Did you bet for Boom? They're at 5.40 right now but I highly doubt they can beat LGD. LGD only losses when they're not playing seriously like that Chinese qualifiers and of course during TI late upper bracket stages most probably mental effects and some pressure.

Since I am still at a loss in this tournament I will go for the safer pick. Fnatic +1.5 at 1.58.

I think LGD and OG will win 2-0. The Toughest games will be between Team Spirit vs Outsiders and Aster vs Fnatic.

There are no wrong answers here. For me being an entrepreneur is the best. You will be your own boss and you will make your own rules. There is also no limit when it comes to profit. Working overtimes are worth it because you are the main benefactor.

But there are always cons though. Having a business is risky too because there are no guarantees of success. And some people are forced to enter into businesses that are not their prime interests due to limited resources.

The safest is to become an employee but the growth is limited compared to owning a business. You cannot find an employee in the top 10 richest in the world. But there's this so-called contentment. You may be earning not as big as those entrepreneurs but you are happy with your job with less risk and stress.

In the end, it is all about finding happiness.

I just don't think KD and Kyrie are compatible with each other. Maybe it worked a little when they had Harden at point guard since the guy is unselfish and is willing to adjust. But when injuries started to hamper the team it also started to destroy the chemistry, especially Kyrie's attitude, and dramas. Harden left and they got another drama artist player in Ben Simmons who's a good defender but a bad shooter which I believe is necessary for a KD-Irving play. I don't know if KD is just trying to avoid bashing Kyrie and maybe even Simmons too because he might possibly play with them this season so Nash is the casualty that can be replaced easily rather than dealing with the superstar players.

I doubt it but maybe you did an amazing invention. In order to prove that your AI is effective, we need to observe it for about a year maybe. Because short-term movements are not that hard to predict. It's shown in your images that the AI is not perfectly accurate but its trend is correct. What is the time frame of your chart mate? Can you show us the movement prediction for the next five days? Also, it will be easier to understand if you can make its movements into a candlestick. Maybe some of us are willing to make trade positions out of it if you are also willing to share the next 5-day movement.

I got some friends last year that made thousands of dollars daily using bot trading but it didn't last long. So maybe my friend's setting was doing well in that bullish period but it became ineffective when bitcoin started its correction.

Weird topics that randomly picked today. It's reminding me of my growing age again.

Anyway, I doubt my children want to assume this account. They will have their own interests in life and they should be busy with their own businesses and professions. And if they are also interested in cryptocurrencies, they can make their own accounts if they want to interact in this forum. But maybe I will allow someone to continue my account but it needs to rename my account into inthelongrun jr. or inthelongrun II.

Wow! Time flies so fast. It's unbelievable. I'm getting out of topic a little. It's just that I randomly found this topic while listening to Alphaville's song Forever Young. I nearly voted for the younger age bracket and then I realized that I'm getting older. I'm not going to mention my age though as I made a lot of friends here and most of them although already inactive only know my forum name, the rest remains a mystery.

Last weekend Vergil Ortiz Jr. once again dominated and knocked out another opponent. His resume is very scary at a 19-0-19 record and with solid performances over tough former world champions and top contenders. When will this kid get a title shot? I followed him and Teofimo Lopez when they started their careers and I used to think that one day they will be fighting each other. Now Vergil is a welterweight and is yet to become champion while Teofimo already became a lineal and unified champ at lightweight and is now seeking his second division title. These 2 young stars have opposite personalities in boxing though as Teofimo is loud and arrogant while Vergil is humble and always smiling.

Most of the time the most popular brands are used as examples. The biggest oil companies nowadays are not all controlled by the west but by China and who will miss Saudi Arabia's giant Aramco?

There are a lot of replies already and pretty sure it's mentioned too that putting an additional tax on these giant companies will only make them raise their oil prices too. In the end, it is the common people that will suffer and pay the imposed additional tax.

The problem is most government officials are not serving the huge chunk which is the ordinary people but they are serving these giant companies and powerful people that funded their campaigns or influenced their appointments.   

So far it is only Central African Republic and El Salvador that consider bitcoin as legal tender. So I assume that it is not strict there in Nigeria with regards to tax enforcement. I remember when a friend of mine considered bitcoin in his business. Our tax bureau ordered a heavy penalty since bitcoin is not a legal tender in my country. My friend's lawyer said that it was better to close the business rather than pay the penalties. So the business was closed. Then after nearly a year, my friend started the same type of business but with a different registered name.

Though taxation systems may vary depending on certain countries' laws, and considering its volatility, the easiest way is to indicate bitcoin payments but it should be always accompanied by fiat conversion. This way, accounting reports are easier to be made and all will be based on the local currency including its tax dues.

Otherwise, in a perfect bitcoin-accepted nation, there will be 2 financial recordings and 2 accounting reports, 1 from local fiat and the other 1 from bitcoin payments that should be also payable by bitcoin. But I doubt this will happen even when the bitcoin price becomes stable because it will take time, effort, and resources when it can be simplified. Governments might allow businesses to pay their taxes either by their local fiat or bitcoin. But bitcoin payments will always be recorded with matching fiat conversion just like a foreign currency.

The Lakers' unwillingness to add drafts and or maybe some players in order to trade Westbrook for Kyrie probably ended the negotiation. Lakers' management is torn between going all in while Lebron is still playing very well but sacrificing future drafts. And Lebron is not getting any younger.

Maybe Lebron is willing to return to Cleveland or play with his son once he is not already a top-level player.

LGD is always very consistent when it comes to top-level gaming. And it is interesting this coming TI if they can finally win the Aegis. It's funny but I think LGD despite not winning a single TI is still the most consistent TI performer in nearly a decade. 

