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2041  Bitcoin / Hardware wallets / Re: Trezor selling screen protectors on: July 08, 2021, 09:38:07 PM
Lol, this reminds me of when I bought a new truck:  The salesman asked me if I want to add Paint Protection...  WTF?  Why the hell are they selling a $60k truck without automatically adding in a $300 feature that protects the $600 upgraded paint job?  Did they think I wasn't going to buy the truck if it was priced at $60,300?  

Obviously my anecdote is a different scale of expense, the PanzerGlass (love the name) adds almost 50% to the price of a Trezor One.  Just an up-sell, and means more money for the retailer.  And I agree with HCP that it's not as important on a hardware wallet as it would be on a phone.



That's just Ledger's implementation of a Bip39 passphrase (extension.)  Trezor does that also, it's just implemented a slightly different way.

https://wiki.trezor.io/Passphrase
2042  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / Re: Wallet.dat question. on: July 08, 2021, 02:59:27 PM
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All OSs are vulnerable to malware and phishing attacks.  The only way to avoid being victimized is to educate yourself, and be diligent.  The OS you choose will not save you from mistakes.  

I've been using computers since Commodore 64s were all the rage.  I used Apple IIs and the first generation of Macs when I was in junior high and high school.  My first version of Windows was 3.2, and I've used every version since, including enterprise versions and some server versions.  Currently I use Ubuntu for a variety of tasks, and most of my servers run a version of Linux.  My daughters prefer Macs, so I've had a couple of those around the house for the last decade as well.

Those of us who have industrial engineering jobs, those of use who use CAD to earn our living, those of us who must interact with other people around the planet who use Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and the like...  How hard would we be making our lives trying contribute while using some buggy shitware?  All the best quality and most practical business and industrial software is written for Windows, and only Windows.  So yes, my main personal computer is built to run Windows, and that's the only way I'll have it.  Not because I don't know what else is out there or because I don't know how to use anything else.  It's because I like it, it works great for my needs, and it's been quite safe when I do my part.

When I say that I find Windows to be among the most versatile, useful, and dependable OSs of all that I've used, it does come from a place of experience.  So, you'll have to forgive me for not taking the advice of some newbie on an internet forum when he says things like "i suggest not using windows."
2043  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽UEFA EURO 2020 Discussion Thread | Current Phase: Finals in June 2021! on: July 07, 2021, 09:39:35 PM
Wow, what a spectacular end to that match.  Very exciting.  Congrats to England on the win and congrats to Denmark for their historic run.

I was holding my breath there at the end, I had U13.5 corners in my parlay and those last few started to get me worried. 
2044  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / Re: Wallet.dat question. on: July 07, 2021, 07:11:12 PM
Are you sure this site is safe

Don't download anything posted in this thread, especially the files posted by newbies.  Lot's of shady links being posted here, even by members who should know better.

Since you want to play around with "wallet.dat" files, I'm assuming you're talking about the wallet files generated by Bitcoin Core.  The best way to learn about bitcoin, bitcoin core, and wallet.dat files is to run your own node on Testnet.

The testnet blockchain isn't very big, won't take too long to synchronize, and you can do anything with it that you can do on mainnet.


i suggest not using windows...

I suggest learning how to keep your computer safe regardless of which operating system you use.  All OSs vulnerable, and even more so if you're unfamiliar with it.
2045  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽UEFA EURO 2020 Discussion Thread | Current Phase: Finals in June 2021! on: July 07, 2021, 04:22:08 PM
i hope that alvaro morata is not in danger in spain now. his wife alice campello-morata has received extremely bad news again after the end of the game.
threatening letters and emails have arrived. that is the negative aspect of yesterday evening. these threats have nothing to do with football - it's just pathetic.
i really hope that nothing bad will happen in morata's home country in the next few days and wish him and his wife all the best.

Don't these morons realize that Spain wouldn't have gotten to penalty kicks if it wasn't for Morata's goal in the 80th minute?  Some people are just too stupid for words.  I hope he and his family are being guarded and remain safe.  This is a sport, a game, it's not worth going to jail over.


Denmark has the spirit and they will play together for Christian Eriksen for sure , and i guess that England will get there first goals against them today.
Nobody has thought that Denmark will come this far and they surprised a few times in EM.

Yeah I am also gonna probably go with some small stake on this. England are the clear favourites but Denmark's spirit would be on cloud nine with the momentum they are having so far- from group stage to the quarters. One step further and they are in finals. I actually thought that Denmark wouldn't make past the group stage but they made me wrong.

