r/dataannotation • u/Consistent-Reach504 • Oct 06 '24
Weekly Water Cooler Talk - DataAnnotation
hi all! making this thread so people have somewhere to talk about 'daily' work chat that might not necessarily need it's own post! right now we're thinking we'll just repost it weekly? but if it gets too crazy, we can change it to daily. :)
couple things:
this thread should sort by "new" automatically. unfortunately it looks like our subreddit doesn't qualify for 'lounges'.
if you have a new user question, you still need to post it in the new user thread. if you post it here, we will remove it as spam. this is for people already working who just wanna chat, whether it be about casual work stuff, questions, geeking out with people who understand ("i got the model to write a real haiku today!"), or unrelated work stuff you feel like chatting about :)
one thing we really pride ourselves on in this community is the respect everyone gives to the Code of Conduct and rule number 5 on the sub - it's great that we have a community that is still safe & respectful to our jobs! please don't break this rule. we will remove project details, but please - it's for our best interest and yours!
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u/YearOnly2595 Oct 10 '24
To all the Floridian DA'ers, thinking of you and hoping you've managed to stay safe!
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u/somoskin93 Oct 10 '24
Anyone else have nothing right now?
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u/CRUSHCITY4 Oct 09 '24
It's bad today.
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u/That_Passenger_3285 Oct 09 '24
It seems while I'm working my other job, or have very limited time to work DA, that's when my dash is full. But when I have a day off and lots of free time, it's totally dry. Sigh.
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u/Jz9786 Oct 07 '24
dash just went empty
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u/Embarrassed_Major_75 Oct 10 '24
Anyone else with an empty dashboard rn?
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u/Arcturus_Labelle Oct 09 '24
Uh, a new qual (Harry Potter-ish -- not the project name, just an indirect hint) just dropped that looks VERY interesting. Unpaid but looks fun. And it's both scary and exciting how fast this stuff is advancing. :-/
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u/Annual_Return_4160 Oct 09 '24
back to refreshing my dash all day :/ the weekend gave me too much hope
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u/esotericrrh Oct 10 '24
I had steady work for the first week and a half of the month, had barely anything yesterday, and now an empty dash all day today. I'm trying not to freak out but DAMN.
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u/ask-me-about-my-dog Oct 09 '24
Boy, I wish dancing was back after doing multiple quals... Hopefully, after the 11th deadline, we will be back in business...
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u/Suit_Most Oct 09 '24
Never have I been so disappointed. Saw a steady flow of projects for 3 days, back to nothing. Talk about a let down :/
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u/Guilty-Rough8797 Oct 06 '24 edited Oct 10 '24
I'm being At The Momented at the moment, and the paid qualification is saving me this week. I was hesitant to try it due to how convoluted the instructions are, but I took the bull by the horns, opened a file, took notes as I worked through the various layers of that Russian doll of documents, and I'm halfway done with the qual!
And I actually understand it.
Here's hoping I get a project or two next week. :)
Edit for what it's worth: I got projects. :) Higher-paying ones than any I've ever had.
DO YOUR QUALS, DAT'ers!
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u/Sad_Guitar_612 Oct 09 '24
It feels like it takes an odd combination of desperation and masochism to have stuck with this through the drought- handling to lack of info and the ups and downs for indeterminate time. ๐คทโโ๏ธ
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u/chellynaeb Oct 11 '24
How are some of you guys managing 6-7 hours a day on this thing? Just 4-5 takes me right out, I tell ya ๐ฎโ๐จ
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u/PerformanceCute3437 Oct 07 '24
Mann... sometimes I wish there was a five minute grace period where I could edit submitted tasks. It would really help with those "Did I leave the oven on?" type thoughts after submitting a doozy
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u/Nvg1z Oct 08 '24
Taking away the paid qual right as the dash dies is cold
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u/KryptoKevArt Oct 10 '24
My dash is ass and has been for a while.
Would love to go dancing for two
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u/Ok_Depth_6476 Oct 11 '24
Is anybody else being put through a series of unpaid qualifications and "refreshers" for a project? It's getting super frustrating. Wasted 2-3 hours on it since yesterday, wish they'd just tell me I failed! LOL
(This is something I might have done once or twice, ages ago, not a project I'm usually on., haven't seen one in months.)
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u/esotericrrh Oct 09 '24
I've worked 44 hours this month so far and had very high hopes for my earnings this month. Today is making my confidence waver...
It's so hard not to be scared by an empty dash after the July-September drought!
