EDGEof2MORO:
I got the same vibe. It looks fishy

Honestly, I don't know what else to tell people who think like you do. Until you are on the other side of the divide, I'm sure you can't know how this feels. You probably are sitting in your own comfortable space in front of your computer on your side of the internet, and are not realizing how awful this your move of judging people is simply because they are Nigerians. You should do better. You and some others who won't stop entertaining ideas in their head, especially when the lady in question has not gone all out to collect your snack. What happened to just moving on if you can't offer an advice? Live and let live. Stop living in that cesspit of judgement that has taken over your thoughts.

Emmasonic4me:


Wow... Honourable Cochtrane! I still remember you from the Express entry threads. You were so good with data analytics and I remember also the free IELTS General webinars you held for us then. The memories are so fresh. EE no gree work as cut off point kept skyrocketing and the pandemic come scatter the remaining leg, na so I port enter study route oo...God don finally bless the efforts.

There was this other moniker...I think its glitteringstar. You guys contributed a lot then.

Good to see your post again...well done.

Lol. Nice to read from you. Those were the times...
Glad to hear the study route worked out for you.

yunqdady:

Smells like an alternate account. I trust my guts

The same thing people say when they want to find a reason to judge based on stereotypes, race, religion, etc. You should stop that shhit. She hasn't done anything to you, attacked you, taken your biscuit, assaulted you, or done anything remotely untoward. You shouldn't reward her with suspicion. Give (or don't give) your advice and move away.

Egooyibo111:
wow..I just feel like my problem is solved with this comment...I don't know if it will be possible to contact you privately.

Don't get too desperate about this. Even if it can work out fine, it can also end badly. Always look at both sides of the coin.

Eggovic:

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I sensed this too. I could be wrong though

You guys should stop already with this nonsense.

yunqdady:

There's something you are hiding. Why don't you want him to come over here? Seems you want to use the man.

What's your deal, oga? Why do you have to go there? You should not be quick to raise such suspicions if there is no clear evidence for it, and from my side here, I don't see any. You don't have to suspect every Nigerian simply because they are Nigerian.

Hello everyone,

I'm giving away 20k in airtime to students. That's 1k airtime for the first 20 students. I would have made this cash, but for some reasons I can't at the moment. If you need this in cash, you may just want to sell the airtime to those who need it in exchange for cash. If you are interested, just follow this procedure:

- You may indicate interest here. Please do not drop your phone number here.
- Send a PM
- I'll ask for a snapshot of your student ID and your phone number in response to your PM.
- Once your details are confirmed okay, you should get the airtime in a few mins.
- I will check your account before replying your message. If your account is created after August 1, 2021, I'm sorry I won't be replying your email
- Please understand that I will be sharing the handles of those who receive airtime here for record purposes
- First come, first serve

Goodluck.

1. Flahyuq
2. pstmikol1
3. Betterman99
4. Zaxbash1
5. Uyi168
6. Mamayam
7. Yemluvkid
8. Anjop
9. remi1444
10. dakintan46
11. Lastbornbuns
12. seankafor
13. RAFFIZY
14. Abihan1
15. Vikkoh
16. chidonez
17. MrHistorian
18. Destined10
19. Benblaq
20. Frenzy01

That's all folks!

Winners:

1. DkJay - Writer
2. Emeraldfynest - Domain flipper
3. Duchessree - Fashion designer
4. SoftBread01 - Project purposes
5. Flahyuq - electrical engineering side hustle

VlamesIffect:
10k airtime?

Oga you suppose give them in bitcoin at least now. Haba.

Bitcoin would have been a good option. But with all the transaction fees involved, I doubt if anyone would get anything reasonable out of it. Commission fees, transfer fees, etc. all add up. Airtime, on the other hand, can be easily sent by phone to anyone else without charges involved.

Hello everyone,

I'm giving away 50k to 5 students. Because I plan to keep my details private, this will be 10k in airtime to 5 students. If you don't want airtime, collect and sell it to those who want. If you can't, then this may not be for you. I will not be sending cash directly to your account.

