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4321  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Will You Bet Or Gamble Before New Year, Or On The New Year on: December 27, 2019, 08:18:38 AM
I guess you want to start the year with a win in hopes that your gambling continues to be profitable or in wins this year. Well, I'm not sure if this works in gambling (especially the luck-based ones) considering that you have no control over the outcome of games. So, you could well start the year with failing in a luck-based game & still continues to fail.. it doesn't really matter. You have no control over the games outcome.
4322  Other / Off-topic / Re: smartphone privacy oriented on: December 27, 2019, 07:47:28 AM
Hello, active Reddit r/privacy dude here.

Your best bet(in my opinion at least) would be to look for a phone, preferably a Pixel or an older Nexus device, that has good support for custom ROMs(check xda-developers). As if you really want decent privacy, you're going to need to install a custom ROM like CopperheadOS or LineageOS, which are far better privacy-wise. Not sure if you want to go this far, but yea.

Note: rooting and unlocking the bootloader of your Android phone can cause you security problems though. So I suggest doing a lot of research first before going on with this if you choose to go this path. Also, depending on what phone model you're using, certain custom ROMs can be unstable and have some hiccups here and there. So again, do your due diligence.

If you're not willing to spend some time into doing some tinkering though, probably an iPhone. As far as I know an iPhone is still better than stock(and untinkered) Android privacy wise.

Interesting.
I checked lineage site, it doesn't seem to be focused on features. I guess they are more focused on privacy, which is a very good thing.
The way I would handle this is to have a seperate phone for the Privacy ROM and another phone for feature-rich ROM. Will then use the privacy phone for security purposes and the feature-rich one for other things.
4323  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Service Discussion (Altcoins) / Re: Outside bitcointalk project exposition, on: December 27, 2019, 07:14:56 AM
If the project is solid I think you will attract investors through other means like staking, masternodes, airdrop etc.
Why don't you consider getting someone (probably a volunteer) to help you with language part? You could reward him with some tokens, you know?   English is clearly not your main language, so you'll need someone who is good to help edit some of your stuff. Your project looks interesting though.
Market is saturated with loads of similar ideas/projects, so you will have to a bit "extraordinary" to attract useful investors.
4324  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Do you believe in BTC "Energy Value Oscillator" theory? on: December 26, 2019, 03:55:00 PM
I guess he is talking about Bitcoin price increase/decrease not corresponding to the amount of energy used by miners. There are strong reasons why this is so.
Unfortunately I couldn't read the article properly to understand what he is talking about.
You can't blame him too much. He probably found convincing patterns that support his theory

4325  Economy / Exchanges / Re: WANT TO BUY BTC P2P on: December 26, 2019, 01:48:01 PM
Apart from the above suggestion you can try Localbitcoin or paxful to buy bitcoin P2P.Make sure you check the reputation of trader before making payment.

LocalBitcoins along with Paxful are great platforms, but what makes me not recommend them is that they require KYC/AML documents, which platforms like Bisq and HodlHodl(as far as I know) don't require. They sure have bad price spreads, but you can put your own buy/sell offers if you don't need the funds asap.

Interms of security I will go with Localbitcoins and paxful since it's already tested but I'm kinda afraid to try new especially the one who tells about No KYC needed since it's shady for me but I will loook on what you are suggested since I want convenience upon buying and maybe this one is a great option to see.

You shouldn't have much problems if you use good peer-to-peer decentralized exchange that has escrow and ways of resolving disputes. Your fund isn't centrally held, so no need to be worried about getting scammed by anyone or any owner.
4326  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Is YouTube Now Cracking Down on Crypto Related Contents? on: December 26, 2019, 11:04:38 AM
⁠Crypto influencers are frustrated and confused by YouTube deleting crypto-related content on its platform

Based on Twitter and Reddit threads, YouTube suddenly began deleting a number of cryptocurrency videos on Dec. 23.

