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Captcha this! – Liz’s rant

May 16th, 2011 | Add a Comment

Captcha this! – Liz’s rant

If you’ve ever run across a website that checks to see whether or not you’re the human you claim to be , you’re likely familiar with the images on the left. As you may also know, this is called a CAPTCHA box, or, in long form, Completely Automated Public Turing Test To Tell Computers and Humans Apart. (No I’m not kidding…) When the letters and numbers are easy to decipher, I feel like this … Read entire article »

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Liz’s Rant: While I was sleeping

August 26th, 2009 | Add a Comment

Liz’s Rant: While I was sleeping

I can’t imagine anything more technically challenging, mood-altering, or generally uncalled for than waking up on a Monday morning only to discover you’ve been hacked. As in by a hacker. An internet bully, if you will. When I jilted my computer screen out of sleep mode (they get tired, too, ya know), the first thing I saw was a full-size image telling me my security had been compromised: “Click here to clean up your computer NOW!!” Needless to … Read entire article »

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