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There are a few ways that smart ads can happen. And a lot of complex variations of all the following and more.

First, as you guessed, is cookies. "Hey amazon says you've been looking at video games. You might like video games. Do you think this one looks cool?" Although since cookies are rarely that readable to anyone that didn't write them some sites will rely on tracking cookies for that.
Second is by a database look up. Similar concept but it is all done server side. So clearing cookies, or even going to a new computer, won't change the ads so long as you signed into whatever account it is. This is a huge one for Google.
Third isn't as smart, but site context often plays a role too. For example here on KHV a major group interest is videogames, so those types of ads would get more clicks here and thus be displayed more often. Though some of the dumber algorithms for context ads can have rather humorous results; like when the ads would change to couch shopping when a member here "La Sofa" would post.

It looks like KHV is done through Evidon, which would use a combination of cookies and site context. And if you find the whole tracking thing to be freaky there is an opt-out (click the blue triangle in the corner of an ad) and you could use a program like Ghostery (interestingly made by Evidon) to stop tracking cookies and other privacy risks.

Notably on the opt out for Evidon's interest based ads, the decision is stored as a cookie. Meaning that if you clear your cookies then you will be opted back into the service by default.

No you're not
http://kh-vids.net/members/memorychain013.24601/

There is also sprinkles and chocolate sauce. Or at least I think it's chocolate. Never bothered to check...

Line by line quote tree time! Because people just love those. Plus actual spoilers for anyone reading this far that still cares.

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Exhaustion is at least a catalyst. To quote Young Xehanort "You just make it too easy. I know you think you've won, but you lost the moment you dived this far in. You're in the deepest pit of slumber, and you've worn yourself down to nothing. There's no returning to the world above"

I checked the scene and I share some fault on remembering the Xemnas response. He does appear wounded, but he also teleports away immediately. So we don't know what Xemnas thinks of the outcome. But per the above quote, the result is obviously what the new Org XIII wanted.

This is likely just due to the difficulty of adding them to the scenes coupled with the fact that they wouldn't be doing anything of importance. And while it isn't required it is clearly expected that you will us Spirits. In KH1 you can also find Riku in Monstro after having seen him go through the door to darkness. I don't think the cannon is that he left The End Of The World, just to visit Monstro and screw with Pinocchio and go back, but nothing REQUIRES you not to play it that way.

Xemnas was alone for the end of that fight. You beat him in KH with a full party and then out of KH with just Riku. The true 1-on-1 you have with Xemnas at Memory's Contortion is rather unclear on what is actually happening. Xemnas appears to be fine afterword, but so does Sora. My guess is that it was a test, one that Sora passed well enough that Xemnas decided to use an incomplete Kingdom Hearts. Though given all the other people there and the state Org XIII was in, that might not have been based on Sora alone.

And don't hear me wrong. In story context, fighting along side friends is a plenty fair strategy. Whatever gets the job done. But if you strip that away and pit him directly against one of our villains, the odds aren't as good.

By story that only proves my point.

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In the following cutscene Xemnas is mostly fine and Sora loses consciousness. The whole thing was just Sora playing into their hand.

Plus that "victory" was with the help of spirits so it still wasn't a clean 1-on-1

It has been stated at some point that Xemnas is stronger than Sora. Yes Sora beat him, but only with Riku's help. Neither one could have done it alone. Then by extension that is several characters. Ansem SoD is about equal to Xemnas (perhaps a bit weaker); Xehanort is stronger than his parts; Terra's Sentiment was almost as strong as Xehanort; ditto for Aqua; Vanitas seemed about on par with Aqua; Ventus is equal to Vanitas...

Let face it, Sora relies on "my friends are my power" because he wouldn't win going 1-on-1.

You are correct, those are two completely different character models, not just a texture swap or the like. And the why is what is said above plus the change in outfit.

Dead? What are you talking about. Using blind averaging you can clearly see we are progressing by one segment every 30.9 days. The actual position of the data points doesn't matter too much, right?

I'm still in, for the time being at least. I'm being a bit finicky on decisions lately.

