10/19 - Two and Thirteen Times Thankful Thursday

Because they have an auto-balancing system on their own back-end servers that reserve more of the HITs for people who have proven to them that they know what they're doing.

That way, they don't have to block/reject people. The opposite of fuck you.

 

I guess that means that they think that I know what I'm doing.

 

I think the great day followed by terrible day is pretty normal. Burnout on MTurk is real if you ask me. It's why I make sure to stay away most weekends.

I hope Bearnie gets better soon, but I'm gonna leave that to you, I'm allergic to most cats.

 

!!! I remember you saying it was coming up. How are you doing, excited? Pissy? Relieved? Super stressed?

 

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* at least more than the other people who happen to be trying to work that batch at that moment.

It's actually a really clever system that balances the requesters' needs for high-quality work with a Turker's desires to avoid blocks and rejections.

 

I use to catch UAI hits all the time now I can't seem to ever get one - I don't think ya like me anymore lol

 

He was wheezing so hard his whole midsection was pulsing and the poor guy was bloating up from all the air he was swallowing while trying to breathe. It's very distressing to watch cause eventually he leans over and dry heaves like he's going to puke, but nothing comes out, poor little dude. He's doing better now, so I'll have to just chase him down for his inhaler whether he likes it or not.

We use the same inhaler at different dosages We sometimes have asthma attacks from the same exact air quality issue, Matt says we basically are the same being.

 

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Sleepy Bearnie.Kitty asthma seems exhausting! I know I'm tired just from following him around.

 

Yeah, I have asthma and that sounds right unfortunately. Maybe it's adjusting to a new environment? Even being in the desert, it'd be an adjustment for me.

 

as someone who just spent over $700 for the exam, new glasses, new sunglasses, and contacts - yes it totally makes up for everything.

 

Not stressed at all. She was so chill about the whole thing. Couldn't believe it. It's been a big year for her.

She graduated college, landed her dream job, had a baby, and is getting married all in the same year.

Happy/Proud of my baby. Took her 27 years but she got her shit together.

Sad too because they are moving to Japan next year for at least 2 years.

But we may go too if we don't move to Portland.

 

Gonna need one of these bad dogs.

 

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My vision insurance has never covered much. But I now go about getting my regular glasses much cheaper than I used to. I was fed up with the optical company collusion that they've got going on. Literally got the $600 glasses I wanted for $250.

 

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We're next to the desert in dry mountain air so it's dry and high altitude. We've had some air quality issues last weekend and a bunch of smoke blew into the valley, I had a few asthma attacks and it didn't even click with me to worry about Bearnie at the time. I have his air filter on and we'll do some oxygen sessions if we need. That usually helps A LOT. The vet charges $$$ for that, but Matt just has a tiny Bearnie mask he made in the shop and we put him on oxygen for periods of time, it reduces the stress on his breathing.The things I will do for my cat! Hopefully, he won't need it, but we sat in a steamy bathroom last night while his inhaler kicked in and he seems far better now, if super sleepy.

Otherwise, he actually seems to have a much easier time breathing up here so I think it was a combo of the dust in the small apartment and the shitty air quality we had for a few days that just wore him out.