Interesting coin and concept... too bad this came out in 2019.  Wonder if anyone cracked the code? Yeah, the previous coin was cracked: Following the recent completion of the competition, the Mint can now reveal that the secret message on the coin reads “there is no greater honour than the trust of the Australian people or weightier burden than protecting the security of Australia and its people”.
Queensland’s very own Andrew Olsson is the winner of the only proof coin in existence that featuring the 70th Anniversary of ASIO coin design.
This is how the new coin looks:   It is sold out already in the Royal Australian Mint, but you can get it from resellers on ebay, etc. "The commemorative 50c coin contains four kinds of secret code."
"Like the early code breakers in ASD, you can get through some of the layers with but a pencil and paper but, right towards the end, you may need a computer to solve the last level" |
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It's a hard line to draw.
Personal responsibility is always there, and everyone decides what to do with their life.
And on the other hand you also have the business interest of putting themselves as conveniently as possible to a vast majority of people, in their phones.
I'm not sure it's a good idea to block businesses, instead it would be better that we think how to stop looking at our phones so often.
It's not only gambling, people staring at their phones, like zombies, swiping away their lives is really a problem.
Also the attention span of people has decreased substantially after smartphones became popular.
Phones are an incredible tool, but we need to use them more wisely.
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Keep in mind that for more complex calculations FPGA can be more efficient than current ASICS, because of better designs over time. Once you get a better design on an FPGA, that design can be "set in stone" on an ASIC and it will perform better than the FPGA, until newer designs start to appear.
But because what you need for mining Bitcoin is relatively simple, the main design hasn't really changed too much over the years. There are still improvements, but usually design changes on an FPGA are not as big to make a difference with an established design on an ASIC.
Basically if you have the same design on an FPGA and an ASIC, it will run much faster in an ASIC, because it has less components to do the same thing. On the other hand the ASIC is stuck with that design forever, whereas the FPGA can be changed.
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It's missing some kind of securing structure. This ATM would be gone the first hour of operation in the real world  |
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Surely this is not good as we have no many quality players in this mega event but now after four years as teams are going to increase from 32 to 48 most chances we are going to have many stars from this list into next world cup because with the increase of teams many countries those are in the current event could be able to have good chance for qualifying and go through.
I am personally going to miss few one like Erling Haland, Luis Diaz and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang these are surely deserved to be in this event with their quality and skills in this game they have and most chances surely few are coming in next event with bang.
Yeah, it's a good chance for the younger players in the teams that actually managed to qualify for this world cup. The whole world will be watching, so if they perform excellently well, many will continue to watch them after the world cup is done. It's a fantastic opportunity for them. |
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I think it's a big disrespect what FIFA does by imposing its power against the laws and customs of a country.
If they (Fifa) have accepted Qatar as the host of the world cup, then these adjustments should be made and agreed in advance, without the pressure of trying to change things now so close to the event happening.
In the case of Qatar, we are talking about an extremely rich and powerful country too, so FIFA has more difficulties in imposing "its rules", however, imagine the power of persuasion that they must not have exercised against South Africa, for example.
It's an interesting thing to watch from the sideline. I'm pretty sure they're having lots of discussions and debate with people in government. But having said that, Qatar also knew about FIFA sponsors, like Budweiser for example, plus all the previous world cups like the one in Brazil where they changed the law to allow selling alcohol in the stadiums. I think it will eventually happen, but Qatar wants to keep it as quiet as possible. My guess is that the sale of alcohol was one of the conditions for the world cup to be held there. There's just way too much money to be made there. |
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buy like you never bought before
Absolutely right. As long as the fundamentals of Bitcoins haven't changed, then the price movements in the short term are irrelevant. It's basically a huge sale. |
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~snip~ We have some updates from Qatar about their alcohol policy as many fans are concerned about this, but things are slowly settling and authorities are giving updates time by time, hopefully we will have more in coming days about this all. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62794507Good to see some official updates on this: The Fifa event will be taking place in a Muslim country in the Middle East for the first time, and the consumption of alcohol is prohibited in Islam.
A 40,000-capacity fan zone in the capital Doha has also been confirmed, where a drink can also be purchased. Interesting, that's a lot of people. Stadiums in Qatar range from 40,000 to 80,000 in full capacity, 6 of 8 stadiums are for 40k people, so they would in theory be serving alcohol to the same amount of people that are inside the stadiums. Source: https://www.qatar2022.qa/en/tournament/stadiumsNot sure if they will be serving alcohol inside the stadiums though. |
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Just no only Brazil most of the top rank teams are coming here with great chance of winning this event because these are feeling they are done enough work for this and have 100% chance and as you are saying from your top of the head these teams having better chance then we are also have heads, and they are also feeling on this way but with different teams like right now many are feeling England is also going to be in last four and few are insisting about Croatia and Netherlands as these are also having quality and skill players.
But the main thing is going to be happened in ground and for this we have to wait for nearly two months as preparations are in last stage and hopefully soon we will have squads announcements as well which will give better shape for this event and its outcome.
