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Re:HBO Max new Captcha system by poopiokaka on Tuesday May 30, 2023 @05:38AM (#36122898)
> I have a PhD in Computer Science and if I am failing multiple basic addition problems, I assure you that it isn't me, the answers are wrong

I also have a PhD in Computer Science and I assure you that the degree does not give me as much blind faith in my math ability

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Re:HBO Max new Captcha system by SecretDreams on Tuesday May 30, 2023 @06:59AM (#36123388)
This person has the more believable PhD.

One of the requirements to getting a PhD is the knowledge that a PhD is not the proof of intelligence you thought it would be when you started. It is better a proof of resilience, patience, and being dead inside.

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Re:HBO Max new Captcha system by colanderman on Tuesday May 30, 2023 @07:38AM (#36123628)
Coincidentally, exactly the skills required to complete a bad CAPTCHA.
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Re:HBO Max new Captcha system by engineer_22 on Tuesday May 30, 2023 @09:12AM (#36124462)
Man, you guys are tough. Who cares if he has a PhD. Just about any adult who is on HN has enough math skills to count up dice
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Re:HBO Max new Captcha system by fetzu on Tuesday May 30, 2023 @10:18AM (#36125164)
Thank you for the positive reinforcement, engineer_6+5+4+6+2.
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Re:HBO Max new Captcha system by BearOso on Tuesday May 30, 2023 @03:38PM (#36129525)
An off-by-one error. This proves you're a computer scientist.
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Re:HBO Max new Captcha system by leetbulb on Tuesday May 30, 2023 @12:00PM (#36126426)
Man, you guys are tough. Who cares if he is on HN. Just about any adult...wait never mind.
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Re:HBO Max new Captcha system by brianwawok on Tuesday May 30, 2023 @10:47AM (#36125499)
Isn't sitting around and saying how smart you are the point of MENSA? Which many people pay money to join.
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Re:HBO Max new Captcha system by xeromal on Tuesday May 30, 2023 @08:23AM (#36123957)
Agreed. In my experience, arithmetic skills are not transferable to higher-level math skills and vice versa. Of course, someone can be skilled at both but I don't think you automatically become good at one because of the other.
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Re:HBO Max new Captcha system by engineer_22 on Tuesday May 30, 2023 @09:14AM (#36124484)
Please, restore some of my faith in the education system. Can you confirm you are able to sum the rolls of 5 dice?
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Re:HBO Max new Captcha system by pc86 on Tuesday May 30, 2023 @09:24AM (#36124589)
Not if you can only see 4 of them.
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