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301  Economy / Economics / Re: I almost lost my rock solid regular job because of crypto on: May 30, 2018, 06:56:27 PM
Like the title says, i almost lost my regular job as a software developer today when my boss reviewed my work. The job has been able to economically provide a comfortable life for me and losing it would really be a big hit to my income. I almost lost it because i spent so much time learning about everything crypto (mining, trading, bounties, etc.).

Has anyone else experienced this? I just feel pretty lucky I was given another chance and want to remind other people that having a regular job is much better than relying on the volatility of cryptocurrencies. Make sure you prioritize your work!

I haven`t but my close friend was very near to do that same thing. He was blinded by an idea of making sure monthly profit by mining and trading. Spend so much time learning about crypto. He always says that he is just tired of doing his regular job with all the pressure that he experience there but that provides him really great  salary (working in pharmaceutical industry btw.). So, I am happy that he didn`t give up on his job, he is a dear friend of mine. It is much better or much safer that way, tired or not.
302  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Why people are still buying Bitcoin? on: May 30, 2018, 06:40:24 PM
Last December price of one BTC was 19-20 thousand. Having that on their mind, people think that growth like that could or will happen again and that means that it will bring more than double profit in their wallets. There is no reason why it shouldn`t happen again. People believe in that, it`s in human nature, majority would like to take advantage of anything that is giving an opportunity to gain some wealth.
Trading is also one of the reason too. And I am sure that there are some who are buying stuff on black market, where btc payment is required Smiley
303  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2018 NBA Season on: May 16, 2018, 07:04:31 PM
I guess I was wrong about the Celtics. They just proved that even with an unexperienced team with a good young talents can potentialy win against a strong opponent. They just played very well, and I guess we'll gonna see different team in the finals.
They are a very different team from last year's ECF and so is the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Celtics have the advantage here over the Cavaliers because James and some of the new faces of the Cavs needed time to acquaint and jell to the system of coach Tyron Lue.
They have had enough time to get used to each other. A whole season for that and more for a lot of players. They even beat the top seeds in the Toronto Raptors. There are supposed to be no excuses at this point. It is the Conference finals.. not some exhibition game to not "gel" and all. LeBron has come out hard this game but theres only so much they can do by himself. The Celtics are just a better team altogether with players stepping up at the right time. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown showing up big time and cant forget scary terry! Smiley
I was wrong about them too Smiley I thought that Celtics can not do much without Kyrie. They are really great composed team. I have so much respect to Brad Stevens and his assistants. And my favorite player last night was Marcus Smart. What an energy that man has, giving so much to the team, especially in defense.
304  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Motosport General discussion tread --- Formula1, MotoGP, WTCC, ETCC, DTM..... on: May 16, 2018, 06:50:48 PM
@Kimi80. I did not watch the race but did Sebastian's 2nd pitstop done under the virtual safety car? That usually happens because they see it as an opportunity to change tires with not too much risk because overtaking is not allowed.

Also how many laps to go and what tires did he use?
Yes that was the case but it went wrong. Esteban Ocon(Force India) had some malfunction and parked on the grass, he wasn`t on the track. The virtual safety car was on and it says literally `hazard on track. drivers must increase lap time by 40%. no overtaking.`It should of been cheap pit stop for Vettel but 5.6 second was too much man. It was 42nd lap out of 66. Now, I don`t know rules that good, it says there is no overtaking and Max overtake in this situation. Does it not include when driver make a pit stop, is it rule for drivers that are on the track only? I am not familiar with that detail.

