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I never heard someone say bulk downloading and data extraction wasn't scraping if it used volatile storage.

• stavros 11mo ago
  When have you seen someone scrape data for volatile storage?
  • jacobgkau 11mo ago
    It'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 11mo ago
    Price comparison. Alternative front ends.
  • zimpenfish 11mo ago
    I'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 11mo ago
  I suppose I could describe my use of Hacker News as scraping but perhaps addiction is a better term.