Hacker Con Badges.

Those picture Captchas can be a royal pain in the @$$! I have gone through a dozen or more "Click on the traffic lights" or "Click on the bridges" before I could send a message. I have REALLY come to hate those things with a passion! Sometimes I just wanted to scream at my computer "I AM A %@&%* HUMAN BEING, SO LET ME THE &*<@#! THROUGH!!!"

Google's reCAPTCHA v3 - it "runs in the background and watches what you do". You do realize the significance of that right? Especially if you're signed into your Google account and/or using the Google Chrome browser. Some people, at the further expense of their privacy, will get a free pass; others, not so much. Rumor has it Firefox users have an especially hard time. I'm a Firefox user and I agree. I can offer one hint when clicking on bridges and fire hydrants: The more obvious something is, the slower you should click. Act like a stupid human.