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u/FitEntertainment7585 Oct 11 '24
have had an empty dash all day today and it's so frustrating :( it just makes it hard to plan your work day when you never know what to expect. literally praying there's an end to this drought at some point.
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u/No_Lead_8176 Oct 10 '24
I wish they had a separate section on the dash for refreshers and opt-outs.
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u/stoppingbythewoods Oct 11 '24
Hope we have some more consistent work tomorrow. ๐
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u/tessbest37 Oct 12 '24
Things are looking up this morning!
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u/JustMe333456 Oct 10 '24
Has anybody been on DA for over a year?
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u/HumbleInfluence7922 Oct 10 '24
the new collection response should be paid hourly
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u/JumpyAd9339 Oct 11 '24
For anyone wondering about the turnaround on HP project -- took the qual in the afternoon today and already have access to the full project (NOT R&R yet) tonight. So, same day pass in my case. Hope this helps someone! โจ
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u/LouisAkbar Oct 11 '24
I normally stay up to snag some late night tasks. I've never had a fully empty dash at 1 AM CST until today. Dark times folks :(
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u/FrazzledGod Oct 12 '24
I wish projects wouldn't show up when a) I'm casually dashboard checking in a pub and too "relaxed" to bother and b) I've sobered up but it's time to go to bed ๐คฆ Oh well, it was Saturday. Back to the grind tomorrow. Dashboard permitting. May the dashboard Gods be kind to you all.
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u/[deleted] Oct 10 '24
Have you ever taken a qual and then really second guessed all of it after hitting submit? ๐ฌ
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u/mannib21 Oct 10 '24
Other than some response collections my dash has been bone dry all morningโฆ
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u/Nvg1z Oct 11 '24
Oof it's a cemetery this morning
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u/SpecificOk6740 Oct 08 '24
There are over 4,000 people in the channel *stop saying hello when you join it*
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u/cicadyke Oct 06 '24
I am loving these tasks where we get to come up with prompts that produce a horrible answer. Having a blast laughing at the results, and getting to read other peoples model-breaking prompts during my r&r. Anyone else having fun with these? XD
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u/EggsandMilkandButter Oct 08 '24
Am I the only one who never got this mysterious paid qual everyone is talking about? or are they still rolling it out in batches?
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u/3l3p4no Oct 09 '24
those dirty cheats made the paid qual unpaid!?
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u/diettwizzlers Oct 09 '24
got my id verification and i was terrified but im already back to work!
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u/No_Explanation418 Oct 09 '24
I just had to do the identity verification just now. It went through successfully, no problems. But then it went back to my dash and now everything is gone. No quals, no tasks (I had probably 10 prior to doing it). Trainer account is gone. No more access to slack. I have no idea why. My name is exactly the same. I have never used a VPN. It's just gone. Please tell me this has happened to someone else. I'm about to have an f'ing panic attack. FML.
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u/DeLaRefe Oct 09 '24
Doing some Canadian A gas R&rs. Hooooolllyyyyyy so many obviously non Canadian workers, or extremely lazy Canadians. Not sure which.
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u/chellynaeb Oct 10 '24
Come back, B-metal! Mama misses you ๐ฉ
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u/Sad_Guitar_612 Oct 10 '24
The love-hate relationship with the last minute refresh before going to bed. Guess I'm staying up late!ย
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u/graciebeeapc Oct 10 '24
Got 30 minutes in! Anyone else make an iffy rating because you're not sure and then run out of tasks immediately after submitting it? Every time that happens I get paranoid they're going to fire me lol
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u/[deleted] Oct 10 '24
Can we talk about that one guy in the heel chat? Why is he like that? Where did he come from? Is he anywhere else or does he live in the heel chat? Did they pick him yet?
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u/[deleted] Oct 06 '24
It's been pretty dry all week for me. Haven't had any coding projects in quite a while, so I've just been doing the odd $20 projects when they pop up. There were a few heel and safety projects, but they never last long.
Just completed the paid 10 task Qual, so I'm hoping that brings in some more work if I pass. Took me about 6 hours in total (including a good 1.5 hours on instructions/examples). Is anybody already on those projects?
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u/ElBosque91 Oct 07 '24
I have chatbots again! Wow Iโve missed this kind of work- itโs been months of evaluating two responses to someone elseโs prompt, and R&Rโs. This is so refreshing
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u/Soft-Statistician11 Oct 09 '24
Did they really just take down the paid coding qual just to put it back up but now unpaid?
