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Maybe unrelated but is it really possible to automatically grab a graphics card with the use of scraping bots? I have been seeing a number of 24/7 livestreams o
by 0xbkt 6y ago
Maybe unrelated but is it really possible to automatically grab a graphics card with the use of scraping bots? I have been seeing a number of 24/7 livestreams on Twitch.tv that are literally tracking the latest stock status from major e-shopping platforms. I'm not sure though if they're doing this to grab one before anyone else or about its chances of working as intended. I'm really curious about it.
- gvhst 6y agoYes. Take a look at https://twitter.com/SnailBotIO https://twitter.com/SnailBotIO
- tvb12 6y agoHuh... Bots are making it difficult to purchase a gpu, so the solution is for everyone to bot. But presumably a retailer would block you if you constantly pinged their site, so the solution is to pay someone else $99/month to bot for you. All of this seems so strange.
- imtringued 6y agoThe lack of production makes it difficult to purchase a GPU. Since there aren't enough GPUs for everyone you will have to live with that and accept it or you engage in some game theoretic shenanigans and make someone else feel that way.
- A12-B 6y agoIf there's money to be made, you can guarantee someone has a bot to capitalise on it. Doesn't matter if it's stocks, domain names, or ecommerce, there's a bot out there doing most of the work.