03/08 - Frigid Friday!

worst
servers
ever

 

dear unborn daughter, please come out now, save me from these 5's

 

Granted, but you are now banished to hell and must save slay the devil otherwise known as @ChrisTurk

 

deal

 

which ones?

 

vicky

 

nevermind, servers ok for now, stay in there for a bit

 

I hope every single person writes about underpaid HITs

 

Andrew Lampinen [AWOHRXUNR55M2] Key learning experiment - $7.25 $4.00 bonus | PANDA

Good

Unrated

Unrated

$24.19 / hour
00:27:54 / completion time

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Pros:
Honestly not as bad as Random Jobber said it would be

The experiment says it will take about an hour to complete, which thankfully isn't the case here. The entire HIT is done within the iframe.

3 part experiment:
First part has you hitting one key or two keys that are highlighted in a set of 5 keys. This is exactly the same as the key sequence tasks that Dani Bassett Lab uses. There are about 800 trials for this part, and takes about 15 minutes.

Second part has you hitting a letter when you see it. Nothing about this is too difficult, and there are about 1000 trials that take about 20 minutes.

Third part is an interesting task that has you reflecting on the trials you completed, followed by your typical demographics questions. This takes about 2 minutes.

There is a $2 bonus if you complete each trial with at least 90% accuracy, so the max bonus you can get is $4.

Cons:
You're going to need a lot of willpower to get through this. The trials will take forever and will strain your hands, especially your left hand. The progress bars provided are painfully accurate, and they move VERY. SLOWLY. It is recommended that you have some sort of music or entertainment going on, as this drags on for what feels like forever.

The background is white, so it will strain your eyes as you're focusing on one part of the screen. It is especially straining for the first trial, since you're looking for the light green outline against a white background.

The keybinds for the first trial are set up in a way that induces strain and makes it very confusing. If you've played rhythm games, you'll know that these keybinds are horrible for the trial presented, especially when you're trying to do these accurately and in a fast manner.

For the second trial, almost all of the keys will be typed with the left hand. It will make your left hand hurt, especially after the first trial.

If you do not like doing Inquisit-like tasks for 20 minutes straight, avoid this.

Qualifications: HIT approval rate (%) >= 85; Location EqualTo US;

To read Andrew Lampinen's full profile check out TurkerView!​

 

I work dick co just because of the name

 

Sometimes you just gotta work the dick

 

Randy Fernando [A1O1QJ059VYZO6] A short 8-minute survey about you and technology - $2.00 | PANDA

Generous

Unrated

Unrated

$23.45 / hour
00:05:07 / completion time

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Pros:

Cons:

Qualifications: HIT approval rate (%) > 90; Location EqualTo US;

To read Randy Fernando's full profile check out TurkerView!​

 

@Dick

 

I think you're nuts

 

Well when other requesters are shafting you, just work the dicks.

 

Good tip

 

they wouldn't have anything else to talk about they don't know of any other work.