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3981  Economy / Economics / Re: How is financial stability defined for you? on: November 05, 2021, 01:43:16 PM
When you have enough skills and knowledge enough for you to have some income that will cover your expenses as well as savings and some investments as well. I think if you have this then you can consider yourself as "financially stable" already.

I think another definition that I can say is when money isn't your problem anymore. I mean if you're not having a problem financially then you can consider yourself as a financially stable. Well, different people have different perspective regarding this but I think there is one similarity in our opinions. That if you have enough money then you can be stable.
3982  Economy / Speculation / Re: Tesla accepting Bitcoin payments and ..... Doge ? on: November 05, 2021, 11:16:38 AM
When you are that influential, you can create just a simple thing into your company, post it online and *poof* you are trending again in different social media platforms Cheesy.

Right now, both DOGE and SHIB didn't make a price increase but as this rumor or news will be spread in the next days there is a possibility that one of these two coins or both of them will pump short term.

3983  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2020 Philippine Basketball Association betting discussion on: November 05, 2021, 10:46:28 AM
Fresh news guys.

Phoenix set to trade Vic Manuel to NorthPort for Sean Anthony
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IC Manuel’s stint with Phoenix may prove a short one.

The veteran big man is on the move again and headed to NorthPort in a trade for former Defensive Player of the Year Sean Anthony, sources said.

The PBA Commissioner’s Office, sources added, has received the papers for the deal that also includes young wingman Michael Calisaan, a free agent signed to a one-year deal by the Fuel Masters during the offseason.

Manuel on a new team, I guess this one is good for the benefit of both teams. We saw how the Phoenix struggle where Manuel and Perkins production have dropped. It could possibly be because they can't play fast when two bigs are playing together, so I guess it's the right decision for the trade as Manuel would certainly be a huge help for the NP who has improved a lot last conference.
Anthony is used to be the captain of the NorthPort team so trading him is kinda surprising at least for me but... well we've seen unimaginable trades in the past right Cheesy. If you know what I mean.

Anyway, the inside defense of NorthPort is stronger now with Manuel plus add Slaughter. One thing more is that Manuel will have more chances to shoot at the perimeter because they have Slaughter to get those offensive rebounds in case he misses. For me, the NorthPort won this trade. The team has a good amount of guards and at the same time, a good amount of players who can defend the paint. Bollick, Ferrer, Malonzo, Manuel, Slaughter. This starting 5 of them is strong already. Lets see how the team will play a few weeks from now still Smiley.
3984  Economy / Speculation / Re: JP Morgan: bitcoin could hit $146,000 on: November 05, 2021, 10:25:55 AM
I want an analyst will say that instead of saying "could" or "if", they will say the word "will" with their prediction.
I doubt if anybody will do it.

Either way, that price is reachable but not in a short amount of time. Maybe it will take at least a year or more for that price to be reached. Well, another prediction/speculation coming from a "credible" analyst. Expect more in the future as prices of Bitcoin is at the top.
3985  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2022 NBA Season on: November 05, 2021, 10:15:59 AM
The Lakers with another embarrassing loss tonight. OKC is tanking and they managed to beat them… Seeing the Lakers struggle against the worst teams in the league like this is a pretty bad sign. I’m not seeing any real improvement. I don’t understand why Dwight Howard is only getting a couple minutes a game either. It seems like they aren’t very concerned with winning at the moment.
Seeing them losing and choking once into a team which we know are tanking is understandable.
But seeing them losing twice?? The Lakers team is a "one of a kind" team.

They have a huge lead in their last 2 games but the Thunder managed to fight back and win. SGA is one of the reason why they are winning against them and that logo 3 made by him? That's how confident he is in himself. He improved after he went to Thunder because he got more minutes there than him being in the Clippers where he is just a bench. I'm curious what LeBron said to his team after choking twice to a tanking team like OKC Cheesy. Very disappointing.
3986  Economy / Economics / Re: 6 billion to solve world hunger? on: November 04, 2021, 01:26:42 PM
Did many saw this tweet coming from Elon Musk himself??
https://twitter.com/jjohnson_says/status/1455164965027975171/photo/1

He said to that if WFP can describe and can publicly share the distribution of how the fund will be spent then he will immediately sell his Tesla Stock to fulfill what they've said.

With the articles that I read, the WFP chief said

$6B will not solve world hunger, but it WILL prevent geopolitical instability, mass migration and save 42 million people on the brink of starvation. An unprecedented crisis and a perfect storm due to Covid/conflict/climate crises.

