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2261  Other / Meta / Re: How can I increase my merit? on: March 12, 2023, 09:58:41 PM
OP, I see that you have been inactive on the forum for a very long time, 3 years. Was one of the reasons for that a merit requirement for advancement on the forum?
However, I see that you have tried again, after 3 years, and that you have chosen the right approach this time, because based on your honesty and simple question, you have already received 3 merits and you are no longer a newbie member. I'm happy for you and now I hope that you will stay active on the forum now.
It looks like your question got the best possible answer  Grin


Which means that a thread doesn't have to be 3 paragraphs of information before it gets merited. Any understandable thread; question or answer is accepted in the forum and could help the merits of members to increase. If Op has been a registered member for long and didn't rank up then it's not a problem because he decides how to utilize the forum. "not all meat pleaseth all man" Maybe it didn't please him to bother about increasing his merits in the forum. Sometimes a user can leave because the forum is quite complicated and return at a time he is sure his brain capacity can scout the forum and create threads too. Op to get merits is unpredictable, just stay active and drop a readable and an understandable response on threads. The more people sees your seriousness in the forum they'll likely give out some merits. And such merits to me helps me to stay active in the forum reading different thread.   
2262  Economy / Gambling / Re: How succesful will AI projects be to win the house? on: March 12, 2023, 09:28:29 PM
It is highly impossible to beat the house in the long run, and one of the reasons why I think it's impossible for Ai to beat the house in gambling is because, gambling is a dynamic type of gaming, there is no static way to win when gambling on a Casino, so this simply means that even if you device a strategy that seems to work, there is no guarantee that such a strategy will continue to work forever..

So if an Ai is programmed to strategically beat the casino, it might work in the first, second and maybe third game, as soon as the casino's game system changes, the Ai will automatically loose its ability to win the house like it previously did, in the end, the house can not be beaten.

It'll be a treatening moment for the Online Casino platforms due to the capacity of the deep learning that backs up an AI. It specializes on analytical problems and storing large data of past events, which can be used to determine the outcome of a game from the past results already displayed on the gambling machine. Though steady winning can't be guaranteed, but its certain that AI, if so much money and time is spent on the Deep Learning, can predict games that'll be positive. Hence, the house won't seat back and watch, they can easily integrate a fast rule for players that use AI or launch their own version of AI that'll track AI activities.
2263  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Is the US government about to sell over $1 billion worth of Bitcoin? on: March 12, 2023, 10:16:22 AM
4 Days Ago did you guys notice about the red long candlestick that happen recently if the news was right it might be the reason why bitcoin plummeting again.
Or maybe like the other said that they need Coinbase to secure their bitcoin but this is very high unlikely since it will be safe is stays on the wallet. Right?

and I read some old news that yes they usually 'sell them at auctions, as it already happened previously'



According to coinmarketcap at the current price of btc, its daily trade is $23Billion and the conversation should be, how $1b transacted by the US government helped the market to plunge drastically. The sells pressure is what affects the market price, seeing such a news would lead lots of people to sell their coin believing that $1billion worth of btc sold by the US Government is capable of further reducing the price of bitcoin. By the way the price will bounce back to normal if people eliminate FUD and hodl. Same way is applicable just like the negative and positive feedback loop, if the news was a reverse, that reads; "the US government purchased $1b worth of bitcoin" what do you think would happen to the price of bitcoin? it'll pump again.

Considering this sales a detailed info-graph was prepared by the perkshield alert twitter handle of how the seized btc from silk was spent and disseminated.



It seems they didn't bother to ask for the 50BCH that individual-1 gained, for holding 50btc he unlawfully obtained from the Silk road firm, during the btc hardfork in 2017  

2264  Bitcoin / Mining / Re: Will the Minning bill passed by Missouri be impactful? on: March 12, 2023, 12:18:32 AM
Short Version: Probably not.

