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Convincing win, but I honestly was expecting a little more counter attacking from Sheff Utd. Seems with Gomez back in the squad we are starting to pick up a little more clean sheets also. Next few fixtures for Liverpool are going to be the deciding factor I think. Especially, the game against Man United which they always seem to get at least a point from in recent times.
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I assure you not many users over in the Altcoin section want to see his garbage either  I don't usually read much of the discussion about him, but if it applies solely to altcoin, and doesn't have any relation to Bitcoin at all then you can report it, and it'll likely be moved. As for discussion relating to Bitcoin as long as its quality discussion then I don't think censorship is the right answer. Some are specific to reputation, and most are better kept in the scam accusations board. Because BSV is a scam, and CSW is a lying POS scammer.
I'd like to see a scam accusation section board within the Altcoin section. I think it would be beneficial as the current setup is a little confusing to see Bitcoin, and altcoin sections separated in most sections, but Scam accusations, and reputation. |
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There are so many more things to add but the point was Liverpool fans are finally getting the sort of football from the Klopp Liverpool teams that was being played regularly when greats such as Dalglish, Souness, Keegan and Rush were playing when managed by Fagan, Paisley and Shankly. Their 30 year wait to win the EPL just might be coming to an end thanks to Klopp and the players he has working hard for him.
I wasn't around for the previous prime times for Liverpool so its a completely new feeling for me. I'd disagree that Klopp has to continue to cement himself as he's already gone on to win the champions league, and truly absorbed himself in the club culture. Maybe I'm a little gun ho, but I would already consider him a legend even if he went onto win nothing else. We've had some mediocre years recently, but that changed almost instantly when he was appointed. I dread the day that Steven Gerrard takes over from Klopp which will probably be 2025. Five more years under Klopp does sound nice though I'll admit, and Gerrard being a legend isn't too doom, and gloom. That said, if he were to win the first top flight trophy in the premier league era for Liverpool he would certainly be considered by Liverpool fans as a legend to the club. Liverpool do have a tough fixture list coming up, and while there is a gap at the moment if the challengers such as Man City who have a less tough schedule I think dropped points could start rocking the cart. Although, these boys at the moment seem to be focused, and are determined like no other Liverpool team in recent years. |
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Despite Sheff Utd playing some very good counter attacking football against Man City they were ultimately brushed aside. Liverpool will have to be wary of this, especially because Liverpool's fullbacks like to push up very high, and often have to race back, and catch up with play. Admittedly it does help that they are incredibly fast full backs. I don't see Liverpool keeping a clean sheet, but I do see them winning convincingly. I think we'll see Mane, and Firmino on the scoresheet, and it'll end up 4-1. Liverpool vs Sheff Utd Mane to score at any time (this is often a winner)  Score prediction is 4-0 LFC. Even when the front free haven't got their shooting boots on they often score. I took my father to watch Liverpool back last year against Leicester City where we won 2-1. Although, we went down 1-0 just before half time through Vardy. He's been a Liverpool fan all his life, and as it goes that rubbed off onto me from a young age. Well, comparing last year to this year is incredible. Even back in the Rogers day where they came 2nd I always felt we were going to concede, and throw the game in the last 10 minutes. We often fell apart like school kids. This year their composure, and determination to win games is second to none, and its got to the point that if we are struggling I still expect them to find the win anyway. I remember telling my father that Klopp would change Liverpool, and he hadn't heard of him at the time. Now he thinks hes one of the best managers to ever come into football so not as he got the players believing in themselves, hes got the fans who never even heard of him before to love him, and feel a confidence they haven't felt since the 90s. |
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Of course using Qubes and other virtualization tools is a great advice, but the reality is that most people won't do this, it's simply too much effort for them. It would be hard (impossible?) to configure dual-booting Windows and Qubes, you'd have to restart your machine to switch operating systems, there could be driver problems and so on. People often tell others to switch to Linux because its more secure, but it's not feasible for most users who got used to doing everything on Windows or Mac.
