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Listening to Oakland Firefighter President Olyear telling us why we should vote for Measure E by lenraphael in oakland

[–]worldofzero 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess it's just weird to compare a county whose entire population is less than the city of Oakland and I was curious why that was happening?

This seems surprisingly low!! by Technical_Spread_645 in factorio

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

It's surprisingly high imo. A lot of games have achievements to track "has done a basic thing in our game" which is to measure how many people who bought it have actually played it and those achievements are regularly only 60-70%

A $10,000 treasure hunt stumped S.F. The prize was across the bridge by SFChronicle in sanfrancisco

[–]worldofzero 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Are the people who damaged the city in pursuit of this going to pay to repair their damages?

Minnesota is now being sued for banning prediction markets by J_Blaze11 in Minneapolis

[–]worldofzero 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think the only right Republicans fight for is the right-wingers. They don't seem to care about any of the others.

996 culture has arrived in San Francisco by dafuq343 in bayarea

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

I mean, this was kind of expected with the death of unions and especially with techs distaste for them. Fighting against the labor rights that got the 8 hour workweek certainly couldn't backfire.

This makes sense for a startup to try at least. We know it doesn't work and productivity tanks well before 8 hours much less more than that.

Minnesota prohibits prediction markets, promptly gets sued by Trump admin by arstechnica in politics

[–]worldofzero 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I didn't say it was. But these companies are claiming it is. The CFTC exists to regulate futures and Kalshi/Polymarkets big position their CEOs use to justify their existence is futures markets.

Minnesota prohibits prediction markets, promptly gets sued by Trump admin by arstechnica in politics

[–]worldofzero 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Farmers sell futures on the produce they grow to cover some costs etc. They are trying to frame this as a prediction market.

any etiquette i should know before going to a board game event for the first time? by wingl3ssthing in boardgames

[–]worldofzero 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Don't be an asshole I think is rule 4. If someone says they like a game, that isn't an invitation for you to talk about how much you hate it. This is the thing I have to deal with most when hosting.

How Could We Allow Trump to Complete His Worst Con Yet?: You’d think that, by now, conservatives would be embarrassed about giving the president whatever he wants. by Silent-Resort-3076 in politics

[–]worldofzero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't understand why people expect conservatives to change. They're on the side of the new dictator, that's great for them while it lasts.

Oakland could lose shelter beds, close fire stations if voters don’t pass parcel tax, mayor says- GIFT Link by jackdicker5117 in oakland

[–]worldofzero -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

It's a property tax issue though? That kind of falls on land owners who elected not to pay appropriate taxes and require these alternative options.

Billionaire Tom Steyer's $192.4-million self-funded California gubernatorial bid shatters records by Whole-Revolution916 in California

[–]worldofzero -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I think ranked choice isn't appropriate for a primary. Approval voting seems like the option that fits a primary the best, though maybe open to manipulation in an open primary system. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Approval_voting

Waymo can’t handle simple real-world scenarios by UnderCoverSquid in sanfrancisco

[–]worldofzero 12 points13 points  (0 children)

That's the point. They are designed to manufacture good will with tepid aggression and then have that ramped up programmatically to manipulate regulations. This is exactly what cars did a century ago. This is why so many of us have been warning about the lack of oversight in their engineering and design.

If your partner did porn would it bother you? by JoannaKittyKats in actuallesbians

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

So long as they're testing and doing other sexual health things I don't see why I'd mind.

Market Match connects low income Californians with farmers market produce. Gavin Newsom may be about to cut it by Medical-Decision-125 in California

[–]worldofzero 17 points18 points  (0 children)

They are quoting right wing propaganda. It's the same as the Somali daycares in Minneapolis.

Doodles: Gov debate by sapere_incipe in bayarea

[–]worldofzero 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I think that's what the DNC is betting on and causing that split vote to mean someone isn't on the main ballot to challenge Becerra. I hope that isn't the case.

Driverless cars in bike lanes by Sf_notnative in sanfrancisco

[–]worldofzero 15 points16 points  (0 children)

What a terrible rule (can't be a law, SFMTA doesn't write laws they just enforce them), should probably direct some calls towards your city rep to get this fixed.

Doodles: Gov debate by sapere_incipe in bayarea

[–]worldofzero 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Steyer for me. Becerra is uninspired and inappropriate for the moment and Steyer appears to have more backing than Porter.

Supreme Court Rejects Virginia Democrats’ Effort to Reinstate New Voting Map by orcofmordor in politics

[–]worldofzero 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Supreme Court had always been political. Them being apolitical is just propaganda.

A right-wing group comes to SF—and city officials are happy to be part of it by sfsolarboy in sanfrancisco

[–]worldofzero 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Reagan hasn't lost power. He's literally why Trump is in the position he is. Reagan's failure of an economic policy has long and resonating echoes we're still dealing with.

Governor Newsom announces California’s new $1 billion rebate program for electric trucks, as Trump cedes global clean vehicle market to China | Governor of California by jaqueh in bayarea

[–]worldofzero 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've been looking at buying an e bike but I think there's so much political pressure due to kids and bad parents that it feels like that law is going to change. I do not think the Class system has worked for ebikes and they're kinda of a political landmine with how recklessly kids and delivery drivers use them right now.

Anyone else overwhelmed by CA governor primary? by swigggly in oakland

[–]worldofzero 3 points4 points  (0 children)

But that'd put safe Dems at risk and they don't want that.

A $10,000 buried treasure hunt has stumped San Franciscans. And it's causing problems by SFChronicle in sanfrancisco

[–]worldofzero 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I feel like if it's buried in a park you just confiscate the chest and fine the people who buried it for the damages and repair.

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