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While ya'll are praying for such a lady, also try to be the right man

bindukwe:
If the website uses Google Analytics then it is possible to determine your gender.

https://www.fastcompany.com/3065894/heres-what-websites-know-about-you-just-from-the-way-you-browse

Read that as well

Bro, these are probabilistic algorithms that try to determine your gender by your browsing history and that's faulted by the fact that you could still use your sister's phone to watch porn and the algorithm would register you as a lady.

Mayzie:
Lolz... So you don't know that pornhub do have an installable app abi? Novice. Plus, their algorithm can determine your sex if cookies are allowed in your web browser through your gmail account linked with the browser. But when you use your sisters phone it may likely register with your sister's gmail hence female.

I know it has an installable app but most people here use the web app. How many people do you know that have pornub app installed? Cookies are not meant to read other data from your browser. They are tokenized data meant to identify you for a web app by encrypting and storing your credentials and preferences to reduce number of logins and provide you with personalised contents. They are data themselves and not code/program, they are re-consumed by the server code next time you come online. If you did not enter your gender, cookies from pornhub would not have it. Yes, cookies from other apps opened on the same browser might have your gender but I do not think porhub would go public with stolen data; besides even those are not enough to support such this stats cause a web browser
can be used by different people. If pornhub really had other ways to detect gender by planting wares on your devices, it would be illegal and they wouldn't use it for public statistics. Tech is not magic. Think about it, bro.

Kendumazy:
Love the boy confidence. upon the girl outburst, the boy still dey flow. Just see confidence! See chyking! Some adult sef go done back out. That boy is a REAL NIGGA!

Oga, that boy is too small for that trash. It's amazing how we support anything the boy child does. That's toxic masculinity!

emekson:
Stay there and be waiting for statistics and algorithm, Go and ask how does Seun Osewa gets total numbers of visitors worldwide?
Every Vice's and devices with IP address are usually recorded and documented for references.
Here are some of naija's ebony trending international
Cheers!!!

How do you compare knowing your visitors stats with detecting gender? Sessions can easily be counted in any programming language. In fact, Google analytics can even give your total number of visitors without a single line of code.

Mayzie:
Sex can be determined through your social media accounts linked to your phone... Eg for Android users - gmail, facebook, Twitter, instagram etc. For iOS - iCloud account, facebook. For Windows-based devices your gmail, facebook, Twitter, hotmail, etc

This would have been feasible if it was an installable app but Pornub is a web app which can be accessed from any device anywhere. As a kid, I watched all my porns on my sister's mobile browser so how how would their algorithm tell it was a guy?

bindukwe:
You are well within your rights to doubt the information presented.

The stats may be exaggerated but probably not far from the real figures.

What makes you think pornhub worth over a billion dollars won't have such algorithm running on their site?
How do you think digital advertising works?
How do you visit Jumia once and they follow you to other sites?
How do you think customers are targeted online with huge success?

I know algorithms, bro. Jumia and co use cookies stored on your browsers to know what you searched for and stuff. That's the simplest thing for a programmer to do. But even that won't work for pornhob in this regards. You don't need an account to watch porn there. The same browser can be used by both male and female. Trust me on this one, there is no clear cut algorithm to detect gender except by looking for certain key words in search expressions and even that is flawed.

GraGra247:
TOTALLY FAKE INFORMATION!!

If you believe this then you can believe that Buhari has wiped poverty from Nigeria.

Thank you, bro. Glad you're here.

emekson:
This is real confirm statistics above

What does "real confirm statistics" mean?

Did you read my post at all? How did they decipher the gender of their visitors? Like I said, search keywords are not sufficient to come up with such a bold statement.

Let's learn to question some of these oyibo's stats.

Either this is fake news or these guys just like giving rattling statistics just to raise dust. Maybe it's a form of marketing; a bid to normalise pornography and undermine those who are against. I think so cause they've got no algorithm to perfectly detect the gender of their visitors. Even search key words are not enough to get this information.

