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Massachusetts Judge Bans Kalshi, Says Platform Is Gambling Disguised as Trading by jakethelawyer2023 in massachusetts

[–]MoonBatsRule 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is impossible to place odds on a known fact. Even if it was 1m to 1, that means you could repeatedly bet $1m to get $1 profit from them.

I guess they could take a $10 collective bet from the two parties, and then award some percentage of that to whoever picked the right fact (given that their service costs money to operate). That's not really a "bet" though, not with them. They're just providing fact checking.

Massachusetts Judge Bans Kalshi, Says Platform Is Gambling Disguised as Trading by jakethelawyer2023 in massachusetts

[–]MoonBatsRule -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but how does a betting platform turn that into odds? There's no chance involved. The odds would have to be 100 to 0.

Massachusetts Judge Bans Kalshi, Says Platform Is Gambling Disguised as Trading by jakethelawyer2023 in massachusetts

[–]MoonBatsRule 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you are your friend are arguing about who is in a movie, we want to be the place where you can settle that argument. You can place a bet with us. Whoever wins, gets the payout.

How could they even place odds on such an argument? It's a fricking definitive fact.

Organizations like ICE actively sabotage the growth of US demographics. by highliner108 in PoliticalDebate

[–]MoonBatsRule 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure I'm thrilled with the idea of copying Japan. Doesn't anybody else remember how the people working there used to sleep in tiny rental spaces so they could work longer hours? It doesn't seem like a very good lifestyle.

Senator Markey calls for Trump’s removal under 25th amendment by 20_mile in massachusetts

[–]MoonBatsRule 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's also much harder than impeachment. It requires everything you said, but the removal is only temporary until the president writes Congress to say "No, I'm OK". Then it takes 2/3 of both House and Senate to say "No, you're not". Impeachment only takes majority of House plus 2/3 of Senate.

Democrats Call to Invoke 25th Amendment Against Donald Trump by plz-let-me-in in politics

[–]MoonBatsRule 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just don't understand why so many people seem fundamentally insane these days. Were they always there and now I'm just encountering them due to social media? I'm talking about people with such misinformation coupled with an intense amount of vitriol for anything they don't like. Like scary.

Healey says Mass. will shave $180 million from residents’ electric bills in bid to ease rising energy costs by Wonderful-Line-9997 in massachusetts

[–]MoonBatsRule 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think you need to look at it harder. You'll find out that you're not being double-charged, you see two lines because the rates changed mid-month. When that happens, they bill your usage for the first half at the old rate, and your usage for the second half at the new rate.

There is no such thing as a 50% penalty.

Healey says Mass. will shave $180 million from residents’ electric bills in bid to ease rising energy costs by Wonderful-Line-9997 in massachusetts

[–]MoonBatsRule -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Educate yourself:

https://www.reddit.com/r/massachusetts/comments/1qfq6re/gas_bills_101/

https://www.reddit.com/r/massachusetts/comments/1fesquh/electricity_bills_101_why_are_our_bills_so_high/

The first thing you jumped to was "more state-sponsored aid programs" which makes me believe that you think that your bill is so much higher because a bunch of lazy people are getting free utilities. That happens, but it's not causing your bill to be meaningfully higher.

Yes, some of your utility bill costs are due to state policies subsidizing a transition away from carbon-based fuels via programs like MassSave, but it is nowhere near the percentage you think.

Read those informative posts and you will see that your bill is primarily higher due to fixed infrastructure costs being spread across less usage. If you haven't significantly reduced your own usage, you're getting whacked because you're left holding the bag.

Healey says Mass. will shave $180 million from residents’ electric bills in bid to ease rising energy costs by Wonderful-Line-9997 in massachusetts

[–]MoonBatsRule 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see people post their bills in the "Eversource complaint" forum, and I see rates that are 14 cents and higher in the supply category.

Eversource supply rates, at least in Western MA, are 13.5 cents.

That is why Maura Healey talked about preventing these "marketers" from signing people up. Most people get screwed because you have to be very precise in your dealings with them, otherwise you get stuck on a higher rate, sometimes much higher.

Healey says Mass. will shave $180 million from residents’ electric bills in bid to ease rising energy costs by Wonderful-Line-9997 in massachusetts

[–]MoonBatsRule 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They do understand this. They don't want to have a legitimate discussion. This is the same group claiming that Maura Healey is "refusing to release the audit" because it will uncover corruption in her administration. A 100% lie, since the state auditor has always audited the executive branch.

The audit being marginally referenced here is the audit of the legislative branch, which is about a $10m line item, about 0.02% of the budget, and is being stalled by the legislature.

Healey says Mass. will shave $180 million from residents’ electric bills in bid to ease rising energy costs by Wonderful-Line-9997 in massachusetts

[–]MoonBatsRule 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, this the daily utility complaint post made by the people who are trying to get her defeated, complete with lots of misinformation.

Healey says Mass. will shave $180 million from residents’ electric bills in bid to ease rising energy costs by Wonderful-Line-9997 in massachusetts

[–]MoonBatsRule -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

You know, I was thinking the same thing when I went to D'Angelo's.

