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  1. Re:Final Fantasy Tactics Advance on Have You Hit a Gaming Wall? · · Score: 1

    Lowest level character in your clan overall, or just your battle party?

  2. Final Fantasy Tactics Advance on Have You Hit a Gaming Wall? · · Score: 1

    I don't know what level you have to be, to beat the final boss and her 2 totemas. But I've played through the game at a little about the 'standard level', with pretty decent jobs and weapons.

    And I can't even come close to beating her, barely able to get 50% of her HP down. The match laws always preclude me from being able to do my best attacks, and she is still somehow able to do area damage with seemingly endless MP.

  3. Re:Fire Emblem for me on Have You Hit a Gaming Wall? · · Score: 1

    I thought there was some sort of 'tower', near the beginning of "Sacred Stones", that you could go in and basically level all day, if you wanted. Like a torunament-dungeon, sort of thing?

    Been awhile, maybe I'm wrong on that.

  4. Re:Computers on a stick? on French Kids Get OSS on USB Sticks · · Score: 4, Funny

    No, but it does mean your K-Fed CD is something else on-a-stick.

  5. Re:who cares ? on Google to Blur Sensitive India Sites · · Score: 1
  6. Make a good 1st impression. on Google to Blur Sensitive India Sites · · Score: 1

    They should just paint giant "BABY FOOD FACTORY" signs on the roofs of all their sensitive goverment buildings.

  7. Re:well on "Tech Heroes" From Ada Lovelace to Jamie Z · · Score: 2, Funny

    Are YOU on the list?

  8. Re:This totally happened to me!!!!! on Can You Be Sued for Quitting? · · Score: 1

    That totally sucks, man.

    You should find yourself one of those hot waitress-type gal (preferably with lots of 'flair') to help console you, in your time of grief over losing your job. Or at the very least, get out of the house, go out and do something instead of sitting around in the dark, listening through the apartment walls at whatever your neighbor is watching on TV.

    Or maybe go see a shrink? I hear they can do winderful things with hypnotherapy these days.

  9. Re:Voting system fraud on Florida to Scrap Touch Screen Voting? · · Score: 1

    making *lots* of accusations that were never proven aside from a few minor cases
    Tell that to the candidate who lost his/her close race, LOL.

    How many "minor cases" does it take, to prove concerted wrongdoing? Not saying that Bush himself organized some effort to stack the deck. But hopefully you get my point.
  10. People don't win elections, hackers win elections on Florida to Scrap Touch Screen Voting? · · Score: 1

    Touch screens, opticals ballots, retinal scanners, genetic typing... it doesn't matter what electronic system we decide is best and most foolproof. Because there will always be some fool who will allege that damn dirty "hackers" cheated their candidate out of winning.

  11. Re:Who? on Talking With TV's Most-Respected Games Journalist · · Score: 2, Funny

    You're not alone. I had no idea who he was either.

    Then again, the only "gaming news" I ever see on television, is on G4.

    Olivia Munn... now THAT's serious gaming journalism!

  12. Re:Other overpriced systems on PS3 Price Drop Won't Happen Anytime Soon · · Score: 2, Informative

    Actually, $600 back when the Neo-Geo debuted (1990? 1991?) would be comparable to around $900 in today's dollars. So when you think about it, the PS3 is almost 33% cheaper than the Neo-Geo was, at launch. Or something like that.

    I didn't buy a Neo-Geo.

    I haven't bought a PS3...yet.

    /full disclosure

  13. Re:Sleep debit on Drugs Eradicate the Need For Sleep · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I'm now in my late 40's and I can only sleep 6 hours, no more even if I try, but, I need that 6 hours or I cannot function.

    I know what you mean. I'm coming up on 40, and I've noticed that I sleep less now than I did 5 years ago. Which is scary, because I always assumed that the "getting older = less sleep" thing didn't happen until you were MUCH older.

    I guess we're all only as young as we feel, but still older than we think.

