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Re: DOOM Captcha

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Post by donkarma » Mon, May 24, 2021, 10:12 PM UTC

hirundo wrote: post #55

Am I the only one that has a problem with audio that defaults to maximum volume? Amazon does this too. But I keep my default to a volume that lets me crank up soft stuff enough to be audible. For pages like this, the sound just about makes my ears bleed before I can mute it.

Yeah it is awful, I should just turn down Firefox to low and watch all videos on VLC

Re: DOOM Captcha

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Post by Lammy » Mon, May 24, 2021, 10:13 PM UTC

dvtrn wrote: post #9

shadowgovt wrote: post #6

It's good. Now if only I can get a version of this where the user has to punch the monkey to solve the CAPTCHA... ;)

Now that's a call back

I'm glad Everything2 is still around https://everything2.com/title/Punch+the+monkey+and+win+%2524...

Re: DOOM Captcha

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Post by lostgame » Mon, May 24, 2021, 10:13 PM UTC

lostgame wrote: post #14

The music is terrible - (gives me 90's website MIDI audio PTSD :P) - but it's a cute idea. Would this actually be an effective CAPTCHA? E.G. Security-wise? Also, speaking of 90's-internet PTSD, I actually almost mistook this for a spam banner ad knowing already what I went into. Wayyy too many of those 'punch the monkey' or 'shoot the duck' animated banner ads that didn't even care where you shot. :P

Guys, I didn't mean the music itself was terrible, I meant the fact that music was included to be auto-on to start in web content produced post-2002...

I would have personally put the audio as off by default, with the little icon to set it to on. :)

I am fully aware what the DOOM soundtrack sounds like an my complaint is that there is audio at all - especially on by default - and that it reminds me of those awful websites from the 90's that did this.

Re: DOOM Captcha

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Post by donkarma » Mon, May 24, 2021, 10:15 PM UTC

middleclick wrote: post #28

MeinBlutIstBlau wrote: post #7

As long as I don't have to click a damn bus or find the traffic lights again I'm all for it.

Have you encountered the CAPTCHA from this monstrosity of a company called Arkose Labs? I don't get angry but I was trying to redeem gift cards for an elderly relative and I was shouting and gave up. Not sure if I am allowed to paste links but search for "arkose labs reddit" or just the name of this company on Twitter. Or search "arkose labs san francisco" on Google and just read the reviews.

Easily the worst captcha there is, it makes you do the captcha 10 times (it says 10 to go after you do the first one) and if you get one wrong it doesn't tell you until the end after you've done them all, in which case you have to repeat it.

Re: DOOM Captcha

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Post by WheelsAtLarge » Mon, May 24, 2021, 10:15 PM UTC

What this highlights is that CAPTCHAs/Security can be fun and not a never ending drag. Yes, this one is easy to break, even the author says so, but it's a fun concept. I hope this spurs a bunch of new thinking on what security can be. Miguel, GREAT JOB!

Re: DOOM Captcha

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Post by asddubs » Mon, May 24, 2021, 10:18 PM UTC

chias wrote: post #59

asddubs wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

if P = NP, it logically follows that NP = NNP, and NNP = NNNP, etc. this violates the law of conservation of energy, qed

Easier proof: Assume N != 1.

yes although technically my proof also proves that X != 1*X, so it's more broadly applicable

Re: DOOM Captcha

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Post by forgotmypw17 » Mon, May 24, 2021, 10:27 PM UTC

donkarma wrote: post #61

hirundo wrote: post #55

Am I the only one that has a problem with audio that defaults to maximum volume? Amazon does this too. But I keep my default to a volume that lets me crank up soft stuff enough to be audible. For pages like this, the sound just about makes my ears bleed before I can mute it.

Yeah it is awful, I should just turn down Firefox to low and watch all videos on VLC

You can use browser permissions to allow/deny sound privileges just like with JavaScript

Re: DOOM Captcha

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Post by rpastuszak » Mon, May 24, 2021, 10:33 PM UTC

miquelcamps wrote: post #20

Hello! I'm Miquel the author of Doom Captcha Thanks jukkakoskknen for sharing it on HN and everyone here talking about it, I hope you enjoy it :)

Cool idea, lower the volume!

Re: DOOM Captcha

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Post by gcp123 » Mon, May 24, 2021, 10:37 PM UTC

The music made this a hostile user experience for me. No thanks.

Re: DOOM Captcha

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Post by thrdbndndn » Mon, May 24, 2021, 10:38 PM UTC

hirundo wrote: post #55

Am I the only one that has a problem with audio that defaults to maximum volume? Amazon does this too. But I keep my default to a volume that lets me crank up soft stuff enough to be audible. For pages like this, the sound just about makes my ears bleed before I can mute it.

My pet peeve of these is not the volume being too high (which they normally are), but the lack of volume control on web/desktop.

Unfortunately it would be more and more common as the mobile world take the dominance.