There is literally not a single reason to still use this outdated and insecure OS.
here is a reason: being stuck with windows for certain applications and not wanting to install the official Microsoft spyware known as Windows 10  Haha, yeah the OS is constantly tracking you, but unlike Google, Microsoft mostly adheres the old-school business model; i.e. the end user is the customer, not the product. Nevertheless, all that razzle-dazzle can be disabled by creating a local account. I must admit, since I've been working from home two to three days a week, onedrive has been a lifesaver. Is this how long it should take to boot?
Like pooya87 said, you're limited by the USB speeds of your PC. If you're using a desktop machine with room for another internal HD, I suggest you buy a separate SSD for your secondary OS. A 64GB SSD can be found for not much more than comparable USB stick. If you don't have room for another physical drive you can create a separate partition on your existing drive. Either way you choose to go, I recommend you encrypt the drive with a strong passphrase. The advantage of separate physical drive is that you can set one as your primary boot drive in the bios, and even hide that secondary drive in Windows. Unless someone knows you have a separate drive they won't immediately be able to tell that another boot drive exists. That would only be a concern if you share your computer. |
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The guide has instructions for three operating systems, you only need to follow the instruction for your OS. I do recommend you complete all the steps, as it makes abundantly clear that you have the authentic version and not malware. There are three steps to complete, Here're links to the instructions for windows: |
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You aren't a conspiracy theorist are you?
Lol, you never quite do you? I don't consider myself a conspiracy theorist, no. But that doesn't mean that I don't believe conspiracies exist. It also doesn't mean you'll let the discussion we had in the other thread remain in that thread, but I've grown to expect that from you. Perhaps because it is the same discussion and you have yet to make the connection. You're the one desperately trying to make a connection, where none exists. Let me spell it out for you: It's quite possible for me to suspect that the Obama administration conspired to fabricate a crime to pin on Michael Flynn without believing there's some super-secret, uber-powerful, international mafia pulling the strings. There's reasonable evidence to support the former, but only fantasy supporting the latter. Despite your efforts to make it appear otherwise, there's no contradiction in my position. You're like a child who's stubbornly digging in his heals once his argument has been dismissed. Now you're following me around the P&S board, making off-topic posts in every thread in which I've made a post, desperately trying insinuate a contradiction. It's not all about you and your ignorant theories. And, please do keep in mind; I am entitled to disagree with you. |
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You aren't a conspiracy theorist are you?
Lol, you never quite do you? I don't consider myself a conspiracy theorist, no. But that doesn't mean that I don't believe conspiracies exist. It also doesn't mean you'll let the discussion we had in the other thread remain in that thread, but I've grown to expect that from you. |
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China might be winning the current "economy battle" as a result of Covid, there's no chance they'll win a trade war with the US, and they know it. The technology in question is American, but China is not the only country where American companies can manufacture stuff affordably. Any retaliatory measures the Chinese can take will only cause more damage to their economy in the long run. Almost like they benefited from the over reaching domestic policy put in place, if only temporarily isn't it? What does U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan and Chinese Dictator Xi Jinping have in common? They both think they just need to biden their time until November!   |
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Good evening DireWolfM14, a loan request -----BEGIN BITCOIN SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Username: tomahawk9
Loan Amount: 0.004 BTC
Purpose: Personal
Collateral: None
Repayment date: June 2, 2020 (or earlier)
Funding Address: 166rDR52woDqFAZZ5JksjipcKsfkR4iBLK
-----BEGIN SIGNATURE-----
17Q5HMMzchU7u6Yt7k4AFvGo2oxANrGC4v
IAz9BvFDBzx+UcGEJMnIN50/9CkiDQwynL2nwe1T0Nz0ec/Zh0r23OizwllyQ7fFRXNhc49+hkt+UZeX/Ny+uQw=
-----END BITCOIN SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hi tomahawk9, Thank you for the request, it's approved and funded. Please pay back to this address: 3HYFo71zR5UsTPSpi4djroKSDgud34Ssgc TxId: 666a418820223163ff0b4677f3ef3d5e576a9161ed089382d60a918cce7064ee |
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I'm not so sure that we need a specific board for escrow services, it fit into the services section well enough. A sticky thread with a list of escrow providers might help, but I would be afraid that it could be mistaken as an endorsement by the forum. If something goes wrong, such as an escrow provider turning scammer, or a dispute between the trading partners, the forum could theoretically be held culpable. I don't know what laws would be applicable in such a situation, but I would hate to see the forum held liable for something in which it had no part other than a "sticky thread."