Now, watch NL boys come to insult their mothers and their sisters cause of one baseless crappy opinionated submission made by some foreigner on the other side of the world.

NB: I'm indifferent about porn. I just don't trust the data source.

Preaching in class? How is that right? In class for goodness sake! A class room is for academics not religion. People of different faiths are there, respect that. Y'all overly religious people are the problems of religion.

czarina:
People would still pay. Many are probably just doing it to support her "cause" however crazy it may be.

Ok... nice one then.

czarina:
She is a sex worker. Read the news, she doesn't care.

Yes but if the pics gets around, people won't pay for it again

tiredoflife:
Yeah like I would love to Bleep ur ass
It's my opinion
Would u let me live and let live
The issue u politically correct people dont understand is that homosexuality is an attack on the core of the society which is the family
Once the family is messed up
The society is

That you'd like to bleep his ass is actually your problem. He'll not attack you for desiring, he would only attack you if you dare because that will be encroaching into his own freedom. Live and let live.

donstan18:
It's so pitiful that someone like Bobrisky is more famous and richer than 80% of Nigerian first class graduates.


E no fit better for this country again.

Lol... well, he didn't stop the first class grads from being rich though. He's just doing his own hustle

justnock:
You nailed it bigman. I don't see, speak or spend time with my girl often...she thinks I am cheating. Me that don't like women sef

And this is a good thing because?

ChrisKels:
Even down here, most Nigerians still think Istanbul is the capital of Turkey

Just like some think Toronto is the capital of Canada. Lol

I like your Russian. Why is no one talking about it?

Bloggers are the ones fuelling the so-called social media bill.

The ingredients look more appealing than the food itself... just saying shaa.

To me, the sentence "It was either that or she'd fly economy" wasn't really necessary (though I get the context). But what I like the most is how he used the "recently" twice in the second paragraph.

The title is deliberately misleading though. He said they traveled together cause they happened to be going in the same direction and he felt giving her a lift would make it easier for her to go with their daughter not because it will stop her from flying economy (she's been doing that and this won't stop her from doing it next time). The economy part only served to buttress the fact that she could not have gone with their baby if he hadn't given her the lift. The baby is the key consideration here.

Blogger, but you know this too nah.

ivandragon:
The only part you are absolutely right in all your debate so far is that there is need to read the full articles.

That said, if the articles are offensive is anyway, there are legal avenues to challenge or address the issue & not the DSS inviting the writer.

If security agencies must be involved, then it should be the police.

On the issue of tact, all news outlets use sensational headlines. The previous administration was lampooned by almost all private media outlets...

https://ayosogunro.com/2014/12/25/the-worst-10-of-goodluck-jonathans-2014-a-review-by-ayo-sogunro/

https://www.google.com/url?q=https://omojuwa.com/2014/11/the-making-of-a-tyrant-president-goodluck-jonathan/&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjsmvSCjeTmAhUCwFkKHdw8BwYQFjACegQIBxAB&usg=AOvVaw2nPV-_ltLCmmg0MqlzEB5i

https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.pri.org/stories/2012-06-01/goodluck-jonathans-bad-luck-presidency&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwj9lqOsjeTmAhUL0FkKHa12DhQQFjACegQICBAB&usg=AOvVaw1ewoCeAc0ljQGa3sqzyZyp

https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.cnn.com/2014/06/27/opinion/the-trouble-with-nigeria/index.html&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwj9lqOsjeTmAhUL0FkKHa12DhQQFjAJegQIBhAB&usg=AOvVaw1U--vAvNMLoZ6dgIPLwjld


The above links are all critical pieces with sensational headlines about the previous administration & I doubt the security services invited any of them.

Like the other commenter said, the key issues are fact & fairness. Tact is only necessary when speaking to dictators which is exactly why the invitation of the young journalist by the DSS is worrisome.

Good morning.

Yes, the content of the article is the key factor here.

