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341  Other / Off-topic / Re: UK online bank account on: January 07, 2019, 02:04:16 PM
He used the monsen app. There it was supposed to picture his ID CARD.

He had a picture saved on messenger and opened it on another phone and made a picture to that. He solved it this way.

He got the account and received the money today, thanks to everyone.

I am happy for your friend. So much he went through from the beginning of the year.
A lesson everyone can learn, make sure you have a photo of your ID when going to the UK  Grin
342  Other / Off-topic / Re: Is Jesus God or the son of God? on: January 04, 2019, 08:00:41 PM
Jesus is the SOn of God making Him the King of the entire universe. Amen.

Jesus was actually gay, and he was saying Ah, men!

Technically English language was full Germanic Language before becoming 'west germanic' in 52 after Christ.
This means that the word 'men' did not exist.
CHECKMATE ATHEISTS

By the way I did laugh a lot to what you said.
343  Other / Off-topic / Quantum Computers are stupid on: January 04, 2019, 03:17:02 PM
Guys stop worrying about Quantum Computers. While there are scientific tasks they can do faster than a normal
computer, a quantum computer can be much dumber than your grandmother's laptop that she has purchased in 2007.

No, QUANTUM COMPUTERS WILL NOT DISRUPT BITCOIN.
Bitcoin has built in quantum resistance.
Quantum Computers will still be slow. The only problem would be public key cryptography
which is not secure against quantum computers, however Bitcoin promises to implement
a new public-key algorithm which tackles this issue.

I recommend you this PDF:
The Limits of Quantum Computers by Scott Aaronson
344  Other / Serious discussion / Re: Be careful, Google knows more about you than you can imagine! on: January 04, 2019, 03:07:25 PM
Sorry mister but did you get up now?
I don't know if you are from the USA but in Europe the GDPR was introduced
which allows you to decide what information companies can collect about you.
While Google may have all the information of how I used my smarphone and where
I've been before 25th May 2018, I can guarantee that they do not know anything
about me since then.

Oh and by the way, did you guys notice that 'free companies' start charging since
they can't sell your data anymore? Why does YouTube have now a payment plan?
Are we going to see Google charging users based on number of searches?
Did I mention how WhatsApp will be introducing ads in the near future?
345  Other / Off-topic / Re: Bitcointalk Confession on: January 04, 2019, 03:00:56 PM
My confessions:

Love - I took her for granted. I shoud have not
Finance - I don't spend enough for myself, I feel guilty for going to a restaurant instead of using money for better things
Behaviour - Sometimes I am short-tempered when something goes wrong
Personal - When I get up, I hate talking or saying any word before I have my coffee. I also hate lights until after I finish my coffee or breakfast. I hate when someone (a familiar) asks me any questions before I finish my coffee :O
Religion - I don't go to church or have any special prayers but I believe in God. For me the church is just a business
Education - I cheated on ONE test/exam in my life. I'm a good student overall but I couldn't study for Physics because I was lazy
Technology - I invented something and worked with a team many hours on that invention. Just to find out months later that a BIG company had applied for a patent earlier and successfully got it after we've been working so hard on it. It's a blockchain related project


Sorry to hear about your blockchain invention.

Out of curiosity, considering your spotless exam history, it doesn't seem like you condone cheating, what made you decide to cheat on that one test?

Other people cheated. Everyone had access to the exam before having it. Being the only one who doesn't cheat would have been stupid.
Studying Physics was bad because our lecturer/teacher was just coming and speaking about her family
Sorry for the late reply
346  Other / Off-topic / Re: Supermarkets in United Kingdom on: January 03, 2019, 01:37:24 AM
We don't get Delicieux unfortunately.

I tested Lidl in more countries, including Italy and France and I can tell you that there were minimum differences. In Italy however, Lidl's experience felt just like in other supermarkets as I couldn't find anything that's 'top end'. Do you have any top supermarket chains in Netherlands?
347  Other / Off-topic / Re: Start at the beginning on: January 03, 2019, 01:07:33 AM
Dear user, I am truly sorry for what happened to you. Can you be our anti-example and tell us how you've got your account banned?
What rules did you violate?
348  Other / Off-topic / Re: Is Jesus God or the son of God? on: January 03, 2019, 01:02:24 AM
Hey guys!!! Let's all have some BBQ and stop talking about religions  Grin
Oh but hey, remember our friend can't have alcohol or pork. Oh and mister
[add Christian name here] is in Christmas fasting period (or did it end already?).
The point of religion made by humans is to divide humans.

