You people are tempting me to write a recaptcha-thwarter. It wouldn't even be all that extremely difficult. I won't, because my time is already occopied, but here's how it would work:
Step 1: Use a neural network
Step 2: Take a load of CAPTCHA examples
Step 3: Teach the brain to recognize letters in the captions from left-to-right using the examples.
Step 4: CAPTCHA doesn't stand a chance
We already use neural networks for handwriting and speech recognition. There's no reason at all why this wouldn't work.
I challenge you to write a good enough OCR system to "thwart" recaptcha. They're constantly evolving, even if you managed (which you won't) it'd work for a few hours. Recaptcha have amazing technology and ideas, if you can build software to crack recaptcha you'll be a hero for many blackhats.
Even I couldn't read that. But this is a simple case of having a SPELLCHECKER.
niis ptnkm frow aren't words, or are slang words that you wouldn't find in recaptcha.
Are you blind? It's very easy to distinguish because we can associate shapes with letters and letters with other letters.
nits unkempt grow
That's what my spell checker suggests, so how exactly do you propose this spellchecker is taught? If it was as easy to crack recaptcha as you all seem to think, why hasn't it been cracked?
I'm saying, I was looking at it from a bots point of view, what might the OCR read the word as if their OCR got it wrong. So I put something that is likely to be output and got correct, this seems to nullify the purpose this serves - preventing OCRs.
Perhaps the one on that page is designed specifically for the purpose of finding the words with no votes either way or low votes. If it is I'll take it back but if it isn't I'm not so sure it can be trusted.
Hey, kinda looks like another awesome minecraft site, doesn't it? Minecraft TOL :tongue.gif:
Yeah, I know that lots of forums look a lot like these two and that yours will probably go through a lot of changes. I just thought it was kinda funny.
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Hey, kinda looks like another awesome minecraft site, doesn't it? Minecraft TOL :tongue.gif:
Yeah, I know that lots of forums look a lot like these two and that yours will probably go through a lot of changes. I just thought it was kinda funny.
Minecraft will sort of look like that, I added a navigation bar.
If we are moving to PhpBB, I suggest we also include some more subforums to the existing forums:
Creative Mode
This one is fine as a whole forum
Survival Mode Survival bugs A separate forum to report the bugs in.
News and Announcements
Fine.
Discussion
Fine.
Support Survival Support Specific survival problems. Creative Support Specific creative problems. Singleplayer Singleplayer issues. Multiplayer Multiplayer issues. Server Support For problems with server hosting. Forum Information + Support For support about the Forums. IRC Information + Support For support about the IRC. Site Information + Support For support about the website. Wiki Information + Support For support about the Wiki.
Suggestions Survival Suggestions For survival specific suggestions. Creative Suggestions For creative specific suggestions.
Server Administration
Fine.
Minecraft Servers RP Servers Flatgrass Servers Other servers
Mapping & Modding Maps Map Requests For requesting a specific map. Map Showcasing For showing and distributing maps you have made. Mods For all modding stuff.
Skins Player Skins Skin Requests For requesting skins. Skin Showcasing For showing and distributing your skins. Misc. Skins For block/GUI/etc. reskins. Misc. Requests For requesting reskins. Misc. Showcasing For showing and distributing your reskins.
Minecraftskins.net
Remove this, it's old and useless. Though it might be reused for the Minecraft Media site.
Minecraftwiki.net
Fine.
General Off Topic
Fine.
Other Games
Fine, though maybe specify them by platform or genre.
Arts & Creativity
Fine.
Forum Games
Fine.
Forum, IRC and Site Information + Support
See support.
If you're going to put all those subforums under Support, you might as well make it another Forum category altogether. Half of those things aren't related to Minecraft, so putting it under the Minecraft forum doesn't make sense.
That is way too complicated a system to add into what should be a simple forum. Keep in mind that the regular forumer has the attention span of a goldfish on LSD.
That's my take on it, I wanted to condense the current forums and purge forums I thought were unnecessary. Perhaps merging similar forums (Minecraft/Discussion and Minecraft Gameplay/* also Misc/Forum Support and Minecraft/Support - many may disagree with this decision cause the site isn't MINECRAFT - but it saves having an additional Catagory and forum on the front page and merges similar forums.)
