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Ranks007: RMD a privately call to Ms. Ikeji wud be more better bro...

Cyberconnect12: Hmmn... Na true ooo... Microsoft pls provide answer to this question

Maleeq: No biggie. Its a known tradition that programmers/developers add "Easter Eggs" to applications.

These are hidden features that don't necessarily add features to the application. But they are kinda cool. Google it out, do you know there are hidden car racing games in lower versions of excel??


There are several reserved keywords in Windows. The restriction isn't a mistake/magic that, as you claim, even Microsoft cant explain. Ofcourse they put it there to avoid conflict. The CON is a DOS reserved keyword that was brought forward into Windows. CON is used to specify the device file used to capture whatever was printed onscreen.


And oh yes, you can create the folder. You have to specify the UNC (Universal Naming Convention) path though. Try it:
Open the Command prompt by clicking Start -> Run and typing cmd
Enter: C:\> md \\.\c:\con and press the ENTER key.
Now, Open My Computer and browse through the path where you created CON folder... Surprising.. ?? Yeah.. you have created it successfully

Now, try to delete the folder from My computer. OOPS!!! You cant delete it...

Now, try this in command prompt console

C:\> rd \\.\c:\con

Yeah!! You did it...
Check this link for other names you cant use: Restricted File Names On Windows/DOS


Another hoax. They put it there to create "Filler texts" in a document. Not just the numbers (200, 99), try any combination.
Typing =rand(X,Y) (with numbers for X and Y) results in X paragraphs of Y repetitions of the sentence.
For example, =rand(10,10) will produce ten paragraphs, each with ten repetitions. Microsoft has officially described this as a feature and not an Easter egg.
While you are at it, try =rand() and see the "magic"


Wingdings font is all about symbols (characters to symbols), it was developed by Microsoft in 1990 and since then it has been a part of every text editor by Microsoft. Its no magic or hoax, but an amazing coincidence.
The magic is valid, but the flight number is a lie, those are not the flight numbers of the one that hit Twin Towers. The flight numbers were United Airlines Flight 175 and American Airlines flight 11. These, if shortened, would be UA175 and AA11. Q33N is just an interesting coincidence in notepad.

Neeeeeeeext!

Domaro: Oga Aminu Hamsa, give us the list of ur planes, theair ages and that of discarded one esp. N5-PDP so that we can confirm it ourself. We nagerian dont trust PDP or any thing related to it, they have decieved people kill many and put the contry in disarray!!!

luq4u: You are insane unless you tell me the relevance of disintegration and the bible you quote in this issue. were lasan lasan.

Niflheim: @alexleo,it was James' uncle who bleeped him when he was 13 and then when james grew up and became king,he bleeped his stable boy and promoted him,that was why in the movie 'elizabeth' about queen elizabeth the first,james was potrayed walking and talking like a girl and wearing lipstick and skirts.by the way i do not work for the devil.

tanimola22: I asked you what next because I wanted to know whether or not you have designed an excellent hedge against the unfavorably volatile job market in the UK and other parts of the world. From your answer, you have none. I might be wrong though.

I asked whether it's a top 5 US or UK school because I wanted to gauge your desirability to employers upon your graduation. Unfortunately, your answer shows that you might be no different from other unemployed naija graduates, who have very fancy UK degrees which cost close to 15K, if you went to study in the UK.

To make matters worse, you want to go and study a course that is a one way, a course that favors mostly professionals who have had years of solid professional experience. A course that will not give you an edge to immediately pursue a PhD just in case the job won't just come.

There is one fact that you must always bear in mind, and it is that 'foreign universities will continue to admit students no matter how old the students are'. Therefore, If I were you, I would definitely accept the GT offer, work for some years and then jet out for further studies, if I still deem it necessary. This way, I would stand a better chance of getting into a nicer school, in fact an Ivy league or something very close to it. This way, I would be solid, desirable enough and also stand a better chance of landing an awesome job, after graduation, because of my previous work experience which must surely be of immense advantage to me. I am not saying that one is certain of landing one's dream job just because one has had a solid professional experience. My point is that your chances are much higher if you have a solid work experience plus a top MBA degree.

If I really hate bank job and want to neglect the GT offer for further studies abroad, a strategy I would employ is to simply change courses. I would go for an MSc program instead of an MBA program. I would then make sure I aim to get the best possible grades I can get. This will help me in two ways. First, it will help land me job interviews and I will have something to brag about during the job interviews. Second, I will be competitive to get fully funded PhD positions just in case the ideal job does not come after about 2 years of searching. I think you get my drift.

A lot of naija people are unemployed and stuck in Lagos and London and New York and elsewhere because their Master's degrees are so poor that nobody would believe they can cope with PhD level courses and research. Such people thought going abroad and getting 'any' oyinbo kpali would give them jobs at Total, Mobil, Chevron, Davidson Kempner Advisers and Fortress Investment etc. Unfortunately, many of them are not smiling today.

I will leave you to ponder over my submission and come to a conclusion by yourself, a conclusion that will maximize your own professional payoff.

T22.



I must say that your submission indicates a very sound background and understanding of the immediate issues at hand. I must also however burst the bubble of the core of your assumptions. One of the worst mistakes Nigerian youths make in my opinion is what your post encourages - the need for immediate gratification. No long term helicopter view of a person's life in the future in consideration. How can anyone jump into such a volatile 'opportunity' like a GT job? The highest staff turnover in any professional industry in Nigeria is Nigeran banking industry.

I can never advise you to forgo a lifetime opportunity of self improvement for 198K. Once you get a Masters, you have it FOR LIFE (like Arsenal fans of old). You may lose a job, never a Masters degree qualification. In fact, the psychological boost you will get can never be bought with all your upfront for years. Do you know how many people are stuck in the banks today? No serious career progression - AND no Masters? So they can't go forward or backwards even after 10 years of been in banking? And you must understand it is tough to cross from banking to other industries even as an experienced staff.

Another information for the OP is that you cannot today lump UK schools together in a good better best format. For instance A business school with the AACSB accreditation has the highest global business school accreditation irrespective of whether it's UK or US. So the question is, does the University of Hull MBA program have the Advanced Association of Collegiate Schools of Business accreditation? If it does and you still take GT bank's pay over it, 10 years will reveal the error.

bennyraz: I remember when i was 7-8yrs. I use to stammer a bit. But my brothers & cousins beat out the spirit of stammering out of me. By slapping my mouth, giving me a knock on the head e.t.c when i was 8-10. I began to speak freely. To the glory of God. I aint a stammerer. If you know of any child that stammers, beat the thing out. @OP i pity the girl & guy. What of if they both get angry at the same time, how do they express their selves? Infact how did the guy toast the girl? Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba be. I i i i i i jus just wan wan wan wan wan wan wan want to to to to tel tel tell you you you tha tha tha tha that i i i i i i lov lov love you you!