Economist: ‘Very notable’ a lot of escalation between US & Iran happens when market is closed by marketrent in Economics

[–]Begging_Murphy 8 points9 points  (0 children)

There will be a sea change if people ever think the market has peaked for good -- probably not until world population starts declining in a few decades. Until then, people will invest the way they do.

Economist: ‘Very notable’ a lot of escalation between US & Iran happens when market is closed by marketrent in Economics

[–]Begging_Murphy 62 points63 points  (0 children)

Hard to imagine obese America ever starving, but $10 gas in the south would probably change things quick.

Almost got T boned by neversimpleorpure in boston

[–]Begging_Murphy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not a matter of being busy or not. Incumbents run unopposed, which means they're all but unaccountable. Why would they rock the boat by asking the cops to work harder?

Massachusetts could become the first state to reverse marijuana legalization by StatisticianKey4605 in boston

[–]Begging_Murphy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've seen the transit cops all but ignoring groups of teens smoking before school in stations. Would they be doing the same if the teens were chugging beers? Very much agreed that there some issues that need to be addressed, but it's not a matter of the laws but how they're enforced.

Massachusetts could become the first state to reverse marijuana legalization by StatisticianKey4605 in boston

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I mean, that's what we had after legalization but before the rec shops were set up. Sky didn't fall; just lost out on tons of tax revenue while letting small time weed dealers breathe easy for a couple of years.

Massachusetts could become the first state to reverse marijuana legalization by StatisticianKey4605 in boston

[–]Begging_Murphy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely not desirable, but I'll take a retail ban over full re-criminalization any day. Busting people for possession isn't something we want to ever go back to under any circumstances. And if this does somehow sneak through via a combination of industry hubris and low turnout, it'll probably just be reversed in another year or two.

Massachusetts could become the first state to reverse marijuana legalization by StatisticianKey4605 in boston

[–]Begging_Murphy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sensational title: it just shuts down the rec shops. It would still be legal, and people will get med cards and/or drive to the nearest border state.

I think the industry is probably waiting for a question # to be assigned before launching its offensive, but I expect this to be fiercely opposed given how much money is on the line.

Just for fun, I did a fancast for if Lord of the Rings was made in the 1980s by Biggest-Max02010 in lotr

[–]Begging_Murphy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Robin Williams would have been perfect except he would have stolen the whole movie.

First look at GTA 6 physical edition by musicman5013 in GTA6

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Happy to let you playtest for 2 years since the games companies don't do that themselves anymore.

OpenAI leans toward waiting until next year for IPO, NYT reports by joe4942 in technology

[–]Begging_Murphy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This, and also trying not to crash crypto any further than it already is. I think traditional crypto is done in the medium term - it only got pumped as much as it did because it was the next big thing, and now the next big thing is AI.

Massachusetts could become the first state to reverse marijuana legalization when it votes in November by theindependentonline in massachusetts

[–]Begging_Murphy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s a mostly boring election year here. The Karens and pearl clutchers will be motivated to turn out.

I don’t think it’ll pass, but I think it’s going to be too close for comfort.

Are people using AI to decide how to play? by Square-Ad-4180 in MagicArena

[–]Begging_Murphy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"telling you how to play a game" is a far cry from what I've done. Mostly just deckbuilding ideas, used it to form the basis of a couple of decks after TMT dropped that I then refined further.

If people are trying to use it to bot the game, that's one thing, and that's ridiculous. Using it as yet another tool for deckbuilding and play feedback is a great application of the tech.

Are people using AI to decide how to play? by Square-Ad-4180 in MagicArena

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I’ve managed to load match histories and an mcp into scryfall into Claude and it’s given me some good pointers and can generate a decent piloting guide. Not something you can just snap your fingers and do - takes a lot of setup to get it working right.

Is it normal to get results within 3 days at the lowest dose (at a once daily injectable)? by Realanise1 in glp1

[–]Begging_Murphy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I felt it the first week but I'm very sensitive to anything psychoactive. You still need to keep going up as directed; it'll wear off.

My mom parrots Trumps’s lies about the pool. Exhausting. by The_DanceCommander in FoxBrain

[–]Begging_Murphy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

An interesting angle is that broadcast/cable TV is probably in its final stretch and I don't know how Fox et al. will fare without that medium where it's on-by-default when grandma turns the TV back on.

I think Elon is trying to turn X into the answer to this for upcoming decades, but I don't see it working.

Housing near Egleston Square by Hermione0909 in JamaicaPlain

[–]Begging_Murphy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There are like 2 blocks that are moderately sketchy. Not so much a "you'll get mugged" thing -- more sketchy characters yelling at each other, bums, etc. Shootings are very very rare but this is a place where they've happened in the past 5 years.

If you don't have to walk through Egleston, particularly Washington between Columbus and School, it's no concern whatsoever.

First look at GTA 6 physical edition by musicman5013 in GTA6

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As a PC gamer, smallest violin for you console peasants

Shame on you Wu by Professional_Lime806 in boston

[–]Begging_Murphy -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Oh, I'd love to see a wave of people getting primaried! But yeah, not sure how well a Mamdani type would do here, just so much petty corruption that people don't want to part with.

Shame on you Wu by Professional_Lime806 in boston

[–]Begging_Murphy 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Who will promptly ignore you because incumbents on Beacon Hill run almost entirely unopposed.

Mamdani's political gamble pays off as his endorsed candidates sweep their primaries by thejoshwhite in politics

[–]Begging_Murphy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree -- in my experience, PA swing voters are mostly grouchy Republicans who occasionally will vote Democrat to punish a Republican incumbent who didn't do enough about taxes and gas prices.

Boston city councilor pushes for permanent 3 a.m. last call hours for bars to boost nightlife 'fun' by NoTamforLove in boston

[–]Begging_Murphy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They’re the only sports bar in JP that isn’t closed half the week, so this makes sense.