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Each family has its own reaction to the discovery of a problem gambler in their family. Someone will start to panic and drag this player to clinics, where most likely the player will be locked up with drug addicts, greatly worsening the situation with his self-esteem, and relationships with others in general. This is the wrong approach and I highly condemn it. I believe that gambling addiction and drug addiction are completely different illnesses, and it is possible that gambling addiction is much worse.
And in some families they continue to give money to the gambler and pay off debts for him. And of course this is a mistake, the first thing that should be done is to make the gambler realize that he has made a huge mistake. And only when he understands everything psychologically, only then can you begin to correct his mistakes with him.
They are behaviors more than illnesses in my mind, because you can't really just "get" an addiction. You basically start doing a behavior that gets more and more intense over time. Every decision is made from the person, there's no "catching" an addiction like a cold or flu, or even cancer, etc. The good news about it is that in theory you could simply change your behavior and you are "cured". Of course it is difficult, but it shouldn't require medical intervention in theory. |
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I'm looking for a guide that helps tune the apollo btc to improve watts/TH. I can't seem to find any kind of link or article in this thread or from an actual internet search engine. Anyone done any work on this made public?
The most efficient default mode is ECO. That means you get the most TH per Watt in that mode out of the box. You can then start fine tuning the startup script with different setting to get what you want. Personally I like to run it even lower than ECO to be able to basically run the whole miner virtually silent and still get around 1TH/s. |
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This is why for me the use of VAR is vital in determining the true acts that have happened in a certain event. We don't need to blame the referee or anyone but they can just consult the recording and see for themselves what did really happen inside the arena.
This VAR system will also give fast resolution if there's conflict arising from the game. That is true, you don't need to wait anymore for days just to see what really happened inside the field. Human bias is also getting out of the picture here, which is actually favourable to both teams.
But that's the problem. People assume that VAR is absolute truth when it's not. There are many issues that can appear while doing the 3D reconstruction, and maybe the ball was positioned slightly in a wrong place. For situations in which the goal for example is too close to the ball, this might actually be a problem. There might be errors with VAR. |
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Gambling with 1% of income for everyone is not fun. Because 1% of those whose income is $200 a month is only $2, so gambling with $2 a month will never be fun. no fun if you don't have at least $10 to gamble with. so one should decide what % of his money should be used for gambling depending on his income and his ability to accept loss. However, maximum 5-10% of money should not be used in any way. Because using 5-10% of a person's income for entertainment would be quite a large budget
Yeah, I think something like would work quite alright. You're right in saying that 2% might be too low, but it really depends on what things people gamble with. There might be a few games where you only need cents to play. It all depends really, but yeah, the winning would be too low anyway to make it interesting. |
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I agree, should be doable for everyone if they want
and I put it in bold because from practical experience I say that it's impossible to help someone who doesn't want to be helped
and no one is coming to save us, we have to find the best way in life by ourselves.
Yeah, this is so true. There is no way a person can be helped when they don't wan to be helped. Most people would be happy in theory to receive practice, but in practice they would continue in their own ways if they haven't decided to change. |
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I think it's never too late to buy a ticket to the moon with bitcoin, even though the price is increasing at the moment, there will be a new ATH point according to our beliefs and hopes, right, so please buy your ticket before the train runs faster and you will be far behind and left regret.
Well, that's the thing. Buying property in a place that most people want to live is also a good idea, the value will always will go up. Bitcoin is a bit like that. There is a finite amount of Bitcoin, but over the years there will be more and more people wanting a bit of that. Same with real estate. Bitcoin is prime real estate. |
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I don't know if this applies to all games or not, but I feel like this often when playing table games. What do you think?