They use medium tire. He wasn`t only one with medium tires on the track, I think that weather condition and track temperature made those therms but, as I recall, TV speaker said something like, Ferrari made bad decision when made tire selection for this race. Maybe the right choice
in this situation was super soft but I think they didn`t had those in their box. Crazy outcome...
305  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Europa League/Champions League Lounge on: May 16, 2018, 05:49:41 PM
I think that Athletico is favorite tonight, I find them much serious team than Marseille. Spanish League is much more serious competition and Madrid team is second seeded here, which is respectable achievement. But when there`s finale match, practically there is no favorite, anything can happened. This match is playing in France and that could be additional motivation for Marseille. The odds on Athletico Madrid are pretty good, worth to try with straight win tonight. Good luck to all who placed some bets and may the better team win Smiley
306  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2018 NBA Season on: May 15, 2018, 08:36:34 PM
Anyone seen those bad habits of Chris Paul. He is really desperate to get that western conference finals. Referees never called even one.

Golden State taking the steal at Houston homecourt. Durant really made me Wow.

It is really different when it is at the Playoffs. Even Boston have to change the way they defend. A lot of switches justso they could match every star player.
KD is the best player of the game in Game 1. KD and Thompson are on fire at the game and Curry did what he must did although the 2 did more that made them win the game. They have neutralize the three-pointers of the Rockets and didn't made that many threes compare to Warriors. Moreover, only Harden is the only player who are moving that much. The rest are just standing base on some of their possessions. They must defend KD even more so that they have the chance to win game 2.
As I have said before, Kevin Durant is a big factor and he can get early and score, there's a high chance that the Warriors will win the game. He's the only consistent player from the 1st quarter up to the last minute, hitting clutch after clutch. We all notice how tight Chris Paul is, maybe he's really desperate to impress the crowd however, they are facing the best team in the West. It's really hard to play Kevin Durant because he's tall and can shoot and penetrate as well. And you can see that when there is a rotation, Durant always took advantage by making those fade away shots.

Yes that is what I said about CP3. By impressing the crown he is also losing the game and did not even notice it. He is too hot-headed and that is not how you should play in the Finals. He should really cool down and make the plays if he really want the ring.
That steal of Game 1 makes a huge difference in the confidence of the Houston team. Game 2 might become a snatch again.
Although Curry didnt make much points, just being there gives the team a huge confidence and also he did good in the rotation. He just keeps on moving, sometimes I dont even notice he is on the other side that fast.

I see that Curry and Klay has somewhat having a off-night. So I'm expecting the Splash brothers to pour on the next game. We all know that Durant is really capable of what he has shown us in their first game and I'm sure that he will continue to do so. It feels sad though that P.J. Tucker did everything do really control KD, but he is too good. It GSW can steal Game 2 then they dig themselves deeper. On CP3, I did he did choked on Game 1.
The impression is that Houston needed at least one more player to score high cause Harden can not win the game all by him self. On the other side, Thompson contribute and helped Durant and GSW to make the break. Green was very nervous, he really gambled with second technical foul. Despite his temper, he need to stay as calm as he can, he is very important player for Golden State team.
Players that has job to guard Durant has to watch duel between Miami and Ocklahoma in the finales from few years ago and to see how Battier did that almost flawless. On the press conference, when they asked Durant what does he think about the defense that Shane plays on him, he said: `I hate it`. Full Stop. Cheesy
307  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Tennis League All Thread on: May 15, 2018, 08:14:10 PM
Nice win of Zverev! Nadal will have some competition this year to win Roland Garros, but he is still the big favorite. I am curious to see what the odds will be for Nadal, probably not that high  Grin.

