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Anybody else out there looking for the dip to deepen. Watching Algo and Cosmos in particular at the moment. Or is it just me?
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Bit more about my home town. When the Normans invaded England in 1066 the first castles they built were known as Motte (keep) and Bailey (courtyard) Castles and typical comprised of a strong tower and a walled enclousre. Originally built out of wood, stone was soon used to replace what was only meant to be a temporary structure. Whart makes Lincoln almost unique (only Lewes in the south of England has one) is that it was a DOUBLE mott and bailey castle - featuring two keeps.…
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low achievement day today but I've donw all i could 🤔
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time to get on the noise merry go round again. morning of training and then BabyRah and hopefully something more productive than yesterday
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BabyRah really cranky today. Teething might have started. MamaRah felt something hard in his mouth today. Troubled days ahead but at least then it will be over and done with.
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So I have just dumped some funds (that were going nowhere anyway) into ETH2 on Coinbase so it can at least stake at 5%. Lets see where it goes.
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Just done another chapter - my text is definitely shinking, only slightly, but if it shrinks too much I will have to create new content. I cannot lose more than 8000 words. Today's chapter lost about 15 words, so at that rate I should be fine,
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And so the evidence seems to be fairly sure - pretty certain that BabyRah has started teething. Experienced parents - how long does it last? I know it is difficult from him and testing for parents. Just want to steady ourselves before the storm :D
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Rapidly closing in on 1900 and then the next will be 2k will we manage before the end of the month. Friendly challenge between me and @cryptozeug :D
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I have recently developed some new habits on Noise. Where and when I can I respond to messages of people I know (unless locked out in channel / chamber that i dont belong to) but recently when I have seen a message of somebody who I dont know and their post is relevant (they have read what I wrote) I now click on their profile to see whether they are a spammer - let's be honest it is our instinct - and if they seem to be a provider of good / original content I follow them…
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Definitely some signs that the dip over the last 24 hours seems to have recovered - so more a correction than anything else. Difficult to read the market at the moment
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And so the night routine begins for settling BabyRah. Slayer first...
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So a couple of nights ago I hit you with a couple of facts about where I live and where I am from and the tallest manmade structures in the world. So here is another one. I don't live in Rome or The Vatican but from a certain perspective it could be said that I "live" in two Capital Cities. For my Polish friends on here like @ScarletBlack this one should be quite easy but for the rest of you can you figure it out? Have fun trying :D
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So in answer to my teaser last night about how from a certain perspective I "live" in two capitals at the same time it is this. I live in Warsaw (Capital of Poland) and I live on the east side of the River Vistula which is dominated by the huge district of Praga, which is named after Prague (Capital of Czech)
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So it looks like I have got an unexpectedly light day today. Just one session - already done - but it is another round of vaccines for BabyRah so it is maybe a necessity to have the time.
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so vaccine time. in some ways it's a ahame it haa to be today because BabyRah is so chilled put today esp when comparing to his last couple of cranky days
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it just took me half an hour to do the PTC adverts on cointiply worth approx 600 of their coins and it perfectly illustrates the good and bad of such faucets 600 coins is $0.06 that is a terrible return for 30 mins but it is down time while waiting for MamaRah and babyrah at the clinic so it'd have been completely lost. I'll probably earn more on here in less than five minutes 🤔
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So in the light of my last post I earned on Noise $0.08 in about 30 seconds although admittedly the value fluctuates as it is tied to BCH. Also BCH is a bit dipped at the moment so its fiat value is inevitably worth more. Obviously more has come in since Compare that to $0.06 in THIRTY MINUTES. That's another reason why I love Noise
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Vaccine went well with BabyRah. Almost 4 hours and so far so good. Seems to be in a contented mood although doesnt want to go to sleep as he normally does. Going to try again in a bit and see where we go.
