Hacker News bot that automated archive finding and commenting
Hi everyone, I build this bot to automate the process of going to wayback machine (or archive.ph) to find the archive link for posts with articles that have subscription blocks The idea was to have this run on a server and then I wouldn’t have this daily annoyance, the bot was banned, so its not currently active, but I still wanted to show it off and get some feedback Disclaimer : HN doesn't allow bots, so please don’t use this to run your own HN bot.
In plain words
This bot automates finding archived versions of paywalled articles on Hacker News by searching the Wayback Machine and Archive.ph. It was designed to run on a server and post archive links as comments, eliminating manual searching for subscription-blocked content. The bot was banned from Hacker News, which prohibits automated bots on its platform. The creator released the code for feedback purposes only, with a disclaimer against running similar bots.
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