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by thomassmith65 1418 days ago

  Spammer burned a total of 80 seconds in Password Purgatory
The ability to deal with a bad actor by wasting a minute and 20 seconds of his/her time isn't cause for fist-pumping or high-fiving. The internet needs a better way to verify user identity. The lack of online accountability isn't worth the cost anymore.
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People are working on this. You've heard of proof-of-work and proof-of-stake right? Well my personal favorite is "proof of Apple" [1]

[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31751203