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good. and the restriction shouldn’t stop at U.S. Senators. anyone with a major influence in their field should be banned from using these prediction/betting apps. as an NBA fan, I was shocked when I saw the reports about Milwaukee star Giannis allegedly using Kalshi to “predict” his own future team during the last NBA trade deadline. how is that even allowed? he even went on to promote the prediction app the day after the trade deadline.

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this reminds me of the Indian government's (read Modi's) demonetization efforts of 2016 which caused 80+ deaths and huge headaches for the common people. In the end, more than 99.3% of the demonetized money came back in circulation. Elect a clown, expect a circus. true for the oldest democracy in the world and also true for the largest democracy.

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how did Obama break that promise? i don't recall people having to change plans? i know you have to have a health care plan but if you already have one, did Obamacare force you to change it?

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i wonder if they could create a central locking mechanism where if a plane makes an emergency landing, it automatically locks all the overhead bins so passengers don't waste time trying to pick their baggage out. the only remaining thing would be smaller bags underneath the seats which i don't tihnk would delay anyone or at least not significantly as the overhead bins.

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another anecdote taking Lyft - they showed me $10.76 price for a trip to the airport when Uber showed $21. obviously i called Lyft and they placed a temporary charge on my credit card for $10.76. Once the driver dropped me off, i noticed that the base charge jumped to $16.76 + airport fees and my total with tips came to a bit over $27. I contacted Lyft and they denied and claimed that they always showed me $16.76. smh. i have proof from my credit card that they placed a hold for $10.76 and yet they refused to adjust the price.

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care to elaborate on that? also, it's not that hard to ask users to enter their shipping zip code to get more accurate prices. some websites do that already nowadays. my point is reverse ip lookup is a good enough starting point for the first estimation.

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a reverse IP lookup should give you a good estimate and you can always ask the user to enter their address for more accurate price.

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it will never happen. these company executives are major donors to politicians of both aisles. laws and regulations are for the common people like you and me. not for the ultra-rich. heck, even the judiciary is corrupt these days.

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but you did say that figuring out the final price is "unacceptable"? why is it unacceptable? my point is that other countries have figured out a way to display the final prices, but USA still hasn't figured out how to do it or they don't have any plans to do it.

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tipping culture is so annoying here in the Bay Area. the other day i was at a coffee shop and cashier handed me a device that had suggested tips from 18-22% with no obvious Cancel button. i was infuriated and the cashier had a smug look on her face. she knew what i was looking for and she didn't bother telling me how to skip it. mind you, this was for a coffee to-go order.

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other countries have figured that out even countries with multiple levels of taxation like in the U.S. it's not an unsolvable problem.

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you forgot to answer the question though :)

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lot of these opt-in toggles are ON by default in the U.S but my previous employer's legal department made sure that it's OFF by default in EU.

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they didn't prohibit charging more for App Store purchases, they prohibited mentioning it in the app. i.e, you cannot mention something like 'purchase this in-app product for $3 cheaper on our website'.

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i'll admit i have no idea what i'm talking about but isn't there some Plan B options? something that's more manual? or are surgeons too reliant on computers?

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it's not just Apple devices, i'm still using my Pixel 6 Pro (launched in 2021). i used to upgrade every other year but these days the phones last longer without slowing down and everything else went up in prices. i see no compelling reason to upgrade (no significant camera upgrade or features worth upgrading for).

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i'm going to assume that commoners like us don't have access to that telescope.

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do you have to tip the 'driver'? jokes aside, i would be happy to take them once the expand to SFO region so i can have a consistent experience.

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i tried activating my old Lightroom software (purchased in 2015 or 2016) and they wouldn't let me activate it. Adobe customer service said their activation servers are taken offline for my Lightoom version.

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as an EM, 12mo is too short and I will pass them if i see 3+ of those in their career (say 10yrs). why would I spend my resources to train you for a couple of months and you leave me in another 6-8mo. it will take a senior dev at least 3-4mo to be fully productive. In your example, you are effectively doing a temporary hire for 6-8mo.