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1. ReCAPTCHA does a lot more than Project Euler's captchas... or to put it another way, the "Zero day" you're talking about would be worthless vs ReCAPTCHA: htt
by dlss 12y ago
1. ReCAPTCHA does a lot more than Project Euler's captchas... or to put it another way, the "Zero day" you're talking about would be worthless vs ReCAPTCHA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReCAPTCHA#Security http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReCAPTCHA#Security
2. Google requires a verified cell phone number for most of their services at this point, with the captha basically being a way to avoid spamming text messages
"Given that people still drive cars in 2014, I think we can safely conclude that the 1908 Ford Model T is still state-of-the art"
- fantan 12y agoI agree with everything you said but also want to add that recaptchas have been "solved" also. By google themselves actually (http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/16/googles-new-street-view-image-recognition-algorithm-can-beat-most-captchas/ http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/16/googles-new-street-view-ima...). Cars are safer now than they were in 1908 but are still one of leading cause of death. But it's the best we've got for now.