Yeah there is no doubt that Nadal will be odds on favourite for the French Open but it could be worth a shot on a couple of the other guys Alexander Zverev and Dominic Thiem as they are in fine form leading into the Open. Not sure if Djokovic will be 100% but if he can be around 90% fit and healthy then he could also go a long way to making the finals. I'm thinking Nadal will be around the $2 mark to win.
Dominator is a good nick, suits to Thiem, but he faced a real terminator at the finales. I still can not understand how this young man( Zverev) can hit the ball so hard and so strong almost entire match, it is pretty amazing. Only thing that he need to fix is constantity, but I think that it will come with years. Fantastic week for him...
Elimination is a good thing for Rafa. He is not young anymore and it is hard to win 4,5 big tournaments in a row even for King of clay. He had few more days for recovery and that means a lot for his ambition to take another slam title in Paris. By my opinion, he is number one and number two favorite for winning Roland Garros at this moment.
Djokovic played fantastic match against Dolgopolov but we can not extract nothing from that duel, Dolgopolov was injured and is away from his best tennis, something that we can not say for Edmund. British is playing really good tennis and to beat him player need to play physically high level performance and Djoko isn`t there yet. Some of the next matches will show where Novak is right now but still, I do not believe that he can attack the title on the Grand Slam to come.
308  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Motosport General discussion tread --- Formula1, MotoGP, WTCC, ETCC, DTM..... on: May 15, 2018, 07:44:38 PM
Ferrari mechanics has been known as one of the best in the world. That mistake that they made on the second pit stop is very unusual. They cost Sebastian a third place. Over 5 second work on changing tires is too much, I haven`t seen if they had to do something more on that pit stop.
Congratulations to Mercedes team, double win for them. Great job. And congratulations to Max, with front left wing slightly crushed he managed to finish the race in front of Sebastian, driving those last few circles with constant two second advantage. Vettel couldn`t do nothing to get closer and to attack that third position. Really good driver Max Verstappen. Great job.
309  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: bitcoin investment on: May 04, 2018, 05:07:27 PM
It depends of what you want to get out of that investment. 200$ is not big amount (although I currently can not afford to invest even 10$ Cheesy ). Bitcoin value started to grow, most certainly it will keep with raising trend, but I think that you will have to wait for long time just to double it and I am sure that you can earn 200$ some other way much faster. Also I don`t think that BTC price will fall drastically. Investing small amount and waiting for some profit, without thinking about that, is cool. You will just collect profit in some time in the future. On the other side investing much more $ is much better but also very very stressful.
310  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Motosport General discussion tread --- Formula1, MotoGP, WTCC, ETCC, DTM..... on: April 29, 2018, 03:43:07 PM
What an exciting race, the outcome was really unexpected considering the situation at the end. Hamilton was so lucky and finished first. Vetel in the manner of a true champion pushed hard to win the race bad he actually pushed to hard and that cost him placement and podium. Such a shame for Botas with that flat tire, Mercedes had a double win situation at the end of the race. And what to say about Red Bull accident... If I was the head of the team I would be soooo angry. I know what rivalry means but that was so stupid by both drivers. Probably you don`t think  rational when you are in that kind of situation, giving your whole self to make as better as you can. Still, very very bad for Red Bull team.
Baku is my favorite track. I`m gonna buy F1 for PC just because of this one, I can`t wait to drive it  Cheesy
311  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Europa League/Champions League Lounge on: April 24, 2018, 06:45:59 PM
Who is ready for the match tonight?  Grin I can't wait! My prediction is BTTS & over 2.5 goals. I hope Klopp doesn't take a page out of Mourinho's book and park the bus at Anfield though  Grin

I don't think anybody at Anfield knows how to park the bus Smiley

On slightly more serious note I like your prediction but will probably play Liverpool win & over 2.5 goals, it has better odds and I think Lpool is wining this one at home. Can't wait for the match.
Yeah, i'm sure Liverpool will play offensive to make many goals, especially this match play at their home anfield. Both teams Liverpool and As Roma has a big motivation to win this match. I'm sure will watch it live! it must be amazing match to watch! and i agree i think it will be over 2.5 or 3 goals.

Based on the odds that the bookies give, Liverpool has a great chance to win this first leg match. Liverpool ML@1.53 isn't so bad for me. Liverpool is great at home while Roma isn't bad at away, this game for sure will be tough. I predicted less goal will be made tonight.