I do hope that it happens, at least, millions of people would be saved and I hope it can be maintained with the efforts of the program. I hope they would be transparent with everyone like an open ledger type thing like in cryptocurrencies.
Well, they seconded what they've said because what they said was wrong and impossible. Expected Cheesy.

Anyway, $6B will help at least some people to at least have some food for some days. Give kids education to work. Give kids chance to work and learn something. That might help the world hunger because there are countries who are staying poor because of lack of education. Food isn't enough for these to solve their starvation. What they need is knowledge. Knowledge that will help them. Spend some money to share some knowledge and that might help them. Well, I agree though that this $6B will save some people from starvation.
3987  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2022 NBA Season on: November 04, 2021, 12:58:34 PM
I saw the video of Klay shooting and he still has that stroke.

I feel like he will be able to come back earlier than expected, it was reported that he might be able to come back by December this year but seems like he looks healthy already and he has that lift already. I know the medical team of the GSW won't give a clearance if he is not fully fit to play, so if he comes back soon, let's hope that he will be healthy throughout the season.
What will other teams will do if they will see GSW that has a healthy Klay Thompson and a healthy James Wiseman?
You got Curry and Thompson as their three-point leaders and most of them are shooting threes and are very good too. Lee, Porter, Bjelica, Poole, Wiggins, Anderson and even Green is shooting as well. At the same time, they have a good paint defender. Bjelica, Wiseman, Looney.

The Warriors will go to at least WCF as long as the injuries will not spoil their journey. They are now 6-1 and Thompson isn't playing right now. What if he comes back. I'm so excited with his comeback and knowing that his stroke is still there and we've seen some videos of him practicing, I'm pretty sure that he is excited to play as well after not playing for 2 straight years.
3988  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: 'Squid Game' cryptocurrency scams $2 million on: November 04, 2021, 12:41:57 PM
On Oct. 26 a coin called $SQUID was launched by a group with no affiliation to the creators of the hit Netflix show -- the first red flag. As memecoins sometimes do, it exploded in growth. After listing at 12 cents, on early Monday morning it briefly hit a peak of $2,800.

Then, as memecoins are also known for doing, it all crashed. In an instant, the price fell to one third of one cent, where it remains at time of writing.

So the question is how people still believe in all that stuff? Smiley Easy money is very hard to catch. Especially while there are coins like Crypton privacy coin, which gained 50% right after the new listing and gained 50% more in the next 2 days.. People still look for some scams on their own. OMG, will it ever end?
It fell almost to 0 and it will remain as it is for the rest of that project's life Cheesy.
Or it already is an abandoned project right now because..... we already seen the winner on the "game".

Well, people have this nature that they will risk for the sake of profit. Even though they know that it already is a scam, people will try and risk their money because they believe that they will get profit. Investing into meme coins and new coins in general is a hit or miss. Whether you will lose all or take profits depending on your investment.

Investors will always look for new projects because that's where the huge profit lies (at least for them).
3989  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2020 Philippine Basketball Association betting discussion on: November 04, 2021, 12:19:41 PM

He is very loyal to the Ginebra team and whenever a new season with import is coming in PBA, he is the first person they are calling.

He is I think the best import that we have in the league. Also add the chemistry that the Ginebra players has been build with Brownlee and I think that they are a playoff contender team or possible a championship caliber team. I don't want to expect too much though because we've seen how they played last Filipino Cup. Many picked them as the champion (including me) but they got eliminated at the first round.

If the PBA will allow audiences to watch, I think that it is a good thing for both the league and for the people. Fans can watch PBA games again live and at the same time, more revenue for the league. However, there is still a chance that this might turn out bad (hope not) and it might cause a case spike. Well, a large percentage of people around Metro Manila is already vaccinated so I think they will allow it or if the city will be at Alert Level 2 then they will allow it.

He wanted to enjoy playing with Ginebra instead of taking a much bigger offers, with such talent he can easily sign a contract with Japan B-League.

He's more than any other Pinoy players who are earning decently now playing with that league, his caliber is truly amazing, we all seen him excite every

Pinoy fans and he continue to gain that charisma, just waiting for any news about this conference set up, I see more good new about lowering cases of

covid, we might see the game inside metro and no longer a bubble.

Right he certainly just love to play in PH teams, looks like he has a heart of a Filipino.

