some people are simply obstinate in their pseudoscience or whatever, and ignore things such as house edge, variance, probability, expected value, etc. just calm down and let it go.

i think the blockchain is somewhere above 40 GB's now, but if you want to spend/use your  coins faster, downloading a "light" wallet and importing your private keys into there is an option. The easiest, most user-friendly one imo is Multibit (version 0.5.19 is the current build, MultibitHD has an additional 1k satoshi fee that goes to the developers, but is much more up to date with security and bugs.), and the developer (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=31622) is active on the forum and can assist you with questions if you post them over in the multibit section (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=99.0).
another light client i would recommend is electrum, although not as user friendly, it offers more features, such as the ability to set your tx fees and to act as cold storage.

edit: blockchain size: https://blockchain.info/charts/blocks-size

everything comes at a cost, and your brother's friend valued his hobby more than partying. he consciously made the decision to spend time on his hobby/passion over partying with friends on weekends, and in his case, it worked out pretty nicely. maybe you, in his shoes, would have valued the time spent with friends more, but every person is different, and would make different decisions in the same situation.

doesnt look like it, seems to me that patrollers have more power than just moderators. im assuming moderators only have power in their respective sections, while patrollers are also given power over newbie posts/accounts.

important note, the 'pay for posting' isnt paid out by the forum itself, its paid by the services that wish to purchase your signature space to advertise their services. the pay increases proportionally  with your form rank as well.

thats because it is possible to consistently profit in the long run in poker/sportsbets. unlike other typical gambling games, these are not bets against the house. in poker for example, it is possible to win consistently in a way that will overall increase your bankroll. with sportsbooks, it is possible to gain an edge by playing the displayed opening odds, researching, etc. both do take time, but it can be treated as a full time job with enough expertise.

you're probably right.

listen to your own advice, he said "don't dox me," not "don't dox qs." also, no shit he would post here, someone is threatening to dox him.

I think there was a similar "bpb is a scammer" thread opened in the reputation section the last time he gave away some steam gift cards, this isn't the first time.

monbux is online right now, you should message him.

we can't even have a genuinely altruistic person on this forum doing what they do without having people suspect they're a scammer or trying to dox them, it's really sad.

it says BITCOIN there. so i assumed it was a poor attempt at fooling people.

that's  not even a bitcoin address.

this is something i cant wrap my head around; what in hell are these people thinking to think they are entitled to special treatment over something their parents of ancestors of generations ago went through? LGBT groups were looked down upon for many years? true, that's a fact, but that does not mean you, who was born into today's generation, went through that suffering, nor does it entitle you to pity from everyone around you. your ancestors were slaves? that might be true too, but you werent one.

so you got a tad more than 2 pennies at the end of it all, some strat. a strategy should  be something that increases your chances of winning, not decreasing your chances of losing, which is exactly what martingale or any other positive progression betting system and all of their variants aims to accomplish. unless there is no house edge and you can expect over a number of rolls (10k+) that your results will have an extremely even distribution (esp in a small sample as to not to 'bust'), "strategies" like those are pointless.

if you mean an account you own that you were willing to give to me, not really, i would prefer the invite over someone else's account.

willing to pay 0.1 BTC for an invite, escrow preferred unless you are going first or you are a trusted member. feel free to either post in this thread or pm me regarding this. I will lock the thread once I have made a purchase.

none, the purpose of a faucet is to give players a chance to try out the site without having to dedicate a deposit. it's also a tool to get people 1 for in the door, which might lead to them depositing a fair sum (and losing it) in the future. it's ridiculous to see the faucet as any potential source of income.

lets face it; social media among other things have aided in dumbing down this generation to the point where people cannot even see the glaring hypocrisy of their own actions. everyone's got inconsistencies here and there, but some people take it to a whole another plane of existence.
not only are they hypocrites, theyve come to act entitled, using the argument that they are actively "oppressed" and "discriminated" against on a day to day basis. its getting ridiculous, and at this rate kanye as president might end up happening one day.
as for the double standards that come up, its just people acting entitled as fuck. they expect people to accept their statements while they themselves constantly interpret rules or anything else for the matter differently depending on whats more convenient for them at the time. i dont mind that people do this, people have always been stupid. what bothers me is that this trend is gradually becoming more and more common, maybe even accepted. safe to say at this rate, society is headed towards a gutter.

completely agree, and its a fact that inequalities exist, and as you pointed out, one of the most glaring examples is in the middle east, where the inequality exists as a cultural norm. and unfortunately, these cultures are predominant in their respective areas, and tradition is slow (incredibly slow) to die out.

when i referred to the loud minority in my post, i was thinking of the "feminists" over in the states that bleed of hypocrisy, shouting equality while they do the whole "kill all men" thing. my bad for taking a narrow view on the topic, but its becoming more and more noticeable in my area. guess i cant really say i have an impartial view on the topic as is.