I've thought about ways to simplify and expand the escrow services for forum users, but I think to make it work right it's likely to get complicated. If, for example we had a crew of trusted members that are recruited to participate in a community escrow project. Perhaps they are nominated and voted into service by the community. They could employ a multi sig wallet with 3 of 20 signatures required to release funds. The more provider who are involved the faster the transactions could be completed. Ideally the members would be from all corners of the globe, with multiple members from nearby time-zones. Such a project would be hard to coordinate, and not likely to generate much, if any income. The participants would have to consider it as volunteering their time for service to the community.
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zazarb has refused to release escrow to original repayment address.
I have no dog in this pissing match, but @zazarb, this is king of disturbing. It's the same address that Watoshi-Dimobuto wanted his repayment sent to 4 years ago, why is that not enough? Lets assume for a second the account changed hands since Watoshi-Dimobuto funded the loan gkv9, and along with the sale of the account the new owner was giving possession of the private key associated with 1624xVu7J5nscwYqmuBvhPidjMvBqgoN5H. The seller of the account must have known that if there were any obligations pending to that address he would risk losing them to the new owner of the account. Now that's not justification, I know but after all, your "contractual" obligation was to send the loan repayment to that address. No one would fault you for sending the funds to the address to which you originally agreed. @Watoshi-Dimobuto, this is gong on for three days now, how hard would it have been to dig up an old address to sign a message? This whole thing has really been blown out of proportion, and now it seems like both Watoshi-Dimobuto and zazarb are just being stubborn. As for Lauda's tag, y'all are on your own to figure that one out. I'm staying out of it. |
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good luck CPFP'ing chipmixer transactions. They're usually HUGE.
Excellent point, and TBH the size of the parent transaction wasn't something I considered. True that CM's outputs can be huge, and that could prevent CPFP from having any affect if the fees are set to a reasonable level. It's an issue that CM could resolve by adding time to age their chips prior to releasing them. I doubt they like that prospect, since most of the time this isn't an issue, but when blocks are full and fees are huge it does pose a challenge for their clients. |
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This is my 1st post. Forgive me if I am asking what is a painfully obvious question for you pros.
I am a merchant in an unpopular, high risk industry. Some punk sitting in grandma's basement keeps turning me into Paypal and getting me shut down. I have used paypal as my checkout on my website since 2006 without a single chargeback, but since someone turned me in, they shut me down....4 times... without notice, without appeal, and are sitting on my money for 6 months.
I am in the process of adding bitcoin to the website and think I have that part worked out, but bitcoin is not popular with my client base.
What I need is a crypto exchange or processor that allows my customer to pay with their credit card (buying crypto) and I can move the crypto where I want it or just have it deposited into my bank account. I want to replace the paypal 'buy now' buttons on my website with buy now buttons that will basically serve the same purpose.
I just set up an acccount with coinbase for the business, but their buy now buttons are only going to work for customers that already have crypto wallets.
I have only found 1 company that does this with a really obscure, really close to worthless coin, not that the value part is a big deal, I will cash out rather than do this for investment.
Does anyone have any experience in a similar situation or know what direction I should be looking in?
My industry is not popular with the processing companies and the ones that are want 3 pints of blood, my 1st born, etc to sign up with them.
