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The Census and Australian Bureau of Statistics websites have crashed on their most important day of the year [Census day for Australians], leaving Australians frustrated and unable to complete their form online. Many trying to log on to the Census and ABS sites were met with an error message on Tuesday evening saying the site could not be reached.
In a first, the census requires a full name to be filled in, though many including politicians are concerned about privacy issues. Crossbench senators including Nick Xenophon, Scott Ludlam and Sarah Hanson-Young are pledging not to comply with rules for the census will be treated like any other citizen and risk fines of $180 per day, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Tuesday.
Some took to Twitter to slam the ABS, with one user sarcastically saying they were "definitely technically competent enough to keep our most private data safe."
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 12 2016, @02:14AM
Oh Somalia shouldn't die, just all the people who live there, gotcha.
You're still hand-waving over the whole government thing. Which was kinda your whole point at the start.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday August 12 2016, @07:50PM
Let nature take it's course. That's all I'm saying. If Somalians can support millions of people in the desert without outside charity, then let them do it. If they have to depend on world welfare organizations, then it's time to downsize.
What's so hard to understand about that? It is not your responsibility, nor mine, to ensure that all those millions are fed, sheltered, and clothed. If the desert won't support them, then they should move somewhere else, and try a different kind of life. Or, just die off.
But don't worry - it won't be just Somalia. I really believe the earth is going puke on all of us sooner or later. We continue to destroy habitat, in our quest for some imagined wealth. Diamonds, gold, uranium - strip mine entire regions of the world to get at them. Don't worry about how much of the environment is destroyed.
The newest thing? Mining the ocean floor. Don't worry how many animals live there, don't worry how many of them might become extinct even before science identifies them.
We're gonna be able to vacation in Gaza, Cuba, Venezuela, Iran and maybe Minnesota soon. Incredible times.