אני לא אוהב להתגאות בעצמי. אני לא מרגיש נוח לציין תכונות טובות בעצמי. כמעט כל צורה של זה נראית לי כמו התנשאות ויהירות. למרות זאת, מדי פעם, אני כן מוצא משהו שעובד אצלי בצורה משמעותית אחרת מאצל אנשים אחרים ובצורה שנראית לי יותר טוב. במקרה הזה, יש גם צדדים טובים וגם צדדים רעים. הרבה פעמים מעירים לי שאני לא נותן תשומת לב לאנשים. מה שצריך להבין הוא שאני כן. אני נותן את כל תשומת הלב שצריך. הבעיה היא שנשארת לי עוד הרבה גם אחרי זה. למה אני מתכוון? ובכן, שיחות מאוד מורכבות, מהירות ודחוסות יכולות לדרוש ממני 70-80% מתשומת הלב שיש לי אבל רוב השיחות היום-יומיות, בנוסף על העובדה שהמוח שלי עובד מאוד מהר, תופסות לי בקושי 50%. אז אני מקדיש את כל תשומת הלב שלי לשיחה… וחצי מהמוח שלי מתרוצץ ומשתולל כמו ילד בחנות ממתקים כי הוא לא עושה משהו. אז אני משחק אם הידיים או עושה משהו אחר תוך כדי או שהרגל שלי מתחילה לרטוט. זה לא אומר דבר על רמת העניין של השיחה אלא על המוח המוזר שלי. אז אני מסוגל לשחק במחשב, לשים לב לטקסט ותנועה במסך השני, לדבר עם מישהו תוך כדי וכנראה גם עוד משהו בלי שזה גורם לי לאבד מידע. אז אם אני מסתכל על הטלפון תוך כדי שיחה זה לא שאתם משעממים או שאני מפוזר. זה בגלל שאני מחפש יותר מידע על הדבר האחרון שאמרתם בזמן שאנחנו ממשיכים לדבר. הצד הרע של זה מגיע בנהיגה. במיוחד בנהיגה בלילה. נהיגה מורכבת וטכנית זה סבבה. זה תופס לי הרבה תשומת לב. כשאני נוסע במורד Continue Reading →
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Saturday Update: Rage refuses to run for reasons that escape me. Long weekend is canceled.
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I have the papers in my backpack. I start on December 1st and I can’t wait to get started. But until I explain my blogging situation to my superiors and know what I can and can’t say, everything is confidential.
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I can’t say I didn’t see this coming. My recent victory has ired my fellow commanders and I was expecting several attempts on me and mine, especially with the power I held in Oceania. So I planned on playing defensively and carefully. Lot of good that did me. A new development came when prior scans discovered a strange power matrix connecting all islands, promising a lot to the faction that could take all of them. But there was no feasible way of doing it without eliminating one or two first. The previous report is available here and the first one is here. I reiterate that these protocols are classified AMC (All Minor Cities), OFE (One Faction Eliminated), TMOR (Three Missiles One Roll) and, since the last game was mine, BST (Board Signed Twice).
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That’s it. Can’t think. Good night.
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Tanner walked slowly up the steps of the crummy apartment building on the outskirts of Sri Lanka. It was one of the last places on Earth not furnished with the cutting edge in human architecture and one of the best places to disappear. But, Tanner thought to himself, being in charge of the Protectors gave him a few allowances not afforded to an ordinary man. He finally stopped on the fourth floor landing, leaning on the wall to catch his breath. At 70, he was quite shy of his expected life span but it wasn’t the years, it was the mileage. And his was quite long indeed. He stared at the door marked 4B and gathered his strength. As he was about to knock, he heard a strange noise from inside, like a cork popping from a bottle. When the realisation hit, he quickly opened the door and walked inside. And there, a scorched pillow against one side of his head, a small caliber pistol barely hanging from one hand, Wind lay on the sofa. “You stupid old man,” Tanner said and sat down in the adjoining couch. He took the pipe out of his coat, along with his bag of tobacco. He knew this could take a while. Tanner didn’t bother timing it for more than 15 years now. But, as he expected, roughly four hours later, Wind woke up with a gasping breath of air. Tanner looked through the reports he was reading and took off his glasses. “Nice Continue Reading →
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ואני לא חושב שאני צריך להסביר יותר. אבל אם רוצים. לשם ההבהרה, לי יש סדר מועדף: אם אי אפשר להיפגש פנים אל פנים אז אני מעדיף שיחה מבוססת אינטרנט (GChat או דואל או גוגל+) כי על כל אלה אני מקבל התראה כמעט מיידית ולרוב יש לי גישה לרשת גם כשאין לי קליטת טלפון. אם לא אז הודעת טקסט ורק אז טלפון. אין טעם לנסות להשיג אותי ב-Facebook. אני בקושי בודק את זה.
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This one was a long time coming. We should have all seen this coming as one of the other commanders was far to willing to throw around ballistic missiles. And this is how it unfolded. I remind you that this report is classified AMC (All Minor Cities), OFE (One Faction Eliminated) and, at least from the middle of it also TMOR (Three Missiles One Roll). I will say again, this is meant for high ranking commanders or those who will never seek adventure on a parallel Earth. For those just tuning in, the previous conflicts are available here. Satellite photography had some glitches that were fixed later on and we ended up with a lot of footage for this conflict so the thumbnail images have been shrunk. You may click on them to embiggen. I arrived first, always betting on quicker gates for the advantage. Unfortunately, the bio-hazard contamination in Indonesia has yet to be cleaned up. I really have to do something about that. Roman’s bear forces gated into his favourite town and Amir’s Mechaniker did the same. Oz’s Imperial soldiers took over Mongolia while Itamar’s Saharans, in an ironic twist of fate, chose Scandinavia as their home. Unfortunately, a satellite malfunction lost us that last photograph. The Bears were the first to move, marshaling their forces on one side of the south Atlantic link, already expecting trouble from the Mechaniker. The Saharans expended over much of Europe, choosing to capture Greenland instead of Western Europe for what could Continue Reading →
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I was brought in on this assignment with a sudden call. Reporting on time, as ordered, I found out that the logistic arrangements are not complete and that I still had to wait. I hate waiting. All forces, were eventually assembled and we gated in. It is prudent to mention that all further materials are classified and if you have not the proper clearance, you might want to avoid reading. I am not responsible for the repercussions should you choose to proceed. The following report is classified AMC (All Minor Cities) and OFE (One Faction Eliminated). This is the first satellite shots of the conflict. Given command of the Imperialists, I used my favourite transport hub in Indonesia to muster our forces. Bear forces gated into South America, rendering Amir’s city useless, while Mechaniker troops blocked off Roman’s avenue by taking over East Africa. Khan forces, led by the scorned Amir stopped at Central America, ready to push into the south and apparently oblivious to the major catastrophe this might cause. Roman’s Saharans had no better place to go than separatist Russia and maybe next time he’ll learn that haste in gating in is a great advantage. Early expansion saw the Saharans take over Europe, my Imperials making the standard Australia/Southeast Asia grab, the Bears bashing their way into Khan HQ, as I expected, and Khans having nothing to do but lick their wounds and try to rebuild in Kamchatka. The Saharan’s next move was into their favourite continent of Continue Reading →
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