The Simpsons and their Mathematical Secrets by Simon Singh Review

The chances are, you have watched an episode of the Simpsons; or atleast heard of the television program. There is also a fair chance that you have watched hundreds of the Simpsons, without realising there are hundreds of hidden jokes, inserted into the program, by the mathematical masterminds behind the show. In, 'The Simpson and their Mathematical Secrets', Simon Singh talks about these hidden jokes, giving examples, thus investigating who wrote the Simpsons, and soon realising how many of the writers were well-renowned mathematicians, with many attending Ivy League universities to study math or similar subjects, furthermore, finding out that many carried on studying to get a PhD.
Simon Singh writes about many Simpson episodes such as 'Bart the Genius', and 'The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace', explaining where the inspiration for jokes, such as when Homer seems to disprove 'Fermat's Last Theorem', in which there is a blackboard with some math problems, one of which, if you were to input into a normal calculator, would disprove 'Fermat's Last Theorem', when instead it was just so close to being correct (the number is 0.000000002% larger than it should be to be correct to be precise), perplexing many at home, who were wondering how on earth this could be. This is just touching on one of the many hidden mathematical jokes hidden in the Simpsons.
With detail, and a clear, true interest in the subject, 'The Simpsons and their Mathematical Secrets', is a cleverly, and carefully, written book for any Simpsons or maths enthusiast.
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Fifa World Review

While you may not have heard of this game, it is almost certain you have heard of Fifa. This is a game widely played across the world (there is a concentration of players in Europe however) which is, in short, a football game. Starting with Fifa '94, the game has grown massively, in both quality and players. Electronic Arts (also known as 'EA') are the company behind this game, and for sure this is one of their most successful creations.

Despite being created for console use, like many other games, Fifa has been adapted to become a game for the PC. Some may argue that a computer is not a great platform for games, albeit this may be correct for certain computers, for others it is the complete opposite, with some having better specs than a state-of-the-art, next generation console. On the PC, as expected, the most played Fifa is the current, constantly changed, yearly based one, whereby the game has the year for which it was created for in the title - for example 'Fifa 10' was created for 2010 - . Fifa World is different. It is unique in its own ways. It is almost like a hybrid of different Fifa generations. With graphics from Fifa 12, and players from both Fifa 14 and 15. To some this may seem crazy; stupid, and pointless. Yet there is something enticing, about being able to play with players from different seasons; players which are not in the next generation, due to licencing issues and other issues.

The main reason why PC gamers will get Fifa World, over the current generation of Fifa is for this one reason, this reason is also why no one may rightfully complain about the quality of the play in the game: the price. Costing absolutely nothing, With such a price, it is a fantastic product; to tell you a secret, I am sure this game would still be a great seller and have around the same number of players part of the community, even if it cost a fee to play.
The one drawback to Fifa World is that you it only has two game modes you may play: League Teams, and Ultimate Team. This is a disadvantage of getting Fifa World to the current generation. In league teams, you cannot get players from any club, as you can in Ultimate Team. This is not to limit anything, but infact because League Teams is a game mode where you choose any team in the whole game for a match, hence you want to have up to date teams.
Ultimate Team is the most popular game mode of any Fifa. After debuting in Fifa 2009, Ultimate Team has since taken over as the main bame mode in Fifa. The playeres from different seasons is in this mode. With an average of 200,000 transfers listed at any one time, Fifa World Ultimate Team has a large community, also resulting in small waiting times to find a match while playing a game.
Likewise with other Fifa games, League Teams and Ultimate team both a similar way to play - thus some more for Ultimate Team - where you compete against other gamers in online seasons where you progress up divisions, in your personal league, Division 1 being the top, while Division 10 being bottom. As you can imagine, the higher up division you are in, the more skillful players you will come up against, meaning you will always be able to have a challenge.
Ultimate Team has some other ways of playing a game too, including Tournaments (both online and offline) and offline season. Offline Seasons is basically Online Season, but offline, as implied by the name. With a personal league, and a number of points needs to be reached to win the title and gain promotion, and if you get to little you will be relegated (unless you are in the bottom division, in which case, you stay there). With increasingly hard opponents, and tougher computer settings, this is a way to improve your game before going out to play against a real-life person.
You can play Fifa World with 3 different types of controls, and within those subsections, you can furthermore change around the controls. The main ways of playing are: External Controller (for instance an Xbox or Playstation Controller), Keyboard, or Mouse and Keyboard. Despite the game being set up as a game for all to play, there is a slight advantage in playing with keyboard/keyboard and mouse, as the controller is a bit of an extra. While I prefer use of a controller for more relaxed game play, I know many hardcore PC gamers will claim that using keyboard/mouse controls are much more accurate, and to some extent this is true, yet I find that hunching over the keyboard is not relaxing, and to me, playing video games is about relaxing, although, when it comes down to it, it is whatever feels more natural.
The game is only accessible via downloading Origin (see link) and then using the store to download Fifa World. I feel due to the price and quality of the game, this is a great investment, which will result in hours of fun game play. Thus, with multiple language support, and no regional download limitations it is a game for someone of any country - in the world, to play. Comment down below on your opinion of the game; do you like the idea of players from different generations of the game? Or, do you like the way it is free?

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New Blog

Every day, thousands and thousands, will publish a blog, hoping for a new found success in life; an easy way out of financial problems, or maybe just to share their ideas with the world. Either way, the percentage of which these succeed is close to minimal. Without any previous knowledge of the subject in hand, doing something, anything, is a challenge. This is why I need you, the reader, to help me through these tough beginnings. By commenting suggestions, improvements, and ways I can develop this blog, to make i best for you, the viewer. You have the power. You is what keeps the site going. So I invite you, to criticize what I do, as with every criticism, I improve a little bit. Encouragement and support can only get you so far. Criticism gets you that extra bit further.

On this blog I will be reviewing items. Technology, sports equipment, games, and much more. If you feel I should be reviewing a specific item, or are a company wanting a review, feel free to join the discussion down below and leave a comment; I am always happy to accept new requests.
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