FF9 has far more grinding than the other PSX FF games. The true low grinding FF is FF8, where grinding is actually counterproductive (as the enemies level up with you). It's very easy to complete FF8 without leveling up at all and avoiding all random encounters for most of the game.
I can't think of any case of somebody successfully following this schedule long term. It's the best option when sleep time is limited by external circumstances, and you can keep it up for a month or so, but it is not IMO an adequate replacement for normal sleep.
Modafinil feels much better than amphetamines if you're just trying to reduce sleep. There's no real euphoria, but also none of the unpleasant side effects of amphetamine (or even caffeine). It's a very "smooth" feeling stimulant, unlike any other type of stimulant. It's not a great recreational drug, but as a drug to enhance your working ability there is nothing better.
REM sleep can't be necessary for memory consolidation, because monoamine oxidase inhibitors eliminate REM sleep, but not not impair memory even if used for a long time. Furthermore, this is a there is a case of brain injury which eliminated REM sleep but did not impair memory.
http://www.npi.ucla.edu/sleepresearch/science/1058 full.html
Pointless. Any content that won't look like shit in an interlaced mode will compress very well with any modern algorithm. Much better to display everything progressive and set the data rate as appropriate. Interlace should have died long ago, the only reason it still exists is because it's relatively cheap to build a 1080i CRT and dumb consumers think it's somehow better than 720p.
Try inhaling some CO2 yourself, it's very painful. I don't oppose killing rats, but it would be better to suffocate them with pure nitrogen or something. Lack of oxygen is not painful.
FFVII was the first Final Fantasy game (and maybe first Japanese RPG, I'm not 100% certain) with an unreliable narrator. This is far more significant than the character development "innovation" (it certainly wasn't the first game to kill a major PC), and the reason why FFVII has had such lasting appeal. What's more, the story was not spoonfed, it's entirely possible to complete the game without seeing information critical for understanding the story. This makes the game confusing enough that the finer points of the story are debated even today, but it is well constructed enough that you can fit everything together to make a convincing and consistent explanation.
Sadly, all replaygain can do is save you from having to reach for the volume control if you're listening to musics with different loudness. Dynamic range compression is destructive editing, once it's gone it's gone.
It also occurred to me that maybe this is the reason for people saying vinyl sounds better. Maybe they still use old fashioned mastering for old fashioned media?
I don't listen to radio, but one objective example of suckage is the decreased dynamic range of modern mastering techniques. Nearly all music from the last 10 years is so overcompressed as to be unlistenable (and even old music is not safe - "remastered" rerelease versions replace the old versions with much inferior versions).
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No, an African Gray can use the mirror to find other objects, and realize that its reflection does not pose a threat and examine it out of curiosity, but it does not make the connection that the reflection is itself. Smart dogs can do the same thing.
The test is not to recognise *other* objects in the mirror, it is to recognise *yourself*. Recognising others in the mirror is just an extension of recognising evidence showing something is nearby, eg. seeing shadows, or tracking. Deciding the reflection is not a threat and ignoring it is failing the test, and yes, baby humans fail too.
If you show a mirror to a human (over a minimum age, babys don't understand mirrors) who's never seen one before they'll be able to figure out what it does very quickly even if nobody teaches them to react to it.
With extensive training, a pigeon has passed the test. This doesn't mean it's self-aware, it is simply classical conditioning. The same is probably true of the dog, it does not really understand the mirror, it is just acting as if it does because you trained it to. If a dog could learn what a mirror is without training, that would be convincing proof.
Anyone who's tried Salvia divinorum, a selective kappa opioid agonist, will know that just because it binds to an opiod receptor doesn't mean it feels anything like an opiate. Salvia is not at all addictive, and it is often strongly dysphoric.
What's the source for pigs and dogs passing? AFAIK it's only humans, great apes (except only one gorilla has passed), bottlenose dolphins, orcas, and asian elephants.
All caps is much harder to read quickly because it doesn't have ascenders and descenders. Native English readers recognise words by the general shape instead of looking at each individual letter, but this is very difficult if all the words have similar shapes as in uppercase text.
http://equ.sourceforge.net/, XMMS plugin equalizer, works with any format.
The wide selection of plugins is the reason I still use XMMS, it's the only player that plays every audio file I have.
The GNU kernel is practically unusable because there is no longer any strong incentive to improve it. We already have a good Free kernel, there's no great need for another. If Linux was never started then the HURD would certainly be much better by now.
Symphony of the Night is a great game, but it has several serious flaws that could easily be fixed. Specifically, the Crissaegrim and the Shield Rod combo destroy any challenge in the game, they are ridiculously overpowered. The Ring of Varda drop bug should be fixed too, and the ring toned down a bit as it's also way overpowered, especially if you equip two.
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FF9 has far more grinding than the other PSX FF games. The true low grinding FF is FF8, where grinding is actually counterproductive (as the enemies level up with you). It's very easy to complete FF8 without leveling up at all and avoiding all random encounters for most of the game.
