O HIgh O says Hello.. check it ya all!!

[cronic]

I'm Derek.. from Ohio.. 44 years old and single ( hates saying divorced )..lol..its nice to meet you all.. I think I just found the forum web browsing.. Im really glad I did to.. seems like a nice place to express views and read others.. Im disabled and tryin to get by but its hard and very different for me not working. I was a factory worker all my life so learning something besides factory work is proving to be a challenge for me but i won't give up. In saying that I gotta say I spend alot more time on my computer trying to pass the time of day,
( anyone know how to make money from home on a computer please let me now..lol..). Altho I cant sit for long periods so I have to move around a bit as slow as I am. still, No Pity party's here.. I'm happy I'm alive and grateful for all I have acquired in life as well as my wonderful daughter and parents. whats life like in all you all's neck of the woods?..Looking forward to meeting some friends!!

[lily]

Welcome! Been reading some of your posts and I think you're going to fit right it. Glad you found us.

[PatrickHenry]

DANG ran into the disability wall, too. He's going to college.

What city Derek?

I guess you're white, huh? And a Democrat?

[cronic]

DANG ran into the disability wall, too. He's going to college.

What city Derek?

I guess you're white, huh? And a Democrat?


gawd yes and what a wall it is.. its thick..lol.. Defiance is the city..nw corner.. just below toledo and ya.. im white but I love all colors.. smilez.. just dont like anyone feelin sorry for themselves because of color..I claim to be a dem.. but I could easily be an independant also!!!

[ECW]

Welcome.

[cronic]

Welcome.


Thank you Thank you.. and dang.. doesnt Condi Look hott in your sig!!!!.. wo0tz..lol

[PatrickHenry]

My dad grew up on a farm in Napoleon.

He plowed with horses as a boy.

University degree from Miami.



Osborn F Enready is from Toledo.

[cronic]

My dad grew up on a farm in Napoleon.

He plowed with horses as a boy.

University degree from Miami.



Osborn F Enready is from Toledo.


very very cool.. yes.. nap is like 20 mins from me.. really close.. sounds just like my dad.. 2 bottom plows and horses as a kid.. altho dad tells me his dad was the first in the area ( hicksville ) to get a steel wheeled tractor.. I would hope.. he was born in the 1880's..lol.. defiance is also very historic.. one of the main forts during the indian wars and davy crockett spent a little time in defiance.. our public library is awesome for history

[cronic]

oh yea.. ya all hear about the movie.. " the prize winner of defiance ohio".. thats us.. smilez.. to bad the movie wasn't filmed in defiance ohio tho..lol.. especially since it was a true movie

[Pookie]

Hi Derek, I'm 46 and in beautiful western NC. It is cold here!
Welcome to the forum, and remember, don't mess with my feline agenda!
LOL.
Purrs,
Pookie

[Drocket]

Hello.

( anyone know how to make money from home on a computer please let me now..lol..).
Have you seen MTurk (http://www.mturk.com)? Its a reputable site (associated with amazon.com.) People/companies put up HITs, as they're called, for various things. You really aren't going to make a fortune, but some of the projects are interesting. Geospacial Vision ones, for instance, is a string of photos (20-30) taken from a car on which you mark various features (curbs, signs, etc.) They're using that data to train an AI to recognize those things, so you could be contributing to someday helping to have cars that drive themselves.

There's also a lot of transcription work available. Some of its pretty interesting: one series that I transcribed in particular was neat, as it was interviews of pageboys in Washington from the 20's, 30's and 40's. They'd talk about events they saw, getting to meet FDR, etc. Educational and you make a few bucks. (Of course, most of the transcription work kind of sucks - nothing funner than trying to transcribe a schoolboard meeting where 10 people keep talking at once... *clicks the 'return HIT' button*)

Anyway, since you asked, I thought I'd mention it.

[Pookie]

Dang, Drocket! I never heard of that! I'm going to look into it. I only work four days a week so I might be able to scratch up a little extra. Great suggestion. Can you tell us any more about it?
Purrs,
Pookie

[cronic]

that does sound interesting.. ty all.. I will look into that also.. Pookie.. your awesome,.. smilez...love your sig to..I may have to get me one like that.. mine seems to make a few people upset..lol..

[potter]

Howdy Cronic...Potter here...independent...I go both ways :shame: (politically ONLY:nana:) and 50 years on.

I'm in Topeka...colder than a witches tit here...6 below yesterday...will be in the 50's tomorrow...typical Kansas weather....

[Drocket]

Can you tell us any more about it?

Not sure how much more there is to tell. They can pay you either through direct deposit in a checking account or via amazon.com gift certificates. I believe there's a $25 or so minimum for the direct deposit option.

The best forum I've found related to MTurk is Turker Nation (http://turkers.proboards80.com/). Its not too active, generally, as MTurk isn't really a very well advertised or known service, but you'll generally find a lot of information there about things, and people to answer questions.

The best 'employer' when it comes to transcription is, IMO, CastingWords. They've been around for a couple years now, pay pretty quickly (a day or two usually), and have a fairly well-organized system. Other transcription companies come and go on MTurk. Usually they don't pay as well, sometimes don't pay at all, and tend to be fly-by-night organizations.

You're probably not going to make too much money on MTurk. Its not exactly a way to get rich quick... The transcriptions are usually the easiest way to make money, but even if you do a good job and get a decent bonus (CastingWords rates your work and pays accordingly), you're generally only looking at $2.50 for an hour's work (10 minutes of audio.) Still, its fairly easy, and a way to make some extra cash when you don't have anything else to do at 3AM when you can't sleep :)

[Truth_and_Power]

don't mess with my feline agenda!


Heh, I remember back when you were offended by the rep I gave you!

:clapper:

[sam]

Well Hey O High O!!!! Lucky and I hail from Cleveland, Ohio....are you a dawgs fan?

[shelle39]

Welcome Cronic from another Newbie :)

[cronic]

Well Hey O High O!!!! Lucky and I hail from Cleveland, Ohio....are you a dawgs fan?


High yas Lucky & Sam..Nice to meet you and here goes...hehe....u gonna hate me..lolzzz. Go Blue..haha..

[AnnEsthesia]

lolzzz? oh dear...

[cronic]

High all.. just wanted to say I thought i'd try this again..needed a small vacation but I actually missed a few people here..lol.. ok.. I missed ya all... nice to see DF again.. Have a good one

[sam]

Glad to see you back Derek........How's the snow up there? Do you get lake effect snow like Cleveland does from Lake Erie?

[cronic]

Glad to see you back Derek........How's the snow up there? Do you get lake effect snow like Cleveland does from Lake Erie?


Thank you sam.. yes.. we got some last nite.. seems like every other day now its green grass then white grass..haha.. we got more of a between snow and ice mix last nite.. I'm thinking you all got more ice didn't ya?.. .. Can't wait for summertime

[AnnEsthesia]

Welcome back. :)

[cronic]

Thanks AnnE.... '-).. good to be back.

[lily]

Glad to see you and your dogs back.

[cronic]

Thanks lily.. Always good to see you!