Health Exchange Sites Crushed By Demand; Shutdown Blanks Other Gov't Sites

An anonymous reader writes "The launch of a national health exchange site was marred by overloaded servers in several states around the country. In a White House press conference, President Obama said that by 7 a.m., there were over a million users, and he likened the capacity problems to the glitches that Apple experienced after discovering bugs in their rlease of iOS 7. 'I don't remember anybody suggesting Apple should stop selling iPhones or iPads, or threatening to shut down company if they didn't,' the president argued." Meanwhile, a number government websites went blank as a result of the shutdown, instead of simply lying dormant until personnel could return. The National Science Foundation, NASA, the FCC, and the Library of Congress are a few examples.

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Re:ya, the IRS site is up and running

[judoguy]

Again, the U.S. wasn't intended to be a democracy. It was set up as a republic. Try to remember this folks. Democracy is mob rule. Just look at the popularity of the Kardashians and imagine these dim bulbs running the country.

They might even elect a community activist with no legislative experience as president!