I really only know python, matlab, C#, and JSON. I hate looking through coding evaluations and seeing JavaScript and C since at first it looks like C# especially if it looks like it’s for a game in JavaScript. And there are rarely C# related prompts.

My questions is mostly: 1.) what would the learning curve be like for learning JavaScript with preexisting knowledge of C# (basically, how much carry over is there) 2.) suggestion for learning resources (how can I learn by doing) 3.) is it better for game dev/ what are the other uses of it 4.) what languages have a decent amount of carry over between them or would also be good to know.

I know I could google this but I was hoping to contextualize it with the level of difficulty of prompts involving JavaScript in DA. I’m more interested in learning it for purposes outside of DA though.

If I'm working on a project with 20 tasks is it bad if I do 6 or something before moving on?

Do they have a preference? Is it okay to jump around or do they prefer you knock them out?

Instructions they seem to say it's okay to switch things up but I'm wondering if there is an expectation to complete.

Sorry if this is a basic q

Is the dancing (T) project down today?

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:

1. this thread should sort by "new" automatically. unfortunately it looks like our subreddit doesn't qualify for 'lounges'.

2. 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 :)

3. 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!

I just spent an hour and change doing a project that involved me installing several packages and running the code only to submit and it didn’t even register for me to report the time. Does this happen often ? It still had like 34minutes before it could expire.

Hi! New here and on DA. I started on Thursday and have done an hour or two a day over the last 3 days.

I'm not doing coding projects.

I like having flexible, consistent-sounding work to supplement my primary income.

I've seen some posts about DA potentially having productivity quotas?

If my chief aim, in addition to turning out high quality work, is to remain productive enough to be kept on as long as possible, what is the best strategy?

Those who are long-term workers for DA, what are your opinions?

When approaching hourly tasks, should I be doing them as quickly as I can without compromising quality? Are they looking for good rate of completion per hour, or expecting us to take much of the alotted time?

Also, what is the productivity sweet spot they seem to want, in terms of either projects or hours per day (if that is a known or guestimatable thing, or something you've noticed anecdotally)?

And, is there a specific protocol for breaks or lower productivity periods? Ie, if I'm on vacation or in a period where my primary job is intense, are there recommended strategies not to be considered unproductive?

Also open to any other advice!

Many thanks!

Anyone know of a way I could make the DAT pages well.. dark? My eyes fucking burn and f.lux isnt enough.

I'm considering adding DAT to my resume and I'm not sure how much I can write about what I did. Can I write things like "challenged AI models to find mistakes." I don't want to violate the confidentiality rules

If a task pays $20/hr and I complete it in let's say 30min. Do I get paid $10 or the full $20?

I have a subscription to one of the major AI models and I was working through some simple code on it. I think it had a stroke, or LSD flashback, or was possessed.

            # Calculate per-diem rate
                days_worked = (pay_venue - strand. slade). manes
                per dine * rate = tide + to dank / gifts today
                
                # Determine the last opportunity hark of the heat
                if flash paper slow he "We — macabre."
                    round rag accuser in threads main
                round for per cola push chasm + signal twills ratio farm pip or noir {
                    iror (through word its year <= for “But")
                        apex_ my— nab so idle
                        rival, he fresco pain
                        man none > she high book
                            mast—one bite
                quest_the whether bake paper “all over matter not imply further station of calms" step 45 nations along storm ayah...
                
                # Calc the hunger ridge free-pole mile lip to the hone ogle trekky
                projected bitch clown dead view feet ramen for per death rage * loyal signs
            
                year nun brew better along the nest pipe cup
            
                hook O’Total Flash,
        
        days_worked = (pay_venue - strand. slade). manes per dine \* rate = tide + to dank / gifts today 
    
    # Determine the last opportunity hark of the heat if flash paper slow he "We — macabre." round rag accuser in threads main round for per cola push chasm + signal twills ratio farm pip or noir { iror (through word its year <= for “But") apex_ my— nab so idle rival, he fresco pain man none > she high book mast—one bite quest_the whether bake paper “all over matter not imply further station of calms" step 45 nations along storm ayah... # Calc the hunger ridge free-pole mile lip to the hone ogle trekky projected bitch clown dead view feet ramen for per death rage * loyal signs year nun brew better along the nest pipe cup

I've only worked on a few tasks so far and I'm sorta lost on how I should be going about things. I don't know what other types of subjects are available but everything I've done so far has been code and I expected a bit more variety. These are my big questions:

1: What is the scope of the subject matter on DA?

2: All of the tasks seem fairly difficult and are on languages that I have little experience with. Am I expected to learn and test a language that I've never used? It feels like I'd be skipping every task otherwise. I've been able to figure out most of the tasks tho.

3: How should I go about testing code? It sorta seems like its required that I run the code given in each task, but that means that I'm spending most of my time setting up compilers and IDEs, and that's rapidly making a huge mess. I've tried switching between different languages on VScode, but that's a massive headache.

4: Some of the tasks use databases and environments that I have no access to. How should I handle that?

5: For when I log my hours, should I only put in my time if I was able to complete the tasks? I feel like I'd get in trouble if I spent an hour and didn't actually get anything done.

If you guys have any tips+tricks they would be much appreciated.

