[U][I]Re: Articles regarding Jewish people in the Magna Carta[/I][/U] Thank you to Arbitrator and Zydor for clarfying this for me. I found it odd for a few reasons - why was there this special thing about Jewish people at all in a document about government? And why was it not very nice to Jewish people? You've helped me understand this a lot. Another thing that is odd to me is the part that Arbitrator cited : "Debts owed to persons other than Jews are to be dealt with similarl
Zydor wrote: [quote]It will be worth your while going to read the translation of the Magna Carta [/quote] Thank you for this link Zydor. I found it a very interesting read and it's the first time I've actually read this document. I note the regularly reference to God and Christianity in the document which I did not know of it before. I also found the two articles on 'owing money to Jews' a bit odd - not quite sure what to think of this. [quote] *(10) If anyone who has
The 'set' races are preset to good, evil and neutral e.g. Altarians good, Korath evil. When I custom build, I don't see any option to choosing my alignment from the beginning. Does that mean all custom races must be neutral?
I found this article in the New York times about increasingly wealthy Russians looking to travel overseas. To be honest, I was attracted by the RUSSIAN GIRLS POSING IN BIKINIS (capitalised in a blatant attempt to get your attention). But the article itself speaks about the growth in the Russian tourism market and how it has come with the rise in the Russian economy. I can't help but see some similarities with China. I also laughed at the comment about how Russian tourists used
Spacepony said: [quote]mightygoobi, what I have learned from listining to you has had an effect on my additude toward the government of China! I am still very anti-communist. what has changed is I don't think China is as communist as I thought it was.[/quote] Thank you Spacepony - and before I am said to be TOO happy towards my government, here's two things that I should point out here that China will eventually need to consider changing: 1. The government phi
There is huge coverage here right now about this actress, Sharon Stone, and how she said that the earthquake which killed more than 70,000 was karma revenge for Chinese government treating Tibet badly. I was surprised and angry when I first read the news. I think it's hard to not be when someone says that an earthquake that killed a lot of people was some 'due retribution' rather than a terrible tragedy that has affected many lives. There have been calls for boycotts, stinging
[quote]Kryo fixed it... thanks![/quote] Thanks to Kryo for sorting our the altameta stats for our illustrious emperor Ghostwes. Happy to see you back on (and rocketing up) the charts!
[quote]There is a score multiplier for each victory type: Tech 1.0 Alliance 1.5 Culture 1.75 Military 2.5 I think it's not a very good system either, as people who want to play for score, feel pushed to always go for military victory.[/quote] Thanks for clarifying the bonus KzintiPatriach. I wonder what is the thinking behind the multiplier? Did the devs intentionally make e.g. a Military victory 2.5 times as hard as a Tech victory? I'm not quite sure
To balance some of the positive things I write about China, I thought to comment on what things upset me as a Chinese living in Beijing. [U][B]1. Corruption.[/B][/U] Hands down one of my top complaints. I think we have a long history of both corruption and fighting against it. Our children stories and legends are filled with corrupt emperor's advisors and government officials - and the heroic champion or pure hearted judge that resists bribes and brings justice to the land. Most recentl
Ghostwes said: [quote]Goobi, how is Astral Masters? Any good? I played Space Rangers 2 for a while, but found myself getting extremely frustrated by some aspects of it. The text quests seemed like a really interesting addition, but I couldn't figure out what they were asking most of the time... atrocious translation from Russian.[/quote] Astral Masters is simplified version of Magic: The Gathering, with a much smaller card pool. Due to the smaller number of cards and p
[quote]I have a no one cares update... I have found out I have an illegal sentence. The only effect is that my parol will be terminated as soon as I file an ammended pcra...[/quote] I am not quite sure about the American law system and not clear on what this means - but I think it is good news for you Spacepony. Assuming so, I'm glad for you and, as with garion333, I hope the past can be past. Best wishes.