I agree with your view, as both team have good defense so their will be not much goals and under 2.5 goal bet is a good bet. First half draw is a good bet also.
I also think that Liverpool is going to win tonight with over 2.5 goals on match. Away goal should means a lot to Roma for re-match, I could say that it is crucial for them in this duel. I don`t think that they could avoid to be defeated tonight but I really can not say who will qualified to the finales. When a team eliminate Barcelona nobody can say that they are not favorite for the big finale.
312  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Tennis League All Thread on: April 22, 2018, 12:38:26 PM
I expected Nadal to be in finals but Nishikori ? Its a big surprise because last week in an interview he mentioned that his wrist is not 100% okay . I am really happy for him and am a fan of him , he defeated inform Cilic and Zverev to reach the finals . I know he will give his best but I think the king of clay will win his 11th Monte Carlo title.
Ken Nishikori has been complaining of injury since earlier last year and suspect he has still not fully healed his back and now of how his wrist is not that well either.
Going against Rafael and not 100% going in is just asking for a beating.
I would say it will be in straight sets just so to have a better odds on Nadal to win this tournament yet again for this year. Grin

Jup, Nadal is winning this one. Only problem is bookies now it as well. I just checked the odds it is 1.05 on Nadal win. Will probably play some kind of handicap.
I couldn't agree more. Rafa is in great shape and he will win the tournament. If this is a second round match for example maybe Kei would have some chance but he played some physically hard matches and is much tired than Rafa. That's why I don't give him not much chance for winning Monte Carlo Masters today. The odds are pretty miserable to bet on Rafa so I am going to watch this match and hope that Kei will make it as much interesting as he can.
313  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2018 NBA Season on: April 04, 2018, 05:59:27 PM
Miami is on position number 6. If they stay on that position, most probably they will play against Cavs, that are going to start PO from position no 3 and I don`t think that they are happy about that. Pacers are 4 wins ahead of the Heats, Miami can`t catch that. Is there any possibility of losing some games and try to start Play Off from seventh position, just to avoid Cavs? Odds on Atlanta tonight is 4.25... I will try to exploit this theory of mine with some small bet to quadruple my investment  Cheesy
314  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Europa League/Champions League Lounge on: April 04, 2018, 05:19:56 PM
Roma is the team not to be underestimated but I really think that they are not good enough to qualify to the next round in duel against Barcelona. Tonight they are guest team and therefore I think that Romans have no chance to win. Odds on Barcas win is small, 1.19 approximately, but combined with other game/s can be good add.
Last match between Liverpool and Man City was such a football festival, real thriller, bunch of goals, but I think that stake tonight is a bit higher. It could be expected to see some different approach, more careful than usually because of the stake of this match, but I don`t know if Klop can play different style of football than his own. Same thing goes for Pep too. They are always going for one goal more than opponent.
There is one statistic data that is good to consider about. Liverpool is undefeated in their last 12 games, odds on 1X are 1.6. Combined with Barcas win, its not bad bet at all.
315  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Europa League/Champions League Lounge on: April 03, 2018, 06:43:41 PM
Juventus was so impressive in all competitions they have just won against Milan it was a thought match but thanks to 2 goals in the last 10 minutes they grabbed the three points and now widened the gap between them and Napoli to 4 points so they will turn their focus on making it out against Real Madrid. I think that the strongest thing that Juventus have is let opposite side play for 80minutes and then they push in 10 minutes of game play to seal the win that is the reason for them being undefeated for the past 25 games winning 21 match from them that is great record that could help them them overcome Real Madrid but it will be diffecult to do so I prefer going to bet on over 2.5 goals Real Madrid have great names on offense while Juce should score at home.
Big game tomorrow ! Even tough both juventus and Real Madrid each won their league matches , it will never be an easy game. Defensive master versus attacking master , not sure what juventus would do at home , defending won't take them anywhere but it's feel like a suicide , yeah they would g in trouble if then they have to conceded first. I do believe it will ended up draw or under 2.5 goals not over , sorry I bet against you   Wink .
playing with attacking style against Real Madrid also very dangerous especially if Ronaldo play and i think Juventus will starting the game with carefully and possible Juventus playing with defence style and wait so indeed under 2.5 goals seems good options and if i'm not mistaken Juventus as host team and they also will attempts to not lost
That's why ... Under 2.5 goals are the most reasonable bet. 1-0 for juventus or 0-1 for Real Madrid , really hard to choose which one on money line so I'll just watch the game live then go betting for moneyline . that's all for now. Just one goal difference , I do believe in my guts.
I would place my bet on both teams to score on this match. Real is not that good defensively this year( Girona put 3 goals in their net two weeks ago for example) but the offense is in great shape, like always. Since he came to Madrid, Ronaldo scored on every match of this two teams, I do not see a reason why it should be different this time. From the other side Juve knows how to score, especially on their field. Both games that they played in previous round in CL showed how easily they can score goal or two. Good luck everybody.
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317  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Tennis League All Thread on: March 12, 2018, 07:16:36 PM
here are the possible quarter-finals of the Indian Wells tournament (Atp1000):

