I cant buy now OR sell, hit the button and nothing happens, what an absolutely travesty

Is it just how they write their database txes?  Can you start a new db table against a master log say every 15 minutes so it's not writing to something the system can't handle?

This type of coding is far beyond me but you'd think a (relatively) modest market of BTC wouldn't pound an exchange so hard that it can't keep up.  I know in other good threads it was explained that just faster HDDs or SSDs wouldn't solve the problem alone but if not that then what?  Spread the load to more physical systems?  I don't think you could simplify the necessary transaction data further.

It just seems so odd that in periods of insane activity that they crash.  If they're in an office building I'd imagine their net in and out is fast enough to handle tons of small KB-sized chunks.

I'm all for someone having an exchange without lag, though I'm sure it's easier said than done.

Boy, this is really going to come across as a stupid question, but...

Is that the quality of video games out now? Those people look real. And so does the blood.

BFL_Josh: Your appointment with Luke-jr should be finalized within the week. I've already discussed the matter with Judy.
Sonny: I take it he was agreeable?
BFL_Josh: He didn't really have a choice.
Sonny:  Has he pre-ordered?
BFL_Josh: Oh yes. Most certainly. When I mentioned we could put him on the priority list for the MiniRig, he was so willing it was almost pathetic.
Sonny:  This delay... the rioting is intensifying to the point where we may not be able to contain it.
BFL_Josh: Why contain it? Let it spill over the dorms and trailers, let the bodies pile up in the basements. In the end they'll beg us to save them.
Sonny:  I've received reports of armed attacks on shipments. There's not enough ASICs to go around, and the underclasses are starting to get desperate.
BFL_Josh: Of course they're desperate; they can smell their insolvency, and the sound they'll make rattling their cages will serve as a warning to the rest.
Sonny:  Mmm. I hope you're not underestimating the problem. Intelligence suggest they're behind the problems in bumping.
BFL_Josh: Bunch of pretentious young kids playing at running the world. But the world left them behind long ago. We are the future.
Sonny:  We have other problems.
BFL_Josh: Avalon?
Sonny:  Formed by 2 dudes in China after the strike on bAsic. I have someone in place though. I'm more concerned about friedcat. He's relocated to BTCGuild.
BFL_Josh: Our FanBox is far in advance of theirs, as is our electronic sentience, and their 'ethical inflexibility' has allowed us to make progress in areas they refuse to consider.
Sonny:  The augmentation project?
BFL_Josh: Among others. But, I must admit, I've been somewhat disappointed with the performance of the primary unit.
Sonny:  The secondary unit should be online soon. It's currently undergoing preparations and should be operational within 4-6 weeks. If necessary, the primary will be terminated.
BFL_Josh: We've had to endure much, you and I, but soon there will be order again. A new age. Satoshi spoke of the mythical city on the hill, soon that city will be real and we will be crowned its kings. Or, better than kings... Gods!