New rumors today about Sainz.
He is rumored to have be in contact with 2 teams lately: Williams and Mecedes.
Following the rumors that links him to Mercedes, the voice has been turned off so it seems to Mercedes for him.
Redbull offered 1 year extention to Perez, he asked for 2. So at the moment Redbull has no second driver for the next year.
Williams looks like they're trying to be a great team again. There are words swirling around that they're determined to get Adrian Newey to join them. Dunno tho... It feels like Newey will take at least a year off from F1. He's been meaning to do it from what I've seen. As for Red Bull... Lol. That means they've given up on Ricciardo. Looks like the guy is washed. Here's FP1. Interesting result even tho we know most of them are in sand bagging mode. 2024 F1 Monaco GP FP1 Results1 Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team 1m12.169s 2 Oscar Piastri AUS McLaren F1 Team 1m12.198s 3 George Russell GBR Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team 1m12.295s 4 Lando Norris GBR McLaren F1 Team 1m12.396s 5 Charles Leclerc MON Scuderia Ferrari 1m12.397s 6 Fernando Alonso ESP Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team 1m12.775s 7 Lance Stroll CAN Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team 1m12.789s 8 Yuki Tsunoda JPN Visa Cash App RB F1 Team 1m12.875s 9 Daniel Ricciardo AUS Visa Cash App RB F1 Team 1m12.901s 10 Carlos Sainz ESP Scuderia Ferrari 1m12.954s 11 Max Verstappen NED Oracle Red Bull Racing 1m12.984s 12 Sergio Perez MEX Oracle Red Bull Racing 1m13.229s 13 Valtteri Bottas FIN Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber 1m13.248s 14 Kevin Magnussen DEN MoneyGram Haas F1 Team 1m13.390s 15 Alex Albon THA Williams Racing 1m13.425s 16 Nico Hulkenberg GER MoneyGram Haas F1 Team 1m13.576s 17 Logan Sargeant USA Williams Racing 1m14.150s 18 Esteban Ocon FRA BWT Alpine F1 Team 1m14.159s 19 Zhou Guanyu CHN Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber 1m14.570s 20 Pierre Gasly FRA BWT Alpine F1 Team 1m15.574s |
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^ Yeah cos most of them like fighting cans instead of the best guys. In the UFC, Bellator, PFL, ONE, etc, etc that can't happen as they have the match makers doing it for them. Not really sure how the match making works in boxing tho. But when I used to watch it, all I watch is the main event as most of the under cards suck. And what I don't like about boxing is they put too much of a premium in unblemished records. I mean who cares if the fighter is undefeated... In MMA, that only means that the fighter hasn't really been tested yet.
Floyd cares so much about undefeated. Same with Jones. Legacy I suppose and when a fighter retires undefeated, they have the opportunity to promote products while they can brag about the undefeated record. Tyson Fury used to brag about it. Being undefeated means marketable. MMA is very different though. You can only be the best when you have all the skills from boxing, jujitsu, wrestling, and all sorts which is why if the match team is going to test a striker against someone who has wrestling skills chances are that the striker will be at the disadvantage unless he learns fast with his team. boxing is just boxing. but some of them are just decorating themselves with KOs even the fights in their amateur days like 8 rounder fights. Maybe but I could say that staying undefeated in the UFC is waaay harder than staying undefeated in boxing. There's just a lot more going on in MMA as fighters have to study and practice multiple disciplines. Boxing on the other handis just boxing. Lol. And I know the next question would be then why do MMA fighters lose when they fight boxers in boxing? Ok if they're so good at fighting then why don't the top boxers fight in MMA? A top 15 UFC fighter would win vs a top boxer 7 times out of 10 in MMA imho. And that's being generous. Name a great boxer right now and I'll name an MMA fighter outside the top 5 who I think could win. |
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^ Taiko...  I did like a lot, I'd say almost all of their Galxe stuff, their testnet and even KYC'd in Galxe to get the 2500 points. But still got nil from their airdrop. Maybe I should've run a node. I saw a couple of guys got around 1000 TKO tokens for setting them up via cheap VPS. The monthly was prolly around 20 bucks a month or something. Not bad. Anybody here have experience in running a node? Give me some suggestions on which VPS services to use please. Thanks. |
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Let's say that the future promises well with a challenge between Max Norris and Leclerc.
