http://yadblog.com __Everything you ever wanted to know Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:13:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Single Player: The TF141 missions feel well played out and have some great moments, while the Ranger missions sort of feel like filler.  The total play time for single player is pretty low, so if you aren't buying it for the multiplayer, you may want to pick something that you'll play ... http://yadblog.com/?p=93 Persistence of vision (POV for short) is the phenomenon of the eye by which an after image is thought to persist for approximately one twenty-fifth of a second on the retina.  (Source - Wikipedia) NOTE:  The video doesn't do most of these justice, as cameras have a slow refresh rate (relative ... http://yadblog.com/?p=87 20. Alex Mijtus, 36 years old, was killed by his wife, armed with a 20 inch long vibrator. Mrs Mijtus had had enough of her husband's strange sex practices and one night during a prolonged period of "fun" she snapped, pushing all 20 inches of the vibrator into Alex's anus ... http://yadblog.com/?p=84 So the last post was in July, but around May I was laid off and broke.  So I devoted my efforts to finding work and doing odd jobs on the net.  Long story short, I've now got a solid job, a new house, new bike, and I'm ready to write ... http://yadblog.com/?p=82 This was discovered a little over a year ago, but I just wanted to repost it anyway. The above image of a cropcircle is one of the more well-known.  It was created at Barbury Castle, Wiltshire, UK (if you couldn't read the caption =P)  If you draw a line along each ... http://yadblog.com/?p=73 #1: Visit http://www.wolframalpha.com/ #2: Type this: PolarPlot[(1 + 0.9 Cos[8 t]) (1 + 0.1 Cos[24 t]) (0.9 + 0.05 Cos[200 t]) (1 + Sin[t]), {t, -Pi, Pi #3: Press compute. And tah dah http://yadblog.com/?p=69 TREASON - This word imports a betraying, treachery, or breach of allegiance. The Constitution of the United States, Art. III, defines treason against the United States to consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid or comfort. This offence is punished with death. "God ... http://yadblog.com/?p=61 So here's a list of compiled numbers and facts on legal and illegal drugs in the US. In no particular order =D Florida Department of Law Enforcement—Medical Examiners Commission (Tallahassee, Fla.) reports that the 946 people died in 2007 from illegal drug use.  They also report that 2002 people died from prescription ... http://yadblog.com/?p=56 Elgin-Illinois Sister Marie Marot was driving her van to Chicago on 10/07/2007 (or 07/10/2007 for the rest of the world) when she ran a red light and hit a Civic, killing 1. The driver and passenger in the Civic testified that they had the right of way, and that their light was ... http://yadblog.com/?p=54 So I'm wandering around my local store casually browsing movies and I spot a shiny box with the lamest box art ever and $2.00 price tag.  I thought "wow...A horror movie named Frogs..that has to be at a minimum, hilarious." So, after giving the cashier my $2.18 I rushed home and ... http://yadblog.com/?p=51