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301  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Sparrow wallet vs nunchuck for jade cold wallet on: March 04, 2024, 09:33:55 AM
Hi  Also can sparrow be used air gapped ? Any info would be greatly appreciated thanks
Sparrow wallet is a good software wallet. Hardware wallet are the ones that are air gapped. Passport wallet is a good hardware wallet. You can use electrum on airgapped device, to serve as your cold storage, and create a watch only wallet to monitor and broadcast your transactions.
302  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: March 03, 2024, 06:59:32 PM
An exciting and tense match is currently underway, two strong teams in Serie A are fighting for the 4th position in the Serie A standings, when I started watching, the match had entered the 42nd minute and the match between Atlanta and Bologna could be my alternative to watch because it did look quite exciting and balanced after previously enjoying the Premier League match between City and United,  At the moment I see both teams playing quite impressively and Bologna who are 1 goal behind try to keep applying pressure when to catch up with them when the first half match is about to end.

The first half has ended temporarily with the advantage of Atlanta, I don't see how the process of the goal happened but in my opinion at this time Atlanta actually has a better chance to seize the 4th place which was previously controlled by Bologna, although one goal is not certain to be the final result of the game but at least the Atlanta players can now be more motivated and put pressure on Bologna.
It's quite interesting to see the current competition between Bologna and Atlanta who are trying hard to qualify for the Champions League and honestly I am very curious about what will happen in the second half, will Atlanta be able to add to their lead or will Bologna be willing to give 4th place to Atlanta?
The match is on the extra time which is an additional 4 minutes. Atlanta have lost the game, because they were unable to score any goal in the second half. Atlanta was winning in the first half with 1-0, but Bologna came from behind in the second half to score two goals. The first goal was scored by a penalty kick by Joshua Zirkzee on the 57th minutes with a beautiful penalty kick to equalize the goal. While the second goal was scored by Lewis Ferguson to put his club on the lead. Atlanta was unable to equalize the second goal scored by Bologna, which made Bologna to win the match, and took three points home. Bologna is now on the 4th position with a total of 51 points. Atlantis have moved down to 6th position on the table ahead of Napoli. This is the first season that Bologna will win Atlanta home and away since 1967.
303  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Losing at gambling on: March 02, 2024, 06:03:14 PM
It has not happen to me because my wife is not a gambler. Anyone that gambles with other people's money is not suppose to be a gambler because, gamblers should have a means of income to take care of their gambling activities, otherwise they will do all sort of things to make sure that they satisfy their gambling urge. If it was my wife I would tell her to quit gambling, because it had shown that she will likely become an addict, that is if she has not already, and she will still gamble with an amount bigger than the one she lost. We shouldn't entrust money to gamblers because they will end up using it to gamble chasing their losses believing that they can win it back.
304  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: UEFA Europa League 2023/24 Season on: March 01, 2024, 09:45:02 PM
I never thought De Rossi was that experienced or good enough to manage the club As Roma. But damn me to forget that he knows the club very well in and out and has been a legend.
It was the right call for the management of As Roma to show Jose Mourinho the exit door. This is the same Rossi using the same players within the squad to go ahead on the league standing.

Jose Mourinho should take a season or two of for real from coaching amd managing duties, he should go on vacation and work on his return back to football.
Many Chelsea fans are currently calling out for his return back to the Premier League Competition and that would beba great one definitely.
AS Roma might not be in the UCL but they're trying their best to hook up with important developments. Jose Mourinho only left because AS Roma board didn't no longer see any good use for him, instead they comply within themselves to settle for a decision they all thought was best for the club. However that decision made have strengthen the performance of the club and they're improving in their games and performance. I must give Daniele De Rossi his accolades because it's not an easy job to be delivering excellence results in his status as headcoach for the club.
I was among those that criticized De Rossi that he will never be able to love Roma forward to achieve victory, but I was wrong because I underestimated his coaching skills. He has shown that he is a skillful coach to start with a club that is having difficulties in winning matches, and he revived Roma to a good form that they are now dangerous to their opponents. They have won most games since he took over from Jose Mourinho. Roma chance is very slim to qualify for the Champions league next season.
305  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Don’t play gambling with drugs or in half sleep on: March 01, 2024, 03:04:07 PM
People who are under the influence of alcohol will not think about the impact of the words or actions they do, because they do it in a semi-conscious state or perhaps not even consciously. It's the same with those who gamble under the influence of alcohol, of course they won't care about the amount of bets they make and they won't care about the outcome of their gambling, winning or losing, they won't care, because they are under the influence. alcohol they will feel happy and right with what they are doing even though it is a big risk for themselves. and it is true that what you said is likely that they will only become aware when they are conscious or the effects of the alcohol or drugs they consumed have worn off, and perhaps they will regret their actions which were carried out unconsciously. So in my opinion, don't gamble when we are under the influence of alcohol or anything that makes us unconscious. As much as possible we have to gamble consciously, because even if we are conscious, gambling often results in losses, especially if it is done unconsciously, it is still good if luck is on our side where we win through actions carried out unconsciously, but even so, our situation is not realizing the big possibility that bad things could still happen.

