Someone allegedly used a hairdryer to rig Polymarket weather bets
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Re: Someone allegedly used a hairdryer to rig Polymarket weather bets
#2Dupe from a little bit ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47878208
Re: Someone allegedly used a hairdryer to rig Polymarket weather bets
#3Already discussed: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47878208
Re: Someone allegedly used a hairdryer to rig Polymarket weather bets
#4Is there a bet available to determine if the weather forecasted was impacted by a hair dryer?
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#5"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.
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#6It never occurred to me that Goodhart's law could be applied to betting, but here we are :)
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#7I can't believe there's no honor among the gamblers!
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#8Gambling addicts will really gamble on anything, won’t they? It’s a bit strange to see degenerate gambling dressed up as “predictions”.
Re: Someone allegedly used a hairdryer to rig Polymarket weather bets
#9Gambling addicts will really gamble on anything, won’t they? It’s a bit strange to see degenerate gambling dressed up as “predictions”.
This looks less like gambling addiction and more like a scam executed for profit.
Re: Someone allegedly used a hairdryer to rig Polymarket weather bets
#10"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.
That’s rather dry humour for such a hairy situation