Having said, I persist that tact is a natural component of writing regardless of the nature of government or audience. Writing is like public speaking, talking to a gathering of people of different ages, values, tribes, religious backgrounds, political views, schools of thoughts, etc. and the basic aim is to communicate. It's on you, the writer, to know how best to sell your idea. But let me not deviate too much.

On the matter at hand, we do not have a great government; our government today can be likened to tyranny/dictatorship (the sad truth) but to some extent (no matter how little), they are restrained by the Law and the international eyes. This implies that when push comes to shove, they'll still pass through the Law (regardless of how watery it has become) to get the author. With this knowledge, the writer can fully arm himself by writing in a manner such that it will be hard to twist his writeup out of context. This is because while his content might be truthful, the truth does not win a case in the court of Law; strategy does. If the enemy can prove your words are accusatory/defamatory, you'll have a handful to deal with. So why give them this chance? Situations determine strategy, bro. They had an argument against Nnamdi Kanu based on his choice of words. I'm sure Nnamdi Azikiwe was more tactful with the colonial masters.

I need ya'll to understand that I'm not making excuses for the shameless act carried by the DSS and the school authority. It is both embarrassing and unbecoming. But they have done it and we can only talk about it. I am, therefore, only proposing a strategy that writers can adopt to pass their massages across despite the latent tyranny.

Happy New Year.

This your title though...

herzernIsHere:
2018. . .This happened

2019. . .It happened again

2020. . .It is happening

2021. . .it will still happen


Aren't you guys tired of this repetitive celebration? Don't you guys get tired?

There's nothing wrong with annual celebration. It doesn't hurt anybody. Let people have fun.

Emisco1:
WHITE MAN firework no da fly too much. naija own da run da go sky.. #Analog firework

#LOCAL MAN IS PISSED

If nah say na our own wey no dey fly too much, you go still talk say nah oyibo own better. Anyone wey oyibo do, na em fine pass for una eye.

Agboriotejoye:
The three are the same facts expressed in different opinions based on the bias of the writer. It's a case of a glass being half full, or half empty, or just containing water.
I think I'll stop here.
But think about it. Homer said the earth was flat. It was accepted as fact. Along came Pythagoras and he said the earth was round. It was also accepted. Philosophy of the earth was the beginning of scientific discoveries which led to the world we have today. A society that stifles freedom of speech is a society that is not open to new ideas and the development it brings. If we all for fear of offending government or its supporters choose to lie same direction, then we're doomed and have absolutely no chance of progress. As a matter of fact, if the previous govt allowed such, the change that occurred in 2015 will not have been possible. Freedom of speech is not a privilege, it's a right. If we don't defend and enforce that right, we would be no better than savages.
Good night and happy new year

You keep saying "choose to lie" and that seems like a deliberate aim to water down or completely undermine my argument. Nobody is advocating for lies. We are in a period where people passionately hold on to their beliefs. The legal system works in such a way that the truth alone can't win a case without a good evidence. And you think it's not necessary to pen down articles in a manner that makes it difficult to use them against you in the court of law? Writing articles is similar to drafting a contract, regardless of how honest you are, there are people against you and they would gladly search for loopholes; it's on you not to give it to them.

Your freedom ends where another person's right starts. If while expressing your freedom of speech, you encroach into another's rights (or it could be argued that you did so), you'll have yourself to blame. And to ensure you don't get into that, you'll need to pick your words strategically (so as to be prepared for any such argument). How you say things is as important as what you say. When you speak tactfully, it becomes difficult for your enemies to use your words against you.

Happy New Year!!!

Agboriotejoye:
On ur application of tact, the question is tact for who? To not offend government or to make the headline appealing to the intended audience. You've been advocating tact as a means "to stay out of govt trouble". That is inherently wrong. If you can't get dat still then I don't think i can help you further. If you say tact to make it look more balanced and appeal to a wider audience no qualms. But tact so as not to bruise government ego? Abeg
You don't seem to get the three headlines. Let me make then clearer
1. Buhari's profligate government
2. Buhari's cost saving government
3. Buhari's overburdened government.
Hope you can get the gist now. Your tact will suggest I use 3 instead of 1? Wrong!!