It's true that what you said is that gambling is not free and cannot be taken lightly, because money is the main thing that must be present in gambling, so we can gamble, but if there is no money then gambling cannot be done, unless currently there is online gambling. demo-based, it can be done without involving money or without having to deposit money first, but the sensation will certainly be different from gambling using real money. and also many people experience big losses, maybe it's because they take gambling lightly, being confident in being able to win at gambling is good, but sometimes being too confident is also not good. It's true what you said, if we gamble under the influence of alcohol then it's very likely that we won't care about anything, including the outcome of the gambling, losing or winning, because at that time we are in an unconscious state or as you said, in an unconscious state. sane.

Lol, the demo mode isn't gambling anymore, as the player doesn't expect any money in return. Hence, running out of money means no gambling. But a determined addict wouldn't mind doing illicit things to fund his gambling habit. Most of them began from gambling with substance, which made them chronic gambling addicts. People, recently, when they start something hardly stop it, and the habit gets to affect the player for a long period. Hence, avoiding alcohol as a gambler is fine and gambling on substance doesn't help gamblers in any way. Continuously practicing this habit, will only get the player broke, regardless of his financial status. As the person doesn't mind wagering all his money at a go. Even when they win, the player wouldn't take his profit, instead he's wager more, the best advice is not to try this, as Op suggested.

wait a minute, why do you say demo mode is not gambling? Is it because it doesn't use real money?
In my opinion, it's the same as gambling but there are no rewards or benefits, because you don't have to deposit money to do it, but this is just to feel the sensation of gambling.
I disagree with you that demo is gambling. Whatever that you don't stake on or use money for a bet, is not gambling, but just a game.

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gambling, the betting or staking of something of value, with consciousness of risk and hope of gain, on the outcome of a game, a contest, or an uncertain event whose result may be determined by chance or accident or have an unexpected result by reason of the bettor's miscalculation.

It is not good to gamble when you are dizzy or feeling sleepy, because you will not be able to make a good analysis of the game, or you might end up betting without stop because you are not with yourself. Neither is it good to gamble when you are on hard drugs, so that you don't run at big loss, because it will be impossible for you to quit at the right time, and you may use all the funds on you to gamble, and run at big loss.
306  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: Bitcoin Mistakes?? on: March 01, 2024, 07:36:21 AM
Welcome to the forum OP.
You should not see trading as a means to make quick profit, because there is a high possibility that you must run at lost.
Make sure that you write your seed phrase on a piece of paper, and back it up in three different place, and make sure you keep it safe from third party, except a trusted one.
Cross check the address that you want send your bitcoin to over, and over again, to make sure that it is the right address because of clipboard malware.
Do your own research before you go into conclusions on any information that you hear, so you don't be misled.
307  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: your perception about gambling on: February 29, 2024, 08:40:46 PM
If a pastor gambles, maybe he does not see gambling as something bad to him. However, if he is only gambling for fun, maybe there is nothing bad there, since he is not after making profit with it. However, I know that most pastors are against gambling and that is why a lot of people thinks that gambling is bad because they preach about it, and this is the first time that I will hear that a pastor is gambling. Gambling responsible is what really matters, because I feel that in whatever that we are doing, and we have self control over it is not bad. Too much of gambling is bad because it will turn you to an addict.
308  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Sports that you don’t watch but you keep placing bets on: February 29, 2024, 06:52:19 PM
Do you have a sports that you keep betting on even though you don’t watch this sports live or you don’t know the full specifications of this game?
It is not all the time that we would have time to watch all the matches that we bet on, due to some important issues on ground, that is worth handling than watching football for entertainment. I sometimes bet on our local league because there is a club that is the most favorite in the league, so I just place my bet without watching the match. This is because it is always boring, and I am not used to watching boring games. This is why most times I just place my bet and follow up the result online with my phone.
309  Economy / Speculation / Re: Buy the DIP, and HODL! on: February 29, 2024, 12:08:07 PM
Too late for Dca this bull run. Fat finger green button
No time is late to DCA, as long as your are not a short term investor. Any new investor that is investing in a long term can invest now even at 62k price. This is because his average bitcoin price in four years time will balanced, because you are buying bitcoin both at low price and high price, this is one of the advantages of DCA. As long as you don't stop buying, the bitcoin that you will buy during the bear market will cover up these ones that you are buying now and a higher price above this. This is why no new investor shoukd be discouraged on the high price of bitcoin, and thinks that he can no longer buy and make profit. From the historical price of bitcoin, it has been observed that as time passes on bitcoin price increases which make it a good reason for new investors to use DCA method mostly. Don't focus on the price but have a target and focus on your target because it is certain that you will be profitable in your bitcoin investment, if you hodli for more than 4-6yrs.

