01/24 - Bird Friday

Discussion in 'Daily mTurk HITs Threads' started by AlexZ, Jan 24, 2025.

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Do you usually have breakfast?

  1. Yes

  2. Yes, but a light one

  3. No

  4. Choose this answer if you're paying attention

  5. If you've read this far, ignore the answer above and instead choose from the first 3 options

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  1. johnxyz

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    CU2197 [A2ENUCRD0D20TV] Psychology Survey About Seeking Help - $3.00 | PANDA


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    $20.89 / hour
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    Catchability: Okay (HIT Last Seen: 18 minutes ago)
    Qualifications: Masters Exists ;

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  2. AlexZ

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  3. AlexZ

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    Just realized I love rejecting people and crushing their dreams and making their day worse. Maybe I should become a requester. :emoji_thinking: Hmm... I'm gonna have the worst attention checks known to man. So bad people are gonna start questioning their sanity. And then I'll include a cute picture of a baby panda or something at the end of the survey to cheer them up, but it's gonna be time-gated and the Continue button to proceed to the survey code will only show up 3 minutes later.


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  7. Sagebrushdan

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    Does anyone else notice the the TV completion times for reviewed Hits are inaccurate, and give an inflated wage/ hour of about 3x?
     
  8. Azazael

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    ...no
    what requester are you talking about? or is it more than one?
     
  9. AlexZ

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    I agree with you. I strongly believe there's a conspiracy wherein thousands of MTurk workers secretly collude and intentionally report lower completion times for all the HITs they do. And they've been doing it for years! You are the only person whose completion times are actually accurate, a lone maverick in the sea of manipulative deceitful turkers. Thank you for having the courage to stand up for what is right and bring public attention to this matter! And no matter what anyone says to try to silence you, remember - there's no other possible explanation as to why it takes you more time to complete surveys than most other turkers. Don't let them convince you otherwise.
     
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  10. Sagebrushdan

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    Okay. I was just wondering, lol. It is just a computer program after all calculating the wage/hr. Thought it may be off, but I guess others do not.
     
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  11. AlexZ

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    That used to be the case, but after the recent TurkerView budget cuts it's actually now just @ChrisTurk sitting inside the machine, timing everyone's HITs, and doing all the calculations manually. So maybe you do have a point about them being off after all.


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    Thanks for all your help.
     
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  14. QualifyForBigPayday

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    The numbers seem off to me but I assume its because of a large history of many different types of HITs for some of the accounts. I will check the reviews and the last left review is from years ago for completely different type of HIT.
     
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    I need to start using popular travel apps I guess. Constantly having that one pop up.

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  16. AlexZ

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    Just realized today's the last Friday of the week. :emoji_pensive: Time flies so fast.


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  17. InfiniteChanges

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    When was the first Friday of the week?
     
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    Back in April. It was a glorious day. Take a seat, let me tell you.

    It was a crisp and invigorating Friday morning in April. The sky was painted with streaks of gold and coral, the kind of dawn that made you believe something extraordinary was on the horizon. I sat in my luxurious but slightly cluttered home office. The room buzzed with the hum of three Apple Studio Display monitors displaying my latest shiptoasts, AI experiments, and a few dozen tabs with feet pics. It was just another day in my world—or so I thought.

    As I sipped my French press coffee, a piercing alarm broke through the serenity. Not from my computer, but from a device that had been gathering dust on my shelf for years: the Intergalactic Beacon. It was a relic from my days as a galactic freelancer, a period I rarely spoke about but that explained my uncanny ability to troubleshoot practically anything.

    The beacon’s holographic interface whirred to life, displaying a desperate message: "Earth is under siege. Alien invaders have breached the atmosphere. Immediate intervention required."

    My heart skipped a beat. “Aliens? Today? Really?” I muttered, setting my coffee mug down with a determined clink. My gaze shifted to the corner of the room where an old duffel bag lay forgotten. With a single fluid motion, I unzipped it to reveal a dazzling array of tools—a plasma spanner, a photon disruptor, and my trusty Translation Medallion, which had once helped me broker peace between warring Martian factions.

    I donned my gear, slipping the medallion over my neck. With a deep breath, I activated my teleporter watch. In a flash of blue light, I vanished from my office, reappearing in the heart of the chaos: downtown New York City. Skyscrapers loomed ominously, their glass facades reflecting the alien mothership hovering above. The invaders—spindly creatures with bioluminescent exoskeletons—were spreading a strange, sticky substance that immobilized everything in its path.

    A crowd of terrified onlookers huddled near a half-collapsed diner. I approached them, my tone calm but commanding. “Everyone, stay low and stay together. I’ll handle this.”

    I analyzed the situation with the precision of someone who had once posted over 10,000 shiptoasts in a single week. The aliens were deploying their goo from hovering drones, which operated on a frequency I recognized instantly. It was a classic tactic from the Zarnokian Playbook, a strategy I’d dismantled during a stint in the Andromeda Sector.

    Pulling out my Translation Medallion, I adjusted the settings. “Let’s see if they’re open to negotiation,” I said, my voice a mix of hope and pragmatism. Speaking into the medallion, I transmitted a message in Zarnokian: "Cease your attack. Let’s talk."

    To my surprise, the mothership’s descent paused. A holographic projection of the alien leader materialized before me. The creature’s mandibles clicked rhythmically as the medallion translated: "We are searching for the Scepter of Harmonia, stolen long ago and hidden here. Return it to us, and we will leave peacefully."

    My mind raced. The Scepter of Harmonia—an artifact rumored to bring balance to any civilization—was said to have been lost centuries ago. I remembered a peculiar museum exhibit I had visited during a short trip to Washington, D.C., where a strangely labeled artifact had caught my eye. It fit the description perfectly.

    I quickly proposed a deal: I would retrieve the scepter and return it to them, ensuring their departure without further conflict. The alien leader’s bioluminescent patterns shifted in what I interpreted as agreement.

    Using my teleporter watch, I beamed directly to the museum’s storage facility. After a tense search through crates and archives, I found the scepter, glowing faintly with an otherworldly light. With artifact in hand, I returned to the aliens, holding it out as a gesture of peace.

    The leader extended a claw-like appendage and gently took the scepter. Their bioluminescent glow shifted to a soothing green, a universal sign of gratitude. The drones withdrew, and the goo began to dissolve. The crowd erupted in cheers as I shook the alien leader’s claw, sealing the deal.

    As the mothership ascended and disappeared into the sky, I stood amidst the crowd, feeling a sense of accomplishment. A news reporter rushed toward me, microphone in hand.

    “Sir, who are you?” she asked breathlessly.

    I smiled, adjusting my Translation Medallion. “Just a guy trying to do the right thing.”

    Back in my office that evening, I resumed my shiptoasting. The world had no idea how close it had come to disaster, but my shiptoasts wouldn’t write themselves. I took a long sip of my coffee, savoring the ordinary after a day of the extraordinary. For me, saving the world was just another Friday.
     
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    TYPO. I FOUND A TYPO. Your entire post is now invalid!!!
     
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  20. AlexZ

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    Actually shocked how much ChatGPT knows about me from my posts here. So creepy. I thought everything I post on the internet would remain private just between me and you guys. Wtf.

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