Tact is a multipurpose skill. You apply tact when you write about sensitive topics like ethnicity, religion etc. You also apply tact when it's clear there are sharks in the water waiting for you to slip. That the sharks shouldn't be there in the first place is yet another discussion but provided you know they are there, it will foolish to play into their hands by using the wrong choice of words (one they can be twisted to have case gainst you in the court of Law). If you say you only need tact to appeal to your intended audience, remember that the government you're criticising has a strong followership which constitutes part of the audience you intend to enlighten.

In your examples above, non is actually wrong or right. It's a matter of which one is fact.

Dtribeless:
You're talking nonsense. With reasoning like yours, the continent will forever remain a Shithole. What? One can't have a negative opinion. African like to think their culture is great compared to others; however, they should also note the culture has kept them behind.

From your first line, it's clear I can't have a decent discussion with you.

Happy new year

Agboriotejoye:
Don't complicate things. Facts are sacred. Opinions and partisanship can be based on facts. What journalism forbids is twisting facts to push an opinion or agenda. As long as facts support your agenda, no problem expressing it. For example, I can express an opinion that buhari runs a profligate government based on the fact that 37bn is earmarked for nass renovation. Another might come and say he has done better because the previous govt earmarked 47bn. Both are facts though the opinion differ. I hope you get it now. The crime will be to say I should employ tact and say buhari govt has too many projects it's executing when it's not my honest opinion. That will be a betrayal of the essence of free speech in democracy.
On another note, I'm concerned that a lot of youths nowadays who are govt supporters do not even realise what democracy is about anymore. They just don't want to hear anything bad about the govt they support. It's a dangerous thing and we might unwittingly be making mockery of those who sacrificed everything to get us democracy.
The youths need to choose this nation above any individual or govt. That's the only way our future can be assured.

P.S: Why will I be irked that you're abroad. I'm irked rather, that you've not imbibed the ideals of a society you consider better to migrate to than where you left. It's honestly disappointing

I share your opinion about the youths so I'll simply nod in affirmation to that and move on. (I actually hope you weren't referring to me cause I really don't know who is in APC or PDP neither do I subscribe to the leadership style of the current administration)

From your writeup, I fear you misconstrue tact to be lie. Your examples above (both for and against Buhari) galvanised opinion with empirical facts. Now that's exactly the tact in question. The last one is actually the tactless one (contrary to your intended purpose) "Buhari does not believe in Nigeria" is different from "President Buhari's loopsided appointments indicates he does not believe in Nigeria". Though the two statements are saying the same thing, one is far more tactful than the other. This has been my point. A supported claim. One which has a premise. Such that you'll be seen to be discussing the premise and not just sentiments. I don't know how else to say it.

I'm not going to comment on the abroad thing any further.

Agboriotejoye:
Here:

This is from the op which shows the articles were editorials esp the bolded.

You're still repeating the mistake. No such thing as tact is needed in journalism. What is important is truth, facts, clarity, fairness and yes objectivity.
The moment you're advocating for tact in journalism is when you activate an attempt to gag them. The constitution guarantees press freedom regardless of how bitter and unsavoury their activities may be to politicians. In fighting for civil rights, human rights and even democracy, from Martin Luther to Martin Luther king, tact has never been a desirable trait. It's airways been boldness, courage, clarity from Dare babarinsa to ray ekpu even dele Giwa who would rather die than employ tact, journalism has been about saying it as it is not as it should sound. Any other thing is hypocrisy and a descent to fascism

P.S: Like I said, your staying abroad is immaterial. It's even a surprise you stay abroad and you're advocating for "press tact". You should know better and demand better

To avoid running in circles, let me lead with a question that will help me understand.

If I get you clearly, you believe fact is important in journalism and at the same time, opinions and partisanship should be embraced? And there's no need for tact while presenting one's view?

Note: Can you just let the abroad thing be? I'm struggling to understand why that part irks.