As much as I'd like to work from home, being monitored by a webcam would be a huge bummer and a privacy breach for me. For those mentioning that offices usually have CCTV, it's clearly not the same thing. Your workplace isn't providing the comfort of your own home. It's pretty obvious that you won't be acting the same way in the office as in your home.
I'm generally easily distracted when at home and may be constantly scratching my head or my face when sitting on a computer, things I'd refrain from doing in a public office. That doesn't mean that I wouldn't get the work done; it's just due to feeling more comfortable in your own home. There are bound to be distractions in your house while you may not live alone. I understand the need to make sure your employees are productive and working as they should, but monitoring throughout their whole shift is way too much.
while you are working from home - you should have a separate and private work place where the privacy is not breached Having your computer set up in front of the wall and having your room locked during online meetings would be a better idea to avoid trouble on both the end. We all are trying to make our rules while working from home which is a big hassle for the management itself Even if that's the case, I'd still feel uncomfortable knowing that a camera is watching me throughout my shift. It sounds too much. On top of that, not everyone has the ability to actually have a separate space for work. My apartment is approximately 35-40 sqm at most. The kitchen, living room, and dining area are one undivided room, while the bedroom doesn't have enough space for a desk. Thus, unless I settle by laying on the bed, there's physically no way I could have my own space to work in. |
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As much as I'd like to work from home, being monitored by a webcam would be a huge bummer and a privacy breach for me. For those mentioning that offices usually have CCTV, it's clearly not the same thing. Your workplace isn't providing the comfort of your own home. It's pretty obvious that you won't be acting the same way in the office as in your home.
I'm generally easily distracted when at home and may be constantly scratching my head or my face when sitting on a computer, things I'd refrain from doing in a public office. That doesn't mean that I wouldn't get the work done; it's just due to feeling more comfortable in your own home. There are bound to be distractions in your house while you may not live alone. I understand the need to make sure your employees are productive and working as they should, but monitoring throughout their whole shift is way too much.
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The last few months have been quite tough due to inflation. The constant increase in living costs made it a lot tougher to save, making it almost impossible to set money aside in some specific months. Personally, I don't think I'll face any significant issues due to the upcoming recession. My savings are definitely going to be affected, but all in all, I'll be fine.
I won't allocate any more money for investments; this isn't the perfect moment for the average Joe. As long as I'm not touching any BTC earnings deriving from the signature campaign, I'm fine, since I'm holding till the end of the recession and bear market in hopes of a better future. My Bitcoin is safe in my wallet, nothing will make me turn them to fiat. People were calling cryptocurrencies volatile but look at their fiat currencies. Euro plummeted, BTC and USD in stablecoins look the safest for now.
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Sometimes I wish I knew about Bitcoin earlier. Early adopters of Bitcoin had a once in a lifetime opportunity by being in the scene so early. I learned about cryptocurrencies somewhere in 2014, which isn't too late I guess, but being a moneyless teenager, I couldn't do much to acquire Bitcoin early on. I remember asking my parents' permission to use their card in order to buy one whole Bitcoin but getting rejected. Thus, I resorted to trying to acquire BTC in other ways, such as faucets. I managed to accumulate a decent sum through them, but it wasn't any life-changing amount, even by today's standards.
For those saying that Bitcoin's price is irrelevant, it's not. We don't share the same opportunities compared to the past. A thousand dollars could get you a couple of BTC in 2013-2014. You'd only receive approximately 0.05 BTC. The possibilities of multiplying that kind of money now are way too slim compared to 2012-2014.
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I have a real-life acquaintance that occasionally writes articles regarding cryptocurrencies and gets paid for that. It's his main source of income, but it's mostly a side hustle at the time being. Covid-19 taught us a few valuable lessons in the workplace environment. The most important one is that you don't have to physically be in an office building in order to work. With that being said, the market for remote workers for data analysis is on the rise, and due to the advancement of cryptocurrencies, jobs as crypto analysts will be in high demand in the near future.
You can also be a full-time trader, but that involves a high level of risk, and not many are willing to sign up for that. It's extremely stressful and nerve-racking. Stock investors are no different to cryptocurrency traders and have been around for longer. It ain't easy.