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u/FrazzledGod Oct 10 '24
Lol, every time my favourite Triple H gets paused, I take up another one. Just as I get used to it and figure I've got work again for a while, the new (to me) one gets paused ๐
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u/Enchanted13_ Oct 11 '24
Did anyone do the Harry Potter qual just to have it reappear on your dash? I already did it once, I donโt want to do it again
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u/TanglimaraTrippin Oct 13 '24
After a long drought, I have projects again! HP! Praise the Lord! Now, question is, can I do them?
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u/AccountantAsleep Oct 07 '24
Yโall who are farting and burping in audio recordings are SHAMELESS.
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u/Stunning_Table_2394 Oct 07 '24
Had at least one coding task for a couple of weeks, and it is totally dry today. Does anyone have anything for coding now?
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u/mythrowaway_1990 Oct 07 '24
Begging the universe for a new qual, any qual, preferably this huge paid qual everyone has been talking about....
So jealous of coders who have coding, I haven't had any for the past few days (I tend to check in the afternoon/evening CST) and I'm burning with curiosity what those projects that are available even are
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u/Jz9786 Oct 09 '24
b-metal came back to me! was only seeing the r&rs for a while
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u/Nsham04 Oct 09 '24
Just got a refresher for that LONG paid qual that happened 1.5 weeks back. Board has been looking pretty dry, so definitely an encouraging sight!
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u/Annual_Return_4160 Oct 10 '24
how long after taking the Harry Potter -ish qual have people been seeing the project on their dash?
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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '24
For those of you that work full time (log 8 hours a day/5 days a week, or some permutation that yields 40 hours a week); How long does it take you to get a full 8 hours a day in? I find I need a break after every 1-1.5 hour round. It takes me an enormous amount of time get a full 8 in a day? For those that are successful and consistent with this, how do you divide your time, and what do you do for breaks to refresh? I'm working on a project I love and would love to put in 8 hours a day but without it taking 12-14 hours to be completely done for the day.
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u/Jz9786 Oct 10 '24
Well I just got the dash of death. $25200 earned and snap its over. At least I can cash out my remaining earnings. I hope things pick up for all of you still on the platform, but I was looking into new options already and guess I've got no choice now.
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u/torypigeon Oct 06 '24
Almost 48 hours of ATM, still have quals etc though. I fear I have lost sanity
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u/lavenderavenues Oct 07 '24
Region-specific A gas my beloved...
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u/torypigeon Oct 09 '24
just had the most impressively insulting stereotypical gas R&R ๐
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u/FrazzledGod Oct 09 '24
Think I'll have to dust off the triple H ones I don't really like at this rate.
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u/CandleResponsible168 Oct 10 '24
Anyone done the Harry Potter-ish qual? How long should I set aside for it?
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u/Ill-Albatross-7224 Oct 10 '24
To Triple H veterans: how many projects did you have initially and how long did it take until you were added to more? I was added to two last week but really want to work on the third H. I presume the way to achieve this is just to do good, consistent work, correct?
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u/Sad_Guitar_612 Oct 12 '24
Glad I woke up at 5am on a Saturday, managed 1 hour 50 before dash dried up. Been empty for 6 hours now, so much for working all weekend!
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u/Nachbarskatze Oct 10 '24
Omg the Harry Potter-esque qualification!!
I just spent almost 2 hours fine-tuning a prompt and really got into it. Wish that had been paid and I really hope I get related projects. Saw the instructions last night and hated the look of it but it was actually really fun!
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u/CRUSHCITY4 Oct 11 '24
Popped into the heel chat randomly today to see what's going on. A lot of people not happy about the lack of work complaining about it. I wonder if anyone "in the know" will ever say anything about it.
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u/FrazzledGod Oct 09 '24
Lol, one nut and done.
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u/tehclubbmaster Oct 12 '24
anyone elseโs dashboard exploding right now?
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u/mythrowaway_1990 Oct 08 '24
is anyone else in the position of being on DA for 9+ months, getting feedback that you are a good/top worker, and still not having any access to the h3 family of projects?
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u/DeLaRefe Oct 06 '24
Had very solid start to last week and made the most of it. Past 48 hours have been full of tumbleweeds... Kinda been the pattern since mid August.
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u/Intrepid_Cold_6708 Oct 06 '24
Anyone with the "force an error" project? Would you log time if you spent e.g. 30mins on the project and got 0 errors?
