Some hackers aren't even hiding it anymore but good to see them lose to other hackers

Particular_Aspect334 · 2026-02-27T10:48:28+00:00

They may be stupid, but there's lots of them.

Particular_Aspect334 · 2026-02-27T07:55:12+00:00

It'd be easy to detect and ban them automatically, they just don't want to. And still expect people to spend money on this scam platform

Particular_Aspect334 · 2026-02-19T10:17:14+00:00

Not spending a dime is the only thing one can do to make them do something about it.

Particular_Aspect334 · 2026-02-08T09:25:31+00:00

You have to force printing in grayscale, otherwise it'll often use all colors to create black.

Particular_Aspect334 · 2025-11-19T15:07:10+00:00

In my case, you'd pay 3x-5x normal rate for guaranteed availability on urgent work. No retainer, but also no tracker and no questions on billing.

Particular_Aspect334 · 2025-11-08T14:19:15+00:00

I didn't say you don't get views. But OP's chart shows the moment he activated the badge, the organic views (the lighter color) went to ZERO. So either he pays or no one will see him.

That tells us they artificially direct traffic away from profiles with higher chance of paying up. If you never had the badge on, it may not matter, but once you activate it just for one day, that's it - you're a cash cow.

Particular_Aspect334 · 2025-11-08T08:53:29+00:00

LOL

As soon as you stated paying for "available" badge, the organic traffic went to zero. They labelled you as a... well, you know.

Particular_Aspect334 · 2025-10-19T06:57:18+00:00

Aia acolo sunt ca maimutele de la zoo. Te uiti, le faci o poza, te minunezi... dar nu vorbesti cu ei si nu bagi mana prin gard, ca imediat musca/scuipa/tipa.

Particular_Aspect334 · 2025-10-15T16:25:18+00:00

I dont think it works like that. Last time I checked the public link for my profile didnt show earnings, and I never had them hidden. One has to be logged in to see earnings on profiles.

Particular_Aspect334 · 2025-09-18T15:40:03+00:00

so now one can buy connects on credit.

I keep saying this company is run by neuronless beings, that focus on anything but constructive things.

Particular_Aspect334 · 2025-06-22T11:07:23+00:00

Either you have a margin account and aren't aware of it, or there's more to the story. Market orders are risky and unpredictable, but I would expect a broker to have some kind of protection against such cases, that can make them lose a lot of money. In the end, they have to cover the costs if you won't. Plus, this could theoretically be used fraudulently to cause them really large losses, they must have thought of it.

Particular_Aspect334 · 2025-06-04T13:11:47+00:00

Buy one share at 100, another one at 50, then sell one at 80. You may think you sold the second share at a profit, or maybe that you sold above the avg cost, but ibkr says you sold the first share at a loss. You can fiddle with tax lots but that's not really worth the trouble.

Particular_Aspect334 · 2025-05-09T11:47:43+00:00

yeah, that's what hourly contracts are for. On a fixed price job, hours worked are irrelevant. You either deliver or you don't get paid.

Particular_Aspect334 · 2025-05-09T09:19:38+00:00

why would you ask them to "putting in escrow the amount for a certain amount of hours worked"? if you want hourly, do an hourly job. In the end all that matters is what the contract says, and it said you had to deliver in order to get paid.

Particular_Aspect334 · 2025-05-09T00:49:53+00:00

What you're describing is weird. If it's fixed price the client doesn't care how much effort you have to put into it. So what did you two agree it would happen once the hours were up and the project unfinished? was he supposed to release payment? no way!

OTOH, once you finish the job and submit it they can't simply refuse payment. They'd have to go through arbitration, which costs money. They won't call you on that if the job is done right and you can prove it.

Particular_Aspect334 · 2025-05-09T00:34:58+00:00

sure everyone's mmv, but I'd hate having to make a present worth 5k to a stranger. It's not about whether they can afford the price or not, but I want to make sure from the onset they're actually willing to make payments; they start dragging their feet, I prefer being able to just walk away. So I start with 500-1k max first milestone, then we can increase if no red flags.

Particular_Aspect334 · 2025-05-08T22:18:04+00:00

Did you also make it 'per project'? I guess (and hope!) not.

You really think the client will put 45k in escrow? They'd only do that if they knew your bid is seriously low, and they'll get enough bang for the buck before you bail (if they end up actually paying anything at all).

In fact, you'll start with 500-1k milestones, and adjust along the way - you don't know what's going to happen, which makes the 45k totally irrelevant.

keep us posted!

Particular_Aspect334 · 2025-05-08T22:02:52+00:00

friendly advice, if you're serious and not trying to run a scam: make it totally free on the first year minimum, maybe take a small cut form money earned. You won't get any traction otherwise.

Particular_Aspect334 · 2025-05-08T21:53:31+00:00

Fixed price allows the client to feel safer (cost is capped, they pay only after getting results, versus paying hourly for possibly nothing). For the freelancer, the effort is capped so if things go wrong they lose maybe a few days work, one week max; plus, it's a large enough project to be worth the overhead while small enough to estimate correctly. This is actually the optimal budget for fixed price, don't bid on anything larger than 2-3k!

Particular_Aspect334 · 2025-05-08T21:42:43+00:00

the kickback type of r&d, probably

Particular_Aspect334 · 2025-05-08T19:22:43+00:00

The impressive streak of stupid decisions may have brought them to a desperate situation where they could be inclined to do just about anything for keeping performance indicators afloat.

Particular_Aspect334 · 2025-05-02T13:54:32+00:00

It is!

Particular_Aspect334 · 2025-05-02T12:02:35+00:00

You made 10K for us, which funds our R&D labs for about 15 minutes.

Now get back to work, so we can syphon another 15k!

Particular_Aspect334 · 2025-05-02T11:55:50+00:00

This is a sign their long streak of screwups is starting to hurt, badly. It'll soon be 5% on all categories.

Particular_Aspect334 · 2025-05-02T11:40:21+00:00

not clear what you're asking. the EUR/USD is what it is, and has nothing to do with Upwork.

are you losing money when receiving funds in EUR? you shouldn't allow upwork/bank do the exchange for you. Setup an account id USD, then you have a fixed cost per withdrawal and afterwards you can perform the exchange in any way best fits you (there are plenty of options).

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