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Re:Ask HN: How to stop an AWS bot sending 2B requests/month by somat on Friday October 17, 2025 @01:23PM (#45619322)
xkcd 810 comes to mind. https://xkcd.com/810/

"what if we make the bots go stealthy and indistinguishable from actual human requests?"

"Mission Accomplished"

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Re:Ask HN: How to stop an AWS bot sending 2B requests/month by HPsquared on Friday October 17, 2025 @04:21PM (#45621586)
This has pretty much happened now in the internet at large, and it's kinda sad.
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Re:Ask HN: How to stop an AWS bot sending 2B requests/month by lotsofpulp on Friday October 17, 2025 @09:24PM (#45624041)
“Constructive” and “Helpful” are unfortunately not out weighed by garbage.
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