Longer Version: If you don't have competitive rates and other things then 'protecting' miners against getting gouged is irreverent. Missouri electric rates are good but not great. There are states that have cheaper industrial power rates. And on top of that you have states like Texas that will take money out of it's citizens pockets to reimburse miners when they have to go offline and allow them to sell power back at a premium:

https://fortune.com/2022/07/12/texas-bitcoin-miners-paid-shut-down-power-grid-electricity-blackout-heat/
https://www.theregister.com/2022/08/03/texas_bitcoin_power/



Nice read, didn't think about the possibility of offering such a service to the Government, the Riot blockchain still made themselves better profits on the long run even without mining with all the Electricity they possessed. Miners can find Texas a better dwelling place, especially when Electricity consumption is at its peak. Making more money aside Mining bitcoin, indeed its attractive. If the Missouri Government wants Miners in their state by offering same electricity rate, it could be they're concealing their intentions in a way of attracting more miners into the state, which will in return boost the Government's pocket through tax, electricity bill and others.
2265  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2022/2023 on: March 11, 2023, 05:08:31 PM

Like I said it's a thin line for Nothinham to bounce back, but the goal they scored at least added to the fun of the game, I was just contemplating that it'll be bad if Nothinham didn't score a single game in this match. With the remaining few minutes they can score another goal to keep the game at 3:2, I thought the last preview would be a penalty kick for the Nothinham side lol. They are performing well in this second half, unfortunately the match is almost over. And I'm not surprised to see Tottenham win the game.

I guess Nottingham Forest deserves a consolation goal after playing the way they’ve played. They actually didn’t play so bad but Tottenham, with their current form was just the obvious better team in this game and is the favorites to win.
The game is pretty much over at this point and Nottingham Forest denied Tottenham the opportunity to win with a clean sheet. Irregardless, a win is a win. Good game for Tottenham as they’ve played well to deserve the win.

Indeed Nothinham doesn't deserve to win, the consolation penalty kick awarded them, they missed it. It only made me unhappy with the team, if they kept it at 3:2, discussing the game with Nothingham fans would have been mature and interesting. Well, the did has been done. The game ended well and was interesting to watch. Kane nearly got a hat-trick and this would have been the best game to hold such a fit.
2266  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2022/2023 on: March 11, 2023, 04:45:53 PM
Tottenham played well and this exceeded my expectations, which was pessimistic with Tottenham. But Antonio Conte really made a good strategy in this match. even Nottingham seemed to struggle to turn around. and it can be said that Nottingham did not do much in this fight. but in the second half that has just started there could be a more interesting turn in the flow of this match. as Nottingham will look to equalise.

Tottenham is really playing well and this is proven by the 3 goal lead they’ve currently got over Nottingham Forest. I didn’t expect anything less. Tottenham has had more of the ball and more shots on goals. This shows how hungry they’re for goals.
Harry Kane would probably be looking to add score another goal to have a hatrick. He has been really impressive so far in the game and if he keeps at it, he may very well score another goal to make it 3 for him.
It’s now 76 minutes into the game and I do not see Nottingham Forest coming back from being 3 goals down.

Like I said it's a thin line for Nothinham to bounce back, but the goal they scored at least added to the fun of the game, I was just contemplating that it'll be bad if Nothinham didn't score a single game in this match. With the remaining few minutes they can score another goal to keep the game at 3:2, I thought the last preview would be a penalty kick for the Nothinham side lol. They are performing well in this second half, unfortunately the match is almost over. And I'm not surprised to see Tottenham win the game.
2267  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2022/2023 on: March 11, 2023, 03:46:25 PM
Kane is making Tottenham fans glad on this match against Nothinham Forest, what an interesting game. Despite canceling their first goal that would have kept the game 3:0 instead of 2:0, Tottenham is doing marvelously well in the first half of the game. Hoping to see more goals from the Tottenham team, though its unpredictable what the second half would be, from my observation Nothinham Forest has a thin line of opportunities to bounce back into the game and equalize or win the game. Watching out for another interesting 45 minutes.
2268  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Will Gambling Legalization Reduce Gambling Rings? on: March 11, 2023, 03:35:45 PM
Gambling rings are more like a hidden set of high rollers who align together in a secret location to stake bets, their locations are difficult to find, so a person who doesn't have a link or a member of their ring or clique may not ever find this place. So legalizing gambling won't help gambling rings since these shot-callers are evading tax. Indeed, many people run to such services because gambling is illegal in their country, but that doesn't out rule the fact that gambling rings don't exist in countries where gambling activities are not frowned at by the government. If the security agencies can't locate or stop them, then it'll be hard to reduce gambling rings. Though a few of them are being apprehended, but the high profits made from the business is adding more flair the business.
2269  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2022/23 Season on: March 11, 2023, 02:26:10 PM
Arsenal taking the first lead of the match and ending up playing a 2-2 draw wasn't impressive, considering their performance in their last few premier league games, especially the Saturday game. I thought they would win sporting but sporting gave them a tough time, Arsenal was lucky, if they lost the game their return leg won't be assured that they'll survive it. Hence, I'd assume they were exhausted from few days match gaps that's given to them, they just finished playing premier league on Saturday and yesterday Europa. Regardless of scores I enjoy watching Arsenal games they spice up football and it's the reason I love watching Arsenal games. Let's look out to the outcome of the second leg.
For Arsenal, this is a good result, two goals scored away, and a draw is an acceptable result, after all, Sporting were participants in the group stage of the Champions League. There will be support from the fans in London, this will add strength to Arsenal, besides, they play better at home, so I think that they will have more chances to win.

