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The abominable winter photo thread! in General
Drew
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Member # 4233
 written Tuesday, December 5 2006 21:00 Profile #45
The medal is under the coat. Way to probably never have run a marathon.

[ Wednesday, December 06, 2006 04:15: Message edited by: Drew ]
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The abominable winter photo thread! in General
Drew
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Member # 4233
 written Tuesday, December 5 2006 17:41 Profile #43
Since this photo is from late November, I think it qualifies:

IMAGE(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b129/armill3/postphillymarathon.jpg)

This photo was taken post-Philly Marathon, my first ever (3:52:45). On the left are friends Amy and Erin; to the right, my friend Adrian and my wife Diane. The bad clothes I'm wearing were from Goodwill, since we were planning on discarding them right before the race started, but since they hadn't disappeared when we got back, we gratefully reclaimed them - it was pretty cold! Even though we're smiling there, we all felt like death. :)

EDIT: Oh, and the new Battlestar Galactica kicks Firefly's rear end. :P

[ Tuesday, December 05, 2006 17:47: Message edited by: Drew ]
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All good things must come to an end... in General
Drew
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Member # 4233
 written Tuesday, December 5 2006 16:33 Profile #92
quote:
Originally written by Arancaytar:

quote:
Originally written by Dikiyoba:

Dikiyoba, unlike some people, is usually good at spelling and at not hitting the quote button instead of the edit button.
And I'm usually good at not hitting the edit button when I mean the quote button. Essential for a mod. :P

Edit: See? Quote, no edit!
I'm usually good at hitting the "back" button if I hit either button accidentally.

I'm also really good at feeling lousy about how my Evidence exam went this afternoon. Ah well.
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Episode 3: A New Game in General
Drew
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Member # 4233
 written Tuesday, December 5 2006 16:24 Profile #740
It's totally the lucerne hammer and buckler, yo.

[ Tuesday, December 05, 2006 16:25: Message edited by: Drew ]
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All good things must come to an end... in General
Drew
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Member # 4233
 written Friday, December 1 2006 16:00 Profile #8
And in fact, he actually didn't say he was leaving.

So you're not, right Alo?
Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00
Episode 3: A New Game in General
Drew
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Member # 4233
 written Tuesday, November 28 2006 05:41 Profile #665
I'm formally allying with Tully, just 'cuz.
Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00
Episode 3: A New Game in General
Drew
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Member # 4233
 written Monday, November 27 2006 18:24 Profile #656
Wow - I remain chopped liver, despite the fact that I post way more than some members on that list!

Grr.
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Pan lever in Richard White Games
Drew
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Member # 4233
 written Sunday, November 26 2006 10:37 Profile #17
Cheap stickers are getting harder and harder to come by these days, you know. We don't *all* have access to a teacher supply store. Maybe we could start scraping "buckeyes" off of Ohio State helmets...

[ Sunday, November 26, 2006 10:38: Message edited by: Drew ]
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Happy Thanksgiving Day in General
Drew
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Member # 4233
 written Thursday, November 23 2006 16:57 Profile #17
quote:
Originally written by Drakefyre:

I also ran a 5k this morning ... old HS track tradition too, Ephesos? I think we went as far back as '81.
I didn't run a 5k this morning, but I did run my first marathon ever in Phily on Sunday. Yeehaw! 3:52:45
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[spam] flash games in General
Drew
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Member # 4233
 written Saturday, November 11 2006 06:56 Profile #4
IBTL

[ Saturday, November 11, 2006 11:05: Message edited by: Sirrus ]
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Post election gloating in General
Drew
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Member # 4233
 written Wednesday, November 8 2006 09:13 Profile #4
Amen to that. I fully intend to give her home a wag-of-the-finger as I drive by on Lexington Road when I'm home for Thanksgiving break. Yeehaw! You don't know how embarrassing it was as a Louisvillian to know that my city continued to vote her in again and again, despite being one of Kentucky's few puddles of blue. Now it's over!

My sympathy, however, does go out to my friend Beth who works here in town as Northup's scheduler. I'm certain, however, that she shouldn't have a problem finding another job on the Hill if she wants one.

EDIT: Oh yeah... also:

RUMSFELD RESIGNS!!!!!!

This has to be the happiest Nov. 8th EVAR.

IMAGE(http://www.lefterer.com/graphics/inline/rumsfeld_owned.jpg)

[ Wednesday, November 08, 2006 09:15: Message edited by: Drew ]
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Or Else... in General
Drew
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Member # 4233
 written Tuesday, November 7 2006 10:10 Profile #12
Not as such. However, Congress can constrain the heck out of administration practices through oversight and investigations, undercutting the administration's credibility for pursuing its current policy course.
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Or Else... in General
Drew
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Member # 4233
 written Tuesday, November 7 2006 10:02 Profile #10
Congress controls the purse strings. No more funding for the war, no more war.