That's why I said I don't believe in religions but in God xD
Oh and Vod, my family tried to tell me to go to church and stuff like that, but it
never worked. I hate when someone talks about God. I am a believer but I don't
talk about it or get into casual discussions with people in real life.
On the other hand, I know religious people who would actually pay you to tell them
that you believe in their God  Grin These are actually the one I try to avoid.
349  Other / Off-topic / Re: Decode this one please. on: January 02, 2019, 01:57:33 AM
I will attempt it however,
can you provide more information where you found it?

What do you know about this encoded message that we don't know?
For example:
-Do you already know the relationship between these items/numbers and is the comma (,) a delimiter?
-Are these numbers coming from the original message or did you do any other steps to arrive at this result?
350  Other / Off-topic / Re: Is Jesus God or the son of God? on: January 02, 2019, 01:53:27 AM
It's about what you believe/feel.

Some new testament say he's Son of God and that's
the most widely accepted theory. Others say since God
made Jesus, Jesus is also God himself and he has
God powers.

Funny thing, in John 10:30 he says that He and God are one.
Followers of Jesus believe in a God who comes in three persons.
Remember, God has no wife and Jesus was born from a virgin,
therefore you may ask yourself if the Holy Spirit is also God.


Don't read about the past. The bible is made by humans. I believe in God but not
in what others tell me to believe. It's what I believe about God and nobody or nothing,
person or church or piece of paper can change my thinking. Therefore, leave the past to
the past and think about your present and future.
Ask yourself, do you believe in an omnipotent power, which may accordingly be much
different than what religions tell you? Then you're still religious so don't worry about the
past and what others say.
351  Other / Off-topic / Re: UK online bank account on: January 02, 2019, 01:39:44 AM
There is nothing like 'send money to a UK bank account' and instead your friend should use his european bank account. He
must tell to the officers that he's a tourist there. Telling them he's trying to be a citizen is the worst thing you can do in UK,
here police are trained to take actions against those who don't have the right to be there (aka owning a house, working full time, owning a business, [insert
other things that benefit the UK here], etc.).
Instead, your friend should provide his european account details with his IBAN

Let us know what's happening with your friend!


Second, when did your friend lose his documents? Did he make a report to the police before?
Finally, how and why did he get detained?
352  Economy / Scam Accusations / Re: Beware of the bitxbet.org Lottery manipulation Scammers !!! on: December 31, 2018, 02:53:22 PM
Really thanks for sharing mate!
I don't think anyone is ever going to give something for no reason. Personally, I believe in the 'law of exchange'. You don't receive things for free
unless you exchange something. Whether this is kindness, a nice performance or other products/services it depends on the one who gives/makes you
the offer.
I don't understand from your messages if you sent $100 or $60 of bitcoins but I hope you didn't.

As an ex owner of a lottery based on cryptocurrencies, I can tell you it's not easy business to manage entries and 'select a winner' if the lottery is
NOT a scam and the system picking a winner is done correctly. Instead, lotteries that allow administrators to select winners are the biggest scams.
It's supposed to be random, even if 'random' doesn't truly exists in computer's world. Are there any crypto lotteries online regulators?
Also seems that their website is already down  Grin
353  Other / Off-topic / Re: How many accounts do you have? on: December 31, 2018, 02:44:53 PM
THe rules do allow you to have more than one account and to sell your accounts.
Where did you read this? From one ip, you can only have 1 acc, or am I wrong?

You are allowed to have more than 1 account AFAIK (although, I don't). If you run a crypto business, for example, this could benefit you (having a personal + business account for example)

You aren't allowed to create another account after being banned to circumvent the ban (only if you're going into meta to ask why or to PM a mod to review). That's where you may be thinking the 1 account per IP applies.

To answer the question from OP, 1 and only ever 1. If I ever create a crypto-related business, I would probably create another to represent the business wholly, but otherwise it'll only ever be 1.

I also share the same thoughts like you. For example, I create one account first when I didn't know about the platform and wanted to understand how it works. Regarding to business accounts, I wish we had an actual 'business account' because it would enable us to differentiate.
Furthermore, I'm wondering how easy it is to grow a business account to a high rank because right now, I'm doing quiet well with my personal
354  Other / Off-topic / Supermarkets in United Kingdom on: December 30, 2018, 05:04:41 PM
I live in UK and we have different supermarkets. I want to share my experience regarding some of them, so if you ever come to the UK
you can choose where to shop your just-converted-to-fiat Bitcoins.
I will rank these supermarkets based on quality and the overall experience I personally had. Your opinion may be different.

