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is far from dead!</p><h2id=python-bindings-to-mcaptcha-powhttpsgithubcommcaptchapow_sha256>Python bindings to <ahref=https://github.com/mCaptcha/pow_sha256/>mCaptcha PoW</a></h2><p><ahref=https://github.com/mCaptcha/pow_py>pow_py</a> contains bindings to
<ahref=https://github.com/mCaptcha/pow_sha256>pow_sha256</a>, the
automatically from within the program.</p><p>Here’s an example:</p><divclass=highlight><prestyle=color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#282a36;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4><codeclass=language-pythondata-lang=python><spanstyle="margin-right:.4em;padding:0 .4em;color:#7f7f7f"> 1</span><spanstyle=color:#ff79c6>import</span> os
<spanstyle="margin-right:.4em;padding:0 .4em;color:#7f7f7f"> 6</span><spanstyle=color:#6272a4># get the sitekey that is used in the mCaptcha protected form</span>
<spanstyle="margin-right:.4em;padding:0 .4em;color:#7f7f7f"> 8</span><spanstyle=color:#6272a4># the hostname of the mCaptcha instance that the form is using</span>
accessibility devices!</p><h2id=measuring-ddos-protection-effectiveness>Measuring DDoS protection effectiveness</h2><p>Proof-of-work has historically been a good method to achieve rate
<ahref=https://github.com/mCaptcha/dos>mCaptcha/dos</a>!</p><p><ahref=https://vitap.ac.in>VIT AP</a> kindly permitted me, @realaravinth, to use their network
programs(we currently support PostgreSQL only).</p><h2id=mcaptcha-is-now-on-the-fediverse>mCaptcha is now on the Fediverse</h2><p>We recently joined the Fediverse on a
<ahref=https://docs.gotosocial.org/>GoToSocial</a> instance run by
the Fediverse account.</p><p><strong>Fediverse account:</strong>
<ahref=https://gts.batsense.net/@mcaptcha>@mCaptcha@batsense.net</a></p><h2id=generic-hosting>Generic hosting</h2><p>I, @realaravinth, have been busy with <ahref=https://forgeflux.org>ForgeFlux</a>
and <ahref=https://hostea.org>Hostea</a>— both of which are <ahref=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forge_(software)>software
Hostea will be reused in providing managed hosting for mCaptcha.</p><p>By the end of this year, mCaptcha will reorganise into a horizontal
community and adopt <ahref=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radical_transparency#Radical_corporate_transparency>radical transparency</a> to improve trust and
reliability of the project</p><blockquote><p>P.S: I, realaravinth, would do it sooner but I’m a little busy right
