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It is an amazing concept that turns your world upside down. Using the human mind to perform tasks unconsciously and assemble the result in a useful way that benefits mankind. Chances are YOU are one part of the super cluster of minds doing useful work and don't even know it!
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I'm huge fan of reCAPTCHA, which is why I use it here. The Duolingo project sounds even more brilliant. It's something I'd certainly like to participate in (I've signed up to be invited to the private beta).
I'm a big believer in this sort of technology. When he revealed that CAPTCHAs use (read: waste) so much human labor every day, my heart sank. We need people like this man to direct that energy into more useful things. Thanks for this posting eye-opening talk.
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