Good idea but for work required it should pay more
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Amazon's Mechanical Turk
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· Score: 3, Insightful
They are asking you to rewrite product descriptions and will pay you 60 cents?
Not only will the work most likely be shoddy, but it seems like they are trying to replace someone else's job by using this cheap online service.
Yes, for some it may provide rewards but if you calculate the amount of time spent on each item VS. the payment reward (usually a few pennies) it is just not worth someone's free time.
Why don't they just hire a staff of people to work on these 'HITS'?
http://www.nndb.com/people/144/000024072/james-cro mwell.jpg http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40982000/jpg /_40982156_portrait_afp203.jpg
Separated at birth? You decide....
In any case it is interesting that Copernicus or Kopernik continued his studies of astronomy as a hobby and not as a profession.
Good Copernicus quotes:
For I am not so enamoured of my own opinions that I disregard what others may think of them.
I shall now recall to mind that the motion of the heavenly bodies is circular, since the motion appropriate to a sphere is rotation in a circle.
Moreover, since the sun remains stationary, whatever appears as a motion of the sun is really due rather to the motion of the earth.
The earth also is spherical, since it presses upon its center from every direction.
The massive bulk of the earth does indeed shrink to insignificance in comparison with the size of the heavens.
We regard it as a certainty that the earth, enclosed between poles, is bounded by a spherical surface.
and finally....
To know that we know what we know, and to know that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge.
"The beverage is made in a similar way to beer, but fine-tuned temperature control stops the formation of ethyl alcohol. So the new drink could go down well with people who want a long tall pick-me-up while driving."
If I want a long tall pick me up while driving, I'll get my wife to run in to Dunkin' Donuts.
If you own this subwoofer, you better be living at least a mile from your nearest neighbor or you may not hear the gunshots coming through your window.
Fossil fuels are wasteful and are old technology.
Many things (but not all) that are produced by fossil fuels can be produced by more earth friendly resources.
If countries that rely on oil for their primary source of income will soon realize other means of creating income, it is inevitable that this will happen.
I guess I should have been more careful, I didn't realize how many people were going to defend the oil industry here.
Maybe I did misread the article, but the CGI effects are still dull and they are an integral part of the movie.
From every Star Wars fan I have talked to, MOST of them think that Episodes 1-3 were not nearly as good as the original trilogy and they complain about the effects trumping the story.
He (Lucas) knows what exactly what the film should look like so his direction is very clear and his decisions are always the right ones.
Hmmm.....well I tend to disagree although I did enjoy most of the Episodes 1-3.
I would say that the decision to have Jar-Jar Binks as a central character was a mistake. The long dialogue scenes with 'Annie' were bad, as was the writing for those scenes. The space battles in all three were not long enough, and we didn't get enough background on Jabba the Hutt, Mace Windu, Yoda and Chewbacca which are all interesting characters.
Another big problem was the dialogue, the original Star Wars was funny at times and had lighter moments. I think that Ep1-3 took themselves too seriously and ended up having a complicated plot involving senators and government, which takes away from the adventure part of the film. When trying to make a political point, Lucas gets off track and away from the fantasy world in which we enjoy. People don't want to hear about political problems in a space fantasy, they want the fantasy.
Another issue I had was the lack of space battles, too much of Ep1-3 were on the ground in CG sets that were dull and uninteresting. CGI may enable you to create anything you want, but it doesn't look and feel real. It has a dullness to it which is hard to explain. It's TOO perfect, as to say it has no imperfections or flaws that are subtle to the eye and make it seem real.
I have a theory that once artists/musicians/filmmakers get older and have kids, their sense of adventure and fantasy gets viewed through a lens of what they would find acceptable for their OWN children to watch/view/listen to. Not all artists succumb to this problem, but I feel that Lucas made Ep1-3 to appeal to his kids, and softened the violence and action in this regard.
And finally, the decision to have Greedo shoot first at Han Solo in A New Hope is a total abomination and should never have been changed.
In my opinion, The Empire Strikes Back was Lucas' masterpiece and I will continue to enjoy that movie as much as I did in 1980.
Hopefully, the next movies Lucas will make will be as original and interesting as his 1970s adventures. A new hope indeed!