Thanks in advance, JC
I'm gong to make a couple of assumptions here, please correct me if I'm wrong: 1. Based on your user name I assume this has to do with firearms (but I don't know why you say that's "high risk," unless you specifically mean mixing firearms and PayPal is high risk.) 2. Based on your use of the English language I'm assuming you're American, where firearms are legal. If you're business is legit and all your sales are legal, sign up for a merchant account with any of the credit card processing companies. There are very few that won't serve a firearm business, in fact I think BofA is the only company operated by fucktards that will refuse. I ran my first gunsmithing and gun sales business out of my garage, and used Quickbooks to keep track of finances. Quicken offers credit card processing that integrated with the software, and was quite easy to use. If you're still having trouble finding a credit card processing outfit that will support you, ask the NRA for help. They have a huge list of companies that still value America and it's constitution. If you want to start accepting crypto and you're not technically skilled enough to set up your own node and payment server, look into Bitpay.com. They offer services for retailers that make accepting crypto easy. I see you're already set up with Coinbase, and that's probably a good fit as well. I have looked into FreedomCoin, and I'm not sold. It's not a decentralized coin, and the company doesn't have the history to instill a lot of confidence. Finding a company that will accept credit cards from your clients, and pay you in a decentralized crypto is going to be hard, if not impossible. I don't know of any such company. Just to pontificate a little on the broader implications of your request; the more legitimate businesses that start to accept direct crypto payments, the more main-stream crypto will become. It's just a matter of time before your clients start using it more and more. Like Elon Musk said this past weekend; Bitcoin is inevitable. |
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First I'd like to say good luck with your project, I hope you're successful.
I don't think the "Service Discussion" board is the right place for this, I think it would get more attention in the "Services" board. You can move the thread yourself, there's a link in the lower, left hand corner of this page.
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I have reset my PC and changed my passwords. As long as the user has logged out, there shouldn't be anymore issues. I'll still leave it in my signature to not do any trades with them for a couple more days.
I have signed a message from my Bitcoin address I have been using for years:
Address: 1GhxHtabWhEpdb7e7oEJ2vd542n33BwTHR
Message: This is Adroitful_One @ Bitcointalk. Verifying I have reset my PC and changed all of my passwords. Thanks Guys!
Signature: IOd1oBhKzbslvUqud4BLsJ9nfBwfqhPz2BxcqKUSQaENNhM/kWWElH7Un3jTTSR98Nw4x922Vzrb6XNzMo+W/ek=
You can verify that address has been in use for many years by searching through my posts. Thank you guys!
Quoted and verified in the format below: -----BEGIN BITCOIN SIGNED MESSAGE-----
This is Adroitful_One @ Bitcointalk. Verifying I have reset my PC and changed all of my passwords. Thanks Guys!
-----BEGIN SIGNATURE-----
1GhxHtabWhEpdb7e7oEJ2vd542n33BwTHR
IOd1oBhKzbslvUqud4BLsJ9nfBwfqhPz2BxcqKUSQaENNhM/kWWElH7Un3jTTSR98Nw4x922Vzrb6XNzMo+W/ek=
-----END BITCOIN SIGNED MESSAGE-----
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Will do just busy at the moment. He called me and said people are making wierd post under his account redflag! I will update more when I know!
That's a tactic that's been used by hackers and scammers in the past. Rather than changing the password, which would alert the owner the account has been hacked, they'll leave the settings untouched and just make posts, loan requests, send PMs, and hope the owner of the account doesn't notice. |
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I think this is it: adroitful_one, @Devawnm367, please confirm. I'll tag the account as well. I'll remove the tag once the issue is resolved. |
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Bitcointalk user account: FreewalletWebsite: https://freewallet.org/Flag: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;flag=456Despite their name, Freewallet is not a wallet. It does provide a custodial wallet as part of it's exchange services, but the name is misleading. It's an exchange, and you are not given access to your private keys. That's not how a wallet works. Is that intentional or not? You be the judge. For years now there have been many scam accusations against Freewallet. Often the dispute gets resolved after the client submits KYC, but there in lies the rub. Freewallet does not mention KYC when creating an account. They lure in their customers by insinuating that they can remain anonymous, but subsequently blocks withdrawals until the customer submits identification documents. Their terms of service give them the authority to request ID, but their justification is somewhat vague. Is that intentional or not? You be the judge. 5.4.
In case Freewallet detects suspicious activity on Freewallet account, Freewallet conducts AML/KYC procedure for the user. To be sure that nobody has unauthorized access to the users account, We ask to provide all necessary information for verification, including without limitation an ID, photo, screenshots showing the source of all your incoming transactions etc. The User is obliged to pass through AML/KYC procedures, which may be applied to the User from time to time, and provide accurate and truthful information about himself as well as maintain and promptly update his Freewallet Account information in case of any changes.