Well, I think it's just a coincidence. Because if so, and working in your case them why not bet small so you can win consistently, right? Just like in martingale strategy, if you increase your wager after loss, your mindset is recovering the losses quick by doing this strategy. But is it really working? No. Because there's no such consistent winning since losing is also inevitable. Gambling is unpredictable, you can win or lose base on your luck. Therefore, regardless of how much you wager, if you're not lucky then you can't win. You are spot on. What you say is true, if OP was actually experiencing that kind of outcomes, then it would clearly make sense to bet s all all the time and win most if the time. The reality though is that this is most probably an issue of distorted perception. When we experience a loss, that is felt more powerfully than when we experience a win. That's what's happening here. |
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Think about it though: if someone wanted to really be anonymous, would he put in small hints on who he/she is through his/her anonymous monicker? Obviously not as it would totally be a bad idea. The S-N thing is likely just a coincidence.
Exactly what came into my mind. The name is too straightforward because even complex names get deciphered. And for someone who wants privacy to the extent we haven’t heard from him since the beginning? The story may sound good and interesting but I don’t trust anything because people have different theories on about who Satoshi is. In fact all the confident claims is just enough already. For me, it’s as simple as that Bitcoin exists. Yeah, I agree. That's how humans brains work though. They are always trying to explain what they perceive, even if it doesn't make sense. I think that is what is happening here. People are looking for patterns where there aren't any. |
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You are absolutely right and I can tell you by my example why. Previously, I was not sure that gambling simulators, such as slots, do not affect us in any way if we play them without spending money. But recently, one of the largest casinos in our forum sent me an invitation to play slots for Points. And whoever scores the most points in a few spins will run in the week and get real money. There were three prize places and thouthand participants. There are a lot of them because everything is free. I was playing too. Do you understand the danger? I played at the casino AS IF for money, but not for money, I played slots over and over again. That's smart of the casino.
Yes, casinos have developed their strategy over decades and also they have a lot of money to invest in Research and Development. They are at the forefront of this. |
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yes, some habits are deeply engrained in our souls, it takes time, work and effort to correct them
not everyone is willing to do so or will have the necessary powers and support network to suceed.
it's definitely easier for some than others...
Yeah, but at the end of the day most people can do it, at least gradually. It is hard of course, and everyone is different, but it is simply one day at a time. |
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Well, I believe none of you wanted or would wish humanity civilization to be static, a tree (for example) is never static in growth, except one that is not healthy, a tree starts by its seed planted in the ground, it starts growing in both ways, up and down, that is, down - for the roots, and up - for the steem, branches and so on, it grows and grows, and at the time when it should become static, it still will continue to grow but at a reduced speed, until it's cut down.
In the same vain as the tree, human civilization will continue to grow from stage to stage, new things will continue to be invented that will or should make living more easier and more enjoyable, we are talking about Ai today, which can automatically do a lot of things we usually spend a lot of money and time to do manually, how about when flying cars and bikes get introduced? 😁
Anyways, I am still looking forward to how we can apply the help of Ai to our gambling activities to better the outcome of our games, it actually pains me that games like slot and casino games are Ai proof, there is no way Ai can influence the outcome of such games except on the casino side.
Yeah, you are right. Life is full of changes, you need to adapt or die. That's how life works. Whoever is not able to adapt to the new circumstances, dies. The same with AI, if you can use it to make your life better, that's how you will win. Maybe for gambling AI can be used in an indirect way. Maybe someone already is using it. |
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If you don't know, Satoshi Nakamoto used to post his real name and address in Bitcointalk.
What was the reason to do that? Was it in a specific post?, was it in general? I remember reading a post where they were discussing about whether to post their real names or pseudonyms, but I don't recall reading Satoshi Nakamoto in that thread. |
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Cryptocurrency prices have increased by 118% compared to last year. Similarly, prices are increasing by almost 83% in the last 04 months.The dramatic history price of Bitcoin peaks and the recent buzz around its upcoming "halving" its only fair to pose the most obvious question in front of us that-
Did the Bitcoin flight already leave investors? or is there still time to buy a ticket?
The attractions of Bitcoin investments has always been double the potential for significant returns and its suggested role as digital gold.Historically Bitcoin has rewarded the bold to investors. For the next "halving" currently on track for April, another bull run seems highly likely. Recent price gains although this potential wave should take Bitcoin to a whole other level as it did after the May 2020, July 2016 and November 2012.