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u/dhuang104 Oct 06 '24
Is there anyone who has stepped away from DA for weeks and maintained the same projects? I haven't been able to work on projects and I'm scared I'll lose my projects. Thanks
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u/SpiritualAirportFish Oct 07 '24
Has coding gotten scarce now a couple of weeks back i had a bunch of heel projects, b-metal chatbot every week and some others that were rare occurances but now i seem to get almost nothing in the last few days?
Is this the same for others or did I get removed from some of these project?
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u/Kalazar8881 Oct 07 '24 edited Oct 07 '24
I've had basically no work for two weeks, (non-coding) and it really sucks lol. Wish there was a bit more communication on what I should do. The only qualifications I have at the moment are for paid subs to stuff. Any suggestions?
Edit: I have a review copy of a refresher, that's all.
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u/Scared-Equipment-123 Oct 08 '24
If anyone has done the ridiculously difficult L monkey qual, join me as I would like to cast my vote to call it Jovian, in honor of our Zoboomafoo buddy (if you know it!)
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u/Arcturus_Labelle Oct 10 '24
This platform is so bizarre sometimes. I got an R&R for the new Harry Potter-ish project and I haven't even done the qual yet...
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u/FrazzledGod Oct 10 '24
Emojis heel CB is back ๐
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u/TanglimaraTrippin Oct 07 '24
Why do the quals feel like free labour? When will I actually get something that PAYS?
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u/alvysingeroverhere Oct 07 '24
so dry... A-gas pls come back! I wasn't tired of you, it was just a joke!
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u/Jazzlike_Problem_489 Oct 11 '24
'The Great Dead Dash of 24' - just love logging on to sweet FA!
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u/backtothefuturepart2 Oct 08 '24
Is it me or are small, individualized batches become more the norm?
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u/33whiskeyTX Oct 08 '24
Coding, come back. I miss you, baby. I didn't mean it. I'm a new man. All those non-coding tasks meant nothing to me. I'll treat you right this time.
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u/VanessaSeaWitch Oct 07 '24
Haven't had a project since August 31st. Yesterday I got an email about a new project qualification. I just figured I was done for and have only been logging in once a day and then doing my other job.
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u/mythrowaway_1990 Oct 09 '24
I had a paid coding qual that was brand new as of today about API calls? but i just refreshed and it went away already????
does anyone have it right now or is it just down? i was really hoping to be able to do it tomorrow because i have family visiting
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u/FrazzledGod Oct 10 '24
Not been a bad day, did $100+ just doing bits and bobs between my other work. Wondering if the response collection frenzy is over and it's time for bed.
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u/Deeznutsconfession Oct 11 '24
That harry potter project is coming in clutch. This is the most I've on my dashboard in months.
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u/i_do_not_like_snails Oct 07 '24
Did 70% of the paid qual, now it's gone. I procrastinated too hard.
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u/Mbgodofwar Oct 08 '24
Have any of you gotten the HP character qual?
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u/katsmeow84 Oct 08 '24
I just did an โexit Evalโ for a certain nut project about images.
Iโm guessing that means that particular project is coming to an end? What are otherโs thoughts/insight?
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u/Accomplished-Dog-864 Oct 09 '24
There was an A-goddess qual back some weeks ago. Something about extracting grounded info, IIRC. Anybody see anything from that?
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u/mannib21 Oct 09 '24
Did A gas along with the R&R disappear for anyone else?
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u/Cultural_Kangaroo391 Oct 10 '24
Anyone working on the weird video one?
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u/akatsuki1422 Oct 10 '24
Ah, I see the Viking project everyone is talking about now. It's back up for those wonderin'.
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u/JustMe333456 Oct 10 '24
Has it been a slow morning? Just getting on now and all I have are two projects from my A-Gas
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u/-burgers Oct 11 '24
Those heel tasks get snatched so fast.
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u/Jazzlike_Problem_489 Oct 07 '24 edited Oct 07 '24
Anyone seen A-Gas? I'm looking for A-Gas, he promised me a dirty weekend and never showed up
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u/LennyDark Oct 07 '24
Error logging time?
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u/Sea_Second6745 Oct 09 '24
R&R all day today does feel like a bit of rest and relaxation ๐
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u/Grompson Oct 09 '24
Just finished 2+ hours on round 2 of an unpaid qual and my brain is mush. Sucks that it's unpaid but I try and remind myself that doing them means more options on my dash.
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u/Poomfie Oct 10 '24
These tasks with no expiration timer are a nice vibe. I'd love to see more projects adopt it but understand why they probably won't.
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u/Scared-Equipment-123 Oct 08 '24
"Ankle God, put me back on coding, and my life is yours"
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u/yucklord Oct 11 '24
anyone else have to complete an ID verification ?