Ths is one basis on why I'd say he loves to play with PH teams.
Brownlee gets China, Korea, Japan offers, but says Alab return 'ideal'

I'm sure the offers are higher but still, he choosed to stay, this guy deserved to be a naturalized player.
While most of the players are choosing the offer over the team, Brownlee is just one of the few players who are a complete opposite of them.

For sure the offers from other countries are higher because we've already saw PH players going to other countries to play maybe for experience but lets face it, they want to earn a higher salary that's why they are playing outside PH. Brownlee is different because he chooses to play because maybe for him, the competitiveness here in our league is higher than other countries.

Many wants him to be the naturalized player but for some reasons, they aren't picking him. Now they chose a different naturalized player.
3990  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2022 NBA Season on: November 03, 2021, 01:54:35 PM
As far as I can see, the teams that have made the best starts are Miami Heat, Chicago Bulls and Utah Jazz. All of them have played 7 games so far and won 6 of them. Miami Heat seem to be the best in terms of statistics now as they have a quite big point average. But the team that I'm proud of their performance the most now are absolutely Chicago Bulls.  Grin  Because after so many years, they finally have made the right choices for their roster and they are having a superb season now.
Looks like the the Heat won the Lowry-Dragic trade because on Toronto, Dragic isn't use and he is out of the rotation while on the other hand Lowry is their starting Point Guard and we know how reliable he is.

I'm impressed with how the Bulls started this season and right now they are the most improved team at least for me but lets talk a bit about the improvement of the Miami. Getting Lowry is the main reason why they are performing well right now. Another one is the improvement of Herro. He is averaging 22.4 PPG right now which is a huge jump after averaging just a single digit last season. We might see again the Herro-Robinson duo where they are pouring threes here and there. Anyway, glad to see some new teams at the top right now and this Bulls and Heat might end up at the top 5 after this seaon Smiley.
3991  Economy / Economics / Re: Bitcoin adoption by banks - good or bad? on: November 03, 2021, 10:18:46 AM
Good for the Bitcoin users but Bad for the banks themselves.
Why good for us? More users = more adoption. People will know Bitcoin and crypto more. People will be more curious thus, there will be new investors who might choose to invest into it.
Why bad for the Banks? Well, the main reason why Bitcoin is created is to eradicate the use of banks when we are transacting from Point A to Point B. Their business might get affected if they will put Bitcoin into their business.

Either way, I don't think that this will happen though that banks will adopt crypto. Well, there are some banks who are supporting it anyways like converting your crypto funds into fiat then putting into your bank account.
3992  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2020 Philippine Basketball Association betting discussion on: November 03, 2021, 07:53:40 AM
Does anyone here have some information regarding the start of the new conference and its setup?
I watched the news yesterday and I think a reporter said that the start of the Commissioner's cup will be somewhere between the 3rd week and 4th week of this month so I think that it's confirmed.

Brownlee is my favorite import in the NBA, so this next conference, I will be putting my bet on the Ginebra San Miguel. I also hope that all the starters are healthy once again especially Thompson who is really good help on the defense of the team, he can limit Mikey Williams for sure.

Per news article, Justine Brownlee is available to play as an import in our country, good thing that he didn't play or offered a more lucrative offer in Japan B-league. With his charisma and athleticism, I think there he could unite the disgruntled Ginebra Kings  Grin.

If Christian Standhardinger is still with Ginebra by the start of the second conference, i think the Gins Kings are a little bit stronger because they could execute the run and gun system as the first five will be all athletic.

I just hope though that this next conference will not be a bubble and the crowd will already be allowed to watch live and covid cases continues to declined.
He is very loyal to the Ginebra team and whenever a new season with import is coming in PBA, he is the first person they are calling.

He is I think the best import that we have in the league. Also add the chemistry that the Ginebra players has been build with Brownlee and I think that they are a playoff contender team or possible a championship caliber team. I don't want to expect too much though because we've seen how they played last Filipino Cup. Many picked them as the champion (including me) but they got eliminated at the first round.