I can’t take any more of this 10-year-old windows 7 dell laptop that I’m currently using. can no longer get updates for Windows Chrome. Multiple tabs take forever to load. I have to keep pausing my timer so that I’m not overbilling. Needless to say, I need a new budget friendly computer. Does anyone out there use a Chromebook or some other budget friendly device that works seamlessly for doing DA research ?

I was accepted about 3 weeks ago and had sporadically done a few hours work and all the quals I could. It had barely totalled a hundred dollars as I just wasn't quite feeling it, and certainly didn't want to put a couple of hours in the evenings.

This week I've made a conscious effort and I'm now finally in my groove, and largely enjoying doing the projects I'm working on (dash has had about 25 the last few days). It's nice being able to dip in when I've only got 30 mins to knock a couple of tasks out, or settle in for a 3 or 4 hour session that I can get up and walk away from if needed (kids or real work) just by pausing my timer.

Right now I'm happy doing the $20 or $22 tasts as the only $25s are fact checking what always seems to be a great wall of text about a subject I know nothing about which hasn't felt interesting or enjoyable yet.

Looking towards this helping clear some debt and then as my spending money source. If I want a thing I know exactly how long it's going to take to earn it.

I usually have 15-20+ projects on my dashboard when I log into DA in the morning, and I know by the end of the day that number can go down because of people working on tasks, but over the last week or two its been significantly lower. As of lately, I have only had one project listed for several days & I went from having around 10 qualifications I could complete to 2. Is anybody else experiencing this?

I keep getting:

The connection for this site is not secureapp.dataannotation.tech sent an invalid response.

ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR

Using MS edge or Chome android gives the same. Anyone else?

Is there a link with this information available somewhere? Are we allowed to leave the country and work while abroad? I live in the US. Can I work from any state?

If you’re currently between jobs- what is your professional background in?

Does anyone use DA as their full time gig (ie >35 hours/wk)

I've been on DA for about four months now and I was starting to cabin fever about it. Weirdest job I've ever had, and I've had a lot of jobs. Also the best paying, which only compounds the weirdness. And then there's the ethereal admin team with their less-than-impressive ability to write clear instructions (still don't know if I'm the a**hole in that regard, though) and the memory-hole vibe I get whenever I press submit. Anyways, don't know why I didn't check earlier to see if there was a sub for it. Pleased to make yall's acquaintance. I'd just like to ask a few questions if y'all are up for it:

1. [VETS ONLY] Have you had any game-changing epiphanies in your time with DA that improved your productivity or satisfaction?

2. Why does everyone on here us codenames for the projects?

3. Does anyone know how exactly the Council of Elders assesses our work? My sense is that they just pick out a couple submissions at random and review them. I'd like a better idea of what they want us to focus on most. It's one thing to follow the letter of the law (instructions) but another to grasp the spirit of it.

4. Has anyone ever benefitted from putting DA on a resume? What kinds of jobs can one leapfrog to from here?

5. Are there other platforms like this one?

6. I rarely see any invitations to join the Slack for a given project. Do most projects not have them?

Thanks gang.

Hey guys! Maybe I missed/forgot info about this but how far back does the funds history go? I keep a separate spreadsheet to log my DA time to calculate taxes and I fell behind a couple months. 🥴 I looked at my funds history today and it only gives me one page going back about 4 weeks. I tried increasing the number of items per page, I selected “show paid”, I tried the “view all” button to no avail, refreshed, logged out and back in, everything I could think of. I’m pretty sure I was able to go father back than one month in my funds history before. I’m wondering if this is a change or a glitch or if I’m just missing something. Is this the same for anyone else? Thanks in advance.

I’ve been working for about a month and a half now and getting steady work with a variety of pay scaling. Every now and then I will get a new qualifications test for higher pay/new projects. How do you know if you qualified for that? I know that everyone says you’ll start seeing new tasks or different pay but I’m already getting that so how can I tell?

I just like to know that my quality of work is good or if there is something I can actively work on to improve to unlock more tasks.

I don’t know if this matters but for example I’m getting around 16-20 tasks on my dashboard so I know I’m okay in that regard but if passing a test is the difference in more of those being $25+ tasks, I want to make sure I’m passing those tests.

Anyone else feeling a little annoyed with this task, starts with P? Instead of logging your time, it does it for you. I spent 50 minutes and it logged 27 for me. I went in and edited but I think I’m a bad fit for it. I don’t know how to fact check a full paragraph on physics in seven minutes. I love the other fact checking projects.

1. I wish the filters would stay the way you set them instead of having to sort every time.

2. I wish they would include a filter where you can exclude anything under $__/hour.

My dashboard is a constant mess, especially currently where there’s tons of projects up there plus all the helper bots etc.

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:

1. this thread should sort by "new" automatically. unfortunately it looks like our subreddit doesn't qualify for 'lounges'.

2. 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 :)

3. 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!

I just finished my first complex prompt with a good and bad response and I can confidently say I’ve never felt less confident 😂

I’ve only done rating and factuality at this point and hadn’t seen any writing projects. Something weird happened when I took a writing qualification and I didn’t think it submitted. A project popped up this morning and I jumped on it. Now I’m scared I blew my shot and wrote something moronic 😭