Avoiding bot detection: How to scrape the web without getting blocked? — and It's hard to overstate what a scam academic and scientific publishing is

Issue #574 — November 02, 2021

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Avoiding bot detection: How to scrape the web without getting blocked? github.com \| points: 532 \| comments: 287

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It’s hard to overstate what a scam academic and scientific publishing is pluralistic.net \| points: 490 \| comments: 254

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‘Trojan Source’ Bug Threatens the Security of All Code krebsonsecurity.com \| points: 442 \| comments: 236

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Skimpflation: A reason inflation is worse than the government says it is npr.org \| points: 397 \| comments: 476

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EU Chatcontrol 2.0 [video] peertube.european-pirates.eu \| points: 365 \| comments: 165

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As teens left Facebook, it planned to target 6-year-olds, documents show arstechnica.com \| points: 357 \| comments: 312

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University of Florida bars professors from testifying in a voting rights case npr.org \| points: 347 \| comments: 383

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An Update on Our Outage blog.roblox.com \| points: 345 \| comments: 218

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Dummy display for Apple Silicon Macs to achieve custom resolutions github.com \| points: 303 \| comments: 178

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Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2021) news.ycombinator.com \| points: 298 \| comments: 678

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Using a VPN could become a criminal offence under new CFAA interpretation news.ycombinator.com \| points: 293 \| comments: 87

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They don’t even know the fundamentals blog.royalsloth.eu \| points: 287 \| comments: 299

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SoME1 results 3blue1brown.com \| points: 273 \| comments: 31

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Data trading for ad revenue must be regulated theregister.com \| points: 260 \| comments: 128

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Man left shocked as his house is ’stolen’ bbc.co.uk \| points: 259 \| comments: 264

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Ask HN: How do you tackle your own negativity? news.ycombinator.com \| points: 259 \| comments: 186

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Daylight saving time is ’not helpful’ and has ’no upsides,’ experts say usatoday.com \| points: 244 \| comments: 290

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Show HN: Use your iPhone’s camera to see any photo on your wall apps.apple.com \| points: 241 \| comments: 78

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U.S. telecoms are going to start physically removing Huawei gear bloomberg.com \| points: 231 \| comments: 154

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Ask HN: Is it unprofessional to leave a new job where everything is a mess? news.ycombinator.com \| points: 228 \| comments: 265

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