An Empirical Study and Evaluation of Modern CAPTCHAs — and The Final Speech from The Great Dictator

Issue #1349 — December 18, 2023

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An Empirical Study and Evaluation of Modern CAPTCHAs arxiv.org \| points: 341 \| comments: 310

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The Final Speech from The Great Dictator charliechaplin.com \| points: 332 \| comments: 228

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Intel, Samsung, and TSMC Demo 3D-Stacked Transistors spectrum.ieee.org \| points: 289 \| comments: 114

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MongoDB security notice mongodb.com \| points: 254 \| comments: 168

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Misra C++:2023 forum.misra.org.uk \| points: 92 \| comments: 74

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