Mechanical Turk

So I've spent the last half hour on Amazon's Mechanical Turk and I probably earned about 20 cents. That is, if my work gets approved. I found out about this site from this article, which gives a good background.

First, I wish I could think of some job to make some poor chump do for a penny. Second, I'm shocked that Amazon is able to use the word "Turk" for this service. Here's an easy prediction -- the name will change. Here's another prediction -- this will eventually make Amazon a lot of money. As soon as it is easier to post little jobs, and easier for poor chumps in Mozambique to get paid a few cents.