CAPTCHA
That wonderful tool (I assume) that supposedly prevents us from getting spammed in our comment section.
When I first came across the true title for the verification code, I was impressed. It has it's own name.
Some of them I find annoying. They have weird lines through them that make it hard to sometimes to figure out what that letter or number is. Then some have spaces which they do not want you to include in the code. And are they case sensitive?
I enjoy some of the funny "words" that appear at times. Or the ones that are a true word and fits so appropriately with the content of the post.
But, those are characters of CAPTCHA that intrigue me. It is the little handicap icon to the right.
Have you ever clicked on it to see what it is about? I have, and it sounds awful, like something from a 1980's B rated horror flick, or playing someone’s record backwards. {side note - I guess CD's messed that up, no more hidden messages to be played backwards}.
Back on topic. So what intrigued me more is, who uses it? What handicap would this icon and audio verification aid? Dyslexia, maybe? Can't be blindness can it? If you can't see, you can't read. If you can't see, how would you know there was the icon to click to begin with?
Well, I have been home for a couple wonderful days. I use The Man's laptop to surf through bloggyland, just when he is not on it. So when he is online, and I wish to check out the world, I come this computer.
This computer that is about 7 years old now.
This computer that does not like to download all images.
This computer that is not friends with CAPTCHA.
Thus I need the handicap icon.
I can't see the icon, but I know it is there, and when I run my mouse over where it should be, it turns to the clicky hand and I click and I get the creepy voice with voices in his head that all can hear.
And I get to leave you a comment after all!
That wonderful tool (I assume) that supposedly prevents us from getting spammed in our comment section.
When I first came across the true title for the verification code, I was impressed. It has it's own name.
Some of them I find annoying. They have weird lines through them that make it hard to sometimes to figure out what that letter or number is. Then some have spaces which they do not want you to include in the code. And are they case sensitive?
I enjoy some of the funny "words" that appear at times. Or the ones that are a true word and fits so appropriately with the content of the post.
But, those are characters of CAPTCHA that intrigue me. It is the little handicap icon to the right.
Have you ever clicked on it to see what it is about? I have, and it sounds awful, like something from a 1980's B rated horror flick, or playing someone’s record backwards. {side note - I guess CD's messed that up, no more hidden messages to be played backwards}.
Back on topic. So what intrigued me more is, who uses it? What handicap would this icon and audio verification aid? Dyslexia, maybe? Can't be blindness can it? If you can't see, you can't read. If you can't see, how would you know there was the icon to click to begin with?
Well, I have been home for a couple wonderful days. I use The Man's laptop to surf through bloggyland, just when he is not on it. So when he is online, and I wish to check out the world, I come this computer.
This computer that is about 7 years old now.
This computer that does not like to download all images.
This computer that is not friends with CAPTCHA.
Thus I need the handicap icon.
I can't see the icon, but I know it is there, and when I run my mouse over where it should be, it turns to the clicky hand and I click and I get the creepy voice with voices in his head that all can hear.
And I get to leave you a comment after all!
Have you clicked the icon to hear your CAPTCHA code?
