tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post1668191852356741191..comments2024-01-11T10:08:36.567-05:00Comments on Of Verse, Poesy & Odes : WHY the difficult CAPTCHA - Carnegie Mellon University explainsMargarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-87814443404498073112012-03-31T04:55:37.199-04:002012-03-31T04:55:37.199-04:00I had some complaints from readers who said they c...I had some complaints from readers who said they could barely decipher the codes. Since removing it I am having to daily clear my spam file out, however. It averages about ten really raw and nasty spams that Blogger is nice enough to file there for me. If "comments" such as those suddenly were to begin appearing in my comments box I would def move back to the captcha system, but so far this is working for me.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-20675825935653285702012-03-29T12:42:01.169-04:002012-03-29T12:42:01.169-04:00Fireblossom -- ha ha. The two are probably closel...Fireblossom -- ha ha. The two are probably closely related... brilliance and bullshit! :)Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-70584172335711566292012-03-29T12:24:07.425-04:002012-03-29T12:24:07.425-04:00He is either dazzling with brilliance or baffling ...He is either dazzling with brilliance or baffling with bullshit, but I'm not sure which. And i don't care about ticketmaster, digitizing, etcetera. I just hate captchas.Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-54396362084984429112012-03-24T12:11:12.836-04:002012-03-24T12:11:12.836-04:00I do hate the Captchas and don't have them on ...I do hate the Captchas and don't have them on my blog but I find it amazing that they have been able to actually find a way to make using them useful. Who knew?? I am pretty excited about the duoLingo. What a great idea!! I think that sounds like a win-win situation.barbara l. halehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15251598050638810751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-10883255234040695832012-02-27T06:25:58.852-05:002012-02-27T06:25:58.852-05:00Out of curiosity, Margaret, I have just turned off...Out of curiosity, Margaret, I have just turned off my Word Verification to see what happens. I usually post only once a week on <i>In Soul</i>. If I don't have any problems, I'll just keep it off. It'll be most interesting, I'm sure.Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-5112067776327612952012-02-25T20:23:00.716-05:002012-02-25T20:23:00.716-05:00Thank you for sharing this insight. I've made ...Thank you for sharing this insight. I've made a post similar to yours to encourage others to do the same. There are alternatives.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09127276493023198480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-45386237543754562892012-02-21T13:39:46.612-05:002012-02-21T13:39:46.612-05:00This is just my opinion... they're getting fre...This is just my opinion... they're getting free labor w/ us doing their work for them & selling the digital books for profit... but, like TWG said, if they'd donate some to a worthy cause, it would be different, maybe.. I don't know - I really HATE the captcha!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-29567624476987888952012-02-21T08:45:25.117-05:002012-02-21T08:45:25.117-05:00I think my verification is off-I think my verification is off-izzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379007428464069723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-75897354855370337382012-02-20T13:17:28.820-05:002012-02-20T13:17:28.820-05:00I love how von Ahn is leveling the intellectual pl...I love how von Ahn is leveling the intellectual playing field across the globe by combining his benevolence and genius.<br /><br />By only enabling Word Verification for posts older than ten days, ninety five percent of spam comments have been eliminated. <br /><br />Thank you for posting this enlightening talk.Dutchbabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00844296297519447526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-12567419086597135842012-02-20T12:25:21.977-05:002012-02-20T12:25:21.977-05:00i can ALMOST forgive Google/Blogger for switching ...i can ALMOST forgive Google/Blogger for switching to the captcha format - obviously saw the headline that google purchased recaptcha so that explains it. but because they're doing something USEFUL with it... still won't be participating, though.<br /><br />however, i'd be willing to input their crappy code if Google made even a fraction of a cent donation for every word Captcha code typed to some worthy non-profit or for medical research, etc. then i'd feel like my time was going towards something.TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-88786379499465823012012-02-20T11:59:37.908-05:002012-02-20T11:59:37.908-05:00But I didn't KNOW I had it on.. Yes, I had wor...But I didn't KNOW I had it on.. Yes, I had word verification on, (the old one) and I didn't realize this crazy CAPTCHA had replaced it.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3074509503476824621.post-90526789555704947522012-02-20T11:49:11.713-05:002012-02-20T11:49:11.713-05:00Never even considered using it ...Never even considered using it ...Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.com