However, a lot will depend on the car available.
Redbull is still the main force (with Max) but it is no longer dominant like in previous years and now they have also lost the Messi of the engineers.
You saying we'll see the tide turn this season with the McLarens and the Ferraris catching up in car development in the next few races? :/ If so, yes please... I for one would love to see a more competitive season among the guys at the top. Throw in Mercedes in there too. They have been lagging the last couple of seasons. Anyway Joylon Palmer has something to say about McLaren and closing the gap vs Red Bull. Enjoy... Are McLaren Closing The Gap On Red Bull? | Jolyon Palmer’s F1 TV Analysishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSk_6wCxNg0I think McLaren surely is and the problem is this exact next track during this weekend which we will be in Monaco.This can be a double edged sword as it can prove very much beneficial to McLaren which can win the race if they get the pole position as we know how difficult if not impossible is to overtake in this track.If they have problems though and they start from the 2nd row of the grid or even lower it can impact their race for the worse.Whichever the case one sure thing in Monaco is that will be a boring race as the pole sitter if he gets out first from the first corner most likely will win the race. That's why McLaren and Ferrari need to get their sht together during qualifying... If they get pole then more likely than not, they win the race. Verstappen is at 2.40 to get pole. This could be another spot the books are giving us some decent value 'preflop'. :/ Another race week has arrived already!  It is Monaco Grand Prix maybe but it is still nice to be able to watch F1 quite often. This track is all about qualifying effort considering how narrow the track is. When it comes to the weather...  Source: Formula 1 official websiteThere is some rain probability during qualifying. If it happens the session can get more exciting. It is already a quite challenging track which needs full concentration every second. On a slippy Monaco track that concentration level must be as high as possible. Otherwise the barriers are really unforgiving.  I might bet on Norris or Leclerc to get the pole position to add some extra fun into it. There's prolly gonna be some drizzle but no hard rain like those ones we've seen happen in Spa and Suzuka for like more than a couple if times. |
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^ Yeah cos most of them like fighting cans instead of the best guys. In the UFC, Bellator, PFL, ONE, etc, etc that can't happen as they have the match makers doing it for them. Not really sure how the match making works in boxing tho. But when I used to watch it, all I watch is the main event as most of the under cards suck. And what I don't like about boxing is they put too much of a premium in unblemished records. I mean who cares if the fighter is undefeated... In MMA, that only means that the fighter hasn't really been tested yet.
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a. Yes
b. Over
c. Yes
d. No
e. Leeds
f. Southampton
g. Southampton
h. Leeds
i. 30
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What spam attack were you talking about?
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^ Wdym spam attack? Against XMR? I'm sorry but I haven't really been up to date on stuff about Monero for the last couple of years.  But here's the thing tho. With all the recent delistings it has suffered because some exchanges are getting spooked... I think the thing to get around this is Fluffy's project called Tari which afaik is still being built on top of XMR. There has to be some kind of thing onchain that could convert Tari to XMR and vice versa. If so and if Tari gets listed in exchanges like Binance then all we do is covert XMR to Tari then use that. Dunno tho, but hopefully. |
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José Mourinho, after separating ways with AS Roma, currently without a club. Throughout his outstanding career, he has achieved remarkable success, but recent years have struggled challenges. Some football commentators contend that his tactical approach is outdated. Currently, he has several options on the table, including Turkish clubs like Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş, as well as potential opportunities in the Saudi Arabian league. While the financial offering from Saudi clubs are enticing, Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş may offer him a chance to prove himself in European football once again.
If anything, a washed up, once great football manager like him should prolly retire from club football and start managing a national squad. Who knows... With his pragmatic style he could win the Euros and prolly even the World Cup. It's what brought him two UCL titles. That still should mean something. Would love to see him manage the Portuguese national squad or some South American squad. |
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Let's say that the future promises well with a challenge between Max Norris and Leclerc.
However, a lot will depend on the car available.
Redbull is still the main force (with Max) but it is no longer dominant like in previous years and now they have also lost the Messi of the engineers.