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Honestly, despite the awful economic situation out there, Bitcoin is actually not performing as badly as some of us are pointing out. Over the past few months, Bitcoin has approximately settled at the $20.000 mark, with only a few occasional ups and downs ranging between $18.000 and $21.000. Compared to other assets such as indexes or stocks that are in a free fall, Bitcoin is actually performing quite well.
We live in a day and age where everything is correlated with each other. While cryptocurrencies were first meant to be decentralised online currencies, Bitcoin has evolved into an asset similar to gold. It'd be foolish to expect it to perform at its best during such a period of recession.
With that being said, I'm generally satisfied regarding Bitcoin's performance in the past few months, I honestly anticipated a way larger drop in price, way below $20.000, but it seems that it's successfully resisting.
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1) Do you believe it will be at approx. same price or will it go up or down, its better if u share some insights in support of your opinion
2) Do you think due to Bitcoin , the other altcoins may lose its charm , and go nearly dead, such as BCH ..
3) Do you believe only the mass Bitcoin Adoption by more countries can bring a bull market..
4) Do u Think it has something to do with global Inflation, where even stock market is on ventilators..
1)I believe that it's likely to crash as low as $15.000, but it won't be sustainable. Generally, I think that it's going to range between $18.000 and $20.000. 2)Altcoins have existed since the dawn of cryptocurrencies. While some may slowly disappear, see Terra, for instance, they'll always co-exist because they are serving other purposes and are vital for the future of cryptocurrencies. 3)Maybe, but I don't believe in Bitcoin's mass adoption as a currency or legal tender. 4) We're going through a recession and a war. The threat of a nuclear launch is higher than in the Cold War. The current situation is not supportive of much economic growth. The stock market isn't performing well either. Bitcoin is more of an asset than a currency; thus, it's also massively affected. |
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It's the number one thing that I discuss with my clients when financially advising from day to day. Now more than ever is showing my clients how important it is to be diversified with your investments, to not be sitting in low earning/yield savings accounts year after year. The truth is it's been a good lesson.
That said, it's killing me, my clients, my friend, the entire world. The US is around 8-9%, this is a 40 year high for the US. It sucks, I really feel it at the grocery store!
Supermarket and fueling were always the largest expenses in a household. According to my eBanking app, my greatest expenditure so far is at the supermarket, and the second largest expense is fuel. I would have spent a lot more than I've already spent if I weren't working in a hotel and eating there every day and if I hadn't used my motorcycle for the past year. Thus, we're paying an average of 10–15% more than what we paid last year, which is unfortunately an understatement since inflation in some products, such as yogurt, milk, or meat, is way higher than in other products. Don't get me started with fuel. 95 Unleaded petrol wouldn't have cost more than €1.60-1.80/liter before the energy crisis, which is still considered expensive. We're now paying €2.10/liter. Anything below the €2 mark looks cheap now. |
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Although the rapid increase in inflation this year was from trigger by the issue of Covid-19 but if Covid didn't happen rapid inflation will eventually happen because the government keeps making use of their political error structure by wasting the funds they ought to use to develop the country on printing more fiat currency.
The price of commodities may return to its last year's price but it's determined by the government's decision.
It's a combination of both. COVID-19 actually slowed down inflation's growth. A small increase in inflation of 1–2% is actually considered healthy for the economy. During COVID-19's quarantine, the economy basically stopped progressing due to imposed quarantine measures.Thus, it was expected for inflation to suddenly bump up after it reopened. Generally, electricity and fuel prices were already on the rise before the war in Ukraine, in August-September, due to EU policies to turn to green energy and shut down coal plants. Westerners though, like to blame Russia and Putin for the electricity crisis they ignited. |
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I find it hard to understand tipping culture like it is in US. For example two situations, you order your menu at the McDonalds, go to the table and wait for a guy to bring your food. And you go to any restaurant of café, make an order and wait similarly for the food. In first case the guy brings you food, and maybe a balloon for your kid. In the second case also a person simply brings you food, but expect 10-20% tip. Both of them get more or less similar hourly payment. Both of them run here and there whole day, but a waiter gets tipped, McDonalds employee dont.