Also, I am working to get the KH1 HD clips up ASAP (because I've been a lazy bum about that after some tech issues). So if any of you want to use scenes from that game, you might want to just wait a little bit longer.

EDIT: Going with the song Own Little World (We Will Never Die Mix) by Celldweller

Shun the non believer!

I imported the games and played them on my fat PS2 using SwapMagic. It worked fine for a while, but the disc drive eventually died and I've never bothered to replace it. Now I just emulate them on PC. Harder initial setup, but so much easier to start up afterwards.

Oh and, BBS:FM is easy since there is no region locking. Just play it like normal.

Though I'm not sure it really maters at this point seeing as the PS3 HD releases have the Final Mix content (plus slightly extra)

Ditto, just swap the GBA CoM for 1.5 HD and the poster for a shirt. Not really sure if the games can be seriously counted as a collection, but I've had neither the money nor interest for any in depth collecting.

Correction the data representation of a dusk disguised as a dog (for some reason) in a bag.


I was not a fan of playing as Riku in RE:Chain (and probably the original chain, but I never played it). There was a lot of potential but the fixed deck structure made him too hard to play well. Maybe other people can but I can't read my cards fast enough to play smart and have to resort to mindless spamming hoping something goes through. At the very least I felt we should have been able to organize the deck. (Fun fact: I despise the Wonderland deck)

And under a more standard play (ignoring Days because I hate almost everyone in mission mode), Aqua. The magic focus makes battles go very slowly for her in the early game when you are restricted to melee and weak magic. And then it may have just been me but I felt like when you did have enough good spells to mostly avoid melee they didn't seem notably stronger. And even if they were it wouldn't really close the damage gap with Terra, who you can just equip with physical commands.


Preemptive flame shield. I did enjoy playing both Aqua and CoM Riku, just simply not as much as other characters.

Hence him not being on the poll.

Braiiiins....

That is all. Carry on.

*gnaws severed arm*

Thanks guys.

I'm back home now. I don't think they've noticed yet though.

Also a part i hadn't bothered to mention is that I regularly see a therapist and psychiatrist. When I bring up stuff like the sleep to them they both say that it seems like depression except that I'm not actually depressed, so I they aren't too worried. That is actually how I know I show signs of depression. On a similar note they both also say I show signs of ADD, except that I actually focus pretty well. My brain seems fairly stubborn on finding ways to be broken that seem like oxymorons.

EDIT:
A couple of clarifying points. First, that ending comment on being homeless had to do with being kicked out. I don't drive, I've only had luck getting one job that is almost minimum wage for 12 hours a month (which pacified them at first, but now 2 years in I might as well not have it), and the few friends I have aren't in positions to give me a place to stay for more than maybe a night or two. So now that my parents are looking to pull the funding on my going to college (despite community college so far costing less than half of my sister's freshman year) and the fact that for some reason having no credit history is bad enough that I've been denied a secured credit card, it is only a matter of time before I've out stayed my welcome and have no where to go.

Second, said android app was only partially to be a hobby. My mom wanted me to start making a schedule and recommended that I use my phone for that. But when I tried there was something about every app that she didn't like so I finally said that I would make one to her specifications. But in her mind being on the computer is by definition a waste of time so I get very little time to work on it. And usually when I do have time I'm too exhausted to actually do so.

I would like to be a kinda tentative sign up. I've got an idea, but I'm not sure if I've got the skills or the time. I promise to let you know if it doesn't pan out though, no hunting down the vanishing man.

I have those exact chairs at my house. And several of them went missing years ago. I assumed my brother broke them, but now I'm thinking you stole them.


Also, impressive looking work and I really want to try bacon pancakes.

I joined when the site moved to vBulletin. I found it shortly before that, but only like two days before the site was taken down for the move. I was all like "I don't care if the site is all pretty. The links were here yesterday. Give me my videos" Then I made like 3 AMVs ever. I don't get how people do it. Some people make these super awesome videos in like 2 hours, I spend a month and get something that is marginally okay.

EDIT: Also I have blatantly ignored all but the first page of this thread. hurrah.