If the PBA will allow audiences to watch, I think that it is a good thing for both the league and for the people. Fans can watch PBA games again live and at the same time, more revenue for the league. However, there is still a chance that this might turn out bad (hope not) and it might cause a case spike. Well, a large percentage of people around Metro Manila is already vaccinated so I think they will allow it or if the city will be at Alert Level 2 then they will allow it.
3993  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2022 NBA Season on: November 03, 2021, 07:45:21 AM
Are there any timeline for a Kawhi Leonard return though? Maybe they are just stretching this season and hopefully Paul George can carry the load until Kawhi returns to the team. They barely escape OKC last night, just a 5 point lead when the opening line for them is -10.5 if I"m not mistaken. And it's good that George is playing very well, but I have to agree that someone needs to help him out. They have to comeback from the brink of a lost against OKC.
If I remember correctly, he will miss the whole 2021-2022 season because of the injury that he got in the Jazz-Clippers match-up last year.

George is like the LeBron in Cavaliers where he single-handedly carry the whole team. Now George is on that situation also. He is in a situation that he needs to carry his team without Kawhi if they want to enter the playoffs again. They need a second scorer because George really is carrying a heavy load here in the Clippers. What if he got injured (hope not)? What will happen to them?

The effect of Kawhi not playing is very huge to this Clippers team. They are a strong team with him. Not saying that they aren't strong still though but... they have a great coach in Coach Ty Lue so lets see how they will perform this whole season without Kawhi.
3994  Economy / Economics / Re: Getting things off your list. on: November 02, 2021, 10:33:24 AM
Try out this strategy, strike things quickly out of your need/want list and be content, so they no longer become a problem and hindrance to your plans to save/invest.

If you plan to buy a house for your comfort, and it is within your means, seek out a way to get it done quickly.

If you plan to get a car, as you feel you are ripe enough for it, and there's a means to get it, don't hesitate, get it quickly off your list.

if you plan to buy a home equipment, electronics or furniture,  and it is super important to you and your comfort, buy it and get it off your list.

The longer you wait at times, the more prices increase, things are not getting cheaper, the longer you wait the more the thought of this need bugs your mind.
Prices of houses decreases as they are being used but the price of land increases.
Cars? they're depreciating because a new model are launching anytime. Its just like smartphones that depreciates its price as a new model is released so its the same as cars.
Home equipment? Same as cars. As they are being used, the price of it decreases.

In general, I don't think that this is true. Prices increases yes because of inflation that makes the buying power of money goes down therefore, prices of everything increases from foods to cars to equipment. As for me, I'd rather invest my money than buying something like land or car. Delayed gratification is what I like to do Smiley.
3995  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Squid Game token crashes 99.99% from $2,861 to $0.003475, Twitter account gone on: November 02, 2021, 10:22:04 AM
A twitch streamer luckily caught it while he is on livestream here is the link: LINK
Do we need to pity those who invested in this project? I don't think so. Whatever we do, there will still be investors who will fall into these kind of scams.

Just a few hours ago, the discord channel of Axie Infinity got hacked and the scammer spammed a message and there is a phishing link there. Minutes after that spams, the devs deleted the announcement channel and in just a span of maybe 30 minutes or less, the scammers took $100,000 of the investor's funds.

The problem with some investors is that, we already knew that it is a scam and yet we are putting so much money into it to the point that they will be depressed if they lost that money. It is wrong but its the nature of the people to be risky because why not, you can get a huge money on it right Cheesy. This Squid game token is a hit or miss project and unfortunately for the investors, this is just one of the many rugpulls that will happen and will happen and will happen.

Well, if you watched the series Squid Game there is only one winner there. Same here with what happened. There is only one winner here and its the developer Cheesy.
3996  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2022 NBA Season on: November 02, 2021, 09:49:37 AM
Did anyone also just watch Celtics blow a 12 point lead at the beginning of the 4th and lose the match by 14 points at the of the quarter, fr Huh!

It's the second game in a row they're doing this, the blew a 9 point lead woefully just a couple of days ago at, that's with a few 2 minutes plus change minute at OT. Damn, I can't kind the right words, "🤡🤡🤡" would have been a befitting costume, If that's what they all dressed up for hallowing as

The comeback by the Chicago Bull to keep their number 1 spot is amazing where they able to beat the Boston Celtics with awesome runs in the 4th quarter where they were behind by 19 points.

You can't really close your eyes with this team or else you will end like the Boston Celtics.


The Bulls are raging like literally right now at the start of the season. They are now 6-1 and the top 1 overall.
The Celtics on the other hand though choked. They did the same as what Lakers did against OKC. The Celtics lead 17 at one point and only scored 11 points in 4th quarter. 11 points in 4th quarter only :X.

