ND Why is Netflix Buffering? Dispelling the Congestion Myth (publicpolicy.verizon.com)
106 points by danielsamuels 4260 days ago | 213 comments on HN ~lite vlite-2.0
Summary ~lite
Verizon blog post discusses Netflix buffering and dispels the congestion myth.
Lite evaluation by llama-4-scout-wai-psq · editorial channel only · no per-section breakdown available
Longitudinal · 4 evals
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Audit Trail 15 entries
2026-03-08 11:50 model_divergence Cross-model spread 0.38 exceeds threshold (2 models) - -
2026-03-07 20:21 model_divergence Cross-model spread 0.38 exceeds threshold (2 models) - -
2026-03-07 18:26 model_divergence Cross-model spread 0.38 exceeds threshold (2 models) - -
2026-03-05 22:22 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=-0.040 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-05 22:22 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: -0.04 (Neutral)
2026-03-05 22:16 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=-0.400 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-05 22:16 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai-psq: -0.40 (Moderate negative)
2026-03-04 04:11 model_divergence Cross-model spread 0.38 exceeds threshold (2 models) - -
2026-02-28 13:19 model_divergence Cross-model spread 0.38 exceeds threshold (2 models) - -
2026-02-28 13:19 eval_success Lite evaluated: Moderate negative (-0.38) - -
2026-02-28 13:19 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.38 (Moderate negative)
reasoning
Verizon blog post on net neutrality and congestion
2026-02-28 13:19 rater_validation_warn Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 0W 1R - -
2026-02-28 13:16 eval_success Lite evaluated: Neutral (0.00) - -
2026-02-28 13:16 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: 0.00 (Neutral)
reasoning
Corporate blog on tech issue
2026-02-28 13:16 rater_validation_warn Lite validation warnings for model llama-3.3-70b-wai: 0W 1R - -