02/16 - Thick Thursday!

[sryan66611]

Except I would go back the year we only got $200 back but weren't living paycheck to paycheck anytime.

 

[Squatty]

have considered fleeing to mexico. *gets back to work*

Mexico has a higher Federal tax than the USA does.

 

[MerryLou]

I've been sick

 

[Johnnyrs]

Thanks, when I notice it is when I click on things I have running from an auto-refresh type extension,, I have searches for new hits over $1 or whatever, and theve been opening from the new pages lately, which have no Panda option, kind of a pain (the fact it that it opens that way, not anything on your end) So I guess the panda helper was more what I'm referring to.

Yes I've been planning on adding this to the helper script so look out for this in the future.

 

[Concise]

Title: Academic Research ( ~ 10 minutes survey) | PANDA Requester: Denise Falchetti [AU24HLF1E5CG5] (Contact) TO: [Pay: 3.62] [Fair: 3.65] [Comm: 4.56] [Fast: 4.50] [Reviews: 41] [ToS: 0] Description: You will be asked to answer some questions on behaviors and opinions. Time: 2 hours HITs Available: 9 Reward: $1.50 Qualifications: HIT approval rate (%) GreaterThan 95; Location EqualTo US;

HIT posted from Mturk Suite v1.11.7​

~5 min.

 

[TotalBabe]

 

[Concise]

so did u guys actually ham the Unspun hits? I did three and the rest are just sitting there in my queue... mocking me... daring me to finish

I did 25. I did provide an external web link for every statement I made.

 

[T. Leela]

Yes I've been planning on adding this to the helper script so look out for this in the future.

Thanks!

 

[Concise]

Hmmm.... I don't like these. Too many options to mark and too much thinking involved for 5 cents.

Sergeys - Agreed. I noped out after looking them over

 

[sandyriver]

There are a few reasons this will happen. First reason and usually people forget about this is make sure you are running Panda Crazy in it's own window with no other tabs. If the script runs in a tab that is not focussed the browser will limit it to a second for it's timers but PC uses ms timers to make sure it's as fast as possible.

Second reason is running other scripts. hitfinder, hitscrapper and queue order scripts could cause pre's if their timers are low. Some of these scripts can be run on the new site: worker.mturk.com and it won't interfere with the pre's on the old site. Use the queue helper script for Panda Crazy rather than the other queue order script so it won't have to check your mturk queue after every hit you complete.

A good test to make sure the timers are right is turn off all scripts except Panda Crazy. Run it for a few minutes and make sure pre's don't add up. It should stay at or close to 0 pre's. Once you prove that things are fine then you can test your other scripts with it and find the right timers that will give you the least amount of pre's.

Once you find the exact timer you can set the timer 2 or timer 3 to it and push the stop auto slowdown. I've been stopping the auto slowdown every day now and just accept the few pre's I get while I work. If you get too many pre's while you're working then have to change those timers or turn off a script that you might not need. Might not need hitfinder to run when you have a full queue. But if you can get those other scripts to run on the new site I think it would help out the most.

Hey Johnnyrs, Thanks for a wonderful script which makes turking much much easier.

1. I use Panda crazy in its own window
2. The scripts I use are PCrazy, Pczy helper, Pczy queue helper, Mturk captcha alert. Mturk Hit Db MKII, and Turopticon. I use MTS from time to time to catch a HIT and then close it when I find PCrzy giving problems.
3. I will turn off all the scripts and try what you recommend.

 

[Matilda Jones]

Mexico has a higher Federal tax than the USA does.

Better off moving to Texas or Florida -- no state income tax. Just don't buy any property.

 

[Peachy]

Better off moving to Texas or Florida -- no state income tax. Just don't buy any property.

texas forever

 

[Kerek]

Better off moving to Texas or Florida -- no state income tax. Just don't buy any property.

No state tax in [redacted] for what we do, either.

 

[Concise]

Title: Answer a survey about your experience with ProFlowers. | PANDA Requester: Jeff Sauro [A1ARWZB2IY0GRI] (Contact) TO: [Pay: 2.97] [Fair: 3.37] [Comm: 3.33] [Fast: 3.76] [Reviews: 51] [ToS: 6] Description: We'd like you to reflect on your experience and perform a short task on the ProFlowers website. No personal information is requested. Time: 2 hours HITs Available: 1 Reward: $1.21 Qualifications: HIT approval rate (%) GreaterThanOrEqualTo 93; Location EqualTo US;

HIT posted from Mturk Suite v1.11.7​

I'm glad to take this one. These guys advertise "oh yeah just $20 bucks!" ... then your final bill $43 total, "processing fees" that were NEVER MENTIONED during the order placement... They delivered a quality product, but I'll never believe their advertised rates.

EDIT: hm... TO on requester is pretty sketchy... to do or not to do... hm..

EDIT EDIT: The payment just reduced from $1.21 to 58 cents! At least they are consistent! NOPE - returning.

 

[Jaded]

No state tax in [redacted] for what we do, either.

 

[Pink Frost]

Better off moving to Texas or Florida -- no state income tax. Just don't buy any property.

But then you have to live in Texas or Florida.

 

[BlueSkyHippie]

You can make tax time into a really fun game if you own your own business, have a home office, and save your receipts. Hell, building a garage for my work vehicle was a deductible expense this year.

I can't decide which was more fun, doing taxes with my first husband the minister (which included Schedule C, SE, and quarterly estimated payments) or for my current hubby when he owned his own truck (metric crap ton of deductions).

 

[Horse Feathers]

But then you have to live in Texas or Florida.

You've obviously never been to Austin.

 

[SweetiePuff]

Title: Explanations for Homeless Shelter Officials | PANDA Requester: Teamcore Group [A1LEM1CSI8DL78] (Contact) TO: [Pay: 5.00] [Fair: N/A] [Comm: N/A] [Fast: 5.00] [Reviews: 1] [ToS: 0] Description: Play the role of an assistant of a homeless shelter official, who is trying to minimize HIV infection among homeless youth Time: 7 hours HITs Available: 1 Reward: $1.00 Qualifications: Total approved HITs GreaterThan 500; HIT approval rate (%) GreaterThan 80;

HIT posted from Mturk Suite v1.11.7​

 

[ctraltDel]

Title: Explanations for Homeless Shelter Officials | PANDA Requester: Teamcore Group [A1LEM1CSI8DL78] (Contact) TO: [Pay: 5.00] [Fair: N/A] [Comm: N/A] [Fast: 5.00] [Reviews: 1] [ToS: 0] Description: Play the role of an assistant of a homeless shelter official, who is trying to minimize HIV infection among homeless youth Time: 7 hours HITs Available: 1 Reward: $1.00 Qualifications: Total approved HITs GreaterThan 500; HIT approval rate (%) GreaterThan 80;

HIT posted from Mturk Suite v1.11.7​

Has anyone received a bonus for these yet?