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One odd quirk I've noticed with CAPTCHA's is that requesting a new one almost always returns one that is far more legible to discern. Is this by design?

Side note: is the only way to bypass the wsj paywell via a google search?

That's what I did. I actually had to do it in incognito mode because (presumably) they use cookies to try to prevent that.

Someone ought to write an extension...

Criminal offence - bypassing a technical rights protection measure.

The App Store crashes on my iPod Touch 4th gen whenever I conduct a search. I can barely flip past the first app before it crashes altogether.

Not as bad as in Berkeley.

A similar app iDoneThis (https://idonethis.com/).

Requires a paid subscription though. -_-

No subscription needed for personal use:

https://idonethis.com/accounts/register/personal/

"20-30k daily active users."

That seems rather...low for a $400 million valuation.

This number is based on users logging in through FB connect only. From the Techcrunch story:

"According to AppData, 20K daily active users and 180K monthly active users log into Quora through Facebook Connect — Bear in mind that this is a small fraction of its total number of users, which Cheever and D’Angelo famously never reveal."

Yes, it does seem kind of low when you look at the activity compared to other sites like Stack Exchange sites. However, something I've noticed is the higher percentage of well known people answering questions on Quora. I could see them making a play for increased participation among well connected or high expertise individuals and focusing more on the quality of content rather than quantity. It would certainly be an interesting avenue to exploit should they choose to.

Not necessarily if you're using the same metrics as Pinterest's valuation..

You're about to get HackerNews'd. Great app!