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I understand the need (in certain situations) for programs designed to confirm our physical presence in this matrix-dream called life.

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reCAPTCHA seem to be leading the way in this area and as a user of multiple faucets and other such sites which require proof of my existence in this physical realm, I am very familiar with the drill.

But to put it frankly, the process of selecting images of vehicles, gas stations, street signs, apartment buildings, store fronts and mountains is starting to drive me a little nuts.  

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The process (which was fun when I first started doing it) is now just plain tedious, especially as I seem to get it wrong time and time again, mostly due to the street signs or vehicles creeping just slightly into the edge of the white boxes, making it hard to know if this counts as a box that needs to be selected!

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## Surely there is a better way?

Sometimes reCAPTCHA gives us the option to type words instead of selecting boxes.  Which I most definitely prefer!

The key difference being the time involved.  I never get the words wrong and the ordeal is over in a matter of seconds rather than minutes.

In addition to this, the  words themselves can be quite amusing and I have found a number of times that seem to say to me exactly what I need to hear in that moment!   

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I have found other versions of reCAPTCHA which require the answer to a simple maths calculation, based on some fuzzy-looking numbers moving around the screen.  Yet somehow I still manage to get this wrong over and over.  I am dyslexic and I think it's something to do with the moving numbers!  

## So my question remains... is there not a better way?

I would be really interested to hear suggestions from people.

And perhaps, if you can come up with some good ones I will write a stern email to reCAPTCHA listing them with the intention of preserving my sanity and more importantly saving me a bunch of time!

And if they change their system, I will reward the winning suggestion handsomely in Steem Dollars!  How does 20SBD sound?

Hopefully I am not the only person on steemit who suffers from reCAPTCHA madness?

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<center> For now I focus on my gratitude that Steemit isn't one of the sites which requires us to prove we are not terminators, cyborgs or computer programs.</center>   

<center> Hmmmm, though we may be Bladerunner replicants of course, or still living in the matrix?  Have a great weekend everyone :)</center> 

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