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urlang t1_je3otpr wrote

Reply to ELI5: Everyone knows that Ticketmaster is the biggest scumbucket enterprise on the planet yet no band seems able to avoid their grasp. What's to stop a really major act (e.g. Taylor Swift) from performing in venues that are not controlled by Ticketmaster, or just setting up a parallel company? by havereddit

Ticketmaster is vertically integrated. They not only act as a ticket vendor but they also control all the venues. Truly all of the venues that are suitable for big names to perform at. Check the John Oliver video on this.

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urlang t1_je3balf wrote

Reply to ELI5: If digital data is stored in 0s & 1s, how does the reader know how many of the digits to take into consideration? by distinct_oversight

The actual ELI5 answer: the same reason you understand 4803 as 4803 and not 48 and 3.

  1. Separators: in this case, spaces or special sequences between words

  2. Conventions: we use byte-sized words, so each 8 bits is a separate word

Of course, these have to be agreed upon by the sender and receiver.

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