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Re:'Hairdryer used to trick weather sensor' to win Polymarke... by logicchains on Thursday April 23, 2026 @01:38PM (#47878767)
>They're interfering with officially gathered data, used to forecast the weather.

If that's illegal they should be prosecuted for that. Luxury goods create incentive for theft, but nobody suggests luxury goods stores should be banned to reduce the amount of theft.

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Re:'Hairdryer used to trick weather sensor' to win Polymarke... by Eisenstein on Thursday April 23, 2026 @01:55PM (#47878994)
Could you regulate the sale of luxury goods meaningfully without having negative impacts on necessary markets? Can you say the same about prediction markets?
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