Why is it that I can post the attached mp4 but not the source as a gif?

To make the mp4 I encoded the gif in handbrake, which actually made increased the file size but reduced the dimensions.

Source gif:  728*408, 785.5 KiB
Encoded mp4: 640*360, 836.7 KiB
  • jerry@fedia.io
    3·
    6 days ago

    I reenabled anonymous access and predictably the site started getting hammered immediately. I blocked a bunch of broad IP ranges that were the biggest sources but I’m sure I’ve probably blocked some legit people.

    • hitstun@fedia.io
      1·
      6 days ago

      Holy crap, that sucks! Why can’t those scrapers just scrape each other? I’m sorry, I didn’t want to pressure you to open up to that kind of abuse. I want to think of ways to help this situation, but you’re probably 10 steps ahead of me. Thank you for trying so hard.

    • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
      1·
      6 days ago

      Oh, is that why most mbin sites have gone registration-only?

      kagis

      https://joinmbin.org/releases/

      Create documentation for setting up anubis to protect mbin by @BentiGorlich in https://github.com/MbinOrg/mbin/pull/1706

      I expect that this is going to be something of a whack-a-mole game — I saw a post the other day about how some scrapers had started completing Anubis challenges (though it was apparently via doing the work, and I imagine that the cost could just be increased as appropriate).