alt Hacker NewsSomeone allegedly used a hairdryer to rig Polymarket weather bets
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Gambling addicts will really gamble on anything, won’t they? It’s a bit strange to see degenerate gambling dressed up as “predictions”.
It never occurred to me that Goodhart's law could be applied to betting, but here we are :)
Already discussed: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47878208
Is there a bet available to determine if the weather forecasted was impacted by a hair dryer?
I can't believe there's no honor among the gamblers!
lulz futures paying off as usual
Finally some hacking news!
Maybe it's bad to let people bet on anything, huh
hilarious title, engadget is still quality after all these years
climate change via hair drier ;D
Dupe from a little bit ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47878208
A fool and his money etc etc.
You love to see it.
"It sucks that someone potentially tricked a temperature sensor with a hairdryer to scam actual gamblers out of potential winnings" really missed a chance to say it blows.