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by superfrank 4mo ago
> The world can't deal with something that requires global concentrated efforts Historically, that's not correct. The Montreal Protocol to reduce CFCs in response to the hole in the ozone layer is a perfect example of us doing
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by superfrank 4mo ago
> In theory landlords would be looking to petition for eviction but that's usually not what happens. For a small time landlord, a good tenant is worth their weight in gold. It's not worth chasing out a reliable tenant you have
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by superfrank 4mo ago
> If the number of PTO days taken is the same between the groups, isn't it CLEARLY superior from an employee perspective to have a set amount For me, no. I take more PTO than most companies with limited PTO offer. Most big tech comp
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by superfrank 4mo ago
> But adding all that manager and corporate discretion sets one up for abuse when things go wrong at either the manager or corporate level I have never worked at a place where I didn't need manager approval for my PTO. That includes
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by superfrank 4mo ago
> But what happens in practice is no one feels like they are entitled to the time they should be entitled to, and negotiations from the employee side always come from a place of weakness. It's a terrible system > Undoubtedly some
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by superfrank 4mo ago
I have thought for a while now that skills were a bad abstraction. There's a lack of definition around what to use them for that I think contributed to why they rose to the top, but that's also why I think they aren't a good
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by superfrank 4mo ago
> Polymarket doesn't seem to care too much Polymarket is now two separate entities. Last year they were banned from the US and stopped taking on new US customers and made their site withdrawal only for anyone based in the US. You co
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by superfrank 5mo ago
I'm not an expert in this, but I thought one of the biggest arguments for why a wealth tax is needed the whole "buy, borrow, die" thing where the ultra rich can use their assets as collateral to take out a never ending series
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by superfrank 5mo ago
> > Each 1% of wealth tax is equivalent to 20% of income tax. > Mathematically sound. Don't most wealth taxes that have been proposed have a certain level of wealth that you pay no taxes on? If so, doesn't that make this
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by superfrank 5mo ago
The rules for each contract are provided when you bet, but ultimately there are plenty of markets that are settled in controversial ways and users have little recourse because the sites TOS's often say their rulings are final (this is
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by superfrank 5mo ago
I'm not saying this as an argument for or against prediction markets, but that's essentially what the vig is at traditional sportsbooks. Someone calculates what they think the odds of an outcome happening are and then they allow p
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by superfrank 5mo ago
90% of the betting volume on Kalshi is betting on sports. I know how prediction markets work and how they're different that traditional sportsbooks, but they ultimately allow customers to do the same things. If you are saying Kalshi is
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by superfrank 5mo ago
90% of the volume on prediction market sites is on sports. Yes, there are smaller markets that are easy to manipulate, but that's no different from traditional sportsbooks. Yes, What MrBeast says on his next video is easy to fix, but s
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by superfrank 5mo ago
Yep. I totally agree. For the record, I'm actually a very active Kalshi user, but I cannot see how anyone can seriously argue that it's not sports betting.
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by superfrank 5mo ago
I wasn't saying we shouldn't debate the implementation details. I just think they should be separate arguments. It's like if someone killed my dog with 3d printed gun and so everyone started talking about banning or regulatin
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by superfrank 5mo ago
I totally agree with your response to my first point. I have another comment in this thread that might be at the top right now, but I basically say that I think the fact that Minnesota, a state that has a complete ban on online sports betti
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by superfrank 5mo ago
I have a website I run that is focused on sportsbetting so while I know high level what is legal where, I'm not actually in Minnesota, so I don't know every single detail especially when it comes to what's allowed in person.
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by superfrank 5mo ago
First, over 90% of the wagers on Polymarket and Kalshi are already on sports (quoting John Oliver's Last Week Tonight on that one). Despite the headlines, Kalshi and Polymarket are mainly just sportsbooks. Second, while yes, some of th
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by superfrank 5mo ago
Sure, but that's not really an argument to ban prediction markets, it's an argument to regulate what the public can or cannot bet on. Most major online sportsbooks have taken bets on the US presidential election for well over a de
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by superfrank 5mo ago
> I think you could make a case in separating the two, of course opening further discussion, but because sports betting takes place in a comparatively very controlled environment I think the risk profile is pretty different versus, idk,
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by superfrank 5mo ago
> there seems to be no upside whatsoever There's the same upside as pretty much all other forms of gambling. Plenty of people enjoy it and it can be used to generate tax revenue for the state. Don't get me wrong, there's t
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by superfrank 5mo ago
I hope someone is. From the bill: > EFFECTIVE DATE This section is effective August 1, 2026, and applies to crimes committed on or after that date.
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by superfrank 5mo ago
For the record, Minnesota currently has a complete ban on sports betting. We've seen a couple other states that allow sports betting go after prediction markets. Personally, I feel that any state that allows sports betting is going to
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by superfrank 5mo ago
How so? To me it seems like the exact opposite of what's happened with Star Wars in the last 20 years. 538 was purchased and then left to wither and die where as Disney seems intent on squeezing every last penny from the Star Wars fran
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by superfrank 5mo ago
> Nothing about programming forces anyone to do anything I see you've never written any Go
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by superfrank 5mo ago
> nothing about tailwind forces you to build inaccessible or "div soup" apps Totally agree. I feel like this was more a by product of React. Not that React forced this either, but it felt like the rise in both went hand in hand
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by superfrank 5mo ago
> can we just go back to talking to each other in person He posts on an internet message board
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by superfrank 5mo ago
They suspended service areas they deem high risk until the software update can be applied. So while, yes, it's just a software update, it's a recall in the sense that they've temporarily pulled all the cars off the road in ce
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by superfrank 5mo ago
I've been on the codex train for a few months now for personal stuff, but have Claude at work. I always tell people it's as good if not better than CC, but it has different strengths and weaknesses. Claude was more autonomous and
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by superfrank 5mo ago
First, I want to fully acknowledge that these are tech bro problems that barely register in the grand scheme of things. I spent the first half of my adult life working minimum wage service industry jobs and more of my social circle than not

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