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Last post 04-20-2008 8:18 PM by Eternal Density. 22 replies.
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  • 04-16-2008 11:55 PM

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    k.. I know having security against bots is important, but..

    isn't this taking it a bit too far?

    what the cat

    "up and down, back and forth, faster, faster.."

  • 04-17-2008 12:02 AM In reply to

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    Read the title and my first thought was of the TABLE_CAT tag. And yes, that is a bit too far, possibly easily broken.
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  • 04-17-2008 12:04 AM In reply to

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    That actually looks pretty clever. It's too bad it's so difficult to tell exactly which animals are cats. It's also too bad the font is so crisp compared to the animals. Nice concept, though.

  • 04-17-2008 12:28 AM In reply to

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     I saw this on rapidshare today too. It looks like a cross between the CAPTCHA and KittenAuth.

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  • 04-17-2008 6:36 AM In reply to

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    Kl4m:

     I saw this on rapidshare today too. It looks like a cross between the CAPTCHA and KittenAuth.

    Captcha-the-kitten? :)
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  • 04-17-2008 9:46 AM In reply to

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    This came out a while ago... but is still my all time favorite CAPTCHA implementation

    http://valleywag.com/tech/hot-or-not/a-face-only-a-bot-could-love-246656.php 

  • 04-17-2008 11:59 AM In reply to

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    ole gustie:

    This came out a while ago... but is still my all time favorite CAPTCHA implementation

    http://valleywag.com/tech/hot-or-not/a-face-only-a-bot-could-love-246656.php 

    This could be potentially offensive. Especially to ugly people.

  • 04-17-2008 12:04 PM In reply to

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    joe.edwards:
    ole gustie:

    This came out a while ago... but is still my all time favorite CAPTCHA implementation

    http://valleywag.com/tech/hot-or-not/a-face-only-a-bot-could-love-246656.php 

    This could be potentially offensive. Especially to ugly people.

     

    not to mention inaccurate, every time I get redirected to 'hot or not'  I make sure of voting everyone '1', except for the real ugly people, I vote them '10'

    "up and down, back and forth, faster, faster.."

  • 04-17-2008 12:07 PM In reply to

    • Heron
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    joe.edwards:
    This could be potentially offensive. Especially to ugly people.

    Imagine having your own picture show up on one of those things, and having to choose three pictures that *aren't* your own...

  • 04-17-2008 12:10 PM In reply to

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    joe.edwards:
    This could be potentially offensive. Especially to ugly people.

    Or potentially a big distraction.  I don't want to have to stop and fap over the hotties just so I can post a comment in someone's blog. 

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  • 04-17-2008 1:58 PM In reply to

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    joe.edwards:

    This could be potentially offensive. Especially to ugly people.

     

     

    I find ugly people to be offensive. 

  • 04-17-2008 2:03 PM In reply to

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    DeLos:

    joe.edwards:

    This could be potentially offensive. Especially to ugly people.

     

     I find ugly people to be offensive. 

     

    I find myself offensive. 

    "up and down, back and forth, faster, faster.."

  • 04-17-2008 2:05 PM In reply to

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    ZippoLag:

    DeLos:

    joe.edwards:

    This could be potentially offensive. Especially to ugly people.

     

     I find ugly people to be offensive. 

     

    I find myself offensive. 

     

    That explains the mask then.

  • 04-17-2008 4:10 PM In reply to

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    realmerlyn:
    Captcha-the-kitten? :)
     

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  • 04-17-2008 4:12 PM In reply to

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    Its broken. the cat is identical in all letters. You can have an image recognition software that figures that part out. Had the dog looked very similar just a bit different it would fool the bot, but the bot can very easily tell em appart if the recognition software is made.

    The idea is that maybe not so many sites use this sort of technique.

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  • 04-17-2008 4:22 PM In reply to

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     Frankly, this looks easier for a computer to decipher than a person. I think the best advice I've ever heard about designing captchas based on obfuscating images is "if you're not a computer vision expert, don't bother".

  • 04-17-2008 4:22 PM In reply to

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    MasterPlanSoftware:

    ZippoLag:

    DeLos:

    joe.edwards:

    This could be potentially offensive. Especially to ugly people.

     

     I find ugly people to be offensive. 

     

    I find myself offensive. 

     

    That explains the mask then.

     

    Yup, I started wearing it for the +50% mana regeneration rate, but then ppl started to tell me it looked way cooler than my face, so I just let it on. 

    "up and down, back and forth, faster, faster.."

  • 04-17-2008 4:25 PM In reply to

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    This is Crapidshare we're talking about. The point isn't to block bots, it's to be annoying.
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  • 04-17-2008 5:29 PM In reply to

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    lolwtf:
    This is Crapidshare we're talking about. The point isn't to block bots, it's to be annoying.

    Exactly.  Anyone who has tried to use this knows that you get the CAPTCHA wrong half the time and end up having to try again. 

    < pstorer> Bans don't mean shit on the forum. It's like being on the Sex Offender List. You can still entice kids into your van with candy.

    Want more? Go the IRC channel #TDWTFMafia on irc.slashnet.org.

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  • 04-17-2008 5:36 PM In reply to

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    morbiuswilters:

    lolwtf:
    This is Crapidshare we're talking about. The point isn't to block bots, it's to be annoying.

    Exactly.  Anyone who has tried to use this knows that you get the CAPTCHA wrong half the time and end up having to try again. 

    It's sad that CAPTCHAs have gotten so complex that the only thing with any hope of getting them right is custom software.

  • 04-17-2008 7:54 PM In reply to

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     This is actually a bad captcha.

    All cat pictures are the same (tail in same position, face the same), the cat is just rotated.

    The letters can be easily ocr'ed, thus removed from the screen, leaving only the animals visible, so you can detect which one is a cat or not. 

    All letters and cats are separated so it's even easier.

    Recaptcha is much better than this... 

     

     

  • 04-19-2008 11:06 AM In reply to

    • t-bone
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    lolwtf:
    This is Crapidshare we're talking about. The point isn't to block bots, it's to be annoying.
     

     No it's actually brilliant, every time you get it wrong they get more ad views, catching!

  • 04-20-2008 8:18 PM In reply to

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    CATS: You are on the way to destruction.

    300 posts! This is Spar... dang I just lost the game.
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