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Hello! I'm the author of mCaptcha, I'd be happy to answer any questions that people might have :)

• luckylion 4y ago
  The results of the PoW are just thrown away, right? I wonder if you could couple that with something useful, e.g. what SETI@home used to do, but the intentionally small size of the work probably makes it difficult to be useful.
  • realaravinth 4y ago
    I'd love to do something useful with the PoW result but like you say, the PoW should be able to work in browsers, so they are intentionally small. The maximum advisable delay is ~10s but even then it might not be enough for it to be useful.
• titaniczero 4y ago
  It looks great, as a suggestion: Instead of an easy mode and advanced one I would use a single mode with a calculator, that way it is more transparent to the user and it would make the process of learning the advance mode and concepts easier. Also, here: https://mcaptcha.org/ https://mcaptcha.org/, under the "Defend like Castles" section, I think you meant "expensive", not "experience". Keep up the good work!
  • realaravinth 4y ago
    Thank you for the kind words! > Instead of an easy mode and advanced one I would use a single mode with a calculator, that way it is more transparent to the user and it would make the process of learning the advance mode and concepts easier. Makes sense, I'll definitely think about it. The dashboard UX needs polishing and this is certainly one area where it can be improved. > Also, here: https://mcaptcha.org/ https://mcaptcha.org/, under the "Defend like Castles" section, I think you meant "expensive", not "experience". Fixed! There are a bunch of other typos on the website too, I can't type even if my life depended on it :D
• rapnie 4y ago
  See also dedicated submission at: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32340305 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32340305