With continued appreciation for the over three hundred people who have brainstormed so far ... I was really having a hard time figuring out how the ticket process could cope with higher demand than capacity yet still allow -fairly- for a core of dedicated people to gain guaranteed admission. Just no...

Referring specifically to "go with a major server ... amazon.com" you will be pleased to know that eplaya.burhningman.com -- IP Address 50.18.188.133 - resolves to Amazon.com so it seems they may already be using Amazon Web Services...

Looks like the community has thoroughly explored the implications of the proposed lottery - especially the particulars of procedure, how it could change aspirations of those who make especially elaborate and expensive preparations, etc. Trumping all the administrative issues seems to be the accompli...