YouTuber Chris Dunn, whose channel has over 210,000 subscribers, noticed on Monday that the platform had removed all of his videos that mentioned cryptocurrencies.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/cryptocurrency-influencers-speak-out-on-youtube-deleting-crypto-related-content?utm_source=Telegram&utm_medium=social


This shouldn't be an issue... not strange to me. What is alittle strange is why centralized companies have tolerated decentralization for too long.
I think people on this space should learn to depend less on centralized platforms and begin build great decentralized alternatives.
People who don't know about cryptocurrency are more at risk, in my opinion.
People should learn to depend less on "governments" and begin to build proper/ethical governments
themselves
4327  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: What did you learn as a gambler? on: December 26, 2019, 08:53:47 AM
Apart from being a good entertainment that helps me to relax after a busy day and to regain my strength so that I could do my job, gambling has helped me to understand probability better. I may be wrong, but I think that the better you understand probability, the easier to come up with a right decision in your everyday life.
Yes this is what I am talking about. It is not only for us to have money or to make it as a source of income but rather it coule be our source of fun. If you are having fun in gambling I think it more likely you will win your game, and also you may accept every lose fairly because you are enjoying it. It teaches me to enjoy little things and little earnings.

I agree with you, except for the part about the probability of winning your game. What gambling has taught me is that the chance of winning doesn't depend on my mood. I can lose when having fun, and I can win when I'm bored and frustrated. What you shouldn't do when feeling bad is depositing again after losing your balance. That's for sure. But playing with your balance, which you can afford to lose, is okay. And even a small win can brighten your day. Yeah, enjoying little things and little earnings. You said it right, mate.

The fun factor could work more on skill-based gambling, especially if the gambler is willing to learn the game. I don't see it working on luck-based gambling unless maybe "luck" is on the side of the gambler. Fun factor removes fear & enables concentration. But concentrating on luck-based game wouldn't improve the game, (i guess) because it's based on probability.
4328  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: My sport betting journal. Build a 5 figure with a modest bankroll on: December 26, 2019, 08:26:17 AM
Will probably follow the thread for your updates. Would be good to see how profitable this will be for you. I have not tried sports-betting. But i am considering trying it one day as it looks interesting.
A good sport-bettor definitely should have access to lots of information for increased chances of winning. Seems like you are the owner of one of the betting sites or are you just promoting it?
4329  Other / Off-topic / Re: Do u have any medical question you are afraid or embarrassed to ask your doctor? on: December 26, 2019, 06:13:22 AM
I have a gout, can you help me how to treat it.
When I drink too much alcohol especially beer, the next day I would feel so much pain, I am still at my 30's now.

What can you recommend to me to live a healthy life and to eliminate this problem?




Try this for two weeks:


Avoid fried foods.

Avoid processed foods as much as you can.

Avoid most meat as much as possible. Eat fish instead... Healthy fishes like, sardine, tuna, wild salmon are good

Gradually reduce your alcoholic intake if you are addicted to alcohol. You could use myrrh oil instead or burn solid myrrh & breath in the smoke, deeply. It could help reduce the pain and probably help you stay off alcohol.

Drink lots of warm water in gulp, in space of 2hrs. Add juice of about 3 oranges (a bit soured oranges) in the warm water and drink. Make sure to drink the water while it's warm.

Fast from morning to noon. Eat only fruits and vegetables while fasting.

Watch what you eat after fasting. I would suggest you avoid eating foods cooked by your parents/wife/servants during the 2 week period.
Eat what you cook so that you'll be sure that what you add in your food while cooking are healthy.

 Add very little salt while cooking and don't use other oil aside olive oil or other healthy oil.
You need to have some pity on your body and eat right.

Buy  foods from local markets, especially foods produced by subsistence farmers or organic foods.



Do this for two weeks and your body will heal gradually. Send me message if you need me to guide you.
 If this doesn't help, you will need to see a good doctor.
4330  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Ethereum: Sinking ship or Sleeping Giant? on: December 25, 2019, 05:20:55 PM
I kind of think that the dump should be an opportunity for developers to get things fixed & prevent bigger dumps in the future. The market is probably trying to tell everyone that something is wrong and need fixing but this does bother us too much. Price manipulations have even worsen the situation... It's a bit hard to tell if something is going wrong or not thesedays.
I would keep buying if I were you. Price shouldn't matter too much anyway. There are some really interesting things happening on the Blockchain.
4331  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: Reasons for traders to look at! on: December 25, 2019, 02:03:30 PM
Number 2 doesn't really matter too much in crypto trading... I don't know for others though.

