Better CAPTCHAs for unlogged-in users

I recently had reason to be browsing the forums while not logged in, and when I wanted to do a search, the forums had a CAPTCHA for me since I wasn't a known user. For those not in the know, a CAPTCHA is one of those images that display a series of characters that you have to type in to proceed, in order to prove that you aren't a robot or something. Now I understand that we can't have filthy robots searching our forums, but these images that get churned out are often hard for humans to decipher. I know I have trouble sometimes, and I don't even have any colorblindness issues or anything.

Here's an example image:

Now if you're like me, you'll have to strain to make out that G there.

Is there any way we could have easier to decipher images for this thing?

After about 15 seconds of squinting, I was about to ask if there was a G in there next to the M, and then I saw you mention it. Yeah, that image sucks. In fact, a lot of those really suck to read. The double-word ones (that you see in the Failblog producing things like "Beat Wife" or "Go Germinate") are even harder to read. Sometimes I have to reload them something like five times until I get one that actually looks like a human language.

There has to be a better way to prove a person is actually human than this... Because it's very depressing to fail a test of humanity. It's like showing up for an IQ test and failing THAT.

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Originally Posted by Arcanaville Samuel_Tow is the only poster that makes me want to punch him in the head more often when I'm agreeing with him than when I'm disagreeing with him.

ugg these things annoy me to no end too. I am not color blind and my vision is 20/20 and I usually have to go threw 10 of these things just to find one I can make out correctly.

There's a G in that image? Amazing! Must be slotted for Stealth.