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BBC on Website Slow Downs

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the sure-gets-tricky dept.

HiveMaster writes "The BBC is carrying a report about the impact on websites as people try to get news regarding the war in Iraq. It talks of a report from Keynote Systems, which tests the reponsiveness of websites, which shows that the BBC news site has shown a fourfold increase in response times. However, Government sites in both the US and the UK are being hit, with the US Army site taking over 80 seconds to load at peak times." Also, here is a press release this. You can also read My journal where I've talked quite a bit about what Slashdot has done in preperation for traffic bursts.

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  1. Too Much by PHAEDRU5 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I just spent three weeks in Europe, where I learned that the BBC truly is the Baghdad Broadcasting Corporation. I mean, everything wrong in the world was attributed to the prospect of American "aggression" against Iraq.

    Now the Internet is slow because of American "agression" against Iraq?!?!!?

    Give me a break!

    Pat
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    668: Neighbour of the Beast
  2. Re:9-11 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Reminds me of the crushing traffic of 9/11/01.

    How can you call two planes 'traffic'?

  3. It's for the benefit of the Iraqi people by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    The embarrassment of having the flag of a fellow third world shit hole full of people with rotten teeth would be considered a war crime. Hence the US flag gets raised.

    BTW, all of the oil burning and filling trenches was not caused by Saddam. It was caused by the British made vehicles leaking & burning oil.

    1. Re:It's for the benefit of the Iraqi people by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

      oh stfu u stupid fuck that is the biggest sack of shit Ive ever heard... need I really have to point out it was your shitty chinock that caused the death of our soldiers? more than likely your shitty engineers though.

    2. Re:It's for the benefit of the Iraqi people by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

      oh and one more thing.. I was watching the news about how some hollywood oscar thing was canceled.. one of your piss poor excuses for a human actors came out with "there out there fighting so we can put down the red carpet.. and now there rolling it up" only a fucking american could be as sick minded as that! theres no way in fucking hell our british lads are fighting so your maggot actors can walk across red carpets!

      sick the fucking lot of you.

  4. Kill all the sand niggers! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Kill
    Kill
    Hate
    Kill
    Die
    Damn sand niggers

    from MasterACtroller

  5. Taco Jeez by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    This is the second time I've written a more lengthy and informative story only to have it sit in queue for 2 days to see a short similar story appear instead of mine being approved.

    Mod it down but why dont you guys post the good stories instead of the 3 liners.