# Test thread — to test things out. Do not lock! **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [December 27, 2021, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736 "2021-12-27T18:05:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 21
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/406 "2023-08-23T20:37:51Z")
I am reminded of a Wumo cartoon titled “How Blade Runner-style replicants usually learn their true nature”, and it is a person at a keyboard saying “but I AM typing ‘wG8tym’! Why won’t it let me … oh noooooooo!” ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/407 "2023-08-24T09:27:19Z")
A recent study by the university of California discovered that robots are better than humans at passing CAPTCHA tests ! > **[Are you smarter than a robot? Study finds bots better than us at passing...](https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2023/08/17/captcha-tests-keep-more-humans-than-bots-out-study-shows/70609691007/)** > > A study concluded that those tedious "Are you a robot?" image verification tests may not be as good at keeping bots off websites as we thought. ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2023, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/408 "2023-08-27T18:15:28Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > A recent study by the university of California discovered that robots > are better than humans at passing CAPTCHA tests ! > > [CAPTCHA tests solved by bots more quickly than humans, study shows](https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2023/08/17/captcha-tests-keep-more-humans-than-bots-out-study-shows/70609691007/) Attempt to quote the entire previous post. It looks OK on preview. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2023, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/409 "2023-08-27T18:21:55Z")
Hey ! You changed my quote ! That’s illegal ! I shall be forced to tell a mod, or post something in the exclamations only thread ! Of course i’m bloody joking ! ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2023, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/410 "2023-08-29T07:23:13Z")
Nicely done. Well played. ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2023, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/411 "2023-09-09T18:59:33Z")
reminding myself about posting from streetview https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=%213m2%212sen%214v0%216m8%211m7%211sAF1QipNOXWpmLJacJ9-Mst%212m2%211d49.3652633%212d0.0794484%213f334.05%214f7.945%215f0.75 j ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2023, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/412 "2023-11-12T07:35:15Z")
testing: \displaystyle \frac{2P}{H^3} = AuH\_2O Oh, that’s disabled now? Darn. I guess it was screwing up something else. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2023, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/413 "2023-11-12T07:53:02Z")
AHA! needed the $! \displaystyle \frac{2 lb}{1} \* \frac{16 oz}{1 lb} = ? The lb’s cancel out, leaving us with \displaystyle \frac{2}{1} \* \frac{16 oz}{1} = 32 oz ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/414 "2023-11-23T21:36:19Z")
Testing images from unsplash. > **[Photo by Roger Lipera on Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/photos/brown-rocky-mountain-during-daytime-k1golLizJYw)** > > Stack of really, really big rocks as view from the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. – Download this photo by Roger Lipera on Unsplash ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2023, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/415 "2023-11-23T21:37:31Z")
Another > **[Photo by Roger Lipera on Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/photos/brown-rocky-mountain-during-daytime-k1golLizJYw)** > > Stack of really, really big rocks as view from the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. – Download this photo by Roger Lipera on Unsplash ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2023, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/416 "2023-11-25T15:57:27Z")
Testing building a poll: _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/416))_ ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/417 "2023-11-27T09:41:54Z")
test 1 ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/418 "2023-11-27T09:42:00Z")
test 2 ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/419 "2023-11-27T09:42:08Z")
test 3 ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/420 "2023-11-27T09:42:14Z")
test 4 (just testing maximum allowed consecutive posts…) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/421 "2023-11-27T12:54:50Z")
Is there ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/422 "2023-11-27T12:54:59Z")
a limit ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/423 "2023-11-27T12:55:08Z")
on the ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/424 "2023-11-27T12:55:17Z")
number ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-thread-to-test-things-out-do-not-lock/956736/425 "2023-11-27T12:55:27Z")
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