (yes I get it honestly).

[rse]

henry-I beg to differ on where the 2012 talent went as I have listened to David Coleman the author of the Common Core standards and son of the Pres of Bennington College Pres brag that he and the College Board have hired them to mine their data.

And he's not kidding either as he redoes the SAT to make it more about dialectical thinking and the models that came from Maslow and Rogers' work.

I have a huge library of docs now on what higher order thinking skills and college and career ready really mean. It also means these people are likely to have access to ETS's data as well.

[Extraneus]

And here's how the AP headlines it...

President Obama open to Washington Redskins name change

(I'm not kidding.)

[Captain Hate on the iPhone]

There are too many Repubs who are overly uncomfortable with being the opposition party to Preznit Historic First.

[pagaragain]

While Pres Obama wastes time on the Redskins name non problem/

http://www.speaker.gov/senatemustact

Thanks to the Republicans in the House and Senate who stand firm for America.

[narcisoM]

The Cash for clunkes,really does fit Matt's parable, alas there is a fool responsible for lit, lord love a duc, as with this Rube Golberg contraption, we are witnessing.

[sbwaters]

Hey, Daddy .. . [double post]

Just got back in town and saw your note. Passed it to my son. May not have time to arrange a meet, but it's a great suggestion.

Thank you.

[narcisoM]

I think they used to call this 'speaking truth to power' or something.

http://twitchy.com/2013/10/05/its-quicker-this-way-police-officer-pushes-john-ondrasik-out-of-jefferson-memorial/?utm_source=autotweet&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=twitter

[Extraneus]

Democrats say House vote for back pay shows GOP wants government to stay closed

“Now we're saying to federal employees: We're going to pay you when this is all over with,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said minutes after the 407-to-0 House vote. “But right now, you just stay home … watch TV, play chess, whatever you’re going to do, because we won't let you work.”

Aw, what about the bipartisanship?

[narcisoM]

Bill Maher still demonstrates one needs to scrape him from your shoe, continuouslu.

[Porchlight]

Tom's link to the techie article gets an error message at Reuters and so did the other links I found in Google by copying and pasting some of the text.

Here's one that seems to work:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/05/us-usa-healthcare-technology-analysis-idUSBRE99407T20131005

[Jane-Rebel Alliance1]

There are too many Repubs who are overly uncomfortable with being the opposition party to Preznit Historic First.

Not these. They can't bother to figure out who is doing what so they blame both.

[Porchlight]

I don't get it. Fear of sob stories?

I think it's more choosing where to pitch the battle. While it would be nice to save the money, the House GOP wants to communicate that Obamacare is the central fight here. They did this earlier by sending the CR that funded the entire government except Obamacare.

[4JIB2]

Some good news:

Navy SEALs In Vicious Firefight With Al-Qaeda – Seize Leader Of Nairobi Mall Attack

[Jane-Rebel Alliance1]

He's dead not seized.

[Extraneus]

President Obama Open to Logo Change

"If I owned Land o' Lakes Butter, I'd think about a logo change. I mean, I'd be open to paying advertizing royalties retroactively to those who claim to be part of our proud Native American heritage, too. All tribes, Native American Senators and the like should receive compensation for the humiliation they've suffered over having to see that girl on her knees, serving fresh creamy salted butter to old white guys every time they go to the grocery store. It's just not who we are. I mean, it is who we are - well, not me or us - but I don't know whether 'our' attachment to a particular logo should override the real legitimate concerns that people have about these things."

[Danube on iPad]

"And to think the party of stupid wishes to woo those LIVs."

Who says?

[Extraneus]

That makes sense, Porch.

[4JIB2]

Jane,

Where did you see he was dead? That report said it was uncertain whether he is alive or dead.

[Danube on iPad]

My error, CH. IT was Tatum, not Saban.

[Captain Hate on the iPhone]

Georgia has lost three players to ACL
injuries against the Vols.

[MarkO]

"That report said it was uncertain whether he is alive or dead."

Tell me why we would believe any of it.

[Captain Hate on the iPhone]

I wasn't sure if he was an assistant coach or not then, DoT. He coached in 66, the year before I went there, and unexpectedly bolted to the AFL Broncos, leaving the team in the less than capable hands of Bob Ward, who went 0-9 (GW dropped football after the game was scheduled).

[Jane-Rebel Alliance1]

Catherine Herridge says so JIB.

[Jane-Rebel Alliance1]

I wonder if Obama will come on TV tonite, and tomorrow and all next week, and a year from now to take credit.

