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Very good cygan. sounds like good planning.
Obviously with such a vast collection, organising and filing is also important.
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Great thread cygan and some fantastic items in quite a vast collection.
I would be interested to know how you store items which are and/or will be quite
valuable in the future? particularly items which can be affected by UV light and
humidity like printed items.
I really like your glass display cabinet but surely the UV light will affect the Ballet
sleeves over time for example?
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Who has 3 of the traits? Tsitsipas2, 3 & 4 and Alcaraz1, 3 & 4 but I think
Alcaraz' mental strength outweighs Tsitsipas' experience.
What do you think?
Alcaraz is in a state of grace after winning the last two tournaments played and a series of matches against highly respected opponents (Nadal Djokovic Zverev...) His young age is certainly a big plus. Now what is missing is continuity in performance... only time will be right or wrong in this aspect. And experience! gaining experience as well as honing skills and staying fit will result a very rounded player, Alcaraz has it all in front of him. ^
I argue that the 5 set grand slams require these traits in order of importance but all 4
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Alcaraz' mental strength outweighs Tsitsipas' experience.
What do you think?
For future reference, if you are asking for my opinion, quote me or mention me by name, that way bot notifies me immediately and I answer very quickly. If this was plural you, than you did it perfectly. English is way too simplified language sometimes  I can't quantify grand slam traits the way you do it. For me it is simply the case of "absolute qoulity" having more time to show itself over BO5 matches. Absolute qoulity defined as combination of all those traits you mentioned plus several more, to name 2 important ones you forgot: form and surface prowess. snip @Trofo - apologies it was an open question, I should have worded it differently, everyones opinion is welcome of course but I think you have touched on a lot of other considerations, thank you. 5. - Form 6. - Surface Prowess are indeed other factors, major factors actually and the one who matches these the best so far is Alcaraz IMO. Its actually interesting when we consider everything mentioned above how complex the sport is and how so many factors play their part in a players performance. |
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^
I argue that the 5 set grand slams require these traits in order of importance but all 4
are very closely inter-connected.....in order to WIN: possibly no's 1 and 2 could be swapped
1. - Mental strength
2. - Experience
3. - Skill
4. - Fitness
This is how I see it currently...
Who hasor will have for RG all 4 traits? Nadal and Djokovic
Who has 3 of the traits? Tsitsipas2, 3 & 4 and Alcaraz1, 3 & 4 but I think
Alcaraz' mental strength outweighs Tsitsipas' experience.
What do you think?
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Rugby League - Australia
This coming weekend is Round 10 of the NRL. Nearly all the draws are between evenly
placed teams or teams in similar ladder positions which makes it very difficult to bet on.
Bulldogs15 v Knights16
Sea Eagles7 v Broncos8
Warriors10 v Rabbitohs9
Titans14 v Dragons11
Storm1 v Panthers2
Sharks4 v Raiders12
Roosters6 v Eels5
Wests Tigers13 v Cowboys3
Its clear that the easiest ones to lick are the Sharks and the Cowboys.
Rugby Union
Semi-Final weekend coming up in the European Champions Cup this weekend.
One Irish and 3 French sides battle it out for a spot in the Final on the 28th of this month.
Leinster have a home draw in their semi to visiting Toulouse. Leinster clear favourites
should win that.
The second draw is harder to pick a winner, Racing92 v La Rochelle. Racing92 are slights favourites
1.78 v 1.98.
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The price still seems kinda high to me (like we should still be considering ourselves to be in a bull market). We've been around this area for quite a while and I don't think much has changed. I didn't expect up to reach 40k the last time we did and if we keep ranging between about 30k-40k (+/- a few k) then I think the price is pretty stable and strong.
We didn't have a blow off top this time either, we had a top that was reached twice and exceeded the second time. We have economic uncertainty to compete with this time too (2 years ago at the start of the pandemic, we crashed down to $3k)...
I think this is more a case of waiting for a strong break in either direction and either waiting for that to enter or just holding tight with what you have.
The United States' next narrative during the second quarter will be "We're in a recession!" causing markets to tumble and crash, and it will take everything with it. That announcement will be on June. Plus from the current price movement, there's more than 50% probability Bitcoin will crash to the 200-weekly SMA line in my opinion. And also the ECB are looking to increase interest rates in the Eurozone in June or July followed by potentially 2 more this year to try and curb rising inflation, thats gonna hit the markets which in turn will hit Bitcoin market. In May? Most probably not because even if the market manipulation stopped right now and price didn't drop more, it would still take a long time for the same weak hands who have been panic selling to regain confidence and stop panic selling* and for price to go above $40k.
