CAPTCHA's can either be easily bypassed by script, or you can get people to do it. The thing is, if you make it harder you start blocking out visitors, maybe those with sight problems who have to use a screenreader, or people with a text only browser.
My blog recently had issues with automated spam, and I found two possible ways of dealing with it.
1) Use a filter like email. Wordpress has one available called Spam Karma 2, which measures time it took to fill in the form, Javascript payload, URL levels, and other things. I found it rather good at catching spam after a little training, but it was quite resource heavy, and even scripts make mistakes once in a while.
2) Use something abnormal. I decided to add a math script. Basically, it produces a simple math question (4 + 9) and asks for the answer. The comment will only submit if a correct answer is provided (the form has a hidden input with a server-side produced hash) which is checked against the hash (if hash is missing it automatically fails). Many spam bots don't know how to handle math, so they fail. To disquise the question for 'alert' bots people only need to add surrounding characters or convert things (+ => plus, 9 => nine) etc.
"Strong alloy metal back casing provides excellent durability and scratch resistance"
- Although this may give a good advantage over the iPod nano, any company which calls that a key feature of a product really *is* just comparing themselves to Apple.
Companies which just make products to be better than existing products is doomed to failure. They should start off themselves (and this doesn't mean no research) producing their own design and features - and then the comsumers can decide if it is better or not.
The reason why people don't like outsourced call centres isn't usually because they are in India (however if it has lead to loss of local jobs people dislike that too). It's because things are generally made harder. The people in India aren't generally very good at speaking English, and commonly fail to understand what you are trying to say.
They also generally are of little help. If you have a problem, you are either put on hold, or relayed a manual (which you have probably already read). They also are usually rather powerless - there *is* very little they are able to do - they are just made to 'deal' with people - and this just annoys most.
Since they usually know so little about the subject you are calling about, working with outsourced call centres is just like flogging a dead sheep. They also probably think the same about dealing with angry customers.
It's all about profit now, not customer service, and not about keeping the customer happy. If the customer is unhappy but they stay with the company - then their business model is working. However if you leave the company, you just receive the same level of service elsewhere.
I use AOL UK. I think overall they are pretty good. Now that you can use PPPoE rather than AOL software, they offer a pretty good package.
Unlimited cap is also very useful as I seem to spend half my time downloading junk.
The DS is great in my opinion, it has some cool features and I think it way beets the PSP. The fact GBA games work on it too really adds to the posibilitys, I can't wait for linux to come to DS, should be wicked.
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Yes, but adverts are so much more annoying in flash.
It is the people who think AJAX pages don't send requests over the internet that I worry about.
'Oh, AJAX is cool, saves people having to wait for pages to load.' The content has got to come from sonewhere.
Price is no object in the decision making process.
Haven't you been listening to *anything* Sony have said?
Anyone who states that science is fighting religion deserves bad karma.
Remember guns do very little but kill, whereas videos on the internet are about as bad news as videos on the TV.
Atleast you would be able to add content to either formats and transfer at will. Unlike the whole Blueray thing...
I want an iPod.
CAPTCHA's can either be easily bypassed by script, or you can get people to do it. The thing is, if you make it harder you start blocking out visitors, maybe those with sight problems who have to use a screenreader, or people with a text only browser.
My blog recently had issues with automated spam, and I found two possible ways of dealing with it.
1) Use a filter like email. Wordpress has one available called Spam Karma 2, which measures time it took to fill in the form, Javascript payload, URL levels, and other things. I found it rather good at catching spam after a little training, but it was quite resource heavy, and even scripts make mistakes once in a while.
2) Use something abnormal. I decided to add a math script. Basically, it produces a simple math question (4 + 9) and asks for the answer. The comment will only submit if a correct answer is provided (the form has a hidden input with a server-side produced hash) which is checked against the hash (if hash is missing it automatically fails). Many spam bots don't know how to handle math, so they fail. To disquise the question for 'alert' bots people only need to add surrounding characters or convert things (+ => plus, 9 => nine) etc.
No, you missed something. If they didn't oversell their profits would be smaller.
...maybe they were just aware that no-one believes British tabloids.
"Strong alloy metal back casing provides excellent durability and scratch resistance"
- Although this may give a good advantage over the iPod nano, any company which calls that a key feature of a product really *is* just comparing themselves to Apple.
Companies which just make products to be better than existing products is doomed to failure. They should start off themselves (and this doesn't mean no research) producing their own design and features - and then the comsumers can decide if it is better or not.
Is it just me, or is the phrase "Mountain Shutting Down" from the title strange?
It's just that I don't see a huge lot of Mountains shutting down - volcanoes maybe...
The reason why people don't like outsourced call centres isn't usually because they are in India (however if it has lead to loss of local jobs people dislike that too). It's because things are generally made harder. The people in India aren't generally very good at speaking English, and commonly fail to understand what you are trying to say. They also generally are of little help. If you have a problem, you are either put on hold, or relayed a manual (which you have probably already read). They also are usually rather powerless - there *is* very little they are able to do - they are just made to 'deal' with people - and this just annoys most. Since they usually know so little about the subject you are calling about, working with outsourced call centres is just like flogging a dead sheep. They also probably think the same about dealing with angry customers. It's all about profit now, not customer service, and not about keeping the customer happy. If the customer is unhappy but they stay with the company - then their business model is working. However if you leave the company, you just receive the same level of service elsewhere.
I use AOL UK. I think overall they are pretty good. Now that you can use PPPoE rather than AOL software, they offer a pretty good package. Unlimited cap is also very useful as I seem to spend half my time downloading junk.
The DS is great in my opinion, it has some cool features and I think it way beets the PSP. The fact GBA games work on it too really adds to the posibilitys, I can't wait for linux to come to DS, should be wicked.
Dosent sound very realistic, "seem like there doing a little dance" cant say i beleave them