Arsenal can't be predicted, hence the 2:2 draw wasn't actually earned, considering the own goal from the sporting side. Arsenal sometimes finds it difficult to score in some games that doesn't fit into their playing tactics. All Arsenal needs is to strike other than playing sweet football, though that's why I watch them, but for them to win, more goals are needed. And they need to play Saka till the end of the game, to maintain his wing, which will help Arsenal team not to lose out any opportunity that'll lead to goal.
2270  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Crypto related jobs on: March 11, 2023, 02:05:58 PM
First and foremost, the reason why I posted this here is to provoke discussion as intended for this board.

Next is because I want to know the opinions of other members here on this forum or if they knew something outside of this forum related to crypto. As a matter of fact, it's true that there're so many crypto related jobs outside of this forum, but as much as I know that here in this forum you are prohibited on promoting shady sites right? so you should also know better that one of the reliable sources of information should be here.

Third one is, if I wanted to find job shouldn't I just post it on the services section? If I wanted to, I could just google it all the way, but the question is, "is it reliable?"

Ask yourself, why these gambling companies spend so much money weekly on signature campaigns? they are looking for jobs; clienteles. The internet of today is about growth. Many people work as VAs to make some funds to sponsor their project or job search campaign. Haven't you seen job seekers that launch a landing page for the sake of getting hired? they run ads on google to get their target audience. You mustn't depend alone on the forum to get cryptocurrency related jobs. Quite correct, they are jobs on the service section, but these people who tend to hire you knows the market price per week for some tasks. Compared to those you get on google ads who don't know much about the cryptocurrency market, all they need is solution and they pay you handsomely. Quora is a good place to get such clients, always look out for places where they're a huge variety of people not just marketers. Get your audience there and move on. What matters is the quality of your service. For instance, getting a community moderator job on this forum is averaged at $50 per week but, that'll be far better when you get the job through google ads launched by you; working directly with the source, or joining startups.
2271  Other / Meta / Re: Whoops out of smerit. Should there be a way to buy some from theymos? on: March 11, 2023, 01:33:20 PM
Idea 1: Adjust sMerit per merit based on user rank from the time it is integrated forward. For example:

Legendary: Receives 2 sMerit per Merit received
That would introduce exponential growth, and old Legendary account farmers would have unlimited sMerit to farm more accounts. Basically, the Merit system would become worthless.

Let's say for arguments sake that it becomes 1 : 1 for legendary members only going forward from the change. Would it really mean unlimited sMerit for "account farmers"? Won't these members still need to actually acquire the merit in order to farm more accounts?



Having a 1:1 ratio would be 1 merit per a merit received, If you get loyce correctly, I think the account farmers already have some sMerits in possession due to their legitimate activities in the forum. Hence if they decide to disseminate 100 merits amongst the legendary accounts in the farm they'll never run out of merits, it'll definitely get useless for Legendary accounts. For instance, 10 legendary accounts managed by one member who has 100 smerits can easily share those merits amongst account 1 that'll receive 100 sMerits for receiving 100merits then it'll forward to account 2 that'll receive same number of sMerits for receiving 100 merits and so on. If the merits keeps circulating amongst their legendary accounts they can boost the number of merits to any amount they wish by meriting themselves for 100 sMerits. The only way the sMerits they own would depreciate is when the farmer tends to build a new account to full member by gradually sending the 100 merits to the new account that'll in turn get 50 sMerits then it reduces down till the new account now realizes about 195 merits; new account receives 50 smerits for 100 merits, then 25 smerits for 50 merits, 12.5 smerits for 25 merits and till it fades, as the legendary account receives the same amount of smerits per Merit sent to them by the new account.  That'll be an abuse, though such activities can be tracked, but they shouldn't be a room for that.
2272  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2022/23 Season on: March 10, 2023, 11:06:47 AM
Arsenal almost lose to sporting, they now have to prove themselves at the Emirates stadium. I'm sure Arsenal will win and qualify to the next stage.
Manchester United did better yesterday, defeating Real Betis by 4:1. It was a good result to recover from their disgrace last weekend. Manchester United will also go away and defeat Real Betis in the  second leg.