I voted this morning at 6:11 a.m. I was there at 6:00, and there was actually a line thirty people long. Turnout should be pretty high in Northern Virginia.

Go Webb! Here's to turning Macaca out of office. :)
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Some Games Have Too Many Sequels in General
Drew
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Member # 4233
 written Tuesday, November 7 2006 09:56 Profile #65
The one great thing about FFX was that status effects were actually pretty useful for the player, because whether they would work or not depended on a binary switch as opposed to some percentage-based chance of effectiveness (usually small). This (alas) doesn't seem to be the case in FFXII.

What I really like about XII is how the game harkens back to Tactics in its artistic and aural aesthetics. The plot also seems to have similar elements as well, though I'm only just starting to get to the point where the excretion hits the rotary oscillator.
Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00
Some Games Have Too Many Sequels in General
Drew
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Member # 4233
 written Saturday, November 4 2006 15:37 Profile #58
Alright - so I got FFXII, and it's a pretty good time so far. Combat isn't as much of a travesty as the demo made it seem - in many ways, it's a lot like NWN or KotOR, with the potential to make the characters much, much more intelligent about it.
Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00
Humans Only in General
Drew
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Member # 4233
 written Friday, November 3 2006 04:57 Profile #46
In the state of nature, there is no right or wrong.

IMAGE(http://www.univie.ac.at/science-archives/fulda/bilder/leviathan.jpg)
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Libertarianism - yay or nay? in General
Drew
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Member # 4233
 written Friday, November 3 2006 04:50 Profile #94
quote:
Originally written by Thuryl:

quote:
Originally written by Ephesos:

quote:
Originally written by Jame2:

I don't think that Liberterianism can work, given our current population, technology and communication ability.
Wait... I don't get it. Why would those three things limit the effectiveness of libertarianism?
Because even in theory, unregulated markets only produce optimal results when everybody has perfect information about everyone else they transact with.
Case Coase-d :P
Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00
Some Games Have Too Many Sequels in General
Drew
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Member # 4233
 written Thursday, November 2 2006 07:40 Profile #48
Has anyone played the full version of FFXII yet? I've only played the demo. :(
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Click here for Scorpius' corn-dog in General
Drew
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Member # 4233
 written Thursday, November 2 2006 06:13 Profile #20
SWEET!!!
IMAGE(http://www.quizmeme.com/pointless/results/44.gif)
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Pan lever in Richard White Games
Drew
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Member # 4233
 written Wednesday, November 1 2006 14:58 Profile #10
"Pan lever?" is the question AND the answer, Alo.

Where have all the needle|ferrets gone? :(
Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00
The Abominable Halloween PhotoThread in General
Drew
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Member # 4233
 written Wednesday, November 1 2006 10:24 Profile #14
The party I went to on Saturday had a "P" theme, so we all had to dress up as something starting with the letter "P". I went as Pandora, and my wife went as pandora.com.

I'll see if I can't drudge up some pics.
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Ghandi? You must be joking! in General
Drew
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Member # 4233
 written Wednesday, November 1 2006 10:18 Profile #11
Hmm...

Economic Left/Right: -5.00
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -5.54
Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00
Some Games Have Too Many Sequels in General
Drew
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Member # 4233
 written Wednesday, November 1 2006 07:49 Profile #40
Yang was far and away more of a damage-dealer, though he did take hits pretty hard.
Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00
Some Games Have Too Many Sequels in General
Drew
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Member # 4233
 written Wednesday, November 1 2006 06:48 Profile #38
Eh, no one *really* wanted Edge in their party at the end. :P

FFX managed to stay fairly balanced until the very end, when (for me) Yuna outstripped everyone else on account of the incredibly high magic stat from her grid path combined with a couple strategic black magic grabs and x-magic. I was a little sad that Lulu became so irrelevant, but she just wasn't as strong. :(
Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00
Some Games Have Too Many Sequels in General
Drew
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Member # 4233
 written Wednesday, November 1 2006 05:29 Profile #36
The junction system, combined with too much reliance on summons in general, disproportionate experience awards (my Squall was level 99 when everyone else was 45 or so at the end), and then all of that not really mattering at the end of the game when essentially what you had to do to win was get Squall's final limit break and the item that allowed him to use it more often really ruined the experience for me. From what I can remember about the plot, it was pretty cool. If Square had implemented a system more in keeping with FF6 or 7, it would have been a better game.

I wonder why they're so reluctant to stick with something that works? I know that how magix works is often incorporated into the storyline, but doing this has led to some pretty lousy experiences. I think Square's best successes far and away have come either from implementing job systems or keeping the characters distinct in their skills and abilities, as opposed to just being shells with slightly different stats that you can attatch the same powers to when you swap them in or out. I enjoyed FF7 for example, but I didn't like that any character could use any materia - it made the characters less special/tactical. Differences in limit breaks just didn't seem sufficient. Of all the games, I think that FF6 and X came close to getting customization and individuality right.
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