Ladies and Gents, We have all seen the price drops, the news articles, the videos and just straight chaos in the global markets. The politics have been especially entertaining to watch. Its like we're in the middle of the best TV show ever called life in 2022, haha. I mean seriously what a shit show. I walk into work each day and all my coworkers ask me & hound me on bitcoin or tell me why it won't last, but most of them have no clue. They'll ask me if I'm still buying or holding or if I sold any, and I always tell them of course I keep buying. I just can't help but laugh at all the people who think Bitcoin is dead, when the markets are this crazy and the inflation is up this high and you can get bitcoin at a discount its always a smart decision to get more. In time all of this will pass and we will see new ATHs for years and years to come. If you're in this, then be in it. And if you're out of it and spreading crap all over this forum then please GET OUT! HODL has lost its meaning in 2022, most people seem to be completely jumping ship (besides the majority on this forum). Now is the time to dollar cost average and accumulate while its getting cheaper. Even if it falls back to 3k or even to 1k who cares. Long term vision has always been set to the sky. WE ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACE. Stay positive, do not be dismayed and discouraged. Remember why we are here in the first place. It takes a little while to reach the top of the mountain from the gondola, but only a minute or two to ski all the way down the mountain! This is what is happening with Bitcoin right now. We are almost at the bottom of the hill about to get back on the lift and continue to rise. Me, i'm just enjoying the ride! All the people who never get back on the lift will never know the feeling of that fresh powder in the back bowls (sorry for anyone who doesn't ski in here w/ all the lingo). Today I'm feeling just fine and dandy, i'd say peachy! Lets stack these chips, get your coins! Nobles didn't become nobles miraculously, they took it!!!! Hold your sword steady, and fight with poise knowing full well that we will end up on the right side of history. All the best, All the time, TREAD  Check out this website: https://www.bitcoinisdead.orgSince the beginning of Bitcoin there's been people saying that it's all a hoax. I invite you to read the original texts about Bitcoin here: https://satoshi.nakamotoinstitute.orgAfter you read that, you'll have your own opinion about Bitcoin |
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If you're asking this question in 2022, then it means that you haven't researched about Bitcoin at all.
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Useless. You can always sell a portion of your BTC to buy whatever in fiat. And also the fact that this is just an invitation only thing makes the whole thing a bit suspicious. I mean how are they going to know who to invite in the first place? Seems like some country wants their taxes paid. |
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if you only look at the negative impact, of course it's not fair. The positive impact of using advanced technology in sporting events will further help the game run more fairly. We also have to be aware, in the modern era like today, technological developments are growing rapidly, so that every sport or whatever follows the existing technology. more like a robot, I don't think so. Sports are still played by humans and the use of technology is only to support the game.
Yeah, but can you really stop every play and review it on the computer?, not really. So that means you trust the human interaction in the game with the players and the referee involved. Sometimes maybe something was wrong but everyone continued to play, and that's fine. Should we need to check every single interaction of the ball with a computer?. I rather not. And if so, like in tennis, do we want to have a maximum amount of "challenges"? I mean, I would much rather have a normal human football interaction rather than bringing in any of this technology |
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Talking further about the Qatar 2022 World Cup, of course the technology used for world football events must be really the latest and sophisticated and can help make the match better and more sporty.
FIFA has finally announced about semi-automatic Offside technology, This technology is expected to be a support tool for referees and match officials on the field and in the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) control room to help make decisions on offsides quickly and more accurately.
Sensors are mounted on the ball used for the match and will be connected to the semi-automatic Offside technology.
Similar technology was also used at the 2018 Russia world cup and of course this technology continues to be developed and is more sophisticated than before.
