Interesting stuff. I need a Russian friend :-)

Any idea why GOG lets the mixes die this slow death?

My suspicion is that things change in a business direction way in the office and are never communicated down to us, but rather just unfold in this subtle way. GOGmixes don't appear to have a champion within GOG, so they are being allowed to fade into the background. Either that, or they are just not getting much attention while other things (like Galaxy) take priority. Possibly GOG will come back to GOGmixes again and beef them up. The missing images could just be down to their in-house graphic artists not creating ones for new games, possibly because their time is taken up elsewhere.

Not at all, it's perfectly in-line with the rest of the grey invasion that the fresher, better GOG brought.


My guess is no, only issues on Chrome are high priority.

Speaking as someone who went through the Irish education system, practically nothing. We covered a bit about Denmark due to the connection with the Vikings but that was about it... The English education system might have been a little more enlightening as there is definitely more of a connection between England and Denmark.

I just find it fascinating the difference in the history that people are thought, most British people I speak to are completely unaware of the damage they did to countries like Ireland when they conquered or colonised them, clearly because here people are thought the British Empire was brilliant and wonderful and always in the right... I know the history I was thought was biased in the opposite direction but it's worrying how an educations system can completely gloss over events and change how something is perceived.

Maybe it's a Mormon missionary nurse Project Mayhem, with Endre as the leader...

For some reason my mouse is having clicking problems.
Sometimes doesn't work and other times it double clicks

It's been a while, but I've completely run through KOTOR before, so I'd be willing to give it a shot. =)

Just noticed i'm close to 200 rep now.

Interesting. Sadly i remember very little of what i learned in school because of how long ago it was (and because i got a terrible memory :P). So couldn't say if we learned much of irish/english history, other than what was related to our viking history and a bit of Christian IV period possibly.

The foreign countries we learned most about were Germany (WW2 stuff), Norway/Sweden and Baltic history.

who the hell uses chrome, and more importantly, why would you do so?

And the evil purveyor of terribly addictive substances arrives at last. well I have news for you I have completely thrown off the shackles you set upon meme. You hear me Crow?, I have successfully beaten the unholy curse that you sent my way. I beat it, do you hear me? I beat it with the same ease with which I beat the four kings on a first run, with a +15 weapon with added lightning damage and Havel's armour with the wolf ring equipped.

Ahem.

The detoxing is being rough.

I do. I just prefer it to IE and Firefox. Why wouldn't you use it?

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I hope you are all doing well?

From what I can recall, the history we are taught at school about Denmark usually covered the whole Viking era, the age of colonisation, some of the battles between our two nations, and of course, our shared history in the Second World War.

The Battle of Copenhagen (1801) was one of my favourites. Not because of the battle itself, but the way Admiral Lord Nelson behaved. He was only a vice-admiral then, but still a well regarded officer and strategist. He was ordered by Admiral Sir Hyde Parker to withdrawn, as all signs pointed to a Danish victory. But Lord Nelson famously put his telescope to his blind eye and claimed he saw no ships, effectively saying he would not follow the Admiral's. In truth, the Admiral was trying to save Lord Nelson's reputation, which in those days, a good reputation could help boost the moral of the English and her allies, and was known to dishearten the enemy. Lord Nelson's reputation would have been sullied if he retreated from the battle. What the Admiral did was give Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson a get-out clause. If he thought retreat was the only viable option, then Lord Nelson could withdraw, stating he was following orders from the Admiral, thus not losing any reputation, as he was following orders. The Admiral knew that Lord Nelson would ignore the order if he believed he could still win the battle.

Despite the wars fought between England and Denmark, there has never been too much animosity, at least on our part, I don't know if it's the same for Denmark. I know that your nation's actions during the Second World War were met with the utmost honour and respect from the English. Unlike some nations in Europe during the war, Denmark fought to the last to defend their country. She helped the allies (British and Danish - your royal family evacuated to England for protection) evacuate before she fell, and all through out the war her resistance groups helped the allies continue the war against the Nazis. Many of the Northern countries showed the Nazis just how much fight they had when their countries were in danger. It must be all that Viking blood. :-)

I won't go into the Anglo-Irish topic too much, as I know the topic is not an easy one to discuss between England and Ireland, often with both sides blindly arguing. But before circumstances got in my way, I was studying for a doctorate in history, close to finishing and beginning my career as a historian, so I have a good understanding of both sides. Sadly both side are only taught a very narrow view of things, both trying to cover their own backs and pass the blame on to the other. Both Britain and Ireland have done horrible things to each other, it's just sad that we can't try to repair that damage and try to progress as friends. What is even more pathetic, is that much of the troubles are caused by religion. Not two vastly different religions, but two Christian religions caught up in old grudges.

Please note: In my comment above, I am not trying to downplay what Britain has done to Ireland, I'm just saying that we have all acted un-laudable. The British Empire achieved some wonderful things, but like any empire, she did some horrible things as well. I am well aware of her bad points, as well as he good points. So please don't think I'm trying to downplay things or cause any arguments or anything like that.

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It makes sense that you would learn about the things that were more relevant to you. I don't think Ireland and Denmark shared much history beyond the Viking invasions / raiding; whereas Norway and Sweden will have had much more to do with Denmark.

You'd have to ask the GOG staffers, as it appears to be the only browser they use, perhaps it's a prerequisite to work at GOG.

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