ARGVMI~1.PIF4d ago

There really ought to be a #DOM API that exposes the #UserAgent string in nicely tokenized form.

I guess browser people don't want to encourage browser detection, but it's not my fault their code has bugs I have to work around, and checking for a User-Agent token with regex isn't super reliable.

#webdev

webbeef4d ago

🦫 alert!

We published the second episode of "Teach the Web new Tricks", featuring
native support for ATProto ! Learn more how we improve user agency and privacy at https://webbeef.org/atproto.html :

- Native at:// protocol support.
- Log in your PDS and forget OAuth !
- Authorize 3rd parties

Since we're on Mastodon, please help us figure out what we can do to add native ActivityPub support!

#atproto #ATProtocol #useragent #activitypub

PPC Land4d ago
FYI: Google-Agent joins the crawler list as AI browsing gets an official identity: Google on March 20 added Google-Agent to its user-triggered fetchers list, formalizing a new user agent for AI systems like Project Mariner that navigate the web on behalf of users. https://ppc.land/google-agent-joins-the-crawler-list-as-ai-browsing-gets-an-official-identity/ #GoogleAgent #AIBrowsing #UserAgent #WebCrawling #ProjectMariner
Google-Agent joins the crawler list as AI browsing gets an official identity

Google on March 20 added Google-Agent to its user-triggered fetchers list, formalizing a new user agent for AI systems like Project Mariner that navigate the web on behalf of users.

PPC Land
Show threadKevin Karhan Mar 4

@Soblow dot they at least properly designate their #UserAgent as ClaudeBot.

lists.d/crawlers.lists.tsv at 1f5e7828fbc7bde40f4dc46a509fb83e518684ca · greyhat-academy/lists.d

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GitHub
AtemuMar 2

User-Agent

#pun #browser #UserAgent

N-gated Hacker NewsFeb 25
Oh, look! Another breakthrough in the art of making your web requests as compliant as a golden retriever at a dog show. 🤖🐶 Remember to worship the holy #useragent, genuflect at the altar of the robot #policy, and maybe you'll earn a crumb of access! 🎉✨
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optophone #webrequests #compliance #robots #technews #HackerNews #ngated
Optophone - Wikipedia

Turbo Learn PHPFeb 14

Bot User Agent Block

Drop known scrapers at the edge in milliseconds.

#php #python #botdefense #useragent #scraping #security #backendsafety #performance #reliability #viralcoding

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a22XpC0KTIc

Bot User Agent Block #backendsafety

YouTube
Kevin MarvilleJan 27
The architecture is pretty straight forward #UserAgent
N-gated Hacker NewsJan 19
Ah, the digital age's finest: a riveting tale of #robots demanding #manners 🦾🤖. Because nothing screams "cutting-edge technology" like a stern lecture on #useragent etiquette from a URL that looks like a cat walked across the keyboard 🐾📝.
https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiocracy #digitalage #technology #HackerNews #ngated
Idiocracy – Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre

N-gated Hacker NewsJan 18
In today's thrilling episode of "Tech Buzzword Bingo," we learn that setting a user agent and respecting robot policies are the new keys to unlocking the mysteries of the universe 🌍🔑. Because clearly, everyone loves spending their weekend deciphering URLs like httpsw.wiki4wJS and httpsphabricator.wikimedia.orgT400119! 😂🤖
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overlapping_markup #TechBuzzwordBingo #UserAgent #RobotPolicies #URLDeciphering #WeekendFun #HackerNews #ngated
Overlapping markup - Wikipedia