Some humans are able to reach a point wheer they think "okay this is enough" and they are content with what they achieved. It's not common but I would say at least half of the population would be happy with 1 million dollars and living off interests without having to work ever again, even if  the interest don't make you live a lavish lifestyle, most people just want free time, myself included, I would be happy to make 20k a year in interests and not have to work, I hate working, I just want to get rich and live off interests just so I dont have to work thats all.

Oh I didn't see that that's right. What exchanges does he pretend to do arbitrate with tho? Or by arbitrage he means to sell high and buy lower when the price fluctuates within the same exchange?

In any case its still a gamble, we have seen how unpredictable the bitcoin price is. Just takes chink news to crash it.

I don't see how you can make constant gains by pure gambling in dice, roulette, slots etc...

Maybe it would be interesting if you did some altcoin investments, it's still a gamble but you can at least consider some other factors

I don't see how you can make this unless you are insanely lucky.

Now that all the top players are out of the way, we can have a potential final between Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal, just like 8 years ago. That can be a total classic, can't miss that one. Problem is, both are really good so I don't know who I would give a win if the match happens..

The problem is, if you do a lot of analysis during gambling you miss out all the fun. It's best to keep it casual and just keep on gambling as it comes with  a nice feel and not with a math approach where you are constantly calculating odds chances and whatnot... that is the opposite of fun for me. Some people may find that fun but for me it's a pain in the ass.

Anything that runs as a bitcoin sidechain is already a better deal than an altcoin. Don't get me wrong. Ethereum is a cool project and all that, but we have seen what happens when your core software is a complex mess of a non usual coding language, full turing complete and whatnot... very dangerous place to establish a foundations of different technologies.

Satoshi took the right approach: simple main software, complex sidechains on top (well, sidechains are mostly by Greg Maxwell, but satoshi did a good job by keeping bitcoin non turing complete, it's like he saw it coming)

I spent 300 dollars in new years eve... it is my all time high record ever in spending on gambling. I usually never spend more than 50, but it was new years eve party in las vegas with friends so it was a special occasion. We played some roulette, slot machines, dice, and I didn't play poker but some skilled friends did. I don't mind spending some if its like 1 time per year.

Exactly, the thrill for wanting more is always what drives the addict back those addiction, whatever that might be. We humans just can't have enough, once you taste something good you want more, you become too hooked. The best way is to stop it all of a sudden, then when you get urges to gamble again do it, but come back to restraining yourself, do this periodically once you are bored of it, the urge will not be there anymore.

The people that need to be put on a mental institution are the ones like OP that claim that everyone doing gambling is automatically a fucked up in the head individual. There are plenty of respectable people doing gambling. In Vegas I knew some guys and they were neurosurgeons and other respected professionals having fun in a Saturday night gambling some money. It is compatible with a normal life.

Max Verstappen has demonstrated in the past that if he has a good car he can be a top competitor. Of Course I wouldn't bet my money on Verstappen winning above Vettel but its a possibility.

Kimi Raikkonen is being underrated. He can outperform everyone if he has a good day and a good car.

The thing is, you can get the most anonymous technology you want, but at the end of the day, if there is not a lot of people using the coin, you are not going to be as safe as using bitcoin + mixers. You need a lot of people to blend in with the masses, you also need as many nodes as possible. This is a problem with Monero, only 500 nodes now, and the blockchain has not even begun to grow yet...

I hate when teams have a favorite and just make it hell for the other guy. They did this to Fernando Alonso in his McClaren era. It's clear they hated how Alonso was outshadowing Lewis Hamilton, so they started fucking him up with the car and with the tactics. They should have an open war and the best wins... I understand its a team but at the end of the day they should give all the guys a fair chance. I hope Bottas is competitive against Hamilton.

But SOME alts do pump... that is the point of this thread I think, to find those alts that pump so you can profit and make more BTC. BTC going up in dollars is not relevant unless you trade BTC for dollars and I don't do that since to deal with fiat you need to give your details to exchanges so im stuck with alts...

I agree, but what if we are in front of the next big rise? maybe you think "oh well, another overreaction", then you wake up at 1000+ and all alts are collapsing... that would suck, that's why its the best to stay 90% on BTC at all times, you never know when the big rocket will hit jupiter.

Dude im giving a perfectly okay answer. More volume of transactions: full blocks: takes more time to confirm (unless you are pushing the fee up).
Anyone can understand this, no need to get that technical.

Bottomline is, the more people using it, the slower it is going to be unless you want to pay more to get ahead of the pack in getting your transaction confirmed.

Well ask yourself the simple question: Why is Litecoin faster than Bitcoin?

The answer is very simple and doesn't have anything to do with its features. It's just that no one uses Litecoin compared to Bitcoin. Less traffic = faster.

People use bitcoin because bitcoin has best developers and the best network effect. Again, simple.

Federer vs Nadal is always a classic I would like to see. When I was a kid I remember watching Roger Federer winning everyone in spectacular fashion, he was dominating the game like never seen before. Nadal then came and surpassed him, then Djokovik.

I still don't know who is the best from those 3. They are the best ever.

It depends in the race. In some races, you are screwed if you don't have top straight line max speed. The long straight sectors in Spa are key, a lot of overtakes by the faster cars happen there. In other races like Monaco, is not as important etc.

It's unfortunate what happened to Fernando Alonso. He is the best talent on driving in years, but he got fucked after the Renault era. McClaren hated that he was better than Hamilton, then the cars started to suck. I would like to see Alonso run with a competitive car again, he could easily win another world prix. Also he is one of the few that started from the bottom and doesnt come from a rich family.

Mayweather won by split decision convincingly... it may seem like it was very even to non boxing fans, but if you know the sport, you know Mayweather took the least damage and made the most points, was more accurate... basically everything was in his favor. Pacciao caught him very few times with some good shots, other than that it was jab domination by Mayweather.