Ratings are indices, or scores, which mean nothing in a vacuum. The relevance comes from how a decision-maker maps those indices to their own opinions or outlooks. The mapping process is the critical step that professional investors get paid to do and must own accountability for doing. Did anyone blame S&P because…
One issue to consider is whether you can make (private, for profit) ratings agencies transparent enough about their methodology to be genuinely useful while preserving their ability to sell a proprietary product. If you go too far in revealing the "secret sauce" these companies will no longer have a product they can…
This fan version holds a special place in my heart.
Initially read your comment as "Dogs love scotch."
Pretty impressive. The only thing they did digitally was remove the cushion or towel or whatever that tiny rag was.
Sometimes it IS a contest and as a prosecutor you are between a rock and a hard place. It is a job I did for 8 years, and I had to get material witness warrants on a few occasions. It was an absolute last resort. It is highly likely that a lot was done to procure this witness's presence, because a judge will not…
Total Annihilation
Why?: Because it is possibly the most open RTS game ever made. Instead of your usual rock/paper/scissors type units, this game gives you a million ways to kill your enemy and defend yourself. Each unit is given physical attributes dictating how it moves/shoots and there is a physics system in play,…
Sid Meier's Civilization II
Homeworld
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Homeworld
Raptor: Call of the Shadows
FreeSpace 2
Planescape: Torment
Interstate 76
Diablo II & Diablo II: Lord of Destruction (released on June 29, 2000 and June 27, 2001 respectively)
Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos
Sid Meier's Colonization