OT: Please sign the Google word verification petition - JohnEsak

[John Esak]

Thanks!
John
Thanks to everyone who signed.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Doug Luurs [mailto:doug at borisch.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 9:35 AM
> To: john at valar.com; Fplist (E-mail)
> Subject: RE: OT: Please sign the Google word verification petition -
> JohnEsak
> 
> 
> 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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