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eppur_se_muova

(42,555 posts) Sun May 24, 2026, 08:59 PM 12 hrs ago

Is there some way I can get paid for the time I spend waiting for Cloud Flare or whoever to "prove" that I'm human ?

Because it seems like it would amount to an appreciable pocketful of change, considering how much of my time it consumes.

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Is there some way I can get paid for the time I spend waiting for Cloud Flare or whoever to "prove" that I'm human ? (Original Post) eppur_se_muova 12 hrs ago OP

Look on the bright side. Pinback 12 hrs ago #1

It's not proving you're human. It's training AI. Iggo 12 hrs ago #2

The irony Cirsium 12 hrs ago #3

See if you can blame it on Biden displacedvermoter 12 hrs ago #4

My reply to them: You first! RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 12 hrs ago #5

Pinback

(13,665 posts)

1. Look on the bright side.

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)

Sun May 24, 2026, 09:06 PM

12 hrs ago

You’re getting really good at identifying crosswalks, buses, and bridges.

Iggo

(50,068 posts)

2. It's not proving you're human. It's training AI.

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)

Sun May 24, 2026, 09:07 PM

12 hrs ago

Cirsium

(4,123 posts)

3. The irony

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)

Sun May 24, 2026, 09:15 PM

12 hrs ago

A robot is demanding that you prove you are not a robot.

displacedvermoter

(5,022 posts)

4. See if you can blame it on Biden

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)

Sun May 24, 2026, 09:37 PM

12 hrs ago

and put in for Anti-Weaponization Fund money.

RedWhiteBlueIsRacist

(2,278 posts)

5. My reply to them: You first!

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)

Sun May 24, 2026, 09:39 PM

12 hrs ago

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