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281  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2022/2023 on: May 05, 2023, 01:42:42 AM
The race for the top four is heating up right at the end, two spots are already taken (by City and Arsenal), thus we have 2 spots left and i must say, quite a lot of teams are battling it out for these spots: Newcastle, Manchester United, Liverpool and prolly even Brighton with the way they have been playing all season. Mind you that Newcastle and Manchester United are in the driving seat to get that 2 coveted spots that's left, but in this game anything can happen from now until the end of the season, but a couple of wins in the remaining 4 games should see the both of them get over the line.
I do respect your all analyses about this all but if you are able to check remaining matches then go ahead because I just check and having feeling most chances we are not going to have any change in top four spots because just Brighton is the toughest side, but they have three matches against Newcastle United, Arsenal and Manchester City which are never been easy so with this all Liverpool and Tottenham are already lost their chance for the top four so most chances we will have Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United and Newcastle United as top four with Liverpool, Aston Villa and Brighton will be fight for the remaining three spots and Tottenham after having the worst time in last few weeks going to be out of the top seven.
282  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Speculation (Altcoins) / Re: How is the chance of $PEPE to become the next $SHIB? on: May 04, 2023, 06:52:50 PM
Well I am seeing so much of this Pepe on my timeline I needed to investigate it. This is just another meme coin with big pumps and huge profits in very short amount of time. It is up over 50% in the last 24 hours.

I read some investor 2 weeks back bought $3,000 worth of this meme coin. That investment is now worth $3 million so many people are seeing huge profits. There a quote I seen before on the internet, "Bitcoin gets a few people rich. Meme coins get many people rich'. This meme coin is just 1 other example.
Well, that quote only applies to a specific group of people, especially those who invest in meme coins. Bitcoin can get you better profits in the long run, a meme coin provides profits mainly to those who were early investors since as soon as the hype is over, you will see it going straight down the hill and that is when people who invested later will regret it.

I don't deny the fact that meme coins give you profits, but only if you were able to get on the ride very early because meme coins aren't cryptocurrencies with actual use cases and are never guaranteed to sustain their value in the long run.
283  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: Which is the best platform to get clients as a web designer? on: May 04, 2023, 06:18:06 PM
Web designing work are in high demand these days. Web design has now become a competitive platform.If you want to find a good website for designing and webdevoloper i will suggest you One of the  platforms is fiber upwork freelancing.com.Those with good skills can earn a lot of money from these platforms. I have many friends who earn good amount of money from fiver. But for the newbies to get work on these platforms has to get a lot of speed. Because clients always select experienced people for their work. If newbies work patiently on these platforms they can earn good money at one time.No matter what type of web designer you are, you will find all kinds of work on these platforms.
The reason that web designers are in high demand, the niche has become too saturated and the competition margin is too high that a newbie or someone with no past experience really finds it difficult to get clients only because most clients look for professionals who can get their work done quickly and with perfection while a new designer will lack one of the two qualities.

People tend to choose niches that have less competition so that they can have a better hiring ratio since there will be less people providing those services and they can easily get clients to work with, that is mainly what happens on Fiverr.
284  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2022/23 on: May 04, 2023, 12:42:52 PM
I haven't been so shocked in my life like the day I realized Madrid lost 4:2 to Girona...that too has contributed to the big slag on the table.
Fix, Real Madrid really dropped to 3rd place and Atletico Madrid in 2nd place. This is really embarrassing for Real Madrid. They don't seem serious in La Liga. Even though they are unlikely to win the La Liga title, they should at least be in 2nd place, not 3rd. This is a really terrible result. Indeed, there are still several matches to come, but are you sure that Real Madrid has the chance to take over again?
Real Madrid is surely not having good time in La Liga with right now they are at third spot but still they are doing impressive with having too many injuries and lack of few quality players are having impact on their performance, but they are still in final of the Copa del Ray final and Champions League semifinal which is impressive for them and their fans with most chances they are trying to save their players from further injuries or other problems and not taking La Liga matches seriously which is giving them shocking defeats just because of this right now Atlético Madrid is having second spot which is also good for them as they were not good in first half of this season, but their aggressive approach allows them to have good result before end of this season and trying to have better performance in coming season which could be entertaining as all three big teams could be at their best.
285  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: May 04, 2023, 07:22:15 AM
Atalanta has been able to maintain the consistency of their performance. Atalanta have won their last three matches. And managed to move up to fourth place in the points table by securing full points in today's match. Spezia was not a strong team. However, Atalanta conceded 2 goals in this match. At the end of the first half, the match was tied at 1-1. But within 10 minutes of the second half, they went 3-1. However, if Atalanta wants to keep their performance stable then they must keep their defence strong. Consistent performance is not possible if the defence is not strong.
friends, Atalanta sits in 5th place in the current standings, in 4th place is Inter Milan. I really praised Atalanta slick performance in the 3 matches they played by managing to get 3 points in each game. they have the opportunity to go to the top 4 because the difference in points with Inter Milan is 2 points adrift. Atalanta, Lazio and Napoli this season have really performed well in Serie A, they can provide quite strong competition for other teams.