You saying we'll see the tide turn this season with the McLarens and the Ferraris catching up in car development in the next few races? :/ If so, yes please... I for one would love to see a more competitive season among the guys at the top. Throw in Mercedes in there too. They have been lagging the last couple of seasons. Anyway Joylon Palmer has something to say about McLaren and closing the gap vs Red Bull. Enjoy... Are McLaren Closing The Gap On Red Bull? | Jolyon Palmer’s F1 TV Analysishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSk_6wCxNg0 |
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^ It's not just you. And I think Poirier is prolly retiring after Makhachev. But if by some miracle he wins, he'll prolly fight one more time to defend the belt the retire even if he wins. Finally some interesting fight card coming in UFC, Islam Makhachev vs Dustin Poirier sounds interesting on paper, but I have no doubt Makhachev will win this fight in Khabib style. I always enjoy watching good heavyweight fight and now we are going to have King Kong Romanov vs Almeida, this could be another big KO win As I think Almeida is gonna win the match, I think it's gonna end via sub like most of his wins. But we'll see... Romanov could put anybody's lights out too. Lol. But yeah, my money is gonna be on Almeida. Here's a vid about Makhachev's rise in the UFC. Islam Makhachev - Journey to UFC Championhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAtjwcRwYrs |
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Does anybody know what ArcticMine is up to these days? I saw a vid with him, Peter Todd and some guys who have no idea how blockchains work. Lol. I didn't realize that he's a lot older than most of us here at BCT. Now I appreciate the wisdom in his posts even more.
I think guys like him should come back in the forum from time to time and remind us why we're really here. The forum needs a father figure type to tell us what's up... Especially the new guys.
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Oh so Verstappen won again? Wow... Not. But hopefully we get another shot at getting Verstappen getting lined at 3.00 for quali. That's a pump fist bet. Here's the schedule for the next race. Should be good at quali with the McLarens looking strong at the last race. Their momentum could continue in Monaco. 2024 F1 Monaco GP ScheduleTrack: Circuit De Monaco  May 24: Practice 1 13:30 - 14:30 May 24: Practice 2 17:00 - 18:00 May 25: Practice 3 12:30 - 13:30 May 25: Qualifying 16:00 - 17:00 May 26: Race 15:00 |
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People's expectations will definitely be very high for Jose Mourinho, it's not surprising because he is a top coach. The start of the new season 2024-2025 will be the deciding factor for Jose Mourinho to decide which club he will coach. There are rumors that Jose Mourinho has received a new offer to coach Fenerbahce for next season. Former Fenerbahce President Aziz Yildirim has put Jose Mourinho at the top of his wish list and has made an approach. But I think he will definitely coach Bayern Munich, because this club is currently experiencing a decline and is looking for a new head coach. Moreover, Thomas Tuchel is rumored to be leaving his position at the end of the season.
Uh no... He's not a top manager anymore and the well informed people will def not have high expectations for where he goes next. So the couple of spots in the betting market is where he's likely going if he chooses to accept it. Lol. It has never been the same for Mourinho ever since losing his right hand guy Rui Faria. I'd like to see him back in the EPL with Newcastle tho. But that ain't happening... |