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Novel Number 2 Progress. About 20% of the way through the text and have had a net gain of 199 words although to be honest I'd written it ages ago and been through it a few times previously,. It is the more recent stuff that will need more work. One of the major things is to create consistency and avoid unnecessary repetition. That is why it is so important to go through it again and again so the narrative is rich and layered and not tedious.
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Is there anything more frustrating than trying to do up a stubborn press stud on a cranky baby's PJs. BabyRah is cranky after his vaccines today so not his fault !
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Crossed the line into 1900. I am truly humbled and grateful. Will I cross the line into 2k by the end of September? Thank you each and every one of you. Your loyalty is appreciated
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I am pretty impressed that over the last 12 days I have averaged more than 1% of a BCH per day lets see how long we can keep that going.
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Quite a full Friday today - more than usual but will be done by lunchtime and then it is the weekend :D
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Three down one to go and in the meantime I have managed to leverage a bit of DAI / Cosmos growth. Nice productive morning
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Its the weekend everybody ! And lets remember it is an F1 weekend from Sochi Dont make the mistake I did last year, remember it is an hour earlier than usual so set your clocks and find your place and lights out!
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Quarter of the way through the draft now and so far so good with very few changes made. As I said yesterday lets see how the second half pans out although I am fast approaching one of the last chapters I wrote.
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Prices are still dipping a bit but now in a position to be able to capitalise on the next surge. Probably be Tuesday if normal patterns are to be followed.
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On September 24th last year the mighty Liverpool visited the LNER stadium, better known as Sincil Bank and while Liverpool won 7.2 the second half was a close match and further proof that without Van Dijk Liverpool still can't defend (he was subbed at half time) and this is what cost them so much last year. And here is Jurgen wandering around the LNER
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And so it is time to replace Noise with what i hope will be a quiet night from BabyRah, otherwise we will have another type of Noise to contend with. We accidentally messed up his night routine so not optimistic I am afraid.
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After inadvertently messing up BabyRah's routine last night we were up with him for a couple of hours with him in the middle of the night, however the bonus was that as a result we slept until after 8.00. Can't remember the last time that happened
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So I can confirm now after looking at the stats for 14 consecutive days now I have averaged more than 1% BCH although within the 14 day period SIX of the days were below that. I was particularly helped by one day that made >0.02 BCH. I supposed I should look for achieving a steady >0.01 every day. That would be amazing. Thank you Noise and my fellow noisers.
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Just assembling BabyRah's feeding chair. Why the f*** do they make the instructions so small that you need not only 20/20 vision but bionic eyes to the degree of an electron microscope to be able to read them. Not impressed. Get it wrong and BabyRah gets hurt! Looking for online manual
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assembled. no thanks to the instructions.
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Before reading this please note I am not complaining - certainly not. Most of you know I became a father this year - BabyRah of course - you may also have noticed that I refer to myself as an older father (?) Well I am turning 50 very soon and I must say one of life's frustrations is that I often struggle physically with what I should be doing for BabyRah (and MamaRah). About three years ago I was diagnoised with arthritis in my hips and my knees and back aren't great…
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I am not able to watch the game but I am surprised (and disappointed for my brother's sake) to see Man City take the lead. Chelsea have seems more compact and solid this year and I wasn't expecting that. As good as Man City are I permanently have the feeling that a good team could really hurt them by catching them out. While the defence improved last year with the addition of DIAS it's not as solid as it could be - just my view
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so now I am a third of my way to my secong noise bch thanks to you generous lot 😁 always and i mean always appreciated
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The boy Anthony Scully scored again today in League 1 for my home team, I commented a couple of weeks ago. Watch this boy he is going places and you heard about him first on Noise. Personally I obviously hope he stays put, but a £1m+ offer will be unrefusable. He was a bit in the shadows last year compared to some loan signings, but I always liked him and this is his year to shine
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One of the most incredible things about where i am form (among many like the castle and cathedral) is that while the UK is not defined by a constitution it was responsible for the world's first constitutional document - a kind of proto-constitution if you like. Only four remain and the best preserved one with the most documented history belongs to Lincoln. I am going to make this really easy for you. Any idea what I am on about and here is an additional clue: Robin Hood.
