Romance › Re: Something Really Crazy Happened To Me by ciphoenix: 12:18am On Nov 13, 2012 |
my candid opinion. Do what makes you feel happy. |
Romance › Re: Something Really Crazy Happened To Me by ciphoenix: 12:15am On Nov 13, 2012 |
freecocoa: OP you sound to me like you don't even like this your friend at all. See how you are already referring to him as "used to be friends" simply because he bought you stuffs, hmm. Are you sure this is someone you've been friends with from way back? Well I understand as a woman, that we have male friends that we don't have such feelings for but I wouldn't ex my friend because he wants me, especially not a long term friend. I suggest you have a heart to heart talk with him like you've already been told and be meticulous about the gifts. In all, don't lose a good friend because he loves you, that would be very foolish. i wonder too |
Computers › Re: Choosing The Right Laptop For Gaming by ciphoenix: 12:04am On Nov 13, 2012 |
lurojohn: Hey Guys I'v got a London Used Dell Alien Ware M14x corei7 for sale 500gb hdd 4gb of Ram 14inch Screen Price is 165,000 Call 08064766731, Louis too expensive for the system and specifications. |
Science/Technology › Re: Scientists Create 2-D Invisible Cloak by ciphoenix(op): 10:25pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
thats hoping the military doesn't hijack the technology before it sees the light of day. Thanks for the title. 'Ve always had a problem with naming threads  |
Computers › Re: Choosing The Right Laptop For Gaming by ciphoenix: 10:23pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
timbros: oh ok. Cool.
But can you help on my initial post on why 12 doesnt work in my laptop? run the settings file for 12. It'll tell you why  |
Forum Games › Re: Look at the person's username above you and think of a nickname by ciphoenix: 10:19pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
ferri |
Forum Games › Re: Look at the person's username above you and think of a nickname by ciphoenix: 7:53pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
opaque |
Romance › Re: Something Really Crazy Happened To Me by ciphoenix: 7:44pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
D-Explorer: I think the gift(s) is "his way" of getting you attracted to him. He actually wants something much more than friendship. It's hard to believe you feel nothing "extra" for this your teenage friend; all along the years. Yet, as that seem to be a clear statement, i'd advise you both remain just as it were. I wouldn't like the "used-to-be" tag on him as you've declared him to be a good friend. Note, (maybe am wrong) all the "pouring" of gifts started after he made his intention clear and you objected.....that speaks alot. I wish you've a feeling for this dude as i personally cherish long-time friendship transiting into a relationship. Anyways, don't push him away but politely reject his gift(s). you spoke my mind there sire  |
Computers › Re: Choosing The Right Laptop For Gaming by ciphoenix: 7:32pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
timbros: How do you mean settings file? get it from someone who has the game installed. Found in program files i think. Like in 12, it shows if your RAM, processor and video card are up to par |
Computers › Re: Choosing The Right Laptop For Gaming by ciphoenix: 7:27pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
Librate: I nid pes13 on my humble HP pavilion dv6000 is it possible? get the settings file. It'll tell you if you system can play it |
Phones › Re: Android, Anyone? Part II by ciphoenix: 7:20pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
v3: Dunno the types really. I'd appreciate if you list them, along with their prices. for the phones, galaxy nexus - 86k in slot nexus 4 - in two flavours(will start selling november 13) 8GB $299 16GB $349 for the tablets, nexus 10 - in 2 flavours 16GB WIFI $399 32GB WIFI $499 nexus 7 comes in 3 flavours, 16GB wifi $199 32GB wifi $249 32GB wifi + 3G $299 all available at google play store. |
Family › Re: Husband Smokes Weed by ciphoenix: 6:38pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
Kobojunkie: Um . . . . even food, you know, the one you need to continue to live . . . is addictive.
Stop assuming that because you have not discovered one addiction means there is no evidence of it. Heck, you might be addicted to something yourself and not know it until you are diagnosed. As many of the research on this issue has told so far, the vast majority of those used in the gathering of information are RECREATIONAL users of Marijuana. What you need to do is get a better understanding of what that means and how and if you can apply it to the general populace. lol, true. Didn't mean to imply there's no evidence. It's been presented. Addiction to Food?lol. That brings other questions.  |
Sports › Re: Lionel Messi Breaks Pele’s Goals Record by ciphoenix: 6:28pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
dorothy111: Yes, liverpool lost to sao paulo, just as Xavi is yet to win FA cup
For me, xavi and xabi are in the same level there's no arguing that. Though they're two different players in terms of role and position |
Sports › Re: Lionel Messi Breaks Pele’s Goals Record by ciphoenix: 6:26pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
jude33084: Messi is a Champ no doubt but when it comes to international competition, he is not there. Také it bro.
