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#164What the hell is happening here with all the bot accounts?
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#165Erm I have no idea either way, but posted by a new account and currently 20+ comments (big majority) all by totally new users too. Like, registered 3 days ago and a single post to their name. My naive bayesian classifier says: suspect. Further: many of the account names look like they are generated by the same process. Two words, camel-cased, plus a number. All the ones I randomly clicked are 3-4 days old and have a…
Huh, you right, that definitely looks like someone playing with ChatGPT.. question: why this one article? For testing, jokes, or because some error?
I think posts complaining against some bug Corp are the easiest way to farm karma points.
If I was trying to grow a portfolio of human looking accounts, I’d have them participate in this kind of threads.
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#166Earlier quoted context omitted.
I was able to scrape some clients and ending up making thousands using a normal first world rate. It is difficult to win bids because people are on there because of price. I left because they started charging for you bidding. Bid quick, often and always go hourly so you do get paid. Clients expect the world for nothing (typical project is google for $125) so learning how to deliver within the requirements is an artfo…
I don't how you did it. the jobs requests are so thin that I'm afraid to make a bid - I have no idea what they are really asking for. if you _try_ to actually engage with your potential customer the platform comes swooping down and terminates the discussion because they are so afraid they will lose their cut. and the guidance on rates is completely out of line. custom usb driver for $80? $12/hr for development work?
You won't understand what you are bidding on until you win the bid. Then you need to figure out how do it once you win. Filter the projects by US/Canada only. Bid on anything that sounds remotely doable. Don't be afraid to backout if the requirements are too wacky.
I was able to charge $35 US. An $80.00 fix rate project should be avoided... the most clueless post will need handholding those are the relationships you need to build. Most of the work is building relationships
Re: Tell HN: Oops Upwork did it again
#167Erm I have no idea either way, but posted by a new account and currently 20+ comments (big majority) all by totally new users too. Like, registered 3 days ago and a single post to their name. My naive bayesian classifier says: suspect. Further: many of the account names look like they are generated by the same process. Two words, camel-cased, plus a number. All the ones I randomly clicked are 3-4 days old and have a…
Hi, OP here. I have to say that I'm a human (as far as I know) my account is new, because I didn't have anything to share before, and now I have a great motivation to be complaining somewhere. Also, you can check Upwork, look for my complete name (which is pretty obvious in my nickname here) and see my lame Upwork suspended account, to check my story.
About the rest of the bots, no idea. I'm just an unemployed freelancer making complains in HN.
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#168This whole thread seems overrun with fresh sock puppet accounts reciting ChatGPT.
Yeah, but some of the posts are actually positive, so I don't know if this is their initial prompt went wrong, or someone is performing an experiment.
I came back to the post to I see what's going on, and was banned here too. Guess this is not my week. XD
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#169Is that title a Britney Spears pun?
yeah, hahahhaha.
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#170Earlier quoted context omitted.
Huh, you right, that definitely looks like someone playing with ChatGPT.. question: why this one article? For testing, jokes, or because some error?
I think posts complaining against some bug Corp are the easiest way to farm karma points. If I was trying to grow a portfolio of human looking accounts, I’d have them participate in this kind of threads.
I was hoping to get to #1, and make Upwork regret their decision, but a social experiment... haven't though about that.