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Re: Show HN: A stupid simple note app

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I guess you could use a CAPTCHA in lieu of a login when someone first creates a note.

Not really a fan of CAPTCHA. May have some kind of "How many kittens are in the picture"

That would be http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/projects/asir...

There is also one where you assemble a puzzle: https://www.keycaptcha.com/

They have varying levels of handicapped accessibility though.

Re: Show HN: A stupid simple note app

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not really a fan of CAPTCHA. May have some kind of "How many kittens are in the picture"

That would be http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/projects/asir... There is also one where you assemble a puzzle: https://www.keycaptcha.com/ They have varying levels of handicapped accessibility though.

Thanks. Honestly I'm not that concerned about it. If there is a sudden mysterious spike in traffic I may look into it.

Re: Show HN: A stupid simple note app

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How long until an enterprising scumbag tries to use this to communicate with their botnet? It's already been done with Twitter/Tumblr[1] -- anyone know if it's been done with pastebin or any other login-free online note app not protected by a decent CAPTCHA? I'm genuinely curious! [1] http://ddos.arbornetworks.com/2009/08/twitter-based-botnet-c...

Looks like pastebin has been abused in such a manner, just Google "pastebin botnet".
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