... If I remember correctly they moved it from Almaty (Alma-Ata in Russian, capital of the Kazakh SSR) to Astana. Unless they just renamed Almaty to Astana... ...
... I'd probably write these: Asia: Uzbekistan, Tatarstan, Sakha-Yakutia (technically the last two *are* sovereign states in a *voluntary* federation...) SAm:...
For the first exam, everyone put down their native country, plus what he asked for; but the majority of the class misplaced all of the continents. For the...
Trill, seem in ways to be a "good" Ghaould. They live as symbiots but don't rule over the host, or do they? Klingons, well, sorr of like honorable Orcs? ...
... That which we already know about GW2 (from a couple of months back) is here: http://www.geocities.com/elemtilas/ill_bethisad/great_wars.htm <snip> ... All...
... Not really. They consider themselves Europe. So its Europe :) Just like Kazakhstan is Europe now, because Kazakhstan was switched from the Asian Football...
The Trill are like Tok'ra, except that you don't get many extra abilities with the package deal (the Go'auld and the Tok'ra are the same species, and differ...
... They are. But the state is called Republic of Sakha-Yakutia... *shrug* ... Ferenc Gy. Valoczy 25kV/50Hz - http://25kv50hz.cjb.net Common sense is what...
... It may well be that the writers never thought to continue a real (or accidental) correspondence between ST races and real countries / peoples. ... I don't...
As promised, the Kerno dictionary can be accessed via <http://www.geocities.com/elemtilas/ill_bethisad/kerno_vocabulary.htm> Now, on to some exchange rates! ...
... Panama is part of *North* America. -- "There's no such thing as 'cool'. Everyone's just a big dork or nerd, you just have to find people who are dorky the...
Gem Hadr, and Borg are more examples of something gone totally wrong. Borg - cybernetics as well as peer pressure and desire for machine perfection. Sort of a...
OK. First thing: I am not a mathematician, so can't guarantee that the maths are done right. ... into a text editor or change your reader setting to get the...
... Depends on the perspective, of course. From the Borg perspective, I wouldn't think they've gone _totally_ wrong. They're simply on the way to machine...
Anyone got any ideas for a SG1 or like game? As well as cultures that can be found on the different worlds? As well as could other TV programs be connected in...
I don't know about the later races, but I'm pretty sure I've read stuff about Roddenbury and the Klingon/Russian parallel. The Federation was half the US, and...
... Looks pretty good, although it's terribly FK-centric. ;-) ... What's the buying power today? Is the approximation of £1 ~ US$ 10 still valid? ... I don't...
... It may not be intentional, or it may be. Nevertheless, we do export the American Way. Whether it's via movies and music and MacDonalds or at the end of a...
... Yes. Is there a point? :P ... Um. No. That will have to be changed; as will my ideas on a good yearly salary and the price of an all inclusive European...
... Politically, yes. But I would say that the part East of the Panama Canal geographically belongs to South America. Jan ===== "Originality is the art of...
Nice! Roger, I thought you already had an Austronesian conlang. Oh well, I guess somebody beat you to it. ;) I wish I could be as productive. -kristian- 8)...
... Indeed. It should be Jervanocentric, as the rest of the world. ... That just makes everything more difficult. =((( US$ 10 per LIBRA felt perfect to me...
... Ha! Typical foreign attitude. ... $10 was a total shot in the dark, as I had no idea what the buying power of a pound was in time past. All I knew was that...
... Then I wonder why they didn't use the ounce of silver as the base unit, it would have made for more humane values... ... Nah, heavy as in half a fortune. ...
