Ileke-IdI:

Tell me this. . . . how can one group of people ready themselves to support another group if the other group is crying tribalism and jealousy? Won't they want to defend themselves too?

Look at jsaon1234, when he first came, wasn't he all about Yoruba and Igbo? I'm sure that he's opinion is beginning to change due to the level of "You jelos me, I ate you" going on all over NL.

Yes, there ARE people posting from jealousy/hate [cough bkbabe90 cough] , but not all. oyb/ibime are both computer intellects, so I understand their plight to try to get rid of this investigation or delve more into it.

Point is, you call can't continue to point jealousy fingers at people with different opinion.

Ileke-IdI:

@Post

And I dont think anyone is castigating Phillip out of jealousy or tribalism.

There are people that want to get to the[b] bottom of the truth,[/b] but they're doing it the wrong way.

guddsid:

I've come to understand that NL is all about tribalism . just to have fun and prove to you that guys here are bunch of weirdos , i can create a thread with the topic "SEE WHAT THESE IGBO PEOPLE ARE DOING " and i wouldn't type anything except a smiley face  , check the views in 3hrs time and you would find out that over 300 people have viewed the post . lol guys on Nairaland rush at igbos how a pack of wolves would rush at a rabbit lol  

What is it about Nigerians and deception? They seem to have cornered the
market. Its sad to see that Emagwali is a fraud. Millions of blacks are
convinced that he is the smartest man in the world. I think people
justify exagerating black achievement in the belief that increasing
their self-confidence will cause a change in them and make them better.
The problem is that when you exagerate black achievements the real
effect is to convince blacks that they don't need to change.

Here are some examples of Emeagwali's self-promotion:

"The experience of being a child soldier in Africa's bloodiest warmade
me tougher than a Vietnam vet."

"First, I demonstrated that the original blueprint for the international
network only applies to a flat Earth and invented a global network that
applies to a round Earth. Second, the United States government
acknowledged that I used the NSFnet (precursor of the Internet) to break
the barriers of space and time. The latter was hailed as an NSFnet
"success story." Third, I developed the first personal Web site on the
NSFnet. Fourth, I contributed to the development of parallel processing
technology, which provides the horsepower that runs Web sites. Fifth, I
demonstrated the power of parallel computing, a technology that is now
accepted and is widely used on the Internet.

However, the most significant aspect of my contribution is that I worked
alone over a period of 27 years. As a result, I have won more prizes and
awards than any contemporary scientist who worked alone. As the
discoverer of penicillin, Sir Alexander Flemming, wrote, "It is the lone
worker who makes the first advance in a subject: The details may be
worked out by a team, but the prime idea is due to the enterprise,
thought and perception of an individual."

For the above reasons, I have been described as "one of the fathers of
the Internet," a phrase that recognizes that many people contributed to
the invention of the Internet. I agree and believe that any recognition
of an individual as "A Father of the Internet," should be qualified by
stating that the Internet has many fathers, mothers, uncles and aunts."

Onlytruth:

Okay, explain what is happening then.  

Do people feed through their anuses?  

They can't even think anymore because of jealousy.  

Ileke-IdI:

Tell me this. . . . how can one group of people ready themselves to support another group if the other group is crying tribalism and jealousy? Won't they want to defend themselves too?

Look at jsaon1234, when he first came, wasn't he all about Yoruba and Igbo? I'm sure that he's opinion is beginning to change due to the level of "You jelos me, I ate you" going on all over NL.

Yes, there ARE people posting from jealousy/hate  [cough bkbabe90 cough] , but not all. oyb/ibime are both computer intellects, so I understand their plight to try to get rid of this investigation or delve more into it.

Point is, you call can't continue to point jealousy fingers at people with different opinion.

i feel i am just wasting my time. .

