Do-the-work instead of proof-of-work, for Git hosting (opens in new tab)

The insane rise in scrapers across the web has affected a number of websites, including Git repository hosters. The main response has been to set up software like Anubis, which uses a proof-of-work system to limit who can access the website. While I don't fault overburdened sysadmins for enabling Anubis…