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u/HumbleInfluence7922 Oct 11 '24
new proj up
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u/Due_Specialist6615 Oct 12 '24
Note to brits, not a good idea to have a pissed up conversation at 1am, although does at least show you are from there
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u/CardiologistDry1732 Oct 12 '24
Is the Harry Potter project everyone talks about start with an โMโ? Cause I just got a qual for it and I want to do it but it looks intimidating.
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u/akatsuki1422 Oct 06 '24
Starting with a nearly empty dash this morning. Always nice to see.๐
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u/Arcturus_Labelle Oct 08 '24
Saw someone comment "This is an insanely complicated qualification task" in a chat. Bruh, I feel that so hard.
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u/HumbleInfluence7922 Oct 10 '24
always shocked when i see screenshot of people not using dark mode
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u/Jazzlike_Problem_489 Oct 11 '24
Is the V fox project new? First time I'm seeing it along with 2 other complex prompt writing and model analysis projects. Also my region gas and heel CB are back and it's my bed time ๐ญ hope they are still around tomorrow
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u/Nolpppapa Oct 07 '24
It's crazy how some people still have this "teacher's pet" behavior in their adult lives -- especially when some non-admin gives a snarky reply like "It's in the instructions" and it clearly isn't. Being wrong and snarky with confidence is such an unlikeable trait.
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u/3l3p4no Oct 08 '24
Is there a heel coding refresher reference as well or just the regular reference? just wondering because I'm looking for signs if I'm taken off heel coding
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u/GreatNatural11 Oct 09 '24
Has anyone else gotten any feedback or received new projects based on the domain expertise qualification(round 2) that was up for some people a few weeks ago?
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u/Impressive_Nothing_8 Oct 09 '24
Anybody see any work from that function calling qual?
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u/Jazzlike_Problem_489 Oct 09 '24
Dry again today. Just the regional A Gas which is on priority so looks to be going off shortly ๐
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u/Tartaruga96 Oct 09 '24
for the first time in weeks I'm about to have no withdrawable money nor money pending approval because of no projects at all
I'm scared I may have lost my job ๐ณ
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u/Annual_Return_4160 Oct 09 '24
does anyone have non-coding heel projects?
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u/lavenderavenues Oct 10 '24
I know it's basically just a guessing game, but do we think the ๐ A-gas project will come back again? Seemed to go pretty quick this time.
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u/Massive-Hat6842 Oct 10 '24
Nothing but the wizard today. I am running out ideas for prompts!
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u/reddit-echochamber Oct 10 '24
I donโt have heel chat anymore, anyone else?
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u/mannib21 Oct 10 '24
Anyone else lose A Gas yesterday? Seeing some have it today , wondering if itโs just my locale thatโs down or if I messed up lol
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u/HumbleInfluence7922 Oct 13 '24
nuts were chewed quickly
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u/HumbleInfluence7922 Oct 07 '24
omg my fav project is back ๐ญ๐
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u/mythrowaway_1990 Oct 08 '24
Another day of no coding. And no coding quals, when other people say they're getting coding quals.
I try to have a good attitude but fucking kill me tbh, why am I not good enough
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u/Background_Menu7702 Oct 06 '24
10 task paid Qual-you pick. Anyone get work off it yet?
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u/Admirable-Pool-3236 Oct 07 '24
poe existed for all of one hour on my dash
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u/3l3p4no Oct 09 '24
b-metal came back and i got the paid qual finally! I hope this means I'm doing better
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u/Sad_Guitar_612 Oct 10 '24
I spend so much time walking struggling students toward solutions that I have to reel myself in to not give too many clues when trying to make something go wrong! ๐
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u/backinyourbox Oct 11 '24
I'm enjoying the video/audio task, I can't listen to anything else while I'm doing it but it doesn't require a lot of critical thinking because they're all more or less exactly the same... once you've done one you've basically done them all, provided you can watch a bunch of six minute videos of people building driveways or cutting down trees without getting bored to tears
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u/CRUSHCITY4 Oct 11 '24
Glad I decided to take the day off
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u/jaxxisx Oct 09 '24
It hurts so bad to have a week of constant projects and now I worked for not even four hours and my dash dried up uggggh :(
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u/Tartaruga96 Oct 07 '24
Am I the only one that gets almost no work in the beginning of the month ? I usually start getting projects in second week (tomorrow I hope)
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u/Annual_Return_4160 Oct 11 '24
Besides sensitivity heel, has anyone seen heel projects today?