Ileke-IdI:

Can the moderators lock this thread until the full investigation is done?
It will be so terrible to dirty up such a prestigious man's name like this. I hope you all know that foreigners also read NL.
So what if he's later found innocent? How do you all intend to clean up his name in your own ways?
We're talking about a man that is well know, amongst Africa's best.
Forget about his tribe, think about how this will affect you too.
I dont want any of my investors to look down on me because I'm Nigerian for God's sake.

guddsid:

I've come to understand that NL is all about tribalism . just to have fun and prove to you that guys here  are bunch of weirdos  , i can create a thread with the topic "SEE WHAT THESE IGBO PEOPLE ARE DOING " and i wouldn't type anything except a smiley face  , check the views in 3hrs time and you would find out that over 300 people have viewed the post . lol guys on Nairaland rush at igbos how a pack of wolves would rush at a rabbit lol  

~Bluetooth:

Interesting ! So anybody that seems to question the profile/credentials of[b] mr[/b]philip is now a tribalist ? Lwkmd !

Philip Emeagwali myths

This page briefly addresses some specific claims appearing on Emeagwali's self-promotional website and elsewhere. For a more in-depth discussion of Emeagwali's "outright lies, half-truths, and numerous unsubstantiated claims," see the article Self-Promotion and Self-Authentication: "Father of the Internet" by Chioma Ezeilo.
MYTH #1:
Emeagwali made the "world's fastest computation" in 1989

Each year since 1987, the judges for the annual Gordon Bell competition have given out multiple prizes for supercomputing applications, usually including one for performance (fastest speed), and one for price/performance (best speed/cost ratio; specifically, "price-performance ratio as measured in megaflop/s per dollar on a genuine application".

Despite what you may have read on the Internet, the 1989 prize for the fastest performance was awarded not to Emeagwali, but to another entrant:

   In the performance category, we awarded the prize to a team from Mobil Research and Development and Thinking Machines Corp. [, ] Their solution of a seismic data-processing problem ran at almost 6 Gflops on a CM-2 Connection Machine.

   "Special Report: 1989 Gordon Bell Prize," IEEE Software, May 1990, p. 101

The winning speed of 6 Gflops was almost double that of Emeagwali's entry (3.1 Gflops, a speed that Emeagwali has repeatedly misrepresented as the "world's fastest". The Mobil/TMC team achieved the best price-performance ratio too, but since no entry was allowed more than one prize, the price/performance award passed to Emeagwali (who also used a CM-2 Connection Machine) even though his score in that category was about 20% worse than the leading score:

   We awarded the price/performance prize to Philip Emeagwali [, ] His model ran at a price/performance of slightly less than 400 Mflops per $1 million. While the Mobil/TMC team achieved almost 500 Mflops per $1 million, we decided to award only one prize per entry.

   "Special Report: 1989 Gordon Bell Prize," IEEE Software, May 1990, p. 101

See the yearly results for the performance and price/performance categories. In no year did Emeagwali achieve what he claims he did.
MYTH #2:
Emeagwali won computing's equivalent of the Nobel Prize

In spite of efforts by Emeagwali and his admirers to hype up his $1000 Gordon Bell award as the "Nobel Prize" of computing, the rest of the computing world continues to associate that lofty label with the Turing Award, which Emeagwali has never won. The Gordon Bell prize, however, is just one of many other annual computing awards, respectable but not at all comparable to either the Nobel Prize or the Turing Award in prestige or prize money. Nor are the selection criteria analogous: Emeagwali was awarded for his performance in an annual competition, not in recognition of lasting contributions to his field.
MYTH #3:
Emeagwali is a "Father of the Internet"

1. Emeagwali's paternity claims to the Internet are judged and found baseless. Emeagwali has not shown any evidence that he was involved with ARPA or any other research organization or company connected with the genesis of the Internet, nor did he express his ideas in technical journals or any other channel through which he could have influenced the development of the Internet during its formative stages.