Due to the irritating connotation it invoked, the old title 'Scorchwood' was dumped. Several people were asked about their feelings about the old series and the new spinoff, their responses were typically something like, 'Dr. What?'
...signing a "policy" that clearly says "I can change the rules at any time without notifying you".
This is written, in one form or another, in most employment agreements as well. Basically saying 'We can do whatever we want, when we want, no questions asked.'
But if you don't sign, you don't get to join/play/use/work.
"...GNU Radio is developing a new generation of radios and TV receivers that use software for just about everything except the antenna and the power source. The FCC can prohibit manufacturers from selling radios that transmit on illegal frequencies, but it would have trouble shutting down a Web site distributing software that does the same thing."
In case you had a complaint and you didnt want to read the full thing...
Enforcement
Google regularly reviews its compliance with this Policy. Please feel free to direct any questions or concerns regarding this Policy or Google's treatment of personal information by contacting us through this web site or by writing to us at Privacy Matters, c/o Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California, 94043, USA. When we receive formal written complaints at this address, it is Google's policy to contact the complaining user regarding his or her concerns. We will cooperate with the appropriate regulatory authorities, including local data protection authorities, to resolve any complaints regarding the transfer of personal data that cannot be resolved between Google and an individual.
...is like them officially stating they will start cooperating with other businesses?
For those who like text only format, you can go to the Oxford Text Archive for all of your ASCII & html fun...
http://ota.ahds.ac.uk/ (browse by title)
Martians are NOT amused by this comparison. They find it degrading, humiliating and defamatory.
"Earthlings have never come close to inventing a Illudium PU-36 Explosive Space Modulator, nor can the 19.7 km height of Mt. Everest even touch Olympus Mons with an altitude of 27 km!", says Mars local, Marvin.
"In the next decade, there'll be a shortage of great software engineers. We'll be scouring the schools for them," Gates told the students at Madison. "Software is the place where all the action is. It is an area that will continue to generate jobs. This is the golden age of software."
Another interesting quote that sounds like the 640k one:
He (Gates) predicted that the HD DVD will be "the last physical media format there will ever be." To help make that happen, Gates said he will need a lot more software engineers.
Oh boy, I hope that doesn't come back to haunt him.
Make the page load quickly, it should be easy to read and possibly have the ability to change colours randomly or manually. Maybe have a scheme where the background is black and the text is yellow/green/white?
The top and left menus may need to be overhauled with more concise headers and more descriptive subsections.
Maybe have 2 kinds of polls, one is a fun poll and another more scientific poll? Poll on things that might matter such as preferences of computer equipment/brands/configurations? Poll on subjects that are timely and forsee future trends in the industry.
Have a bigger links section to reference guides and useful tools.
Instead of sereptitiously putting in tracking codes in customer's documents, maybe the government should investigate the price gouging practice that ink cartridge manufacturers use to boost their profits?
I want my money back for the ID dots that were printed without my knowledge or consent. A sum of $3000.00 will be sufficient to cover all past and future ink cartridge costs.
CNET.com analyzed the cost for inkjet printing and reported that the costs ranged from 14 cents to $1.32 per page. If it costs 21 cents per page and you print only an average of two pages per day, the annual cost of ink would be more than the cost of the printer.
The ink cartridge for a low end HP printer, containing only one tiny ounce of ink, costs a mind boggling $30.00! That's price gouging, and all printer manufacturers are doing it. That's called PRICE FIXING and it's illegal. To add to the rip-off, some of them put all the colors into one cartridge. Then you have to buy a new cartridge when only one color runs out, wasting the remaining ink.
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They are asking you to rewrite product descriptions and will pay you 60 cents?
Not only will the work most likely be shoddy, but it seems like they are trying to replace someone else's job by using this cheap online service.
Yes, for some it may provide rewards but if you calculate the amount of time spent on each item VS. the payment reward (usually a few pennies) it is just not worth someone's free time.
Why don't they just hire a staff of people to work on these 'HITS'?
http://www.nndb.com/people/144/000024072/james-cro mwell.jpg
g /_40982156_portrait_afp203.jpg
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40982000/jp
Separated at birth? You decide....
