Tag: money and power

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Attempting to get it wrong

Need for Speed™ Rivals is a thing of beauty that never gets old.  I first played it way back in 2014 gaining a trophy on 2-December.  I picked up the game again hitting Rank 5 on 1-November 2015 and reached Rank 10 on the 25-January 2016.

I figured out a nice sweet spot and nearly fully upgraded a nice Porsche.  Feels great hitting top speed into traffic and smashing up cop cars trying to get away from pursuit.  Pure mindless Hand to Eye arcade fun.

Need for Speed™ Rivals – No loans needed

I’m planning a Super car real life circuit drive with my girl on my birthday.  She’s an excellent driver and will be aiming at the road instead of other cars.

Need for Speed™ Rivals – I Love driving in America

This is how I quenched my thirst for a real world Porsche

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I AM your Father

November 17, 2017 – StarWars Battlefront II goes live to the general public. By then the elites, pro-games, streamers and pre-orders would have already racked up hours of gameplay and earns new guns and abilities while they slaughter new or inexperienced players at will.

I’m still undecided as to whether I will be joining the battles. Game sequels carry a mixed taste, basically, you want more of what happened before but you want it 10 times better, faster and bigger.  No doubt EA is banking on grabbing at least 20 million players globally with this title and it being a big part of the annual $3.147 billion net sales.

Tales of the Expected

Star Wars™ Battlefront was simply a childhood movie fantasy come alive.  I remember the first time my anonymous team brought down an AT-AT walker….sheer geek ecstasy.

Hard to see how that feeling of aweeeeesome can be genuinely repeated.

I last played 30-Sept 2016 at 10:23 am after reaching the maximum level 50 at the time.  I never bothered with DLC so Part II kinda feels like a massive DLC.  Even if the single game PvE is a good story, the community will be looking at the 40-PvP campaigns.

It’s gonna be absolute carnage.

Time waits for no one

I had a lot more time on my hands in 2016 and would play non-stop for days without anybody bothering me. I don’t have that luxury solo gamer environment anymore so I would have to recreate it or suffer from unacceptable mid-game interruptions.

Only self-paced titles like Horizon Zero Dawn work well for me. I need to be able to randomly play for 10-60 minutes irregularly without it hurting the quality of the experience.

So, I’ve answered my own question. I will not be joining StarWars BattleFront II this November.

“Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose.”  Yoda

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Bills (57), Money (-3) and Work (47)

Right now, I’m swimming in the “get out of debt” river.  This has added nothing but daily stress to my existence but this is largely my own doing.  I used to check my phones over 100 times a day for incoming messages, social media and alerts.  And for a long time, I used people and Loved shiny gadgets and Things.

At the end of a credit line, there is nothing but forced change.

Watch your back on the way down

My minimalist trait has kicked in and I’ve ditched over 80% of my personal possession.  I’ll be gearing up for Winter properly this time but only going for things I need rather than things I want.

No extra men left and time running out….pressure is on.

No medication today, No aches or pains, No throat infection

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Reasons to be Thankful

Hmmm what am I grateful for?

My mother is still vibrant at age 89

Dad died leaving me a massive legacy of Happiness and Hope. 
 He was a Man of his Word.

My daughters are happy, healthy and talkative

My Myasthenia gravis (MG) is dormant, I’m strong and healthy

I have a partner that Loves me and is on my side

I have property assets

I have the ability to travel, live, work and drive 
in any country I choose

I have a thriving career in an industry I enjoy.
This time next year….

Why Computers games work so well

Well, they let you see and feel it now

Want to drive a high end fast car…get a copy of GTA

Want to climb a mountain…get a copy of Horizon Zero Dawn

Want to deep see dive…get a copy of ABZÛ

Don’t stop there though….follow through with the physical world experience.

I’ll be offline for the next few days enjoying

the fruits of my physical world….brb.

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Gettin Jiggy Wit it

Even with all my planning and tactical moves, the onslaught of recent personal activities is causing some anxiety.

Next week, the InfoSec circus hit Olympia, London and I’ll join the thousands of Pros and wannabees mingling with vendors and experts trying to find the next big thing.  Of course, it’s wonderful for career points and gives me the heads up for the rest of the year in terms of staying ahead of the curve.

My goal is simply to maintain balance and avoid time stealers.

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Enjoy your orange juice

Lack of investment makes you vulnerable to Cyber attacks.

Poor digital hygiene - 
   Lazy system admin, default settings, 
   Poor system patching or updates.

Lack of training or poor user awareness.

No strategy 
  Poor alignment with business strategy.

Poor monitoring - 
  What happened, when did it happen and why.

Improve this, enjoy an easier online presence and enjoy your orange juice.