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How YouTube Works

By Jamie Condliffe on at

You're about to watch a video via YouTube. Hell, you watch dozens of videos every day on YouTube. But do you have any idea how it works?

If not, it's worth watching this video. Where does all that video live? How does it get to you? And why the hell do you have to put up with buffering anyway? Time to find out. [YouTube]

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