OT: Please sign the Google word verification petition - JohnEsak

[Doug Luurs]

I heard you John.. I've sent the link to all my Geek buddies as well.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: filepro-list-bounces at lists.celestial.com 
> [mailto:filepro-list-bounces at lists.celestial.com] On Behalf 
> Of John Esak
> Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 9:27 AM
> To: Fplist (E-mail)
> Subject: RE: OT: Please sign the Google word verification 
> petition - JohnEsak
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> These tests drive me crazy... even when I can/could catch a 
> glimpse through my little scope. They would have a W right 
> next to a wavy little graphic that looks just like a W, too. 
> How annoying.
> 
> Unfortunately, we are going to have to wait until more 
> low-level programmers get older and go blind from natural 
> macula degeneration before things change with regard to 
> making things accessible. (for blind people at least... there 
> are other kinds of disabilities people get which leave them 
> without computer usage also.  It's all very hard to deal 
> with.) Eventually, people will get it all together.
> 
> John
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: filepro-list-bounces at lists.celestial.com
> > [mailto:filepro-list-bounces at lists.celestial.com]On Behalf Of 
> > Fairlight
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 9:00 AM
> > To: filePro Mailing List
> > Subject: Re: OT: Please sign the Google word verification petition -
> > JohnEsak
> >
> >
> > I hate those schemes anywhere.  The worst (and I haven't 
> had to do it 
> > with Google in ages--maybe since I used adwords) is that with many, 
> > many places, the font they have you trying to read in the 
> graphic is 
> > NOT suited to being
> > interpreted easily.  They'll also put it against a 
> background with a grid,
> > or dots, or whatever--presumably to fool OCR software.
> >
> > Unfortunately, I'm -sighted- and still fail probably 30%+ of those 
> > kinds of verifications the first and maybe even second time through 
> > until I get characters generated that are actuall distinguishable.  
> > The whole 1 versus l, f vs t, 6 vs G, etc., is all very 
> difficult in 
> > most representations even when you -can- see.  Some of these may as 
> > well be Rorshach tests.
> >
> > To me, that speaks of lousy design in the first place.  I'm 
> more than 
> > happy to sign the petition!
> >
> > mark->
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