A time of natural personal reflection. What did I do right? Where should I improve? What will I never do again? At this stage, I’d rather hibernate and wait for the mandatory depressing January.
Just that time of Year
/cryptic
It’s been a couple of months since checking on my OMNI mining account and oh no, their SSL certificate is invalid.
If a Crypto company cannot deal with a simple Secure sockets layer (SSL) certificate for their own website then it’s time to worry.
I contacted my sponsor….too be continue.
….turns out the provider just set up a new domain, lawd knows why but it’s up and running. My crypto mining balance is still crap though.
SONY is scamming gamers on refunds!
From a customer point of view, downloadable content that is unusable for ANY reason should be refunded. Sony USA customer support [+1 800 345 7999] declined my request to use The Division’s Survival DLC ($14.99) on my US account because I have a UK disk.
Fuck you Sony…..Regional lock is a total scam for global gamers.
So here is the consideration….do I go for the download version of Division 2 or a UK Disk?
Also, it shows that the motherfuckers track everything gamers are doing. I made the same mistake a few months ago and actually got a refund.
My bad.
On the plus side, I did actually get to speak to a human being and being a frugal gamer it didn’t break the budget just annoyed the hell out of me on principle.
So I accepted the loss and promptly purchased the DLC from my UK PSN account with the goal of actually using it on my US account…
How did that work out for ya?
2.758GB, 25 minutes and £11.99 later….it worked
Solo runs
My love for single player games continues; this skillset is particularly fruitful in a real-life Person versus Environment (PvE) situation. This morning I arrive at Gatwick Airport knowing I had just one hour to get to the terminal gate.
Navigating major airport terminals during summer holidays is challenging if you don’t anticipate the delays and have a countermeasure in mind. Also, any Network specialist will tell you that the last ‘hop’ is often the most problematic.
Airport terminal log – target Gate arrival time 11:20
10:30 arrive at Gatwick by train 10:40 arrive at terminal monorail shuttle transfer (Primary service) Delay 1 - (Service failure)Terminal train out of service transferred to slow buses. 10:45 arrive at terminal 10:50 Checked-in luggage (I don’t normally do this) 10:55 Arrive at security check Delay 2 - (Slow Service) Carry-on luggage selected for ‘random’ check 11:05 Cleared to proceed to gateway Delay 3 - Gate allocated at 15 mins walk 11:10 Arrive at Gate sweating and panting 11:30 Actually boarding plane Delay 4 - Sitting on runway waiting for flight slot 12:14 Flight actually takes off
Flight departure scheduled for 11:55 and there no compensation or anything I can do about it except bitch and blog.
Hazards and delays avoided
Heavy or cumbersome hand luggage Travel document misplaced Gadgets misplaced Fast steady pace walk pass all NPCs (In real life - families, groups,tourists, airport staff walking the opposite way and folk who arrived early) Shopping queues No window shopping No phone calls No App checking No SMS or VoIP No other players ...single player runs are definitely faster
Mission accomplished – Side effects
Elevated blood pressure Massive adrenaline surge No time to think No last minute detours Hight chance of verbal conflict
Countermeasure
Arrive 2 hours ahead of time. (Problem: 4 out 5 EasyJet flights delayed)
Chaos can raise its head rapidly. Are you prepared?
Winter version is similar with the added bonus of being able to use your coat to conceal a second carry-on bag avoiding the additional fee….whoops, did I say that out loud.
Crypto Fool
My Omnia Cloud mining has yielded disappointing results so far but this is not surprising considering the massive drop in values.
After an initial investment of 500 USD Current mining Earnings 0.72 USD per day Means it will take a whopping 694 Days to break even, ...that's just under 2 years.
It seems Omnia makes more money from the Multi-Level Marketing aspect than the actual mining at the moment. The Pay-out procedure is very rigid, ridiculously slow and non-transparent only allowing me to withdrawal my cryptocurrency once (1) a week on Thursdays.
With this scenario, it’s easy to see why Newbie Crypto investors would be sceptical but it all depends on your reasons for getting into Crypto. For me, the opportunity to remain unseen by central banking is attractive. Also, sidestepping the technical hassle and cost of setting up mining servers is excellent.
Today’s Lesson: Define your Crypto goals whether it’s short-term profit to be transferred back to Central banks or leveraging the ability to buy or sell using Cryptocurrencies.
After all, Money is just one big Game anyway
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
