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Disaster recovery

It’s never gonna happen but when you are hit with a major digital failure it’s always good to where your data is.

Despite having a fairly robust set-up it’s really hard to stay focused and not succumb to the emotional inconvenience of an IT failure.  It always happens when you are busy, traveling and distracted with real life.  Individuals seldom practice the scenario and companies are on high alert standby to fleece you of any hard earning monies to fix the issue.

“everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth”. Mike Tyson

Titan Attacks! Did you Back-up today?
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Carry me

I jumped back into Tom Clancy’s The Division after seeing that one of my high talent streamers was in the early ranks.  Joining a squad is the best way to succeed in this title and even though I have fairly decent guns and gear it felt like I was being carried up the Dark Zone ranks.

There are so many areas IRL that I need to be carried.

At times the sheer weight of being the decision maker all the time is simply too much.  I gladly followed the squad leader into battle and occasionally performed well enough for team mission success. Back IRL I’m using new strategies and staying healthy.

Tom Clancy’s The Division – trying to avoid getting melted

Get off my back, I can’t carry you anymore

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Excuses to stealth

At age 14, I strategically used Valentines Day to anonymously share my feelings with girls I fancied or admired in class and watch from a safe distant never revealing myself in person.

Today it’s almost impossible to be truly anonymous and successful hiding is actually frowned upon as freakish and creepy.  The same techniques to surprise a Loved One can be used to destroy, mislead or corrupt without trace but It comes down to moral intentions and belief systems. Valentine’s Day is the perfect excuse to bring out the undetected schemer in you.

Stealth: The ability to reach and/or kill your target without detection.

Stealth mood is one of the most satisfying gaming strategies built into a wide genre of titles, in fact, many games award or punish you based on your stealth skills.  I’m rather addicted to stealth IRL and in my digital playgrounds, the best penetration testers often adopt this mindset to their core.

“The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.”  Kali OS

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Week 3 – PS4 zero hours gameplay

Now I’m just watching Twitch with envy at not being able to jump into any game.  People are playing on new maps, ranking up and testing out Metal Gear Survive on Beta while I look on from the sidelines.

It’s bad enough that my games library is packed full of half-eaten titles much less the fact that new titles are hitting the market as we speak.  Many gamers have moved on from Star War Battlefront 2 but I haven’t even completed the single-player campaign, ho-hum.

Once back, the challenge will be for me to carve out quality gameplay and avoid the temptation to binge on absolutely everything.  I’ll try to create a 2-hour per day game schedule, focussing on my favourites.

A notable thing is that I can’t easily browse the PSN store for juicy new titles.  Personal observation: Maybe, I’m just a game shopaholic with little or no intention of completing or ranking up in the game.

Step away from the shopping basket

A tempting Flash sale is on right now with Mirror’s Edge™ Catalyst at $4.99.  This title was released Jun 7, 2016, peaked early and vanished from popularity but would be an excellent addition to my library.

No meds this week

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All work and NO play

Having dumped my PS4 in another country, I must admit to getting some pretty chronic withdrawals symptoms.  Side issue, I found an interesting scientific paper about WhatsApp vulnerabilities.

PS4 Withdrawal Timeline

24-72 hours

Experiencing mild anxiety and feelings of falling behind of my game progress.  Jumped into Twitch.TV to view associate gamers but getting irritated by not being able to join the battles.

Week 2

Anticipating acute simulation hunger.

Week 3

Planning to visit the gym more often to offset my body being chemically off-balanced with the lack of Dopamine.  Hitting the books and kicking off my study plan for the year including CCSP and CCNA SECOPS 210-255.

Week 4

Heading back to London to pick up my PS4 and ignore the taunts about being an addict.

Yes, I am a PS4 addict.  Headphones on, kill everything.

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Day 4 of 5 | Radio Head

Despite the massive wave of complaints about Star Wars Battlefront 2 Hero costs, 60% of the steamers I follow are actually having fun with the game and not being too Salty ( a slang term meaning “upset” or “bitter).

As a viewer, I just keep Twitch running in the background with occasional interaction with the broadcaster.  I’m not a subscriber right now but will probably commit to my favourite channels in 2018.

Listen while you work