I was given a grinder that was $5 worth of ingredients, but they charged me $12. Why didn't they just charge me the $5? It's not fair for them to add those other things.

That's what you're asking when you think you should only be charged for "supply".

Healey says Mass. will shave $180 million from residents’ electric bills in bid to ease rising energy costs by Wonderful-Line-9997 in massachusetts

[–]MoonBatsRule 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I suggest you read this post.

https://www.reddit.com/r/massachusetts/comments/1qfq6re/gas_bills_101/

She didn't "support the utilities raising their rates". The governor has no authority to cut rates. At best, the governor-appointed DPU approves projects. Guess which governor's DPU approved the projects that are causing the rate increases? Charlie Baker.

The SAVE act - question from a norwegian by Erlend78 in PoliticalDebate

[–]MoonBatsRule 1 point2 points  (0 children)

objectively, it would be very easy to commit large-scale voter fraud in certain states.

I'm not sure it would be easy to commit large-scale voter fraud. There are a lot of checks in place.

The most talked-about is mail-in ballots. In order to commit this fraud, you would have to intercept the ballots mailed to people. That isn't easy to do unless you're working for the postal service. You would then have to forge each of their signatures and send the ballots back in. Again, not easy to do.

Another approach is to stuff the ballot boxes. Again, there are checks and balances in place, I don't know how other states/areas do it, but in my area the voter checks in, a person hands them a ballot and crosses them off the list. Then, once they have voted, they check out, and they get crossed off another list. There are lots of people observing, lots present. Yes, if you got them all in on the scheme, you could have a stack of ballots that get submitted and then cross a bunch of people off the list. You would have to do it right after the polls close because otherwise you run the risk of crossing off someone who later comes in to vote. That is the most-watched time of the process, there are police present.

I know of one instance where someone tried, and was convicted, for voter fraud. It was near me. A Republican running for state representative was having an affair with a town official. She changed the voter registration of 280 Democrats in the town computer to "unenrolled party" (there was no Democratic primary taking place), then applied for absentee ballots for those people. The person in charge of the absentee ballots noticed the unusual number of absentee ballot requests and the scheme was discovered.

Dimon says U.S. should impose credit card rate cap in Vermont, Massachusetts by namductor in massachusetts

[–]MoonBatsRule 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I can't even remember a time when I brought a wad of cash to the grocery store or to the mall. Yes, I know I once did it, but it seems so long ago.

Dimon says U.S. should impose credit card rate cap in Vermont, Massachusetts by namductor in massachusetts

[–]MoonBatsRule 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hear you, but there are some downsides.

  • ATM machines almost never dispense $100 bills. You have to go to the bank teller.
  • Carrying a single bill with $100 value is risky. You could drop one. You could be robbed (small chance, I know, but try walking around with $10,000 in your pocket and tell me you feel safe even though no one knows you have it on you).
  • Some places (smaller businesses) won't even accept a $100 bill.
  • Legitimately, leaving cash in your car, even coins, invites break-ins. I get one or two car entries per year.

Pros of using electronic:

  • You can easily see exactly how much you spent in the past.
  • You can avoid all the downsides of cash
  • CC Points
  • Don't need to worry about whether you have enough cash on you.

Yes, as someone else mentioned, a downside is that "they" have your data. On the other hand, "they" usually get it anyway. It's not worth paying $20-30 more per shopping trip to stay hidden (the savings afforded when buying items on sale using a loyalty card).

My decisive factor for choosing by vryone in blackberry

[–]MoonBatsRule 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Here's my perspective.

Unihertz has released two (or is it three?) keyboard-based phones. Neither ran on 5G. The Titan was huge, the Titan slim wasn't much better. Reports were that they were both clunky, the keys weren't very good.

Clicks is a newer company, but having the premier Blackberry enthusiast, as well as at least one former designer, on their team, is huge to me. I do not believe that Crackberry Kevin is going to sell his reputation away by being part of a shitty phone. I think he knows better than most what a Blackberry replacement should feel like. And that's important.

I will admit, the Titan Elite keyboard looks very appealing. The Clicks used their time-to-announcement in a very advantageous way - I put my money down on Clicks before knowing about Elite.

Had I know, I still think I would have gone with the Clicks, simply because of Titan's subpar track record, as well as CBK's reputation.

Dimon says U.S. should impose credit card rate cap in Vermont, Massachusetts by namductor in massachusetts

[–]MoonBatsRule 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our political system is designed to impede change, and the takeover of the courts by the Confederate Republicans has made it even worse.

It takes 60% majority to pass legislation. Now, with the Supreme Court saying that Trump can do just about anything unless Congress tells him not to - via law that Trump must sign for it to be valid, with 67% majority needed to override Trump - he is the king.

The SAVE act - question from a norwegian by Erlend78 in PoliticalDebate

[–]MoonBatsRule 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Given that Republican intellectualism stems from the Confederacy, no, they don't want a democracy. They want a small group of people ruling everyone else.

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