This Chicago Bulls is different right now. If last season the Phoenix Suns improved so much, now the Bulls are the one who improved heavily. The chemistry is there, lots of passers, they have shooters on perimeter and on three point line. If you will see on their roster, they aren't as strong as the ones who has superstars like now like the Lakers or Warriors but their chemistry is what is making this team at the top right now. I just hope that they can continue this kind of gameplay all throughout the season. I'm pretty sure that they will be in the playoffs.
3997  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2020 Philippine Basketball Association betting discussion on: November 02, 2021, 05:40:55 AM
Read somewhere that PBA is pushing for an import conference next.

It's November and I don't think they have enough time for it.

3 imports are now confirmed with a high chance of playing next. What do you think?
Just a few minutes ago, One Sports facebook Page posted the list of the imports of some teams and here it is:
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Brgy. Ginebra - Justin Brownlee
TNT - Mckenzie Moore
Magnolia - Mike Harris
Phoenix - Paul Harris
Rain or Shine - Henry Walker
San Miguel - Brendan Brown
NLEX - KJ McDaniels
Alaska - Olu Ashaolu

8 out of the 12 teams confirmed their imports already coming the Commissioner's Cup. Some of them are the previous imports to other teams like McDaniels who is at TNT last time, Ashaolu which is at NLEX, Walker who is at Blackwater. New names such as Brendan Brown and Moore. Still the Ginebra don't need to contact another import because they already have their resident import and a reliable one which is Justin Brownlee. I'm already excited with the upcoming conference. We might see more highlights now that imports are playing Smiley.

P.S. They didn't include it in the list but the Meralco Bolts will get Shabazz Muhammad as their import. He played in the NBA for 5 seasons and a first round pick in 2013. He isn't that popular but just knowing that he played in the NBA is something already. He played in CBA and averaged 30 points there. LINK
3998  Economy / Speculation / Re: Will BTC reach $100,000 in December? on: November 01, 2021, 11:31:23 AM
Because most of my friends believe that BTC reached 100,000 US dollars in December, so I want to discuss whether this is true Grin
Yes it will reach that price so spread the word, tell to all that Bitcoin will reach to $100,000 by December Tongue.
I just hope that somebody here knows what will happen to Bitcoin by December with 100% accuracy so that we can ask him/her if it will happen or not.

Let them believe what they want. Let them decide what they want to do and let them share their opinions unto why it will reach $100,000 by December. As for me, we all have opinions with this topic and for me I don't think that it will happen. Increasing almost twice the price right now in just 2 months? I don't think that it will happen. Bitcoin dropped to below $30,000 at July 2021 and for it to recover and surpass its past ATH, it took at least 3 months to happen. I don't see any reason either fundamentally or technically that will make the price of Bitcoin rise so its a no-no for me with this scenario.
3999  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: will shiba inu coin beat bitcoin ? on: November 01, 2021, 09:25:55 AM
This is how Shiba supporters advertise their coin.
They will create a new account here with a name similar or at least associated with the coin, post a thread saying that a meme coin like SHIB will beat Bitcoin etc. etc. A complete nonsense way of advertising a coin Cheesy.

I will just take this as a sarcastic thread since there is no sense with it and we already know that this will not happen. Maybe the OP is a big supporter of SHIB to the point that he asked this thing Cheesy. Thanks for making as laugh anyway. I didn't expect for somebody asking like this. Maybe when another hype coin emerges, somebody will post it again like "Will X coin beat Bitcoin?" Cheesy
4000  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Which is easier? on: November 01, 2021, 09:08:37 AM
To those who are trading consistently, I would like to ask you based on your experience.

Which is easier in making a profit, riding with the hype, or waiting until the price will dip?

Most people say that don't buy when the market is bullish, just wait until there's a price correction and the price will dip.
So with your experience, I like to know which is more effective between the two.
Different traders will have different approach and answers with this for sure.
For me, I think... riding with hype would be better if we are talking only the profits here because if you manage to ride with a hype coin like right now its SHIB or the time when DOGE is hyped then you will double or triple or more your capital.

If we will add the factors like the risk on it, I would go on waiting for the dip or at least a correction. We don't know when a coin will be hype and we don't know as well when it will go down but if you managed to buy at the top and fell suddenly then your losses will be huge. Unlike with waiting the dip, your losses might be lower than riding the hype but still you might get some losses especially if the coin bought go lower than your buying price but if you believe that it will go up after then its all good.
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