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Russell (Robin) Phillipsrpbook@gts.phillipsuk.org
Oct 9, 2026, 10:14 AM
I approve of this method of proving humanity. Much better than asking me to tick all the boxes containing buses or whatever.
(Seen at a UK National Archives survey)
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Pip GowenlockPipGowenlock@urbanists.social
Oct 10, 2026, 8:22 AM
@rpbook
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wortezimmerwortezimmer@ruhr.social
Oct 10, 2026, 8:50 AM
@rpbook
But it makes my fingers itch to give a fantasy answer 😁
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Michael 🌧️🐵mplouffe@scholar.social
Oct 10, 2026, 9:07 AM
@wortezimmer @rpbook
Same! I was totally an official government inspector in those days, checking whether cesspits were up to code.
Was a wild time, let me tell you.
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DarkSheep ArtsDarkSheepArts@mastoart.social
Oct 10, 2026, 9:32 AM
@rpbook
Ancient vampire: *Starts to sweat*
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Petergrantpe@tech.lgbt
Oct 10, 2026, 10:12 AM
@DarkSheepArts so you think it'll be effective at filtering the undead as well as computers? @rpbook
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Russell (Robin) Phillipsrpbook@gts.phillipsuk.org
Oct 10, 2026, 10:53 AM
@grantpe @DarkSheepArts depending on the vampire's age, they may have been around but not alive in 1086.
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DarkSheep ArtsDarkSheepArts@mastoart.social
Oct 10, 2026, 10:53 AM
@rpbook @grantpe
That's true to be fair.
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Gabriel Pettiertshirtman@mas.to
Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 PM
@DarkSheepArts @rpbook @grantpe also, are vampires considered humans? I agree they *were* but not sure they still are.
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Glen Tglent@aus.social
Oct 10, 2026, 10:56 PM
@tshirtman @DarkSheepArts @rpbook @grantpe Is a butterfly a caterpillar?
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Jens Bannmann ⁂tynstar@nerdculture.de
Oct 11, 2026, 7:19 AM
@tshirtman @DarkSheepArts @rpbook @grantpe
No problem! These days, I think the average vampire is much nicer and more respectful to the lives and needs of humans than the average bot.
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Petergrantpe@tech.lgbt
Oct 10, 2026, 11:02 AM
@rpbook just because you're dead doesn't mean you're unemployed? @DarkSheepArts
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archives squirrel 🗃️🐿️cadadr@polyglot.city
Oct 10, 2026, 10:54 AM
@rpbook *japanese boyfriend meme* is this ageism 👀
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Brie Mmmbrie@venera.social
Oct 10, 2026, 11:14 AM
@rpbook Ageism.
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Philipp Riedererascii158@sueden.social
Oct 10, 2026, 12:36 PM
@rpbook Does not work 🥴
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kætchiffchaff@tech.lgbt
Oct 10, 2026, 2:13 PM
@ascii158 @rpbook I'm a human, and that's so not the answer I would have put (unless under penalty of perjury, or something). My first reaction would be to look to look at the T&Cs to see whether I could answer one of the other options and not be committing a crime or moral disservice.
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Russell (Robin) Phillipsrpbook@gts.phillipsuk.org
Oct 10, 2026, 3:14 PM
@ascii158 might be worth letting them know. I viewed it on a laptop, I'm guessing you were using a phone or tablet?
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RainbowFrogRainbowFrog@mastodon.top
Oct 10, 2026, 12:43 PM
@rpbook
interesting ! but which answer would *totally disqualify* an AI
I can see myself giving at least 3 of these answers - because I probably was in 1086 🤓
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Σ(i³) = (Σi)²SvenGeier@mathstodon.xyz
Oct 10, 2026, 5:31 PM
@rpbook
o an unrelated peasant that died of cholera the following year never having heard of any of this
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