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tfw you believe you can't steal from your own companyAlan Smithee posted:what's the Brad reference crypto CEO, quotes in this post: Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:About 75% of the XRP people across different forums and websites I've been checking have been cheering on the CEO and begging him to steal their money because if he steals it, then there is a theoretical chance they can exit the scam by scamming someone else, but if he gets shut down by the SEC, then they are only getting their money back at best and realistically are probably only getting a small portion back. brugroffil fucked around with this message at 14:37 on Jun 29, 2022 |
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brugroffil posted:tfw you believe you can't steal from your own company I got strong Arrested Development vibes from that line, too. Can anyone elaborate on why you’d pay $8.68 to move $10 of coins to a hardware wallet (isn’t that just putting it onto a usb stick or whatever)? Are the transaction fees somehow that high, or is this something where the various people trying to scam crypto bros with high APRs just have gigantic penalty clauses for withdrawing?
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Velius posted:I got strong Arrested Development vibes from that line, too. It's basically the "We don't accept credit cards for purchases under $5" sign on cash registers X1,000. The fees for selling the specific crypto float, the fees from the exchange float, and both of them charge a flat dollar amount + % of sale. So, if you charge 10% + $7.50, then it costs $8.50 to remove $10. But, it will "only" cost $107.50 to remove $1,000.
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what does this even mean? "they had their money tied up in research"
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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:It's basically the "We don't accept credit cards for purchases under $5" sign on cash registers X1,000. Do crypto “exchanges” really charge 10% loving transaction fees for any withdrawal? That’s kind of amazing. I though the scammy 3% fee funds that Raymond James and the like pushed were bad enough! I guess that helps reduce bank runs and feeds the 30% yield from “research”.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:what does this even mean? they put everybody's money in a big pile and are thinking about what they're gonna do with it
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:what does this even mean? It’s some guy trying to convince himself that it’s okay and normal for exchanges to become insolvent all the time
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brugroffil posted:tfw you believe you can't steal from your own company oh right the ripple guy lmao
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https://twitter.com/FungersTakingLs/status/1541822894682030081?s=20&t=IfeXOVSlx9-atcIQdjUFzQ
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Tyro posted:I was just looking for that denial report a few days ago to show to a friend, they've redesigned the site and I couldn't find it. I found the original link and it’s 404ed but here’s the relevant part: quote:Within the next few months, Applicant purchased a firearm, a pistol, and took the required safety course, which included firing the weapon. He never purchased ammunition for the firearm and never fired it again. He told his spouse he bought the firearm because he knew doing so would upset her. Buying the firearm was part of a revenge fantasy of taking action against his spouse’s paramour that preoccupied Applicant for the next couple of years. In addition to buying the firearm, it included grave digging (two graves located in the woods), buying a cutting tool, and buying a canvas to wrap the body. His clearance got approved on appeal, I think he had gotten help he needed and was in a better state. Yeah that site used to be a goldmine for BWM but now it’s just a long list of PDFs that aren’t categorized. I tried reading a few looking for someone setting up a mining operation on Pentagon computers or something and clicking randomly is mostly alimony issues, pot usage, or alcoholism issues.
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Alan Smithee posted:https://twitter.com/FungersTakingLs/status/1541822894682030081?s=20&t=IfeXOVSlx9-atcIQdjUFzQ Sure thing mom let me just call up the guys running the money printer and we'll fix this right up.
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SettingSun posted:Sure thing mom let me just call up the guys running the money printer and we'll fix this right up. The money printer ain’t what it used to be
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That mom and kid deserve each other.
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Hyrax Attack! posted:I found the original link and it’s 404ed but here’s the relevant part: I was once used as a former coworker's reference for their security clearance. There were a few times at house parties and after work when some folks in our office were smoking some weed (which was legal in DC). This guy was very insistent that he never smoke it, because "I might want to get a security clearance one day." During the interview, I considered telling the investigator that anecdote, to show that the guy was very intentionally on the straight-and-narrow. Then I was worried that if I told the guy, it might look bad for him because of the folks he was hanging around (even though we only hung out because we knew each other from work). So I ended up just keeping my trap shut. The guy got his clearance, and is apparently doing very well pulling in figgies as a DBA for some military contractor.
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LanceHunter posted:I was once used as a former coworker's reference for their security clearance. There were a few times at house parties and after work when some folks in our office were smoking some weed (which was legal in DC). This guy was very insistent that he never smoke it, because "I might want to get a security clearance one day." They would not have cared. Hyrax Attack! posted:I found the original link and it’s 404ed but here’s the relevant part: Thanks!
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/r/investing posted:Is now a good time to invest in a restaurant? Almost every reply is a solid "don't loving do this" including restaurant owners right now who break down some of their financials.
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Vice President posted:Almost every reply is a solid "don't loving do this" including restaurant owners right now who break down some of their financials.
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B33rChiller posted:Might as well open up a travel agency, while they're at it. If that doesn't work out, maybe video rentals?
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I would sooner invest in a Broadway show than in a restaurant.
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For years I would drive past a typewriter repair store that never once looked open or had any indication other than the sign out front that it was an actual operating business, but it has glowing reviews on yelp to this day. In fact there are five of them I found in the area including one that appears to exist solely to service a nearby military base's typewriters.
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Vice President posted:For years I would drive past a typewriter repair store that never once looked open or had any indication other than the sign out front that it was an actual operating business, but it has glowing reviews on yelp to this day. In fact there are five of them I found in the area including one that appears to exist solely to service a nearby military base's typewriters. There is a violin repair shop in the middle of a ton of restaurants downtown that has been open for at least 20 years. I have no idea how they are still in business in one of the most expensive buildings to rent in the area.
