I enjoyed the Linux Counter (http://counter.li.org/) in the early days of Linux adoption and so when we had some free time, one of my team tossed together a little app for registering and counting Ruby users and tracking Ruby adoption rates. It''s at http://www.rubyusers.com If you think it''s a good idea, please sign up. Or you could just do it for the link back to your homepage, cv or blog. If you think it''s a bad idea, then I''m really sorry to have bothered you. All the best, Paul ------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Klipp, Certified Scrum Practitioner Lunar Logic Polska Agile Ruby Experts http://www.lunarlogicpolska.com/portfolio Do you use Ruby? Get counted! http://www.rubyusers.com/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Paul_Klipp wrote:> I enjoyed the Linux Counter (http://counter.li.org/) in the early days > of Linux adoption and so when we had some free time, one of my team > tossed together a little app for registering and counting Ruby users > and tracking Ruby adoption rates. > > It''s at http://www.rubyusers.comsign up is big problem with CAPTCHAs -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
2009/3/12 rails and rails only <rails-mailing-list-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org>> > Paul_Klipp wrote: > > I enjoyed the Linux Counter (http://counter.li.org/) in the early days > > of Linux adoption and so when we had some free time, one of my team > > tossed together a little app for registering and counting Ruby users > > and tracking Ruby adoption rates. > > > > It''s at http://www.rubyusers.com > > > sign up is big problem with CAPTCHAs >Yes, it took me three gos to get the text correct. Colin --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
What problem did you have? I had no problem at all. On Mar 12, 2009, at 12.22 , rails and rails only wrote:> > Paul_Klipp wrote: >> I enjoyed the Linux Counter (http://counter.li.org/) in the early >> days >> of Linux adoption and so when we had some free time, one of my team >> tossed together a little app for registering and counting Ruby users >> and tracking Ruby adoption rates. >> >> It''s at http://www.rubyusers.com > > > sign up is big problem with CAPTCHAs > -- > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. > > >--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
2009/3/12 David Nitzsche-Bell <zonker.in.geneva-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>> > What problem did you have? I had no problem at all.I could not read the words. I tried the audio feed but that did not recognise what I typed either. The last letter is often truncated. (Tried on IE and FF, no difference). Once I realised that there was a button to generate a new code it was ok, I pressed it a couple of times till something I could read appeared. It would be easier if the words were simple words, I have just had another look and one of them is Trubenback, clicked the refresh and one is volen with half a letter on the end that might be a t, or perhaps it is violent with the i mixed up with the v. I am not normally deficient in the pattern recognition department as far as I am aware. Colin> > > On Mar 12, 2009, at 12.22 , rails and rails only wrote: > > > > > Paul_Klipp wrote: > >> I enjoyed the Linux Counter (http://counter.li.org/) in the early > >> days > >> of Linux adoption and so when we had some free time, one of my team > >> tossed together a little app for registering and counting Ruby users > >> and tracking Ruby adoption rates. > >> > >> It''s at http://www.rubyusers.com > > > > > > sign up is big problem with CAPTCHAs > > -- > > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. > > > > > > > > > >--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
I guess I just lucked out. I tried again several times and I see what you mean. In some cases the last letter was indeed truncated. Well, I hope this gets addressed. David --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 12:30 AM, Paul_Klipp <pklipp-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> > I enjoyed the Linux Counter (http://counter.li.org/) in the early days > of Linux adoption and so when we had some free time, one of my team > tossed together a little app for registering and counting Ruby users > and tracking Ruby adoption rates. > > Unfortunately, it won''t take a valid email address. Mine is afirstname.initial.lastname-GISIphQPqQyKDjD76uxLDg@public.gmane.org Need to work on the e-mail regex! There are numerous examples on the web for e-mail regexes. Have a look. Oh, and post when it is fixed. Thanks! Cheers-- Charles --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
So it seems we have to do two things ASAP: replace the Google books capcha with a logical capcha (I just like the idea of helping with the Google books project) and relax the email validation. The developer probably did use a standard regex email validation script from the web, but often those are not as friendly as those of us with unusual email addresses would like (mine is @llp.pl, so I get busted from time to time for not having a .com or .org email). I''m sure we''ll get it fixed soon. The developer was not in the office today. Thanks for the community-based testing. :) All the best, Paul On Mar 12, 3:30 pm, Charles Johnson <gm.johns...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 12:30 AM, Paul_Klipp <pkl...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote: > > > I enjoyed the Linux Counter (http://counter.li.org/) in the early days > > of Linux adoption and so when we had some free time, one of my team > > tossed together a little app for registering and counting Ruby users > > and tracking Ruby adoption rates. > > > Unfortunately, it won''t take a valid email address. Mine is a > > firstname.initial.lastn...-GISIphQPqQyKDjD76uxLDg@public.gmane.org > Need to work on the e-mail regex! There are numerous examples on the web for > e-mail regexes. Have a look. > > Oh, and post when it is fixed. Thanks! > > Cheers-- > > Charles--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
I hate capchas, personally. We chose this one because at least it does some good. As you use it, it improves the OCR of a book scanning project. But as it''s really a barrier to access, then I would prefer a logical capcha to prevent bots creating accounts. A logical captcha is something like "The sum of 4 and 8 is ________." They are always easy to read, even for browser readers for the blind. All the best, Paul On Mar 12, 12:51 pm, Colin Law <clan...-gM/Ye1E23mwN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org> wrote:> 2009/3/12 David Nitzsche-Bell <zonker.in.gen...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> > > > > > What problem did you have? I had no problem at all. > > I could not read the words. I tried the audio feed but that did not > recognise what I typed either. The last letter is often truncated. (Tried > on IE and FF, no difference). Once I realised that there was a button to > generate a new code it was ok, I pressed it a couple of times till something > I could read appeared. It would be easier if the words were simple words, I > have just had another look and one of them is Trubenback, clicked the > refresh and one is volen with half a letter on the end that might be a t, or > perhaps it is violent with the i mixed up with the v. > > I am not normally deficient in the pattern recognition department as far as > I am aware. > > Colin > > > > > On Mar 12, 2009, at 12.22 , rails and rails only wrote: > > > > Paul_Klipp wrote: > > >> I enjoyed the Linux Counter (http://counter.li.org/) in the early > > >> days > > >> of Linux adoption and so when we had some free time, one of my team > > >> tossed together a little app for registering and counting Ruby users > > >> and tracking Ruby adoption rates. > > > >> It''s athttp://www.rubyusers.com > > > > sign up is big problem with CAPTCHAs > > > -- > > > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---