The major problems with the Obamacare and, less reported (but no less anguished if you are a high school senior or parent of one)Common Application websites offer an opportunity for an op-ed via History News Service (http://historynewsservice.org/submission-guidelines/)or History News Network (http://hnn.us/submissions.html) to reach a wider audience than we normally find. What perspective could a historian of computing offer on these semi-failures (and possibly similar online fiascoes)? What guidance or commentary could help shape public and policy reactions? Take advantage of this post-shutdown opportunity. Jonathan -- Jonathan Coopersmith Associate Professor Department of History Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843-4326 979.845.7151 979.862.4314 fax http://aggiegaijin.blogspot.com/