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AI bots are now outperforming humans in solving CAPTCHAs

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Given this long-standing and still-ongoing arms race, it is critical to investigate how long it takes legitimate users to solve modern CAPTCHAs, and how they are perceived by those users. In this work, we explore CAPTCHAs in the wild by evaluating users' solving performance and perceptions of unmodified currently-deployed CAPTCHAs.

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The Pirate Bay’s Oldest Torrent is Now 20 Years Old

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And with BitTorrent technology, The Pirate Bay expanded this ‘free library’ to various other media types, including TV shows and movies. Surprisingly, however, several torrents have managed to stand the test of time and remain available today. Whether The Pirate Bay will still be around then is another question.

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A Brief History of the World’s First Planetarium

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The use of models to show the movements of the planets and stars goes back centuries, starting with mechanical orreries that used clockwork mechanisms to depict our solar system. In this May 1920 entry from his lab notebook [right], he sketched the two-axis system for showing the daily and annual motions of the stars.

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Understanding NFTs and metaverse

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Understanding NFTs NFT stands for non-fungible token. Like you would have a log book to show ownership of your car, the NFT shows you own a digital or physical asset. Conclusion NFTs and metaverse are still emerging concepts, and their understanding and application are still limited.

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New Study: 2018 State of Embedded Analytics Report

Why do some embedded analytics projects succeed while others fail? We surveyed 500+ application teams embedding analytics to find out which analytics features actually move the needle. Read the 6th annual State of Embedded Analytics Report to discover new best practices. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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What I Have Changed My Mind About in Software Development

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However, one day my colleague Johan showed me what IntelliJ IDEA could do. However, when I started writing Go code several years ago, my colleague Erik showed me how nice it is to explore the state of the program when a test case fails. I had used debuggers before, but he showed me a great use case for them. Working remotely.

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YouTube ad block popup shows how strict the company’s policy is

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The new YouTube ad block popup shows how strict the company is against all these ad blockers that the majority use. In this post, we’ll look at why YouTube implemented the Ad Block Pop-up, how to get around it, and whether investing in a premium membership is still a feasible alternative. Featured image credit: CardMapr.nl/Unsplash

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