In terms of Atalanta performance, their defense is not very strong, but if they can overcome quickly in the upcoming matches, I think they can continue their positive trend to win.  Tomorrow match between Udinese vs Napoli is what Napoli fans have been waiting for because if they can win this match then they have achieved their target this season, which is to win Serie A.
+Atlanta was impressive in first half of this season with their inconsistency and weak defence bring them down badly which was astounding but now in last few matches they fight back and have enough chance for the top four which is not easy because no on 7th May they are going to host Juventus which is currently at the third spot with good chance for the staying here but now if they keep their momentum then surely we can expect a fighting end of this season for all teams which are having good time in this season.

Today, we have Udinese vs Napoli in case of draw or win for the Napoli they could be champions after many year's good season with five weeks ahead of end of this season they are crowned, but surely we will have interesting end of this season for the all remaining teams which are having good performance throughout for the top spot.
286  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1) on: May 04, 2023, 05:02:45 AM
Lens won a narrow victory when playing away to Toulouse with a score of 0-1. The only goal came in the first half and was scored by Openda in the 33rd minute. Maybe this result is still good enough for Lens to maintain its position in 3rd place in the standings. The gap with Marseille is 1 point remaining and for PSG they are 6 points away, maybe if Lens is consistent enough they can at least secure second place before this season ends and ensure a ticket to next season's UCL without going through the qualifying route. As for Toulouse, they have to stop the winning trend from the previous 3 matches and this result is at least not so bad because they are still safe from the relegation zone.
Now we have just five matches left in this season with next round is important for the both teams as Lens is going to host Marseille if we have Draw then surely this could be advantage for the visitors with they will lead by one point and other four matches are going to be OK with just Lille can create problems for them if they want to end at second spot but in case of Lens win most chances same will happen to them, and we have no chance for the Marseille to be challenge them but here we have one thing as it's match-day performance is always important because many times we have surprises as well but right now as these two are playing most chances this match will be decider who is going to end at second spot.
287  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: [POLL] Using AI to predict outcomes on: May 03, 2023, 03:05:10 PM
To a certain extent the AI will give predictions without emotions compared to humans, but it will also be different in the weight it gives to different informations. The AI is much better at gathering a lot of information in a short period of time, the difference what we humane can offer is the importance we give to each news. When reading an article the AI will likely give the same weight to all the information in there. Whereas we humans can focus on the most important topics. I am still surprised that 1 out of 4 users here would trust the AI predictions. It might be good to use AI data as another layer of information, but I would never trust it blindly with my money. Also, wouldn't the bookmakers use AI to adjust their odds when it turns out that they predict betting outcomes with high accuracy? In the end the bookmaker would start losing money if everybody would use AI to pick the winners.
I don't think that AI is used so heavily for making predictions at this point, 1 out of 4 people sounds like a lot to me to be honest. You can barely find people who might use AI completely to make predictions for them and then they choose those predictions by placing their bets on them with real money, that sounds absurd to me.

AI models can surely be of assistance if you are analyzing the facts and figures about a match or the two opponents that are about to have a match head to head, but after everything is done, you can just take the analysis done by the model as reference and add it to your decision making process.
288  Economy / Gambling / Re: Which are best stake alternatives on: May 03, 2023, 02:31:40 PM
Stake.com can be said to be the number one gambling and sportsbook platform because there are many types of games and sports betting that gamblers can choose from, even Stake.com has become one of the biggest gambling platforms with a good reputation and high trust from gamblers. there we also get service from support that is quite satisfying.
What I like most about Stake.com is that the withdrawal process is very fast and always gives bonuses to all of its customers.