I dont understand the idea of tipping a bartender. He can cheat you with pouring less, he can give you dead beer for example (no bubbles, or give a glass filled half with foam), he can even bring his own bottle of whiskey (I've seen such guys) and in general sell this bottle 5x its cost (you buy 15-20 EUR worth whiskey bottle, sell each 50ml drink for 5-7 EUR). Not all bartenders are like that, but I've seen how bartenders cheat on drunk people and receive tips from them...
I think that tipping goes well beyond food and catering businesses in the USA. You're expected to tip your hairdressers, assistance employees, taxi drivers, beauty salons. It's a generally widespread practice. While I'm not against tipping a reasonable amount of money if the service was great, charging huge amounts of over 15-25% is outrageous. Dining outside and services are generally a lot more expensive in the U.S. compared to Europe, and especially Greece in my case. Dinner for two ranges from 25-40 euros here. Most I've spent is about there, in the U.S. though, it's way more than that, and you also have to pay sales tax if I'm not mistaken and to leave an approximate 20% tip. I am not against tipping either, but sometimes it is hard to understand the culture, why one employee class should or must be tipped, but others dont. For example I can go to an electric appliance store and get a 30min consultation, then other guy involved, that will get my item from warehouse to cash desk, and I am not suppose to tip those two. But it is a good manner to tip a guy that will deliver a pizza for me. He will just pick up pizza and give it to me. Two employees perhaps get same $/hour rate, but in first case I think it is ok to give consultant some tips, because his knowledge and experience was useful. But in second case, why should I give tips of guys work is basically walking or driving. I am confused. Yeah, totally broken logic. A sales assistant will spend his time and usually may not result in a sale, but he's not expecting a tip. Certainly, he's probably getting paid more from his employer than a waiter, but how is it any different for us? Anyway, this isn't my main concern. My main issue is that I'm a middle class citizen. How am I supposed to pay for someone else's wage? With these increasing costs, I can barely afford to eat outside, let alone tip huge amounts. If the service is good, I usually round up to the nearest euro or two. |
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I find it hard to understand tipping culture like it is in US. For example two situations, you order your menu at the McDonalds, go to the table and wait for a guy to bring your food. And you go to any restaurant of café, make an order and wait similarly for the food. In first case the guy brings you food, and maybe a balloon for your kid. In the second case also a person simply brings you food, but expect 10-20% tip. Both of them get more or less similar hourly payment. Both of them run here and there whole day, but a waiter gets tipped, McDonalds employee dont.
I dont understand the idea of tipping a bartender. He can cheat you with pouring less, he can give you dead beer for example (no bubbles, or give a glass filled half with foam), he can even bring his own bottle of whiskey (I've seen such guys) and in general sell this bottle 5x its cost (you buy 15-20 EUR worth whiskey bottle, sell each 50ml drink for 5-7 EUR). Not all bartenders are like that, but I've seen how bartenders cheat on drunk people and receive tips from them...
I think that tipping goes well beyond food and catering businesses in the USA. You're expected to tip your hairdressers, assistance employees, taxi drivers, beauty salons. It's a generally widespread practice. While I'm not against tipping a reasonable amount of money if the service was great, charging huge amounts of over 15-25% is outrageous. Dining outside and services are generally a lot more expensive in the U.S. compared to Europe, and especially Greece in my case. Dinner for two ranges from 25-40 euros here. Most I've spent is about there, in the U.S. though, it's way more than that, and you also have to pay sales tax if I'm not mistaken and to leave an approximate 20% tip. |
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Unfortunately, there are no rules to this in the forum, but all the things do not need the rules. Somethings are to be done morally but again these people don't care.
