Comment Re:Uber, AirBNB and "prediction markets" (Score 3, Informative) 78
I'm not gambling, I am just trying to predict whether this slot machine will give me three cherries when I spin the wheel.
I'm not gambling, I am just trying to predict whether this slot machine will give me three cherries when I spin the wheel.
Prosecuting arsonists doesn't unwind time, bro.
Except tuition is basically free for Mexican citizens while the travel and accommodation certainly will not be. This isn't the US where all schools are outrageously expensive.
Which part of "people are afraid they might get fired if they don't go along with it" do you not get? You seem to think there is no problem with this, but if this is OK, where does it stop? Is it OK to have the highest sales punch the person with the lowest sales? Can they sexually assault them after they are tied to the chair (and why did they have to be tied to a chair if everyone was on board with this)? Where does this assault you think is OK turn into assault you think is not OK?
Except you are ignoring the fact this is your boss telling you this. Sure, maybe you can say you aren't comfortable with it and nothing happens. Or maybe you say you are uncomfortable with it and the boss looks for a reason to fire you because you "aren't a good fit with the culture". If a group of friends do this, it is good fun. When your boss does it, it is assault and workplace coercion.
Well, it falls to a jurisdiction in which there is a high chance of selective regulatory oversight/enforcement, given the conflict of interest with Trump's family vested interest in prediction markets.
"He's not under any compulsion to give a password is he? They had the phone, nothing forced the authorities to trust anything he said....they could have tried forensics like they'd do if they had a safe and tried a safecracker to get in if the suspect didn't want to give the combination."
This is the interesting part to me. He definitely could not be compelled to give them his password (legally). So the fact he offered them a password could be covered under freedom of speech. Depending on what was said, lying to the police can be a crime, especially when it could be considered obstruction of justice. Did they just ask for a PIN and he provided a PIN? Did he say the PIN would unlock the device when it would actually wipe it? It could also show he intended to destroy anything on the device, and while they can't prove there was anything incriminating on the device, it could still be considered evidence as it was data for an investigation. There are a lot of different paths I can see this going down.
"I immediately notice an issue."
Wow they must really regret not working with a person as smart as you. (Honestly, slashdot is chock full of wannabes these days)
"Hell yeah, a credit card!" - people I don't get
Not sure this is really news. Well, except that Texas has stopped buying American.
No, they won't object to the labels. They will claim that forcing them to put the actual nutritional information is the violation of their free speech. I mean, if they can lie about recycling, why can't they lie about the nutritional content or the ingredients?
These platforms are starting to let people bet on wildfire activity. What a fun way of incentivizing arsonists.
It's the time change that's the problem. Otherwise being near the timezone border would be an issue.
You're conflating your emotions with facts, in a field you very likely know very little about.
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