Previously also tested the 2022 FIFA Arab Cub tournament and 2021 FIFA Club World Cup
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Oh man, to be honest I think all these new technologies applied to football are not doing anything positive to it in my view. Making everything more robotic like doesn't make the sport more attractive, it lessens the experience. The whole point of having a human referee is to have him look at the game and interpret it in a human way. Who cares if after a computer review it was found that the ball was 0.001 cm away from the goal. Whatever the referee calls, goes. That's why he's there in the first place. If you want all that tech, then go watch the RoboCup. By the way, in 2050 they will have a match between the robots and the human champions.  |
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Last time, Brazil couldn't qualify for the semi-finals. They got defeated by Belgium during the Quarter-finals. But I am sure that this time they will be able to perform in a better way. The European teams are not looking in good shape at this point, and their own Latin American rivals (Argentina) doesn't seems to be in peak form. At present, Brazil has one of the most balanced teams and as usual they have good team bonding. The climate of Qatar should also suit Brazil, unlike the case they had in 2018 (Russia).
You're right. I haven't thought about the weather, but you're right. Brazilian players will be a bit more comfortable in that kind of weather. But on the other hand, the cultural aspects of Qatar are very different to Brazil, so not sure how the players will be in their minds outside of the field. Although in theory they should just be professional about it and it shouldn't matter. |
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At the end of the day each person has the ability to decide to gamble or not.
The environment they live in can make it harder or easier, but it's up to the actual person to decide what to do.
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No World Cup can ever be won by relying on one player. So I think if Argentina rely on Messi alone, they will have to give up the hope from the World Cup. Everyone's concentration is needed there. Everyone has to play well. There is a lot of pressure on those who are good players. In that case, most of the time the result will not be good if those players are given extra pressure.
I think that's why Maradona is still called D10S (God). It was probably one of the few players in the history of football that actually could win a world cup on his own. Messi doesn't have that level. We'll see what happens in this world cup, it's probably his last chance to show the world that he can actually do it. It's only a matter of time to see it now. |
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Brazil has an excellent team and the best players in the world play there. There is not a single player who has a slightly less level. Neymar will want to live up to expectations one day. Although the golden opportunity seemed in 2014 but then they got a beating from Germany in the semi final I can remember. Brazil will go far, but whether they become world champions depends on the form of the players. They lost to Belgium 4 years ago, but that team has not been able to live up to the high expectations in recent years. The big absentee is of course Italy at the World Cup. Although they still hope to be admitted.
Yeah, I think Brazil will end up in the final in this world cup. It's just such a good team. As you said, every player has a high level, there's no one that plays bad in there. Even on the bench, all players are top class. In my mind Brazil will at a bare minimum will get to the semi finals, along with Argentina, Germany, and Spain. |
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The World Cup hasn't even started yet... I'm sure the favourites may change after the group stage... There is no doubt that Brazil is a really good contender... But instead of England, it could easily be France, Belgium or Germany... No one can understand why the bookies are favouring England when they are not playing any better than the other top teams...
Yes, absolutely. And I would even include Spain in that list. Maybe even The Netherlands, they are so good. But yeah, England... not sure about that one to be honest. I mean, sure, they will probably be OK, and pass to the second stage maybe, but... I don't think they'll win the World Cup. |
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last season messi didn't stand out so much playing for PSG this time maybe it's different even though messi didn't carve a champion league trophy for SPG but he will totally play with argentina maybe this is his last game in the world cup event. Same thing as Brazil I think these two countries will rely heavily on the two mega stars Messi and Neymar, what's interesting is Germany I think Germany will qualify for the semifinals seeing some of their strikers are very sharp in scoring goals.