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Not seen any of the qualifying but seems Lewis crashed from what I am reading but he was well off the pace. Way ahead of Max though because of the penalties and engine change so Sochi has to be advantage Lewis one would think and Max has to hope that his switch will reap rewards in subsequent races
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BabyRah's routine is still a bit screwy but we're trying to introduce some changes to stablise his entire routine. The problem is when afternoon bumps into evening and because it is now beginning to get darker BabyRah probably thinks it is night. So for him his last nap feels like a disturbance in his night. today was better
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Just a thought for today, Maybe Max isnt going to go for points and any he gets are going to be considered as a bonus. Rather it will be a test for the new power unit under racing conditions. Barring a Lewis failure (crash / bad pit / technical problem) he kind of has to let Lewis have this one but if he is much stronger to the end of the season even dropping 25 points might not hurt him so much. And lets not forget lewis is starting in 4th place on the grid
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Same story as usual on the weekend the dippers are not the ones I want and the climbers also. Seems I made a strategic bad choice back in May by going with BAND and NUCYPHER too early.
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So in answer to my question yesterday about the ancient proto-constitution of which only four originals survive I was of course referring to Magna Carta signed at Runnymede by the infamous King John (of Robin Hood) fame. He was cornered into signing away some of his absolute powers to his Barons. He soon reclaimed some of these rights. However, in 1217, as pointed out by @szbarnaus the king restored additional rights to the citizenry that had been taken away during the…
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Nice clean start Max up 3 already. Lewis struggling even though he just got past Alonso. Can see Max getting near Lewis at some point today
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that was far too easy on Bottas. Get Russell in that other Merc - like next race!
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Max is driving like a man possessed, first or a crash out today. Will revise my earlier prediction
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Anything could happen in the next hour - esp if the rain hits. No idea how this is going to play out. Seems everything is going wrong for Lewis at the moment. Rain will mix it up!
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BabyRah is watching the race with me and he just had a nibble on my finger. You probably know he is teething now and I just saw for the first time his first tooth. Our little boy is growing up.... <3
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If Max had been half a second slower coming in he would have blocked Lewis for a second. That could have made things interesting!
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Its Hammer time everyone!
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Momentum has definitely swung Hamiltons way. he can just manage his way home now. Max was spent on the first set and then the traffic whereas Lewis missed it. Alonso between the two Red Bulls only makes it harder for Max
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BOX BOX BOX everybody F... BOX!
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25 seconds on the skid pan for Norris to stay ahead of Lewis and 3 laps to go. Never seen anything like this.
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"I think Bambi has come to the track" Love it!
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Got to feel for Norris, Well done Max and honestly Lewis has won without doing anything really tbh
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Ha ha - seems I called it well. Shame I am not so good at reading crypto
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So now the dust has settled who was the real winner today, I have to say MAX. The new power unit performed superbly and Max charged through the field like a hot knife through butter. He took the hit and still ended up second behind a lacklustre Lewis and now for the rest of the season he has to be poised to take his first Championship Interestingly I am backing Lewis because he is British and out of all of them he is the one in the championship but I am increasingly hearing…
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BabyRah seems to be getting used to the routine now. very bumpy two nights ago. better last night and even better tonight. so let's see how it goes
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So it is the start of another working week. Today is quite light as I only have two sessions to deliver But then I do have a long session with BabyRah, because MamaRah wants to go clothes shopping. I choose BabyRah every time when this happens lol!
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Shush!!! Finished work and BabyRah is sleeping and MamaRah is going out. Let's see how long it lasts lol
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Monday means Celsius Rewards so again I have received >$4 primarily on stablecoin I know it doesnt sound like a lot but that is >$200 a year for nothing and lets remember in particular BCH is quite low at the moment and represents an ever growing part of my portfolio
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BabyRah having fun on his activity centre / playmat. he's growing upso fast
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Closing in rapidly on 2k Followers. Might even happen today. Let's see how it plays out. : Having a fun competition with @cryptozeug on this one and btw thank you each and everyone of you!
