It turns out you need professional gear to get some reservations: the New Statesman has a report from the front.
"Just as high frequency trading, via automated software, took over the financial markets in the early 2000s, the use of bots is a technique that is increasingly coming to dominate online sales of all stripes."
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Some of my earlier posts on this subject here, here and here focused on concert tickets and professional re-sellers (scalpers) who sometimes skirt the law.
HT: Dean Jens
The Bot Wars: why you can never buy concert tickets online
Enterprising programmers are creating bots that can reserve, and in some cases buy, everything from restaurant tables to eBay goods before humans can even get a look in. Where will the bot wars end?
"Just as high frequency trading, via automated software, took over the financial markets in the early 2000s, the use of bots is a technique that is increasingly coming to dominate online sales of all stripes."*********
Some of my earlier posts on this subject here, here and here focused on concert tickets and professional re-sellers (scalpers) who sometimes skirt the law.
HT: Dean Jens
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