In any case it is interesting that Copernicus or Kopernik continued his studies of astronomy as a hobby and not as a profession.
Good Copernicus quotes:
For I am not so enamoured of my own opinions that I disregard what others may think of them.
I shall now recall to mind that the motion of the heavenly bodies is circular, since the motion appropriate to a sphere is rotation in a circle.
Moreover, since the sun remains stationary, whatever appears as a motion of the sun is really due rather to the motion of the earth.
The earth also is spherical, since it presses upon its center from every direction.
The massive bulk of the earth does indeed shrink to insignificance in comparison with the size of the heavens.
We regard it as a certainty that the earth, enclosed between poles, is bounded by a spherical surface.
and finally....
To know that we know what we know, and to know that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge.
BRILLIANT!
"The beverage is made in a similar way to beer, but fine-tuned temperature control stops the formation of ethyl alcohol. So the new drink could go down well with people who want a long tall pick-me-up while driving."
If I want a long tall pick me up while driving, I'll get my wife to run in to Dunkin' Donuts.
If you own this subwoofer, you better be living at least a mile from your nearest neighbor or you may not hear the gunshots coming through your window.
I enjoy listening to Pink Floyd while exploring the moon.
I have found that it is not made of cheese, it is made of pixels.
Links:
http://www.crest.org/hydrogen/index.html
http://www.h2fuelcells.org/learn.php
http://www.humboldt.edu/~serc/related.html
Fossil fuels are wasteful and are old technology.
Many things (but not all) that are produced by fossil fuels can be produced by more earth friendly resources.
If countries that rely on oil for their primary source of income will soon realize other means of creating income, it is inevitable that this will happen.
I guess I should have been more careful, I didn't realize how many people were going to defend the oil industry here.
I will be one of the first to buy a hydrogen powered vehicle, its a great idea whose time has come!
No more wars, pollution and death for OIL!
Maybe I did misread the article, but the CGI effects are still dull and they are an integral part of the movie.
From every Star Wars fan I have talked to, MOST of them think that Episodes 1-3 were not nearly as good as the original trilogy and they complain about the effects trumping the story.
He (Lucas) knows what exactly what the film should look like so his direction is very clear and his decisions are always the right ones.
Hmmm.....well I tend to disagree although I did enjoy most of the Episodes 1-3.
I would say that the decision to have Jar-Jar Binks as a central character was a mistake. The long dialogue scenes with 'Annie' were bad, as was the writing for those scenes. The space battles in all three were not long enough, and we didn't get enough background on Jabba the Hutt, Mace Windu, Yoda and Chewbacca which are all interesting characters.
Another big problem was the dialogue, the original Star Wars was funny at times and had lighter moments. I think that Ep1-3 took themselves too seriously and ended up having a complicated plot involving senators and government, which takes away from the adventure part of the film. When trying to make a political point, Lucas gets off track and away from the fantasy world in which we enjoy. People don't want to hear about political problems in a space fantasy, they want the fantasy.
Another issue I had was the lack of space battles, too much of Ep1-3 were on the ground in CG sets that were dull and uninteresting. CGI may enable you to create anything you want, but it doesn't look and feel real. It has a dullness to it which is hard to explain. It's TOO perfect, as to say it has no imperfections or flaws that are subtle to the eye and make it seem real.
I have a theory that once artists/musicians/filmmakers get older and have kids, their sense of adventure and fantasy gets viewed through a lens of what they would find acceptable for their OWN children to watch/view/listen to. Not all artists succumb to this problem, but I feel that Lucas made Ep1-3 to appeal to his kids, and softened the violence and action in this regard.
And finally, the decision to have Greedo shoot first at Han Solo in A New Hope is a total abomination and should never have been changed.
In my opinion, The Empire Strikes Back was Lucas' masterpiece and I will continue to enjoy that movie as much as I did in 1980.
Hopefully, the next movies Lucas will make will be as original and interesting as his 1970s adventures. A new hope indeed!
Due to the irritating connotation it invoked, the old title 'Scorchwood' was dumped. Several people were asked about their feelings about the old series and the new spinoff, their responses were typically something like, 'Dr. What?'
Problem solved!
If you want to take a bite out of the Apple, you better compensate the worm.
