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Liked the old one better.

AFAIR it's a known bug. A fix is unlikely.

So... how does one properly dispose of a Quran. Maybe they can be used as insulation material.

Well, yes, the US is largely done with its colonial era in the pacific, if you ask around Bikini, the Philipines and Puerto Rico they don't recall it too fondly though.

quote code borked ?

So the fact that the islands were originally uninhabited.. that 70% of the population are descended from English, Scots, Welsh... and that nearly 90% of the entire population (including the non-UK descended residents) want to stay as British citizens and do not want to even discuss the idea of Argentina taking sovereignity of the islands have nothing to do with the situation? That's not imperialism, or colonialism. If the people there follow a specific culture, and believe they're a part of it, and they act that way.. and say "hey, this is my flag of choice".. then yeah, I'd say they're fairly joined in spirit. And hey, in two millenia we were invaded by the Romans, the Saxons, the Vikings, the Normans... you can't exactly say we didn't suffer incursions. We're just good at absorbing them into the culture.. So the fact that the islands were originally uninhabited.. that 70% of the population are descended from English, Scots, Welsh... and that nearly 90% of the entire population (including the non-UK descended residents) want to stay as British citizens and do not want to even discuss the idea of Argentina taking sovereignity of the islands have nothing to do with the situation? That's not imperialism, or colonialism. If the people there follow a specific culture, and believe they're a part of it, and they act that way.. and say "hey, this is my flag of choice".. then yeah, I'd say they're fairly joined in spirit. And hey, in two millenia we were invaded by the Romans, the Saxons, the Vikings, the Normans... you can't exactly say we didn't suffer incursions. We're just good at absorbing them into the culture.. That's kindof where I was going with 'nevermind the Normans'

I'm sure they know saber rattling is consequence free aside from diplomatically.

So countries are like witches. They can't cross water? What's going on here. Are you embarassed to admit that your country's past imperial success was largely due to the fact that it was isolated and well protected from incursions from Europe, leaving aside the Normans, or perhaps some antiquated notion of the Commonwealth, you can belong anywhere geographically and still be joined in spirit, that sort of thing.

I actually like the process, so you could say I'm doing it for its own sake. Plus it's good for you. As mental calisthenics there is edivdence that it can delay dementia and early onset alzheimer's.

English, Japanese (mostly I read I don't get a lot of oppertunity to talk), Danish. German, Spanish, Arabic and Chinese is next on the wishlist. I don't particularly think German is useful, but I'll probably find it easier, all Danes speak some version of pidgin German.

Britan would not have a greater claim to Paris than to Glasgow because of..... drumroll.... The channel. As you well know Geography is not merely distance. Military logistics play a factor in most cases. Especially in Europe where everybody has been at war with everybody else at some point. Mountain ranges are natural barriers in Spain and Italy, etc. etc.

Denmark used to own the oil and mineral rights in Greenland, expressly because Greenland was a protectorate, same as the Faroe islands. That meant we were responsible for patroling it's borders and, theoretically at least, go to war with Russia if they ever decided to build bases there. Among other things we helped cover up an American neuclear accident in Thule. We very much had a claim if forgein powers decided to elbow in. Mutual benifit, despite this kind of arrangement going out of fashion over the last decades. It's pretty ludicrous to say that a rock on the other side of the world is principally the same as Swasea, for all their desire to identify themselves as such. What they get out of the deal is the protection of being British citizens. e.i. the royal marines will come to their aid should the need arise, which it might, unlike in Swansea.

Of course they would say that, with the war and all. They can't police themselves.

Argentina doesn't have any claim, neither of course does England. The islanders have correctly surmised that they needed the protection of a flag to avoid being prayed upon, If they are about to get fabulously wealthy off oil and mineral rights however... There are only 2000 people living there. I wonder if there are any limitations on how mineral rigths are doled out in international law.

The girl with the Drago tatoo. Strange phenomenon, but the Hollowood remake is quite a bit better than the Scandinavian original with all the English speaking Sweedes.

I know, we will get two handed axe animations after all this time.

Yeah, slave labour which costs about 45000 a year to maintain (not violent offenders, who cost more). Then does an unreliable menial job which a machine could do better and cheaper. I don't think slaves have been an economic option outside mining for about 200 years! That's just because they haven't fully learned how to maximise their earning potential. The larger number are probably unskilled, but there are doctors, lawyers, etc. How long before they start making legal briefs instead of licence plates. They are paid a few cents an hour, not working means solitary confinement for being 'uncooperative'. I suspect unions and PACs are what has kept the industry largely unskilled, rather than the lack of desire to tap this resource. I mean in effect it's a bit like sending all your learned Greeks off to the salt mines.

I think you're selling some of the writing short. The plot-heavy stuff was indeed dire, but the character writing had its high points. Mordin and Legion were interestingly written. Garrus, Grunt, and Samara were largely cliches, but they were well executed cliches that fit well with the overall space-opera mileu. Even some of the more minor characters managed to be memorable, like the cops you meet on the citadel in the missions for Samara and Thane. I do kindof hope Col. Tigh makes a reappearance.

ME2's strenght was in the quality of the polish, the gunfights were fun, even if cover was grotesquely misused. Other than that a space opera, awkward romancing, some small semblance of a plot, nothing worth analysing though.

Well if the auto switching is well thought out you will always be in the POV you wanted. Not likely, but possible.

So you walk everywhere with your gun drawn, even on the ship ?

Changing the animation sets for the worse in a sequel... ugh. Also, what if this means your ME2 head won't fit on there, you will forced to use the new pummeled violently with the ugly stick femshep faces. Not buying this before I have more answers.

Isn't it just that the market for drugs and therapists is larger, and following from that more people get diagnosed. The stigma associated with mental illness might even be less pronounced, which is a good thing. In other countries recieving treatment might negatively affect career chances and so on.

If you mean Shiva worshippers they mostly just get high and go into a chanting trance.

So,, the reapers are synthetic, a race of ships ?. The boss voice is from that collector general.