Lidl

At the bottom of the list we have Lidl. This shop is nice if you are lower-medium middle class or you don't want to spend too much. If you don't like
quality of food and don't care about what you eat, then it's the best choice for you. From what I know, Lidl is the only shop in UK where
you will find the least expensive milk and bread, because they sell milk and bread at loss! They recover the financial 'gap' with other products
so it's a 'healthy business' for them.
Unfortunately, even today 30/12/2018 I know people who purchased products such as 'Italian Mortadella' expired on the 25th December 2018. Therefore,
make sure that you check the expiry date for every product.
The shop has a variety of products and you'll be able to purchase most of the things. The experience at the till or, when you need help is
not always best. For example, there are self checkouts like this one:

One day I had the fix number of coins to do shopping (a variety of 5 pence, 1 penny, 10 pence and 20 pence to cover a £2 expenditure).
The self checkout machine was not working correctly and when I asked for help, the person in charge said that the machine doesn't accept small
coins of 5p, when in reality it does! In fact, in the past I used to do shopping at Lidl with low coins (1 penny, 5 pence, etc.). She was a blatant liar
and I had to wait approximately 10 MINUTES for the manager to come, take my coins, give it to the till and tell me that I can go.
Obviously I didn't even get a receipt (in UK it's not illegal to sell items without giving receipt however if the customer asks, you must
give receipt). I didn't stay longer to 'fight' for the receipt because I already waited too much. 

Aldi

I believe Aldi was started by Lidl founder's brother so don't be surprise if you will have a similar experience.
Aldi offers good prices for a variety of food items, however their non-food products are insanely expensive for the quality offered.
Furthermore, the range of frozen items is definitely better elsewhere. I only purchased once expired products at Aldi and it was
yogurt & juice fruit that expired around 4 days before the date of purchase. I obviously did not consume such items, so make sure you
also check the expiry date.
The shopping experience doesn't look great and sometimes the stores feel claustrophobic. It's not nice to touch with other persons in
some product departments!
Overall, I rarely go to Aldi

Heron Foods

Not recognized by the majority, this is a small chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom. The variety of products is very low and
you will most likely find two types of products: frozen items (chicken, broccoli, pizza, pork, beef, lasagna, etc.) and  refrigerated
products (milk, yogurt, soda, etc.). There are also some canned products but in limited quantity. Overall, the quantity of these items is
similar to Lidl & Aldi.
The experience is usually better, because it's a well designed store where you can find what you're looking for, it's also not claustrophobic but,
again you will not find everything you expect to find! Oh, and members of staff at the till seems to be trained to not give receipts. You
will always be asked if you want receipt and sometimes, they assume you don't so you don't get it at all. I had a dispute once because
the member of staff didn't even ask for receipt and was awarded £100 in products by the manager as an apologies. I am still being
asked if I want a receipt every time and I'm sure they would like the response to be negative, so they can pay less taxes and say that
their products resulted in a loss (remember, they sell milk, yogurt etc which have a short term expiry date).

Iceland

Iceland sells the same variety of items as Heron Foods (frozen and refrigerated). The only difference is that Iceland's items are more
expensive however they are of higher quality. I never found expired items in any of these stores, Iceland doesn't offer as
much discounts as Heron Foods. The store is nice in terms of physical space available for shoppers, however tills are always close
to each other and you may find difficult to leave the store during peak hours. Sometimes you may have to wait for other people
to move their trolleys so you can pass with yours.

Tesco

Hopefully it's not a surprise that Tesco is a decent supermarket. You will find different types of Tesco: Tesco Metro, Tesco Express,
Tesco Superstore, Tesco Extra. They differ in size and products availability however my personal recommendation are Superstore
and Extra which are the biggest. I never visited Tesco Metro.
The reason I place Tesco higher than its competitors is that most stores have capable individuals performing their management positions.
The QUALITY-CONTROL and EXPIRY-DATE are on point. Basically, as the expiry date for products arrives, these products get discounted.
The last day they expire, you may purchase such products for a fraction of their price. For example, a frozen chicken that costs £5 and is expiring on X/Y/ZZZZ,
you can purchase it on X/Y/ZZZZ after ~ 6pm for just £0.50 (it happened to me!). It's useless to say that I had a very nice dinner!
Something you may not like is that other people in UK know about these discounts and you may have to 'fight' for your products. Most of Hindi
do not buy beef so I nearly always get the beef from them for just 10% of its retail price. That's why I always look for Tescos in the least
known areas which are not easily accessible. I don't know if smaller Tesco offer these types of super discounts.
Overall prices are sometimes expensive (a medium size cup of fruits, cut and ready to eat for £4?). Other times, you may find Tesco beating
its lowest competitors in price. I found red wine least expensive at Tesco than Lidl.
The customer experience is nice, members of staff seem to be trained to be 'useful to customers' and show kindness. 