Dual booting anything with Qubes OS would be a security flaw in its own right, and I'd advise anyone against that. However, Qubes OS does ship with something called "Windows Tools" which contains drivers capable of making it integrate with APPVMs inside of Qubes OS. Depending on your needs for a Windows based operating system this could benefit those that don't want to fully convert. There's more information on the Windows tools here: https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/windows-tools/, and there's also more information about the harm of dual booting with a system like Qubes OS here: https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/multiboot/ Although, a lot of the principles stand for most operating systems when it comes to dual booting. It's true that most users will avoid the complex nature of Qubes OS, but my post was aimed at the more security conscious than those that are a general consumer. I'm not sure about you, but I regularly reinstall my operating systems, and play about with them. That's a day well spent for me |
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Well, I wasn't talking about preventing all possible attacks, this is a thread about malicious browser extension, so I had browser security in my mind when I was making my previous post. Firefox containers share extensions, so it's only useful against XSS and XSRF attacks. I was talking about changing browsers profile (about:profiles in FF) - this is nearly as good as launching a separate browser, though it's not very convenient to use. And using different browsers would obviously protect you against malicious extensions (in a sense that they won't still anything critical), unless there's some horrible vulnerability that lets malicious extensions escape sandbox and execute arbitrary code on a system level.
You're right about this being a browser extension thread, however preventing XSS, and XSRF attacks is a good start point, wouldn't you prefer to completely secure the system? A malicious browser usually only attacks the core of the browser, but can potentially affect the computer on a operating system if you aren't correctly configured. An example of this would be when a extension allows content from a certain web page downloading without prompting to your machine. This could be malicious software which could get executed in the future. The possibilities are slim, however from a security, and privacy point of view, and not a general consumer point of view I would prefer to advocate securing it via isolation on a operating system level or at the very least contained within a level 2 virtual machine (such as virtualbox & VMware)as using a different web browsers on a level 2 virtual machine would provide better security than just using a different container, because a lot of malware will not be targeting this sort of setup.
Since when are people educated about privacy or these things in general? You don't get taught in the schools that there these Corporations out there which track your every click online so use VPNs and different aliases to lesson this privacy invasion which surrounds you 24/7... It's not their fault TBH. There isn't a system in place which educates people about their privacy and most of the current economic system thrives off from this "tracking" so there is no benefit for "them" to educate the masses about these issues...
School doesn't even teach you to think for yourself. Just to think like everyone else to get the job done. However, it does normally get a little bit better at a university level. My university gave examples of Google owning a lot of data on users of the internet due to them owning multiple companies that everyone has probably used at some point. They don't necessarily say this is a bad thing, but they do bring in the moral debate about it. |
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People really should use more than one browser or profiles within the same browser, so that even if something malicious sneaks into their browser, it wouldn't be able to steal cookies, logins and execute attacks against important sites. So, you could use Chrome for reading news or visiting entertainment sites, but then have Firefox for checking your main email, doing banking stuff and crypto. This doesn't mean that you can become careless when you use multiple browsers, but generally security by isolation is much stronger than relying on user to not let malware into their system.