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The User is obliged to provide the information and credentials as may be required by Freewallet from time to time in order to verify the ownership and/or source of funds of crypto assets of the third-party service that are remitted to the User’s Freewallet Account.
5.6.
We reserve the right to limit the scope of our Services to users, who have not verified their identity and/or set up a necessary level of security of account and/or failed to prove the ownership and/or source of funds. Limitation of our Services may depend on the established security level of the account, for instance and the following criteria may be considered: verification of e-mail, social network authorization etc. Please, note that restrictions, mentioned herein are for illustrative purpose only. We reserve the right to limit the scope of our Services at our sole discretion and without prior notification to you.
As a result, there have been many instances where clients deposit funds, but are unable to withdraw them. Again, that's not how wallets work. The clients are then required to submit KYC documents, but often the clients complain that even after acquiescing to the requests their funds are still frozen. It's not until many make their complaints public that their funds are finally released. Is that intentional or not? You be the judge.
Here's a list of scam accusations reported here on the forum. I'm sure there are more, but I got tired of digging after 5 pages of google search results. There are likely many more on other social media sites. Some of these have been resolved, but almost all follow the pattern described above. I did not confirm the validity of any of the reports below, you'll have to judge for yourself. 01. FreeWallet.org Scam - Millions stolen02. FREEWallet.org SCAM ( Don't use any of their iOS or Android APP)03. FREEWallet.org BIG SCAM, THIEF'S ( Don't use any of their iOS or Android APP )04. Freewallet.org is a SCAM05. Freewallet is SCAM06. Beware freewallet is a scam wallet ! 07. FreeWallet.org - Racketeers of personal and financial data , and scammers .08. [Unsolved after 70 days] Freewallet.org is a SCAM, do NOT 09. FREEWallet.org is a SCAM!!(solved)10. Freewallet.org is SCAM !! DO NOT USE THIS WALLET !![Solved]11. Monero FreeWallet is a [SCAM]12. FREEWallet.org is a SCAM13. Freewallet delaying refunding(Solved)14. Freewallet stole over $1,000 in ZEC from me! [RESOLVED]15. Freewallet.org is a fraudster who cheated me out of 15.2BTC16. Freewallet.org is the Scam(sloved)17. Solved - Freewallet.org making me nervous! (at the end nothing to worry about)18. Freewallet.org scam ,no reason to say have is risk, 19. Freewallet makes me stress asking me proof ID and freezing my wallet20. Freewallet lies to users21. Freewallet.org is a scam or they are just never satisfied22. FreeWallet steal my DOGECOINS23. [Help] Freewallet.org wants to steal 35 XMR (Solved)24. freewallet.org just blocked all withdrawals when trying to change 1BTC into USDT25. Another Freewallet Scam26. FREEWallet.org stole 55 000$! be careful SCAMthanks to @logfiles for the list with titles. |
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Hello,
As we can see, the verification procedure has been initiated for your account. Your money is safe.
Please get back to the notification you've received by email and respond to it.
Thank you.
Why must you always lock/suspend people's accounts whenever they try to make an exchange or withdraw and start hiding behind KYC procedures? If you don't want an account to operate without KYC then why not prompt newly registered users to first verify their accounts before using them? What's so hard with that? Asking customers for KYC to open the account would be counter-productive to their business model. Like suchmoon said, for every customer that complains there are likely to be many who just give up and abandon their funds. I'm sure freewallet is banking on clients that are lured by the promise of anonymity, then trapped when KYC is required for withdrawal.
I wonder what made you use Freewallet.org among other excellent wallets like Electrum that will never block your funds because all the control is in your hands. The OP specified his trapped funds are USDT, so electrum wouldn't help. Nonetheless, there are many reputable exchanges that the OP could have used, but if their reputable, they're going to insist on KYC right from the start. |
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China might be winning the current "economy battle" as a result of Covid, there's no chance they'll win a trade war with the US, and they know it. The technology in question is American, but China is not the only country where American companies can manufacture stuff affordably. Any retaliatory measures the Chinese can take will only cause more damage to their economy in the long run.
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