Asda

Are you American or you want an American experience? Asda is owned by Walmart and was incorporated 69 years ago [had to mention this
since it's such a nice number that can make 6 or 9 years old kids laugh].
The 'so good' about Asda is that everything is a superstore. It seems like you enter in the USA and you don't know how to get out. I like
the HUGE pizza they offer but more than that, I believe products are highly qualitative. If you need petrol and food, go and have shopping
at Asda because they offer high discounts on Asda Petrol! Here in United Kingdom today's price of petrol is expensive, around
£1.20 and if you shop at Asda around £30-£50, you can get 0.10 off for each liter of fuel. I truly recommend if you want to 'win' on other
sides (At the end of the day Asda is American right? OIL!).
The shopping experience is fantastic, however in some shops it may difficult to find members of staff available. They are kind people and
offer their help. Sometimes, even if you're not looking for help they engage in conversation to make sure that you're having a nice shopping
experience.
Do not buy shampoos, deodorants, soap, condoms(£20 a pack!?!?!?!??!) or other similar stuff from Asda. These are more expensive than in other
competitors and offer the same exact product.

Morrisons

This company also operates only Super Stores (aka HUGE STORES).
The number of products available is insane. Something I don't like however is that I never find Coca-Cola (the traditional one) in the
1.5L bottles. I can only find Coca-Cola mango, Coca-Cola cherry, Pepsi but no Coca-Cola traditional. It's always sold when I look for it!
This store offers you from 'average products' such as items that you expect to find, to a range of 'unexpected' products. For example, why
not enjoying a nice Brandy Butter from Morrisons like the Queen does? (Quick tip: do not eat it as normal butter and try to look like a British person).
Do you want to change your style of drinking water? Go to Morrisons, you can find 'canned water' (just like you drink coca-cola in cans but they don't
have coca-cola so this example is invalid).
Oh, did I mention that there is a special department in Morrisons where you can create your own huge 20 inches (50cm) pizza that you can bring home and
place in oven? You can tell members of staff what to put on it, salami - tomatoes - dried tomatoes - pepperoni - etc
The experience for shopping looks of high quality. You usually don't have problems in this store.
While Morrisons also sells products that are expiring the same day (like Tesco), they don't make it obvious and you won't have to 'fight' for the
same day expiry products. That's how I got last Halloween some Toffee-apple for just £0.03 from their original £1 price.
Oh and by the way, Amazon is 'flirting' with Morrisons so my personal expectation is that it will be purchased by the huge American in the near future.

Marks and Spencer

Just look at the logo, how simple. Personally, I define Marks and Spencer as the 'Apple' of supermarkets in United Kingdom. While they also sell clothes, Marks and Spencer operates supermarkets on its ground floor. The quality of products is at its highest, the price is not very low but personally I believe it is worth it.
While every other store in United Kingdom will sell you packed sandwiches with ham & mayo or mayo & chicken, Marks and Spencer
will sell you sandwiches containing a mix of Avocado, Cheddar, Salad, Chicken, Pork, Carrot, etc. Their name are even well chosen. For example,
don't you want to have a Rainbow Egg or Super Green? Same as the sandwiches, the variety of products is very high. What I like is that you don't
simply see 'any types of products' but only those worth to be under the name of Marks and Spencer. Personally, I recommend Marks and Spencer for
people who are top middle class or already rich. Nothing wrong in this store, you get receipts, members of staff assist you and they are always
available. You don't have to check expiry dates of products so you can be relaxed.

Waitrose

This is only for the rich people. When I worked in Financial Trading in London, I can guarantee that every 'Wolf of the City' (equivalent of Wolf of Wall street
but in British/Londonish) purchased from Waitrose. Here you can expect a salt to cost as much as £6 for just few hundred grams. Did I mention that
you can buy 100grams of Jamon Iberico de Bellota for £11? It is worth because this ham melts in your mouth so it's something particular.
If you are middle class, you may still want to purchase once in a while from Waitrose, I promise you will love it. Everything is consistently
fantastic and it's a must try experience. I am not going to tell you more as I don't want to ruin the surprises. 


