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Scraping has a very clear meaning here, that of exfiltrating data to store. If he just loaded some images to memory so he could pick favorites, that doesn't fit
by stavros 1y ago
Scraping has a very clear meaning here, that of exfiltrating data to store. If he just loaded some images to memory so he could pick favorites, that doesn't fit any definition of scraping I'm aware of.
- pseudalopex 1y agoI never heard someone say bulk downloading and data extraction wasn't scraping if it used volatile storage.
- stavros 1y agoWhen have you seen someone scrape data for volatile storage?
- jacobgkau 1y agoIt's irrelevant to the definition of "scraping." Scraping from a website is grabbing data, in bulk, not through the website's own interface. It doesn't matter if you save the data, use it in RAM, or just download directly into `/dev/null`. Just like scraping paint off of a wall is still "scraping" whether you're letting it fall onto the floor, collecting it into a trashcan, or sweeping it out the door afterwards.
- pseudalopex 1y agoPrice comparison. Alternative front ends.
- zimpenfish 1y agoI've got several bots that scrape various places for transient information which isn't stored anywhere but merely transformed and then posted to the Fediverse and/or notified to my phone. (I suppose you could argue that the information ending up in a post or notification is "non-volatile" storage but honestly? People will laugh at you.)
- renewiltord 1y agoI suppose I could describe my use of Hacker News as scraping but perhaps addiction is a better term.