In Crypto trading, you can start trading with small amounts of money and still make reasonable profits...though it will be smaller profits compared to trading with large amounts. Besides, newbies are normally advised to trade what they can afford to lose.
4332  Economy / Gambling / Re: become a poker host - create your own no download poker tables and tournaments on: December 25, 2019, 01:27:23 PM
Interesting stuff. 
I wonder how the site makes money from this. Do you charge fee or only take some cuts from winners? I may use the site in the future. Poker is actually one of my favorites games. Bookmarked
4333  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Chinese Authorities Confiscating miners on: December 25, 2019, 10:38:34 AM
Word to note: "illegally". The miners probably stole energy to mine Bitcoin? Well, it is justice if that was what really happened, if not, what specifically did they do wrong? Is paying for electricity & using it, now illegal in the country?

Proof of stake could get you into trouble in the future too when there is policy change against buying coins to stake. Look at how centralized staking platforms are springing up to centralize the whole thing like they are currently doing with trading.
I believe something better will replace them in the future
4334  Economy / Economics / Re: A Nobel-winning economist says it’s time to kill the GDP metrics on: December 25, 2019, 09:10:06 AM
I hate to support what economists say but I agree with him in this case, as long as a Hitler does not arise tommorow and start property seizure in order to eliminate these problems.

I would prefer to see people living in moderation, cutting down on unnecessary stuff owned by individual and relying more on natural stuff. I think this is one of the secrets to happiness.

 The way we live on this planet is just too dangerous and unsustainable. Reminds me of how cancer grows at the expense of the body it grows on
4335  Economy / Gambling / Re: New site - Rubybird.xyz - Min.pay: 1 RUB - Autopayment. on: December 25, 2019, 08:47:10 AM
I registered, bought a bird, and has a monthly production of eggs, after that should I continue shopping? I have a question, do you have to leave the page open for it to work?
That comment spilled my coffee mate! You're so funny. Of course, you don't have to leave the page open for the birds to hatch eggs because there are no eggs, no chickens, and no birds. This whole thing is just a scam. Imagine someone asking you to lend a miner on one of those mining sites but without a miner.

I didn't bother checking the site (due to its alleged poor security) even though I find the idea interesting. It's sounds more like cryptokitties or stuff like raring virtual farm animals .. I wonder if it's thesame thing though.

Good thing about things like that(if it's what I think it is) is that you learn how to raise chicken for example while you earn some money. Better than most types gamblings in my opinion
4336  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Which game is most fair in Online Casino. on: December 25, 2019, 08:15:58 AM
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If sellcted others, clarify which game and why?

I like the provably fair of Plinko in Luckyb.it and i will explain why...

The bet result comes from the bitcoin transaction and the secret key

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<tx_id>:<vout_id>:<secret_key>

As they explain in their site:

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<tx_id> is the transaction id of your bet as assigned by your wallet. (This data is controlled by you.)

<vout_id> is the rank of the output of your bet within the transaction's list of outputs. (Rank starts at 0 and is controlled by you.) This produces different lucky moves for each bet if you play several bets within a single transaction.

<secret_key> is the secret key of the day. It is unknown to you at the time of playing, but the hashes of all keys have been are published in advance, so nobody can modify these keys. The day of your bet is determined by the moment LuckyBit receives your bet's transaction. (Typically 1 to 10 seconds after you sent it.)

From the hash of <tx_id>:<vout_id>:<secret_key>, LuckyBit takes the binary representation of the last 2 bytes and read it from the left side. The bits determine your lucky moves: A 1 translates to a right move, a 0 to a left move. For instance, if the hexadecimal hash ends with ffff, your coin would always go right as the binary string would contain sixteen 1 and no 0

I haven't see another PF engine like this, and i love how the bet result comes from the TX id.

Is this another kind of provable fair or something? Probably new kind of provable fair? So, no need for typical provable fair practices in this case if this can produce thesame or better results? I wonder if luckybit is the only betting site with this kind of fair practice.
4337  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Hackers Just Had A Field Day on Nuls. $480k Worth Token Stolen on: December 24, 2019, 04:46:55 PM
Blockchain platform Nuls has lost almost $480,000 worth of NULS tokens due to a hack, according to a security update tweeted on Dec. 22.

