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1. KuiN+(OP)[view] [source] 2023-05-31 22:34:11
Archive.org was knocked offline the other day due to some AI startup scraping it to death. It’s not a good thing.
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2. moneyw+er[view] [source] 2023-06-01 02:39:22
>>KuiN+(OP)
Source, they don’t rate limit
replies(3): >>Kon-Pe+Ps >>pipers+8z >>edgyqu+EE
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3. Kon-Pe+Ps[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-06-01 02:55:13
>>moneyw+er
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36110527
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4. pipers+8z[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-06-01 04:13:23
>>moneyw+er
True - and their lack of rate limiting ended up letting someone overwhelm their servers, knocking them offline.
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5. edgyqu+EE[view] [source] [discussion] 2023-06-01 05:23:11
>>moneyw+er
They put out a blog asking people not to scrape afterwards. A simple google will be much fast than asking for sources.
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