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legendary
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December 26, 2013, 07:05:29 AM
#25
Never FE

 Grin


And don't buy drugs off the internet  Grin.
newbie
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December 26, 2013, 06:37:03 AM
#24
Never buy altcoins
full member
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December 26, 2013, 03:45:44 AM
#23
Here's a decent one from Travolta's character in Pelham 123:

"Trust in God, all others pay cash."

or, my personal version:


"Trust in BTC, all others pay cash."

 Grin
full member
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December 26, 2013, 02:25:54 AM
#22
Never FE

 Grin
sr. member
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December 26, 2013, 01:44:27 AM
#21
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/bitcoins-ruined-my-life-384918

see this thread if you want to learn some more about myopia.
member
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December 25, 2013, 04:20:15 PM
#20
my lesson is Family is the most important things of all
hero member
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December 25, 2013, 09:59:43 AM
#19
Dont trust anyone in the internet. i got sacmmed small once
global moderator
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December 25, 2013, 09:53:26 AM
#18
The old adage if it's too good to be true, then it probably is is usually a good rule.


But that's what I thought about Bitcoin and signature payouts on here lol.

Haha, well most of the time offers that are too good to be true are too good to be true, but there's always exceptions to the rule. One of my mates is very sceptical and he thought BTC was a scam at first, but I think I managed to talk him round.
legendary
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December 25, 2013, 09:16:55 AM
#17
The old adage if it's too good to be true, then it probably is is usually a good rule.


But that's what I thought about Bitcoin and signature payouts on here lol.
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December 25, 2013, 09:10:17 AM
#16
when it comes to protecting yourself from scams/scam artists?

for me, i was 19.. and i was lured in by the charm of a snake oil salesman. he had a lot of charm and charisma, so i bought the "from rags to riches story." as it turned out, i ended up losing $450 (which is a lot to a 19 year old) and quickly learned what a pyramid scheme was.

over the years, i have had to learn how to ask questions to protect myself.

I don't mean to toot my own horn, but I've always been pretty weary of scams. Plus I've seen enough Hustle and The Real Hustle to know about all the guises they come in. The old adage if it's too good to be true, then it probably is is usually a good rule.


it's amazing how some people could get burned time after time, yet they never learn.. and persist to commit the same mistakes they've made.

I've got a mate like this. He was always trying to get rich quick and was always getting scammed, even by his so called mates. I haven't seen him in about 6 months, but if I called him and told him about Bitcoins I could probably sell him some for a ridiculous price or flog him some shitcoin pretty easily.
legendary
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December 23, 2013, 04:45:23 AM
#15
Cheesy
sr. member
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December 23, 2013, 04:43:30 AM
#14
ha, i knew what scene it was before opening the link.
legendary
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December 23, 2013, 01:43:15 AM
#13
. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpL6Fwu0wkw - Honestly this one bit of Game of Thrones is so true for life Tongue one of the things I learned in life is you don't fear people who pretend to have power

. There are hundreds of examples throughout history to do something wrong, there's no one way to do something right

. People who repeatedly preach morality are often more corrupt than the people they attack and often use the failings of another person to distract people from their own failings in life
member
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December 23, 2013, 01:34:28 AM
#12
Live life as dangerously as possible while your young, hope to die doing something cool and leave a nice picture in the obituary/
full member
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December 22, 2013, 05:50:01 PM
#11
An older and wiser friend of mine told me good business is seldom rushed, rushed business is seldom good.

I found it to be true time and time again. Every time I got scammed/got a bad deal, when I look back, it always felt rushed at the time.

If you feel that things are going too fast, it is best to walk away.
full member
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December 22, 2013, 05:44:22 PM
#10
best tip I got was "don't make eye contact" when passing though airport security.

Yea, I tried to be friendly and explain to the x-ray machine guy how I use my FPGA for cryptography. Almost got myself detained. 
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December 22, 2013, 05:35:03 PM
#9
best tip I got was "don't make eye contact" when passing though airport security.
global moderator
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December 22, 2013, 05:33:59 PM
#8
it's amazing how some people could get burned time after time, yet they never learn.. and persist to commit the same mistakes they've made. i'm probably naturally gullible so i had to learn how to question everything.

I find that, on average, 'gullible' people have nicer characters Smiley
Well, in most cases, they (or we) are, sometimes we try to suppress it though, as it get in the way of making the right business decisions. Cry
legendary
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December 22, 2013, 05:24:56 PM
#7
it's amazing how some people could get burned time after time, yet they never learn.. and persist to commit the same mistakes they've made. i'm probably naturally gullible so i had to learn how to question everything.

I find that, on average, 'gullible' people have nicer characters Smiley
global moderator
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December 22, 2013, 05:17:17 PM
#6
it's amazing how some people could get burned time after time, yet they never learn.. and persist to commit the same mistakes they've made. i'm probably naturally gullible so i had to learn how to question everything.
I try to look at everything as a scam, until it's confirmed it isn't. Saves you from some trouble, that's for sure.

i think that then becomes a problem too. being neutral is probably the best, but i often tend to look at things as scams as well. being that cynical does have purposes, but it just makes you a much more negative thinker.
Well, I find my way the only way not to get burned as I'm quite gullible unless I use the method mentioned before.
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