I wonder if you could get google to remove yourself from all of their search results?
:)
Noone has time in this fast-paced world to read disclaimers and end-user agreements any more.
...signing a "policy" that clearly says "I can change the rules at any time without notifying you".
This is written, in one form or another, in most employment agreements as well. Basically saying 'We can do whatever we want, when we want, no questions asked.'
But if you don't sign, you don't get to join/play/use/work.
"...GNU Radio is developing a new generation of radios and TV receivers that use software for just about everything except the antenna and the power source. The FCC can prohibit manufacturers from selling radios that transmit on illegal frequencies, but it would have trouble shutting down a Web site distributing software that does the same thing."
Look dude, I just got a brand GNU radio!
In case you had a complaint and you didnt want to read the full thing...
Enforcement
Google regularly reviews its compliance with this Policy. Please feel free to direct any questions or concerns regarding this Policy or Google's treatment of personal information by contacting us through this web site or by writing to us at Privacy Matters, c/o Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California, 94043, USA. When we receive formal written complaints at this address, it is Google's policy to contact the complaining user regarding his or her concerns. We will cooperate with the appropriate regulatory authorities, including local data protection authorities, to resolve any complaints regarding the transfer of personal data that cannot be resolved between Google and an individual.
Now, back to reality....
He might be next in line.
Their training simulators deal with thugs and criminals and they have since countersued for defamation of character.
...is like them officially stating they will start cooperating with other businesses?
For those who like text only format, you can go to the Oxford Text Archive for all of your ASCII & html fun...
http://ota.ahds.ac.uk/ (browse by title)
my error, I am only humanoid
Martians are NOT amused by this comparison. They find it degrading, humiliating and defamatory.
"Earthlings have never come close to inventing a Illudium PU-36 Explosive Space Modulator, nor can the 19.7 km height of Mt. Everest even touch Olympus Mons with an altitude of 27 km!", says Mars local, Marvin.
From:; _ylt=Amqnvtqy9Q9fJYcw8Yn1dq4jtBAF;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJ vMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA--
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20051017/tc_nf/38691
"In the next decade, there'll be a shortage of great software engineers. We'll be scouring the schools for them," Gates told the students at Madison. "Software is the place where all the action is. It is an area that will continue to generate jobs. This is the golden age of software."
Another interesting quote that sounds like the 640k one:
He (Gates) predicted that the HD DVD will be "the last physical media format there will ever be." To help make that happen, Gates said he will need a lot more software engineers.
Oh boy, I hope that doesn't come back to haunt him.
I can write my own uninstaller! It's called 'select all' and 'delete.'
Suggestions:
Make the page load quickly, it should be easy to read and possibly have the ability to change colours randomly or manually. Maybe have a scheme where the background is black and the text is yellow/green/white?
The top and left menus may need to be overhauled with more concise headers and more descriptive subsections.
Maybe have 2 kinds of polls, one is a fun poll and another more scientific poll? Poll on things that might matter such as preferences of computer equipment/brands/configurations? Poll on subjects that are timely and forsee future trends in the industry.
Have a bigger links section to reference guides and useful tools.
And finally, whatever you do, do not make it look like this:
http://channel9.msdn.com/
Instead of sereptitiously putting in tracking codes in customer's documents, maybe the government should investigate the price gouging practice that ink cartridge manufacturers use to boost their profits?
r idge_Price_Fixing.htm
I want my money back for the ID dots that were printed without my knowledge or consent. A sum of $3000.00 will be sufficient to cover all past and future ink cartridge costs.
From http://www.atlascopy.com/newsletters/Printer_Cart
CNET.com analyzed the cost for inkjet printing and reported that the costs ranged from 14 cents to $1.32 per page. If it costs 21 cents per page and you print only an average of two pages per day, the annual cost of ink would be more than the cost of the printer.
The ink cartridge for a low end HP printer, containing only one tiny ounce of ink, costs a mind boggling $30.00! That's price gouging, and all printer manufacturers are doing it. That's called PRICE FIXING and it's illegal. To add to the rip-off, some of them put all the colors into one cartridge. Then you have to buy a new cartridge when only one color runs out, wasting the remaining ink.