I always tell new investors to invest immediately they have the money because it is better you start early to grow your bitcoin investment portfolio than waiting, because you think that the price is on the high side. There is inflation everywhere, and if you are to buy, a bag of wheat for $400, and due to inflation, the price increased to $500, and you can afford to buy it, and on the other hand, you were told that the price of wheat will go below $400 in six months time, will you say that you will wait till six months time to buy at a lower price because it will be cheap then, when you know that wheat is what you want now. Same with bitcoin if you want to buy bitcoin now and you have the money, it is better to buy it than waiting, because you are investing for your future and everyone needs an investment to live a better life in the future after we must have retired. Taking action is the best way to be successful, and not waiting, because you don't know what will happen tomorrow.
310  Other / Beginners & Help / Re: How does a cryptocurrency gain value? on: February 29, 2024, 07:25:05 AM
Most cryptocurrency are centralized, and a lot of them are shitcoins, because the my are used for pump and dump by the dev to scam people of their hard earned money. Bitcoin is superior and is decentralized in nature, which makes it more unique amongst the rest because altcoins are duplicate of bitcoin. What causes cryptocurrency to gain value is mostky demand and supply, and what controls demand and supply, is news, social media and government regulation. OP, it is impossible for anyone to be able to predict the price of any cryptocurrency accurately because of their high volatile nature, and I think that you need to learn rather than teaching, so that you don't mislead newbies like you through your post.
311  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) on: February 28, 2024, 09:06:57 PM
What happened to Napoli? have they risen from their ashes? Did they wake up from lethargy? Did the new coach give him a magical potion? Incredibly they are winning 1-6 against Sassuolo who unfortunately is not going through a good moment and fight not to retreat in Serie B

Looks like a new Napoli is here, The Magic of Calzona...
It's great to have a team back with a high-scoring mentality.
Napoli has rediscovered its form and returned to competitive
and winning ways since the return of Osimhen from AFCON.  No Victor, No Napoli.
Sadly, he has no interest in this team and he already wants to leave at the end of the year.
Napoli won 1-6 that's an incredible result and V. Osimehn with a hatrick
Osimhen presence was missed in  club, when he left for AFCON and we saw how difficult it was for Napoli to win their matches. Now that Osimhen is back, we are seeing his impact on the club. He scored a hat trick today, making it two hat trick that h has scored this season. He has scored a total of 26 scores and he is currently the hight goal scorer this season. Laurento  Martinez is the second with 23 goals. It is a smack down that Napoli gave Saussuolo, and I am impressed with such performance. It seems that Napoli is back to their usual form.
312  Economy / Economics / Re: China are back to mining Bitcoin. on: February 28, 2024, 06:45:29 PM
China thinks that without them bitcoin will fall, and every time, they come up with one or two reason to ban bitcoin, which their actions will affect the market for a short time. Bitcoin keep putting China to shame that she can survive and grow big without them, which makes them go back into bitcoin activities again. I don't know why the government cannot just understand that bitoin have come to stay and make the country a crypto friendly place once, so that the citizens and other investors can enjoy mining activities with rest of mind. I will not be surprised again if after the bull market, China announces that crypto has being banned again. A confused president that loves to control the life of his citizens, he will see bitcoin as a threat, because he hates the decentralized nature of it.
313  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: How Do You See Losing Your Weekly Payment to The Casino on: February 28, 2024, 09:39:25 AM
How do you see losing your payment to the casino?
It all depends if you decided to use your weekly payment to gamble all of it to the casino. If that was your plan, fine since it shows that you can afford to lose such amount to the casino. However, if it wasn't your plan, but in the means of thinking that you can double your weekly payment through gambling, and you lost it all... It is very bad, because you will regret your actions.