In its tweet, Nuls said it had detected that 2 million tokens had been transferred, of which 548,354 tokens — worth roughly $131, 600 — had entered the trading market and were now untraceable.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/hackers-grab-nearly-480k-from-blockchain-platform-nuls?utm_source=Telegram&utm_medium=social

Will there be a remedy for the incessant hacks in 2020?

I wonder how hackers were able hack a Blockchain/Blockchain platform. I guess the hackers stole the coin from a single entity. Or could be a centralized platform calle Blockchain by the writer. Article mentions "enterprise Blockchain".
I guess it's a good thing the company is considering ahard fork to reverse the hack. What then happens if the coins has been bought by another person?
4338  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Trade Your Privacy to ₿itcoin? on: December 24, 2019, 04:02:09 PM
Would you be willing to trade your location, name, and any other private and personal details over BTCitcoin? Yes? No? Why?
I know many of us have already submitted countless documents to various cryptocurrency exchanges just to pass their KYC process and comply with AML but how far would someone be willing to give up just to get a part of that precious BTCitcoin?

BTCitcoin - pronounced BT-citcoin? Or you mean Bitcoin?
No.  It can be scary sending ones private data to strangers online.
Well, I may consider doing that if I fully understand how my stuff will be handled, including knowing the penalties for mishandling them. Most people don't care too much unfortunately
4339  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Would a Crypto Based Economy Make Things Safer? on: December 24, 2019, 03:03:51 PM
I think cryptocurrency will help bring in competent people into the running of societies. But it runs the risk of being handed back to incompetent people in the future. Hopefully this won't happen.

I have no doubt in my mind that poverty reduction and other societal problems will be better handled on decentralized systems. To be honest, fixing most societal problems shouldn't take more than two years.
Poverty can be eliminated without budget
. . I mean running things on just ideas and policies. Many failed politicians are imposed to create poverty. You could be destroyed quickly for actually fixing things or doing things right. I think it's best to fix things anonymously and in decentralized manner
4340  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Now YouTube is flagging Bitcoin and crypto-related videos? on: December 24, 2019, 01:58:37 PM

Should I move away from YouTube?


Yes. You can try Dtube:

https://d.tube/

Which is linked to Steem and Steemit. To find out more, see the following article:

https://www.valleyarm.com/so-what-is-dtube/

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To understand DTube we must first talk about and understand Steemit, a blockchain-based social media platform that launched in July of 2016.  Essentially it’s a Reddit-type service where anyone can earn rewards by posting, curating, and up-voting relevant content. Monetary rewards come via a cryptocurrency token named STEEM, and in US dollar-pegged tokens called Steem Dollars. So think of Reddit (i.e. users post links, and vote good content up, and bad content down) – but every user who participates gets a monetary reward.


Decentralized Tube (or DTube for short) is a YouTube-like video platform that is built as an application on top of Steemit.  So it’s on the same platform utilising the same rules but specifically for video content. Essentially, users post videos, and are rewarded for creating and uploading content.

And obviously you can post your videos onto Steemit and earn Steem for them.

Steem and Steemit have so much to offer the crypto space, I'm kind of sad that people don't use it, and instead stick to Youtube.

Many of this platforms may not be able to function properly if their natives coins remain stagnant. Blockchain economy model is quite different in my opinion. So we should be mindful of deviating from it.
I think people should be thinking of a new ways to keep the economy of cryptocurrency sustainable long-term. I would even prefer communities of promising cryptocoins to voluntarily delist their coins from most Centralized exchanges and have coins on few exchanges they could refer people to buy them  from. I think this can restore some of the projects to their former glory.

Communities should also be willing to brainstorm on ways to attract hundreds of millions of people allover the world. This is one of the main advantage government-backed companies have over decentralized cryptocurrencies.

People should learn to be alittle tolerate of so called shit posters. They're probably the ones who need these decentralized platforms the most.  I believe they will learn to be a little perfect eventually with rewards and punishments.  This doesn't mean great writers should be discarded. Not at all. Would be better to have them at the top & as role models for poor writers/content creators. And they must have other good qualities like hardwork, skills, talents, passion...
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