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I'll just say that I would've been better served not even bothering watching the presentation.

I hate the NES FFs - I found them incredibly unfun. FF10 (and 9 to a similar extent) I found tedious due to loading and not as much gratification to fill in that gap. FF12 I despised for it being extremely frustrating, grindy, and not fun overall without a guide. It wasn't as painful when I used GameFAQs on a new playthrough a couple years after, but that shouldn't be a requirement for enjoyment. FF13, I suspect I like more than most people. To be honest though, I feel that Chrono Trigger has aged better than all of the FFs, as much as I love FF6.

Also, everyone should start frequenting #ocrtf2 on Esper.net - I'd like to see the channel get going again.

Alright, so the arena maps left that will naturally come up on the map voting selection are: arena_lumberyard arena_offblast_final arena_pokemon_b1 arena_ravine arena_watchtower

Perhaps some could be ok. Here are the arena maps on the server currently: arena_badlands arena_granary arena_lumberyard arena_nucleus arena_offblast_final arena_pokemon_b1 arena_ravine arena_sawmill arena_watchtower arena_well Which ones should we keep in the random-maps-that-appear-without-nominating list?

Hm? It's set up so that arena maps pop up in the rotation just like normal ones.

Actually, I was pointed to a cvar that eliminates the team limits of 8v8 (yay), so you can have a full 12v12 now on arena. I love Dustbowl still - I still enjoy it, and more than a lot of other maps. I'll be sure to send you the invite then whenever stuff goes down Brush.

That was on Saturday night Brush.

Reading about the supposed Denis Dyack shenanigans within Silicon Knights just now, I'll pass.

Is there any particular benefits to installing on an SSD? I installed my TF2 on a non-SSD drive and my loading time has generally been near-unbeaten on the server.

So the Valve store has some fun stuff: http://store.valvesoftware.com/product.php?i=AP2031 Also, some of you already know this, but I'm taking a vacation on the west coast sometime in July-September for two weeks - in particular, I plan on stopping by Reno, Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles (or the area at least), and Las Vegas. If there are any of you along the route, we should hang out! I know there's a healthy crew around Sacramento at the least.

Just so everyone knows, I'm out for the weekend starting on Thursday - you all should game on without me!

Done! I'm curious about the specifics of the results - will you be posting them on Facebook?

That's an easy way to make a negative impression. Just participate in whatever - make music, post, do stuff/participate in stuff with other community members. What you say & do (and don't do) will do all the talking, and it will be noticed.

Personally, I don't care about new Mega Man games - I only really care about new Mega Man X games or games along those lines.

It sounded like the controller was pretty bad too, with a noticeable delay - that alone concerns me more than anything about the games.

This comment stuck out to me: The Verge review is pretty fair - I like that site quite a bit in general. In fact, can't you get a Gamecube for cheaper and have a better overall experience (amount of apps available from hacking is probably not as broad though)? As far as that thread on Ouya goes, if that's the case, then that's their fault for not marketing their product properly. It comes off as pretty defensive (and from the looks of it, from one of their forum admins, if not one of the team members of the company), and does not refute much of the gripes except for the complaint about limited software availability.

In general, you shouldn't hit the ground with your heels anyway - that's bad running form. When it comes to running, lifting your legs and kicking forward instead of back-kicking is the way to go - it's almost like a chicken strut.

I unboxed an unusual Conquistator last night with the blizzardy storm effect - I'm happy!

I wouldn't trust anything posted today.

Yep, most people don't seem to understand the importance of this - pretty much jives with what one of my corporals told me (he had to go through losing weight before too - this man has impressive physique), and what I know by having lost a lot of weight (although I need to shed what I regained from pure laziness/eating a bit too much). To put it in a bit of a naive fashion, you have to hate eating since people tend to overeat by satisfying any craving for food. Exercise helps accelerate the process too, since it allows you to burn calories. A lot of people don't push themselves hard when it comes to this - to give a bit of a perspective, sometimes I can easily burn 1000 calories doing exercise, often from running. When I run distance, I often go over 2000 calories (if not double this). When I work out at the gym now, I do my exercises with minimal break between them, doing a total body workout in 30 minutes, although the calorie burn from the gym is often not sufficient. There is a caveat to extreme endurance workouts though - something like long distance running breaks down your muscles something fierce when you get to marathon or ultramarathon distances I'm told. It does take time to build up to the point where your endurance can absorb the intensity of prolonged workouts, but it is a surefire way to lose weight - just ask any Marine who goes through the intensity of boot camp, typical weight loss ends up being 20 - 40 lbs (and weight gains for extremely skinny people who gained muscle) in the span of 3 months. The principle of breaking to build is important physically and mentally for physical health - much of it is mental. Once you lose the weight like this, you can build upon your body properly (and look good doing so). The diet the military uses in boot camp isn't anything special either, a good amount of carbs (regular bread, rice, pasta, pancakes, etc.), standard sources of protein (beef, chicken, fish, ham, bacon, sausage, eggs, milk, cheese, etc.), and fruit (bananas, apples, etc.). Salad isn't even really a part of the diet there (or at least, most don't get it because it's not enough substance given the intensity of the "workouts")! Salt is also important, especially during hot weather. You're often left hungry though, which makes sense since your body wants more sustenance before it tries to break down the fat for energy. For fat burning/healthy weight loss, it is what you want until you're at the point you want to be at. On days where not much exercise is done in boot camp, meals are sometimes "skipped" or "forced" to be super light by some method or another. At least, this is what my observations/experience has to say about it. I should follow my own observations more, I wouldn't have gained all this fat since boot camp if I had . It's easy to do much worse than this though, and as far as I'm aware, it's the only proven formula to accomplish what you want.

So I'm on my new desktop now! Let's game tonight!

So after finding out USPS sucks, I got my desktop today after waiting outside for over 5 hours! It was well worth the wait though - computer is <3 ! Thanks Brad!

So, I have been granted a two week vacation for the last two weeks of August. Here is my loose itinerary, subject to change due to interest/logistics/etc.: Reno, NV Sacramento, CA San Francisco, CA Los Angeles, CA Las Vegas, NV Who would be up for hanging out? Who would be able to have me sleep over? My travel would be in that order, so if anyone got suggestions, lay'em on me!

Make it stellar, it is one of my favorite sources from FF5!