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Programming › Re: How It Feels Like To Learn Javascript In 2016 by Craigston: 8:20pm On Oct 21, 2016

And I've not even started learning jQuery. Angular 2 is out and React is still there. Few years ago someone would have convinced me to learn CoffeeScript. While I was thinking about learning native application development, someone suggested Electron to me (the guys at GitHub made it) and now I hear of React Native.

Computers › Re: Ubuntu Linux by Craigston: 6:56am On Oct 20, 2016

purplekayc:
i got this when i ran
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386

[url]askubuntu.com/questions/423083/cant-run-dpkg-add-architecture-i386-on-12-04-64-bit-to-run-eclipse-adt[/url]

Computers › Re: Ubuntu Linux by Craigston: 6:56am On Oct 20, 2016

purplekayc:
i got this when i ran sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386

Uh, try googling that error message.

Computers › Re: Ubuntu Linux by Craigston: 7:24am On Oct 18, 2016

purplekayc:
i treid this too but was getting same results
i will post screenshots later

Is your system a 64-bit system? Have you enabled 32-bit installs?
If you haven't, try running

sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386

.
Then update your sources using

sudo apt-get update

and retry the installation.

Programming › Re: Hello PHP Dev, If You're To Dump PHP What Language Will You Adopt? by Craigston: 9:37pm On Oct 08, 2016

DanielTheGeek:
This is a whole lot on your list, you're literally "sudo apt-get upgrade"ing your brain. Good luck, bright future ahead.

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade.
I hope the future stays bright. Thanks.

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Programming › Re: Hello PHP Dev, If You're To Dump PHP What Language Will You Adopt? by Craigston: 11:44pm On Oct 07, 2016

C and C++
I need to learn some real bony concepts that require C (a language with little flesh and plenty of bones; ugh, pointers are still killing me). C++, do I need to explain this? I'll need it in school this semester.

D
This language is described as a nice improvement on C++ (C++ without the warts). It's new and I want to use it for some future side projects. Maybe a compiled language that supports web development and is not as ugly as C will be nice for speedy apps. I'm still researching it.

Python
Good for rapid prototyping and yet powerful. I want it to be my go-to scripting language besides JavaScript. I also has some useful modules and is actively developed (the reason I chose it over Perl). I may consider Perl later.

Bash and PowerShell
For easy system administration on Linux and Windows. That's a plan for later but on my list. I heard they are also good for delivering naughty, malicious payloads for pentesting.

OCaml, F# and SML
I chose these pure functional languages for my adventure into Functional Programming.

Java
No choice. Most of the programming modules I'll take in the coming semesters in school use this language.

Processing
For data visualisation and some other interesting things. It uses Java and Python programming languages, and there is also a JavaScript library for it (processing.js).

Some logic programming languages and databases will follow later.

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Computers › Re: Ubuntu Linux by Craigston: 5:07am On Oct 06, 2016

Gargoylesmiles:
Nice to here your story, I have been dual booting for long as well but i decided this year to get a second hand laptop for Linux fully. Installed Kubuntu on it an hardly touch my Win laptop since then. Check out my screen

For the sake of doing crazy things! Can you imagine this? Running VirtualBox in a Virtual Machine. I could not take it further (by installing another VM in VBox running inside a VM) because of hardware constraints.

Health › Re: Graphics: The Effect Of Obesity And Overweight On The Body. by Craigston: 4:49am On Oct 06, 2016

blessedvisky:
Please how does one get rid of belly fat?

You cannot get rid of belly fat alone in a healthy way (the only way I know of involves surgery). Fat is distributed throughout the body, with more density in some areas. If you are trying to lose the fat, the results will show up slower in areas of high density: so you will lose belly fat slower if your body stores more fat around your abdomen.
For a more desperate attempt at torching fat, see below

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Computers › Re: Ubuntu Linux by Craigston: 4:37pm On Oct 01, 2016

DharkPoet:
Hi, I got an early 2008 MacBook from my cousin, running Snow Leopard 10.6.8. I decided to install Ubuntu on it using a USB drive .
During the installation process, I selected the option of formatting the entire drive so as to remove the Mac OS X. Just as Ubuntu was almost installed, I got an error 'unable to install bootloader', the only option I had was to choose the 'manually install bootloader option'.
Right now, I can only use the MacBook with the USB plugged to it, that is 'Live USB' mode. Without the USB, I get a GRUB error 'Minimal Bash like line editing... '. I know this problem must have been solved before or asked countless times, I hope someone could help me out better still point me in the right direction.

I'd suggest you just reinstall Ubuntu. Do that first.

Programming › Re: Friendosphere.com is there for you, developer-inclined website by Craigston: 3:07pm On Sep 30, 2016

KvnqPrezo:
Please post screenshot here!!!

Screen shot of what? Just go to the website and REGISTER.
@DanielTheGeek
How's the move to improve this section going? Has the thread been abandoned just like blueyedgeek's thread?