Too many exciting and deciding games today. And finally, after losing all my previous bets in Arlington Major, I got my first win with -0.5 map with OG against TA.

And I am not finished believing that LGD will still try to help RNG secure an upper bracket. I got RNG +0.5 map.

Will you care to explain what is supposed to be done if let's say you are the head of NATO or EU or the US/UK/France/Germany? Although I really believed that the leaders of these countries and organizations realized the huge impact of a boomerang because Europe is heavily dependent especially on Russian gas. They may find another source but it takes time and it will be more expensive because the long-term goal is clean energy. I felt bad for Ukraine but this war will end in defeat.

Iran despite heavy sanctions is still breathing and is actually not that poor due to their huge gas and oil which are sold secretly at discounted prices. North Korea is bleeding financially. But unlike Iran, North Korea has its own nukes which is why they cannot be touched easily by its enemies.
 

Day 26 Matches

Game1: 4:30 PM PH Time
Magnolia Hotshots +5.5
TNT Tropang Giga -5.5

Saklap nung nangyari sa Ginebra sa kamay ng Meralco last week. Balik hulanysis ulit tayo after more than a week na nakamasid lang. Ito na muna ang pick ko. Tingin ko naman ay kayang-kaya e-cover ng Tropang Giga and spreads. Pass muna sa SMB although iniisip ko mananalo sila sa larong ito para baka maging close dahil sa mahigpit na depensa kay Junemar.   

The US will be happy supplying Europe but it is more expensive than Russian oil and gas. It will be shipped across the Atlantic Ocean whereas Russian oil and gas have their own pipelines already connected to various countries in Europe. Europe will have no other choice but to accept US exports but it will be limited to short-term only as negotiations are ongoing in nearby oil and gas countries like the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asian nations to build pipelines.

Taiwan is another issue but it will be bigger and might cause a world war. I am not sure if China is blockading it or if it is allowing trade routes to happen. Taiwan is another highly industrialized country needing a lot of energy and a blockade by China will put the US in a very tough and dangerous situation.

Isa ako sa sobrang naapektuhan ng pandemic. Dahil sa pandemic naubos mga small time businesses. At dumagdag pa itong gyera sa Ukraine at Russia kung saan nagmahal na lahat ng mga bilihin. Saktong sakto wala akong trabaho. Awit talaga. Pero kahit papaano ay itong signature na sahod ko na muna ang nagsilbing accumulation ko at meron pa din akong ilang players na nilalaro pa din axie teams nila so may slp din na parang ewan na. Tempting talaga saken na ibenta itong bahay na tinitirahan ko ngayon para makabili ng cryptocurrencies next year pero ang hirap dahil andito nakitira saken si ermat.

Meron pa kaya dito sa atin ang nagmimina ng crypto?

Now China and India are contesting who's to save Sri Lanka from sinking deeper. But the Chinese have more money to offer although with high interests but there is nothing Sri Lanka can do as they need immediate assistance otherwise trouble will start once again. The Chinese also have remaining high stakes in the country and have control of a big port and probably more establishments and projects there, so it is most likely that the Sri Lankan government will allow them to dictate a recovery plan. I only hope that the Chinese will not deploy warships, warplanes, and military in the country because it will cause more trouble with neighboring India.   

The issue of boxing judges being biased is very common. I don't think they are scared of being bashed by the boxing community. I think they are receiving a lot of money and other gifts once they rigged a fight in favor of the cash cow or the superstar or the hometown fighter or the promoter's fighter or the A-side fighter. And they are probably more scared if their scores favor a nobody, especially in a close fight because chances are they will be avoided the next time.

It's always the A-side, the cash cows, the influential promoters, the superstars, and the hometown fighters that dictate boxing events. State boxing commissions especially in Texas are very corrupt and boxing sanctioning organizations, especially the WBA and WBC are prone to corruption too, favoring money over honor. I think the mafia or the underground movement also has to do with this. Canelo clearly lost against the superstar Floyd Mayweather but still got a draw on 1 judge scorecard. I haven't scored the Canelo-Lara fight but I hear a lot of hardcore boxing fans say the latter was robbed. I scored the Canelo-Bivol fight and there's no way the former won five rounds.

Although I picked Canelo by KO in the survey, my heart is with GGG as always. I just always follow my head rather than my heart when it comes to betting and predicting. I will have no bet in this fight so I would be happy if my prediction fails.

It's great to see Pereira getting his title shot with only a few UFC fights. There is no need to have a 5 or more win streak in the UFC to get a title shot. I would love to see Shavkat Rakhmonov fighting a top 5 in his next fight and be given a title fight next year.

Back into the fight. Izzy became a better fighter in the UFC but I still believe Pereira is the bigger and stronger guy. My bet is on Pereira. 

Danny Garcia lost to Spence by decision so that's probably the reason why he is crediting Spence a lot. It's like, he is still a force to reckon with because he lost to the best guy in the division. Though I seldom read nor hear any interviews from Danny Garcia and his twat dad, I did follow his career even before he became a world champion. He and especially his dad always feel they are the center of the boxing world.

The better way to listen to or read an analysis IMO is from Kell Brook and Shawn Porter as both fought Spence and Crawford. Timothy Bradley haven't faced Crawford and Spence but I do like his non biased analysis too. I'll bet all these 3 fighters will probably say Crawford is way way better than Spence if asked between the two.

So far there are only 4 who voted for Kambosos out of 24 that cast their votes in the survey. I am thinking what's the analysis of those 4 Kambosos voters? I voted for Haney due to his skills but I'm also happy if ever Kambosos wins because it means that the fight is not boring.

Betting odds aren't available in the bookie yet. But I am expecting Kambosos to be at a minimum of 3.0. So it may not be worth betting on Haney except for big amounts or picking a decision might also give a decent 1.30 something.