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It depends on whether you're presented with the v1/noscript version or the v2 captcha. Desktop users may prefer the noscript version since it's faster to fill out with a keyboard if you're already typing into a form anyway instead of having to switch to the mouse.

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Both v1 and v2 have noscript versions. Here is what the v2 noscript version looks like:

https://vc.gg/B9zmj4hi https://vc.gg/CTskizZe

That is terrible. I really prefer the v1 variant since I generally don't get the single-click for v2. Apparently they have discontinued it.

I'm talking about image-based v2. I have better luck with them if I allow Javascript. I don't recall seeing the code pasting ones until recently. I often found v1 impossible. And buggy, in the sense that they kept repeating even when I clearly got them right.

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