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Why do we have this stupid code analyzer rule enabled anyway? Nobody writes code like this...
After telling them the lore why it's there:
You have seen such things before?
11 Times, as a matter of fact
IP based blocking is complicated once you are big enough
It's literally as simple as importing an ipset into iptables and refreshing it from time to time. There is even predefined tools for that.
While AI crawlers are a problem I'm also kind of astonished why so many projects don't use tools like ratelimiters or IP-blocklists. These are pretty simple to setup, cause no/very little additional load and don't cause collateral damage for legitimate users that just happend to use a different browser.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17714161
Source - The colors of the grids represent CO2 emissions
The title is a reference to the 2021 Texas power crisis
Context: After evaluating the DockerHub Verified Publisher Program and receiving a mail with "it costs as little as $5k per year" I have come to the conclusion that it's not worth it
Can't wait for all the other horror stories getting posted here :D