For now we are going to continue seeing the struggle specially as the weak Western economy slowly falls apart.
* The problem with panic sell is that even if it is no longer happening, it could resume when price goes a little higher because some newbies are waiting for a little rise to panic sell so for example if price were to recover from $35k to $38k these newbies would start their panic sell and prevent the momentum from shaping which is why I think it takes longer than that for their effects to go away.
^ Yup sell the bounce. And it's not just the 'newbies' and regular guys like us. A lot f traders with stuck longs will be taking it as a chance to get off BTC too and hold most of the stuff in their accounts in fiat too. It's just the nature of the beast and you gotta admit it's really the right move. I mean if they're just here to trade and make some money... Which they are. Lol. Anyway yeah, it's better now than later. It was all going to happen eventually anyway. We almost hit $31k today, we might get a bounce alright which I'm sure there are a lot of people waiting for it to take advantage of before a further dip to follow. So while a bounce is probable, going over $40k is a big ask in this current climate and $40k is a big sell off target IMO. |
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I did bet on Alcaraz, but I think nobody expected it to be as one-sided as it was. I do feel for Zverev though - as Daniel91 said, sometimes the tournament schedules don't make much sense.
Still - to beat Alcaraz in his current form Zverev would have needed a lot more than rest.
I always felt he'd be a future no. 1 at some point, it looks like he'll get there a bit faster than I thought.
Future came very fast for Alcaraz, no doubt about that. There is no week spot in his game and seems just like a matter of time for him to get to to no. 1. Regarding schedule in Madrid it really wasn't fair fair for Zverev. It is not just about rest it is about sleep schedule. If Zverev is not lying he went to bed at 4 am after match against AA and then after 5am against Tsitsi. Imagine playing competitive tennis after that? People are forgetting all the recovery players have to go trough after the match and that takes time. I agree on both points, the schedule seemed a bit skewed leaving Zverev short on recovery time but I would imagine he would have had ample time in between matches to be fit enough, I mean he was in the final there is very little to be done in terms of practice. The manner in which Alcaraz won is to be noted and his matches with Nadal and Djokovic were not exactly easy 3 setters. It will be very difficult to bet against him in the next few tournaments but as someone above pointed out RG is a 5 setter so it will be different interesting |
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I used to think that people who hate technology and progress will be those who are too old to switch, like Warren Buffett or Peter Schiff, but young people who sometimes are working in tech jobs seem to rather be in fiat or gold, like the old generation.
Of course the younger ones are more likely to change if they study well what Bitcoin is. With people like Buffet and Munger there is no hope. What also happens is that those young people who don't believe in Bitcoin had the opportunity to buy it at $1K to $10K etc., didn't do it and now are looking for excuses by way of confirmation bias to convince themselves that they did the right thing. It's a psychological self-defense mechanism: they look for anything in the news regarding Bitcoin that will reaffirm their belief that they are not assholes. Yes, there are those who will always seek out like minded people in order to validate their opinions. In so many cases these no-coiners refuse to research or listen to facts. They remind me people in the QAnon or Freemen movements or people who are anti-government on everything. I think they will only have an influence on others with the same mindset. |
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Yea from o_e_l_e_o's example above you would be better off playing the lottery.
As long as I'm the forum I havent heard of anyone guessing private keys and
I'm thinking why would you want to steal someone elses property?
One of Bitcoins strengths is its security, the weakest link is us humans and how we
treat our private keys.
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Might be a 'safe' bet for Alcaraz with that odds, but you have to throw big money in order to get at least a good return.
