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3341  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2020-2021 betting on: May 03, 2023, 06:49:27 PM
I already bet on the Warriors at -4.5 as well, I like their chances in game 1 specially at their home court. They lost a game here against the Kings, but I doubt that they can go 2 home game lost specially in the playoff. Curry has taken over and he is putting performances like he was trying to proved his doubters wrong. Lakers has the advantage of having a rest, but they could have ring rust, while the Warriors have the momentum right now. Lot's of game match up, inside with Looney and Draymond against a healthy Anthony Davis.

Honestly, what could go wrong? It's like you've predicted the exact opposite here mate and I know bettors are quite confused what happened in the fourth quarter after the Warriors had a 14-0 run in almost 5 minutes, which got the fans hyped because they are tied again. But they kept on making mistakes, especially Jordan Poole for throwing the ball inside the Steph Curry range.

Anyway, it's quite impossible to think that the Warriors will again have 0-2 in the 2nd round. I know it's somehow possible but I believe the Warriors will not let that happen.

They've got their hands full with Anthony Davis...   We'll see how they adjust for the next game.

Tonight we may see the return of Joel Embiid as the MVP has said he's on track to play tonight.  I don't think he'd say that if it weren't true, so I expect we'll see him in Boston facing off against the Celtics.  The question is if he's going to be able to make an impact.  I don't think he'd play otherwise but you never know.  I'm sure people will be giving them the edge with Embiid back and them winning without him.  I have a feeling tonight is going to go to the Celtics though.
3342  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Russian Invasion of Ukraine[In Progress] on: May 03, 2023, 06:41:28 PM
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In practical terms I am not sure this is drone attack. There seems to be something exploding above the flag so if it is a drone, it is probably a statement - a message saying "you cannot even keep your capital safe" - rather than something that could potentially kill or cause any real damage other than by mistake.

https://youtu.be/_Hp8YuhzJYY

How possible is it that the thing was a false-flag for the purposes of getting legal authorization for a potential declaration of war against Ukraine?  I would say 'very'.  Would the various Russian governmental apparatus do such a thing?  I would say 'of course'.

I would also say that there will never be a better opportunity for Russia to ensure that ye'ol 'pale of settlement' does not go contiguously from the Baltic sea to the Black sea for the simple reason that it will necessitate sharing of the revenue of transit fees over the Belt-n-Road.

I would also say that if Russia has an opportunity to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, it would be by losing control of the PMC situation.  I think that Putin would do his county well to make a rule that PMC's are welcome to operate in the contested areas outside of Russia in pursuit of commercial advantage, but not within or really even near RF areas.  If Prigozon or Shoigu or anyone else cannot handle that, it would be 'thanks for your service, here's a lot of money, and goodbye.'  Similarly this is a golden opportunity to not just switch the oligarchs around, but get rid of much of the oligarchy and various other undesirables altogether.  'This' being the point in time where a new global monetary system is being formed up and the Oligarch's power via the old one are diminished.  Many of these people probably do constitute a clear and present danger to the nation's people, it's political leaders, and one-another as they can be offered future Western goodies to offset their losses under the current sanctions regimes.  I'd suggest to keep an eye on 'em.

It seems a little weird that anytime an attack happens against Russia or it's interests the media immediately starts pushing this false flag attack angle.  I don't think Russia needs any more reasons to attack, they're already attacking.  Personally, I would say this is more likely some fringe group making an attempt at impacting the war.  The facts are these types of weapons are getting lost everywhere right now and it wouldn't be insane to think that anyone could have gotten their hands on some tech and tried to use it.  The fact they failed shows that it wasn't a sophisticated attack.
3343  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: May 03, 2023, 06:38:00 PM
Yes, the Lakers stole one game on the road, and they are very hyped up right now. However, I wouldn't join in on the hype because it's just one game. The Warriors could still come back with good adjustments
It's okay that you won't join the hype and bandwagon as this is normal whenever rivals are playing and this isn't the finals game. We've got all our favorite teams and we expect more for our supporting team to come back which is the GSW. That shot of Poole has made rounds and it's funny that everyone is certainly feeling bad about that shot. If everyone's feeling bad on it, how much more Poole and the entirety of Golden State Warriors.
Lakers in game 1 against warrior this season is so good and very accurate as well know that they have a good teamwork in order to beat warriors in their first meet in semifinals in this season. But it just a 1 game ahead so there's a chance for warriors that they will bring their best the game two and in upcoming matchup. We all know that warriors is a very strong team and even the series are 2-0. There's a chance that they can get up and with until the game 7 but Anyways congratulations for the  winners who bet Lakers in game 1.