they don't care because the account they use to participate in the scam campaign is not their main account. or their previous primary account which they later switched to another account due to negative tagging. those who realized had to withdraw their POA when warned by other members. but mostly I think they already know the condition of the casino. they intentionally sign up to join a fraudulent campaign, no matter the reputation of their account. for friends who are active on the gambling board, it might be better if they are willing to report shitposts on the board. Campaign participants made several posts on gambling boards. Some of the users joining 1xbit had gotten negative trust in the past I believe. Those users probably thought their accounts were trash at the time, but then here comes 1xbit allowing neg rep users. Now those neg repped accounts have a purpose. The fact that 1xbit allows neg accounts says alot about the site. If any of you notice people editing their posts later, make sure you are reporting their posts. You might also take screenshots of before and after for more proof. Is there any point in reporting their posts? By the time a moderator reviews it, it will have already been edited and filled in. Usually, it's within the 10-minute time frame, and it's not even shown as edited. Do moderators or administrators have access to see the initial post? Does Ninjastic.space, for instance, keep track of such posts? If the answer to at least one of the previous questions is yes, then I'll be on the lookout for any blank posts left to be edited in the future. Otherwise, it's no use. The only positive thing regarding 1xbit is that they don't have an abundance of participants. Imagine them having up to 100 users. Most, if not all, of their users are suspicious, accused of multiaccounting or using traded accounts or involved in scams. It's disappointing. |
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The funny thing is, it’s around 90's right now, at around 92-93 range give or take, but it was somewhere between 60-130 all year, that’s a WILD difference. Normally we do not have that kind of difference in a single year, get it at 60, increase it to 130, and drop it to 90 doesn't happen all too often.
Sure, it does happen time to time when there is a big issue, I do not know how it was in 2008 for example when the crash happened, but I know that it’s not going to be that easy for anyone to accept the current situation that easily. You can't make a plan with oil prices like this, because you do not know how much you will pay for it next time you buy it.
Even when crude oil had plummeted below $90, we still saw insignificant reductions at gas stations. Not only is this situation bad, but speculation makes it worse than it actually is. I don't know if the same situation occurs in other countries too, but here at least, inflation is to some degree speculative. We're talking about an energy crisis, but in the meantime, electricity providers are soaring in profit. Don't get me started on oil companies. Volatility is a huge issue. You can't plan anything in advance. Gas, electricity, and groceries constantly change prices, and it's usually for the worse. Our quality of life is worsening, and so is our mental health. We're headed towards the great recession, this is only the beginning. This will be a harsh winter. |
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Inflation rapidly increased this year. Basic food stuffs like egg, oil for cooking, meat, and fish here in our country almost doubled compared to its price last year. I'm wondering if it's possible that the price of commodities will return to its previous years. If so, how or what will cause it to happen. It's just scary to think that our money continues to depreciate over the years. Will there be a time that will come where average earners like me won't be able to afford a basic life anymore.
this will be a tough job for every country, the increase in commodity prices will complicate everything, one way that the government must do is of course by adjusting the average wage of each citizen in order to offset the price increase that occurs. After an increase, it is usually not easy for commodity prices to return to normal as before because everyone is used to it and no one will feel disadvantaged later. The increased price of goods is a vicious cycle, starting from the very basic ones, which are electricity and fuel/oil prices. With increased transportation and upkeep costs, we're doomed to suffer from massive increases in daily goods. The worst thing is that things aren't getting better anytime soon, since Brent and WTI crude oil have skyrocketed once again, almost surpassing $100 for Brent and $93 for WTI. At least we had noticed a minor relief in fuel prices in the past months. However, this is about to change, causing products to skyrocket once again. |
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Excellent new coming in. Brent crude is inching towards three digit mark. The last time I checked, it was trading at $97.92 per barrel. The price rally resulted from two developments - 1. the decision by OPEC+ to implement a massive cut of 2 million barrels per day, and 2. the bombing of Kerch bridge that connects Crimea to mainland Russia. And here in India, we are being hit by a double whammy. The local currency (Indian Rupee) has gone down by more than 5% this week and the exchange rate now stands at 1$ = ₹ 82.83.
