Silos and Bunkers

I’m running around the FarCry5 environment blowing up Silo and searching for bunkers. Turns out the past 96 hours has been my very own mental bunker. The great thing about being in a bunker is just having mental space to think but, naturally, you don’t want to be there for too long as the world passes you by.

One of the streamers I’ve followed since Star Wars BattleFront (2015) joined my game and we blew up some heavily armoured trucks to complete one of my missions.

The Co-op feature was fast and seamless and will definitely be useful for harder missions. As usual, the issue will come down to good communication and agreeing strategies (Stealth or Rampage).

March 28, 2018March 28, 2018

Judges Chapter 16 verse 17

“And her told her ALL his heart”

Vulnerability management is a rolling issue, untested patches can mess up your IT systems but ignoring “updates” the writing on the wall can be detrimental to your infrastructure. The insider threat is not talked about as much nowadays namely because the definition of what is an insider is foggy.

With all the juicy bits of data, we knowingly share it’s arguable that we are part of our own downfall.

Since biblical times we know that telling ALL to your closest will eventually reveal your tendons for all to see and exploit.

Meanwhile, the first 24 hours FarCry5 hype is over and whilst it is not dominating it is certainly well up in the top games to play. Now I can settle down to some good side stories and have actually figured out how to catch fish.

Day 2 of Family Court action

March 27, 2018March 28, 2018

Not a FarCry from the original

I’ve been playing the FarCry series since 2004 on PC and the latest edition is as faithful as ever.

First 24 hours (no spoilers)

The opening sequence is epic and pulls you into the environment kicking and screaming with brilliant seamless movie action. No doubt, there will be a few folks who are deeply offended by the theme but they are clearly not the target audience.

My first 2-hours gameplay have been filled with discovery and exploration rather than trying to complete the main story. I’ve listened to some baseless chatter about the main story being too short but that’s the usual complaint from gamers.

The game mechanics and control system are the same and it’s easy to forget to change the difficulty level normal to hard to get your monies worth.

Conclusion

The map looks big enough to entertain me for at least 2-3 months and as usual, I’ll be gunning for a Platinum trophy.

First Day on the receiving end of Family Court action

March 15, 2018March 15, 2018

Bone of contention

I Love my “Yard” Food and as a Jamaican, in Austria, it’s a culinary treat I seek out when roaming London.

Restaurateurs face a tough battle with overheads and workload, Yah-So Caribbean restaurant opened last year in Thornton Heath, South London with Central London prices but promises to deliver the authentic flavours our families bought to the UK in the 1960’s.

The lunchtime experience was disappointing. The advertised hours of 12noon to 12midnight is clearly overly ambitious as we faced a locked door at 13:30. Strike One; then our lunchtime takeout order took over 60 mins to arrive and when we got home it wasn’t complete.

I ain’t mad just a bit disappointment, the food was certainly delicious and we made a group booking for friends and family.

Another major business error, you can only do online booking through a 3rd party as the website was not “live” at this time.

Let’s hope the evening experience is better.

Join us at Yah-So Caribbean Restaurant

Location:         442 Whitehorse Rd, Thornton Heath
Postcode:         CR7 8SB
Date:             Friday 16^th March
Time:             20:00
Price             £30 per head

Maybe they should have called the restaurant “Soon Come”

March 6, 2018March 6, 2018

Today is a Good Day

After a horrendous weekend of technical problems, I started my Monday with a simple written statement that I deeply wanted.

Six hours later I found the technical sweet spot for a complete solution. Now the paradox question to myself is “What if, I didn’t write my affirmation statement in the morning?” Tangible success is a great thing and I should continue aiming higher.

What do you want for me?

What do I want for myself?

What is stopping me?

Tom Clancy’s The Division – 2 years later

Today is a Good Day