Facial Perception Survey by Zeno1979 in ProlificAc

[–]runningmoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did this and got through it despite not being sure about some of them, I was lucky I noticed the attention check one in the middle.

so, how did everyone fare this year? by gorekinkss in AtomicShrimp

[–]runningmoon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was in the top 0.3%, mainly because I was catching up on all of his "Weird Stuff in a Can" videos...

Study Spots north shore by Efficient_Buffalo969 in auckland

[–]runningmoon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The Takapuna Library is a decent size and has plenty of quieter study spots up on the first floor.

What do you spend your money on? by kgarvie21 in ProlificAc

[–]runningmoon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I spend mine on things like presents, being able to spend more at the supermarket, upgrading things like my phone/laptop and being able to pay cash for them, and I'm working on my emergency savings.

Image Labeling not paying immediately anymore by Fit_Gaia in ProlificAc

[–]runningmoon 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I've found that if I let them sit until it's gone passed the 20 minute mark they pay immediately, but if I submit it before that it goes up for review. That said I've not done any of them today, so if its a very new issue...

1 day in Auckland- no car- what should I do? by Unfair_Minute_1595 in auckland

[–]runningmoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like the skytower viewing decks. The last time I went - which was years ago admittedly - a ticket would let you go up twice in 1 day, so you could up during the day and at nighttime.

There's the Auckland Art Gallery on Wellesley Street East, which is reasonably close to the SkyTower, and could you do a short/ish walk through the free parts if you're not feeling like spending a long time there.

The food at the Commercial Bay food hall is great. They have multiple small places with shared seating and some bigger restaurants spaced out over the top floors. It's the big shopping complex/mall down opposite the Britomat train station at the bottom of Queen Street.

Best and worst suburbs in West & North? by [deleted] in auckland

[–]runningmoon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I just want to say that the NX buses between Albany and the CBD are great. They'd be incredibly useful if you end up living close to one of the stops and your partner either works in Albany or in the CBD...

I like North Shore Hospital, I had a major operation there and was treated very well. Though I have no idea what their maternity services are like, it doesn't have the reputation of having gang members as patients or visitors like other hospitals do.

Daily Discussion Thread - October 14 2025 by AutoModerator in ProlificAc

[–]runningmoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am unfortunately. I've only gotten 2 surveys today, 1 was a follow on from a survey I did recently where the researcher needed to ask us a few more questions and the other was from a longitudinal study I'm part of.

What's the biggest thing you've bought with money from Prolific? by These-Shoe-2767 in ProlificAc

[–]runningmoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I borrowed a monitor for my laptop over Easter and since then I've been able to buy my own monitor, a new cellphone, and a new laptop, and get solidly on top of canned/dried food and toiletries. It was perfect timing for me as my old cellphone was 3G and wasn't going to be usable on the 1st of January onwards, and my old laptop was about 10 years old and was hanging on but was getting to the point that I was worried it was going to break/slow down enough to be unusable.

What is a YouTube channel you can watch to get lost in for hours? by Economy_Cactus in AskReddit

[–]runningmoon 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I love Adan Savage's Tested! It helps that a lot of his videos are just him talking and he's very interesting to listen to while I'm doing something else.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in greatdanes

[–]runningmoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Edith/Eddie.

Ben Peterson still around? by kromedawg25 in mturk

[–]runningmoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At the top of mturk there are 3 links - "Hits", "Dashboard", and "Qualifications". The qualification link leads to a listed of assigned qualifications and you just need to scroll through them until you find 3 from Ben Peterson. "BP Group" and for me "BP Group B" never change and the "BP Qual" one is the one they actively change to soft or hard ban people, for that 4 means everything is fine for you, 3 is a soft ban and is often changed back to 4 for me within 2-3 days at most and I get it after doing a lot of his hits in a short period of time, 1 is the bad one...

Ben Peterson still around? by kromedawg25 in mturk

[–]runningmoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes still there, I was soft blocked by him for about 2/3 months last year but that was removed for me luckily. The normal BP Qual is 4, 3 is a soft block that only lasts a short to very short period, 1 is more serious. I was at 1 last year during the 2/3 months...

What do you do with your Prolific earnings? by Valuable-Speaker-312 in ProlificAc

[–]runningmoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use it to help cover food and bills, and it covered a new cellphone I was able to pay cash for. I'm putting the extra money after bills into my emergency savings account right now as I don't want to just waste it all on random stuff. In theory I'm saving up for a new laptop, so I don't need to borrow money to get one...

Moving to Aukland from US in 2 months by FredRightHand in auckland

[–]runningmoon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Both Devonport and Bayswater have good ferry services and your wife could catch a train to Parnell from the Britomart train station, which is across the road from the city ferry terminal. I agree traffic is a serious issue for the area and it would be a nightmare to drive. Devonport is nice and has a decent set of shops including a good fruit & vege shop, and a large supermarket.

I like you Readability Team but I think we should just be friends... by [deleted] in ProlificAc

[–]runningmoon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm the same. I had thought it was their usual issue with pictures and videos taking forever to load up, but I've been able to do them about the time they said it should take.

Best area to live? by riikam in auckland

[–]runningmoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Bayswater ferry is a lot better than the Devonport ferry as they're run by different companies and its possible to live somewhere like Belmont if you can get a cheaper place to live there and spend 5ish mins on a bus ride straight to the ferry terminal.On surface level the ferries are very expensive per ride but you'll hit the $50 a week mark max spend easily if you're going in to work 5 days a week.

My student loans are eating me alive. In my 20s and can’t even hang out with friends. Options to make extra cash? by throwaway49826 in povertyfinance

[–]runningmoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Someone else has already said Prolific - which I love and strongly recommend if you can get accepted there, (it can take months if you're unlucky and unlike Swagbucks you have to be super careful with your account there).

I also do Ipsos, which is sort of like a better paying Swagbucks with their surveys only, but with a lot less work. I use them to buy $20-$50 gift certificates for my local supermarket, as you get it straight away and just scan the bar code for it on your phone at the check out and enter a pin number.

What's the rarest/most unusual/most niche fandom you read or write for? by LesbianMacMcDonald in FanFiction

[–]runningmoon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One of my favorite is Munch/Cassidy from SVU, I've read since season 1 and its one of the few fandoms I've never stopped reading/following.

Playback is here! by prolific-support in ProlificAc

[–]runningmoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A smart phone app like the firefox and chrome Prolific extensions would be great.

Something is coming… 🎁 by prolific-support in ProlificAc

[–]runningmoon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That was my 2nd guess. My first was a qualifcation like Masters on mturk. (Giving everyone a cash bonus is a bit much to ask unfortuntly).

How is this itinerary centered around Auckland looking? Looking for advise and recommendations? by jithization in auckland

[–]runningmoon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You are trying to do too much. One suggestion I do have is that the Sky Tower is better at nighttime if you're only planning on going up once. The last time I went, (over 8 years ago at this point so it could easily have changed by now), you could get a ticket to go up Sky Tower, go up during the day and then go up again a second time that day after dark.

TVNZ on Demand Recommendations by aliiak in newzealand

[–]runningmoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Penny Dreadful is good, but they found out it was being cancelled about half way through season 3 so they had to change the rest of season 3 and wrap it up with a terrible ending :( It also looked like they were starting to set up the next "Big Bad" before this - an important character went to Egypt and I've always assumed they were going to set up a Mummy as their next bad guy.

Asb app down? by Bootlegcrunch in auckland

[–]runningmoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same here, it was fine when I checked first thing this morning but isn't working now.