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Rikkitic

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#318312 6-Jan-2025 10:36
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I just needed to log in to Skinny and I was confronted with a new and (for me, at least) somewhat confusing Captcha. I couldn't quite figure out what it wanted me to match but I kept clicking on skip and eventually I was able to fumble my way in. 

 

Is this added layer of inconvenience really necessary or is someone at Skinny just being OCD? I can't decide because I also saw a story today about an authority on diabetes being deep faked to push a quack remedy. It is unfathomable to me how low some people are prepared to go to make a quick buck. 

 

So is this particularly irritating Captcha over the top or is there actually justification for it? Is anything safe anymore? 

 

 





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  #3328145 6-Jan-2025 10:38
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There's a special place in hell for the designers of Captcha and web designers that use it.

 

 




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  #3328150 6-Jan-2025 10:58
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johno1234:

There's a special place in hell for the designers of Captcha and web designers that use it.


 



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  #3328255 6-Jan-2025 13:04
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It seems that the annoying one that keeps showing scooters and asking me to click motorbikes is becoming aware that they are not motorbikes when I don't select them at least.




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  #3328335 6-Jan-2025 16:19
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richms: It seems that the annoying one that keeps showing scooters and asking me to click motorbikes is becoming aware that they are not motorbikes when I don't select them at least.

 

"Click on all tiles containing traffic lights"... Half a traffic light? The pole? Arghhh!!! A degree in computer science and decades of software development experience and I can't make these damn things work. 

 

 


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