I have tried to use fast fingers to preorder a PS5 as soon as it restocks and have failed. Now I want to turn to the dark side.

What do I use to achieve this? I know python and shell scripting but know nothing about web development.

  • poVoq
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    22 years ago

    Game theory at work turning this into a mutually assured destruction scenario where everyone loses.

    Next step will be an AI that predicts when there will be stock and sends the order a few milliseconds before the stock is officially listed.

      • poVoq
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        12 years ago

        Well, like game-theory applies to all such scenarios.

        • @[email protected]OP
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          22 years ago

          That is technically correct but game theory is not useful here because scalpers and normal consumers aren’t parties that can ever (even hypothetically) reach a compromise. If you look at the 101 example of “two hostages being interrogated separately”, this situation is nothing like that. Everyone is just trying to preorder one or more video game console as stupid as it sounds

  • To solve this problem… ask yourself… why you want this PS5? What motivates your desire for a closed capitalist hardware full of neocolonial games? To the point of this clicking nonesense?