You're referring to containers which do provide a way of dissociating browser data via placing them in containers. However, it does not protect you from all kinds of attacks. A website could theoretically target users with containers, and find the linked data. Another misconception is browser containers prevent malicious software from spreading, but this is also not true. Using separate browsers does the same as containers, but also prevents to a certain extent websites linking your agents together. Although, this isn't the best option either. You can spoof user agents, use script less browsers, and block trackers, but you have to do this in such a way that no third parties are involved. As soon as you involve a third party such as a closed source extension you are at risk of giving your data to the extension owners. Security by isolation, or compartmentalization is only possible via utilizing virtualization technology at a BIOS level. If you are isolating via virtual machines on a "ordinary" operating system you're not isolating effectively. Virtual machines such as VMware, and virtualbox do offer some protection, but not entirely. This is because they are not operating at a base level, and don't use their own hypervisor. I've talked about this recently a lot, but I'd recommend Qubes OS for effectively isolating your machine. There are alternatives, but my personal opinion is Qubes OS is the most effective one out there. This truly isolates every domain separately from the other. The only way the whole system is compromised is if the Dom0 (the root of Qubes OS) is compromised, but you should not be doing anything on DOM0 except for updating for critical exploits. I wouldn't even have DOM0 connected to the internet, but Qubes OS allows you to create different domains (workspaces) for whatever you want. If you want your network to operate on a VM separate to the rest of your computer you can, and that is 100% recommended. Does it have to be Chrome, or would they accept Chromium based browsers? On the rare occasion I have a need for a Chromium based browser, I always use Ungoogled Chromium. They unnecessarily marked assignments to the letter. If it says Google chrome developer console you better be using Google chrome console otherwise you could potentially be marked down. This is likely due to it being distance learning, and you're compromising because the lecturers aren't full time, however was necessary to me because I couldn't justify giving up work to study so opted to do both with distance learning. |
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Well on the general consumer's stand point being one of the top companies and being reputable is already enough to let their guard down when it comes to safety and security they become careless that if extensions are available for Chrome are available in their store it is already deemed safe and secure the same thing can be said on their Playstore. Even if their users are complaining Google has no reply and I don't see any kind of damage control aside from removing that extension or app they don't add an extra step to prevent it from happening in the future.
Google isn't that reputable when it comes to a privacy point of view. They are constantly logging on your data, and using that data. The fact that they track your physical location if you own a Google account by default is worrying enough. The fact that they have a monopoly on searches means they are a centralized figure that as access to millions of users search data. Depending on the country you live in Google are lawfully required to hand over this data if requested. Privacy international has got a few examples of "abuse" that Google has been linked with: https://privacyinternational.org/examples/googleAlthough, the reputation of Google by the general consumer like you said probably is considered good. However, anyone who cares a little about privacy should probably refer to using something else like Duckduckgo. Although, I will defend them a little with the extension store. Although, it would be preferable to review every piece of code that was submitted on their extension store they have far too many submissions to make that happen, and unfortunately being the corporate company they are they aren't just going to put this into place. |
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Quantum computers are not as far from life as we think. Look at Amazon's new services. Offer for commercial use. And why is everyone obsessed with these qubit calculators? Cryptography on elliptic curves has compromised itself for a long time, they just don’t write about it.
What new services offer quantum computers? I'm not sure what you're referring too, but Amazon does not offer anything even near the capabilities of a quantum computer. If the elliptic curves were compromised critically it would be a issue that would likely be put on top of the priority list. Elliptic curves to my knowledge, and many others has not been compromised. You make some good posts regarding Bitcoin, but a lot of it is scaremongering similar to the scaremongering tactics used by news outlets. Maybe not intentionally, but suggesting that elliptic curves have been compromised, and then later stating they have weaknesses is inaccurate. They have not been compromised, but they do have strengths, and weaknesses just like any other cryptography. |
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Don't install extensions that aren't open source, and you've either reviewed the code yourself or have asked someone else who you trust to review it for you. Ideally, you'd review it yourself, and only use someone else if you haven't got the technical skills. Even then I probably wouldn't take the advise from someone else, and would just opt to not install the extension. People place far too much trust in Google.
The annoying part of some of my courses they required screenshots of the developer console in Chrome, and wouldn't accept the equivalent in Firefox or other alternative browsers. It was incredibly annoying. Google has a massive monopoly which people don't seem to mind at all. |
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Note: the seems not to have been reviewed since it was translated. If you think it requires to be revised, I’m sure the translator can try to budge some time in for it.
I think I vaguely recall this full member asking me too. What can I say 2018 was a long time ago Its a better Spanish translation that I could have provided, and I would have likely contacted you, and other users of the Spanish section to review it anyway. Saves me some work! Edit: I definitely recall it now Anyone want it in Welsh....no? |
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Sweet, I did reach out to Vod to see if it was anything that I could help with. I'm glad that things were already being put into place behind the scenes. I'll check the site later, and report any feedback if needed.