Just posted my 7th game in 30 days. I'm a bit Galciv2ed out now. Will go back to a bit of Space Rangers2 and Astral Masters - then give the Thalans a try :)
[quote] Of course I get the urge to get my old Atari 2600 going again for a game of Yar's Revenge, but I wouldn't have the time.[/quote] Ahhh! THAT brings back memories. The Atari 2600 and the Intellivision (Tron's Deadly Discs!!!) were two of my favourite favourite consoles. To emphasise my feeling of oldness, I was on the plane just recently and noticed that all the songs that I liked were under the "classics" and "solid gold" channels.
HunterADA said: [quote]I'm curious about how you're even able to have this discussion in the first place. I've been under the impression that words like 法輪 and 洪志 (Referring to Falun Gong and its founder), 美國之音 (Voice of America), 民主 (democracy) 六四 (6-4, June 4th, the day of the Tiananmen Square massacre, with connotations similar to 9-11 in America), and 達賴 (Dalai, as in Dalai Lama), all tend to get blocked within China by the Golden Shield project.[/quote] Your Chinese is goo
Carbon016 said: [quote]Interesting article: The Cleveland of Asia: A Journey Through China's Rust Belt[/quote] Thank you for posting this link Carbon016. Some things I thought were interesting: [I]The author had dinner with some Party officials: [/I] "And after six or eight rounds of ganbei (“bottoms up”), language barriers disappear. Mr. Feng, sitting next to me, spoke better English than I do anyway. He went to the London School of Economics. He wa
Speaking on my own, I have been most interested in this thread and would be delighted to continue reading different thoughts.I'm not informed enough to add and am happy to passively read. Spacepony and Psychoak, please don't stop.
Zydor, at the risk of opening a mutual admiration club, I wanted to thank you for your posts. Always interesting and I usually find myself agreeing. There's been a few posts here about the benefits and disadvantages of Democracy and Communism. To add a bit of balance to my postings, let me suggest one reason why Democracy is good that I don't think often gets said. It makes politicians more charismatic. When I hear Barack Obama say "I did it for Ashley" or H
As I have invited all to visit my home country, I thought I'd let you know some of the social rules that we have here: [U][B] Driving Rules:[/B][/U] 1. All road rules, regulations and laws come under the 'purely optional' catergory. 2. In the event of any actually compulsory rules, taxi drivers are completely exempt. 3. Use of your indicator light will shrink your genitals. Do not use. 4. If you are walking cross any road, at any time, at any place. Pray.
[quote]Mightygoobi, i don't suppose you could do the translation for Great Britain could you?[/quote] For us, Great Britain = England = 英国 yin guo = Kingdom of Heroes
Spacepony said: [quote]Mightygoobi, from what you have stated and demonstrated in this forum I would have to say that china is no longer a communist country. It seems that China is in the midst of a social and political revolution that is throwing off the shackles of Marxism. It is doing so in a fashion that is reducing the overt destructiveness that in the past has faced most nations when they redirect their national energies from one political ideology to another.[/quote] I t
Spacepony said: [quote]The more I read about China in this tread the more I wonder what about China other then the title "communist" is communist about china anymore?[/quote] For me, the key point is what is meant by the word "communist". To use Zydor's words, what do we mean by the 'label'? It is a word that carries a lot of emotion for different people. I'm sorry I can not give a short and precise answer Spacepony. The 'text-book' definition of a "class-less society
[quote]On Dec 22 2229 score was 651500, On Dec 22 2230 score was 757750, on Dec 22 2231 817,750, and for the final last year 852,750.[/quote] [quote]I think the score is basically the integral, that means the area under the curves, that are shown the Timelines screen. It is divided by some time dependent factor, so the score you get gets less whenn progressing in time[/quote] [quote]That's also my understanding, though the details time dependent depreciation factor is still
Thanks to Dethadder and Nocticulus for the replies and to Zyxpsilon for the follow up. One thing to clarify - [quote]i) No, it is your economy score (cash generation) each turn that is taken into account, not how much you don't spend.[/quote] So... my average cash that I generate per turn over the course of the game contributes to my score? If that's the case, is the following true then? 1. I start off bleeding money. By the end of the game, I am killing ever