These are hot news in the past 2 days but in my opinion the information that made oil prices rise again is because OPEC + decided to reduce 2 million barrels of oil / day, this is a very large number, while last month they also cut 100,000 barrels of oil per day. With this decision, it can be seen that the OPEC group wants to maintain high oil prices and this will benefit Russia, Russia is also a member of OPEC +, this is considered a failure of the US government. The world energy situation has not cooled down, there will be many changes affecting the whole world. Today's attack on the Crimean bridge will make the conflict unlikely to end anytime soon. That is great news *sarcasm*. OPEC is basically cutting down on oil production, leading to massive price increases. I honestly at least expected Brent oil to stay below $90 a barrel, which is still expensive but a little more sustainable at least. If these new prices remain, they will trigger a new round of price increases in every day's goods, sending inflation to the moon. Things are not looking good at all. And winter hasn't even started. |
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Honestly, when you first launched this website, it was barely functioning, and since then, I hadn't bothered to check for any progress. However, this quickly changed and the difference is day and night. You've featured the most popular coins along with the ability to search for any coin you're looking for, along with all fractions of it. The dark theme looks great too. All the information below the exchange rates ("About, Usage, etc.") is a great addition too. The only thing I don't like, which is only a small minor detail, is the number of decimals. If I am to search for fractions of Bitcoin with a few decimals, the equivalent in USD includes way too many numbers and blows the whole thing out of proportion, making it look a little off. Personally, I'd limit them to two. Apart from that tiny detail, you've done a great job. Congratulations!  |
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It's understandable. Most, if not all, of 1xbit's participants had extremely slim chances of joining a decent campaign. The majority of them are spammers, lack basic English knowledge and/or have negative trust, which immediately blocks them from even applying to most campaigns.
People promoting 1xbit's also have enough negative trust, am sure no reputable manager will accept them in any of their campaign, but I think some of those people participating in 1xbit are having alts account which they are using in participating in other good campaigns and they are making good posts with the account, I just think they are spamming because the campaign have been tagged as scam campaign and the manager those not care, I think users participating in signature campaign deserves more than negative trust, all of them should be banned, because their post is of no use to the forum. That's not the case, most if not all of their participants knew what they were getting themselves into. They don't care if they've received negative trust. As you've also mentioned yourself, chances are that most of them are alt accounts of other members, bought accounts or simple spammers who had zero chances or entering a decent campaign. Thus, these members have nothing to lose. Those with more than two brain cells withdrew their application after being warned by DT higher members about 1xbit. |
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Brace yourselves for massive price increases in fuel. Brent crude oil has surpassed $98.5/barrel while WTI is just over $92.5/barrel, compared to $82.6 and $76.6, respectively, a little over a week ago. That's a significant increase in oil prices, while at least here in Greece, we never saw the corresponding decrease at fuel pumps. However, prices have already started increasing at gas stations. This situation is not only tiring but also depressing. There is no longer any stability in life; everything is rapidly shifting. You can no longer make any plans for the future and every asset has become way too volatile, from commodities to cryptocurrencies and stocks. Only real estate is holding up, but that doesn't help the average Joe who's renting.
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It's 2022 and we still see similar examples in middle eastern countries such as Saudi Arabia or Iran. Under the scorching sun, women are not allowed to wear whatever they want. They are forced to wear the hijab. Until 2018, women were prohibited from being issued a driving license in Saudi Arabia. They are even unable to apply for a passport without their male guardian's approval. Let's also not forget that women weren't allowed to vote a few decades ago. Thus, it wouldn't surprise me if this photo is actually real. Fortunately, for most countries, all these discriminations belong to the past. Hopefully in the future, women in less fortunate countries will share the same rights as men in the western world.
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And its also because the guys in the restaurant will remember you don't give tips to them, they will spit and piss on your drink which I'm sure you won't like it.
I'd like to point out that those restaurant guys wouldn't know if you're going to tip them or not until after you've eaten your food (unless you're referring to repeat customers known to be non-tippers). In any case, that made me chuckle. I don't think that's a serious risk in restaurants in the US, because it would have to be the server doing it, and there's usually too much visibility for them to get away with it. Not saying it's impossible, just unlikely. Speaking of the restaurant industry, those servers don't even make minimum wage IIRC and depend on tips to make up for the difference. I'm not sure how that system came about, but it's a pretty messed up one if you ask me. Taxi drivers I'm not certain about, and honestly I'm not a big fan of tipping anyone. You pay for a service, that's the way it should be. Giving money voluntarily (but being expected to) in addition to that rubs me the wrong way and always has. I don't understand the tipping culture in the U.S. Why aren't restaurants paying at least the minimum wage, so their waiters can live comfortably in combination with the tips they receive? Waiters are basically costing the employer nothing. It's ridiculous that workers are putting up with it. What if everybody stopped tipping? Especially now, with the increased living costs and the already inflated prices of the U.S., adding another 20% to your bill every time you dine outside is excessive. Honestly, I'd be pissed if I had to spend another $20 just to eat outside. Why are people, both workers and customers putting up with such a stupid culture? |
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