One of my fellow Birds had a post relating to the rise of eSports a couple years back. It’s even more of a thing now so I’m writing about it again from a different perspective to focus on a more specific title in the eSports arena. Don’t worry – Jordan and I have a deathmatch scheduled in which we will settle our differences (which I will promptly lose).
Remember those sports trading cards you had growing up? Did you keep them? If so, you might want to find them, dust them off, and start looking for gold. I’ve been into it now for about 4 months. It’s an awesome hobby for anyone interested in sports or if you want to have a fun side hustle. So, what’s creating this boom?
Sports Cards have been collectable for almost 100 years. They used to be in bubble gum packs and have always created a way to connect with your favorite players. Like any collectable, there are various characteristics that make them valuable. This ranges from condition, rareness, brand, and the player’s performance.
Microsoft really does its best to be helpful in the features they implement and the application behavior they activate. For such a long time, Microsoft was the A-rated actor in software theatre and focused more on utility and being simple. This focus is what allowed them to become globally ubiquitous, a downright necessity for any human being over the age of 14 that uses a computer on a regular basis.
With the reports of yet another MASSIVE data breach of Facebook, it’s important to understand the true nature of security: it’s not a thing… not a binary ‘secure or not secure,’ but a process. It’s not something you have or get — it’s a thing you do and keep doing as time and the world evolves.
