Comments for Stever's blog http://blog.thestever.net Steve Quezadas blog Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:01:32 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Hi Lili! by Chris http://blog.thestever.net/2009/12/22/hi-lili/#comment-118 Chris Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:01:32 +0000 http://blog.thestever.net/?p=485#comment-118 Have you seen www.CrowdFlower.com? Have you seen http://www.CrowdFlower.com?

]]> Comment on Hi Lili! by dkraft http://blog.thestever.net/2009/12/22/hi-lili/#comment-109 dkraft Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:34:21 +0000 http://blog.thestever.net/?p=485#comment-109 I use it to hack porn access captchas. I use it to hack porn access captchas.

]]> Comment on Hi Lili! by Closer To The Ideal » Blog Archive » Get 50 people to say “hi” for $50, using Amazon’s Mechanical Turk http://blog.thestever.net/2009/12/22/hi-lili/#comment-108 Closer To The Ideal » Blog Archive » Get 50 people to say “hi” for $50, using Amazon’s Mechanical Turk Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:40:08 +0000 http://blog.thestever.net/?p=485#comment-108 [...] people say “hi”, for $1 each. Project launched via Amazon’s Mechanical [...] [...] people say “hi”, for $1 each. Project launched via Amazon’s Mechanical [...]

]]> Comment on Hi Lili! by steveeq1 http://blog.thestever.net/2009/12/22/hi-lili/#comment-107 steveeq1 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:33:46 +0000 http://blog.thestever.net/?p=485#comment-107 > I’m considering using MT for a art project. But the “timing” of > responses is important. How long after posting the HITs did you get > responses, and over what interval did they arrive? From my experience, if you give a HIT 24 hours, most of the people who respond do it within the first 4 hours. I've had instances of it being fulfilled within the first 5 minutes, but many of them are bots (automated responses). Mechanical Turk is good, but you have to find a way to filter out the noise. > So who won the innovative contest? http://www.thestever.net/viewer.php?num=4 > When you created the “HIT” did you specify US only qualification? No, I didn't specify anything. this was an experiment so i want to open it up as much as possible, that's how you learn. There was a lot of people who didn't do the required task though. > I’m considering using MT for a art project. But the “timing” of
> responses is important. How long after posting the HITs did you get
> responses, and over what interval did they arrive?
From my experience, if you give a HIT 24 hours, most of the people who respond do it within the first 4 hours. I’ve had instances of it being fulfilled within the first 5 minutes, but many of them are bots (automated responses). Mechanical Turk is good, but you have to find a way to filter out the noise.

> So who won the innovative contest?
http://www.thestever.net/viewer.php?num=4

> When you created the “HIT” did you specify US only qualification?
No, I didn’t specify anything. this was an experiment so i want to open it up as much as possible, that’s how you learn. There was a lot of people who didn’t do the required task though.

]]> Comment on Hi Lili! by mg http://blog.thestever.net/2009/12/22/hi-lili/#comment-106 mg Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:07:52 +0000 http://blog.thestever.net/?p=485#comment-106 You spent $50 plus another $50 for reward. That is generous if you. The winner is cute. I think you were biased. ;-) There are a few with same wall/background but their location varies from India to NY. It could be a coincidence. I read somewhere that a majority of mechanical turkers were Americans. I am surprised about the number of Indians. When you created the "HIT" did you specify US only qualification? You spent $50 plus another $50 for reward. That is generous if you.

The winner is cute. I think you were biased. ;-)

There are a few with same wall/background but their location varies from India to NY. It could be a coincidence.

I read somewhere that a majority of mechanical turkers were Americans.
I am surprised about the number of Indians. When you created the “HIT” did you specify US only qualification?

]]> Comment on Hi Lili! by matelot http://blog.thestever.net/2009/12/22/hi-lili/#comment-105 matelot Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:36:28 +0000 http://blog.thestever.net/?p=485#comment-105 wow....so many indians wow….so many indians

]]> Comment on Hi Lili! by Clint http://blog.thestever.net/2009/12/22/hi-lili/#comment-104 Clint Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:21:46 +0000 http://blog.thestever.net/?p=485#comment-104 Possible application - I wonder what I'd look like in a blue shirt ... Mechanical-Turk, please show me 20 people who look like me (male, mid-30s, medium build, no facial hair, blond hair, etc.) wearing blue shirts. Perhaps this could be used by clothing retailers? Possible application – I wonder what I’d look like in a blue shirt … Mechanical-Turk, please show me 20 people who look like me (male, mid-30s, medium build, no facial hair, blond hair, etc.) wearing blue shirts. Perhaps this could be used by clothing retailers?

]]> Comment on Hi Lili! by Jarred http://blog.thestever.net/2009/12/22/hi-lili/#comment-103 Jarred Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:03:02 +0000 http://blog.thestever.net/?p=485#comment-103 Disregard, I did more searching and figured it out. :) Disregard, I did more searching and figured it out. :)

]]> Comment on Hi Lili! by Jarred http://blog.thestever.net/2009/12/22/hi-lili/#comment-102 Jarred Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:21:19 +0000 http://blog.thestever.net/?p=485#comment-102 How did you configure the image upload in your HIT? I cant get it to accept the file upload, when a worker uploads the image, Amazon only takes the file name but not the image itself. Any advise with that is greatly appreciated. How did you configure the image upload in your HIT?
I cant get it to accept the file upload, when a worker uploads the image, Amazon only takes the file name but not the image itself.
Any advise with that is greatly appreciated.

]]> Comment on Hi Lili! by Maintenance Man http://blog.thestever.net/2009/12/22/hi-lili/#comment-101 Maintenance Man Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:15:19 +0000 http://blog.thestever.net/?p=485#comment-101 You got to love the dude who took a pic making the L sign with his hand. You got to love the dude who took a pic making the L sign with his hand.

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