Yes, in my opinion too, there is no best gambling platform besides Stake.com, but every gambler must have an alternative gambling platform where they can make multiple bets on not only one gambling platform because the different sites used will also have different odds. It's also different so gamblers can choose which one can provide the highest odds.
Here the OP is stating to ask for another alternative gambling platform and there are so many already listed on the forums that he just has to choose which one he can rely on.
Platform designs, game differences, variations in terms and conditions, and a lot more factors make different casinos unique, but Stake has probably got the lead since it has been operating pretty smoothly throughout all these years, and they've also got their hands in a lot of sports and games lately by becoming sponsors and official partners.

Such partnerships and sponsorships also play a great role at making a casino a top one since all these teams and players and sports that a platform sponsors have their own fan bases which will usually start using the platform when they see it being official partners with their favorites.
289  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: How I found my financial success in Bitcoin 1 year on: May 03, 2023, 04:50:52 AM
It can be said that the best time to buy bitcoin has passed, and last year was that great time when bitcoin dropped to $16k. It was also when I focused all my energy on buying as many bitcoins as possible. But if someone missed last year, there is still a chance to own cheap bitcoin, I think as long as it is still highly discounted from the old ATH, we can always buy it whenever we want. Don't wait for a lower price because no one knows what tomorrow's market will be like.
Your story is very inspirational to me, I hope the bitcoins that I own will help me to have the life of my dreams when the next bull season comes.
It shouldn't be said that the best time to buy Bitcoin has passed, of course, I know that one could buy Bitcoin lower, but then if we talk about that, we can also say that the best price to buy Bitcoin was when it was below $1, but that will become a very large discussion and there will be a lot of HOWs and WHYs in that.

There is basically no bad time for buying Bitcoin, even the current price is a good one if someone is buying for the long run, and the price is dropping again these days, so someone who is willing to buy will definitely get better prices soon.
290  Economy / Economics / Re: Concers About Going in Business with a Friend on: May 02, 2023, 07:14:23 PM
There is a popular saying that there is no friend in business but an associate, never run a business with emotion or family intention and ignore the necessary things. That man wasn't smart, they had the business plan but he failed to plan on how the business should be run, where are the papers, didnt they sign agreements or he just did a normal business with his friend without papers? I believe before he had business, he was tought about business plan but forget paper work of partnership, sigh!

There is nothing hard in this, if you are planning to do business with a friend or a brother or with your family, don't forget to paper down contracts and agreements, it will save not only you but when something you don't expect like death, it will easily save your next of kin from any other people that plan to cheat in them.
That is such a good saying, I have never heard of that before, that is very right and correct. I think when you start a business with a friend, trying to make it work is a hard business because you may end up trying to get them to work and they may either do a bad job or maybe not even work at all. I try to make games witha friend of mine all the time and he just doesn't work, he always gives me excuses and always says he is busy and never really works on it at all.

I believe that if we could end up with something better, then we may end up with a better result eventually. I say do it on your own, whatever business you start, always be 100% owner, that way you can be sure that you are getting what you deserve and not what others gave you in return.
291  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Do you blame someone for your gambling losses? on: May 02, 2023, 09:44:11 AM
I don't really point fingers to anyone because I know to myself that the last decision is still on me. Blaming someone for your own doing is just purely stupid, heartless, and selfish act. If you want to do something, you should always think many times before doing so to avoid regrets and to avoid putting the blame on other people who suggested or even advised you.

Gambling is a game of chance. It is combination of skills and luck which is really a risk on your end if you will play and bet. To avoid such, you must set limitations for yourself. Time, effort, and time are usually the most common things sacrificed in gambling. If you aren't ready for the consequences then set boundaries or just don't play or bet at all.
Though I'm not sure what they had in mind when they made that accusation, my guess is that they planned to put the blame on someone else and maybe they will get their money back if the court gives a verdict in their favor which didn't happen fortunately or someone innocent would get punished for nothing they did in the first place.

