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0 pointsthrow0983209231y ago0 comments

Android app, USB dongle with HDMI capture card. Screenshot goes to OCR and LLM. There is a virtual USB HID mouse build on Arduino that clicks on links.

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nycdatasci1y ago

For more on this setup, see “Web Scraping Fundamentals” by Rube Goldberg.

eudhxhdhsb321y ago

Wouldn't it be easier to just interact directly with their web interface through an automated browser?

throw098320923OP1y ago

I prefer to scrape their Android app.

stogot1y ago

I tried this on another site and got blocked. You need to be aware of how bot detection works

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