Unfortunately my pay grade isn't high enough to tell people what to work on, haha. That said, I am fairly sure that whoever is working on it would also prefer `cURL http://example.com` to Just Work.

But keep in mind that not doing anything isn't going to stop the rise of CAPTCHAs. If you've got specific alternative approaches in mind, especially ones that keep in mind the trade-offs mentioned in that blog post, then I'm sure it's possible to reach out to the author.