July 9, 2009

CAPTCHA codes on business cards check if you’re really human

by Gareth Mankoo

We have had our share of abuses for those tedious forms ‘sign-up’ forms that include CAPTCHA codes that keep staring at you accusingly as if you were some bot. These codes have now made it onto business cards. I wonder if robots have already reached the level of sophistication that’s enabling them to seek entry into government offices, in an attempt to take over mankind. Whatever be the reason, that irritating last step that had us fuming while filling up signup forms will follow us to the next meeting we attend. Oh boy, I’m surely going to lose my patience now.

The CAPTCHA business cards were designed by Berlin based designer Aram Bartholl. MOO Cards is the company that’s manufacturing these cards.
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