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It is infuriating that archive captchas are positioned offscreen on mobile and therefore can’t be solved.
by burlesona 6y ago
It is infuriating that archive captchas are positioned offscreen on mobile and therefore can’t be solved.
- samizdis 6y agoYou might try this link, which I got via a DDG search and which seems to be the complete article: http://investorsnewsblog.com/2021/03/25/the-bank-effect-and-the-big-boat-blocking-the-suez/ http://investorsnewsblog.com/2021/03/25/the-bank-effect-and-...
- cwwc 6y agoIf ya go portrait mode on Safari you can access
- kristianp 6y agoInteresting, I've never seen a captcha on archive.is. I'm on Android on wifi.
- deleted 6y ago[deleted]
- jp57 6y agoIt is infuriating to have to solve a captcha just to see a page. > Why do I have to complete a CAPTCHA? Completing the CAPTCHA proves you are a human and gives you temporary access to the web property. No kidding. But why?
- sn_master 6y agoTo avoid DDoS and content scrapers that would harvest the article text and put it on link farms to get clicks from confused search engines.
- lend000 6y agoBecause there are a lot of bots out there. Some are neutral scrapers just contributing to website load, while some are actively malicious. CAPTCHA's were a crucial development that allow the internet to continue to function efficiently and openly (for humans) as internet access expands in regions where there are no repercussions for cybercrime.
- dang 6y ago"Please don't complain about website formatting, back-button breakage, and similar annoyances. They're too common to be interesting. Exception: when the author is present. Then friendly feedback might be helpful." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- burlesona 6y agoOops. Thanks for the pointer!