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Re:Why can’t a bot tick the 'I'm not a robot' box? by codeulike on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @06:11PM (#19158067)
Twist: he is a robot, and when he sent them a photo, it was a robot photo. Square metal head, lights for eyes, antenna coming out the top. The works.
Re:Why can’t a bot tick the 'I'm not a robot' box? by dylan604 on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @09:43PM (#19159225)
I would assume a submitted photo of a robot would go over just as well as when I was once asked to add a picture to the company's internal website of employees by our HR dept. I never add photos of me to anything, so instead, in good humor, downloaded a random anonymous silhouette type avatar. That didn't work for them, and I was told "I need a picture of you". So, I open up photoshop, found a generic picture frame online, and added the word YOU inside the frame. Shortly after this, my supervisor comes in to pay me a visit. Some people just have no sense of humor.
Re:Why can’t a bot tick the 'I'm not a robot' box? by mikro2nd on Thursday February 14, 2019 @04:40AM (#19160729)
In much the same situation, I just said NO. A protracted argument unfolded over the next few days until the matter was settled by me skimming a copy of the Conditions Of Service booklet across the desk and saying, "Show me where it says I have to." Immediate manager was not happy, but it soon blew over.
Re:Why can’t a bot tick the 'I'm not a robot' box? by jrs235 on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @10:28PM (#19159381)
Have someone take a portrait photo of the back of your head.
Re:Why can’t a bot tick the 'I'm not a robot' box? by z3t4 on Thursday February 14, 2019 @03:00AM (#19160361)
Or take the photo using a potato. The security at my gym requires a photo id - but you can barely see who's on the picture. It looks to be printed with a dot printer.
Re:Why can’t a bot tick the 'I'm not a robot' box? by senorjazz on Thursday February 14, 2019 @07:51AM (#19161473)
I don't a real human looks at the photo. It will be CV process that tries to identify the image with whatever word proof was asked to be present.

Hence the high rate of rejections

Re:Why can’t a bot tick the 'I'm not a robot' box? by cma on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @06:24PM (#19158174)
Maybe he isn't a robot, but his given birth name was zxcvbn4038
Re:Why can’t a bot tick the 'I'm not a robot' box? by kerneis on Thursday February 14, 2019 @07:28AM (#19161359)
A friend of mine uses a fake last name on Facebook because her real name is Fake, which they refuse to accept as real.

(Her name is actually Faux, which means fake in French.)

Re:Why can’t a bot tick the 'I'm not a robot' box? by jacobush on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @06:41PM (#19158281)
or bobby tables
Re:Why can’t a bot tick the 'I'm not a robot' box? by HenryBemis on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @08:02PM (#19158770)
"Little Bobby Tables we call him..."

That is my favourite XKCD comic!

Re:Why can’t a bot tick the 'I'm not a robot' box? by felipemnoa on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @07:35PM (#19158601)
That would have been hilarious! Somebody should try it when they I accuse you of being a robot.