They probably tried to win some money with that amount and unexpectedly lost it and were probably stunned because of that and didn't know what they should do and at the end, they decided they will try something different, so the mother-son duo tried this, lol.
292  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2022/23 on: May 02, 2023, 08:51:01 AM
I know it's not that easy. And Real Betis is not a small club either. However, what I mean here is that in this comparison, they won quite easily because Real Betis' condition was not full as a result of the red card in the 33rd minute. And after the red card, it was easier for Barcelona to attack and score 3 goals afterwards. And this result is really satisfying.
Yep. The red card brings a big impact on the match. After Edgar Gonzalez got a red card (minute 33') and leave the field, Barcelona could score 2 goals in minute 36' and minute 39'. It simply showed us that the red card destroyed the strength of Real Betis defense and the whole players' mentality. I think Barcelona may not score 4 goals if there was no red card. Sure, Barcelona really takes advantage when Real Betis lost 1 player, Barcelona can attack Real Betis easier because Real Betis players tend to stay in their area.
While you are playing against team like Barcelona with having early redcard then surely things like this can happen because they were already leading by 1 - 0 before redcard and then suddenly put two more goals after this which change the momentum of this game Betis play better in second half, but sadly they were unlucky with still having own goal which helps Barcelona to sink them deep in this match with the score of 4 - 0 now with three loses from five matches now they are going to face another tough opponent Athletic Bilbao which is also looking for UEFA spot and having unpredictable performance hopefully we will have interesting match in next round between these two teams.
293  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Premier League Prediction Thread 2022/2023 on: May 02, 2023, 06:11:00 AM
They have performed very well, but it is not over yet for them. Arsenal is a good example for a team that destroys their own performance by dropping so hard. I didn't expect Arsenal to win every single game, but when somebody said that they wouldn't win for four games in a row, ...
Yes, indeed the struggle is not over, moreover, Newcastle's position is still not secure in the third place. There is still Man United who still have 1 game in hand while their pins are only 2 points different. Wouldn't it be quite interesting to see both of them?
If Arsenal are alone, they have lost their chance and fell to second place, replaced by Man City.
From here Newcastle United spot is settled for the top four because now they have five matches left in their campaign and their mostly matches are against weaker sides which can give them good chance for staying into top four like Leeds United, Leicester City and Brighton if they are able to have seven points from these matches then surely things could be amazing with Arsenal and Chelsea are also having not good time which mean all is good for them.

Even many believes Premier League is unpredictable, and we can have surprises, but they already overcome their bad time and now most chances things are favourable, and they can go into top four with Liverpool is already lost their chance for top four like Arsenal lost their chance for the title race.
294  Economy / Economics / Re: BTC Silver and Gold on: May 02, 2023, 05:21:23 AM
When it comes to investing, we want our money to grow with the highest rates of return, and the lowest risk possible. In such times I would like  to invest in Silver. It is performing well next few years it's demand will rise because in the industrial sector is likely to grow amid the electrification of vehicles, 5G technology, and commitment to green infrastructure. ''Electrification of vehicles, 5G technology and green infrastructure'' this things are very important for development in sustainable way.
Silver can be good, but I find gold to be better than that and if I was to invest in something apart from Bitcoin, it will probably be gold since I can clearly see the rate of gold rising very quickly within months that I understand how much my investment will be worth if I buy and store gold for maybe about 5 to 7 years from now even a decade.

If someone has more wealth, they should probably go for real estate as well if they are looking for an edge against inflation, the prices of properties tend to increase more when there is inflation within a country.
295  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: The madness of gambling addicts. on: May 01, 2023, 03:40:05 PM
many gambling addicts have lost their minds because their desire to continue gambling overpowers their common sense, hence the importance of "gambling responsibly"
The man in this story should never be allowed to see his daughter again or anywhere around children. He is a risk to them. Now he has destroyed his relationship his family forever. That what gambling does. It firsts destroys the life of the gambler then it goes on to destroy the relationship with the family and friends. If can't gamble with discipline then do not gamble at all. Gamblers need new friends and new hobbies. Sometimes, your environment and associations has its way of holding you down and holding you back. I hope we learn from this pathetic story.
Why not? It's hard for the child to grow up without a father, you know. The father can still be forgiven but he needs to promise that he will now change his life for the better. Gambling didn't do this incident so don't put the blame on it.

This is why gambling got a bad reputation because people often mistaken it as bad when in fact the problem is with them or the person that over gambles but I agree that we need a friend if we are lonely but we need to choose them wisely.  Finding a new hobby is also a great suggestion. Both of them can prevent us from becoming a gambling addict because we can now spend less time in this activity.
296  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: The two ways to invest in bitcoins. on: May 01, 2023, 04:48:33 AM
The dollar cost averaging method still remains my best way to accumulate Bitcoin. It is my way of buying small. However, during the bear market, I buy in large quantities. I think this is just automatic for every bitcoiners. That is, we buy more during the bear market and DCA during the bull market. It is like adapting to fit the market.
How do you DCA in the bull market? Do you mean that you keep buying even when the price is going up? I think it's better if someone only does DCA when the price is dropping so that they can accumulate more at lower prices to get a better average price for all the Bitcoins they've accumulated throughout the time when the price was dropping.

