I go to a few other forums and they have similar issues.
Another thing that the tech bros have wrecked.
Pretty sure AI scrapping bots keep taking down the forums
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Pretty sure AI scrapping bots keep taking down the forums
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Re: Pretty sure AI scrapping bots keep taking down the forums
I'm 99% sure this is the problem.
Another forum I visit is also getting blasted by AI scrappers.
Another forum I visit is also getting blasted by AI scrappers.
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"Problem is, while the Germans have had many mea culpas and quite painfully dealt with their history, the South is still hellbent on painting themselves as the real victims. It gives them a special place in the history of assholes" - Covenant
"Over three million died fighting for the emperor, but when the war was over he pretended it was not his responsibility. What kind of man does that?'' - Saburo Sakai
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"Problem is, while the Germans have had many mea culpas and quite painfully dealt with their history, the South is still hellbent on painting themselves as the real victims. It gives them a special place in the history of assholes" - Covenant
"Over three million died fighting for the emperor, but when the war was over he pretended it was not his responsibility. What kind of man does that?'' - Saburo Sakai
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Re: Pretty sure AI scrapping bots keep taking down the forums
If you scroll down to the bottom of the main page, it says this:
That was a year ago, but that's not good.Most users ever online was 40550 on Sun Mar 16, 2025 3:08 pm
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Yeah, I noticed that. I think the real max was a few thousand in the mid 2000s.Dominus Atheos wrote: 2026-06-03 03:23pm If you scroll down to the bottom of the main page, it says this:
That was a year ago, but that's not good.Most users ever online was 40550 on Sun Mar 16, 2025 3:08 pm
Dead Internet theory is true. The entire internet is becoming bots talking to each other.
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"Problem is, while the Germans have had many mea culpas and quite painfully dealt with their history, the South is still hellbent on painting themselves as the real victims. It gives them a special place in the history of assholes" - Covenant
"Over three million died fighting for the emperor, but when the war was over he pretended it was not his responsibility. What kind of man does that?'' - Saburo Sakai
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"Problem is, while the Germans have had many mea culpas and quite painfully dealt with their history, the South is still hellbent on painting themselves as the real victims. It gives them a special place in the history of assholes" - Covenant
"Over three million died fighting for the emperor, but when the war was over he pretended it was not his responsibility. What kind of man does that?'' - Saburo Sakai
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I guess they are done with us for a while. The board's been acting normal
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I'm watching the AI bubble on the verge of popping (people started asking if AI was actually profitable). Hoping it happens and this sort of shit dies with it.LadyTevar wrote: 2026-06-07 10:23pm I guess they are done with us for a while. The board's been acting normal
"This statement, in its utterly clueless hubristic stupidity, cannot be improved upon. I merely quote it in admiration of its perfection." - Garibaldi
"Problem is, while the Germans have had many mea culpas and quite painfully dealt with their history, the South is still hellbent on painting themselves as the real victims. It gives them a special place in the history of assholes" - Covenant
"Over three million died fighting for the emperor, but when the war was over he pretended it was not his responsibility. What kind of man does that?'' - Saburo Sakai
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"Problem is, while the Germans have had many mea culpas and quite painfully dealt with their history, the South is still hellbent on painting themselves as the real victims. It gives them a special place in the history of assholes" - Covenant
"Over three million died fighting for the emperor, but when the war was over he pretended it was not his responsibility. What kind of man does that?'' - Saburo Sakai
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Re: Pretty sure AI scrapping bots keep taking down the forums
This is one bubble I'm hoping pops soon, with big flashback on the TechBrosbobalot wrote: 2026-06-07 11:41pmI'm watching the AI bubble on the verge of popping (people started asking if AI was actually profitable). Hoping it happens and this sort of shit dies with it.LadyTevar wrote: 2026-06-07 10:23pm I guess they are done with us for a while. The board's been acting normal
Me: Nope, that's why I have you around to tell me.
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Re: Pretty sure AI scrapping bots keep taking down the forums
Just need a big hot needle to burst that fuckerLadyTevar wrote: 2026-06-08 12:48pmThis is one bubble I'm hoping pops soon, with big flashback on the TechBrosbobalot wrote: 2026-06-07 11:41pmI'm watching the AI bubble on the verge of popping (people started asking if AI was actually profitable). Hoping it happens and this sort of shit dies with it.LadyTevar wrote: 2026-06-07 10:23pm I guess they are done with us for a while. The board's been acting normal
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Watching the SpaceX IPO (the combined starlink, rocket, AI, etc. companies) be valued at a trillion dollars while it makes a few billion in profit (noting large temporary inflows while it rents out it's data centres) indicates this stupidity will be continuing for sometime.EnterpriseSovereign wrote: 2026-06-09 04:58pmJust need a big hot needle to burst that fuckerLadyTevar wrote: 2026-06-08 12:48pmThis is one bubble I'm hoping pops soon, with big flashback on the TechBrosbobalot wrote: 2026-06-07 11:41pm
I'm watching the AI bubble on the verge of popping (people started asking if AI was actually profitable). Hoping it happens and this sort of shit dies with it.
I must be getting old.
I used to think companies needed to be profitable and justify their valuations. Turns out you just need meme worthiness, ridiculous promises of space data centres and colonies on Mars, and a claim it will make more money than all the top 30-50 largest companies on Earth combined in the next decade (with no actual details how).
"This statement, in its utterly clueless hubristic stupidity, cannot be improved upon. I merely quote it in admiration of its perfection." - Garibaldi
"Problem is, while the Germans have had many mea culpas and quite painfully dealt with their history, the South is still hellbent on painting themselves as the real victims. It gives them a special place in the history of assholes" - Covenant
"Over three million died fighting for the emperor, but when the war was over he pretended it was not his responsibility. What kind of man does that?'' - Saburo Sakai
Join SDN on Discord
"Problem is, while the Germans have had many mea culpas and quite painfully dealt with their history, the South is still hellbent on painting themselves as the real victims. It gives them a special place in the history of assholes" - Covenant
"Over three million died fighting for the emperor, but when the war was over he pretended it was not his responsibility. What kind of man does that?'' - Saburo Sakai
Join SDN on Discord