Denmark will be motivated, but I don't think they're going to be as hungry for the win as England.  Everybody expects England to win, so the pressure is on them.  Denmark will be playing for fun, feeling like it was a victory just to have gotten this far.
2046  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: The relationship between blockchain and Bitcoin? on: July 07, 2021, 02:49:32 AM
A blockchain is just a validated ledger or a database where previous entries are validated along with subsequent entries.  What the ledger quantifies, or what the database provides is up to the creator of the blockchain.  Blockchain is useful for all kinds of data tracking where validation is required, not just cryptocurrency.

It's possible to be a fan of blockchain without necessarily being a fan of crypto.
2047  Bitcoin / Electrum / Re: Restoring OLD 2010 Wallet on: July 07, 2021, 02:19:12 AM
In 2010
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offline encrypted cold storage wallet
...
Bitcoin Client Software and Version Number:           Electrum 4.1.2
...
1PeizMg76Cf96nUQrYg8xuoZWLQozU5zGW

 Roll Eyes

No one here is going to teach you how to hack a bitcoin address, if that were possible bitcoin would be worthless.  Nor will anyone help you crack a "wallet" file you downloaded on some "black-hat" site you accessed via clearnet.  The wallet file is a fake, and if you payed for it you got scammed.
2048  Economy / Service Announcements / Re: [ANN] ChipMixer.com - Bitcoin mixer / Bitcoin tumbler - mixing reinvented on: July 07, 2021, 12:17:30 AM
I don't get it before updated TOR. but The website still working when I ignoring the note.

It should continue to be until September, but it's not safe to keep using V2 addresses.  At this point it's safer to use clearnet with a VPN for IP masking. 

I don't know why it's taking ChipMixer so long to upgrade, but hopefully he does so soon.  Maybe while he's at it he'll upgrade to SegWit addresses also.  Grin
2049  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽UEFA EURO 2020 Discussion Thread | Current Phase: Finals in June 2021! on: July 07, 2021, 12:00:05 AM
This games was final worthy. Both teams played good football. Maybe Spain were a bit better at some moments, but not enough.

Spain played their typical game of keep-away; maintain possession, make the other team chase the ball, strike when they're tired.  It works most of the time, but this is Italy we're talking about.  
They've been there, seen that, and done it themselves.  It was a great game with well matched opponents, soccer doesn't get much better.

Penalties is always lottery, but oh Morata...

So tragic, really.  After all the struggles he's had this year that one is bound to leave a mark.  He was probably still riding high after that goal in the 80th minute, and then it's over just like that.  Heartbreaking.


So what's everyone thinking for tomorrow's game?  I'm all in on England, and have a little parlay going: England, both teams score, U13.5 corners; 4.33/1.
2050  Economy / Reputation / Re: Forum made Legendary Member - PrimeNumber7 on: July 06, 2021, 10:34:09 PM
I am not sure what you mean by "excuse my past behavior"?

I think it's pretty clear.  Certainly you must remember stating that you were just following the lead of more senior members, and deflecting by pointing out they weren't treated as harshly as you.  Sounds like excuses to me, and as I've said it makes your apology seem insincere.


I have stayed out of drama for years, even when others were trying to bait me into drama.

I suppose it's been more than one year since you accused anyone of embezzlement, so technically one plus a fraction is "years."  Maybe name your next alt "SpinDoctor?"


It has been even longer since I offered any kind of escrow services, and I hardly ever trade here anymore.

Um, that was a joke, nobody really expects you to provide escrow for yourself anymore.  None the less, it's generous of you to give away some coin to 2% of the people who post a number in your thread.  Just curious, are alts allowed?
2051  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: ⚽UEFA EURO 2020 Discussion Thread | Current Phase: Finals in June 2021! on: July 06, 2021, 09:53:10 PM
The penalty shootout was an embarrassment for Spain. You are one of the best 4 teams in Europe and you miss 2 penalties.

That was an embarrassment for both teams.  Spain for obvious reasons, and Italy dodged a bullet after missing their first.  Both teams played well, but I guess after 120 minutes someone was bound to make a mistake.  

