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Re:Dear AI Companies, instead of scraping OpenStreetMap, how... by dartos on Tuesday July 30, 2024 @12:55PM (#41111351)
That’s just passing the buck.

Someone still needs to pay for that traffic. If it gets too much for cloud flare or whoever, you’re gonna get the bill.

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Re:Dear AI Companies, instead of scraping OpenStreetMap, how... by account42 on Wednesday July 31, 2024 @06:31AM (#41117893)
Traffic is not all that expensive though if you are not using a cloud provider where that's how they squeeze captured customers.
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