Do you see losing your payment back to the casino as your own form of indirect support for the project?
I don't think so, because nobody will have 100% assurance that he will lose his bet, and still go ahead to stake his bet. This is why people are looking for gamblers that will give them results to enable them win, because every gambler wants to win. It is not a support to the casino because you had the intention of winning from the casino, but it turned out the other way round.

Do you think that I already have a bad gambling mindset thinking that by engaging in one or two bets or games I am supporting the project I promote? [/b]
No you don't, because it is normal. If you are a gambler, and you are on a signature campaign for a company, it is good to patronize them to support them too, because you are benefiting from other people's bet, that is not even working for the company. The only thing is that you should gamble responsible.
314  Local / Nigeria (Naija) / Re: Don't relax using the exchange on: February 28, 2024, 08:29:19 AM
The government knows that all the fault is from them, but they will come to the public to decieve the people, and put the blame on other people, just to make people feel that they are doing their job, but someone wants to ruin it, and make them look like the incompetent ones, which they know that they are. Another thing is that, so that they can continue with their stealing and self centered act. From my own point of view, I don't think that the government will shut down these exchanges, as long as they are not ready to ban cryptocurrency. If not how will you legalize cryptocurrency with no exchanges. This is another means for the government and the corrupt leaders to see as an opportunity for them to come to agreement with the exchanges for taxes. CBN governor, said they will have zero tolerance on the and more regulations on exchanges. Exchanges are market places, so don't keep your coins in the market, because you have made it vulnerable to attack.
315  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Support, do not criticize. on: February 27, 2024, 10:09:35 PM
Addiction is not something good, and when we see addicted gamblers, it is good that we try to help them out of addiction through any means that we can. However, it also depends on the gambler, if he is willing to give up is addiction or not. If he is willing to give it up, then that will not be a problem to him because he has determined it. Such gamblers can be supported on how he can stay away from gambling, so that he can be free from addiction. On one hand, if the gambler is not ready to give up his addiction, it will become a big problem for whoever, wants to help him from his addiction state. This means that for an addicted gambler to be free from addiction, he must also help himself, by accepting to give up gambling during that given period of time.
316  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: How did people buy bitcoin before Mt. Gox? on: February 27, 2024, 08:41:44 PM
And how are people buying/trading bitcoin now if they don't want to use third-party exchanges or custodial wallets?

I'm doing some research and writing about the history of bitcoin, and am curious if there are any OG bitcoiners out there who can tell me how it worked before bitcoin got big.


You can buy bitcoin from a Decentralized Exchange, which there is no third party involved, because you don't do KYC. Bisq is a good Dex, but the problem with Dex is that they don't have many local currency, but few, unlike CEX. I can say from the knowledge that I have back days in my country when there was no exchanges, people trade bitcoin through Watsap group, where everyone there is into bitcoin either to buy or sell. But it was somehow risky because you can get scam by members in that group.
317  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Do you feel excited while gambling on: February 27, 2024, 05:22:52 PM
During gambling we can adopt some small methods if we want. For example, when we lose excessively in the gambling game, we will stop gambling for a while.  Never gamble with money never spend extra time gambling. I have lost a lot of money for gambling because of small mistakes so we can't make any mistakes while gambling. If we can control ourselves and gamble then we can be successful.
Definitely mate. There are some many methods you may want to use when gambling to avoid being a victim of constant loss or addiction. Gambling can be exciting when we win and on Losing, we get this feeling to stop playing. Some people don't even stop but rather continue playing to make up for what they had lost. Unfortunately they end up losing even more that they had expected for that round.
Adopting different strategies during gambling will enable us control our losses and help us minimize risk.you should avoid overspending or placing huge bets and stay in line with your budget for that day. This will be a good practice for anyone who wants to avoid steady loses.
When we win in gambling it excites us a lot because that moment is very happy. But at that time if we are more excited and continue to gamble then it will lead us to loss because if we gamble for a long time gambling will not win us every time. so if you start placing more bets with the hope of winning 1 time, then you will see that you have made a big loss without knowing it. So you should always protect yourself from overexcitement
When I win, I feel excited and I hope to win again, by staking another bet, which I am always eager to see the result to know if it is another win. That is how gamblers feel, but when you are losing, you will not be happy even though, you have the hope that you can win back your losses. However, we should know that luck is what brings the win and not our skill or knowledge on the game. If we put this at the back of our minds, it will help one not to get too excited when he is gambling, because he will be expecting a loss, and a win at the same time. If the outcome is not in his favor, that gambler will not get too emotional to continue chasing his losses because of over excitement. This is why it is good that a gambler can control his emotions, so that when he wins big, he will not get too excited to the extend of gambling back all his win.
318  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Sports betting strategies on: February 27, 2024, 12:49:08 PM
I'm happy for you; however, it's too early to conclude. You need to experiment more, perhaps for a month or two, and see if you are still on the profit side. The issue with low odds, such as getting at least 1.05, is that you'll need to win 20 times to secure a 100% return on your bet. In those 20 times, there's a possibility of facing losses. You know, this kind of strategy requires a lot of patience, as it means betting on many games to win significantly. I hope you won't be discouraged if you experience a losing streak, as small odds do not guarantee a win.
Well i kept winning for a while, put some more money to other casino, to start gambling there too, as i wanted to raise my account level. and made my initial bet on original casino very high, so it was happening super fast, and i kept slowly raising the stakes. I even did the math how long with this rate i would be rich.