  14. Wii Campers? on Game Industry Folks Siding With the Wii · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I wonder... why I have seen no media stories about loads of people camping out in front of stores, for a chance to snag a new Wii? All you ever see is PS3!, PS3!, blah blah.

  15. Re:Well we can't all get the PS3 on The PlayStation 3 Launches In the U.S. · · Score: 1

    I was just wondering last night... why so many TV/news stories on all the PS3 Campers, and none about anyone camping out for the Wii? I guess that will probably be the talk this weekend, "Wii Campers".

  16. Re:1/800,000,000th less than they think... on What Could YouTube Be Worth? · · Score: 1

    I guess I don't get it either. But as far as I can tell, the closest thing to an advertisement I have ever seen on YouTube, is the new feature at the end of the videos, showing you "other related clips".

    I'm using Firefox/Adblock. So maybe that's it. As far as "subliminal advertising" on YouTube... I'm not saying it's not there. Just that I have never seen it myself. I think you're being a bit paranoid.

    Now, if you'll excuse me, I MUST go buy 3 cases of that delicious Pepsi Cola.

    Immediately.

  17. these darn web-savvy ghosts, nowadays on Computer Voodoo? · · Score: 3, Funny

    I have a friend. Her and her husband's computer works completely normal. To him, anyway, when he only "checks email occasionally". But for some reason, when the wife uses it, she says their antispy software shows the husband's profile/browsing history is mysteriously always infected cookies from a bunch of porno sites that they never visited! Seems like it's worse when she gets back from being out of town. Like the ghostly hackers know when she's been gone, or something.

    There's some spooky voodoo for ya, right there. They should probably call Ghostbusters, or something.

  18. tags for future and past posts? on Google Upgrades Blogger · · Score: 2, Interesting

    tag-based labels for categories.

    Anybody know if this will be implemented for future entries only, or if you can go back and tag your old posts?

    It would be convenient if they added a way to search your blog for keywords, and tag all matching entries.

  19. Mario not far behind, but... on The 27 Known Wii Launch Titles · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Is this the first Nintendo console to release with no Mario game ready at launch date?

  20. Re:not just any software? on Firefox Analyzed for Bugs by Software · · Score: 1

    No.

    I just thought the summary could have been worded a bit better, that's all.

  21. not just any software? on Firefox Analyzed for Bugs by Software · · Score: 0

    "Firefox is using software to detect flaws in Firefox's source code."

    Didn't they always use software of some sort, Bugzilla, etc? I assume they specifically mean "Firefox is using Coverity software to detect flaws in Firefox's source code."

  22. set $ALL_WEEKENDS_OFF = "1" on Computer Manages Restaurant Workers · · Score: 1

    If you're on-staff at the restaurant, now all you need is to set the IT guy up with free hot wings for life, IF... he reprograms the scheduling computer to just give you every weekend off (with pay).

    One back scratches another. Or something.

  23. Re:Brain Blaster on Inside the NES Worlds of Power Series · · Score: 1

    I can solve a real Rubik's Cube, but was disappointed to see it not yet available on the link page. Wasted too much time with Hanoi Tower, but was able to quickly do a 5-stack. The Arrange Game doesn't shuffle the tiles, on my browsers.

    Thanks for waking my brain up, this morning!

  24. Re:Monopoly play on Google Reveals Payment Deal with AP · · Score: 1

    Excellent point. And I'm quite sure that's their line of thinking.

    In way of explanation, here's mine...

    X >> Y

    Where:

    X = # People viewing story deeplinked via news aggregator
    Y = # People who randomly found said website, and navigated to page manually.

    I may be completely wrong in my base assumption, though.

  25. Re:Monopoly play on Google Reveals Payment Deal with AP · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I myself have never understood why news sites wouldn't want a popular aggregator like Google News pointing visitors to their news articles. Some of said articles would likely never have been viewed in the first place by some readers, had it not been for an aggregator. They appear to be cutting off their arm to spite their finger.