Programming › Re: Friendosphere.com is there for you, developer-inclined website by Craigston: 3:00pm On Sep 30, 2016

I've been registered for a while. I'll start contributing when I'm ready.

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Business › Re: Jumia Nigeria Is Launching Jumia Local To Sell Made-in-nigeria Products by Craigston: 2:47pm On Sep 30, 2016

EDIPROJECTS:
Jumia Nigeria Is Launching Jumia Local To Sell Made-in-Nigeria Products

Jumia Nigeria is marking Nigeria’s 56th independence day anniversary this year by introducing an online store dedicated to products made in Nigeria. They’re calling it Jumia Local and the official launch is this Saturday, October 1, 2016 .

Jumia Local is Jumia’s way of supporting local entrepreneurs and brands that manufacture or assemble their products in Nigeria. Merchants on the site will be able to sell their products on at 0% commission, and their products will be promoted through Jumia’s marketing channels (social media accounts, mobile apps, billboards, and radio).
...
As expected, vendors that want to sell on Jumia Local must have their products made or assembled in Nigeria. Another condition is that they have to sell online exclusively through Jumia for the first six months

Again, the capitalist growth imperative.

Programming › Re: What Can Be Done To Improve This Section? by Craigston: 7:19pm On Sep 25, 2016

dhtml18:
Dudes, the new Nairaland ought to be out by now, i apologize, but i am trying to sort out some client work here. But that does not mean we should not try our best to clean up this section if possible.

Fixed!

Programming › Re: What Can Be Done To Improve This Section? by Craigston: 6:20pm On Sep 25, 2016

I thought we're done with this discussion? We agreed to put our energies into the new Nairaland instead. It's the better option since we'll be having a dedicated platform for the community and an active troll to keep us happy.
Really, we need to improve these sections (Programming and Webmasters).
Here's a previous discussion thread concerning this same issue. On that thread, I suggested it be pinned to the top of this section so we can keep the discussion going and improve incrementally. Right now, that thread is lost.

www.nairaland.com/2148753/suggestions-how-improve-section
Here goes my first suggestion: we need the ability to merge threads that are obviously similar. Brilliant suggestions were made on the thread I referenced above. We could just merge both threads and continue the discussion. It's important.

@dhtml18
@Javanian
@Jregz
@thewebcraft
@crotonite
@blueyedgeek
@jacob05
@Kodejuice
@marine63
@FRInteractives
@gimakon
@blenyo11
@AAinEqGuinea
@pcguru1
@GodMode
@CodeHouse
@GreatFes17
@Seun @HCpaul

Programming › Re: . by Craigston: 9:59pm On Sep 23, 2016

logicalhumour:
Iam interested, but how I wish I can trust you

I understand trust is important to you as it is to almost everyone who is not careless. If you don't mind learning and developing with me, you can PM me or just indicate here and I'll initiate contact. I also have some ideas I'm preparing to develop soon.
I hope you keep a memo of your ideas. It helps. I get ideas frequently and I write them down in a note so I can look at them later and make better decisions on which ones are more viable.

Programming › Re: I Need SQL Help by Craigston: 6:54pm On Sep 21, 2016

dhtml18:
You are welcome,

meanwhile, I still dey find snake to chop. . .

Here. I have nice ones for you. You can eat them alone or in combination with other food items. U fit take dis type sip garri, cook egusi soup, eat beans. In fact, just try it out and thank me later.

@FrankLampard

You can download the document for your SQL flavour for easy reference whenever you need it. I hope you don't mind joining dhtml18 at the table. He's not a greedy fellow and he has a nice snake meal ready.

Programming › Re: Let's Be Honest, The Number Of Programmers We Have In Nigeria Is Exagherrated by Craigston: 10:42pm On Sep 18, 2016

DharkPoet:
I've been coding for sometime now, but sometimes I just feel I don't have the necessary attributes to call myself a Programmer. I mean, I can write codes, does that make me a programmer? I guess there could be people in my shoes, so could we all help understand, 'WHO/WHAT A PROGRAMMER REALLY IS/ISN'T'.

It's not right to diagnose people on the internet but what you are feeling may be the Impostor Syndrome.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_syndrome

For me, I am not really a programmer. I know just the basic constructs of some programming languages like PHP, Python, JavaScript and C.

Christianity Etc › Re: Mock The Wh0re by Craigston: 12:55am On Sep 08, 2016

I doubt Peter was the rock Jesus declared to build His church on. If the church would be built on any man's regard, it would be the Lord in flesh, Jesus' name. The rock was the revelation and is the knowledge that Jesus is the son of God. That makes it the church of Christ, not Peter's. Peter wasn't the good shepherd; he was a servant of the good shepherd. There is only one head of the church --- Christ himself.

