Why CAPTCHA Pictures Are So Unbearably Depressing
Clive Thompson: I hate doing Google's CAPTCHAs. Part of it is the sheer hassle of repeatedly identifying objects -- traffic lights, staircases, palm trees and buses -- just so I can finish a web search. I also don't like being forced to donate free l.....»»
Girl asks Google for job and gets a response
After seeing pictures of Google offices decked out with bean bags and slides, 7-year-old Chloe Bridgewater decided Google was the company for her......»»
The Devil in Me is the most interactive Dark Pictures game yet
The Devil in Me allows players to interact with more objects in their surroundings than in previous games, leading to more unique gameplay opportunities......»»
Depressing video shows what will happen to Earth if all the ice melts
Climate change isn’t going anywhere. Despite all the pushes and attempts to find solutions to climate change, no amount of space bubbles can save us from the slowly melting ice shelves that threaten to one day drown our coastlines. To truly stop ou.....»»
Live: Maker Faire Lille 2022
Welcome to the Maker Faire Lille live blog! We will be taking pictures of cool things all weekend during this event, and uploading pictures and videos here on this blog post. Refresh this page frequently and we will put new stuff at the top! I you h.....»»
Stytch Strong CAPTCHA protects users from bots and CAPTCHA farms
Stytch announced Strong CAPTCHA, the first product in a suite of security products to reduce online fraud and risk. The product solves the massive problem of CAPTCHA fraud that hurts consumers and damages the brands of online retailers, financial ser.....»»
Live: Maker Faire Rome 2022
Welcome to the Maker Faire Rome live blog! I’ll be taking pictures of cool things all weekend during this event, and uploading pictures and videos here on this blog post. Refresh this page frequently and I’ll put new stuff at the top! I.....»»
AdultFriendFinder is essentially a hookup site with equal parts spam and porn
Moving to a new area or working at a new job where you don't know anybody can be seriously depressing, especially if you're already introverted as it is. What are you supposed to do? Go sit at the bar by yourself? And talk to strangers? No thanks.The.....»»
Cloudflare launches invisible, privacy-focused Captcha to take on Google
With the arrival of ReCaptcha 3 in 2018, Google removed the need to pick out specific sections of pictures, decipher barely legible text, or even click a box to prove you weren't a bot, replacing them with scores based on user interactions......»»
Cloudflare’s CAPTCHA replacement lacks crosswalks, checkboxes, Google
Cloud giant says its verification tool doesn't challenge or profile users. Enlarge / CAPTCHAs are meant to prevent these kinds of browsing scenarios, not train us all to better recognize vehicles and infrastructure in grainy photos. (c.....»»
Solar geoengineering might work, but local temperatures could keep rising for years
Imagine a future where, despite efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions quickly, parts of the world have become unbearably hot. Some governments might decide to "geoengineer" the planet by spraying substances into the upper atmosphere to form fine.....»»
iOS 16.0.2 out now with fix for iPhone 14 Pro camera shake bug
Not long after the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro launched last Friday, early adopters began complaining about a strange bug. For some reason, the camera was shaking when owners with Pro models tried to take pictures. Apple said that it was aware of the.....»»
iPhone 14 Pro camera shaking and rattling in TikTok, Snapchat, and other apps [Update: Fix coming next week]
It appears that many popular third-party apps weren’t quite prepared for the iPhone 14 Pro’s new camera technology. A number of iPhone 14 Pro users are unable to take pictures and images using third-party apps like Snapchat, TikTok, and Instagra.....»»
AirDropped nudes nearly cancel Cabo flight
A Southwest Airlines pilot threatened to remove all passengers from a plane scheduled for Cabo after a passenger used the iPhone AirDrop feature to send naked pictures to others.A viral video posted to TikTok by user @teighmars shows a Southwest Airl.....»»
The Devil in Me might be the scariest Dark Pictures game yet
The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me is shaping up to be its most grounded and interactive entry to date......»»
"Don"t Say Gay" law confuses some Florida schools
Some Florida schools have moved library books and debated changing textbooks in response to a law critics call "Don't Say Gay"—and some teachers have worried that family pictures on their desks could get them in trouble......»»
So-called "Don"t Say Gay" law confuses some Florida schools
Some Florida schools have moved library books and debated changing textbooks in response to a law critics call "Don't Say Gay"—and some teachers have worried that family pictures on their desks could get them in trouble......»»
The future of NASA"s laser communications
NASA uses lasers to send information to and from Earth, employing invisible beams to traverse the skies, sending terabytes of data—pictures and videos—to increase our knowledge of the universe. This capability is known as laser, or optical, commu.....»»
AdultFriendFinder is a hookup site that"s equal parts spam and porn
Moving to a new area or working at a new job where you don't know anybody can be seriously depressing, especially if you're already introverted as it is. What are you supposed to do? Go sit at the bar by yourself? And talk to strangers? No thanks.The.....»»
Roscosmos Will Leave the ISS in 2024 2028
GMT259_21_34_For ESA_Thomas Pesquet_1019_DEXTRE - night pictures Yuri Borisov, newly minted head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, has finally put paid to his predecessor's threats that Russia will.....»»
Hubble shows a galaxy’s mirror image due to phenomenon of gravitational lensing
The Hubble Space Telescope is a constant source of pictures of the wonders of space, and this week's image shows a phenomenon called gravitational lensing......»»