[Marlene]

The Bangor Daily posted an article about an hour ago about the small crew of park rangers still working at Acadia being overwhelmed. The weather was great today,so tourists and locals enjoyed hiking and biking. In fact,the locals were telling tourists that the park is porous as cheese. The locals will be as helpful as possible,it will be a long winter,and next week-end is the end of the season.

[Jane-Rebel Alliance1]

It seems to me the shut down could make enormous inroads against the nanny state.

[4JIB2]

Yowza! Georgia and Tennessee all tied up in the 4th Q.

Back to soaked Muirfield for the comeback.

[DebinNC]

Speaking of Somalis, Tom Hanks movie Captain Phillips is about to be released. He came out a day or two ago to announce, "“I’m voting for Barack Obama — 2016.”A laughing Hanks, who supported Obama during his 2008 White House bid, added, “Yes, I am! Four more years.” [The Hill]

Hanks must believe this statement would cause more people to see his movie, or why else say it on the eve of the movie's release? I'd like to see a movie showcasing those navy heroes, but not this one now.

[daddy]

Nice column Matt!

BTW, I am just into the first bit of Evolutionist Richard Dawkin's Memoirs, and I've discovered something every American can thank Richard Dawkin's for:

(Dawkin's ancestor) Henry Dawkin's (1765-1852) married Augusta, daughter of General Sir Henry Clinton (1738-95), who, as Commander-in-Chief of British forces from 1778 to 1782, was partly responsible for losing the American War of Independence. Ha!

There is also this: In 1788 (General Clinton's) daughter eloped from Greater Portland Street in a hackney-coach with Mr Dawkins, who eluded pursuit by posting half a dozen other hackney-coaches at the corners of the street leading into Portland Place, with directions to drive off as rapidly as possible, each in a different direction..."

[4JIB2]

Why does anyone think Tom Hanks is a great actor? When he played Forrest Gump, it was easy. He was playing himself. Dumb as a chocolate. A box full of them.

[Danube on iPad]

If you get into a "vicious firefight" with SEALs you are in beaucoup deep shit.

[Threadkiller]

Who says?

I quote the anchor baby himself:

“We must not become the party of austerity,” Jindal said. “We are the party of growth. … It’s not [just] about budgets and cutting, it’s about growing the private-sector economy.”

Jindal is seen by supporters as someone who might be able to broaden the Republican Party’s appeal, and he urged attendees not to think in terms of dividing and conquering different groups.

“We need to be a party that fights for 100 percent of the votes,” he said. “Not 53 percent, not 47 percent – 100 percent,”

It is a long enough slog to reach 100 percent, but it is impossible without wooing LIVs.

[daddy]

I wonder if Obama will come on TV tonite, and tomorrow and all next week, and a year from now to take credit.

Jane,

I wouldn't think so because if in response people started spontaneously showing up outside the White House to celebrate like they did back when OBL died, they'd be arrested or shot by the Secret Service and the furloughed Capitol Hill Police.

[Frau Krankhaft]

Sen. Hatch sat right down and wrote a letter to Sec. Jack-in-the-Pocket Lew--

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) is accusing Treasury Secretary Jack Lew of creating "needless panic" in financial markets over the debt ceiling.
In a letter sent to Lew Friday, Hatch argued that the Treasury's pronouncements about the dangers of default were "irresponsible" and are spooking markets.

"It is irresponsible for high-ranking government officials to stoke fear into the marketplace and sentiments of the American people based on personal conjectures, when you know that Republicans are willing to work with you to reach a reasonable resolution," he (Hatch) wrote.

LUN

Schumer and Reid contributed to the play book.

[daddy]

Any word on the identity of the deceased self immolator? I'm hearing nothing.

[MarkO]

I wonder if Hatch can write in cursive.

[pagaragain]

Now you Know!

http://legalinsurrection.com/2013/10/you-have-to-understand-they-are-not-his-enemies/

[4JIB2]

Vols 31 v. Dogs 24 with 1:54 to go.

On old Rocky Top to proceed soon.

[Extraneus]

It seems to me the shut down could make enormous inroads against the nanny state.

I was thinking that, too, Jane, but if the whole point is to delay Obamacare while protecting the rest of the gov't, I don't know. Maybe the debt ceiling is where they make a stand against the nanny state?

[Jane-Rebel Alliance1]

JIB,

Jennifer Griffin is not confirming, so maybe I was dreaming.