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Just wondering does anyone here use one.com for web hosting. The reason I am asking is that i have seen them massively increase hosting prices and it for me is more than a bit unreasonable 2019 - £100.26 2020 - £148.50 2021 - £200.10 Their service and reliability is fantastic but this is way too much. Thoughts anybody?
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The 27th is always a check point on my progress and to be honest i am slightly down on a month ago and this is mainly due to the slide on BCH. However. almost the entirety of the rest of my portofolio is holding or has even grown a little compared to a month ago!
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Just come across this online. Makes a lot of sense. We should just clean up our act whatever our views. I call this approach the good stewardship argument. Most of us dont dump junk in our back yard or walk in the house when we have stood in something brown and messy before cleaning our shoes Meme not mine nor the choice of language
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So very close to the 2K now. Could even happen before I go to bed tonight! What an achievement thanks to all of you- my fellow Noisers
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And there we have it. Been a good race @cryptozeug but I think you will make it to 3k before me. Thank you everybody. 2000 - so hard to believe and all thanks to Noise and you my fellow Noisers
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Busy day today. Four sessions this morning and one longer session this afternoon. Hope I have time for plenty of Noise today. How is your day looking?
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Time for TRUE or FALSE. As usual TWO of the following statements about me are TOTALLY TRUE and ONE is FALSE (almost TRUE). Which ones? 1) I injured myself by jumping off a slow moving train once 2) I nearly got hit by a train once. 3) I nearly fell onto a train once TWO TRUE and ONE FALSE (but almost TRUE). Now it is over to you to figure it out.
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My performance metrics on the rolling month to 27th. There was a slight downturn because of dipping prices. Investment 2 was particularly affected by the drop in BCH price, whereas investment 2 pretty much held. BabyRah's performance wasnt great but despite the market conditions a 2.5% drop isnt anything to worry about and for the first time ever Investment 1 has outperformed the other two parts of my portfolio.
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True and False 1) I did jump off a moving train once as I'd fallen asleep when it was in my station and I woke up suddenly and realised. I landed well on the platform SO FALSE Tragically somebody else did something similar a month later and was seriously injured - hence almost true. 2) When I was younger i used to mess around on train lines (not advisable) and it was dark and a train was coming - we were kind of playing chicken - and suddenly a friend grabbed me and shouled…
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When it comes to our need to belong, in this increasingly paradoxical and impersonal world of relentless self-promotion what we really need is connection ,reality and engagement. Just let that sink in for a moment.
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Work concluded for today, just enough time to do some quick proofing and then it will be BabyRah's bedtime routine ... and then we go again tomorrow!
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Another chapter proofed. A few amendments but still looking good. Next chapter is likely to be more of a challenge as it was the last one I wrote and at the time it was several ideas cobbled together so I have to ensure the narrative flows, that there is continuity and no inconsistencies.
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So I am about a third of the way through my first proofing and i must say it is going better than the first novel. Is that experience or confidence or am I just becoming a better writer? The next chapter will tell!
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Real Madrid one down - could be a shocker. AC Milan up against Athletico but was expecting Man City to get the better of PSG. Need to go to bed now so guess I will see how it plays out in the morning.
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One my life matras is "While perfection is ultimately unobtainable there is nothing wrong with setting your ideals high. To do otherwise is to compromise"
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Absolutely smashing the 1% BCH a day required to achieve my second BCH that i have set as my target. Dipped prices have helped but in the last four days I have received 8%. I am still behind on my target DAY 51 and at 0.41 BCH
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Relatively easy day today. Two sessions this morning, one of which I have done and a two hour session this evening and inbetween BabyRah. MamaRah is going shopping and I am not - so if he sleeps plenty of time to get stuff done :D
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Do hate it when the market is dithering. Reminds me of an old child's song - the grand old duke of york "when it was only half way up it was neither up nor down." Makes planning hard. If you are going to dip then dip properly!