Congrats to Italy, they definitely deserved to advance.  They've been great until today, and maybe the only team that has a chance against England.
2052  Economy / Gambling / Re: 🚀 Sportsbet.io- Club House- The best EURO 2021 promotions around!!🚀 on: July 06, 2021, 09:36:15 PM
4-3-Free Featuring England Vs. Denmark is live on Sportsbet.io right now.

https://sportsbet.io/sports/4-3-free


I’m going to say it’ll be an Italy vs England final. The Spain team really isn’t that good, it’s a far cry from the legendary Spain teams of the 2010’s. Denmark will put up a fight but won’t be good enough. I’ll be very surprised if the final isn’t Italy vs England.

OH NO!  Italy just missed their first kick!  I think it's going to be Spain!...  OMG!  Spain missed their first!  WTF?!?

I like England over all, they may have an easier time against Spain, but I think it's their cup to lose.
2053  Economy / Reputation / Re: Forum made Legendary Member - PrimeNumber7 on: July 06, 2021, 09:07:06 PM
QickNumberSeller doesn't bother me, but that's largely because (unlike others,) he hasn't set out to bother me.

He does contribute to the forum in a good way for the most part, and I do enjoy reading many of his posts.  The fact that he's able to rank up an alt in two years is a testament to that observation.

@Quickseller, congrats on ranking up your alt.  Too bad you still choose to excuse your past behavior rather than accept it with humility and understanding.  It might make people think those apologies aren't sincere.


mod is trying to tell us he is coming from a place of experience
it was all but confirmed for me when I noticed both you and QS reporting posts with the exact same phrasing.

It was pretty obvious to anyone who was paying attention at the time that PN7 was not a newbie, but you'd have to be retarded to disregard such an obvious connection as this.


To celebrate my Legendary Membership, I have decided to host a giveaway:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5347561.0

I invite everyone to join the giveaway, and to chat.

Did you ask Panther52 to provide escrow?  Wink
2054  Bitcoin / Electrum / Re: Best electrum server? on: July 06, 2021, 07:43:08 PM
Do you think my 8GB Pi 4 can handle ElectrumX + Bitcoin Core?
I was trying to set up ElectrumX on a 4 GB Raspberry Pi 4 and I gave up after a week. The initial sync was taking too much time and I ended up building a normal server (the sync took almost 3 days on an SSD and a recent Intel i5 CPU). If you are patient enough and have some solid cooling system then sure.

I don't have any patience for a Raspberry Pi to do anything remotely taxing.  Even a heatsink kit and fan don't seem to help a lot, but setting up the Pi to boot from a fast USB 3.0 SSD will help some.  Once everything is synchronized it might be fine for a node and ElectrumX, but I've never had a Pi run trouble free for long-term with any demanding tasks.

There are ways to find cheap PCs with i5 processors for about the same price or less than a Raspberry Pi, and realistically they're way more practical for the OP's expectations.
2055  Economy / Games and rounds / Re: Celebrating PrimeNumber7 #Legendary 0.001 BTC Prize on: July 06, 2021, 05:34:26 PM
41   - DireWolfM14

Congratulations on ranking up your account.  It's been a tumultuous 2 years, I'm sure.  You lucked out with a low activity requirement, I think mine was like 980 or 994, now I don't remember.
2056  Bitcoin / Electrum / Re: ThomasV Signature Not Verifying for Mac v4.1.4 on: July 02, 2021, 08:02:20 PM
TLDR: the .asc filename should be identical to the original binary with ONLY the .asc extension added for "automatic" verification to work.

It's also important to note that both files have to be stored in the same directory.

HCP and khaled0111 have explained the requirements for using automated verification, which (AFAIK) is the only way the graphical gpg programs work.  However, those restrictions can be overcome by using the command line interface.  In MacOS you'd use the terminal, or in Windows you can use PowerShell or a WSL instance.

For example:

Code:
gpg --verify C:\path\to\signature_file.asc C:\some\other\path\to\executable_file_with_a_different_name.exe

2057  Economy / Reputation / Re: Known Alts of any-one - A User Generated List Mk III (2021 Q2) on: June 21, 2021, 01:17:13 AM
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YOSHIE has exposed some more related accounts including the ban evasion case in this thread: Mod / Admin: (Please take action / ban)

I seem to recall that post by YOSHIE (broken link,) but I don't recall if the evidence was solid enough for the mods to take action.

Linking the addresses confirms what we all suspected to be a certainty, but unfortunately it doesn't change anything.  The accounts are already red-tagged, and having multiple alt accounts in the 1xbit campaign wouldn't justify another tag since the campaign doesn't specifically disallow it.
2058  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Lost phone & Google Authnetication on: June 21, 2021, 12:43:03 AM
There's a language barrier, but Charles-Tim is not incorrect.