It's too much pressure for Messi, I don't think he will manage to do it. Last chance to win the World Cup pretty much. He has done an amazing career, but still hasn't been able to win the world cup. And I'm not sure he'll be able to deliver this time. He's not Maradona. |
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Yeah, I agree. I would also even put Uruguay in there. They have at least the same amount of world cup trophies as Argentina. And they won 2 times more in "prehistoric" times  At the end of the day, Uruguay is very similar to Argentina in terms of culture, so it makes sense that they share the same passion for football, and mate. Agreed on the similarity between Uruguay and Argentina. Although they speak Spanish now, the majority of the population in both the countries can trace their ancestry to Southern Italy (strong German component in Argentina as well). And as we know, Southern Italy is the powerhouse of football in Europe. The immigrants carried that culture to both Uruguay and Argentina when they migrated to that country more than a hundred years ago. But in terms of population, Uruguay is only around 1/10th of Argentina, and 1/50th of Brazil. That's actually quite interesting. Yes, Argentina and Uruguay both share Italian roots, so that explains why they might be very good as Italy. But then you have Brazil, which has roots from Portugal, but Brazil is way better than Portugal! |
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I'll also add that Hal Finney was one of the first miners (CPU), but he ended up stopping the mining process because the PC fan was too loud. He later regretted that decision... |
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I wish to write a CPU Bitcoin mining program in pure python3. At my github page I have posted what I have so far.
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Any help or guidance would be appreciated.
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Have a look here: https://github.com/jgarzik/pyminerIt's basically what you are trying to do: #Pyminer
This is a 'getwork' CPU mining client for bitcoin.
It is pure-python, and therefore very, very slow. The purpose is to
provide a reference implementation of a miner, for study.
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They are the best, not "one of the best". Brazilians and Argentines are natural football champions. It is in their blood. No other confederation or country can claim this (maybe Italy and Spain to some extent). In terms of talent, these two countries are far ahead of their rivals in UEFA (other confederations are in this world cup just to make up the numbers). But the UEFA teams do have an advantage in terms of good infrastructure, training facilities and money power. On top of that, UEFA steals the best players from Africa.
Yeah, I agree. I would also even put Uruguay in there. They have at least the same amount of world cup trophies as Argentina. And they won 2 times more in "prehistoric" times At the end of the day, Uruguay is very similar to Argentina in terms of culture, so it makes sense that they share the same passion for football, and mate. |
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Every person is different, and you just have to play with the cards you're dealt with.
It's still 100% responsibility of every person.
Every person gets to choose what they will do with their 24 hours every day.
It's the same with addiction to anything else.
It's the same with how fit or fat the person becomes.
It's the same with how educated or uneducated the person becomes.
It's the same with building a successful or unsuccessful life.
Everyone can make up any number of excuses that are external, but at the end of the day, everyone is responsible of themselves. And they get to live the life they design.
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Gambling games are designed to give an advantage to the house.
That means that in the long term, independent of how much or how little you gamble, you're going to lose it all.
If you have more money to gamble, you might be able to gamble a bit more, but in the end, the math tells you that you're going to lose it all if you continue gambling.
There's no way around it really.
The only way to make money gambling is to get lucky and then stop, forever.
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You will agree with me that society and the environment can have a great influence on the lifestyle of every individual, you often can find yourself doing, or being involved in that activity that almost everyone is involved with in that your locale as a result of influence. Now considering someone who is a gambling addict, is there any possibility of him/her becoming better if they are relocated to another environment or society where people around are not involved in gambling?
Can someone still develop the habit of gambling and become an addict even though no one around gambles?
Given that there are online casinos, then anywhere with an Internet connection would be a place where they could gamble. Having said that, there is a big difference between living in a country where gambling is normal, or encouraged, and living in a country where it's not normal or encouraged. You will not see ads everywhere about gambling for example. People won't be discussing gambling, and so on. So, I would say that yes, a change of environment can greatly affect gambling addiction. Having said that, a person can always control their own minds, so whatever you decide you will end up doing, independent of where you are. |
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Bitcoin is just a superior form of gold. And gold isn't even that great to begin with. For example, Norway, a rich country, doesn't even have gold reserves. This is one of the reasons why, from the Norwegian Central Bank: The return on gold has historically been low. Gold is not really scarce at all. Here's the world production of gold per year: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/gold-production |
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Yeah, I agree.
That's insane, I would always put Brazil as the winner against England. There's just no way England can win against them.
I also still remember the "Hand of God" of Maradona in England vs Argentina.
I just think England doesn't get good results against South American teams.
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