Lakers review the last game of GSW against the kings, as they really countered the known advantages of GSW. If you review how they made those counter attacks and how they limit the potential breakaway of the Warriors.

It's a team effort which is led by LeBron and Davis. Both are aggressive, not just with the offense, but also with the defense and rebounding.

But like what you said, it's just 1 game and the conclusion of the series will be decided once a team already won 4 games.

I think it was mostly Anthony Davis.  He exposed the Warriors as not being able to contain him.  They pretty much either have to not miss shots or hurt Davis in order to have a chance if the games keep being played this way.  The second half the Warriors did a little better job on him, but he also played a ton of minutes so he was probably tired.  I'm not sure how the Warriors are going to be able to handle such a large guy in Davis.  Maybe if they didn't trade away Wiseman they'd be able to run more fresh legs at him, but I think the Warriors have a problem on their hands if Davis stays healthy.
3344  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: May 03, 2023, 04:38:37 AM
Anthony Davis came out and dominated in game 1 for the Lakers against the Warriors. One of the all time Lakers playoff performances. The Warriors won’t be able to win this series unless they figure out how to contain Anthony Davis. He looks like a man among boys out there. I knew he was going to be a problem after how the Kings bigs were able to cause problems.
3345  Economy / Computer hardware / Re: [WTS] S17 Pro - 0.02 BTC obo on: May 03, 2023, 02:19:23 AM
Asking price lowered to 0.02 BTC + shipping.

Evening OG,
My previous offer still stands.
LMK

I don’t believe you ever made an offer. You asked about low power mode and I let you know it is possible.

If you want to grab it for 0.02 BTC and pay for shipping, it’s yours. Just shoot me a PM with your location and we’ll see what we can work out.
3346  Economy / Speculation / Re: Month of May. Bitcoin price guess on: May 03, 2023, 02:14:54 AM
I think we are likely to trade sideways until the market has more guidance on the mtgox distribution. Everyone knows it’s coming and will likely happen sometime between now and the end of the year. Traders are probably going to want to be short when that happens, so I suspect once the first payments go out we’ll see a selloff. What month that happens in is a guess at this point.
3347  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2020-2021 betting on: May 03, 2023, 02:13:00 AM
I'm really pumped for both games tonight.  I'm excited to see the Knicks doing as well as they are, which normally I'm not a very big fan of their and I'm excited to see playoff Jimmy Buckets going up against him and doing his playoff thing more than likely. I mean when it comes to guys in the playoffs...Jimmy Butlers an all time great.

Edit: nvm Butler is out game 2 booo

The second game of course is where I'm really excited to see.  Lebron versus Curry, which could be a final showdown, or at least the best showdown we may ever see of those two again..Can't wait!

I think I'm only betting the second game, and I think I'm putting my money on LA..though I'm not sure that's wise.

I’m sitting out game 1 betting on the Warriors and Lakers. With the Lakers having more rest you never know if they’re going to come out rusty or rested. I’d also like to see how Golden State matches up with Anthony Davis. I think whether or not Davis is able to bully the entire Warriors squad will determine who wins this series.
3348  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: May 02, 2023, 11:21:12 PM
Joel Embiid is the winner of this year’s MVP award. I personally don’t think he had a better year than Jokic, but I’m glad Jokic didn’t win it again. The NBA always gives people the MVP too early and leads to them getting snubbed later. I think that’s what happened to Jokic this year and giving the MVP to the ‘next up’ guy is why Rose stole one of LeBron’s MVPs and same with Nash stealing one from O’Neal. I could go on and on. Hopefully this Embiid MVP (which is more like a lifetime achievement award in this case) allows them to break that cycle and start giving the MVP to the player that had the most dominant season instead of the next superstar.
3349  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Joe Biden is a senile, old Bitch on: May 02, 2023, 10:17:45 PM
Why do you think he does not deserve it, you have not given him any chance since the beginning, it seems.

I don't know...  I never saw empty shelves in my grocery store until Joe Biden became President.  I never saw transvestites dancing half naked in front of children and teaching them how to do the same until Joe Biden became President.  I never saw teachers quizzing children on an endless list of pronouns to make mentally ill people comfortable in their delusions before Joe Biden was President.  I never saw >9% inflation in the United States of America until Joe Biden was President.  I never saw China rise up with Russia, Brazil, India & others to replace the US Dollar until Joe Biden was President.  I was never concerned about WWIII until Joe Biden was President.

