the.com/buffering
the spinning wheel that turns you into a philosopher about your own wifi.
means a video pauses to load more data because your connection can't keep up with playback speed.
from from computing's data buffer, a memory zone that holds information temporarily before use, borrowed since the 90s streaming era to describe that agonizing wait.
pre-loading trickplayers buffer ahead precisely to avoid this pain
psychological effectperceived wait feels longer than actual wait, studies show
netflix fixadaptive bitrate quietly lowers quality instead of stalling
for instance
world cup 2014 streams — millions buffered during penalty shootouts, global rage recorded
early netflix dvd era — streaming launched 2007 with buffering as its founding annoyance