not the only difference, while I agree that all cpus and asics made from logic gates, but the difference could be significant in architectures of the chips.
take for example cpu and gpu, despite they all are used in one pc - their architecture differs so much as their performance
cpu have 4 huge cores while gpu have 8000 small cores - this is just an example.

I think that those browser games are not the trend right now
great money are made from mobile game market, and on that market crypto is not widespread.
but I doubt it is possible to increase penetration of crypto to mobile market, cause from any mobile it easy to pay for game by fiat on balance of mobile phone

I lost some btc because of the closure two exchange, cryptopia and coinexchange  .
For troubles with coinexchange I was kinda ready, cause that exchange was looking shady from the very beginning,  the troubles with cryptopia were really unexpected
I do hope that I will be able to return something from cryptopia, but actually, the hope is very small
sad (

small business need simplicity. why? because this type of business just can't afford hire more employees to handle additional tasks for accepting crypto currencies, watching exchange rates and so on
that means small businesses will use approved and well know systems - cash payments and card payments
cause the owner simply do not have free time to cover this new way of payment.

i did it couple times.
so I lend about 0.5 btc to a friend of mine, he returned exact same amount after few month.
it was just a friendly support without any interests, he just paid fee for transfers

so for me it is very fast and solid way to support friends who is in trouble or just need some money

it is better to buy bitcoin of you want to get in touch with crypto 
all other coins will just increase potential risks to loose your investment.
such an altcoin rally may not repeat any times soon, and then what? all your investment vanish?
with bitcoin you have a chance ( at least a chance) to gain some profits 

this one is simple! people want to earn money. so every new project is just a chance to earn some money
either trough bounty campaign or through mining the coin while diff is low,  or maybe help with decoration, web site or media promo for reward
every new project gives these possibilities and people use them

the price for Ethereum now is about 200$.. don't you see here some analogy 
I mean ok, we lost the time moment to buy bitcoin as low as $$ 300+700 price range
but maybe destiny gives us a chance to win a lottery with eth?
it is popular, have nice tech, it's developing.
why not?

until proven otherwise, Craig Wright may well claim that he, and no one else, is the Creator of bitcoin. 
hell, yeah! well, the risks of exposure are minimal, but the benefits can be gained quite a lot. 
you are invited to all sorts of events. Autographs, fans, accusation of plagiarism and forgery.. the scandals, intrigues, investigation... 
and all this together increases your recognition!! you're getting popular!! and maybe this is the point, huh?!

the closer date of switching algo for Moner to randomx, the more and more other coins also swithcing to this algo
the one you've mntioned already - loki, another one Wownero and you may check EPIC coin as well

if I were in your shoes, my choice would be the same
or there could be some alternative, here is the point. taking into account the sizes of nowadays games or movies, I could go for a 1TB SSD drive.
may be very handy 

i'm afraid it won't help too much.. this is 3rd change of algorithm for Monero, and within 2-6 month they are facing again with the same problem : increasing numbers of asics or fgpas.
no idea how to fight it and eliminate the problem completely, maybe the strategy they choose - is the only one is possible in this situation.

i wonder, if it possible to change POW somehow that only high level computer language could described and solve it. so then asics will be out.

это да, как говорится самый лучший антивирус, это сам пользователь.
но меры безопасности в виде здравого смысла и элементарной сетевой гигиены лучше усилить каким нить бесплатным антивирусом, оптимально когда он совмещен с файрволом
этого уже достаточно, чтобы отсеять процентов 70-90 угроз, наверное..

i'm quite sure that lessons is not learned!
maybe, for some cases only) but when the real hype returns, you will wait for bigger profits again, instead of selling here and now and fix your 20% margin.

it depend not for greed only, crowd technology is working here as well.

if all media shout that bitcoin in 2 month will be 3 times more then right now, it is hard to resist this temptation. your logic says - why sell now and have 20% profit only, listen to these wise men! they are clever then you. they know more then you. do as they say and earn 3 times more! everybody do, as they say!
and you wait instead of selling and fix your profit))

я так подозреваю, что наиболее частые гости в крипе - эт айтишники.. ну потому что, как ни крути, отрасли то смежные. там услышал от одного, тут второй за чашкой чая поделился..
я тоже из айтишников, в крипту после во время бума 2017. щас в общем плотно не сижу, но так.. наблюдаю за тенденциями 

this is not a problem, this is a mandatory action!
you should always have an backup, no matter what, for google 2fa or for your bitcoin wallet, trust me, i know! backup can save your life. do it regular.
and I think this is second best advise in the whole topic 

очень и очень печально такое читать((
вот мне кажется, что это был какой то целевой заказ. потому что обычный хакер не будет 6 мес ждать и подгадывать момент, т.к. у него вал.. куча взломов ( ломают скрипты, проги автоматически)
а тут после того сломали, ждали и подловили
как то слишком мудрено для простого взлома
статься повод почистить/проверить комп и сменить пароли, на всяк случай

this is very serious question you have raised
shame on me, but I have not thought about it at all!
if anything happens to me, all my crypto active will be lost, I'm afraid
I think I should speak with my wife and teach her about crypto and that is a very tough task, cause she just knows nothing about it ((

sad

taking into account that major investors / players like Amazon, Visa, Master Card  have left Libra project I think the future of this project is very grim.
also feds have questions to telegram token and the the pressure they put on Libra might be links of one chain..

там китайцы замутили какую то монетку на BFC algorithm а он, как я понял, построен на Cuckaroo29.. у gminer, кстати, новая версия вышла с поддержкой этого самого нового алгоритма.
так что может и рано убирать.. но, разработчику виднее, конечно. ну или найсу, если они не убирают, то может какая новая монету стрельнуть или старая пампанет, тогда найс у тебя и переключится