They didn't lose the got a 2-2 result against Sporting, however, this is more like a loss to Arsenal to get this result in a game with Sporting when they are currently the first team in the premier league while I think Arsenal performed very well and they deserved victory in this game while they had even much more control over the game and Sporting mostly used a few counter-attacks in this game to score two goals.

Arsenal taking the first lead of the match and ending up playing a 2-2 draw wasn't impressive, considering their performance in their last few premier league games, especially the Saturday game. I thought they would win sporting but sporting gave them a tough time, Arsenal was lucky, if they lost the game their return leg won't be assured that they'll survive it. Hence, I'd assume they were exhausted from few days match gaps that's given to them, they just finished playing premier league on Saturday and yesterday Europa. Regardless of scores I enjoy watching Arsenal games they spice up football and it's the reason I love watching Arsenal games. Let's look out to the outcome of the second leg.
2273  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Would you Bet on a Fight that is Scripted? on: March 10, 2023, 10:54:20 AM
It is something same as the fixed match. Why to spend on something that is being already planned and the outcome is decided. I never prefer such kind of bets. Even to watch those matches were I feel bad, because over exaggeration takes place. In no time results change.

In the past we had the SmackDown and Raw, now the same is happening in the name of different names. I'm not sure whether all these are same or different. However the importance of have got over the real fight is nil.

if you know that it is only scripted, the thrill on betting is the fact that the audience doesn't know the outcome of the match. but we don't know if the people behind it are taking advantage of knowing what the results are. they can easily relay it to one of their friends or colleagues so they can place a bet. who knows right?

Adding to what n0nce said, football is not scripted, but fixed match exists in football. What more is expected of a scripted game assuring players and audiences that they won't leak the outcome of the game. It's not possible, if gambling shifts to WWE and yields a plethora of high roller players they won't have any option other than revealing the hidden results to top stakers for more profits. Using Soccer as an example, I can't get convinced about their promises. It's funny.
2274  Economy / Speculation / Re: bitcoin fall below $20000 , it's a messy thread. on: March 10, 2023, 10:41:05 AM
But any movement below 20000 dollars will create some panic that may pull the price below 15,000 dollars, which is not good for businesses and investments in cryptocurrency.
Yes, it's time to accumulate, but how about those that has accumulated and waiting for a rise.
I also expect $20K to be strong support, however a drop to lower support is also likely to be expected.
Now it's worth holding on and don't panic, take some more honey in weak hands and let's see what happens after. I'll try to do the accumulation as best I can, this seems like the right time.

It's a good time for the accumulators and tough moment for those who have accumulated. I feel bad seeing my assets dropping real quick, though I know it'll bounce back to normal, but I may not be convinced to accumulate now. Looking at the fast paced drop in price, bitcoin would go below 18k like before, then accumulation would be a better idea to balance losses. Lots of users would sell during this period and it'll affect the price negatively. Hoping to see a bounce back soon.
2275  Economy / Gambling / Re: they are scamming us? on: March 09, 2023, 09:34:34 PM
I think op is just giving an opinion here about what he felt about some of the many casinos that we are using and we might not be aware of what is going on and how they might to cheating. This is time for many of us to be prepared and asking questions about some of the bugs some insincere casinos are having.

I have seen some gamblers complaining about some sites they are using and they keep making losing with knowing the cause. This could be real that is why we need to make sure that we are using a reputable casinos that are well to do.

