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benjojo posted 14 Oct 2025 10:55 +0000

Google Recapcha v2 interface but instead of selecting traffic lights it's "book a train ticket using the DB kiosk interface"

I'm sure the robots will do just as bad as the humans

nblr@chaos.social replied 14 Oct 2025 11:04 +0000
in reply to: https://benjojo.co.uk/u/benjojo/h/ykDP9tzCVMrPgyVCRS

@benjojo "Additional verification required. Please book an 'Übergang 1. Klasse Regionalverkehr' to proceed."

BernardSheppard@mast.. replied 14 Oct 2025 21:52 +0000
in reply to: https://chaos.social/users/nblr/statuses/115372187563648006

@nblr @benjojo When they pass that, the next steps will be:

Please book a Trenitalia fare using a non-Italian issued credit card

Please book a shinkansen to a non-major destination station

Please book accommodation in Japan without a kanji or katakana translation of your name on hand

benjojo replied 15 Oct 2025 10:03 +0000
in reply to: https://mastodon.au/users/BernardSheppard/statuses/115374736759952223

@BernardSheppard @nblr My favriouite moment yesterday with the DB Kiosk challenge was that even when the machine is in English, booking a ticket to frankfurt airport is like:

"F R A N" -> Ah yes you want Frankfurt MAIN

"Frankfurt MAIN" -> What one of these 6 German words do you want in frankfurt main, good luck if you dont instantly know what airport is in German :P

lmb@fosstodon.org replied 14 Oct 2025 12:42 +0000
in reply to: https://benjojo.co.uk/u/benjojo/h/ykDP9tzCVMrPgyVCRS

@benjojo welcome to Germany! There used to be an unlabeled physical button on the vending machines in the olden days which would dispense a „Bahnsteigticket“ (aka platform ticket) for 20 cents.