I can't think of any case of somebody successfully following this schedule long term. It's the best option when sleep time is limited by external circumstances, and you can keep it up for a month or so, but it is not IMO an adequate replacement for normal sleep.
Modafinil feels much better than amphetamines if you're just trying to reduce sleep. There's no real euphoria, but also none of the unpleasant side effects of amphetamine (or even caffeine). It's a very "smooth" feeling stimulant, unlike any other type of stimulant. It's not a great recreational drug, but as a drug to enhance your working ability there is nothing better.
REM sleep can't be necessary for memory consolidation, because monoamine oxidase inhibitors eliminate REM sleep, but not not impair memory even if used for a long time. Furthermore, this is a there is a case of brain injury which eliminated REM sleep but did not impair memory. http://www.npi.ucla.edu/sleepresearch/science/1058 full.html
Pointless. Any content that won't look like shit in an interlaced mode will compress very well with any modern algorithm. Much better to display everything progressive and set the data rate as appropriate. Interlace should have died long ago, the only reason it still exists is because it's relatively cheap to build a 1080i CRT and dumb consumers think it's somehow better than 720p.
Try inhaling some CO2 yourself, it's very painful. I don't oppose killing rats, but it would be better to suffocate them with pure nitrogen or something. Lack of oxygen is not painful.
FFVII was the first Final Fantasy game (and maybe first Japanese RPG, I'm not 100% certain) with an unreliable narrator. This is far more significant than the character development "innovation" (it certainly wasn't the first game to kill a major PC), and the reason why FFVII has had such lasting appeal. What's more, the story was not spoonfed, it's entirely possible to complete the game without seeing information critical for understanding the story. This makes the game confusing enough that the finer points of the story are debated even today, but it is well constructed enough that you can fit everything together to make a convincing and consistent explanation.
Using goofy, loaded words like "pirated" is just as bad. It's called "copyright infringement" or "illegal copying".
Sadly, all replaygain can do is save you from having to reach for the volume control if you're listening to musics with different loudness. Dynamic range compression is destructive editing, once it's gone it's gone. It also occurred to me that maybe this is the reason for people saying vinyl sounds better. Maybe they still use old fashioned mastering for old fashioned media?
I don't listen to radio, but one objective example of suckage is the decreased dynamic range of modern mastering techniques. Nearly all music from the last 10 years is so overcompressed as to be unlistenable (and even old music is not safe - "remastered" rerelease versions replace the old versions with much inferior versions).
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Fully paid for? When do I get my share of the compensation payment for the environmental damage?
No, an African Gray can use the mirror to find other objects, and realize that its reflection does not pose a threat and examine it out of curiosity, but it does not make the connection that the reflection is itself. Smart dogs can do the same thing.
The test is not to recognise *other* objects in the mirror, it is to recognise *yourself*. Recognising others in the mirror is just an extension of recognising evidence showing something is nearby, eg. seeing shadows, or tracking. Deciding the reflection is not a threat and ignoring it is failing the test, and yes, baby humans fail too.
Interacting with other humans allows their brain to develop enough to gain a sense of self. This generally happens from about 1.5 to 2 years old.
If you show a mirror to a human (over a minimum age, babys don't understand mirrors) who's never seen one before they'll be able to figure out what it does very quickly even if nobody teaches them to react to it.
With extensive training, a pigeon has passed the test. This doesn't mean it's self-aware, it is simply classical conditioning. The same is probably true of the dog, it does not really understand the mirror, it is just acting as if it does because you trained it to. If a dog could learn what a mirror is without training, that would be convincing proof.
Anyone who's tried Salvia divinorum, a selective kappa opioid agonist, will know that just because it binds to an opiod receptor doesn't mean it feels anything like an opiate. Salvia is not at all addictive, and it is often strongly dysphoric.
What's the source for pigs and dogs passing? AFAIK it's only humans, great apes (except only one gorilla has passed), bottlenose dolphins, orcas, and asian elephants.
All caps is much harder to read quickly because it doesn't have ascenders and descenders. Native English readers recognise words by the general shape instead of looking at each individual letter, but this is very difficult if all the words have similar shapes as in uppercase text.
http://equ.sourceforge.net/, XMMS plugin equalizer, works with any format.
The wide selection of plugins is the reason I still use XMMS, it's the only player that plays every audio file I have.
The GNU kernel is practically unusable because there is no longer any strong incentive to improve it. We already have a good Free kernel, there's no great need for another. If Linux was never started then the HURD would certainly be much better by now.
Symphony of the Night is a great game, but it has several serious flaws that could easily be fixed. Specifically, the Crissaegrim and the Shield Rod combo destroy any challenge in the game, they are ridiculously overpowered. The Ring of Varda drop bug should be fixed too, and the ring toned down a bit as it's also way overpowered, especially if you equip two.
"Seasoned" player? How did you place in tournaments? If you didn't notice lag, then I suspect you never played at this level at all.