2. Is there a father of the Internet? A discussion of the main contenders: JCR Licklider, Bob Taylor, Paul Baran, Donald Davies, and Lawrence Roberts.
MYTH #4:
The "Connection Machine" was invented by Emeagwali

A few Web sources expand the fallacy that Emeagwali created the fastest computer program, insisting that he was also responsible for the massively parallel supercomputer on which the program ran. However, the 65,000-processor "Connection Machine" that allowed such speedy computations was actually the brainchild of Danny Hillis and was built by Thinking Machines Corporation, the company Hillis co-founded. The fact is extensively documented on the web and is so well established that I won't devote more attention to it.
MYTH #5:
Emeagwali has lots of patents or patent applications

The number of Emeagwali's patents or patent applications is sometimes claimed to be as high as 30. However, a search of the USPTO and esp@cenet patent databases (as of September 2003) reveals the true number to be zero. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, which has a fully searchable online database for all U.S. patents since 1976 as well as all current applications, simply has nothing on file for Emeagwali.
MYTH #6:
"Dr." Emeagwali?

Emeagwali is frequently referred to on his own and other websites as "Dr. Philip Emeagwali" or simply "Dr. Emeagwali." Though he did in fact enroll in a PhD program at the University of Michigan, he did not get the degree after failing his qualification examinations twice and having his thesis rejected by a committee of faculty members. Emeagwali subsequently sued the university, alleging civil rights violations and racial discrimination. His case was dismissed without trial. When Emeagwali appealed to a higher court, a three-judge panel rejected his discrimination

oyb:

http://www.mombu.com/culture/zimbabwe/t-philip-emeagwali-exposed-2593537-last.html

just a forum - ad quote that apltly describes whats going on here

Here is an article exposing Emeagwali:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/encyclopedia/philip_emeagwali

Philip Emeagwali

Philip Emeagwali (born 1954) is a Nigerian-born computer scientist who
was[b] one of five winners of the 1989 Gordon Bell prize,[/b] a prize from the
IEEE, for his use of the Connection Machine supercomputer to help
analyse petroleum fields. He received 1000 USD for this award. He is
often featured in the popular press as a prominent African-American or
Nigerian scientist, and claims on his website to be the "World's Most
Searched-For Scientist", "Second Most Searched-For Nigerian", and
"Eighth Most Searched-For African". He has received numerous other
awards, ranging from one from the World Bank-IMF Africa Club to
recognition as one of "Essence magazine's ten most beautiful men".
Emeagwali heavily promotes himself as a speaker for conferences. A large
number of number of websites [1] [1] named after famous inventors and
other great achievers, particularly African ones, have been created to
promote Emeagwali. They feature brief biographies of them (copied
verbatim from sources such as Project Gutenberg public domain texts and
the World Book Encyclopedia), surrounded by many links to Emeagwali's
site. The large number of links to Emeagwali's main site also boosts the
prominence of it in search engines. The relevant domain name whois
records list Donita Brown, Emeagwali's wife, as the technical and
administrative contact.

chyz:

The Oba of Jealousy I. how u dey jare?

Lock what? Something that has been in news not less than 5 years ago.
Businessday columnist, Iheduru, wrote about Emeagwali's fraudulent claims three weeks ago in his Businessday column. I'm highly surprised many people here are hearing about this on this thread/SR site for the first time.

The allegations need no further investigation. It is on whoever wants to disbelieve in it to opt so.

Arysexy:

i have said it many times on NL that the fear of igbo, biafra, ojukwu is d beginning of wisdom for some Yoruba bea.sts on this forum. immediately i saw Emeagwali's name, i knew that these tiger-whisker-faced sons of tribalistic Awolowo will invade this thread like bees, Alas my guess was as good as a prophesy, can u imagine how many views and how many pages still counting. May Amadioha fire all these tribalistic fo.ols that know how to play amala politics without contributing nothing to the development of this country.

The other day, someone posted something about jonathan eulogising anambrarian for their industrial zeal (while commisioning Innoson Auto plant @ nnewi), that thread was again invaded by these animals blaming jonathan for terming Anambra as the brain box of nigeria, and even went ahead to bring ekiti into the matter, can u imagine how tribalistic some mor.ons can be? Mehn i doff my hart for u yoriba cl.owns, u ppl are stil living in the era of 1960s. Am not suprised it was a yoriba witch  called prof  babalawo toyin behind these campaign of calumny against Emeagwali. u guys have a long way to go, mayb because u ppl neva leave your villages to get exposed. foooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.ls