Mastodawn

@Amgine wonders about CAPTCHAs:

Q6. Many are bicycle or transport related. How do you feel about them? What about the act of completing them, and what they are used for?

(inspired by https://sfba.social/@Natasha_Jay@tech.lgbt/116336577422346753)

#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite

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Megan Lynch (she/her)3d ago

@ascentale @Amgine @bikenite A6. I didn't used to think anything of them until I read somewhere that the responses were being used to train robocar systems. If that's true, it really fucking pisses me off and makes me resent even more that I have to do these bullshit puzzles to see a website. #BikeNite

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rowmyboat

@meganL @ascentale @Amgine @bikenite A6: yeah, it's absolutely training data for whatever thing the masters of the universe want to disrupt us with. Other common captchas are identifying crosswalks, motorcycles, bridges & stairs; you can see what that all adds up to. #BikeNite