Diego Folan do better than him in that level  remember argentina is just finding its form under a new manager. Let's watch out for 2014. Their recent performance speaks well |
Sports › Re: Lionel Messi Breaks Pele’s Goals Record by ciphoenix: 6:21pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
honeric01: Are you trying to shift the goal-post ni? so Alonso is the standing 4 and these other players are not standing 4, they are battling box? hehehehe wonders! Because Yaya goes forward more, he's no longer a standing 4? let me burst your bubble, Khadira plays the role of 4 more for Madrid than Alonso. you want to argue this?
Bastian is now a CM. bros me jor o, because he goes more forward does not make him a CM, Alonso does the same thing as Bastian, does this mean Alonso is also a CM? 
You are trying to give these players new positions that don't exist in the traditional football positions. depending on the formation the coach is to play, a 4 can play as a CM, that does not make him a CM. so stop trying to hide flaws in long sermon. i think what he meant was alonso, pirlo and those other fellows being the only ones currently who play the role of deep lying playmakers in the defensive midfield position. |
Sports › Re: Lionel Messi Breaks Pele’s Goals Record by ciphoenix: 6:14pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
elampiro: Wrong!
CR7 is a world cup semifinalist. He is a Europe nations cup runners up. Messi is yet to play a world cup quarter final. Let's be fair to CR7. EUFA and FIFA have been unfair to him because of his perceived arrogance, you are joining them.
People should stop comparing Messi to Pele. Pele played four world cups and won three. He lost only the one he was injured. He is simply the best. you can't compare two players who played in entirely different times and circumstances. That'll be like comparing the spartans to US army of today. They both were great in their time |
Sports › Re: Lionel Messi Breaks Pele’s Goals Record by ciphoenix: 6:10pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
dorothy111: Xabi won UCL just like Xavi LA LIGA just like xavi Kings cup just like xavi Super cup just like xavi FA cup, xavi yet to play
Tell me a cup which xabi is yet to won xabi hasn't won the club world cup if i recall.  |
Sports › Re: Lionel Messi Breaks Pele’s Goals Record by ciphoenix: 6:06pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
honeric01: Because Yaya is black, you've obviously gotten blinded by what he brings to ANY team he plays in? Yaya Toure remains the best 4 out there, both in Barca and in Man city, he's showing his worth.
You don't know who Vidal is because you only watch EPL i guess. The image of Alonso in EPL is still what you have in your memory, not his current value in La liga.
Either do you know Bastian.
Another is Veloso.
Well then, why am i disturbing myself? barca's decision to let yaya go was to allow busquet develop fully as they say potential in him. Also same reason they didn't want messi developing with influences such as ronaldinho and deco present. But they lost a great player in yaya. He still remains best in the position from his time there till now. Vidal is from another world. Terrific player. Better than Alonso IMO. Miguel Veloso, great player too  |
Family › Re: Husband Smokes Weed by ciphoenix: 5:32pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
Okija_juju: Cocaine: Cocaine's addictive properties stem partially from its Dopamine Transporter (DAT) blocking effects.
Cigarettes Cigarettes addictive property is Nicotine.
Tell me the addictive property in weed?! help me ask him o |
Phone/Internet Market › Re: MTN WOW Bonus. Confirmed Scam! User Beware!! by ciphoenix: 5:31pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
i experienced both ends. The previous weekend when i used *888* to recharge, it didn't go into any wow balance. It went in my main balance. But the bonus was a wow bonus. Was happy with that. But the next weekend, i tried it again and to my surprise, my main balance was still empty. Called customer care and was told about the wow balance (different from the wow bonus). Let's say that was the last day i used *888*. The worst part is, you can't use the wow(not bonus) account to send text messages or call other networks. Its annoying. |
Family › Re: Husband Smokes Weed by ciphoenix: 5:25pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
what's the fuss bout weed self? I don't see anyone being criticised for taking coffee. And they're both psychostimulants. She's overreacting, IMO |
Forum Games › Re: Look at the person's username above you and think of a nickname by ciphoenix: 5:00pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
OP |
Phones › Re: Android, Anyone? Part II by ciphoenix: 4:59pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
v3: On the real though, how much is the Nexus now? which of them? |
Phones › Re: Apple Ordered To Pay Samsung’s Legal Bills After A Misleading Apology. by ciphoenix: 4:54pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
Double194: This is crude injustice, other countries found Samsung guilty of infridging Apple copyright designs only U.K acquitted Samsung. I am a personal witness the first day I saw Samsung Galaxy S11, I thought it was a Chinkko Ipad. Same Everytin. FOLLOW FOLLOW, COPY COPY your visual acuity must be questionable. An S2 and an iPad? #smh |
Computers › Re: Choosing The Right Laptop For Gaming by ciphoenix: 4:47pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
considering you're interested in Pro Evolution Soccer and FIFA mainly, i'd advice you don't go too high end, as those two games aren't really demanding. The intel HD graphics in the new ivy bridge processors will do the job just fine. However if you're interested in other more demanding games e.g Skyrim, Crysis, Battlefield or Halo, you might want to get a chip from nVidia or AMD. Its worthy of note though that the graphics processing ability of the new intel HD chips surpass those of the nVidia GeForce GT630M and its AMD equivalent. |