In that case Charles-Tim has my full and sincere apology.

I don't know what you mean by "backup code" but I'm assuming you're talking about the seed phrase.
Every service which allows 2FA must provide a shared secret - this is how 2FA works. You use the shared secret and the current time to generate the 6 digit code which you enter, and the service in question does the same thing to check the code you provided matches the code they generated. This shared secret is usually presented as a QR code to scan with your 2FA app, but should also be presented as a (usually 16 character) alphanumeric string, which you are supposed to back up by writing on paper. If OP has this back up code, then he can import it in to any good 2FA app and that app will generate the correct codes for his 2FA Electrum wallet.

I'm well aware of how 2fa works, I use it regularly for a variety of services, and again I apologize for misinterpreting what he meant by "backup code."

And I also don't know what you're talking about when you say "in control of two private keys," but again I'm going to assume you mean seed phrases, which is wrong.
2FA Electrum wallets are indeed 2-of-3 multi-sig wallet, with TrustedCoin holding one of the master private keys. The seed phrase can be used to derive the other two of the three master private keys, allowing the funds to be spent from the multi-sig wallet without TrustedCoin's input.

Yet another need for me to apologize to Charles-Tim.  Of course he was talking about the master private keys, and I now I recognize that.  I should have spent a bit more time trying to interpret his post before being a jack-ass.  Which I was.

@Charles-Tim, please accept my apology.  It's not the first time I've been wrong, it's not the first time I've been a jerk, and it's not the first time I've been both at once...  

And I doubt it'll be last.   Lips sealed
2059  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Lost phone & Google Authnetication on: June 20, 2021, 11:24:56 PM
Your post contradicts the instructions you quoted.  I don't know what you mean by "backup code" but I'm assuming you're talking about the seed phrase.
No, I meant 2fa backup. I posted a link up there for more clarity, did you read the link? If not, try to read the link, the whole guide for the recovery is there.

And I also don't know what you're talking about when you say "in control of two private keys," but again I'm going to assume you mean seed phrases
I meant the 2fa wallet is 2-of-3 multisig, 3 keys are generated, while 2 are necessary for signing. If the TrustedCoin key signing is not accessible as the 2fa app is lost and no backup, the wallet can still be restored using seed phrase and transactions can still be made as the wallet owner's wallet controls 2 keys.

TrustedCoin doesn't provide a second seed phrase, that would defeat the purpose of having them issue the second signature in the first place.
This is the link I included above:
Restoring your seed from two factor authentication Electrum wallet

Nothing like two seed phrase, but the wallet is 2-of-3 multisig which is still the reason the wallet owner can still be able to have access to his funds as his wallet controls 2 of the keys.

Dude, proof read your own shit before clicking "post."  You're constantly spreading misinformation on this forum.  I used to think it was just a language barrier, but I'm starting to think that you're just trying to meet your signature quota.

If you'd like to challenge my reading comprehension vs. your butchering of the English language I'll take that challenge any day of the week and twice on Sunday.
2060  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Motosport General discussion tread --- Formula1, MotoGP, WTCC, ETCC, DTM..... on: June 20, 2021, 11:02:20 PM
Yes, Marquez is still leading on lap 28 and there are still 2 laps left which I think Marquez will stay in position 1 until the end of the lap.

~snip~
I didn't expect Marquez to win in Germany. I thought he would still be slower, but I was wrong. It's a shame that Qurtararo had to drop after the start, but luckily he was able to finish in 3rd position. Maybe this victory should be a warning to other team. It is possible that this marks a victory that will continue. With this victory Marquez will have a good mentality and confidence. Let's wait for the Dutch series Sun, Jun 27, at Circuit Assen.

Marquez himself did not even expect to win the race IMO and it was a very emotional win for him.
His last win was long time ago and today's race is like a sign that The Baby Alien is coming back.
Sure it is a warning to other riders although the chance for Marq for the championship is low as the gap is too far with the leader Quartararo.
The next races will be more interesting if Marq stay with what he has just shown in Sachsenring.
Surprise also comes from KTM where Miguel Oliveira finished 2nd (start 5th) and Brad Binder finished 4th (start 13th)

I didn't have the chance to watch the race, but I was only half surprised to see the results.  I fully expected MarkyMarq to bounce back strong sometime during this season.  And as per usual for Marques, no half measures.  He bounces back and takes the 25 points.  It's early enough in the season that he may have a chance at the title, but at this point he can't afford any mistakes, and he'll surely need some help.
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