what a sad attack. A browser will only issue six simultaneous http requests per domain, so you have a per-user concurrency ceiling of six. The only thing they're proving is that the DOJ website was built by disinterested consultants and doesn't handle a large number of concurrent users. Bravo. What a revelation. You could probably say the same about most websites on the Internet.<p>This type of behavior isn't insignificant; it's dangerous. The fact of the matter is that most people have no idea what programmers are capable of, and what makes one attack sophisticated and dangerous or another one benign. These high-visibility, low-value attacks do absolutely no damage to "the establishment". On the contrary, the visibility of the attacks makes this type of behavior doublespeak fodder.<p><i>Computer hackers broke into government computers last night, disabling government communication. What can hackers do to your Facebook profile? Does your child have a Facebook profile, and are they safe? Tune in at ten and find out how you can protect your children.</i><p>Etc. All closing civilizations invoke a powerful and unseen enemy. What is more powerful and unseen than The Internet? We must be careful, as a collective, to draw the line in how we protest. "terrorists" were the last great invisible enemy, but people are getting tired of hearing about "terrorists". They're just not scary like they used to be. Will "hackers" be the next great invisible enemy? Why not? Everyone has a computer; a little fright center in their living room, or held up to their head. We get up in arms about location tracking in iPhones, but:<p><i>Law enforcement officials say that the tracking technology was put in there to help locate lost children or assist in the pursuit of known criminals. But now, officials say, computer hackers have found a way to get to this information, tracking you wherever you go. What information is your phone sending that you can't afford not to know about? Find out at ten.</i><p>There's a right way and a wrong way to defend Net Neutrality. This is not the right way.