Nairaland General › Re: Thai Buffalo Gives Birth To Human-like Baby by ciphoenix: 4:36pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
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Sports › Re: Lionel Messi Breaks Pele’s Goals Record by ciphoenix: 4:27pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
Ice4jez: .pls can someone tell me the benefits of been the 1st,2nd,or 3rd to comment.pls maybe they jerk off to it |
Sports › Re: Lionel Messi Breaks Pele’s Goals Record by ciphoenix: 4:22pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
honeric01: You mean the same league that has Athletico Madrid that disgraced Chelsea and also the league that has Bilbao that disgrace Man United home and away? wake up, there's nothing bad with the defenders, just that Messi is just too good, if you doubt me, ask Leverkusen and co. you're on point |
Sports › Re: Lionel Messi Breaks Pele’s Goals Record by ciphoenix: 4:22pm On Nov 12, 2012 |
chukxy44: Story, with d way dat Laliga is, CR 7 go soon break him own. Na free goals dem dey score. I just don't see hw a league will be about just 2 players and dia teams. and the ones he scores in the champions league nko? Bad european teams abi? |
Computers › Re: What Is Your Laptop's Rating? by ciphoenix: 11:57pm On Nov 11, 2012 |
#teamDell |
Science/Technology › Scientists Create 2-D Invisible Cloak by ciphoenix(op): 11:51pm On Nov 11, 2012 |
The first functional "cloaking" device reported by Duke University electrical engineers in 2006 worked like a charm, but it wasn't perfect.
Now a member of that laboratory has developed a new design that ties up one of the major loose ends from the original device.
These new findings could be important in transforming how light or other waves can be controlled or transmitted. Just as traditional wires gave way to fiber optics, the new meta-material could revolutionize the transmission of light and waves.
Because the goal of this type of research involves taming light, a new field of transformational optics has emerged. The results of the Duke experiments were published online Nov. 11 in the journal Nature Materials.
The Duke team has extensive experience in creating "meta- materials," human-made objects that have properties often absent in natural ones. Structures incorporating meta-materials can be designed to guide electromagnetic waves around an object, only to have them emerge on the other side as if they had passed through an empty volume of space, thereby cloaking the object.
"In order to create the first cloaks, many approximations had to be made in order to fabricate the intricate meta-materials used in the device," said Nathan Landy, a graduate student working in the laboratory of senior investigator David R. Smith, William Bevan Professor of electrical and computer engineering at Duke's Pratt School of Engineering.
"One issue, which we were fully aware of, was loss of the waves due to reflections at the boundaries of the device," Landy said. He explained that it was much like reflections seen on clear glass. The viewer can see through the glass just fine, but at the same time the viewer is aware the glass is present due to light reflected from the surface of the glass. "Since the goal was to demonstrate the basic principles of cloaking, we didn't worry about these reflections."
Landy has now reduced the occurrence of reflections by using a different fabrication strategy. The original cloak consisted of parallel and intersecting strips of fiberglass etched with copper. Landy's cloak used a similar row-by-row design, but added copper strips to create a more complicated -- and better performing -- material. The strips of the device, which is about two-feet square, form a diamond-shape, with the center left empty.
When any type of wave, like light, strikes a surface, it can be either reflected or absorbed, or a combination of both. In the case of earlier cloaking experiments, a small percentage of the energy in the waves was absorbed, but not enough to affect the overall functioning of the cloak.
The cloak was naturally divided into four quadrants. Landy explained the "reflections" noted in earlier cloaks tended to occur along the edges and corners of the spaces within and around the meta-material.
"Each quadrant of the cloak tended to have voids, or blind spots, at their intersections and corners with each other," Landy said. "After many calculations, we thought we could correct this situation by shifting each strip so that it met its mirror image at each interface.
"We built the cloak, and it worked," he said. "It split light into two waves which traveled around an object in the center and re-emerged as the single wave with minimal loss due to reflections."
Landy said this approach could have more applications than just cloaks. For example, meta-materials can "smooth out" twists and turns in fiber optics, in essence making them seem straighter. This is important, Landy said, because each bend attenuates the wave within it.
The researchers are now working to apply the principles learned in the latest experiments to three dimensions, a much greater challenge than in a two-dimensional device. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121111153931.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29 |
Computers › Re: What Is Your Laptop's Rating? by ciphoenix: 11:24pm On Nov 11, 2012 |
snoopy: Very much sir. Am a bit surprised you don't know a laptop can support a 12GB ram memory tho. A laptop can support up to 16GB of ram max. Desktops support up to as much as 32GB Ram max, altho there are [b]some special alienware laptop models that support up to 32GB of ram.[\b] some dell precision laptops and hp elitebooks do too  |