Aside the provably fair and a casino being reputable it's not hidden that casinos are taking profits from gamblers. Every player needs to choose wisely the machine that has the payback percentage that'll suit their bankroll, because that's where the con starts. On the long run players still lose, so it's not a surprise thing if the provably fair feature is been manipulated by some casinos. Come to think of it, any casino that boldly writes on their terms and conditions “No Provably fair" would gain lesser customers. So, I think some of the casinos add provably fair on site without having such feature. Between not everyone can check or confirm these features. It's good to use reputable casinos like you said, but it's better to know these techniques and study how slot machines work. That will enable easy swapping of casinos whenever they begin to get shady.
2276  Economy / Gambling / Re: What if bitcointalk creates a casino review and ratings board for members. on: March 09, 2023, 09:11:50 PM
This could also lead to some people posting their experiences in the ann thread and others in the review and ratings board. Then it would make it harder to find accurate information about a casino in one place.  Smiley

Given time they'll learn to post on the review board if it's made available. The Ann thread is good, but it's always filled with generalized discussions not specific to the casino. For instance, I've seen some Ann threads with responses about KYC in general other than discussing on the features of the casino. Picturing how Op's proposal would look like if implemented still distills down to a board where cryptocurrency casinos would be listed on and reputable gamblers who have used the casino can discuss and advise people about the casino. People can put their complaint there and get answers easily. Other users can use the board as a place to determine a quality casino to stake on. Haven't you seen casino complaint scattered around the forum; Ann, gambling discussion, scam accusations section. Such a review board can accommodate all the threads regarding gambling complaints and reviews. Then the ANN thread can be focused on announcements.
2277  Economy / Services / Re: [OPEN] Flush.com Signature Campaign | Full Member+ | Up to $80/week on: March 09, 2023, 01:23:37 PM
Bitcointalk Username: Accardo
Forum Rank: Senior Member
BTC address: bc1qrgp3ljsv9cm9cskwhp06xpzjphk6562404rt0n
2278  Economy / Economics / Re: The cost of living is trying to kill the living on: March 08, 2023, 05:42:08 PM
Cost of living is becoming too much and it's almost impossible to extract the middle class from the poor. The cost of petroleum is getting higher than before, inflation is at the top, unemployment increases everyday. Citizens don't get enough care from the Government, prices of commodities are not being regulated in some countries, which helps vendors to skyrocket prices of goods and services without reducing prices even when it drops. Most nation's are being manipulated by both the Government and citizens who work for them to suppress the poor masses. In all these challenges, what matters is to be alive, that's the purpose of living. And always think of getting a decent skill that'll solve some of these problems sorrounding the world.
2279  Bitcoin / Mining / Will the Minning bill passed by Missouri be impactful? on: March 08, 2023, 11:19:27 AM
I see joy amongst some users in different cryptocurrency communities who think that the bill passed by Missouri Government to protect minners would impact on the market to get bullish. Aside New York that purged out crypto mining activities, is it necessary to fight for a bill as Satoshi act fund did? As people can still mine in other states without being noticed or penalized until they're asked to leave the state. The new bill was voted 12-0 in favor of bitcoin and miners can pay equivalent amount of money that other companies pay on Electricity bills, which is an advantage to the miners. But, I'm curious about why all the Government officials supported this bill; 12:0. Are they getting interested in mining activities?



https://watcher.guru/news/missouri-passes-bill-to-protect-crypto-and-bitcoin-mining

https://twitter.com/SatoshiActFund/status/1633138344938049536
2280  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Consistency But don't give up. on: March 08, 2023, 10:16:55 AM
Consistency is key as you said; but there are sometimes different views to that... it could be really unprofitable yeah? Cus what's the point of doing the same thing over and over again with the same results? (Which ain't even better off and, majorly the reasons why you keep trying is because you need a change?)? You see the point??
Sometimes, it's also advisable to be less sentimental on issues that ain't really ascertained; yeah,? As long as you're into something and all you've got is "hope" to continue, then you have to diversify several means to make it work,...one of them could be attaching a different perspective of understanding to what you're doing....

Sandra 🧑‍🦰

Your response is summarized around pessimists; People who are consistent, but don't diversify their idea because they're scared it won't work. They may not gain much productive on the long run. Posting on the forum as an example; sticking to a board and consistently responding on people's posts may not yield enough exposure, as Op pointed, compared to diversifying into creating quality threads on different boards. Having different concepts of contents would interest readers to argue more or interact on the thread, which will help the OP to continue sharing new ideas, but if a post doesn't get enough responses that'll clear the OP's doubt s/he may not have the zeal to post again on the forum. Especially members that has a single pattern of threads.
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