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even money on these obsolete/niche businesses being a rich person or their spouse's expensive hobby, or a money laundering front that's so boring they're under the radar.
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Or they own the building.
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Jordan7hm posted:Or they own the building. I feel like, even if you owned the building, that the gross revenue from a violin repair shop in the middle of downtown wouldn't pay for the property tax.
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It depends. They might have contracts with a city orchestra and local schools. Or because violin repair is so specific, it might pull in all the business for 100+ miles.
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Anne Whateley posted:It depends. They might have contracts with a city orchestra and local schools. Or because violin repair is so specific, it might pull in all the business for 100+ miles. There is no city orchestra and the downtown is the only expensive section in an otherwise economically distressed and predominantly black school district that is constantly on the verge of shutting down multiple schools. Seems very unlikely that the school has so many violins that need constant servicing that they have a contract with this guy large enough to fund his entire business.
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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:There is a violin repair shop in the middle of a ton of restaurants downtown that has been open for at least 20 years. I have no idea how they are still in business in one of the most expensive buildings to rent in the area. There is a Steinway store in the first floor of a skyscraper in the middle of downtown Seattle that has been there for all of the fifteen years I've lived here.
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What city? If it's a big hub with a bunch orchestras in operation then they're probably "doing fine" All it takes is Joshua Bell or André Rieu to get their violin repaired in your store and you're set for life Edit: welp, guess it's not a great location
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Ham Equity posted:There is a Steinway store in the first floor of a skyscraper in the middle of downtown Seattle that has been there for all of the fifteen years I've lived here. That's not really a surprise. Do you know what even a baby grand costs and how often it needs service? We're talking sports car pricing and maintenance if you actually want to keep it enjoyably playable. Also, don't forget some people use pianos as furniture/signaling.
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Maybe they are a Pell grant recipient trying to operate a business in a disadvantaged community for a few years to get some loan forgiveness.
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An unprofitable Although one interesting example is liquor licensed establishments. Here (and other states I'm sure) to have a hard liquor on-premise liquor license you must serve "food." To meet the requirements all you need to do is have the capability of producing food (aka a permitted and theoretically operational kitchen), be open certain hours, and offer a menu of some defined number of unique prepared food items. Any place with a liquor license can also have video poker and slot machine terminals from the state lottery. So what you end up with are hole in the wall operations that are legally a bar that rarely serves drinks, technically a restaurant with the 4 or 5 items that are all the greatest hits from Sysco's "easy to microwave" catalog that nobody in a million years would ever order, and are filled with people just spending their kid's college fund on video poker all day. The cost to keep staff there pretending to operate a restaurant and bar is nothing compared to the gambling profits.
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Vice President posted:Almost every reply is a solid "don't loving do this" including restaurant owners right now who break down some of their financials. This is actually a great time to open a restaurant, when you consider the law of averages only so many business's can fail at once. Since all those other ones already have your chance at success skyrockets, and you can get cheaper rent from the closed down shops. It's like the lottery, the more you lose the better your chance of winning.
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Vice President posted:An unprofitable I watched some vid the other day with Nardwar and he was explaining clubs like this, you got a "mystery meal ticket" at the door and no one would redeem them really it was a requirement to buy alcohol, but you could redeem them and it was like a microwave lasagna.
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My man Nardwar, whose tip for when you're being taken away by security was: "I figured out they'll carry you. Just lift your legs, and you can crowd surf!"
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https://www.reddit.com/r/onlinegamb...utm_name=iossmf Rollbit Banned My Account with a $100K+ Portfolio quote:Rollbit is a Crypto Casino that offered nfts that I decided to invest in. Specifically, I invested heavily into Sportsbots, which offers free bets and idle profits through profit share from the sportsbook. One of these NFTs cost me 35K and offered a monthly free bet of 1K and revenue from the casino (as of my ban, this amount was over 400). I bought in heavily during a selling frenzy and was very pleased with the 36k annual return I was receiving from my portfolio. quote:Yea that’s what I hate about any crypto site it’s near impossible to get in contact with anyone who will even explain to you in detail what’s going on. Good luck hope you get your account back You don't say TraderStav fucked around with this message at 01:28 on Jun 30, 2022 |
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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:There is no city orchestra and the downtown is the only expensive section in an otherwise economically distressed and predominantly black school district that is constantly on the verge of shutting down multiple schools. Seems very unlikely that the school has so many violins that need constant servicing that they have a contract with this guy large enough to fund his entire business. you are mistaking stringed instrument repair for a proximity based business. i drove like 1.5 hours to gently caress nowhere MI to get my instrument worked on by a guy i trusted because people i know recommended him. there were probably 10 closer stringed instrument repair joints.
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So much to unpack in just the first sentence.quote:Rollbit is a Crypto Casino lol quote:that offered nfts lol lol quote:that I decided to invest in lol lol lol quote:I invested my life savings into this project with the promise of a safe and secure asset.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:you are mistaking stringed instrument repair for a proximity based business. i drove like 1.5 hours to gently caress nowhere MI to get my instrument worked on by a guy i trusted because people i know recommended him. there were probably 10 closer stringed instrument repair joints. Was this guy in Superior township? Crazy guy lives there is one of the best luthiers in Michigan. Has worked on so many famous musicians guitars. I live in Ann Arbor so real thankful to have him in my backyard.
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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:So much to unpack in just the first sentence. Constantly amazed at the amount of people who think any crypto investment is safe and secure.
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Bird in a Blender posted:Constantly amazed at the amount of people who think any crypto investment is safe and secure. The amount of restraint that these guys have (zero) is impressive. Sure, it sounds good, MAYBE too good to be true? Instead of just sprinkling a little bit to see how it goes they put every penny they have in it. It's incredible really.
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