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		bcoates on Feb 4, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Internal Memo That Allowed IBM's Female Employ... I suspect that CAPTCHA will be viewed as a symptom of a mindset of bigoted superstition, and treated with the same disdain as witch hunts and cargo cults.

CaveTech on Feb 4, 2013 [–]

Comical statement, but CAPTCHA's were indeed created because of need (bots exist, and aren't make believe!).

Apocryphon on Feb 4, 2013 | [–]

The only way CAPTCHA's will be considered bigoted is when the AI spammers use become sentient and take umbrage against being discriminated against for not being human.

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