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^ I think it's in the realms of possibility that Belal could wrestle fck Edwards and hold him down, throwing bombs on him. It's not gonna be a pretty fight but I think it could be a lot closer than anticipated. Anyway we have good event coming in a couple of weeks. Looking forward to the main event, the co main, Almeida vs Romanov, Almeida vs Kopylov and curious what we'll see from Dawson after the weird KO loss vs Bobby Green. Date: Saturday, June 1 Main Card (PPV): 10:00pm EST Preliminary Card (ESPN/ESPN+): 8:00pm EST Early Prelims (ESPN+/Fight Pass): 6:15pm EST Venue: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey Live Streams:  Main Card (PPV)Lightweight: Islam Makhachev vs Dustin Poirier Middleweight: Sean Strickland vs Paulo Costa Middleweight: Kevin Holland vs Michał Oleksiejczuk Heavyweight: Jailton Almeida vs Alexander Romanov Welterweight: Randy Brown vs Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos Preliminary Card (ESPN/ESPN+)Middleweight: Cesar Almeida vs Roman Kopylov Lightweight: Grant Dawson vs Joe Solecki Welterweight: Philip Rowe vs Jake Matthews Welterweight: Niko Price vs Alex Morono Early Prelims (ESPN+/UFC Fight PassWelterweight: Mickey Gall vs Bassil Hafez Women's Bantamweight: Ailín Perez vs Joselyne Edwards Flyweight: Nyamjargal Tumendemberel vs André Lima UFC 302: Poirier Full Marathonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkeZjH-2--k |
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1 Max Verstappen NED Oracle Red Bull Racing 1m15.762s 1m15.176s 1m14.746s 2 Oscar Piastri AUS McLaren F1 Team 1m15.940s 1m15.407s 1m14.820s 3 Lando Norris GBR McLaren F1 Team 1m15.915s 1m15.371s 1m14.837s 4 Charles Leclerc MON Scuderia Ferrari 1m15.823s 1m15.328s 1m14.970s 5 Carlos Sainz ESP Scuderia Ferrari 1m16.015s 1m15.512s 1m15.233s 6 George Russell GBR Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team 1m16.107s 1m15.671s 1m15.234s 7 Yuki Tsunoda JPN Visa Cash App RB F1 Team 1m15.894s 1m15.358s 1m15.234s 8 Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team 1m16.604s 1m15.677s 1m15.465s 9 Daniel Ricciardo AUS Visa Cash App RB F1 Team 1m16.060s 1m15.691s 1m15.504s 10 Nico Hulkenberg GER MoneyGram Haas F1 Team 1m15.841s 1m15.569s 1m15.674s 11 Sergio Perez MEX Oracle Red Bull Racing 1m16.404s 1m15.706s 1m15.980s 12 Esteban Ocon FRA BWT Alpine F1 Team 1m16.361s 1m15.906s 13 Lance Stroll CAN Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team 1m16.458s 1m15.992s 14 Alex Albon THA Williams Racing 1m16.524s 1m16.200s 15 Pierre Gasly FRA BWT Alpine F1 Team 1m16.015s 1m16.381s 16 Valtteri Bottas FIN Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber 1m16.626s 17 Zhou Guanyu CHN Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber 1m16.834s 18 Kevin Magnussen DEN MoneyGram Haas F1 Team 1m16.854s 19 Fernando Alonso ESP Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team 1m16.917s 20 Logan Sargeant USA Williams Racing No Time Set Source: https://www.crash.net/f1/results/1048653/1/2024-f1-emilia-romagna-grand-prix-qualifying-resultsThis was the official qualify session but PIASTRI got penalized for impiding. So the evertone scale up by 1 position. It will be fun race/fight with max and lando. Note to self, whenever the books make someone else than Verstappen as the favorite to get pole position in quali, always bet on Verstappen. Lmao. Verstappen lined at 3.00 was like a holiday present just waiting there. Had to be clever and went for Sainz. Anyway let's hope the Ferrari upgrade boost the cars to give both the McLarens a good race. Rooting for Leclerc to get on the podium. |
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^ Lmao 0 - 3 for the night. Here are the results... Lerone Murphy def Edson Barboza UD Khaos Williams def Carlston Harris KO R1 Themba Gorimbo def Ramiz Brahimaj UD Adrian Yanez def Vinicius Salvador TKO R1 Angela Hill def Luana Pinheiro SUB R2 Tom Nolan def Victor Martinez TKO R1 Oumar Sy def Tuco Tokkos SUB R1 Melissa Gatto def Tamires Vidal TKO R3 Abus Magomedov def Warlley Alves UD Ariane Carnelossi def Piera Rodríguez DQ Alateng Heili def Kleydson Rodrigues UD Vanessa Demopoulos def Emily Ducote SD UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Murphy Post Fight Press Conferencehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mztfHgzppMNothing much to learn for this event except Murphy has the cardio to go all 5 rounds, Kleydson Rodriguez is lower level than what I expected him to be and Magomedov also has the cardio to finish the whole 15 minutes. Next event is UFC 302 set in a couple of weeks. Can't wait... |
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