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Re:This Month in Ladybird - April 2026 by charcircuit on Saturday May 02, 2026 @06:55PM (#47991428)
Bots trying to brute force accounts may not have the API implemented like a real device may.
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Re:This Month in Ladybird - April 2026 by fooqux on Saturday May 02, 2026 @09:42PM (#47992485)
Sure, and my desktop computer just reports 100% battery level? Which can't be easily replicated by a static header in the bot?

This would be a silly thing to use to identify bots.

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Re:This Month in Ladybird - April 2026 by charcircuit on Saturday May 02, 2026 @10:01PM (#47992590)
It's not silly if it works.
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