If you are interested, just follow this procedure:

- You may indicate interest here, but please do not drop your phone number here.
- Send a PM
- I'll ask for a snapshot of your student ID and your pitch in response to your PM.
- If I'm not satisfied with your pitch, I may question you further about it.
- If everything checks out, you get 10k in airtime.
- I will check your account before replying your message. If your account is created after August 1, 2021, I'm sorry I won't be replying your email
- Please understand that I will be sharing the handles of those who receive the final rewards here for record purposes
- This will run for 2 weeks, during which I'll continue to review submissions.
- First come, first serve

What do I mean by "pitch"?
Make a case for why you need the money as a student. It's that simple. You should understand that merely offering a desperate plea in three or four lines will not be sufficient. I may not even reply such emails. Similarly, ranting about how poor you are and how much you need the reward for food or water will not be enough. As a student, I expect that you should be clear, concise, and detailed in your response. After all, you are educated or are in the process of being more educated. The quality of your pitch may matter. But my focus is more on how convincing you are.

Winners:

1. DkJay - Writer
2. Emeraldfynest - Domain flipper
3. Duchessree - Fashion designer
4. SoftBread01 - Project purposes
5. Flahyuq - electrical engineering side hustle

A lot of people sent in their pitch and I went through every single one, engaging each participant to learn more when required. Sadly, not everyone could win. If you didn't win this time, there will be some other opportunities in the future. So, just chill. The winners really went into detail and met most of the criteria I outlined. They didn't do low effort like some others. I may have exercised some errors in judgement, but I believe the 5 above strictly deserved it. Maybe next time, there will be honorable mentions so there can be a few other runners-up. We'll see.

tobillionaire:
bros it's been a year.
What about this year's edition

Hopefully soon when I have some time. Things full at the moment.

ednut1:
our people have coconut head

The thing surprise me

YesLadyN:
Hello House, I’m glad I searched this thread out from google. It seems the majority here have passed through copr stage at least, and perhaps can offer some advice & encouragement because my tired is getting tired
Tomorrow will make it four weeks my passport got to ircc through Accra VAC & up till now no word or update on our express entry profile beyond PPR letter. I’ve sent Accra HC a mail but no response. My spouse who’s inland has called but the agent didn’t have much info. We are CEC and our CPC is Edmonton.
I thought passport stamping doesn’t take this long. Or could something be wrong somewhere? We followed all due processes after PPR.

The definite thing is that they will get back to you, though it may take time. Just relax and keep your mind busy with other stuff.

SlowlybtSurely:


I know sardine is allowed, so geisha should be too.

Also, I don't think oil is prohibited but you will be wasting baggage space bringing it. The oil here is way cheaper and much healthier.

Even if you prove to people scientifically that the oil here is much healthier and show them that is is way cheaper, hundreds will still travel with their naija oil. I wish I could explain why.

Jayify:
Please how do I send you a pm

Click on my name. And click on "Send E-Mail Message To cochtrane"

Hello everyone,

I'm giving away 50k in airtime to students. That's 1k airtime for the first 50 students. I would have made this cash, but for some reasons I can't at the moment. If you need this in cash, you may just want to sell the airtime to those who need it in exchange for cash. If you are interested, just follow this procedure:

- You may indicate interest here. Please do not drop your phone number here.
- Send a PM
- I'll ask for a snapshot of your student ID and your phone number in response to your PM.
- Once your details are confirmed okay, you should get the airtime in a few mins.
- I will check your account before replying your message. If your account is created after May 25, 2021, I'm sorry I won't be replying your email
- Please understand that I will be sharing the handles of those who receive airtime here for record purposes

Goodluck.