Yeah, The Netherlands is an incredibly strong team, another candidate for winning the trophy. England might do it, but I'm personally not too sure about it, I think they will end up in the semis, or maybe runner up at most. And Croatia, well, they're good, but it would be a surprise if they end up winning the world cup. But you never know in football, that's part of the charm. |
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Ronaldo is 37 years old and this maybe the last time that he is wearing the Portuguese national jersey. So anyway the team need to find new blood to replace Ronaldo. And there are a number of promising players emerging. But I don't think that anyone among them have the capability to fill the vacuum that will be left by CR7. I still remember the hype that surrounded Ronaldo when he played during Euro 2004. And remember the Battle of Nuremberg (2006)? Ronaldo was a big name by then. None of the younger players (Diogo Jota, André Silva, Rafael Leão.etc) can generate the same amount of hype now.
Yeah, I think the new superstar will come from another country. We'll see which team brings younger players, and hopefully there will be a surprise discovery this world cup. We need more superstars as the current ones are getting old and retiring soon. |
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So, you have concluded that a South American country will win the world cup? I beg to disagree with you judging by their past experience and the present team they have. Maybe you are looking at the side of Neymar and Messi, they can't do anything, you can mark my word for it. I have always respected them for their good football, but have you ever traced their performances in recent times? Their team will fail but they might reach the quarter-final. Argentina will not reach the semi-final even if Brazil would. Mark my words. I will always bet on Germany to take this trophy.
I just think that Brazil has great chances to win. It's never easy to predict which team will actually end up winning as there are many talented teams in the world cup. From the top of my head I would say Germany, Spain, France, Argentina, and Brazil are capable of winning the world cup. |
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Well, the price already has dropped below a previous ATH, but all the core principles of Bitcoins are still true.
Tick, Tock, another block. The price will fluctuate over the months, and years, but it will go up as more people know about Bitcoin.
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There are two ways to end up with surplus money.
One is spending less than what you get today.
Other is getting more than what you get today.
Spending less is easier because can be done immediately. But is has a maximum. You can't save more than your minimum costs, like basic rent, basic food, etc.
Getting more money on the other hand has no boundaries. You can always earn more. And you can invest in things that give you money. You can create automatic sources of income, etc. That's a much better way to generate a surplus and therefore save.
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We will start again soon with the Nations League. These will also be the last international competitions before the world championship starts. The most interesting encounter is between the Netherlands and Belgium. In Belgium, the Netherlands won 1-4, but Belgium was not motivated at all. The Netherlands will win the group. I think many countries take this as a kind of preparation for the World Cup. Because the title of the Nations League does not play any significant role in terms of content. They are glorified practice matches.
True, but at the end of the day these matches are glorified friendlies. They do not carry the same weight as a match in the World Cup, not even close. Also any results cannot be taken too seriously because lots of teams don't send key players or they just don't play as hard to avoid injuries. |
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Indeed, this is what makes many people not interested in going to Qatar to watch the 2022 World Cup live. But it is different with football fans from among Muslims. they will definitely keep fighting over tickets to watch the world cup in qatar. because Muslims are used to partying without beer.
but I think even though there is a ban on alcohol there. but there must be a special place provided there. be it official or unofficial. because remembering the FIFA World Cup is for all people. so there must be some relaxation of regulations there specifically for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
There is still a lack of clarity on so many issues. Qatar authorities are saying that alcohol won't be available in specially designated areas and it will be available only in stadiums, and that too 2-3 hours before the match. There are several countries in the GCC region, and laws related to alcohol varies widely in each of them. For example, in Bahrain and UAE alcohol is available 24x7 in specially designated areas. But that is not the case in more conservative countries such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait. Yes, but the thing is that FIFA is so powerful, that when it brings the World Cup to a country, they usually end up changing some of the local laws to make things happen. As I mentioned before, they changed the laws to allow the sale of alcohol inside the stadiums. My guess is that something similar will happen in Qatar. |
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Finally there is some good news to the football fans. Qatar will allow ticketed fans to purchase beer at the stadium 3 hours before the kickoff. But then there is another problem. The fans will be in Qatar for at least 1-2 weeks. There will be many fans who are likely to attend multiple matches of their country. If the matches are a few days apart, then these fans will not get an opportunity to party in between. What is the point in having one or two cans of beer just before the match starts? If I were a fan, then I would skip this tournament.
Indeed, this is what makes many people not interested in going to Qatar to watch the 2022 World Cup live. But it is different with football fans from among Muslims. they will definitely keep fighting over tickets to watch the world cup in qatar. because Muslims are used to partying without beer. but I think even though there is a ban on alcohol there. but there must be a special place provided there. be it official or unofficial. because remembering the FIFA World Cup is for all people. so there must be some relaxation of regulations there specifically for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Absolutely. Wherever the World Cup goes, in goes with beer. Even in Brazil they had to change the law to serve beer inside the stadiums. They used to have a law that prevented it for safety reasons, but when the World Cup was there, the law was removed. I think something similar will happen in Qatar. They just don't want to make it too public. |
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Yes, sometimes that seems a little true. But on the other hand, without Ronaldo, Portugal has some difficulty in reaching the goal. So he can play better but he doesn't have goals.
Fortunately for Portugal, there are some advanced players emerging who can start to make a difference in that field and not be so dependent on Ronaldo's goals.
Yeah, but I don't believe they will be at the required level to lift the trophy. I think Portugal will perform alright, maybe go to the next round, but at maximum maybe reach semis, not father than that. |
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No one is ever late for saving money for the future. That's basically one of the things you get with Bitcoin.
Also no one is ever late to have no middle men between himself and his money. That's another thing that Bitcoin gives you.
And remember that people keep asking if they're late to Bitcoin since about a decade ago until today, and they will continue to ask that, always.
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