It seems he's failing basically everywhere.  Anyone who isn't embarrassed by him at this point either hates America or is so brainwashed by the media and big government that I just want to create distance between us.
3350  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: How do you stay updated on: May 02, 2023, 10:07:25 PM
I start developing an interest in Boxing and UFC matches when I visited a relative, he is so into these types of sports and he seems to know a lot about it, by I have to keep myself from asking him what and what I should do to know more about such sports, I have this in mind to be able to make some bets or gamble on such sports, my problem is I don't know how, if anyone is into such sports where should I begin? Any special UFC or Boxing platform where I can read news and updates about such sports?

How do you bet on such games? What are the things to be on the lookout for? Because I believe this is different from football ⚽, I also don't have access to satellite dish like my relative does, this is how he is able to get the best out of these sports.

what information can you give someone like me?

I'm definitely not a pro by any means and I'm sure my answer will reflect that...  I don't rely on singular news sources for really anything these days.  I've found that Twitter gives you plenty of news articles from a variety of sources posted by the individuals in the know who can make good recommendations.  So for me, Twitter is my go to for information and from there I am usually pointed into the right direction of where I need to go to find what I'm looking for.  I think that's better than using a singular source as news outlets can occasionally be biased. 
3351  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: I am only trying to stay safe by gambling less on: May 02, 2023, 10:05:29 PM
I am not a gambling addict but some friends are making me look like one because I gamble less and they gamble more, it all started when we got into an argument that investing in Bitcoin is not the same as gambling, my friends who are gamblers, not full-time but more of a gambler than I am, are claiming that there is no difference between investing and gambling, they said if all you doing is investing money on Bitcoin you are no different to those who are gambling in a casino.

Still, I refuse this because I believe they are wrong, Bitcoin market has charts and I am playing with charts even if I am a full-time Bitcoin trader, all I need to do is read charts, and if I am good at it I will win vs gambling, where it's you vs a company which we can never tell if their games are completely fair or not.

Furthermore, I told them that Bitcoin investors tend to get positive results, while online casino gamblers tend to get negative results more than positive result, true or false?

I asked them to show me prove that they make more from gambling than they lose, none of them showed me, but I prove to them that I hardly have losses investing in Bitcoin lol .

Famz, drop your opinion on this, would you categorize these two as gambling? Because the only winning factor from Bitcoin investment is to just buy low and wait for a high price, it's not the same with casinos. Am I not making sense? I will like to hear from you.

If you are dropping money on random shitcoins, then I agree with your friends.  It is slow motion gambling with the house or big winner being the issuer of the token/coin.  Investing into Bitcoin is a little bit different, as it is already being accepted as a new asset class.  One could make the same argument for Ethereum.  There is little demand outside of those markets to justify additional valuations though, so I can see how they can be considered gambling.

Investing definitely isn't gambling though on the whole.  Many companies are good brands with consistent earnings that aren't a gamble at all, but an income source.
3352  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: May 02, 2023, 10:02:32 PM

With the expectation that he will add good chance for the Suns in winning the title might be spoiled since Nuggets
is really giving them a tough time leading 2-0 in their best of 7 series.

We will expect more critics as some of them are just riding with the issue to gain attentions especially those so-called sports analysts.

Their chance will be in game three because they might gonna pull an upset just like the GSW did when they first let the Kings win some games but they took the last laugh at game 7. But the problem with the Phoenix Suns is their chemistry because they are now with KD and they were not playing that long they are in the stage of building some trust, especially in the playoff games like this. If they cannot handle it well, they will gonna blow this chance and might gonna be swept by the Nuggets because right now they are completely at the different level because of jamal Murray.

A healthy Murray provides an extra help for Jokic and the rest of the team, with how Murray distributes the ball and how he also
attack the basket with a very big contribution that really giving them the extra edge.

If Suns will push this one to an upset, they need to start now. Losing 3 straight games will surely put them into a place where they needed to bring impossible things to happen.

We still can't conclude this series as there are still games that can change the tempo of a possible outcome. Let's all enjoy both teams' performances.

With Murray shooting the way he did and Denver still controlled the game late is going to be tough for the Suns to deal with.  It doesn't seem like anyone can stop jokic.  Eventually they are gonna have to just keep throwing doubles and triples at him and hope open shooters go cold.  No one to guard him one on one.

