Ep.14 – The CAPTCHA
Jun 02, 2020•8 min
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The super annoying test you have to take when creating a new account, where you have to spell out the crazy letters or numbers In order to prove you're a human, has a fascinating history In not only thwarting spammers, but helping digitize all written language, all the while feeding the machine hivemind endless information.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAPTCHA
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