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Travel › Re: Cally Air: Cross River Floats Airline by Craigston: 1:34pm On Sep 06, 2016

More useful revenue is about to flow to the Indians for a project which may not be maintained by successive governments.
It would profit us more to have Nigerians in charge of such projects or, at least, fill every role we're capable of in carrying out such projects. I hope this turns out well.
India depends on Russia, France and other developed nation for fulfilment of advanced projects. We depend on them for more trivial projects like this. Well, what are we capable of?

Education › Re: How Good Is RSUST For Computer Science? by Craigston(op): 10:31pm On Aug 29, 2016

DanielTheGeek:
Lol, 2015... What school are you in now?

The same RSUST

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Webmasters › Re: Stop! Before You Begin Your Next Web Design Project by Craigston: 9:07pm On Aug 25, 2016

Thanks for sharing such knowledge. They're very important in relating with your clients too.
Also I think developers should read "Web Design for Developers" by Brian P. Hogan to have more ideas of interacting with clients. I found it useful and it improved my design aptitude a little.

Webmasters › Re: What Would You Like Mirrored In Nigeria? by Craigston: 3:28pm On Aug 24, 2016

web4africa:
Are you a developer or Linux user? What would you like mirrored in Nigeria?
We currently host CentOS, Ubuntu and pypi in Nigeria. The CSR project details would be made public very soon.
For now, your suggestions would be appreciated and considered for adding to the existing repository.

Debian/GNU Linux
Linux Mint
Fedora

Computers › Re: Ubuntu Linux by Craigston: 3:45pm On Aug 19, 2016*

nurain150:
i heard ubuntu does not suck that is why i change my os.but now touchpad and keyboard freeze at log in screen.while window 7 works..does this give impression that ubuntu suck

It depends on your system and you.
Ubuntu is quite good. Are you using an old version? You should use a newer version (at least 14.04).

Computers › Re: Share Your Ubuntu Experience. by Craigston: 9:03am On Aug 13, 2016

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS + Windows 7? Just upgrade to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Bluetooth works on mine and the experience is great for my needs.

Education › Re: Types Of Friends In The University by Craigston: 12:31am On Aug 12, 2016

The academics-only friends: they talk to you only when they need assistance on a concept or topic they don't understand. After that you don't get close to even their friendzone.

The social media friends: they don't talk to you in class or anywhere around the school but they become friendly to you on WhatsApp. Weird.

The ambitious ones: these ones have only one requirement for friendship (actually there may be more than one) --- be ready to listen to them talk about their ambitions as often as you meet. They can cheer you up and encourage you to keep going on even when you feel empty.

The selfish ones: the ones that want to have as much intellectual advantage as possible over every other person. They seldom share knowledge and feel threatened whenever other seem to be catching up with them.

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Programming › Re: Am Finally Done With My Nairaland Android(unofficial) App. by Craigston: 1:58pm On Aug 10, 2016

Have you received your ban notification? Nobody does this, ask dhtml18.
You just dey waste time. You can make an app for gdevit.com or Nairaland.com instead. Those communities will appreciate it more than Nairaland.

Webmasters › Re: After Kickasstorrents, Meta-search Engine Torrentz.eu Quitely Shuts Down by Craigston: 9:23pm On Aug 06, 2016

Sad news for pirates. The crackdown on piracy is getting tougher. Their efforts would yield better results if they were targeted at the corrupt corporations and public officers instead.
Long live pirates of our virtual worlds.

Programming › Re: Programming Challenges by Craigston: 10:28pm On Jul 28, 2016

FrankLampard:
I'm still learning district mathematics.

You mean Discrete Mathematics? Lord help me! The lecturer taking the course is a maniac out to make us into robots that reproduce his lecture notes in tests and exams: no room for style or wider reading; just cram what he told you in class.
But I love the course and I've got new books on it.

Technology Market › Re: Place Your Laptop Battery Needs Here And Get It In A Few Hours by Craigston: 9:59pm On Jul 28, 2016

ruphytelecom:
The 6cells lasts for 2hrs while the 12cells lasts for 5hrs

How much does each cost? The 6-cell and the 12-cell.

Technology Market › Re: Place Your Laptop Battery Needs Here And Get It In A Few Hours by Craigston: 8:10pm On Jul 26, 2016

HP Pavilion dv6 battery. How long can it last on a full charge?

Programming › Re: Share Your Gdevit.com Experience Here! All Trolls, Bots etc - stay out!! by Craigston: 7:01pm On Jul 26, 2016

Who released you @dhtml18? It's too early na. Baba teach us to troll that we may be do the good work perfectly.

Programming › Re: I Can Code In 75 Languages!!! by Craigston: 12:37am On Jul 24, 2016

tr3y:
IE8 does not support it and it's still the default version on fresh Windows 7 installation.
Seriously IE is just a pain in a devs' arsss! One day all this cross browser stuff will be a thing of the past just as using table for column is now!

From tables to floating divs and now it's flexbox. It's getting better.

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