Well, the 212 req/s is pretty normal when weathering an Apple product event without using a CDN for images and other assets. The 108 load average, however, was a result of my accidentally misconfiguring the liveblog javascript, which led to a mini DDoS of the site by a bunch of clients repeatedly polling the main server for updates.
What turned out to be the problem, Bobby?
Well, the 212 req/s is pretty normal when weathering an Apple product event without using a CDN for images and other assets. The 108 load average, however, was a result of my accidentally misconfiguring the liveblog javascript, which led to a mini DDoS of the site by a bunch of clients repeatedly polling the main server for updates.