Why I don't use Captchas
I was asked during my presentation today why I don't use Captchas on my blog comment forms. Well, I answered that I've never liked them. Had I seen this, I would have had a better answer - it's a job offer:
I will provide a piece of software that will display CAPTCHA's - you will provide the service of solving them for one 50 hour week. Post your price and internet connection type.
Right now, the bidding is under $1 an hour. At that price, it will be well worth the spammer's time to pay.
Comments
d.w.
[] September 6, 2006 20:25:13.909
Well, without the CAPTCHA, his spamming would cost him nothing. Comment security measures are all about equalizing the value proposition of spamming in the first place.
I answered that I've never liked them
[Isaac Gouy] September 7, 2006 13:45:54.163
It isn't that I like Captchas, it's that I am willing to put up with Captchas in exchange for being able to take part in discussions which may continue intermittently for many days or a few weeks, without being arbitrarily curtailed when a blog posting scrolls off the front page.