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FYI Gargl vs Kimono - mentioned at the bottom original article. http://jodoglevy.com/jobloglevy/?p=146
I'll throw my scraper creator in the ring too: http://exfiltrate.org/
FYI Gargl vs Kimono - mentioned at the bottom original article. http://jodoglevy.com/jobloglevy/?p=146
I'll throw my scraper creator in the ring too: http://exfiltrate.org/
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> there is naturally a rather ubiquitous route around getting blocked: use Tor How about fuck you? Seriously, don't use Tor for scraping sites. Webmasters can and will block Tor exit nodes if they feel the bad traffic outweighs the good.
You have a valid point, but the "fuck you" is unnecessary. I hope that HN will stay place where people can have civil debates, drawing on evidence instead of emotions.
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You have a valid point, but the "fuck you" is unnecessary. I hope that HN will stay place where people can have civil debates, drawing on evidence instead of emotions.
It sounds like a very purposeful and directed "fuck you" to me. He's not being rude or crass, he's making the concise and vehement point that if you are a bad actor on Tor, you are harming everyone and he will hate you for it. Enlightening debates don't come about when everyone mutes their politically incorrect emotions and speaks in platitudes, they come about when people respect each other and can speak simple trut…
Plenty of people use the Internet's cloak of anonymity to say things that are inconsiderate. I use this simple test to determine if they would stand behind their remarks if accountability were in play and anonymity were not a factor.
I think it's well understood that "fuck you" is considered an offensive term in the context of a disagreement between two strangers. My morning commute has illustrated this point on a few occasions. :)
Love these scrapper template generators. I wonder why you chose Java instead of something like PhantomJS to run the scrapper.
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You have a valid point, but the "fuck you" is unnecessary. I hope that HN will stay place where people can have civil debates, drawing on evidence instead of emotions.
It sounds like a very purposeful and directed "fuck you" to me. He's not being rude or crass, he's making the concise and vehement point that if you are a bad actor on Tor, you are harming everyone and he will hate you for it. Enlightening debates don't come about when everyone mutes their politically incorrect emotions and speaks in platitudes, they come about when people respect each other and can speak simple trut…
There are plenty of ways to say politically incorrect things without being rude. One thing I like about HN (as opposed to reddit) is the information density -- it's higher because jokes and snark are frowned upon.
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It sounds like a very purposeful and directed "fuck you" to me. He's not being rude or crass, he's making the concise and vehement point that if you are a bad actor on Tor, you are harming everyone and he will hate you for it. Enlightening debates don't come about when everyone mutes their politically incorrect emotions and speaks in platitudes, they come about when people respect each other and can speak simple trut…
When I'm deciding if an online comment is civil and productive, I tend to ask the question, Would the commenter be willing to say this the same way in real life? Plenty of people use the Internet's cloak of anonymity to say things that are inconsiderate. I use this simple test to determine if they would stand behind their remarks if accountability were in play and anonymity were not a factor. I think it's well unders…
This isn't 'real life'. This is text-based communication.
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I'll throw my scraper creator in the ring too: http://exfiltrate.org/
Nice, I like it! Pretty easy to use. Only problem is that I couldn't download any file =) When I try downloading a file, it just shows a green box saying it downloaded.
FYI Gargl vs Kimono - mentioned at the bottom original article. http://jodoglevy.com/jobloglevy/?p=146
I'll throw my scraper creator in the ring too: http://exfiltrate.org/
I think a better business model would be creating a service that identifies scrapers, and then blocks them. I think one might already exist, though I can't remember its name.
I don't think either is a really great idea. I think most of the people who would pay to block web scrapers are either being paranoid or are being scraped by people smart and resourceful enough to get around your filters. Any serious web scraper is going to be scripting a real browser engine, so it's going to act just like a real visitor.