Ayton's defense has been embarrassing.  There's that clip going around of his standing out of bounds and watching the Joker get rebound after rebound...  Kevin Durant is trying to pick up the slack and has gotten a couple blocks and goaltending calls being the help defender.  Ayton just needs to man up.  He's been a different guy then we saw in the playoffs a couple of years ago.  I don't know if it was the money or what, but he's turned into a diva before he had a chance to be a superstar.  I hope KD can help him see that he needs to improve.  Booker hasn't been able to.
3353  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: May 02, 2023, 05:18:51 PM
^ I’m not sure I'm part of the Warriors will win camp. I’ll have to see how they do in game 1. The Warriors struggled against Sabonis and Lyles playing the Kings, so if Anthony Davis is on his game the Warriors don’t have a man on their roster that can do anything about it. They Lakers will also show they can defend Steph and Klay. If AD goes off and Steph and Klay aren’t getting open shots, the Lakers should be able to win easily. That’s a big IF though.
3354  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Questions of the day for gamblers on: May 02, 2023, 05:16:36 PM
I’m not aware of any truly decentralized casinos. I’m not even sure such a thing is possible without smart contracts so for Bitcoin it seems like a pipe dream. There are probably honest games and casinos that let you use the blockchain to confirm the validity of outcomes, but even then it is up to the casino if they want to rip you off or not, even if it’s provable they’ve done so.
3355  Economy / Goods / Re: ~ Buying a TESLA CYBERTRUCK with BITCOIN ~ on: May 02, 2023, 05:13:49 PM
You can once again place preorders for the Cybertruck on Tesla’s website.

https://www.tesla.com/cybertruck

It's interesting, I don't see where you can select the option of what type you want, perhaps that is after you pay the $100?

I was lucky enough to lock in self driving, which I wonder what that costs now. Smiley

I don’t think you get to choose the model you want anymore. Rumors are that they discontinued the 1-motor option and 4-motor option, so a lot of people that preordered thinking they were getting a $40K Cybertruck will have to be given the option to choose something else. They also haven’t given any available options for the Cybertruck, so clearly in the next couple months there will be a lot of things happening to shed light on the situation.
3356  Economy / Speculation / Re: Wall Observer BTC/USD - Bitcoin price movement tracking & discussion on: May 02, 2023, 03:56:02 PM
You can really see the decoupling of Bitcoin and traditional markets on days like today. Total bloodbath in traditional equities while Bitcoin sits nearly atop of a recent bull run. This is going to need to continue for quite some time if Bitcoin is to maintain its trajectory throughout the coming financial crisis. Interesting times approaching.
3357  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2023 NBA Season on: May 02, 2023, 02:40:17 PM
I was bummed out to see the Suns lose to the Nuggets last night. I was really looking forward to seeing LeBron and Durant face off in the playoffs but I’m not so sure either team is going to make it to the next round. We’ll see tonight how the Lakers match up with the Warriors but the Suns are for sure struggling against the Denver Nuggets this round.
3358  Economy / Goods / Re: ~ Buying a TESLA CYBERTRUCK with BITCOIN ~ on: May 01, 2023, 09:28:47 PM
You can once again place preorders for the Cybertruck on Tesla’s website.

https://www.tesla.com/cybertruck
3359  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Why can't regular flash drives store Bitcoin on: May 01, 2023, 04:30:40 PM
In most part of Africa hardware wallets are not only difficult but expensive to get apart form using custodian wallets like trust wallet and metamask is there an alternative software that can help hodl Bitcoin in a flash drive. or otherwise

All you need is a text file containing your private key and you can store it on any medium.  Some people engrave their private keys onto metal slabs and hide them as a way to have an offline and fireproof solution.  Other people write down their private keys on pieces of paper and secure them underneath door hinges or other hiding spots in their house.  It all depends on your risk tolerance and what you're protecting from.  Anywhere you can store text (flash drive, paper, metal, etc.) would all work fine.  There is no need to have any sort of wallet so long as you have your private key.  That string of characters is all you need.
3360  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: NBA 2020-2021 betting on: May 01, 2023, 02:20:07 AM
I can’t say that I think this bet will win, but given the odds I had to take the Philadelphia 76ers to beat the Boston Celtics tomorrow in a parlay with the Phoenix Suns beating the Denver Nuggets. Like I said, I don’t really think this will be a winning bet, but given the odds it seems liked the right bet to make. Even with Embiid out and the Suns struggles.
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