That way, when the price starts going up, they can see their portfolio growing and they won't need to buy when the price is going up since they've already filled their bag when the price was right and they've almost bought at all intervals where the price will now go through.
297  Economy / Speculation / Re: Bitcoin could hit $100,000 by the end of 2024 - Standard Chartered - Surprised? on: April 30, 2023, 08:23:21 PM
I don't want to be in a delusional state to thinking that it will hit 6 digits in just a short period of time, I prefer a modest prediction, not one that thinks that it will skyrocket, although in the back of my mind, I wish it could happen but its better to spread FOMO than to spread FUD.
But IMO, $100k is truly possible even in the beginning or mid of 2024. If that doesn't happen then I am sure it will happen at the last month of that same year. Some says that 2025 is also a bullish year for BTC but that year is only our back up if there are no major increase that happens within these two consecutive years (2023-2024).

1 and 1/2 year is not a short period of time and if you check the past history of BTC, there are times where the increase is quick. Don't worry or don't be guilty because $100k is still a modest prediction. Remember, we are at $69k last time and that was only $30k away from $100k which isn't that high. There is no need to spread this FOMO because it's being talked about all the time and many people are now aware of this.
298  Economy / Gambling / Re: Without money, does it still qualify as gambling? on: April 30, 2023, 02:17:29 PM
You can gamble with or without money, and it's still a gambling, people use their houses to gamble when they are short of cash and there are addictive gamblers in China that have used their daughters to gamble away, if they lose their game the winner takes the daughter, I read this in a history book when things were extremely hard for people in China years ago, you don't have to use money or anything to gamble and it's still a gamble, trying to make a uncertain decision, predicting the outcome of any situation, is gambling.

For Example

You will win a gift card if you tell me exactly what Bitcoin's price will be at 12 PM tomorrow. You only have to guess what the price will be, so you have to guess. As of right now, you do not know, and you can just say no, that you don't know, but since you want to win, you will have to gamble, so luck will be the only thing you can rely on.
How would you consider that gambling for me when I don't have anything at stake at all? Even if I don't guess the price correctly, I'm not going to lose anything, it's just that you won't lose your money since you had a bet of a gift card to give me if I guessed the price correctly. It would be gambling for me if I also said that if I don't guess it right, I will also give you a gift card.

About the old story you mentioned where Chinese men used to put their daughters on the stake in gambling, such things happen even in the present but it is just that these things don't always come in the news and the general public doesn't know.
299  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: I may sound really stupid right now, but it's what I noticed on: April 30, 2023, 11:22:43 AM
it's like what John McAfee did with the crypto market when he was still alive, the man so manipulated the market that it got to a point, no body listened or reacted to his tweet like they all used to..
I think Elon musk came and also did the same thing for a while, but maybe he came back to his senses after several popular influencers in the industry started criticising him which I think CZ of binance was one of his critics at the time.

Bitcoin and the entire crypto market is still very young, and as well very fragile and easy to manipulate, I am still looking forward to a time when the Market will become matured enough, to the extent that bad news will have little to no effect on it.
Bitcoin or any cryptocurrency, the volatility in them is not because they are young and fragile, but it's their nature and natures don't change, even if they do, they don't change totally but maybe a little bit. Also, how will any of the cryptocurrencies, even Bitcoin, be profitable if they become stable after they are mature?

Good news and bad news, they both will always have their effects on the market and that is good for us holders or traders since that provides us with opportunities to get profit out of our investments and it also gives us opportunities to make investments in the first place.
300  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Do you blame someone for your gambling losses? on: April 30, 2023, 05:53:21 AM
Nope, I never blame anyone for my gambling losses because I always responsible with all of my bet.

I think this mother and son are looking a loophole how to get their money back, so he choose to create a fake story. I have seen such kind case in my country where an employee create a fake story where he got robbed when he want to go to bank for distributing the salary to every employees in his company. The truth is he store those money in his house lol.
Lol, that's a classic way to steal the bank's money and create a story that usually sells if the crime rate within a country or a specific city is pretty high. Like, if the guy who made up that story lived in a city where there are usual cases of robbery, he could have been able to get away with that, but he must have been pretty unfortunate.

About the mother and her son, that sounds like a lame story to me. Why would they not report the case if their money was stolen from their wallet until it was all gambled and lost? No wonder why they were not believed at all.
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