mightygoobi

Reply to The China Post in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

Hi Nequa. Thank you for creating a thread which is perhaps a bit more appropriate for me to posting in than the 'America Superpower thread'. I was having a troubling time staying on topic :) I'll post in here from now on. Nfeldav made a comment in the American superpower thread that in admist the howling on Tibet on both sides, there's not so much news on what 'the average Tibetan' thinks. I completely agree. As mentioned, I'm Han, I'm Chinese and I live in Beijing. The diffic

Reply to Will America always be a superpower? in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

Trying to link this post to the original poster's topic, China's success and rise (especially in comparison with the US) is often contrasted with how bad we are at human rights. Recently, Tibet has been the shining example of how evil we are. Even in Stardock, there's another thread in the forums about China, Tibet and the Olympics - with the general idea that China is evil (sort of Korath + Drengin + Yor + worse). I've intentionally stayed out of that thread - there's many comments there that I

Reply to Will America always be a superpower? in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

Spacepony - you got me with the Al Sharpton reference. I try to keep abreast of international politics and figures, but had not heard of Rev. Sharpton before and had to Google him. I take it he is very famous in the US - we have not heard of him here in China. Well, I haven't anyway. Regarding labour unions, it is a beginning movement here in China. Our unions are not strong - and we are constantly criticised by the international companies here when we attempt to unionize who see it as

Reply to Will America always be a superpower? in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

Thank you to the ppl who've pvt. msg. me and given me karma regarding my postings. I didn't think my words would be particularly interesting and I'm very grateful for your responses. Thank you for taking the time to write, to inquire and comment. In China, we sometimes get the feeling that people outside don't make enough effort to find out more about us - instead relying on Bill O'Reilly, Keith Oberman and Dan Rather as gospel. I think the rest of the world is pretty uninformed about China. I a

Reply to Will America always be a superpower? in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

oops.. I should have acknowledged Ghostwes, not Nequa as Canadian. My apologies. I would have editted my above post... but don't know how.

Reply to Will America always be a superpower? in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

This is becoming horribly addictive. The original reason I logged on here was to find some MODS for Galciv2 and I'm now writing essays on China. My apologies for the lengths of my posts. Tibet is such a big issue that it probably deserves it's own thread - and this thread is becoming the 'China and it's various things' thread so I guess such talk should neverthless belong in here. Rather than post a very subjective one liner answer to "why did China invade Tibet", might I of

Reply to Will America always be a superpower? in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

Thank you kindly ghostwes - I'm glad I was able to be understood. It frustrates me that it takes me far longer to write in English than 99% of the people on this board. And as I ended my monologue just then, I try :) I'm hoping that the next generation of Chinese people from my country will be able to articulately discuss international issues, in English, with as much skill as you do over there in the States. Here in China, there are endless articles, newspaper publications, letters to

Reply to Will America always be a superpower? in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

Upfront acknowledgements: 1. I am Chinese and live in China. I am naturally going to have a pro-China bias and I'll do my best to come across as objective as I can. 2. English is not my first (or second) language. My apologies if I have used incorrect vernacular or nuance in my text. I hope my underlying meaning is clear. When in doubt, I have used Babelfish and I know that at times, it comes out wrong. 3. I log on to Stardock because I like to play Twilight of the Ar

Reply to TA 101 in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

Wow - what a great wrap-up for TA newbies. Many thanks to Divinewrath. I'm just getting started on TA now and one thing puzzles me which I'm sure is bloody obvious to everyone else. On the tech trading screen, some techs have asterisks by their name. What does that mean?

Can I purchase TA with tokens? in Game Talk GalCiv2 Forums

I have searched the forums unsuccessfully and I'm sorry to ask this noobish question. I'd like to purchase TA (well, perhaps pre-order is the proper word) but I can only find the option to purchase it with money. I have 3 tokens saved up and would like to use these. Is there supposed to be a 'purchase with tokens' button somewhere that I am too blind to see? Mightgoobi

Reply to What's the point? Why have the site at all? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Might I add my words to the chorus of support for Mr. Frogboy. Thank you for a wonderful site.

Reply to Object Dock - newbie learning the ropes in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

I'm more and more getting into Object Dock - love customizing it. I'm interested in upgrading to the Plus version. The major concern for me is that it seems to crash my system on a reasonably regular basis. I've tried hard to narrow down when it crashes and I am not able to replicate any one event. However, I note that crashes tend to be more slightly more frequent when: i) I have WinMX running and I attempt to play partially downloaded mpegs through WinMX ii) I attempt to change th

Reply to Object Dock - Icons for Stardock games e.g. GalCiv, Altarian Prophecy, Celtic Kings etc.? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

B'ah... Australians are not ones to use dictionary definitions. We sort of just grunt and moan and pretend we know what each other are talking about Waiting for Galciv and Alt Prophecy icons...

Object Dock - Icons for Stardock games e.g. GalCiv, Altarian Prophecy, Celtic Kings etc.? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

I was punting that games available through Stardock would almost certainly have ObjectDock icons. I don't seem to be able to find such. Do they exist?

Reply to Object Dock - newbie learning the ropes in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

I have unzipped the contents of various animaed icon packages into my docklets/animations directory. When I that icon, I get a garbled pic. This happens with all the animations I try. Regarding windows explorer, I've searched my hard-drive and can't quite find a prog with an appropriate sounding title. Where does windows keep explorer (as opposed to internet explorer). <img src="http://imag

Reply to Object Dock - newbie learning the ropes in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Got it. Thanks for the headsup.

Object Dock - newbie learning the ropes in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

1. I'd like to be able to directly 'explore' my hard-drive in the way that 'right click on the START button does things'. Can I make an 'explore' button on the Object dock? 2. How do I use the animation icons? I'd like, for example, to use the animated WinConfigure and Musicmatch icons that I have downloaded but can't seem to get working. I put them in my animations folder and they don't seem to come out. <A HREF="https://www.wincustomize.com/index.asp?Cmd=full&Ne

Object Dock - how do I create a 'go to desktop' shortcut? in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

Subject header explains it all. Also, am I able to create a 'start' button shortcut on the object dock? Andrew