There are others which are available but I did not include in this list because my experience has not been 'memorable' or, I didn't got so
often to these stores. The list could also include: Sainsbury's (similar to Tesco), BM European Value Retail, TKMAXX, Co-op, etc.
355  Other / Off-topic / Re: Internet related car numbers. on: December 29, 2018, 05:21:36 PM
A personalized number is nice to have, especially since it can go up in value.
My very rich friend had on his new Range Rover something like mr hhh.
I know a lot of immigrants who use obscene words from their country
on personalized British plates   Grin
356  Other / Serious discussion / Re: San Pedro prison in Bolivia on: December 28, 2018, 04:58:01 PM
Seeing children, kids in prison gives me a feeling of
disgust. Not only their parents are people without a future,
but their children are convicted to have the same future
as their parents. Do these children attend schools?
Seems like such a beautiful geographically country
is run by the wrong people. I don't think one good person
would ever make a great change. Bolivia needs a change
in their entire system of law, politics and economic.
357  Other / Off-topic / Re: How to communicate with inadequate people? on: December 28, 2018, 04:50:29 PM
You may want to learn about interpersonal skills or interpersonal communication.
This will allow you to learn one important thing which is called relationship management.
In order to answer your question, I need a context so I know what you can say to this person.
Are they in a position of power, on the same level as you or lower level than you?
If they are in a position of power and raise their voice and are rude, you can't do much
except for fighting rudeness with kindness. Do not join the drama queen club and try to
ignore them as much. If the rudeness goes beyond normal levels and becomes stressful,
you can either raise your concerns to a person in a higher level than the person who is rude
to you. Remember, in our society the 'pyramid' is 'infinite' and there is always someone above
the highest positions.

If the person is on the same level as you or lower, then take the normal approach and be a bold
person. Tell them that their behavior is not ethical and that they should control their voice level.
Tell them that rudeness is contagious and, if they continue being rude to you, you will be rude to
them. The most important thing for you is to remember that you want to make the person realize
their rudeness in a smart way. Instead of pointing it out such as 'you are such a rude person!',
follow a discussion framework such as:
- Asking them if there is anything in place that upsets them
- Asking them what's their opinion on rude people who raise their voice
- Asking them if they like other persons being rude to them
Depending on the answers and on the individual's views, you can
introduce your question here: 'So, why are you behaving in a rude way to me, X and Y?'.

Disclaimer: This may not be of help if you don't have interpersonal skills
358  Other / Serious discussion / Re: How Will quantum computing affect BTC security and mining. on: December 28, 2018, 01:38:16 AM
In my opinion Quantum Computers are far away from being in the hands of a person with malicious intentions. First, its estimated costs are $15-$25 millions just to have such a computer. Second, if you are a 'bad guy' and buy a quantum computer to disrupt the Blockchain, it's more likely everyone will know that it was you. There are 11 Quantum Computers currently owned by google, IBM, some university and other organisations.
I just hope for the best of bitcoin. Anyway thanks OP for this awesome paper that I saved.
359  Other / Serious discussion / Re: On altcoins announcements on: December 27, 2018, 08:56:43 PM
Most projects are lies.
Most lies are trusted because enhanced by 'trusted sources' aka 'Medium.com' which is the worst source for information, even worse than Wikipedia
360  Other / Off-topic / Re: Help to get someone fired on: December 27, 2018, 08:53:32 PM
Make a few twitter accounts if you really want to go forward this way and expose him yourself. Dont make other people clean up your dirty work.

While this is a normal approach rather than asking people to 'clean up dirty work', I want to raise some
issues with creating twitter accounts:

-You can't create many twitter accounts as they will run a cookie or local storage to see how many times you've attempted to create an account
-At the third or fourth account created from the same IP address, you won't be able to create another account, therefore you need a VPN
-While a VPN is just $200 for 5 years, most if not all of these twitter accounts created after 25th May 2018 (date when General Data Protection Regulation entered in practice) will require to be registered with a mobile phone number, else they will be deleted.

Hence, OP will be able to create maximum 2-3 accounts before twitter sees it as 'fishy'.

Source: I tried to create 200 social media accounts to run a social experiment.
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