Well, Alcaraz won. It seems like he just can't lose at the moment. I know both Nadal and Djokovic are below their best, but it still takes a phenomenal performance to knock them both out on successive days. The rise of Alcaraz continues, and it doesn't like like it will be long before he's vying for the #1 ranking. There have been a few next-generation pretenders over the last decade or so, waiting to inherit top spot from the big three... it does look increasingly like Alcaraz is the real thing. Of course from a betting perspective, it means very little chance of making money on him, unless you're prepared to bet big. Oh yes, that was some performance in 1 hour and 2 minutes to what the commentators today said a "dismantling of Zverev's game". It was really a powerful performance by Alcaraz. What is so evident about him is his mental ability, nothing seems to daunt him, he takes everything in his stride, hard to believe he is only 19 at times. |
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^ ...and thats how it turned out! I am 4 from 5 for round 9 Rugby League - Australia
Nitrogensports
Penrith Panthers v Parramatta Eels - ML Penrith Panthers @1.21 - Taken Amount 0.1mBTC - Possible Payout: 0.12mBTC
Manly Sea Eagles v Wests Tigers - ML Manly Sea Eagles @1.16 - Taken Amount 0.1mBTC- Possible Payout: 0.12mBTC
Cronulla Sharks v NewZealand Warriors - ML Cronulla Sharks @1.18 - Taken Amount: 0.1mBTC - Possible Payout: 0.12mBTC
Rollbit
North Queensland Cowboys v Newcastle Knights - ML North Queensland Cowboys @ 1.11 - Taken Amount $2 - Possible Payout $2.22
Sydney Roosters v Gold Coast Titans - mL Sydney Roosters @ 1.29 - Taken Amount $2 - Possible Payout: $2.58
Rugby UnionAmazing game between Munster and Toulouse yesterday. It was a pretty much full house at The Aviva in Dublin. I had Munster the underdogs to win but at full time it was level 24-24, which is not a very common result a draw. The resulting extra time didnt seperate the teams then it went to "penalty shootout" which is unbelievably rare. Toulouse won after Munster kicked 3 wides. Here is the shootout courtesy of BT Sport on Twitter> https://twitter.com/btsportrugby/status/1522982305861496832?t=VWxU92PS8mpuT5faj_dF5w&s=19Leinster won away to Leicester yesterday 14-23. I did say in this post from last week that Leinster are in with a real chance to win both competitions
snip
Leinster are in line to possible win both the United Rugby Championship and this European
Rugby Championship which is the pinnacle of the club game here in the Northern hemisphere.
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Or a good buying opportunity for us all. In a few days the market has dropped from
$40k back to just above $34k with a slight recovery happening ATM. Its hard to
tell if we drop further to $32k and beyond or pump up.
So in my mind its buy now, if the market shifts up, great its a win, if it drops - buy more.
As magneto posted above, no need for panic, there are always opportunities.
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Alcaraz suffered a foot injury (right ankle) in the second set, but he composed himself in the 3rd to close out Rafa and have his first win against him. Nadal still very positive during post injury even though he losses this match.
I was forcing Alcaraz all the time in this tournament and wanted to do the same all the way to the trophy but that foot injury has me worried. He moved poorly in second set and then started playing good in third again and that was while the injury did not have time to cool down. Could make him some problems today and if you are not on your 100% Djoković is the worst possible opponent. Really disappointed I have to skip this one. But surprisingly, even with a foot injury, Alcaraz won against Djokovic, and he Djokovic was all praised with this kid. So skipping the match might be a good idea for now, but he will go and move to the finals but no choice to either go with him or bet on the result of Zverev and Tsitsipas later. I didnt see any slow movement for him so i dont think the foot injury was serious at all. But he played an amazing tennis and will be no1 for sure in the future. Also Novak Djokovic had a chance in the second set and missed some clear shots that costed him the win Yes he looked fully fit. A few things I noticed from the match, Alcaraz seems to have more versatility in his game than Djokovic and is a harder hitter too. His winning points also seemed to be more - Spectacular. He should win today against Zverev. One of the commentators on Amazon Prime last night said the fact that the game was played so late and the air temperature was so much lower than the daytime Zverev had more time between shots, the late game suited him more than Tsitsipas who had way too many unforced errors. Its Alcaraz for me today. |
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That is unfortunate that he has an ankle niggle, he or anyone really needs to turn up
with an A Game to Djokovic. If it starts troubling him more today he should pull out so
even betting on Alcaraz with a handicap is risky, as Trofo its best to skip this one.
Second semi final, Tsitsipas v Zverev, thats a tough one to call too eventhough Tsitsipas
is the favourite, maybe a conservative handicap bet on Zverev +4.5 @1.36...
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OMG what a win, an absolute trouncing by the Broncos. I'm glad I didnt bet, I was thinking
as probably everyone else was that the Rabbitohs were going to win.