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If anyone wants to translate this, and put it in their local section that is fine by me. I know that a few users have contacted via personal messages in the past, and I planned on finding these while I reduced my personal messages by deleting non important ones, but it got tedious real quick so my inbox & outbox is just going to remain like it is. Therefore, if you have translated this in the past send me another message, and I'll list all the translations in the OP as long as they're of good quality, and I'll likely message other local users to verify that for me.
I might work on a Spanish translation if that hasn't already been done. I've totally forgotten those of you who approached me.
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It's a set of 10 coins, not 1
Yeah, I understand that. However, that one in the set is a particularly nice coin. I'm not too fussed on the others honestly so I'll definitely be keeping an eye on the market to see if anyone wants to sell it separately. |
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I'm gutted I missed out on the "2009 The Times" 10th anniversary coin. Looks a neat little collectible, and I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for anyone offloading theirs in the next few years.
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It's the year of the 10th anniversary of Bitcointalk.org, and coming up to the new year. Therefore, you get the limited edition of soppy Welsh here. Although, its always awkward doing these as I couldn't possibly thank everyone of the forum. Therefore, I present you with the blanket statement of; First of all thanks to everyone that is part of the forum, you've made this place something special, and will always be remembered in Bitcoin history. In all seriousness, I do thank everyone for being part of this great community, and making it what it is today. However, I do have some users that I'd like to mention that were significant community figures that I've either respected, frequently enjoyed reading their posts, or had an impact on me throughout my journey. - Vod, and Tomatocage were the figures that I looked up to when I joined the forum. They were the most prominent figures fighting scams not for merit or for trust, but for the community. Both have had a significant part of the community outside of their scam busting abilities, and have provided the BPIP project, and the staked address thread respectfully.
- DannyHamilton is another user that I followed during my early days on the forum. Danny was posting some of the highest quality content back then, and still is to this day. While also providing a good role model for merit source distribution, and providing a public policy of how they distribute merit.
- SaltySpittoon this is the moderator at the time that I looked up too. Provided excellent information in their posts, and was a superb moderator. I probably annoyed Salty in the early days as I messaged them a few times about the rules of the forums, and how best to report posts. I owe a lot of my early knowledge of the forum to Salty. Hence why I included them in my poem.
- Badbear the big bad global moderator at the time that you shouldn't piss off. Again, provided great insight to forum rules, and seemed to be a pretty level headed member of staff most of the time.
- DeathAndTaxes despite the recent accusations which is a real shame. DeathAndTaxes provided some of the best quality Bitcoin posts in this forum. Most of his posts were interesting, and I found myself reading until late at night when I was newer to the forum.
- hilarious&co I remember Hilarious&co taking the forum by storm, and seemed to explode onto the scene with their high amount of posts everyday. They were good posts though, and Hilarious established themselves among the community as a user with a very high work ethic who has been a global moderator for quite some time.
- DdmrDdmr is another user who seemed to burst onto the scene with his highly valuable data, and insightful posts. While reading the Spanish section as a educational aid as I learn Spanish I've come across their excellent language skills in Spanish, and that has definitely made the process of learning a new language more bearable with reading discussion I'm actually interested in.
- o_e_l_e_o Hasn't stopped providing great information to newbies, and answering technical questions on Bitcoin. Definitely, one of the better posters here on the forum, and you could probably spend a night or two reading some of their informative posts.
- JetCash has been trying to help the community in many different ways, and although I might not agree with their stance on everything you can't argue that they put an incredible effort in their posts. Probably seen as the grandfather of the forum looking out for newbies, and always trying to ignite some inspiration for discussion.
- LoyceV has always been an exceptional user of the community, but they've recently been unleashing informative data on the forum only rivaled by a few users. Also, provided me with the drawing that their daughter did well wrapped in a "huggies" if I recall diaper box. Will always appreciate that.
- suchmoon exceptional user of the forum, and provides a laugh or two in between very good quality posts. Also, has helped the forum in more ways than one.
- Cyrus for being the silent ninja that you are, and personally thanking me for reporting posts. Also, for the work that you do behind the scenes in account recovery along with the rest of your team.
