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lmao, this gonna be weird, but what is the output of 'pacman -V|base32|head -1' (lemmy.ca)
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i wanted to create an issue in the Archwiki for some outdated information, but the capsha is too complex for me and my fedora

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

It works because it is different from other captchas that all have ways to workaround already automated. Having a niche problem for a niche community works surprisingly well for weeding out the widely cast bots that are designed to solve the common captchas. Though it wont do much for a dedicated attack - I don't think they have had much of a problem with these and the mods can always change tactic when it no longer becomes effective.