Merge branch 'ds/scalar-no-maintenance': A Security Measure Against AI Scraping

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Anubis is a compromise between security and accessibility. It uses a Proof-of-Work scheme similar to Hashcash, a proposed proof-of-work scheme aimed at reducing email spam. At an individual scale, the additional load may seem insignificant, but when multiple scraper bots are involved, it adds up and makes scraping much more expensive.

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