I've heard people were getting five to one an hour before kick-off in favour of the Broncos (and putting hefty wagers on them to win too) 5 to 1 aint bad, I'm not sure that would have influenced me to bet on the Broncos though.
Big win by the Eels today against the form team the Panthers, I dont get it though, the Eels are beaten by teams they themselves should be beating and then they go and beat the top team and as visitors, anyway not a great start to R9 I have to re-consider the betting strategy, I cant afford to lose any wagers really given the odds and the amounts wagered. |
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^^
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Both had 3 setter matches and were given tough enough ones at that. The favourite is
Alcaraz...but we can never underestimate Nadal's ability to "find a way" which of course
wont last forever.
Odds on Rollbit are Nadal 1.97 - Alcaraz 1.81
I think I will go with Alcaraz, his drop shot plays for example could make the
difference?
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I think the Broncos have been holding back this season as evidenced by their emphatic win over the Rabbitohs who just kept fumbling the ball.  Rugby in the Olympics its about time, they already have the 7's game. I couldn't find
anything on Dr.Google about it. I only heard a snippet of the news article - I'll have a look in the local media sites. OMG what a win, an absolute trouncing by the Broncos. I'm glad I didnt bet, I was thinking as probably everyone else was that the Rabbitohs were going to win. |
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The Broncos are going to be down a couple of players and like last week they will be playing at Lang Park here in Brisbane, so they might just pull a rabbit out of their collective asses.
I briefly heard PNG who are in the Qld Cup are considering bidding to be the 18th team in the National NRL. If I can find an article online I'll post a link here.
In other news, Rugby will be played in Brisbane when we host the Olympics in 2032. Details are almost nonexistant, however they should be good games with teams we here in Australia are unfamiliar with.
Thats a tough ask then for the Broncos if they are down some players, how good are the replacements?
Rugby in the Olympics its about time, they already have the 7's game. I couldnt find anything on Dr.Google about it.
Rugby Union Quarter Finals weekend coming up in the European Champions Cup Competition and as expected all 8 teams are realy top class.  I have two very sal bets on Rollbit both Irish teams, Munster to win ay home to Stade Toulousain @2.95, not sure why they are not favourites . . . and Leinster to win away from home to Leicester Tigers which I think will be a tough game. Leinster are favourites @1.44. Leinster are in line to possible win both the United Rugby Championship and this European Rugby Championship which is the pinnacle of the club game here in the Northern hemisphere. |
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FYI- the silver commemorative litecoin in package for sale is a sold out 2018 version. Those are only there because someone sold those back to JM. Theres only 10 available. Those are more rare than anything new their selling. I have several and they sell on secondary for $150-200 if you can find them. Grab one, they will go quick. https://www.jmbullion.com/1-oz-antique-crypto-commemorative-litecoin-silver-round/Thanks for the heads up Cryptogreatdane, I will go for one of these, hopefuly there will be some left at the time of purchase. aoluain 1 - https://www.jmbullion.com/1-oz-antique-crypto-commemorative-litecoin-silver-round/ - $45.71 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Payment sent - b1bac6a236a8b448de4dc053ca87be815e62485b9c13619387c8a43751897991 |
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Even though the price may not go overboard immediately after the halving there is a high chance of the price making a tremendous increase on a positive note,
I mean, in previous halvings the price didn't immediately go up so this really isn't anything new. with the way the Bitcoin hash rate has been a constantly increasing with the recent all-time harsh rate happening today it shows that the Bitcoin network is building strong resistance level and also making foundation for an uptrend movement. With the next Bitcoin halving, I guess we will have a highly positive notion about Bitcoin just like we have seen with previous Bitcoin halving and its resultant effect on the Bitcoin price.
With the increase in Bitcoin hash rate, it shows that there are more miners' activities and new blocks are being mined at regular intervals, thos show an increase in mining activities.
The rise in hashrate is definitely a good sign, but let's not forget what actually pumps bitcoin's price — market demand; not hashrate, not lines on charts, not even necessarily halvings because halvings only affect the supply side. With all the knowledge we have now regarding previous halvings will there be more pre-emptave buying ahead of the event? historically the market pumps a few months after the halving and with that knowledge why wouldnt gou sell everything to buy Bitcoin? |
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