I started to feel that i had figured out a money making machine. In disbelief as i didn't understand how that would even work. I didn't even have a slightest theory why it is working, because i kept thinking it's mathematically not likely to keep winning. But as i was making money, so i didn't care.

Then all it took was last night. I had bet everything and after i woke up, found out that most bets i had set for the night were lost, so i lost almost all of my bets on one casino and over half in another one. I am now pondering what happened. I was unlucky for sure, i should leave it to that.

But maybe i was also gambling too recklessly. Making more and more bets, becaise i didn't wan't to raise bets too much i kept having more bets, not just bigger bets. I didn't keep up what i've already betted, i just wanted to bet everything. I don't recall making horrible choices though. Some were risks that seemed worth it.

Well, easy come, easy go. I keep on trying again.
Gambling cannot be win win all the time, and this was where you misunderstood what gambling is. You should also note that it is impossible for anyone to make a living from gambling, and if that person is not careful, he will end up becoming an addict. This is because like you said, you were betting with little odds, and it was working for you, but when you had the confidence that you are going to win the game, you decided to bet with all the money in your account and lost it all in one casino game. This is how gambling is, a gambler will not be satisfied with his small wins, even though it is constant, and will risk all the money his account for just one big one, and at the end of the game, he will lose it all. This is why gambling should be done for fun, and not to earn a living, so that we don't use the money that we cannot afford to lose to gamble
319  Local / Nigeria (Naija) / Re: Taking advantage of situations positively on: February 27, 2024, 07:43:12 AM
No matter the hardship or bad condition of the economy at that moment, there are always people who will exploit or benefit from it. It is just that, it will be few people with the insight of what they want and how to get it. It is our mindset that will determine if we are cool with the situation of things playing around us or we are not comfortable with it. This is what will make one to take a bold step and think of a way to exploit from the situation. Some people just believe that there is nothing that they can do to change the situation of their lives, and they remain like that complaining, because they don't have the vision of a better life tomorrow. While some people are always thinking of a better life tomorrow, and this makes them to have a goal which they will remain focus on, and look for various means to achieve it, so that if plan A is not working out, they can move to plan B. I am looking forward to the bull run, and I am not happy that I don't have the amount of bitcoin that I wanted to, for that reason, I am still stashing up more coins with the little amount that I use to DCA weekly. Bitcoin is an investment, so don't sell all of it in the upcoming bulk run, and hold fiat that depreciates.
320  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24 on: February 26, 2024, 10:07:41 PM
In today match, they played with full team again. I still expect they will win the match, they are surely better than Rayo Vallecano. Now, it seems Girona is leading with 1 goal. Viktor Tsygankov scored 1 goal in minute 52'. Girona is trying to play more offensive in the second half of the match, I'm sure we may see more goals. It is a great idea to change a bit the tactic, Girona probably misses points again if they keep the game like in the first half of the match.

I guess Girona will win the match with 2-3 goals.  Smiley


Even though they didn't score many goals, Girona was able to lead the match. Currently, Girona is playing against Rayo Valleccano with a score of 1 - 0. It is still quite risky for the club even though they are temporarily leading by 1 goal. However, Rayo can also make different counter attacks effective. So here, Girona still has to remain alert to Rayo's various attacks.

Oh yes, just now, Rayo player Chavarria received a red card. And this gives Girona an advantage once again,
The match is over, and Girona was able to win the match with three goals to nothing. Rayo player Pep Chavaria completed two fouls in ten minutes, and each of the foul was a yellow card offense, which made the referee to give him a red card and this was how Rayo lost it all, by playing with 10 men, giving Girona the higher advantage of winning the match. It was after the red card that Rayo was displaced by Girona, and Savio scored two goals in the extra time of stoppage time with two brilliant goals to seal up the match 3-0 on clean sheet. Girona is now back to the second position on the league while Barca goes down to third position.
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