OK, don't have a fit: Five thoughts on the Obamacare disaster

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84. Wait wait wait... hold on a sec...

So, have you personally ever dealt with millions of people worth of traffic to a server in a day one scenario?
I'd wager the answer is no. And if you've had anything close, you would be more sympathetic to whats going on, as opposed to critical.
I use the parallel of computer games... exceedingly few games get out the door without having some form of issue. The more features and people added to the server mix, the more problems abound... at times exponentially.

The reality of all this is no amount of testing would catch everything that is/was wrong with the system... there's a point where you need input from your users. Add to that equation the fact that republicans have been doing everything they can to obstruct and slow down everything dealing with the ACA, to include testing that system.

This isn't just an IT issue, there are finances, delay tactics, obstructive procedural methods and politics in general involved here....that makes programmatic issues alone seem like a nice walk on a sunny day.