Even I couldn't read that. But this is a simple case of having a SPELLCHECKER.
niis ptnkm frow aren't words, or are slang words that you wouldn't find in recaptcha.
Are you blind? It's very easy to distinguish because we can associate shapes with letters and letters with other letters.
That's what my spell checker suggests, so how exactly do you propose this spellchecker is taught? If it was as easy to crack recaptcha as you all seem to think, why hasn't it been cracked?
"street salvers"
I put "sueet salvers" and it outputted correct. Easily bypassed by bots for sure.
Read about how recaptcha works, please.
Read my post please.
I did, but clearly you didn't read about it, otherwise you'd understand why:
Happened and why it isn't "easily bypassed".
Perhaps the one on that page is designed specifically for the purpose of finding the words with no votes either way or low votes. If it is I'll take it back but if it isn't I'm not so sure it can be trusted.
Yeah, I know that lots of forums look a lot like these two and that yours will probably go through a lot of changes. I just thought it was kinda funny.
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<@Notch> whoa, rude language, behave
<@LG_Legacy> Oh relax notch, I'm never serious >_>
<@Notch> I DON'T CARE!!
@Notch runs away, crying
<@LG_Legacy> I made god cry? o_O"
Minecraft will sort of look like that, I added a navigation bar.
Creative Mode
This one is fine as a whole forum
Survival Mode
Survival bugs A separate forum to report the bugs in.
News and Announcements
Fine.
Discussion
Fine.
Support
Survival Support Specific survival problems.
Creative Support Specific creative problems.
Singleplayer Singleplayer issues.
Multiplayer Multiplayer issues.
Server Support For problems with server hosting.
Forum Information + Support For support about the Forums.
IRC Information + Support For support about the IRC.
Site Information + Support For support about the website.
Wiki Information + Support For support about the Wiki.
Suggestions
Survival Suggestions For survival specific suggestions.
Creative Suggestions For creative specific suggestions.
Server Administration
Fine.
Minecraft Servers
RP Servers
Flatgrass Servers
Other servers
Mapping & Modding
Maps
Map Requests For requesting a specific map.
Map Showcasing For showing and distributing maps you have made.
Mods For all modding stuff.
Skins
Player Skins
Skin Requests For requesting skins.
Skin Showcasing For showing and distributing your skins.
Misc. Skins For block/GUI/etc. reskins.
Misc. Requests For requesting reskins.
Misc. Showcasing For showing and distributing your reskins.
Minecraftskins.net
Remove this, it's old and useless. Though it might be reused for the Minecraft Media site.
Minecraftwiki.net
Fine.
General Off Topic
Fine.
Other Games
Fine, though maybe specify them by platform or genre.
Arts & Creativity
Fine.
Forum Games
Fine.
Forum, IRC and Site Information + Support
See support.
I think this is close enough
Modify "Other Games" to "Other Games/Media"?
I like it to be called General Discussion.
Discussion
Creative Mode
Suggestions
Bug Report
Survival Mode
Suggestions
Bug Report
Support
Creative Mode Support
Survival Mode Support
Server Support
Forums/IRC/Wiki Support
Minecraft Servers
Mapping & Modding
Map Showcase
Map Request
Mods Showcase
Skins
Skin Showcase
Skin Requests
Minecraftwiki.net
Off-Topic
Video Games
Creative Media
(Music, Movies and Art)
Forum Games
That's my take on it, I wanted to condense the current forums and purge forums I thought were unnecessary. Perhaps merging similar forums (Minecraft/Discussion and Minecraft Gameplay/* also Misc/Forum Support and Minecraft/Support - many may disagree with this decision cause the site isn't MINECRAFT - but it saves having an additional Catagory and forum on the front page and merges similar forums.)
I wouldn't listen to a thing I say. I'm probably insane.
I've actually tried SMF or V bulletin, i'm not sure which but i know one of them pisses me off for something in the ACP and permissions, not sure.
Former #minecraft channel operator.