List of those who've received so far:

1. remi1444
2. eljayi99
3. Jayify
4. SoftBread01
5. Jayoru
6. psilord
7. Benblaq
8. wewillbealright
9. bellina715
10. Kokoboss
11. Philip4564
12. Jackyz
13. Pernotti
14. Supreme145
15. wumi2017
16. MrHistorian
17. amidel
18. Sharic
19. AyobamiIsaac12
20. Abihan1
21. Lanry1
22. Destined10
23. Georgedavve
24. HOLRANGE
25. Pilate2016
26. Nlanalyst
27. Anjop
28. sisitito01
29. Zyzxx10
30. Yohans
31. Drlateef94
32. Idrisk19
33. Alexaonfleek
34. pstmikol1
35. Jaydot01
36. Frenzy01
37. Onahi95
38. Yemluvkid
39. Geminita
40. dakintan46
41. Joyseeker
42. Supremedrizzy
43. KINGSATANREBORN
44. amikedi
45. onecrate
46. Intj
47. Froshloaded
48. Talentuex
49. Ayuaraphael
50. abasshassino

tolajay:
Is anyone signed up to Data Camp?

I just subscribed to their annual premium plan at a discounted price for $99.

Hoping the journey to becoming a data analyst will be swift.

I also use datacamp. They offer really quality resources. They also recently improved on their site layout. I think you'll enjoy it.

I conducted another quick job trying to find the shortest path through all airports in Nigeria. This shortest tour doesn't consider where you start out, but only considers the optimal way to travel across all airports in Nigeria. The tool of choice this time is simulated annealing. A technique often used for solving the traveling salesman problem, the class to which this problem belongs.

In effect, if we had to check every possibility while solving this problem, the solution will be in exponential time because we have to check every permutation of airport. With larger datasets, this can easily become an intractable problem. Using simulated annealing, we allow the algorithm to make mistakes earlier in the computation, but ensure that as the computation progresses it become less likely to make a mistake. That progression is approached as a cooling, where we introduce a temperature variable which becomes smaller as the temperature "cools".

Anyways, you can find the solution here. And this gif (shown as a picture below, but viewable on the notebook) shows just how the algorithm progresses while it looks for an optimal solution. Just to add, this is an optimization problem.

kunleiky:



@Cochtrane, please I need the link. I also have one request from you.... Please the dataset you scraped some times back about Nairaland posts which you Analyzed with R (you also did a wordcloud of it) Can you please update the data. The dataset currently has about 2800 rows or there about. Please help update the scraping of the data and make the GitHub link available for us.
God bless

You can get the dataset

tolajay:
Interesting!

This scope can be applied to virtually all forms of online conversations and social media platforms to understand patterns, styles and relationships in the communication process.

I recall a friend doing this to analyze trolls and their allies during the 2019 election. It was fascinating and sparked my interest in data analysis.

What tools did you use to mine and analyze the data?

Well done!

Thanks for the feedback!

Yeah, it certainly can. I think that's even a more direct application. Mine is kinda tangential. I used beautifulsoup to scrape the thread and used basic linear algebra to mine relationships. Here, scipy and numpy came in handy.
I have the notebook uploaded at this link, should anyone be interested

Okay. That's all, guys. Money don finish

Petyr1:
Baba credited my account. God will continue to bless you sir. Thank you sir

Thanks!

Bhadmus77:


Good evening sir.. I sent a PM but nairaland is telling me I've sent too many anonymous messages.. Yet u are the first person I'll send a PM
Please sir how can I benefit from this.. I can send u all details u want

In case sir. This is my email for nairaland
Bhadmustoy@yahoo.com

I'll be grateful if I'm so lucky sir

I replied you

SoftBread01:


Sir, I've messaged you.

I replied you

MIRACOOD1:
I've messaged u, yet to see ur reply

Replied you

Anjop:
thank you alot sir
Merry Christmas in advance
God bless you

You welcome sir lol

amikedi, your email appears non-functional

Willzz:


I just sent you the mail. Thanks

Remove the email address

Willzz:


I sent a pm but the email i used in sending it is no longer active. can i send another pm with my active email address?

Yeah send

Livescores:
hi cochtrane , seasons greetings!

I'm interested, but I don't have access to my mail.

okay mail me

loverbo1:
Thank you very much.
Am interested, have sent you a pm

Replied you