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My home town has always punched well above it's weight when it comes to history and heritage my fellow noisers. I've already brought the Cathedral and Castle to your attention as well as the Magna Carta (and updated Charter of the Forest 1217), and now I bring you another little known fact. For better or worse the fighting tank was invented in Lincoln with the first prototype being developed in 1915 before finding its way onto the Battlefields of 2016. It was slow,…
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I've just seen an advert and this is completely random, but i have just had a thought. Why does a lot of cat food contain fish? With the exception of tigers, cats hate water. So before they were tamed they probably when nowhere near a fish. So why do we insist on feeding them with it?
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Another section done and again very few changes - definitely getting better at this writing thing. Now Ive finished for the day so it is a bath for BabyRah and then his bed time
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Forgot to mention earlier something funny. BabyRah is far to young to articulate words yet, and when he does he is going to be bilingual. However some of his random sounds do sound like words and so a couple of days ago his first truly articulate sounding word was a "Mama" that was so perfect that I thought MamaRah had said it. However his first seeming phrase to me, this morning was "Eee! Go Away" MamaRah had the same interpretation of his random not so random sounding…
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My young acolyte @Kathrynmcgrath89 has just reached her first 200 followers. So very impressed with her. If you haven't come across her yet I am sure she won't mind you dropping in. I can't repeat enough how proud I am of her.
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Just done my figures from yesterday and was surprised to see that I am maintaining my current Noise average of 0.02 BCH per day. This means over the last 5 Days I have received more than 0.1 (10%) of a BCH. That is incredible my friends. Many thanks to Noise and you my fellow Noisers
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One training session delivered, two to go, but before that breakfast and BabyRah's check up. I am sure all will be fine. How's your day looking my fellow Noisers?
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after the relatively sustained dip of the last couple of days I'm looking for a maasive surge in one of my held currencies folloed by a correction to leverage asset growth. how are you planning to capitalise this week's dip?
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While I live elsewhere, thanks to the magic of a VPN I am still able to access my local news from where I come from and three related stories caught my interest and it just shows how confused the UK government policy is on the environment 1) A military base is installing solar panels ON SITE that will cover all non-driving power needs for the whole base. Its primary function is to train military drivers so inevitably the vehicles will still use petrol / diesel but this good…
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One of the keys to improving wealth is to move our focus onto passive income - or to put it another way to earn while we sleep. Recent articles on P0x have been discussing this a lot and it is something I am looking to increase. I already have a steady income flow - albeit it small coming in from Celsius but it equates to a couple of hundred dollars a year (compare that to a similar amount in fiat on your bank account) Secondly I am expecting - although I dont have a date…
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BabyRah having fun on his playmat today
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So initial figures in with just one small bit of data to add tomorrow (today's Noise) and it appears that my overall investment shrunk by 1.98% which I will take as a success based on the dippy month it has been. Key to this drop has been the fall in the price of BCH, because while I am holding an increasing amount its USD value has dropped to about 80% of its peak value that i had. In other words if I had $1000 it is now worth $800 even though I own more of it. Will follow…
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So my current home town club, Legia Warszawa, who historically have been terrible in Europe have beaten the nearest Premier League team to where I come from, namely Leicester The Poles will be celebrating all night like they won the whole tournament. I just hope they don't wake BabyRah
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A rally in prices in the last hour or so has contributed towards reducing my month on month loss for September, and this is before adding in today's noise figures so in the end despite the dip I might be closer to breaking even than I could have imagined even just a few hours ago. Happy with a slight loss but will be happy with a break even
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BabyRah is teething and it has been causing him some distress on and off during the day and he settled late in the end. Hope now he is settled that he (which means we) has a settled night before we go again tomorrow.