I thought you meant on a technical level. Now it's easier than ever to get Bitcoin. You literally can just buy it. In the early days you had to know a lot of computer stuff to get some BTC. Now there is no barrier to get Bitcoin. |
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The forum discussed in the Satoshi - Sirius emails   Interesting, satoshi, sirius, and an admin account, which I think they shared. No other members from early to late June. This must have been 2009, already a few months after Genesis. So that forum was removed, and then replaced with this one, right? Here are the first 4 registered users of this forum: admin, Registered November 18, 2009 deletedsatoshi, Registered November 20, 2009 sirius, Registered November 20, 2009 Why they changed the forum after a few months? technical reasons? |
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VAR should be used as an auxiliary tool in case of doubts that the referee cannot resolve, never as an absolute truth, and not as the main reference... Soon the referee will be a mere supporting player in football, as his decisions can be challenged at any time, always giving preference to VAR
Yeah, I mean, right now the VAR is a team of a lot of people plus software and smart cameras, etc. But all of that means nothing if they are not right there in the field, which the referee is. At the end of the day you will never know if VAR is making fake calls or just wrong ones. It's all simply made by a computer. There are bugs in software, and the 3D view they make definitely has errors. So, even when it's a close call, the errors of the VAR system, which are by the way unknown to the public, should not weight more than what the referee thinks actually happen. |
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I am learning about ‘plausible deniability’ as it appears Satoshi didn’t sign those emails… did he?
You are right. But an email usually leaves a digital footprint in multiple servers. Once you send something, it is copied in multiple places at different organizations. It is not the same as for example a post on a single website. But yeah, cryptographic proof is stronger than an email. |
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this is the effect of gambling addiction and it is very real, even his own family is willing to blackmail him just because he is addicted to gambling, but if we gamble responsibly we will avoid the dangers of the effects of gambling addiction
Yeah, but that is the tricky thing for a lot of people. You can also just say drink responsibly, but that doesn't mean you will immediately have less alcoholics. It is a difficult thing to get rid of if you have that addiction. It takes time as well. |
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Does gambling needs experience or anyone +18, even the inexperienced one can also play? Though playing gamble has a limited age grade or age bracket and the accepted is from +18 years and there are some casinos hall at the door post, it is written clearly that it is only people of +18 can play. But what about the inexperienced ones, are they allowed to play gamble as well? Or they are also restricted to have the fun? In my observation, there are two elements to participate in gambling. One, you must above 18 years in my country and secondly you must have an experience to play, so I want to know if inexperienced people can also play gamble.
If what you mean by "play gamble" is to play a gambling game with money that is not real, then I think yes, they legally can. They are not really gambling because real gambling is only with real money. Pressing a few buttons on the screen to win/lose fake money is fine by me. In fact, it might even teach the kid what gambling really is, So he can gamble responsibly without getting hooked later in life. I can think of quite a few video games which are morally worse. And if that is wrong then perhaps both things are wrong. But that is a question I have no answers to. I am not sure if playing games that simulate gambling are completely safe. Yes, there is no money lost, but the addiction is starting in the brain. The kids can start to get addicted while playing these "fun" games. I think it should be taken a bit more seriously, and not like just a harmless game. |
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Kinda true  and if you know even tho we win It is just other people's money who lose the gamble and the cycle continues, until you escape the matrix and always win hahahah. But overall my money doesn't comeback to me it back to other people. Mostly the house I would say. Unless you are playing on games like poker with other gamblers. Still the house takes a cut from those games |
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1% is the safest number to use in gambling for those with low and high incomes. Losing 1% in a week, maybe will not make a gambler regret about it. However, if gambler lose 40% in a week, this is no longer a have fun and i think low budget gambler will regret about his loss. That's why, the suggestion of 1-5% is the safest. but emotional control and management have an important role for gambler to keep their consistency in applying the 1%. Of course, this number can be very small and it could be said it is less possible to expect big wins from 1% if the gambler's income is less than $500 per month.
But then you end up with posts here in the lines of "I could have won more" when they actually win a bet with their 1%. It's usually the same, people wanted to bet more when they win, and bet less when they lose. The reality is that you never know what's going to happen. |
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