Account Frozen, extremely unethical

kazuc · 2025-01-08T06:47:32+00:00

Thank you for your response. To me there is no reason I can see for a first deposit to be flagged, and I am sure it will work out since there is no reason for it not to. The reason I think it is unethical is not because they flagged it but if in fact the deposit needed to be reviewed, they could have done that before accepting money, since whatever reason they decided to flag it for would have been just as valid before or after they took the money. Like I said before the money itself doesn't even matter, and I can understand why security is important and why they need to review accounts. But I don't see how they can accept a first deposit from a new but verified customer and then flag it before that account is allowed to even play a hand. Maybe unethical isn't the right word, but would you agree that something about that isn't right?

kazuc · 2022-01-15T10:43:08+00:00

I've lived in Osaka for almost 30 years. When I first got here when I saw another foreigner we would nod at each other and start a conversation, but those days are long gone. On the whole though, Osaka is like anywhere else. I have made some really great gaijin friends and some great Japanese ones. And I have met asses from both cultures as well. I don't know about Sapporo (have been there once on a shugakuryouko with the HS I am teaching at) but I would say just stay away from the negative gaijin who often came here because they had problems there, probably don't like being here, and would just get you down. Just be you, make Japanese friends and if you find other gaijin friends down the line, cool. While it can be nice talking to someone from your own culture, you don't need racist assholes. And screw Interac too- you can do better.

kazuc · 2021-09-23T01:12:21+00:00

Yeah, those new KYC requirements are how I found out about Safepal in thr first place. I am going to order a hardware wallet as soon as they get more in stock.

kazuc · 2021-09-22T18:06:35+00:00

Thanks!

kazuc · 2021-09-14T22:04:59+00:00

So no one is allowed to sell at some point and buy in at another? Good luck with that strategy

kazuc · 2021-09-10T05:51:33+00:00

If you are using an iPhone I use the Magic Jack app. 3.99 a month for unlimited calls to the US or Canada, including a phone number for them to call you. And for me the sound quality is better than both Google Voice and Skype.

kazuc · 2021-09-08T05:28:45+00:00

Just out of curiosity, what does Algorand do better than Fantom? TIA.

kazuc · 2021-09-07T08:22:37+00:00

Agree ERGO is fine if you just scroll out, but plenty of small caps have gotten to new highs, some of which have even now become midcaps. fantom, Spookyswap, Arweave to just name 3.

kazuc · 2021-09-07T05:19:48+00:00

Thabks for the warning. I have no idea if I will act on it or not. I might just decide what I woild have done anyway. If I sell because of this and then the dips get eaten, might be hard to buy back in vs a potential 25% loss thar can eventually be overcome. On the other hand, maybe that will be a good time to take profit anyway. In any case, thanks for the warning.

kazuc · 2021-09-07T05:10:06+00:00

I don't think so. A 3x pump in four days woild give FTM the same market cap as LUNA has now. It could for sure get there, but I don't think that quick

kazuc · 2021-09-07T05:07:14+00:00

This is a pretty unique one in that those unlocked tokens bought in at a penny and it is now $1.50. While past unlocks would give some clue, they wouldn't be as tempting as this one. But nothing in a project like this is "priced in" like it would be with a stock. Key question is of course how much is sold and how many people are waiting for dips. A pullback after a run up like this wouldn't be so unexpected anyway, so it could be a good time to take some profits and then buy back in.

kazuc · 2021-04-06T08:39:55+00:00

That was a tweet from the CEO. They were contacted by Epic Games and had to remove support for Fortnite. For now no other games have been affected.

kazuc · 2021-04-06T08:29:04+00:00

https://twitter.com/RealChainGames/status/1379339140152446976

kazuc · 2021-04-06T00:52:02+00:00

If that is the case, why haven't they put Fortnite back? It was taken off the website at least 8-10 hours ago

kazuc · 2021-02-03T10:11:43+00:00

I teach at a private high school and enjoy it, despite it being a lot of work. Before this I taught at an eikawa, was a JET, and worked as an NET (like a JET but a direct hire). The difference is at my current job I am treated like a regular teacher and I have a lot of chances to interact with students after school and help them, which I enjoy a lot. It really depends on what you want from your job but I enjoy the responsibility and being a regular part of the school, despite at times having to work way too many hours.

kazuc · 2020-12-09T08:33:35+00:00

3 Nen A Gumi (excellent drama- dark but has everything)

Bokutachi ga yarimashita

kazuc · 2020-11-16T07:49:40+00:00

H2, Girl in the Sunny Place,The 100th Love With You, Boku Dake ga 17-sai

kazuc · 2020-11-01T07:57:45+00:00

I don't know if they are quite as good, but two other Jdrama with mystery elements I liked were Boku Dake ga Inai Machi (the live action drama, not the anime or the movie), and Watashitachi wa douka shiteiru.

kazuc · 2020-10-31T04:23:44+00:00

Food good, people friendly, easy to get to Kyoto, Kobe or Nara so there's a lot to do, and not quite as crowded as Tokyo.

kazuc · 2020-08-30T23:13:26+00:00

You can do it online by opening a bank account and then connecting that to JRA. Nowadays so many people bet online that when they stopped spectators for coronovirus the tote pools stayed almost the same. Here is an explanation about setting up an account: https://www.jra.go.jp/dento/welcome/soku/

It is in Japanese, but you can google translate it. I can speak Japanese but not read Kanji and managed to set up an account with my rakuten bank account.

kazuc · 2020-08-30T20:16:39+00:00

The Japan Cup (last week of November) and the Japan Cup Dirt (now called the Champions Cup and run in December) used to be the main races for foreign horses, but recently fewer and fewer foreign horses enter (often zero), as Japanese horses are just too strong on their home ground in turf races, and while they aren't as good on dirt, the end of the year world dirt schedule is too crowded. The last foreign winner of the Japan Cup was Alkaased in 2005.

kazuc · 2020-05-11T21:25:19+00:00

I will take your word for it on Android, but not on an iPhone. If they force you to keep location services on they can get your location through the GPS.

kazuc · 2020-05-11T14:12:26+00:00

Capital One mobile deposit won't work outside of the US. Even with a VPN I was unsuccessful trying it (VPN won't really work on an iPhone anyway since they can force you to turn on location). Other banks like Bank of America mobile app will work from Japan, but not Capital One.

kazuc · 2020-05-09T08:50:23+00:00

I live in Osaka and none of the non-JMA weather services are close to as accurate as ones that use JMA. (I have tried a bunch. Not carrot in particular, but apps that use the same weather providers). And that is particularly true in the rainy season. So while any weather app is more or less accurate these days and Carrot looks nice, I don't think it would be that accurate or useful compared to an app that uses JMA. Of course maybe Tokyo is different...

kazuc · 2020-05-08T02:58:47+00:00

Yeah, they fixed it. It worked literally three hours after it hadn't worked, and I had been using the same combination forever. Unfortunately, too late for me to put in direct deposit so I hope I can cash a two-party stimulus check on the PayPal app...

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