- Hal Finney has truly cemented himself in not only forum history for one of the most hear wrenching stories, but also one of the most heartwarming histories in computer science. Hal Finney is an inspiration to many.
- Mitchell also another staff member that provided great informative posts, and some noteworthy threads in their history. Also, has the bot that watches our forum, and prevents bots from running havoc. Also, likes to beat me at auctions.
- mprep Someone who I've also picked their brains about forum rules. However, in the early day I've always respected them for managing the near impossible moderation of the altcoin sections....look how that turned out
 - Gmaxwell obviously, has fantastic knowledge about Bitcoin, and generally has very good advice to share. I could probably go through their post history, and merit more than 50% of it. An exceptional user of the forum, and an asset to Bitcoin.
- Grue lurks in the dark, and you probably shouldn't piss them off. Again, someone who I remember reading a lot of their posts, and enjoying it.
- Gavin Andersen has a lot of history in this forum, and Bitcoin. Although, many consider his involvement controversial I've always enjoyed reading his blogs, and posts on the forum. I believe Gavin to be an important part of Bitcoin's history.
- jgarzik obviously a Bitcoin core developer, but has also had some exceptional discussions here on the forum. Jgarzik has a lot of history within Bitcoin, and the forum.
I think its worth noting theymos, Cobra, and Sirius for looking after the forum in one way or another over the years. You guys have done a fantastic job so far. As well as all the staff members, as they truly put in some incredible work. As well as all the active users looking out for the community spotting scams, and calling projects out. As well as all the merit sources which actively look to reward high quality users, and keep the cogs spinning. We've got an amazing community here. |
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Is it weird to say that I'd have lost a passion of mine? This forum has become part of my daily life for the past few years. The only extended time I had out was when I went in for a operation, and had a little quiet time away from pretty much everything. I first discovered this forum back in 2012, before deciding to sign up in 2013, and taking away expeditions, holidays, and the operation I've been here every day since. Having said that I'd definitely have more time for my sometimes unnecessarily ambitious projects. Although, if this forum did disappear for whatever reason. I'd probably not participate in another. There would undoubtedly be changes made, and although this forum has its flaws it excels in areas which other forums don't. It has good leadership that doesn't impact the forum too much, and lets the community carve its own path. That is exceptionally rare when "power" comes into play. Especially, with the highly lucrative Bitcoin positions of power, and I think theymos has done an incredible job in handling that despite his critics. Plus, the community that we've made would likely be lost. This forum has a history which is like no other. Although, this forum has changed its identity before, and that was a success. It might not work as well now that we are much larger. This is where I learned about Bitcoin, and I didn't come here because I thought it was a revolutionary piece of software that I could earn millions on, and I was completely new to online forums at this point. I would likely have to become active on twitter and reddit to try and keep up with the information/news I can find here scrolling for 20 minutes.
This is where I'd likely keep up to date with things. However, I don't own an account that I'm active on either of those sites, and I'm not keen on learning them. |
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I have to admit that I am in a similar situation as you, because I also used my last signed address from Ledger Nano S (and even worse I pick one change address), so gap limits in Electrum are only way to see that address and sign message.
I still have access to my old address/es private keys, but considering how important it is to have a private key in a completely secure environment, only the address that is part of the hardware wallet makes sense to me at this point (assuming, of course, that the seed and PIN are in a safe place).
I'm currently undergoing a complete security revamp, as in the past my security hasn't been all that great, but still probably better than average. Including the environment that my private key was for my staked address was generated on. Therefore, I'll be looking to create a new private key shortly, as well as revisiting passwords, and the operating system that I use. I've hinted in the last few days that I'm making the move to Qubes OS because of its isolation features. However, I'd like to have my private key for my staked address to be completely separate to everything else. At least most of my funds are stored in a secure environment, but I probably didn't treat my staked address with the same due diligence. Therefore, you can probably expect me to change several things in the near future. Especially, my gmail account that I no longer use. Staked address, email, and password. |
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