Federer vs Thiem/Chung
Dimitrov vs Kyrgios/K.Anderson

A.Zverev vs Sock/Pouille
Cilic vs Del Potro/Djokovic/Nishikori

For me there will be a final between Federer and A.Zverev.
Interesting to see the returns of Raonic, Djokovic and Nishikori.
I want to see Federer facing Chung , it would be a great contest because Chung's defence is amazing and he is agressive too like Federer . I am guessing , it will be a djoker Federer finals.

It would be nice to see a final of Federer vs Djokovic, but I think this tournament comes too soon for Djokovic as I don't think he is 100% fit.
Yes. He came back to soon as he fell to Taro Daniel. I had to look up what his name was cause I haven't heard of him before today.
Alot of major players have fallen this tournament. And Federer almost had everybody having a heart attack this afternoon with his match as it went way longer than his normally needed to dispatch a low level player compared to his status on the ATP circuit.
Who else is yet to fall before round three begins? Undecided

Taro who? I also never heard of this player before, most probably the biggest win of his career  Grin. It is strange that many top seeds are struggling right now. We could have a surprising winner of the Indian Wells if this trend continues.
Well Djokovic wasn't really confident and hence mentally weak which is the main reason for his loss but I don't want to take any credit away from Daniel , I have seen him play before he plays some good tennis . As far as surprise winner is concerned I would say NO because of Federer and some good players like Del Potro , Thiem .
It's obviously that Novak is not physically well prepared for tournaments. To see him watching the balls going near him and not reacting at all is something that we couldn't see since 2009,2010. He is incredible talented player but his physical condition was one of the main reasons for his amazing results and achievements of his career. I haven't seen that he had any problem with his elbow which is good. He will gain stamina by working hard. He said that doesn't think about the titles as a priority for now, he just want to play without the pain and to feel good on the court. He tested his form, not the best one right now, but we will see what will Miami bring to him.
Elimination of A. Zverev is and is not surprise for me. Young guy is not constant in his form. It's not his first time to get eliminated so early from the tournament, but there's time for him.
Roger is playing today again and that will be third day in a row for him. Things like that could be pain in the a.. for players. Krainovic is playing tennis of his life but I don't think that it is enough to make any problem to Federer.
And from gambling side, 1.5 on Aguts win against Coric is quite good bet by my opinion.
318  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Europa League/Champions League Lounge on: March 06, 2018, 07:43:15 PM
Some big games will be presented a few days to come at UCL that is between PSG vs Real Madrid and Tottenham vs. Juventus. I will start betting and focus in those two matches by placing a bet on the outcome of the two matches will be on top of the 2 goals as each competing team should get two more goals to qualify for the next round.
PSG have to win at least 2 goals in this match and this is will be difficult but i think both teams to score is good for Madrid and PSG because i'm pretty sure they will attempts to makes goals first and for second match i think Tottenham has slightly benefited by playing as host team and Juventus have to win if they want to go to quarterfinal matches
I think PSG will push hard in this game they  are still in a good form even without Neymar and will try to attack from first minute to the last even with their Brazilian star is out of the team they still got great and lots of quality attacking players as options to choose from with the like  of Mbappe Draxler Di Maria to choose from to play against Real Madrid . While the Spanish side is also have stars on his own that are very effective in attack in and they know that this Competition is their only way for silverware this season so i think we will see another exiting game with over 3.5 goals is expected.
Maybe Neymar being injured will turn out to be a blessing in disguise for PSG because in the first leg of the game there were many instances where he could have passed the ball and it could have resulted in a goal but he choose to try and score himself and nothing good came out of it.
Any honest Real Madrid supporter will tell you the absence of Neymar cuts out a huge load of work for Madrid but teamwork can always make the difference and if PSG fans rally behind its team they might turn tables around and win but the number of goals is whats key in todays match, may the best team win.
Agree. Neymar is very important player for final outcome of this match. Real could score one goal by individual quality of a single player at any moment, especially Ronaldo could do such a thing and that is what PSG have to be worried about. To score three goals should be their main task tonight, any less should be dangerous for their ambitions of qualifying into the next round.
From the other side, PSG played much better in Madrid than Real( by my opinion) and playing in front of their fans could give them great boost, maybe they could make surprise tonight.
319  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Europa League/Champions League Lounge on: March 06, 2018, 07:29:10 PM
Some big games will be presented a few days to come at UCL that is between PSG vs Real Madrid and Tottenham vs. Juventus. I will start betting and focus in those two matches by placing a bet on the outcome of the two matches will be on top of the 2 goals as each competing team should get two more goals to qualify for the next round.

Tottenham vs Juventus I think will be the best game of the week. A draw in the first leg (2-2) is certainly the result that still provides an opportunity for both to compete. This means Juventus have to win the game if they want to qualify for the next round while Tottenham certainly will not let Juventus steal their big chances.

All tottenham have to do is to break juventus's formation like they did in the first match. If they could do it in the first game then they should be able to win in wembley stadium. Google vote pool show that most people still favour juventus to advance the next stage despite that pochettino and hary kane has shown good performance in the local league
I don't really think that Juventus have any chance of advancing to the next stage of the competition especially when they have their man striker sidelined and though i know that Paulo Dybala is also a formidable player and is very dangerous i don't think that they can still qualify, I know Hotspurs are going to win and qualify outright.
I really hope that Tottenham will choose right tactic for this match. They should go on win tonight, to play like there wasn't first match at all. Draw could be very dangerous result, one good counter attack or one misfortune situation could result losing the game. However, Hotspur showed that they know how to play on big stage with the biggest clubs and they really have great chance to enter the 'best eight teams of the season' club.
320  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2018 NBA Season on: February 26, 2018, 07:35:25 PM
What happen to the cavaliers, they lose twice in a row already against the struggling Spurs.
I really thought they can easily win the game tonight since they are coming from a loss and they need to bounce back hard, so this line up is not working again?

Well James played well almost producing another triple double. But the the rest of them didn't contributed well and was missing a lot of shots. And I read that James is blaming the officiating of the game. San Antonio was called for just 12 personal fouls and only three in the second half, and they shot 32 free throws compared to 14 for the Cavs. Very weird stats.

I guess coach Tyron need another reshuffling of the new roster and see what combination will click again. Initially they have success, but against San Antonio, it looks like they are not jamming very well.

James played great but I really think that he need one superstar playing with him. Certain amount of time need to pass so that new players could get together in the game, to get know each other so they could play like a team.
Coach Pop did a great job, chose a wining tactic, playing almost every attack on Aldridge. There is no player in Cleveland that can play against him, to play good defense on him. With all the other players playing their roles perfectly, this kind of result was inevitable.
 I don`t think that they have quality to play finale, even conference finale would be great success at this moment for Cavs.
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